The Dog Stars
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The Dog Stars

by Peter Heller

This playlist captures the haunting beauty and resilience found in "The Dog Stars," blending introspective folk, evocative indie rock, and atmospheric instrumentals that reflect the novel’s themes of survival, loss, and companionship. The mix balances warm acoustic textures and spacious cinematic pieces, mirroring the post-apocalyptic yet hopeful tone of the story, while subtle character-driven songs evoke Hig’s solitude, his bond with his dog, and his enduring human connections.

21 tracks
balanced
Mar 3, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
Down The Way

Big Jet Plane

Angus & Julia Stone · Down The Way

1
Gulag Orkestar

Postcards from Italy

Beirut · Gulag Orkestar

2
The Head And The Heart

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart

3
ken (Deluxe Version)

Tinseltown Swimming in Blood

Destroyer · ken (Deluxe Version)

4
Brother (Originally Performed by Matt Corby) [Karaoke Version]

Brother (Originally Performed by Matt Corby) - Vocal Version

Singer's Edge Karaoke · Brother (Originally Performed by Matt Corby) [Karaoke Version]

5
Romantic Picnic Date

Pale Blue Eyes

The Velvet Underground · Romantic Picnic Date

6
Lullaby Versions of Bon Iver

Holocene

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Bon Iver

7
Je te laisserai des mots (Piano Version)

Je te laisserai des mots (Piano Version)

Micha Philipp · Je te laisserai des mots (Piano Version)

8
For Emma, Forever Ago

The Wolves (Act I and II)

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

9
Meditation

Old Pine

Ben Howard · Meditation

10
Young Mountain

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

11
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

12
This Is All Yours (Track by Track Commentary)

Bloodflood pt.II (Track Commentary)

alt-J · This Is All Yours (Track by Track Commentary)

13
151a

Bright Whites

Kishi Bashi · 151a

14
Motivation T

low light

Suns T · Motivation T

15
That Sea, The Gambler

The Stable Song

Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler

16
Muchacho

Song for Zula

Phosphorescent · Muchacho

17
Instrumentals for Silent Moods

Night

Ludovico Einaudi · Instrumentals for Silent Moods

18
Pop Instrumentals: Twenty Tens Classics, Vol. 40

Brother (In the Style of Matt Corby) [Karaoke Instrumental Version]

All Hits Gold · Pop Instrumentals: Twenty Tens Classics, Vol. 40

19
Atlas: Life

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

20
Why not?

Why not?

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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