Hell Bent

Book Playlist

Hell Bent Playlist

by Leigh Bardugo

20 tracks

mysterious

Sep 29, 2026

This playlist tracks Galaxy “Alex” Stern’s descent into Lethe-adjacent underworlds: claustrophobic textures, eerie minimalist motion, and distant, ritual-like resonance that mirrors clandestine rescue plans and forbidden doors. Instrumentals dominate to keep a steady, high-focus suspense, while two carefully chosen vocal pieces add a subdued “purgatory” human voice at key moments.

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Track List

20 songs

1

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

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2

In Paradisum

Gabriel Fauré · Human Universe

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3

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Credo

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4

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Classic

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5

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

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6

Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (From "Amélie")

Yann Tiersen · Piano Movie Lounge

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7

The Last of Us

Gustavo Santaolalla · The Last of Us

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8

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

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9

Méditation from Thaïs

Jules Massenet · Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1

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10

Lux Aeterna

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

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11

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

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12

The Pink Panther Theme

Henry Mancini · The Return of the Pink Panther

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13

Theme From Schindler's List

John Williams · Schindler's List

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14

Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

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15

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6

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16

Requiem in D Minor, K .626: III. Sequentia: 6. Lacrimosa - Amen, appendix

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Requiem

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17

Melancholia II

William Basinski · Melancholia

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18

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995

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19

Clapping Music

Steve Reich · Early Works

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20

Oxygène, Pt. 4

Jean-Michel Jarre · Oxygène

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Playlist Settings

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Mood mysterious

Genre classical

Era any

Length medium

Instrumental request 90%

Environment balanced

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