The Bell Jar

Book Playlist

The Bell Jar Playlist

by Sylvia Plath

20 tracks

balanced

Jun 12, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This playlist reflects the emotional intensity and poetic depth of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar." The instrumental selections capture the novel's introspective and turbulent moods through ambient, modern classical, and experimental sounds, mirroring Esther Greenwood’s descent and struggle. The vocal tracks delve into themes of identity, isolation, and resilience, with diverse voices and styles evoking the characters' complex inner worlds and the cultural milieu of 1950s America.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

William Basinski · Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

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2

Opening Titles

David Arnold · Sherlock (Soundtrack from the TV series)

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3

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

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4

Skin

Zola Jesus · Conatus

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5

Fade

Barkérby · Fade

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6

Undertow

Lisa Hannigan · At Swim

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7

epiphany

Taylor Swift · folklore

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8

Says

Nils Frahm · Spaces

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9

After the Storm

Ruwa Jin · After the Storm

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10

Colorblind

Counting Crows · Another Friday Night

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11

Shadowboxing (Live)

Sara Hickman · Texans Live from Mountain Stage

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12

Neptune

François Ier · Neptune

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13

The Rifle

Alela Diane · The Pirate's Gospel (Deluxe Edition)

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14

Paper Planes

Horseshoe G.A.N.G. · Art of the Freestyle

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15

Night Shift

Lucy Dacus · Historian

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16

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · pov: you're a witch

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17

Because the Night

Patti Smith · Easter

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18

The Sound of Silence

The Everly Set · Forever Simon and Garfunkel

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19

Clementine

Sarah Jaffe · Suburban Nature

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20

Let’s Get Wasted

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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