Moby Dick
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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

This playlist reflects the vast, obsessive, and tumultuous journey of Captain Ahab and his crew in "Moby Dick." The instrumental selections evoke the relentless ocean and cosmic unknown, while the vocal tracks explore themes of vengeance, fate, and humanity’s struggle against nature’s might. The blend of electronic, post-rock, classical, and indie genres mirrors the novel's fusion of 19th-century seafaring with speculative philosophical depth.

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Jul 29, 2026
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The Great Gig in the Sky

The Great Gig in the Sky

The Pink Floyd Story · The Great Gig in the Sky

1
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Night on Bald Mountain

Night on Bald Mountain

Modest Mussorgsky · Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Night on Bald Mountain

2
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

3
Spa Classical Piano Music

Metamorphosis Two

Philip Glass · Spa Classical Piano Music

4
The Wanted (Special Edition)

Chasing The Sun

The Wanted · The Wanted (Special Edition)

5
Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

Emerald and Stone

Brian Eno · Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

6
Black Sands

Kong

Bonobo · Black Sands

7
Alpenglow

Alpenglow

Blue Wednesday · Alpenglow

8
Cover My Own

Tidal Wave

Old Sea Brigade · Cover My Own

9
Leviathan

Leviathan

Hunter As a Horse · Leviathan

10
Tore Down House

Harpoon

Scott Henderson · Tore Down House

11
Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Ocean Breathes Salty

Modest Mouse · Good News For People Who Love Bad News

12
2013.10.15 - Worcester, Massachusetts (Live)

Sirens - Live

Pearl Jam · 2013.10.15 - Worcester, Massachusetts (Live)

13
Singing Bones

Far from Any Road

The Handsome Family · Singing Bones

14
Marked for Death

Marked for Death

Emma Ruth Rundle · Marked for Death

15
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Wrong Tomorrow

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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