Child of God
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Child of God

by Cormac McCarthy

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.

38 tracks
balanced
Aug 13, 2026
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Track List

38 songs
1
Magnolia Electric Co. (Deluxe Edition)

Farewell Transmission

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

2
Bobby

Bobby

Andy Gruhin · Bobby

3
In the End

In the End

Ritzen Town · In the End

4
Ambers

Ambers

Edelis · Ambers

5
1996

Rain - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

6
La Petite Fille de la Mer

Lonesome

Vangelis · La Petite Fille de la Mer

7
Ain't No Grave

Ain't No Grave

Anna Calvi · Ain't No Grave

8
Reich: Drumming, Music for Mallet Instruments, 6 Pianos

Six Pianos

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

9
Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963 - 1972)

Broken Arrow - Live at the Riverboat 1969

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

10
Nightbook (International Version)

Nightbook

Ludovico Einaudi · Nightbook (International Version)

11
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

12
insomnia

insomnia

mellow fox · insomnia

13
Bluebird

Bluebird

Alpenglown · Bluebird

14
All is Well

All is Well

Stellar Voyager · All is Well

15
Chasing the Light

Chasing the Light

Tosh · Chasing the Light

16
Works 1965-1995

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995

17
Kagayaki

Ooharu

Masakatsu Takagi · Kagayaki

18
Solo Piano

Einaudi: Elegy For The Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi · Solo Piano

19
Ashes

Ashes

Naeleck · Ashes

20
Empty Road

Empty Road

Eternal Dystopia · Empty Road

21
Black Sea

Black Sea

Natasha Blume · Black Sea

22
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Original Soundtrack)

Mr. Fox in the Fields

Alexandre Desplat · Fantastic Mr. Fox (Original Soundtrack)

23
Minecraft - Volume Beta

The End

C418 · Minecraft - Volume Beta

24
Curtains

Another Night In

Tindersticks · Curtains

25
The Fortress (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Farewell

Ryuichi Sakamoto · The Fortress (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

26
The Second Coming Was a Moonrise

Inbreaking

Hammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise

27
Ghosts

Ghosts

SL⁴L · Ghosts

28
cold air

cold air

Sace · cold air

29
PERSONA5 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Beneath the Mask

Lyn · PERSONA5 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

30
Feeling Is Structure

The Shape Of Memory

Max Cooper · Feeling Is Structure

31
Solitude

Solitude

Astral Tides · Solitude

32
Papercuts

Waiting for the End

Linkin Park · Papercuts

33
Blood Money (Remastered)

God's Away On Business

Tom Waits · Blood Money (Remastered)

34
A/B

Way down We Go

KALEO · A/B

35
in the pines

in the pines

Bcalm · in the pines

36
American III: Solitary Man

I See A Darkness

Johnny Cash · American III: Solitary Man

37
The Downward Spiral

Hurt

Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral

38
Luminary

Luminary

Joel Sunny · Luminary

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