A Short Stay in Hell
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A Short Stay in Hell

by Steven L. Peck

This playlist mirrors the existential and spiritual odyssey of Soren Johansson in "A Short Stay in Hell." The instrumental tracks evoke the vast, unsettling library and the timeless, cyclical nature of his quest, blending ambient, classical, and post-rock nuances. The vocal selections explore themes of faith, doubt, identity, and hope, with diverse voices capturing the emotional and philosophical depths of the novella.

21 tracks
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Aug 8, 2026
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21 songs
1
Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

William Basinski · Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

2
A Winged Victory for the Sullen

We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

3
The Aviators

The Aviators

Helen Jane Long · The Aviators

4
Drifting

Drifting

Mette Henriette · Drifting

5
Chill Soft Rock For Kids

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids

6
Jane, Forever

Prelude To Love

Peter Sandberg · Jane, Forever

7
Alexei and the Spring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Opening

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Alexei and the Spring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

8
Revisited

Fragment I - Revisited

Library Tapes · Revisited

9
Takk...

Hoppípolla

Sigur Rós · Takk...

10
Melancholia

Melancholia

Tzavellas · Melancholia

11
69 Love Songs

The Book of Love

The Magnetic Fields · 69 Love Songs

12
Carrie & Lowell

Death with Dignity

Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell

13
Signs of Light

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

14
MSQ Performs The Avett Brothers

I and Love and You

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Avett Brothers

15
For Emma, Forever Ago

The Wolves (Act I and II)

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

16
Arcade Versions of Frank Ocean

Godspeed

8-Bit Misfits · Arcade Versions of Frank Ocean

17
Live In Trenton, New Jersey 1973

Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy - Live

Return To Forever · Live In Trenton, New Jersey 1973

18
Keep Calm & Chillout

River

Leon Bridges · Keep Calm & Chillout

19
Hooked on a Lost Cause

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

20
First Collection: 2006-2009

Mykonos

Fleet Foxes · First Collection: 2006-2009

21
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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