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Novels (Carrie / Salem's Lot / Shining) Playlist
by Stephen King
20 tracks
dramatic
Oct 18, 2026
This playlist moves between the small-town dread of Salem’s Lot, Carrie’s isolation and explosive rage, and the Overlook’s cold, enclosing menace. Cinematic scores and tense classical and electronic instrumentals create a measured rise in pressure, with the final three songs tracing fear, supernatural power, and the danger of a place that seems to watch back.
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20 songs
1
Main Title
Jerry Goldsmith · Alien
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2
Rosemary's Baby
Krzysztof Komeda · Dark Orchestral Music
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3
Main Title
Pino Donaggio · Carrie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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4
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield · Time To Have Peaceful
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5
The Firebird Suite (1919 Version): Infernal Dance of King Kashchei - 2017 Remastered Version
Igor Stravinsky · Stravinsky: Firebird Suite - Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (Remastered)
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6
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: III. Adagio
Béla Bartók · The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music
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7
The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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8
Theme From The Omen (Ave Satani)
Jerry Goldsmith · Classical Halloween
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9
The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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10
The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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11
The Shape Of Water
Alexandre Desplat · The Shape Of Water (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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12
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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13
Annihilation
Ben Salisbury · Annihilation (Music from the Motion Picture)
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14
The Murder
Bernard Herrmann · Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)
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15
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult · Agents Of Fortune
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16
I Put a Spell On You
Screamin' Jay Hawkins · At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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17
The End
The Doors · The Doors
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18
Rocky Mountains
Wendy Carlos · The Shining (Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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19
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: I. Andante tranquillo
Béla Bartók · The Darkest Classical String Pieces
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