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Book Playlist · Winter Stillness
Hell House Playlist
“Winter Stillness” turns the question at the heart of Hell House—what happens after death—into a hushed, snow-muted soundscape of unanswered signals, creaking silence, and tightening suspense. The playlist leans into icy ambience, sparse piano-like timbres, and cinematic dread to mirror Deutsch’s descent from certainty into investigation and dread within the sealed Belasco House.
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20 songs
1
Twin Peaks Theme
Angelo Badalamenti · Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack)
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2
Main Title
Klaus Badelt · The Recruit (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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3
Time
Hans Zimmer · Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Spiral
Vangelis · Spiral
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The Curse
Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away
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Channel 1 Suite
The Cinematic Orchestra · Motion
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The Mission
Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture
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The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)
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The Shape Of Memory
Max Cooper · Feeling Is Structure
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Xtal
Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works 85-92
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Roygbiv
Boards of Canada · Music Has The Right To Children
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Naima
John Coltrane · The Very Best of John Coltrane
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Late Night Lemonade
Luminary Flux · Late Night Lemonade
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14
First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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15
Secunda
Jeremy Soule · The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Original Game Soundtrack)
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The Promise
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat · The Imitation Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Pink Panther Theme
Henry Mancini · The Return of the Pink Panther
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream · Dream Sequence
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