Project Hail Mary

Book Playlist

Project Hail Mary Playlist

21 tracks

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May 3, 2026

19 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the thrilling and hopeful essence of "Project Hail Mary" through a blend of ambient, electronic, and post-rock instrumentals that evoke vast cosmic isolation and tense problem-solving. The vocal tracks mirror the protagonist's resilience, humor, and unexpected friendships, weaving a diverse sonic journey from solitude to connection and triumph.

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Track List

21 songs

1

RITUAL (nothing is lost)

Jon Hopkins · RITUAL (nothing is lost)

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2

anemone

slenderbodies · fabulist

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3

Emerald and Stone

Brian Eno · Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

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4

Night Vision

The Greatest Bits · Very Disco (8-bit tribute to Daft Punk)

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5

Endless Flight

A.r.d.i. · Endless Flight

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6

L

Tycho · Awake

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Arrival

KREAM · Arrival

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8

Aerials

Lights & Motion · Reanimation

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9

Nebula

Drift three · Nebula

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10

Norrland

Gidge · Autumn Bells

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Starlight

The Muse · Transparent Ransom

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12

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

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13

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

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14

Gravity

John Mayer · JOURNEYs

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15

Walking On A Dream

Empire Of The Sun · The Best 00s Music Videos

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16

Rocket Man - Live

Elton John · Live at Browns (Leeds 2006)

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17

Here Comes the Sun

The Beatles Complete On Ukulele · Abbey Road

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18

Satellite

Guster · Long Nights

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19

Higher Ground

TNGHT · Higher Ground (Edit for Betfair Advert)

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Come Along

Cosmo Sheldrake · The Much Much How How and I

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21

Spell She Cast

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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