Into the Wild

Book Playlist

Into the Wild Playlist

by Jon Krakauer

19 tracks

balanced

Sep 9, 2026

3 mixes for this book

“Into the Wild” is a book of leaving civilization behind for vast, indifferent landscapes—then confronting what solitude really costs. This playlist alternates vocal tracks that mirror McCandless’s longing, restlessness, and moral idealism with instrumental pieces that feel like wind, distance, and time stretching across Alaska.

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Track List

19 songs

1

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Another Look At the Counterpoint

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2

Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (From "Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain")

Yann Tiersen · Classical Bangers

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3

Far Away

Nickelback · All the Right Reasons

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4

Wait

M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming

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5

Dawn Chorus

Gavin Clarke · Dawn Chorus

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6

Atomos VII

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · ATOMOS

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7

The Drift

Khainz · The Drift

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8

Kong

Bonobo · Black Sands

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9

Hurt

Trent Reznor · Melankhôlia: In Darkness Through the Light (Augmented Version)

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10

Wagon Wheel

Darius Rucker · Country Classics

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11

The Cave

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Mumford & Sons

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12

Wait For You

Myles Smith · Wait For You

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13

Send Me On My Way

Rusted Root · Chill Surf Vibes

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14

I Will Follow You into the Dark

Death Cab for Cutie · Slow Rock

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15

How Long

Charlie Puth · Bang My Head - Dance Pop

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16

Homesick

Noah Kahan · Stick Season

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17

Country Roads

Toots & The Maytals · Stinga 1

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18

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

Bob Dylan · Gaslight Sessions

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19

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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