Middle of the Night

Book Playlist

Middle of the Night Playlist

20 tracks

balanced

Jun 4, 2026

Set in a quiet 1990s New Jersey cul de sac where a child vanished from a backyard tent, this playlist moves from eerie suburban dread and insomnia-soaked ambient pieces to nostalgic, haunted pop and brooding rock. Instrumentals carry the creeping horror of sleepless nights, while the vocal tracks echo lost childhood, memory, and the dread beneath a perfect lawn.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Halloween Theme - Main Title

John Carpenter · Halloween Motion Picture Soundtrack

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2

Stranger Things Theme

Kyle Dixon · TV Themes

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3

Mia & Sebastian’s Theme

Justin Hurwitz · La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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4

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6

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5

Mad World

Gary Jules · Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets

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6

Hoppípolla

Sigur Rós · Takk...

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7

Svefn-g-englar

Sigur Rós · Ágætis byrjun

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8

Sleepwalk

Santo & Johnny · Volume Secondo

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9

Pictures Of You

The Cure · Valentine Disaster (International Version)

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10

Lullaby

The Cure · Greatest Hits

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11

Dream a Little Dream of Me

Ella Fitzgerald · Music Legends Ella Fitzgerald : The Queen of Jazz

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12

Enjoy the Silence

Depeche Mode · Violator | The 12" Singles

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13

Karma Police

Radiohead · OK Computer

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14

Kids

MGMT · Oracular Spectacular

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15

Cherry-coloured Funk

Cocteau Twins · Heaven or Las Vegas

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16

Disarm

The Smashing Pumpkins · (Rotten Apples) The Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits

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17

Linger

The Cranberries · Stars: The Best Of The Cranberries 1992-2002

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18

Heroes

David Bowie · Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 5

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19

Nightswimming

R.E.M. · Automatic For The People

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20

No Surprises

Radiohead · OK Computer

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Instrumental request 50%

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