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These tracks move from the lonely stillness of a Maine retreat into the panic and struggle of people trapped in the wilderness. The instrumentals evoke remote woods, isolation, and mounting dread; the vocal songs draw on themes of danger, predation, and fragile human connection without turning the playlist into nonstop intensity.
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20 songs
1
Clair de Lune, L. 32
Claude Debussy · Debussy: Clair De Lune and Other Piano Favourites
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2
Gymnopédie No. 1
Erik Satie · Entremont Plays Satie
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Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie · Gnossienne No. 1
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi · Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
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Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses
Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians
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6
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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In the Pines
Lead Belly · Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1
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The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · The House of the Rising Sun: Best of The Animals
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9
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival · Green River (Expanded Edition)
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10
The Ripper
Judas Priest · Sad Wings of Destiny
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Killing Floor
Howlin' Wolf · Top 5 - Howlin' Wolf - EP
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12
Run Through The Jungle
Creedence Clearwater Revival · Cosmo's Factory
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13
The End
The Doors · The Doors
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14
The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash · American IV: The Man Comes Around
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15
In the Air Tonight - 2015 Remaster
Phil Collins · Face Value (Deluxe Editon)
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16
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan · The Hurdy Gurdy Man
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Deep Blue Day - Remastered 2019
Brian Eno · Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks (Extended Edition)
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Phaedra - Remastered 2018
Tangerine Dream · Phaedra (Deluxe Version)
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19
QKThr
Aphex Twin · Drukqs
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