Project Hail Mary
Book Playlist

Project Hail Mary Playlist

by Andy Weir

20 tracks
balanced
Oct 24, 2026
19 mixes for this book

A steady blend of spacious synths, pulsing electronics, and orchestral tension follows Ryland Grace from disorientation and isolation toward scientific breakthroughs and hard-won connection. The tracks evoke the vastness of deep space, the focused rhythm of problem-solving, and the fragile hope at the heart of his mission.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Pulstar

Vangelis · Synthesizer Greatest 1

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2

Alpha

Vangelis · Albedo 0.39

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3

The Son of Flynn

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

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4

Recognizer

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

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5

RAINY NIGHT IN TALLINN

Ludwig Göransson · Tenet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]

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POSTERITY

Ludwig Göransson · Tenet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]

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7

Main Title

Jerry Goldsmith · Alien

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8

The Enterprise

Jerry Goldsmith · Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (Music from the Motion Picture)

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9

Derelicts

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Derelicts

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10

Photosynthesis

Carbon Based Lifeforms · World of Sleepers

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11

Air Song

Solar Fields · Leaving Home

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12

Discovering

Solar Fields · Movements

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13

Burnt

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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14

Held

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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15

Lux aeterna

György Ligeti · 20th Century Choral Music

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16

Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast

Steve Reich · Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint

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Short Ride in a Fast Machine

John Adams · Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in A Fast Machine

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18

Fratres

Arvo Pärt · Part: Tabula Rasa / Frates / Collage Sur Bach

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19

Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57, Pt. 3: X. Lever du jour "Daybreak"

Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Daphnis et Chloë

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20

The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets

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