Golden Son

Book Playlist

Golden Son Playlist

by Pierce Brown

17 tracks

balanced

Sep 8, 2026

Golden Son follows Darrow as he’s forged by loss and then learns to weaponize trust and identity inside the oppressive Society—so this playlist balances defiant momentum with tense, intimate undercurrents. The sci‑fi electronic/post‑rock instrumentals mirror infiltration and control, while the lyric tracks echo betrayal, sacrifice, and the fragile, stubborn idea of freedom.

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Track List

17 songs

1

Two Thousand and Seventeen

Four Tet · New Energy

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2

Then the Quiet Explosion

Hammock · Oblivion Hymns

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3

Bfg Division

Mick Gordon · DOOM (Original Game Soundtrack)

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4

Odyssey

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

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5

Can't See What Is Burning There - Mixed

Nicolas Jaar · DJ-KiCKS (Wolf + Lamb vs Soul Clap) [DJ Mix]

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6

The Word Becomes Flesh

Boards of Canada · Inferno

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7

Paranoid Android

Sybarite5 · Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead Remixed)

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8

Hysteria

2wuap · Blue Velvet

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9

Rebel Rebel - Live; 2005 Mix; 2016 Remaster

David Bowie · Who Can I Be Now? [1974 - 1976]

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10

Numb

Linkin Park · 2000s Mixtape: Greatest Hits

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11

City Of Blinding Lights

Various Artists · Rock twenty five 25

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12

Aerials

Various Artists · A Tribute To System Of A Down

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13

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

Piano Dreamers · Piano Dreamers Play Arctic Monkeys

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14

Blinding Lights

Diamond String Orchestra · Orchestral String Versions of The Weeknd

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15

Square Hammer

Ghost · Rock en el Gym

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16

Young Lust

Celtic Pink Floyd · Celtic Pink Floyd

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17

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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