I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Book Playlist

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

by Iain Reid

This playlist mirrors the psychological horror and existential dread in "I'm Thinking of Ending Things." The instrumental selections evoke the eerie, unsettling atmosphere and fragmented consciousness, blending ambient, post-rock, and minimalist classical textures. Vocal tracks delve into themes of identity, internal conflict, and haunting uncertainty, reflecting the novel’s emotional depth and the complex character dynamics, especially the narrator's turmoil and Jake's cryptic presence.

21 tracks
balanced
Jul 1, 2026
Open in Spotify

Your reading session

Press play. Turn the page.

Listen with Spotify

Track List

21 songs
1
Light-Year

A Model of the Universe

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Light-Year

2
A Winged Victory for the Sullen

We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

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

3
Full 80s

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Full 80s

4
KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Bjöllukór Tónlistarskóli Reykjanesbæjar · KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

5
Fantasy Book Reading

Experience

Ludovico Einaudi · Fantasy Book Reading

6
Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis One

Philip Glass · Metamorphosis

7
Piano Movie Lounge

Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (From "Amélie")

Yann Tiersen · Piano Movie Lounge

8
The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

Weightless - 253 Edit

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

9
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

10
Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

11
Why not?

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

12
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

13
In Your Feels

Breathe Me

Sia · In Your Feels

14
Motorcycle Rides

Run Boy Run

Woodkid · Motorcycle Rides

15
Aventine

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

16
新世代独立女声

Runaway

AURORA · 新世代独立女声

17
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

18
Dream Department

Delivery of Dreams

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

19
Dream Department

Possibility Bar

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

20
villiain core

Blood // Water

grandson · villiain core

21
Why not?

Midnight Kings

Luminary Flux · Why not?

Playlist Settings

Mood balanced
Genre match
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental 50%
Environment balanced

Generate a book playlist

Use our book playlist generator to customize the mood, genre and length for I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

Discover more

More playlists like this

Book soundtracks with a similar Horror feel, ready for your next session.

All Horror playlists
Cover of Lights Out

Lights Out

by Navessa Allen

View soundtrack
Cover of Reverend Insanity 2 : The Demon Leaves The Mountain

Reverend Insanity 2 : The Demon Leaves The Mountain

by Gu Zhen Re

View soundtrack
Cover of The Talisman

The Talisman

by Stephen King, Peter Straub

View soundtrack
Cover of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

View soundtrack
Cover of Yesteryear

Yesteryear

by Caro Claire Burke

View soundtrack
Cover of Harry Potter

Harry Potter

by J. K. Rowling

View soundtrack