Dire Bound
Book Playlist

Dire Bound

by Sable Sorensen

A reading playlist for Dire Bound that mirrors the book’s arc—from precarious survival and dangerous trials to fierce bonds, border-crossing dread, and a hopeful shift toward belonging. The mix pairs lyrical fantasy-tinged indie/folk vocals with dark, cinematic instrumentals to evoke direwolves, kingship, and the emotional pull of becoming “Bonded.”

20 tracks
balanced
Sep 23, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
1492: Conquest of Paradise

Conquest of Paradise

Vangelis · 1492: Conquest of Paradise

2
Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

3
Smoke + Mirrors (Deluxe)

Warriors

Imagine Dragons · Smoke + Mirrors (Deluxe)

4
The Greatest

The Greatest

Cat Power · The Greatest

5
Fever Ray

If I Had a Heart

Fever Ray · Fever Ray

6
Genetic World

Breathe

Télépopmusik · Genetic World

7
Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

The Killing Moon

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

8
FINAL FANTASY VII Original Soundtrack

One-Winged Angel

Nobuo Uematsu · FINAL FANTASY VII Original Soundtrack

9
Main Theme (From "Xenoblade Chronicles")

Main Theme (From "Xenoblade Chronicles")

Yoko Shimomura · Main Theme (From "Xenoblade Chronicles")

10
FREEDOM PIANO STORIES 4

Merry-Go-Round of Life - from 'Howl's Moving Castle'

Joe Hisaishi · FREEDOM PIANO STORIES 4

11
Dive

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

12
Battlecry

Flight Of The Silverbird

Two Steps from Hell · Battlecry

13
So Runs The World Away

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

14
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

15
Modern Vampires of the City

Young Lion

Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City

16
Return To Cookie Mountain

Wolf Like Me

TV On The Radio · Return To Cookie Mountain

17
My Enemy

Believer

Imagine Dragons · My Enemy

18
Lungs (Deluxe Version)

Dog Days Are Over

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

19
Dopamine

Electric Love

BØRNS · Dopamine

20
Tell Me It's Real (Expanded Edition)

Oceans

Seafret · Tell Me It's Real (Expanded Edition)

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