This Inevitable Ruin
Book Playlist

This Inevitable Ruin Playlist

by Matt Dinniman

37 tracks
balanced
Jul 15, 2026
4 mixes for this book

This playlist mirrors the complex and strategic nature of 'This Inevitable Ruin' through a mix of electronic, ambient, and orchestral instrumentals with a cozy, intimate texture. The instrumental selections reflect the tension, alliances, and alien atmospheres, while the few vocal tracks explore themes of power, betrayal, and survival among the galactic factions.

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Track List

37 songs
1

The Scenic Route

Paul Haslinger · Halt and Catch Fire (Original Television Series Soundtrack)

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2

Pale Blue Dot

THE COUGHS · Escape The Heliosphere

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3

28 Theme

John Murphy · 28 Theme

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4

Structures from Silence - 30th Anniversary Remaster

Steve Roach · Structures From Silence (30th Anniversary Remaster)

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5

Thoughts On The Future

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · Thoughts On The Future

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6

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

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7

Looped

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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8

Rapture

DE SOFFER · Rapture

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9

Pulse At The Centre Of Being

Max Cooper · Spectrum

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10

Haul (feat. Mohna)

Christian Löffler · Mare

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11

Solitary Falling

Ulrich Schnauss · Eight Fragments Of An Illusion

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12

Time Lapse

Michael Nyman · The Persistence Of Vision

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13

The Daydream

Tycho · Ghostly Essentials: SMM One

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14

Last Light

Alexandru Andrei Popescu · Last Light

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15

Awakening Nebula

Helios_Nebula · Genesis

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16

Solace

Moon Whisperer · Solace

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17

Forever Held

Jon Hopkins · Forever Held

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18

Angle of List

Loscil · Sea Island

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19

Voyage

Biosphere: Nature Sounds & Music · Rêveries

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20

Horizon

Garth Stevenson · Flying

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21

Kids Will Be Skeletons

Mogwai · Happy Songs for Happy People

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22

Dreamer's Wake

Rival Consoles · Persona

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23

Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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24

Murmurs in the Light

Library Tapes · New Journey

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25

Olalla

Blanco White · On the Other Side

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26

Silhouettes

Snazzy · Silhouettes

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27

Attraction - Ferry's Mix

Ferry Corsten · Attraction (Ferry's Mix)

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28

Elysium

Klaus Badelt · Gladiator - Music From The Motion Picture

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29

Nebula

Late Night Venture · Tychonians

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30

I

Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works 85-92

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31

Dissolving Clouds

Biosphere · Dropsonde

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32

Reverie

INNERVERSE · Reverie

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33

Immunity - Remaster 2023

Jon Hopkins · Immunity

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34

The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

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35

Black Out Days

Phantogram · Voices

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36

Battle Cry

2014 Chart Mogul · A Tribute to Imagine Dragons's Battle Cry

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37

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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Playlist Settings

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Mood balanced
Genre match
Era any
Length long
Instrumental request 90%
Environment cozy

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3 more mixes for This Inevitable Ruin

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  1. Matched to the book 90% instrumental 35 tracks · Jul 15, 2026Open
  2. Matched to the book 50% instrumental 39 tracks · Sep 8, 2026Open
  3. Matched to the book All vocal 12 tracks · Sep 8, 2026Open

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