One of Us Is Lying

Book Playlist

One of Us Is Lying Playlist

by Karen M. McManus, Moisés Barcia Rodríguez, Yaʻel Akhmon

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 26, 2026

A mystery needs tension, misdirection, and the feeling that someone is hiding something—so this playlist alternates between shadowy instrumental suspense and character-driven vocal tracks. It mirrors Bayview High’s shifting social masks (rules, image, guilt, athletic pressure, and outcast secrets) while keeping a medium-focus listening flow for following clues.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Twin Peaks Theme

Angelo Badalamenti · Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack)

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2

Main Title (From "Blade Runner")

Vangelis · 80's Electro Setlist

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3

Theme from Doctor Who

Ron Grainer · Escape to Danger (Original Soundtracks from the Audio Adventures of Doctor Who)

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4

Psycho Killer

Talking Heads · Talking Heads '77

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5

Ain't It Fun

Paramore · Paramore

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6

Tongue Tied

GROUPLOVE · Never Trust a Happy Song

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7

The Less I Know The Better

Tame Impala · Currents

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8

Beverly Hills

Weezer · Make Believe

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9

Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones · Let It Bleed

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10

The Man Who Sold the World - 2015 Remaster

David Bowie · The Man Who Sold the World (2015 Remaster)

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11

Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

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12

Hoppípolla

Sigur Rós · Takk...

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13

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

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14

Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela

Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends & Pohjola's Daughter

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15

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

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16

Fluorescent Adolescent

Arctic Monkeys · Favourite Worst Nightmare

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17

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

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18

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman

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19

Ghosts

Japan · Greatest Hits: New Romantic

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20

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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