Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus

Book Playlist

Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus Playlist

by Mary Shelley

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 20, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This playlist follows Victor Frankenstein’s passage from scientific obsession and the thrill of creation into isolation, remorse, and the Creature’s grief and pursuit across stark northern landscapes. Its instrumental first half moves between experimental electronics, uneasy orchestral textures, and spacious piano; the vocal second half gives voice to abandonment, alienation, and the longing to be recognized as human.

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Track List

20 songs

1

The Gravel Road (from "The Village")

James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4

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2

Vladimir's Blues

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

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3

The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black

Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black

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4

The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

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5

Abandon Window - Remaster 2023

Jon Hopkins · Immunity

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6

The Mighty Rio Grande

This Will Destroy You · S/T

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7

The Alien

Ben Salisbury · Annihilation (Music from the Motion Picture)

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8

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

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9

The Beast

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Sicario (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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10

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

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11

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

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12

The Blue Notebooks

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

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13

The Prowler

Daniel Pemberton · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Original Score)

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14

Who is She?

I Monster · Who is She?

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15

Frankenstein

Edgar Winter · Live On Tour

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16

Monster

Lady Gaga · The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition)

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17

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

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18

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

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19

No One's Gonna Love You

Band of Horses · Cease To Begin

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20

Human

Daughter · If You Leave

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