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These tracks trace the four stories’ descent from ordinary American life into violence, secrecy, and moral ruin: the Nebraska farm and its poisoned family ties, Tess’s drive toward revenge, and the bargains and hidden crimes behind respectable homes. The instrumental first half moves between rural unease, mounting dread, and aftermath; the vocal half draws on murder ballads, country storytelling, and songs of vengeance and guilt to echo the collection’s characters and cultural landscape.
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20 songs
1
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach · The Organ of the Bernardine Basilica in Leżajsk
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2
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
Krzysztof Penderecki · Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
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3
Suspiria
Goblin · Suspiria (40th Anniversary) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Laura Palmer's Theme
Angelo Badalamenti · Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch: Laura Palmer's Theme from Twin Peaks
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5
Prowler
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore · Sunset Mission
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6
The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull
Earth · Live at Third Man Records
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7
Prelude
Bernard Herrmann · Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)
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8
Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses
Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians
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9
Main Title
Jerry Goldsmith · Alien
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10
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Paul Dukas · Fantasia 2000
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12
O Death
Ralph Stanley · O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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13
The Mercy Seat - 2010 Remaster
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Tender Prey (2010 Remaster)
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14
Country Death Song
Violent Femmes · Hallowed Ground
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15
Down By The Water
PJ Harvey · To Bring You My Love
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16
The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia
Vicki Lawrence · The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia (Deluxe Edition)
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17
Independence Day
Martina McBride · The Way That I Am
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18
The River
Bruce Springsteen · The River
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19
Knoxville Girl
The Louvin Brothers · Knoxville Girl
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