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This playlist captures the epic and haunting atmosphere of Stephen King's "The Stand," reflecting its apocalyptic tension, elemental battle between good and evil, and intimate human stories. The instrumental tracks evoke vast desolation and eerie suspense, while the vocal songs explore themes of survival, loss, hope, and darkness, mirroring the novel's emotional and narrative arcs.
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21 songs
1
Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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Experience
Ludovico Einaudi · Orchestra & Chill
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Arrival of the Birds
The Cinematic Orchestra · The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (Original Soundtrack)
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Your Hand in Mine
Explosions In The Sky · Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records
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Every Border Gone
Luminary Flux · Why not?
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Night Owl - 2014
Galimatias · Lost Cargo
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Agnes Obel - The Curse Intro
Sharin Speaks · Sharin Speaks
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On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter · Classical Music Bangers
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Ghostwriter
RJD2 · Deadringer: Deluxe
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Elephant Gun
Beirut · Artifacts
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Lament
Balmorhea · Rivers Arms
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The Stable Song
Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler
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Bloodless - Live from the Green Mill
Andrew Bird · Songs For Sex
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Farewell Transmission
Songs: Ohia · Magnolia Electric Co. (Deluxe Edition)
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Hooked on a Lost Cause
Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause
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Into Dust
Mazzy Star · Fairytale Vibes
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The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals · Chilled 60s
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Song for Jesse
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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