The Fall of the House of Usher

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The Fall of the House of Usher Playlist

by Edgar Allan Poe

21 tracks

balanced

Mar 4, 2026

This playlist captures the haunting and claustrophobic atmosphere of "The Fall of the House of Usher" through a balance of dark, gothic tones and introspective melodies. The mix of instrumental and vocal tracks reflects the eerie tension between the decaying mansion and the fragile psyches of its inhabitants, while diverse styles—from dark folk to chamber pop and cinematic scores—evoke the story’s themes of madness, isolation, and doom without relying on clichéd horror motifs.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Haunted (8-Bit Beyoncé Emulation)

8-Bit Arcade · By Request, Vol. 155

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2

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

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3

Misty Mountains

Richard Armitage · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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4

Elegy for the Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi · Piano Exam Pieces 2023 & 2024, ABRSM Grade 5

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5

House of the Rising Sun

The Animals · The Animals Live

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6

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids

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7

Bloodflower

Draconian · Turning Season Within

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8

The Curse

Agnes Obel · Aventine

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9

The Moth & The Flame

Les Deux Love Orchestra · Ecstasy

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10

Mythological Frequencies

Greek House Beach Club · Deep House in Greece

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11

Black Lake

Björk · Vulnicura

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12

Ocean

DIANTIC · Volcano

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13

Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor Op. Posth.

Frédéric Chopin · Clair De Lune

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14

A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

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15

The Curse of the Blackened Eye

Orville Peck · Bronco

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16

Full Moon - Appleblim & Komonazmuk Remix

The Black Ghosts · Full Moon

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17

Lament

Balmorhea · Rivers Arms

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18

You Love Me

DeVotchKa · How It Ends

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19

The Great Below

Enzo Moretto · A Fragile Tribute: Various Artists Reworked the Nine Inch Nails' album "The Fragile"

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20

Silentium

Liv Joy · Silentium

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21

Why not?

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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