Into the Wild
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Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild moves from restlessness and reinvention to a harsher, quieter confrontation with the wilderness. This playlist pairs word-driven indie/folk storytelling with instrumental soundscapes that feel like long roads, vast distances, and wind through dry places—mirroring McCandless’s hope, solitude, and unraveling over time.

21 tracks
balanced
Sep 9, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
1
Sally

Sally

Karl Stein · Sally

2
Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Djed

Tortoise · Millions Now Living Will Never Die

3
STORM

STORM

GENER8ION · STORM

4
Kiasmos

Looped

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

5
Schema

Velvet Ashes

Dead Art Revue · Schema

6
Rough Trade Shops: Heavenly 25

The River

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard · Rough Trade Shops: Heavenly 25

7
Encores

The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns · Encores

8
Copycats Create Covers

Mogwai Fear Satan

Mystery Owl · Copycats Create Covers

9
POP NOSTALGIA 2010s

A Sky Full of Stars

Coldplay · POP NOSTALGIA 2010s

10
Ágætis byrjun

Svefn-g-englar

Sigur Rós · Ágætis byrjun

11
Chill sur la plage : Beach ambiance

Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers · Chill sur la plage : Beach ambiance

12
Whispering Pines

Whispering Pines

Willow Fern · Whispering Pines

13
Campfire Vibes

Mountain Sound

Of Monsters and Men · Campfire Vibes

14
Little lion man

Little lion man

Made famous by Mumford & Sons · Little lion man

15
Castaways and Cutouts

July, July!

The Decemberists · Castaways and Cutouts

16
Pop State of Mind

Rivers and Roads (feat. The Head and The Heart)

Michael Marcagi · Pop State of Mind

17
Long Nights

Satellite

Guster · Long Nights

18
Johnny Cash and the Best Rockabilly Songs

Solitary Man

A Nyughatatlan · Johnny Cash and the Best Rockabilly Songs

19
Songs of L. Cohen / Songs of love and hate / New skin for the old ceremony

There Is a War

Leonard Cohen · Songs of L. Cohen / Songs of love and hate / New skin for the old ceremony

20
Fleet Foxes

Tiger Mountain Peasant Song

Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes

21
Dream Department

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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