World War Z

Book Playlist

World War Z Playlist

20 tracks

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Nov 3, 2026

A steady current of tense electronics, stark orchestral colors, and spacious instrumentals echoes the book’s worldwide spread, military response, and intimate survivor accounts. The opening cues connect directly to the film adaptation; the remaining tracks shift between alarm, endurance, and fragile recovery without relying on lyrics or abrupt changes.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Philadelphia

Marco Beltrami · World War Z (Music from the Motion Picture)

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2

Olson

Boards of Canada · Music Has The Right To Children

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3

Dayvan Cowboy

Boards of Canada · The Campfire Headphase

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4

Chrome Country

Oneohtrix Point Never · R Plus Seven

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5

Anvil

Lorn · VESSEL

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6

Mos 6581

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Hydroponic Garden

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Supersede

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Interloper

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Phase 09 - Sombrero

Solar Fields · Until We Meet The Sky

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9

Leaving Home

Solar Fields · Leaving Home

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10

Poa Alpina

Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

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11

Avril 14th

Aphex Twin · Drukqs

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12

The Mighty Rio Grande

This Will Destroy You · S/T

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13

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

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14

Aerial Boundaries

Michael Hedges · Aerial Boundaries

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15

In Motion

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross · The Social Network

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16

Solar Sailer

Daft Punk · TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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17

Light Through The Veins

Jon Hopkins · Insides

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18

Abandon Window - Remaster 2023

Jon Hopkins · Immunity

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19

Phaedra - Remastered 2018

Tangerine Dream · Phaedra (Deluxe Version)

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20

Love On a Real Train

Tangerine Dream · Platz der Republik, West-Berlin - August 1st 1987

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