Beautiful Doom
Book Playlist

Beautiful Doom Playlist

by Laura Pohl

This playlist follows the tension suggested by the book’s title: the enchantment of childhood and beauty set against danger, loss, and the fear of what may come. The instrumental opening moves from dark-fairytale unease toward curiosity and resolve; the vocal half adds songs about growing up, facing shadows, and holding on to connection. Its mix of orchestral scores, gentle electronic music, indie rock, and folk keeps the energy varied but readable.

20 tracks
balanced
Oct 6, 2026
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20 songs
1

Ice Dance

Danny Elfman · Edward Scissorhands

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2

Dead Already

Thomas Newman · American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)

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3

For The Love Of A Princess

James Horner · Braveheart (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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4

Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds · Living Room Songs

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5

Liz on Top of the World

Dario Marianelli · Pride and Prejudice Songbook

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6

Gerudo Valley

Koji Kondo · Ocarina of Time Selections

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7

The Dragon Warrior

Hans Zimmer · Kung Fu Panda 3 (Music from the Motion Picture)

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8

First Snow

Emancipator · Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

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9

Little Talks

Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is An Animal

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10

Kids

MGMT · Oracular Spectacular

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11

The Funeral

Band of Horses · Everything All The Time

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12

My Body Is a Cage

Arcade Fire · Neon Bible

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13

Season of the Witch

Donovan · Sunshine Superman

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14

The Ghost of You

My Chemical Romance · Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

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15

I Will Wait

Mumford & Sons · Babel (Deluxe Version)

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16

Shake It Out

Florence + The Machine · Ceremonials (Original Deluxe Version)

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17

The Call

Regina Spektor · The Call

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18

Dayvan Cowboy

Boards of Canada · The Campfire Headphase

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19

Roygbiv

Boards of Canada · Music Has The Right To Children

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20

Flight of the Bumblebee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Humoresque - Favorite Violin Encores [Expanded Edition]

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Length medium
Instrumental 50%
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