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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Playlist
This playlist follows Arthur Dent and company from the absurd destruction of ordinary life into the vast, indifferent—and often ridiculous—universe. The instrumental first half moves between cosmic scale, strange machinery, and moments of fragile calm; the vocal second half adds wry songs about space, dislocation, improbability, and keeping your sense of humor.
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20 songs
1
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Einleitung
Richard Strauss · Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel
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In The Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg · Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025
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Bolero
Maurice Ravel · Klassik die man kennen muss! Die größten Werke der Klassischen Musik
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Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Humoresque - Favorite Violin Encores [Expanded Edition]
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Pulstar
Vangelis · Synthesizer Greatest 1
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Alpha
Vangelis · Albedo 0.39
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La femme d'argent
Air · Moon Safari
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Metall Auf Metall - 2009 Remaster
Kraftwerk · Trans-Europa Express (2009 Remaster, German Version)
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Children
Robert Miles · 2gether 90 (Années 90)
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Main Title
Jerry Goldsmith · Alien
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The Blue Danube, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II · The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music
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The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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The Planets: Mars, The Bringer of War
Gustav Holst · Tomita's Greatest Hits
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Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114: III. Adagio
Béla Bartók · 55 Classical Soundtracks
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Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
Elton John · Honky Chateau
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Across The Universe - Remastered 2009
The Beatles · Let It Be (Remastered 2009)
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17
Intergalactic
Beastie Boys · Anthology: The Sounds Of Science
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18
Major Tom (Coming Home)
Peter Schilling · Fehler Im System
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Walking On The Moon
The Police · Reggatta De Blanc (Remastered 2003)
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