Blood Meridian

Book Playlist

Blood Meridian Playlist

by Cormac McCarthy

19 tracks

balanced

Sep 8, 2026

5 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

19 songs

1

Chi mai

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

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2

The Ecstasy of Gold

Ennio Morricone · Celebrating Ennio Morricone - The Masterpiece Collection

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3

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Music Gift to

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4

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

Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST

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5

Like Herod

Mogwai · Out of Our Heads on Skelp

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6

STORM

GENER8ION · STORM

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7

Svefn-g-englar

Sigur Rós · Ágætis byrjun

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8

The End of the World

Skeeter Davis · The Essential Skeeter Davis

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9

Rattlesnake

St. Vincent · St. Vincent (Deluxe Edition)

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10

Fireproof

The National · Trouble Will Find Me

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11

Alibi

Hurray For The Riff Raff · The Past Is Still Alive

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12

The Gardener

The Tallest Man On Earth · Shallow Grave

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13

bury a friend

Billie Eilish · Spooky Season Tunes

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14

Silver Lining

Mt. Joy · Mt. Joy

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15

Under The Pressure

The War On Drugs · Lost In The Dream

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16

Eyes Closed

Ed Sheeran · - (Deluxe)

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17

Fight Test

The Flaming Lips · Indie Rock Hits 2020s

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18

The Mother We Share - Alucard Session

CHVRCHES · We Sink

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19

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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