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Scythe Playlist
This playlist captures the stark, futuristic world of Neal Shusterman's "Scythe" with a blend of dark electronic instrumentals and evocative vocal tracks that explore themes of mortality, power, and moral ambiguity. The instrumental pieces set an atmospheric, tense tone reflecting the high-stakes environment of scythe apprenticeships, while the vocal tracks delve into the emotional and ethical complexities faced by characters like Citra and Rowan.
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Track List
38 songs
1
Mogwai Fear Satan
Mogwai · Young Team (Deluxe Edition)
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Divenire
Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Deluxe Edition)
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Death Is the Road to Awe (feat. Kronos Quartet)
Clint Mansell · The Fountain OST
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Nebula
Drift three · Nebula
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The Grid
Daft Punk · TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Conversation 3
alva noto · Conversation 3
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The Last Light
Gulminya · The Last Light
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Fragments of Time (feat. Todd Edwards)
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories
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Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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To the Unknown Man
Vangelis · Spiral
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Surface Of The Sun
Yellowcard · Southern Air
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Nara
J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches
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Beneath the Snow
Lonely Night · Night Turns Darker
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14
cold air
Sace · cold air
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15
Awakening
Submárens · Awakening
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Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast
Steve Reich · Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint
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Primordial
Everlasting Theta · Primordial
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Halo
Complete Rest · Halo
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Phantom
Vestron Vulture · Shades of Violet
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Silhouette
Aquilo · Silhouettes
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21
Demons
Hayley Kiyoko · demons
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22
Shadow of the Day
Linkin Park · Minutes to Midnight
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23
Control
Zoe Wees · Therapy
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Youth
Daughter · If You Leave
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Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye · Making Mirrors
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Blood // Water
grandson · Blood // Water
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The Sound of Silence
Disturbed · Immortalized (Deluxe Edition)
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Believer
Imagine Dragons · Evolve
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Radioactive
Imagine Dragons · Night Visions
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Heartless
Kanye West · 808s & Heartbreak
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Mad World
Gary Jules · Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
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Human
Rag'n'Bone Man · Human (Deluxe)
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The Less I Know The Better
Tame Impala · Currents
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Way down We Go
KALEO · A/B
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Take Me To Church
Hozier · Hozier
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My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)
Fall Out Boy · Save Rock And Roll
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Elastic Heart
Sia · 1000 Forms Of Fear
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