The Devils
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The Devils

by Joe Abercrombie

This playlist weaves a complex tapestry of dark fantasy atmospheres, reflecting the grim political intrigue, looming elven menace, and harsh survival in Joe Abercrombie's "The Devils." The instrumental selections range from haunting neoclassical and ambient pieces to cinematic post-rock and dark folk instrumentals, capturing both the eerie, oppressive moods and fleeting moments of hope. Vocal tracks are carefully chosen to evoke the conflicted characters and moral ambiguity that drive the narrative, enhancing the book's emotional depth with diverse voices and styles.

37 tracks
balanced
Jul 29, 2026
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Track List

37 songs
1
The Second Coming Was a Moonrise

We Close Our Eyes So We Can See

Hammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise

2
Old Friends New Friends

Late

Nils Frahm · Old Friends New Friends

3
Transitions III

Waltz

Fabrizio Paterlini · Transitions III

4
Aukai

Night Rain

Aukai · Aukai

5
Current

Current

Phoria · Current

6
Crazy Chauffeur

Sunset

Crazy Chauffeur · Crazy Chauffeur

7
Nevertheless

Breath Inside Your Breath

Hammock · Nevertheless

8
Now Is Good

Dayvan Cowboy

Boards of Canada · Now Is Good

9
The Pearl

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

10
The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Epilogue

Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

11
Black Swan of Piano

Lux Aeterna (From "Requiem for a Dream") [Arr. for Solo Piano]

Clint Mansell · Black Swan of Piano

12
Breathe In (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Arrival

Dustin O'Halloran · Breathe In (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

13
The Rip Tide

East Harlem

Beirut · The Rip Tide

14
Vesper

Vesper

Christopher Dennis Coleman · Vesper

15
Faded Lights

Faded Lights

Hobes · Faded Lights

16
Runaljod – Yggdrasil

Helvegen

Wardruna · Runaljod – Yggdrasil

17
Fever Ray

Keep the Streets Empty for Me

Fever Ray · Fever Ray

18
Electronic Music Anthology The Deep House Session : The Best Deep House Tracks Selection With Bonobo, NTO, Kaytranada, Solomun, Ben Böhmer, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Masters At Work, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Deep, Claptone, St Germain, Booka Shade, Joachim Pastor...

Cirrus

Bonobo · Electronic Music Anthology The Deep House Session : The Best Deep House Tracks Selection With Bonobo, NTO, Kaytranada, Solomun, Ben Böhmer, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Masters At Work, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Deep, Claptone, St Germain, Booka Shade, Joachim Pastor...

19
Immunity

Immunity - Remaster 2023

Jon Hopkins · Immunity

20
Reanimation 2023 (Revisited 10th Anniversary Edition)

Aerials - Revisited 10th Anniversary Edition

Lights & Motion · Reanimation 2023 (Revisited 10th Anniversary Edition)

21
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

22
Talkie Walkie

Alone in Kyoto

Air · Talkie Walkie

23
White Eagle (Deluxe Version / Remastered 2020)

White Eagle

Tangerine Dream · White Eagle (Deluxe Version / Remastered 2020)

24
Dark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation)

You Are The Blood

Sufjan Stevens · Dark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation)

25
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

26
Easy Listening Piano

Departure

Max Richter · Easy Listening Piano

27
Undersea

Endless Ladder

The Antlers · Undersea

28
Citizen of Glass

Familiar

Agnes Obel · Citizen of Glass

29
Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

Stone - Matthew Herbert's Spring Dub

Hidden Orchestra · Dawn Chorus (Remixes)

30
The Golden Age

The Great Escape

Woodkid · The Golden Age

31
Songs of Remembering

Poor Wayfaring Stranger (arr. for Chorus by Alexander Lloyd Blake)

Johnny Cash · Songs of Remembering

32
Bring Back The One I Love

Blood and Roses

The Smithereens · Bring Back The One I Love

33
Blood Money (Remastered)

God's Away On Business

Tom Waits · Blood Money (Remastered)

34
Permission to Land

Black Shuck

The Darkness · Permission to Land

35
Masterpiece

Masterpiece

Big Thief · Masterpiece

36
Happy Folk Songs

The Crane Wife 3

The Decemberists · Happy Folk Songs

37
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

We Can Be Better

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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