Child of God
Book Playlist

Child of God Playlist

by Cormac McCarthy

38 tracks
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Aug 13, 2026
2 mixes for this book

This playlist mirrors the haunting, isolated, and grotesque atmosphere of Cormac McCarthy's "Child of God" through a blend of intimate acoustic textures and tense, moody instrumentals. The instrumental selections evoke the stark Appalachian setting and Lester Ballard's fractured psyche, while the vocal tracks subtly underscore themes of alienation, violence, and tragic humanity.

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Track List

38 songs
1

Farewell Transmission

Songs: Ohia · Magnolia Electric Co. (Deluxe Edition)

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Bobby

Andy Gruhin · Bobby

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In the End

Ritzen Town · In the End

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Ambers

Edelis · Ambers

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Rain - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

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Lonesome

Vangelis · La Petite Fille de la Mer

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Ain't No Grave

Anna Calvi · Ain't No Grave

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Six Pianos

Steve Reich · Reich: Drumming, Music for Mallet Instruments, 6 Pianos

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Broken Arrow - Live at the Riverboat 1969

Neil Young · Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963 - 1972)

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Nightbook

Ludovico Einaudi · Nightbook (International Version)

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20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

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insomnia

mellow fox · insomnia

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Bluebird

Alpenglown · Bluebird

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All is Well

Stellar Voyager · All is Well

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Chasing the Light

Tosh · Chasing the Light

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Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995

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Ooharu

Masakatsu Takagi · Kagayaki

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Einaudi: Elegy For The Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi · Solo Piano

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Ashes

Naeleck · Ashes

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Empty Road

Eternal Dystopia · Empty Road

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Black Sea

Natasha Blume · Black Sea

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Mr. Fox in the Fields

Alexandre Desplat · Fantastic Mr. Fox (Original Soundtrack)

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The End

C418 · Minecraft - Volume Beta

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Another Night In

Tindersticks · Curtains

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Farewell

Ryuichi Sakamoto · The Fortress (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Inbreaking

Hammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise

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Ghosts

SL⁴L · Ghosts

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cold air

Sace · cold air

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Beneath the Mask

Lyn · PERSONA5 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

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The Shape Of Memory

Max Cooper · Feeling Is Structure

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Solitude

Astral Tides · Solitude

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Waiting for the End

Linkin Park · Papercuts

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God's Away On Business

Tom Waits · Blood Money (Remastered)

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Way down We Go

KALEO · A/B

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in the pines

Bcalm · in the pines

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36

I See A Darkness

Johnny Cash · American III: Solitary Man

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Hurt

Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral

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Luminary

Joel Sunny · Luminary

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