Gerald's Game
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Gerald's Game Playlist

by Stephen King

This sequence follows Jessie from the claustrophobic summer house and the shock of Gerald’s death into the night’s animal menace, intrusive memories, and eventual hard-won survival. The instrumentals build a tense, film-score-like landscape; the vocal songs focus on coercion, fractured inner voices, fear, and reclaiming control, with Jessie’s childhood trauma and Gerald’s possessiveness kept at the center.

20 tracks
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Oct 3, 2026
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20 songs
1
Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Halloween Theme

John Carpenter · Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2
Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch: Laura Palmer's Theme from Twin Peaks

Laura Palmer's Theme

Angelo Badalamenti · Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch: Laura Palmer's Theme from Twin Peaks

3
In the House - In a Heartbeat

In the House - In a Heartbeat

John Murphy · In the House - In a Heartbeat

4
Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)

The Murder

Bernard Herrmann · Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)

5
Suspiria (40th Anniversary) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Suspiria

Goblin · Suspiria (40th Anniversary) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

6
Profondo rosso (Gold Tracks) [Colonna Sonora Originale dal Film "Profondo Rosso"]

Profondo rosso

Goblin · Profondo rosso (Gold Tracks) [Colonna Sonora Originale dal Film "Profondo Rosso"]

7
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Night on Bald Mountain

Night on Bald Mountain

Modest Mussorgsky · Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Night on Bald Mountain

8
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Song for Jesse

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

9
Alien

Main Title

Jerry Goldsmith · Alien

10
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Legacy Edition)

Possession

Sarah McLachlan · Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Legacy Edition)

11
Synchronicity (Remastered 2003)

Every Breath You Take

The Police · Synchronicity (Remastered 2003)

12
Death to the Pixies

Where Is My Mind?

Pixies · Death to the Pixies

13
Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets

Mad World

Gary Jules · Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets

14
Greatest Hits

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Eurythmics · Greatest Hits

15
Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)

Behind Blue Eyes

The Who · Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)

16
BADLANDS (Deluxe)

Control

Halsey · BADLANDS (Deluxe)

17
Agents Of Fortune

(Don't Fear) The Reaper

Blue Öyster Cult · Agents Of Fortune

18
The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)

The Becoming

Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)

19
At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins

I Put a Spell On You

Screamin' Jay Hawkins · At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins

20
Lesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts

You Don't Own Me

Lesley Gore · Lesley Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up Hearts

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