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Katabasis is a dark-academia descent driven by rivalry, ambition, and the shifting logic of the eight courts of Hell. This playlist threads those themes through cinematic, mystery-forward soundtrack textures—sparse piano and reverb shadows, tense low-end pulses, and slow-burn crescendos—then punctuates the fall with two carefully chosen lyric tracks to mark emotional turns between Alice and Peter.
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20 songs
1
Bfg Division
Mick Gordon · DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack)
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The Ecstasy Of Gold
Ennio Morricone · Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)
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Blade Runner Blues
Vangelis · Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack)
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The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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Main Theme
Ramin Djawadi · Gears of War 4 (Original Soundtrack)
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Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley · Grace
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver · The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads
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Main Title
Alexandre Desplat · Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Main Title
James Newton Howard · Peter Pan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Lord of the Rings: From the Shire to Mordor
Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: From the Shire to Mordor
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12
Dies Irae
Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem
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Sanctus
Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem
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Tuba Mirum
Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem
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Confutatis
Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem
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Agnus Dei
Samuel Barber · Enchanted Isle
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The Rains of Castamere
Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)
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We Are The Watchers On The Wall
Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 2 (Music From The HBO Series)
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The Night King
Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)
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