Into the Wild

Book Playlist

Into the Wild Playlist

by Jon Krakauer

21 tracks

balanced

Sep 9, 2026

3 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Sally

Karl Stein · Sally

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2

Djed

Tortoise · Millions Now Living Will Never Die

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3

STORM

GENER8ION · STORM

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4

Looped

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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5

Velvet Ashes

Dead Art Revue · Schema

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6

The River

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

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7

The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns · Encores

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8

Mogwai Fear Satan

Mystery Owl · Copycats Create Covers

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9

A Sky Full of Stars

Coldplay · POP NOSTALGIA 2010s

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10

Svefn-g-englar

Sigur Rós · Ágætis byrjun

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11

Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers · Chill sur la plage : Beach ambiance

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12

Whispering Pines

Willow Fern · Whispering Pines

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13

Mountain Sound

Of Monsters and Men · Campfire Vibes

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14

Little lion man

Made famous by Mumford & Sons · Little lion man

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15

July, July!

The Decemberists · Castaways and Cutouts

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16

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

Michael Marcagi · Pop State of Mind

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17

Satellite

Guster · Long Nights

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18

Solitary Man

A Nyughatatlan · Johnny Cash and the Best Rockabilly Songs

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19

There Is a War

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

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20

Tiger Mountain Peasant Song

Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes

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21

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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