Red Mars
Book Playlist

Red Mars Playlist

by Kim Stanley Robinson

This playlist follows the First Hundred from the awe and isolation of arrival to the political fracture of the First Martian Revolution. Spacious electronic and cinematic instrumentals evoke the planet’s vast terrain, scientific ambition, and harsh environment; the vocal tracks turn toward terraforming, exile, power, and the fragile bonds among the colonists.

20 tracks
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Oct 7, 2026
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20 songs
1

Memories of Green

Vangelis · Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

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2

Solar Sailer

Daft Punk · TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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3

Bayreuth Return

Klaus Schulze · Timewind (Remastered 2017)

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4

Auto Rock

Mogwai · Mr. Beast

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5

Abiogenesis

Carbon Based Lifeforms · World of Sleepers

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6

Poa Alpina

Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

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Erupting Light

Hildur Guðnadóttir · Without Sinking

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In the House - In a Heartbeat

John Murphy · In the House - In a Heartbeat

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9

Mars

Harry Gregson-Williams · The Martian: Original Motion Picture Score

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10

The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, No. 2

Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Swan of Tuonela/Grieg: Holberg Suite

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11

Starman - 2012 Remaster

David Bowie · The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster)

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12

Walking On The Moon

The Police · Reggatta De Blanc (Remastered 2003)

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13

Earth Intruders

Björk · Volta

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14

Here Comes The Flood

Peter Gabriel · Peter Gabriel 1: Car (Remastered)

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Once in a Lifetime

Talking Heads · Remain in Light

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Big Yellow Taxi

Joni Mitchell · Ladies of the Canyon

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Beds Are Burning

Midnight Oil · Diesel And Dust

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18

Clampdown

The Clash · London Calling (Expanded Edition)

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Roads

Portishead · Dummy

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20

Fall On Me

R.E.M. · Lifes Rich Pageant

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