The Shining
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The Shining

by Stephen King

This playlist captures the chilling, psychological horror and isolation of Stephen King's "The Shining" through a blend of eerie instrumental tracks and haunting vocal songs. The instrumentals evoke the eerie, snowbound Overlook Hotel's atmosphere and Jack Torrance's descent into madness, while the vocal tracks explore the complex emotions of the characters and the supernatural menace lurking within.

20 tracks
balanced
Jul 28, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Melancholy Island

As the Darkness Falls

Maxence Cyrin · Melancholy Island

2
The Edge of Darkness

The Vampire Masquerade

Peter Gundry · The Edge of Darkness

3
The Last Stand

The Last Stand

ABOKAI · The Last Stand

4
Echoes

Echoes

Olexandr Ignatov · Echoes

5
cold air

cold air

Sace · cold air

6
Voyages d'hiver (Noëls du monde a cappella)

Ice Dance - From "Edward's Scissorhands"

Danny Elfman · Voyages d'hiver (Noëls du monde a cappella)

7
Forgotten Path

Forgotten Path

Skaresnø · Forgotten Path

8
Endless Road

Endless Road

Kiddo · Endless Road

9
heartcore

THE DESCENT

Au/Ra · heartcore

10
The Trap (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Revelation

Balmorhea · The Trap (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

11
Covers

Running Up That Hill

Placebo · Covers

12
Billie Holiday: Verve Ultimate Cool

Strange Fruit

Billie Holiday · Billie Holiday: Verve Ultimate Cool

13
MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Red Right Hand

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

14
Top Songs Radio

The House of the Rising Sun

The Animals · Top Songs Radio

15
Happy 80s

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Happy 80s

16
Every Kingdom

Black Flies

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

17
Lullaby Versions of Bauhaus

Bela Lugosi's Dead

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Bauhaus

18
The Civil Wars

Devil's Backbone

The Civil Wars · The Civil Wars

19
So Runs The World Away

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

We Can Be Better

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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