The Green Mile
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The Green Mile

by Stephen King

This playlist captures the emotional depth, moral complexity, and period setting of Stephen King’s "The Green Mile," blending soulful Americana, blues, and gospel with evocative instrumental pieces that reflect the 1930s Southern prison environment and the story’s themes of justice, humanity, and supernatural grace. The balanced mood and medium focus level are supported by a mix of vocal and instrumental tracks that evoke the characters’ struggles and moments of quiet reflection, while the diverse selection avoids clichés and brings a fresh, immersive listening experience.

41 tracks
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Feb 26, 2026
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Track List

41 songs
0
Dark Was The Night (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation)

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Blind Willie Johnson · Dark Was The Night (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation)

1
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

2
American III: Solitary Man

Wayfaring Stranger

Johnny Cash · American III: Solitary Man

3
Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1

In the Pines

Lead Belly · Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1

4
Moanin' The Blues (Expanded Edition)

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Hank Williams · Moanin' The Blues (Expanded Edition)

5
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Angel Band

The Stanley Brothers · O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

6
Gospel Train (Expanded Edition)

Cain't No Grave Hold My Body Down

Sister Rosetta Tharpe · Gospel Train (Expanded Edition)

7
Music From Big Pink (Remastered)

Long Black Veil - Remastered 2000

The Band · Music From Big Pink (Remastered)

8
Sounds Of The South

Trouble So Hard

Vera Hall · Sounds Of The South

9
Pontiac

If I Had A Boat

Lyle Lovett · Pontiac

10
Aventine

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

11
The Head And The Heart

Down in the Valley

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart

12
King Of The Delta Blues Singers

Come On In My Kitchen

Robert Johnson · King Of The Delta Blues Singers

13
The Essential Bessie Smith

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - 78rpm Version

Bessie Smith · The Essential Bessie Smith

14
Songs From A Room

The Partisan

Leonard Cohen · Songs From A Room

15
Sling Blade (Music from the Motion Picture)

Shenandoah

Daniel Lanois · Sling Blade (Music from the Motion Picture)

16
Angi

Angi

Davy Graham · Angi

17
The Times They Are A-Changin'

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

Bob Dylan · The Times They Are A-Changin'

18
Good Morning Little School Girl

I Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down

Mississippi Fred McDowell · Good Morning Little School Girl

19
The Original Delta Blues (Mojo Workin': Blues For The Next Generation)

Death Letter Blues

Son House · The Original Delta Blues (Mojo Workin': Blues For The Next Generation)

20
The Essential Skeeter Davis

The End of the World

Skeeter Davis · The Essential Skeeter Davis

21
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

O Death

Ralph Stanley · O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

22
American V: A Hundred Highways

God's Gonna Cut You Down

Johnny Cash · American V: A Hundred Highways

23
The Singles Plus

House of the Rising Sun

The Animals · The Singles Plus

24
Clinch Mountain Country

Pretty Little Miss In The Garden

Ralph Stanley · Clinch Mountain Country

25
The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide

Charles Lloyd · The Water Is Wide

26
Time (The Revelator)

Everything Is Free

Gillian Welch · Time (The Revelator)

27
The Last Pale Light In the West

The Last Pale Light In the West

Ben Nichols · The Last Pale Light In the West

28
Old Ideas

Come Healing

Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas

29
Murder Ballads (2011 Remaster)

The Curse of Millhaven - 2011 Remaster

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Murder Ballads (2011 Remaster)

30
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Radio Edit

The Soggy Bottom Boys · O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

31
The River

The River

Bruce Springsteen · The River

32
...and all the pieces matter, Five Years of Music from The Wire (deluxe version)

Way Down in the Hole

Tom Waits · ...and all the pieces matter, Five Years of Music from The Wire (deluxe version)

33
The Long Black Veil

The Long Black Veil (with Mick Jagger)

The Chieftains · The Long Black Veil

34
Let It All Out

The Ballad Of Hollis Brown

Nina Simone · Let It All Out

35
The Ghost Of Tom Joad

The Ghost of Tom Joad

Bruce Springsteen · The Ghost Of Tom Joad

36
The Authorized Sister Rosetta Tharpe Collection

Down by the Riverside

Sister Rosetta Tharpe · The Authorized Sister Rosetta Tharpe Collection

37
BD Music Presents Joan Baez

The House Carpenter (Live)

Joan Baez · BD Music Presents Joan Baez

38
Verve Remixed 2

Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair - Jaffa Remix

Nina Simone · Verve Remixed 2

39
Satchmo Plays King Oliver

St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues)

Louis Armstrong · Satchmo Plays King Oliver

40
Luminary

Luminary

Joel Sunny · Luminary

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