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Scythe Playlist
This playlist captures the chilling, ethically complex world of Neal Shusterman's "Scythe," combining futuristic synth-driven instrumentals with dark, thought-provoking vocal tracks. The instrumentals mirror the sterile yet tense atmosphere of a world without death, while the vocal songs explore themes of morality, power, and humanity’s struggle with control and consequence.
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65 songs
1
Entropy
Lucid Call · Samsara
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Singularity
Stephan Bodzin · Powers of Ten
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Kaleidoscope
DIARO · Kaleidoscope
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New Dawn Fades
Joy Division · The Best Of
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Accede
Carbon Based Lifeforms · Derelicts
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Pulse
ST. Tech · Pulse
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Ascension
DEVA RUNA · Dreamdancer
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Departure
Alexey Omelchuk · Metro 2033 (Official Soundtrack)
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Ferme Les Yeux
Sylvain Chauveau · Des Plumes Dans La Tête
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Space Is Only Noise If You Can See
Nicolas Jaar · Space Is Only Noise
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The Last Light
Gulminya · The Last Light
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Echoes of Time
Kevin MacLeod · Madness and Paranoia
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Solar Sailer
Daft Punk · TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Infinite
TOMB · Infinite
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La ritournelle
Sébastien Tellier · Politics
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Ascend
Northern Form · Ascend
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Liminal
Advents · Liminal
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Transcendence
Labyrinthus Stellarum · Vortex of the Worlds
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Frozen Lake
VOILÀ · The Wilt to Live (Part I)
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Ghosts
SL⁴L · Ghosts
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Vibrant
Manoria · Vibrant
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Odyssey
Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne
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Hum Of Maybe
Apparat · A Hum Of Maybe
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The Dane
Nils Frahm · All Encores
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Ember
Moon Whisperer · Ember
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Nebula
Dosi · Origins
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Bird's Eye
Lusine · Bird's Eye
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Icarus
Madeon · Adventure (Deluxe)
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Dark Matter
ALPHA 9 · Dark Matter
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Future Club
Perturbator · Dangerous Days
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Day Stalker
Carpenter Brut · Leather Terror
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Binary Sunset
Josh Westminster · Star Wars Meets Jazz
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Metropolis
Kraftwerk · 3-D Der Katalog (German Version)
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CONTROL
From Fall to Spring · ENTRY WOUNDS
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Heaven on High
Periphery · A Pale White Dot
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I'm Back (to Rise!)
Mick Gordon · Killer Instinct (Original Game Soundtrack), Season 2
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saman
Ólafur Arnalds · re:member
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Apex
rigii · Apex
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Die Young
Sylvan Esso · Best Of 2017 Indie
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Endgame
Alice In Winter · Journey To World's First: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Midnight City
M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming
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Youth Without Youth
Metric · Synthetica (Deluxe Edition)
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No More Heroes
The Stranglers · 70s: The Collection
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Kill V. Maim
Grimes · Art Angels
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Human Behaviour
Björk · Debut
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Tears For Fears · Songs From The Big Chair (Super Deluxe Edition)
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The Sound of Silence
Disturbed · Immortalized (Deluxe Edition)
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I'm The One
Descendents · Everything Sucks
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Dead Man's Party
Oingo Boingo · Dead Man's Party
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The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash · American IV: The Man Comes Around
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Electric Eye
Judas Priest · Screaming For Vengeance (Expanded Edition)
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Black Sheep
Metric · Black Sheep
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Dog Days Are Over
Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)
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Heads Will Roll
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!
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Lonesome Town
Ricky Nelson · Ricky Sings Again (Expanded Edition / Remastered)
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Rise
Pantera · Vulgar Display of Power
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War Pigs
Black Sabbath · The Ultimate Collection
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In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins · Rock
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Paint It, Black
The Rolling Stones · Aftermath
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Breathe
Télépopmusik · Genetic World
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Tether
CHVRCHES · The Bones Of What You Believe
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Momma Sed
Puscifer · V Is For Vagina
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Hurt
Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral
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The End
The Doors · The Doors
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