A Canticle for Leibowitz

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A Canticle for Leibowitz Playlist

by Walter M. Miller

17 tracks

balanced

Jul 30, 2026

This playlist for "A Canticle for Leibowitz" captures the novel's post-apocalyptic setting, cyclical history, and the intersection of science, faith, and human perseverance. The instrumental tracks reflect the desolate yet hopeful landscapes and the passage of time, while the vocal selections explore the characters' inner conflicts, the tension between knowledge and belief, and the enduring quest for meaning in a fractured world.

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Track List

17 songs

1

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

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2

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

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3

Two Weeks

Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest

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4

Atlas Ascending

Helios_Nebula · Rebirth of Light

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5

Spiral

Jack Willard · Supermassive / Spiral

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6

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

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7

After the Gold Rush

C. C. Grace · Cowgirl in the Sand: The Songs of Neil Young

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8

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

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9

In the House - In a Heartbeat - From "28 Days Later"

John Murphy · 100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

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10

The Scientist

Coldplay · Great Music - Precious

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11

Black Vultures

Halestorm · Vicious

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12

As the World Falls Down

8-Bit Arcade · The Ultimate David Bowie

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13

Waiting for the Miracle

Leonard Cohen · Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture

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14

Halo (Arr. for Piano)

Ryan Tedder · Instrumental Piano Covers

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15

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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16

Dark Star

POLIÇA · Give You The Ghost

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17

Wrong Tomorrow

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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