The Martian
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The Martian

by Andy Weir

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.

41 tracks
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Jul 15, 2026
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OPENING

GROUND

Christopher Willits · OPENING

1
Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

Saturn - Instrumental

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

2
Signals

Signals

Cult of Helios · Signals

3
Human Universe

New Birth

Hayato Sumino · Human Universe

4
Past Is Prologue

Cloud Generator

Tycho · Past Is Prologue

5
Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

6
Fragment

Fragment II

Library Tapes · Fragment

7
All Is Wild, All Is Silent

Remembrance

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent

8
Halcyon Days

Halcyon Days

Kip Nelson · Halcyon Days

9
All We Grow

In the Dirt

S. Carey · All We Grow

10
Soul Express

Kaleidoscope

Chris Standring · Soul Express

11
Night owl

Night owl

oerra · Night owl

12
The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

13
Into the Blue Again

The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

14
Night Sky

Night Sky

Nathaniel Rembrandt · Night Sky

15
Persona

Dreamer's Wake

Rival Consoles · Persona

16
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

First Breath After Coma

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

17
snowfall

snowfall

Øneheart · snowfall

18
Sleep Sequences, Vol. 1

Mind Drifting

The American Dollar · Sleep Sequences, Vol. 1

19
Wintermusik

Ambre

Nils Frahm · Wintermusik

20
Glass: Solo Piano Music

Glassworks, Opening No. 2

Philip Glass · Glass: Solo Piano Music

21
Bolted (Deconstructed)

Night Sculpture - Deconstructed

Forest Swords · Bolted (Deconstructed)

22
Forever Held

Forever Held

Jon Hopkins · Forever Held

23
IV

Time Moves Slow

BADBADNOTGOOD · IV

24
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

25
Coffee Vibes

Breathe

Télépopmusik · Coffee Vibes

26
Play

Porcelain

Moby · Play

27
Mirrored

Atlas

Battles · Mirrored

28
Ghostly Essentials: SMM One

The Daydream

Tycho · Ghostly Essentials: SMM One

29
Cosmic Overdrive

Eclipse

The Pink Floyd Story · Cosmic Overdrive

30
All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

What Do You Go Home To?

Explosions In The Sky · All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

31
TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Solar Sailer

Daft Punk · TRON: Legacy - The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

32
Southern Air

Surface Of The Sun

Yellowcard · Southern Air

33
Chillout - Relax It's Summer

The Arrival

Pierre Vangelis · Chillout - Relax It's Summer

34
Lumia Nights

Deep Mystery

Jonn Serrie · Lumia Nights

35
...Like Clockwork

I Sat by the Ocean

Queens of the Stone Age · ...Like Clockwork

36
Conversation Piece

Space Oddity - Morgan Studios, Alternative Take

David Bowie · Conversation Piece

37
8-Bit Versions of David Bowie

Starman

8-Bit Misfits · 8-Bit Versions of David Bowie

38
Instrumental Jazz Songs

Life on Mars?

David Bowie · Instrumental Jazz Songs

39
70s Classic Hits Collection

Heroes

Vários · 70s Classic Hits Collection

40
Dream Department

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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