Blackest Night

Book Playlist

Blackest Night Playlist

20 tracks

dramatic

Sep 16, 2026

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.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Emerald Rush

Jon Hopkins · Singularity

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2

Cornish Acid

Aphex Twin · Richard D. James Album

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3

The Great Below

Nine Inch Nails · The Fragile

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4

Believer

Imagine Dragons · My Enemy

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5

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

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

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6

Thunderstruck

AC/DC · The Razors Edge

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7

The Light Behind Your Eyes

My Chemical Romance · Mellow Alt. Pop

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8

Crawling

Linkin Park · Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition)

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9

The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash · American IV: The Man Comes Around

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10

Hurt

The Ghost of Johnny Cash · Hurt

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11

Take on Me

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

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12

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes · The White Stripes Greatest Hits

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13

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · Greatest Hits

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14

Avril 14th

Aphex Twin · Piano Classics - Relaxing Classical Music

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15

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · Luna

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16

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

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17

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

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18

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

Clint Mansell · Black Swan of Piano

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19

Demons

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

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20

Warriors

Imagine Dragons · Confidence Boost

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Mood dramatic

Genre match

Era modern

Length medium

Instrumental request 50%

Environment balanced

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