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Debt Playlist

by Glenn Cooper

40 tracks
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Sep 28, 2026

“Debt” moves through secrecy, surveillance, and moral pressure across shifting locations and tense investigations. This playlist threads those themes with urban-forward, mystery-leaning momentum—first with instrumental tension and noir atmosphere, then with lyrical tracks that echo suspicion, obligation, and the cost of choices.

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40 songs
1

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

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Spem in Alium

Thomas Tallis · Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium

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Dies Irae

Anonymous · Gregorian Feast: Chants for Festive Days

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Blade Runner Blues

Vangelis · Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

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Bad Blood

Bastille · All This Bad Blood

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Take A Bow

Rihanna · Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded

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Do You Realize??

The Flaming Lips · Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones · Let It Bleed

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The Less I Know The Better

Tame Impala · Currents

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Killing Me Softly With His Song

Fugees · R&B Hits

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No Diggity

Blackstreet · Another Level

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The Scientist

Coldplay · A Rush of Blood to the Head

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Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

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Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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Lose Yourself to Dance (feat. Pharrell Williams)

Daft Punk · Random Access Memories

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Electric Feel

MGMT · Oracular Spectacular

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Teardrop

Massive Attack · Mezzanine

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bad idea!

girl in red · bad idea!

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First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

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Uprising

Muse · The Resistance

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Ride

Twenty One Pilots · Ride

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Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

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An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

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Night Moves

Bob Seger · Night Moves

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London Calling

The Clash · London Calling (Expanded Edition)

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Dancing In the Dark

Bruce Springsteen · Born In The U.S.A.

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Killing Floor

Howlin' Wolf · The Real Folk Blues

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The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes · Elephant

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Take Me Out

Franz Ferdinand · Franz Ferdinand

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Feel Good Inc.

Gorillaz · Demon Days

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The Man

The Killers · Wonderful Wonderful

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Mr. Brightside

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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Hysteria

Muse · Absolution

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Do I Wanna Know?

Arctic Monkeys · AM

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All These Things That I've Done

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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The Pretender

Foo Fighters · Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

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Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Radiohead · The Bends

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Shut Up and Dance

WALK THE MOON · TALKING IS HARD

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Take a Walk

Passion Pit · Gossamer

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