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American Psycho Playlist
by Bret Easton Ellis, Mariano Antolín Rato
39 tracks
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Jul 10, 2026
This playlist channels the dark, unsettling atmosphere of "American Psycho," blending gothic, horror, and 80s New York vibes with moody instrumentals and evocative vocal tracks. The instrumental selections evoke the cold, precise, and clinical nature of Patrick Bateman’s world, while the vocal songs reflect the duality of charm and menace, social satire, and psychological tension within the novel. The mix balances tension and detachment, matching the book's emotional arc and cultural critique of 1980s Manhattan.
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Track List
39 songs
1
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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2
Ice Dance
Danny Elfman · Edward Scissorhands
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3
In the House - In a Heartbeat
John Murphy · In the House - In a Heartbeat
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4
To Build A Home
The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur
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5
Together We Will Live Forever
Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST
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6
Lux Aeterna
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST
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7
Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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8
Haunted
Beyoncé · BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]
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9
Girls on Film
Duran Duran · Decade
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10
People Are Strange
Echo & the Bunnymen · The Best of Echo & The Bunnymen
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11
Atmosphere
Joy Division · The Best Of
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12
Dead Souls
Nine Inch Nails · The Crow Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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13
Under the Milky Way
The Church · Starfish
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14
Closer
Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)
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15
Cry Little Sister - Theme from ''Lost Boys''
Gerard McMann · The Lost Boys Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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16
Just Like Heaven
The Cure · Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
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17
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)
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18
Lullaby
The Cure · Greatest Hits
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19
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division · The Best Of
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20
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Official Version)
Bauhaus · The Bela Session
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21
Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode · Violator (Deluxe)
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22
Tainted Love
Soft Cell · Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
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23
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics · Greatest Hits
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24
Blue Monday
New Order · Substance
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25
Mad World
Tears For Fears · The Hurting
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26
Somebody's Watching Me
Rockwell · Somebody's Watching Me
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27
Fade To Grey
Visage · Visage
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28
Eyes Without A Face
Billy Idol · Rebel Yell
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29
Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode · Violator | The 12" Singles
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30
Temptation
New Order · Substance
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31
Blue Hotel
Chris Isaak · Chris Isaak
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32
In Between Days - Live
The Cure · Show
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33
City of Night (Berlin)
Peter Schilling · Things To Come
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34
Age of Consent
New Order · Indie 80's
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35
Walking on Broken Glass
Annie Lennox · Diva
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36
Love My Way
The Psychedelic Furs · Forever Now
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37
Stigmata Martyr
Bauhaus · In the Flat Field
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38
Christine
Siouxsie and the Banshees · Kaleidoscope (Remastered & Expanded)
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