Blood Meridian
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Blood Meridian

by Cormac McCarthy

An arc of brutality, endurance, and uneasy awe set against the Texas-Mexico border—this playlist threads instrumentals like looming desert silence and vocals like grit, fear, and fatal momentum. The tracks mirror Blood Meridian’s motion from youthful misstep into ritualized violence, with wide stylistic range that stays grounded and readable.

19 tracks
balanced
Sep 8, 2026
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Track List

19 songs
1
The Best Music of Ennio Morricone Vol. 1

Chi mai

Ennio Morricone · The Best Music of Ennio Morricone Vol. 1

2
Celebrating Ennio Morricone - The Masterpiece Collection

The Ecstasy of Gold

Ennio Morricone · Celebrating Ennio Morricone - The Masterpiece Collection

3
Music Gift to

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Music Gift to

4
The Fountain OST

Death Is the Road to Awe (feat. Kronos Quartet)

Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST

5
Out of Our Heads on Skelp

Like Herod

Mogwai · Out of Our Heads on Skelp

6
STORM

STORM

GENER8ION · STORM

7
Ágætis byrjun

Svefn-g-englar

Sigur Rós · Ágætis byrjun

8
The Essential Skeeter Davis

The End of the World

Skeeter Davis · The Essential Skeeter Davis

9
St. Vincent (Deluxe Edition)

Rattlesnake

St. Vincent · St. Vincent (Deluxe Edition)

10
Trouble Will Find Me

Fireproof

The National · Trouble Will Find Me

11
The Past Is Still Alive

Alibi

Hurray For The Riff Raff · The Past Is Still Alive

12
Shallow Grave

The Gardener

The Tallest Man On Earth · Shallow Grave

13
Spooky Season Tunes

bury a friend

Billie Eilish · Spooky Season Tunes

14
Mt. Joy

Silver Lining

Mt. Joy · Mt. Joy

15
Lost In The Dream

Under The Pressure

The War On Drugs · Lost In The Dream

16
- (Deluxe)

Eyes Closed

Ed Sheeran · - (Deluxe)

17
Indie Rock Hits 2020s

Fight Test

The Flaming Lips · Indie Rock Hits 2020s

18
We Sink

The Mother We Share - Alucard Session

CHVRCHES · We Sink

19
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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