Blood Meridian
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Blood Meridian

by Cormac McCarthy

This playlist captures the grim, violent, and mythic atmosphere of Blood Meridian with a blend of haunting Americana, sparse folk, and cinematic instrumentals that echo the brutal frontier and existential desolation of the American West. The selection balances vocal and instrumental tracks to reflect the novel’s stark characters and moral ambiguity, while its diversity in genres and eras evokes the vast, unforgiving landscapes and the novel’s timeless themes of chaos and survival.

21 tracks
balanced
Feb 28, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
Country Group Hits 1 - Party Tyme (Backing Versions)

Far From Any Road (made popular by The Handsome Family) [backing version]

Party Tyme · Country Group Hits 1 - Party Tyme (Backing Versions)

1
American Shuffle

Dead Mans Blues

Roy Williams · American Shuffle

2
Furr (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Black River Killer

Blitzen Trapper · Furr (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

3
Apocalypse (Cigarettes After Sex Instrumental Cover)

Apocalypse - Instrumental

Tmsoft’s White Noise Sleep Sounds · Apocalypse (Cigarettes After Sex Instrumental Cover)

4
No One Knows

Song For The Dead - Live from the Mean Fiddler Version

Queens of the Stone Age · No One Knows

5
Too Many Roads

Long Forgotten Track

Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado · Too Many Roads

6
Led Zepagain II: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin

Gallows Pole

Led Zepagain · Led Zepagain II: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin

7
Good, You?

Good, You?

The Flatliners · Good, You?

8
Gentle Spirit

Desert Raven

Jonathan Wilson · Gentle Spirit

9
Way Out Weather

Way Out Weather

Steve Gunn · Way Out Weather

10
Bill Frisell (with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones)

Moon River

Bill Frisell · Bill Frisell (with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones)

11
Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording

Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)

Oscar Isaac · Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording

12
Greatest Hits

(Ghost) Riders In the Sky

Johnny Cash · Greatest Hits

13
MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Red Right Hand

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

14
Willow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Willow's Theme

James Horner · Willow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

15
American Epic: The Best of Blues

Last Kind Words Blues

Geeshie Wiley · American Epic: The Best of Blues

16
Sharin Speaks

Agnes Obel - The Curse Intro

Sharin Speaks · Sharin Speaks

17
Hallelujah (In the Style of Jeff Buckley) [Karaoke Version] - Single

Hallelujah (In the Style of Jeff Buckley) - Instrumental Only

ProSource Karaoke · Hallelujah (In the Style of Jeff Buckley) [Karaoke Version] - Single

18
Feast Of The Hunters' Moon

A Prairie Musette

Black Prairie · Feast Of The Hunters' Moon

19
Jaren 70 Hits

Riders On the Storm

The Doors · Jaren 70 Hits

20
Why not?

Why not?

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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Length medium
Instrumental 50%
Environment balanced

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