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This playlist mirrors the tense isolation, ingenious survival, and hope threaded throughout Andy Weir's The Martian. The 36 instrumental tracks use electronic, ambient, and subtle acoustic textures to evoke the cold Martian landscape and Mark Watney's scientific resolve. The 4 vocal selections reflect the protagonist's determination, humor, and humanity, capturing the emotional highs and lows of his solitary journey.
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41 songs
1
GROUND
Christopher Willits · OPENING
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Saturn - Instrumental
Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida
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Signals
Cult of Helios · Signals
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4
New Birth
Hayato Sumino · Human Universe
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5
Cloud Generator
Tycho · Past Is Prologue
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I Can Almost See You
Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)
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Fragment II
Library Tapes · Fragment
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Remembrance
Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent
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Halcyon Days
Kip Nelson · Halcyon Days
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In the Dirt
S. Carey · All We Grow
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Kaleidoscope
Chris Standring · Soul Express
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Night owl
oerra · Night owl
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13
Weightless
Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4
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The Light
The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again
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Night Sky
Nathaniel Rembrandt · Night Sky
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Dreamer's Wake
Rival Consoles · Persona
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First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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snowfall
Øneheart · snowfall
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19
Mind Drifting
The American Dollar · Sleep Sequences, Vol. 1
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20
Ambre
Nils Frahm · Wintermusik
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21
Glassworks, Opening No. 2
Philip Glass · Glass: Solo Piano Music
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22
Night Sculpture - Deconstructed
Forest Swords · Bolted (Deconstructed)
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Forever Held
Jon Hopkins · Forever Held
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24
Time Moves Slow
BADBADNOTGOOD · IV
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To Build A Home
The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur
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Breathe
Télépopmusik · Coffee Vibes
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Porcelain
Moby · Play
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Atlas
Battles · Mirrored
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The Daydream
Tycho · Ghostly Essentials: SMM One
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Eclipse
The Pink Floyd Story · Cosmic Overdrive
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What Do You Go Home To?
Explosions In The Sky · All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
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Solar Sailer
Daft Punk · TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Surface Of The Sun
Yellowcard · Southern Air
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The Arrival
Pierre Vangelis · Chillout - Relax It's Summer
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Deep Mystery
Jonn Serrie · Lumia Nights
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I Sat by the Ocean
Queens of the Stone Age · ...Like Clockwork
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Space Oddity - Morgan Studios, Alternative Take
David Bowie · Conversation Piece
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Starman
8-Bit Misfits · 8-Bit Versions of David Bowie
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Life on Mars?
David Bowie · Instrumental Jazz Songs
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Heroes
Vários · 70s Classic Hits Collection
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