Book Playlist

It Playlist

by Stephen King

15 tracks

balanced

Aug 30, 2026

11 mixes for this book

“It” moves between childhood wonder and creeping dread—fear that reshapes faces, memories, and friendships. This playlist threads that arc with tense, airy instrumentals for focus, then sparse, lyric-forward tracks that echo the novel’s themes of childhood panic, small-town secrets, and the feeling of being watched.

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Track List

15 songs

1

Halloween Kills (Main Title)

John Carpenter · Halloween Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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2

Main Title (The Shining)

Wendy Carlos · The Shining (Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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3

Laura Palmer's Theme

Angelo Badalamenti · Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch: Laura Palmer's Theme from Twin Peaks

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4

Any Other Name

Thomas Newman · American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)

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5

Duel of the Fates

John Williams · Star Wars: Die Dunkle Bedrohung (Original Film-Soundtrack)

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6

La valse d'Amélie (From "Amélie")

Yann Tiersen · "Berceuse au clair de lune" - Sleep Well

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7

The Chalice Passed

Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings (Limited Edition)

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8

Stay Alive - From "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Soundtrack

José González · Stay Alive (From The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty)

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9

Protection

Massive Attack · Protection

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10

Roads

Portishead · Dummy

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11

O Children

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

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12

Creep

Radiohead · Pablo Honey

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13

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

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14

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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15

Luminary

Joel Sunny · Luminary

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