The Dog Stars
Book Playlist

The Dog Stars Playlist

by Peter Heller

21 tracks
balanced
Mar 3, 2026

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.

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Track List

21 songs
1

Big Jet Plane

Angus & Julia Stone · Down The Way

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2

Postcards from Italy

Beirut · Gulag Orkestar

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3

Rivers and Roads

The Head And The Heart · The Head And The Heart

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4

Tinseltown Swimming in Blood

Destroyer · ken (Deluxe Version)

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5

Brother (Originally Performed by Matt Corby) - Vocal Version

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

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6

Pale Blue Eyes

The Velvet Underground · Romantic Picnic Date

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Holocene

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Bon Iver

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8

Je te laisserai des mots (Piano Version)

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

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9

The Wolves (Act I and II)

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

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10

Old Pine

Ben Howard · Meditation

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11

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

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12

First Breath After Coma

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

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13

Bloodflood pt.II (Track Commentary)

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

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14

Bright Whites

Kishi Bashi · 151a

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15

low light

Suns T · Motivation T

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16

The Stable Song

Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler

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17

Song for Zula

Phosphorescent · Muchacho

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18

Night

Ludovico Einaudi · Instrumentals for Silent Moods

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19

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

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

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20

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

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21

Why not?

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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