Scythe
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Scythe

by Neal Shusterman

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.

65 tracks
dramatic
Aug 10, 2026
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Track List

65 songs
1
Samsara

Entropy

Lucid Call · Samsara

2
Powers of Ten

Singularity

Stephan Bodzin · Powers of Ten

3
Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

DIARO · Kaleidoscope

4
The Best Of

New Dawn Fades

Joy Division · The Best Of

5
Derelicts

Accede

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Derelicts

6
Pulse

Pulse

ST. Tech · Pulse

7
Dreamdancer

Ascension

DEVA RUNA · Dreamdancer

8
Metro 2033 (Official Soundtrack)

Departure

Alexey Omelchuk · Metro 2033 (Official Soundtrack)

9
Des Plumes Dans La Tête

Ferme Les Yeux

Sylvain Chauveau · Des Plumes Dans La Tête

10
Space Is Only Noise

Space Is Only Noise If You Can See

Nicolas Jaar · Space Is Only Noise

11
The Last Light

The Last Light

Gulminya · The Last Light

12
Madness and Paranoia

Echoes of Time

Kevin MacLeod · Madness and Paranoia

13
TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Solar Sailer

Daft Punk · TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

14
Infinite

Infinite

TOMB · Infinite

15
Politics

La ritournelle

Sébastien Tellier · Politics

16
Ascend

Ascend

Northern Form · Ascend

17
Liminal

Liminal

Advents · Liminal

18
Vortex of the Worlds

Transcendence

Labyrinthus Stellarum · Vortex of the Worlds

19
The Wilt to Live (Part I)

Frozen Lake

VOILÀ · The Wilt to Live (Part I)

20
Ghosts

Ghosts

SL⁴L · Ghosts

21
Vibrant

Vibrant

Manoria · Vibrant

22
Odyssey / Sonne

Odyssey

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

23
A Hum Of Maybe

Hum Of Maybe

Apparat · A Hum Of Maybe

24
All Encores

The Dane

Nils Frahm · All Encores

25
Ember

Ember

Moon Whisperer · Ember

26
Origins

Nebula

Dosi · Origins

27
Bird's Eye

Bird's Eye

Lusine · Bird's Eye

28
Adventure (Deluxe)

Icarus

Madeon · Adventure (Deluxe)

29
Dark Matter

Dark Matter

ALPHA 9 · Dark Matter

30
Dangerous Days

Future Club

Perturbator · Dangerous Days

31
Leather Terror

Day Stalker

Carpenter Brut · Leather Terror

32
Star Wars Meets Jazz

Binary Sunset

Josh Westminster · Star Wars Meets Jazz

33
3-D Der Katalog (German Version)

Metropolis

Kraftwerk · 3-D Der Katalog (German Version)

34
ENTRY WOUNDS

CONTROL

From Fall to Spring · ENTRY WOUNDS

35
A Pale White Dot

Heaven on High

Periphery · A Pale White Dot

36
Killer Instinct (Original Game Soundtrack), Season 2

I'm Back (to Rise!)

Mick Gordon · Killer Instinct (Original Game Soundtrack), Season 2

37
re:member

saman

Ólafur Arnalds · re:member

38
Apex

Apex

rigii · Apex

39
Best Of 2017 Indie

Die Young

Sylvan Esso · Best Of 2017 Indie

40
Journey To World's First: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Endgame

Alice In Winter · Journey To World's First: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

41
Hurry up, We're Dreaming

Midnight City

M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming

42
Synthetica (Deluxe Edition)

Youth Without Youth

Metric · Synthetica (Deluxe Edition)

43
70s: The Collection

No More Heroes

The Stranglers · 70s: The Collection

44
Art Angels

Kill V. Maim

Grimes · Art Angels

45
Debut

Human Behaviour

Björk · Debut

46
Songs From The Big Chair (Super Deluxe Edition)

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Tears For Fears · Songs From The Big Chair (Super Deluxe Edition)

47
Immortalized (Deluxe Edition)

The Sound of Silence

Disturbed · Immortalized (Deluxe Edition)

48
Everything Sucks

I'm The One

Descendents · Everything Sucks

49
Dead Man's Party

Dead Man's Party

Oingo Boingo · Dead Man's Party

50
American IV: The Man Comes Around

The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash · American IV: The Man Comes Around

51
Screaming For Vengeance (Expanded Edition)

Electric Eye

Judas Priest · Screaming For Vengeance (Expanded Edition)

52
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

Metric · Black Sheep

53
Lungs (Deluxe Version)

Dog Days Are Over

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

54
It's Blitz!

Heads Will Roll

Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!

55
Ricky Sings Again (Expanded Edition / Remastered)

Lonesome Town

Ricky Nelson · Ricky Sings Again (Expanded Edition / Remastered)

56
Vulgar Display of Power

Rise

Pantera · Vulgar Display of Power

57
The Ultimate Collection

War Pigs

Black Sabbath · The Ultimate Collection

58
Rock

In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins · Rock

59
Aftermath

Paint It, Black

The Rolling Stones · Aftermath

60
Genetic World

Breathe

Télépopmusik · Genetic World

61
The Bones Of What You Believe

Tether

CHVRCHES · The Bones Of What You Believe

62
V Is For Vagina

Momma Sed

Puscifer · V Is For Vagina

63
The Downward Spiral

Hurt

Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral

64
The Doors

The End

The Doors · The Doors

65
Luminary

Luminary

Joel Sunny · Luminary

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