I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things Playlist

21 tracks

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Jul 1, 2026

2 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

21 songs

1

A Model of the Universe

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Light-Year

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2

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

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3

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Full 80s

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4

Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Bjöllukór Tónlistarskóli Reykjanesbæjar · KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

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5

Experience

Ludovico Einaudi · Fantasy Book Reading

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6

Metamorphosis One

Philip Glass · Metamorphosis

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7

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

Yann Tiersen · Piano Movie Lounge

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8

Weightless - 253 Edit

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

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9

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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10

I Can Almost See You

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

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11

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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12

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

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13

Breathe Me

Sia · In Your Feels

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14

Run Boy Run

Woodkid · Motorcycle Rides

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15

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

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16

Runaway

AURORA · 新世代独立女声

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17

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

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18

Delivery of Dreams

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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19

Possibility Bar

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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20

Blood // Water

grandson · villiain core

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21

Midnight Kings

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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