Blackest Night
Book Playlist

Blackest Night

by Geoff Johns

A “Blackest Night” playlist should feel like a vigil turning into an oncoming storm—quiet dread, then relentless momentum as grief and resurrection collide. This mix pairs dark, modern electronic/orchestral tension with lyrics about mourning, moral struggle, and the urge to rise again, echoing the book’s Black Lantern threat and the characters’ emotional reversals.

20 tracks
dramatic
Sep 16, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Singularity

Emerald Rush

Jon Hopkins · Singularity

2
Richard D. James Album

Cornish Acid

Aphex Twin · Richard D. James Album

3
The Fragile

The Great Below

Nine Inch Nails · The Fragile

4
My Enemy

Believer

Imagine Dragons · My Enemy

5
American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Green Day · American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

6
The Razors Edge

Thunderstruck

AC/DC · The Razors Edge

7
Mellow Alt. Pop

The Light Behind Your Eyes

My Chemical Romance · Mellow Alt. Pop

8
Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition)

Crawling

Linkin Park · Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition)

9
American IV: The Man Comes Around

The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash · American IV: The Man Comes Around

10
Hurt

Hurt

The Ghost of Johnny Cash · Hurt

11
80s Party: Ultimate Eighties Throwback Classics

Take on Me

a-ha · 80s Party: Ultimate Eighties Throwback Classics

12
The White Stripes Greatest Hits

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes · The White Stripes Greatest Hits

13
Greatest Hits

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · Greatest Hits

14
Piano Classics - Relaxing Classical Music

Avril 14th

Aphex Twin · Piano Classics - Relaxing Classical Music

15
Luna

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · Luna

16
The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

17
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

18
Black Swan of Piano

Lux Aeterna (From "Requiem for a Dream") [Arr. for Solo Piano]

Clint Mansell · Black Swan of Piano

19
Night Visions (Expanded Edition / Super Deluxe)

Demons

Imagine Dragons · Night Visions (Expanded Edition / Super Deluxe)

20
Confidence Boost

Warriors

Imagine Dragons · Confidence Boost

Playlist Settings

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Era modern
Length medium
Instrumental 50%
Environment balanced

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