Project Hail Mary
Book Playlist

Project Hail Mary Playlist

by Andy Weir

40 tracks
balanced
Jul 15, 2026
15 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the vast loneliness and unexpected hope in 'Project Hail Mary.' The instrumental tracks blend warm, intimate acoustic and synth textures reflecting Ryland Grace's isolation and the cosmic scale of his mission. The vocal selections underscore the human spirit, resilience, and the emotional complexity of memory and survival in space.

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Track List

40 songs
1

First Defeat

Nils Frahm · Empty

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2

You'll Be Queen One Day

Ramin Djawadi · Game Of Thrones (Music From The HBO Series)

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3

Arrival

KREAM · Arrival

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4

Saturn - Instrumental

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

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5

Nebula

CTAFAD · Dosis Series II

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6

We Are All Made Of Stars - Reprise Version / Commentary

Moby · Reprise (Commentary Version)

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7

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

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8

The Last Light

Gulminya · The Last Light

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9

Into The Ether

PAVÉ · Into The Ether

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10

Among The Stars

Michael Lavigne · Peaceful Nights

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11

Lost In Space

Lost Coconut · Lost In Space

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12

Weight Of The World

Stefan Sands · Weight Of The World

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13

Eclipse

unvrsl frqncy · Eclipse

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14

Voyager

Jonny Easton · Yonder

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15

Insterstellar Solitude

Helios_Nebula · STARLIGHT DYSTOPIA

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16

GROUND

Christopher Willits · OPENING

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17

Cosmos

Calmly · Weightless

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18

Deep Space

Calmly · Stargazing

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19

Beyond The Horizon

Harry Gregson Williams · Inspire II

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20

Eventide

Epektase · Eventide

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21

Gliding

Ren Lockhart · Gliding

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22

Starfall

Ryan Taubert · Starfall

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23

Interstellar

Calmly · Stargazing

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24

Celestial Chimes

Raphaël Hinojosa · Fablebound (Orchestral Fantasy Adventure)

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25

Lightyears

Akraa · 2 A.M Chill Session

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26

Aurora

Florem Ipsum · Aurora

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27

Nebulous

Klone · Here Comes the Sun

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28

Cosmic Dust

Atlantic Horizon · Cosmic Dust

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29

Pulse

Eoforwine · Pulse

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30

Voyage

cezanne · Voyage

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31

The Infinite

Ignacio Arfeli · The Infinite

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32

Horizon

Calmly · Wonderland

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33

Reflection

Jonathan Andrew Rysdon · Extended Attack

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34

Escape Velocity

65daysofstatic · No Man's Sky: Music For An Infinite Universe (Original Soundtrack)

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35

Gravity

Ole-Bjørn Talstad · Gravity

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36

Space Oddity - Morgan Studios, Alternative Take

David Bowie · Conversation Piece

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37

Starlight Reflection(K-pop)

Muse ok · Starlight Ascend

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38

Heroes

Vários · 70s Classic Hits Collection

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39

Breathe

Télépopmusik · Coffee Vibes

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40

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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Mood balanced
Genre match
Era any
Length long
Instrumental request 90%
Environment cozy

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