A Canticle for Leibowitz
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A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller

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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Jul 30, 2026
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Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

1
Other Lights

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

2
Veckatimest

Two Weeks

Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest

3
Rebirth of Light

Atlas Ascending

Helios_Nebula · Rebirth of Light

4
Supermassive / Spiral

Spiral

Jack Willard · Supermassive / Spiral

5
Young Mountain

Quiet

This Will Destroy You · Young Mountain

6
Cowgirl in the Sand: The Songs of Neil Young

After the Gold Rush

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

7
Depression Cherry

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

8
100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

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

John Murphy · 100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

9
Great Music - Precious

The Scientist

Coldplay · Great Music - Precious

10
Vicious

Black Vultures

Halestorm · Vicious

11
The Ultimate David Bowie

As the World Falls Down

8-Bit Arcade · The Ultimate David Bowie

12
Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture

Waiting for the Miracle

Leonard Cohen · Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture

13
Instrumental Piano Covers

Halo (Arr. for Piano)

Ryan Tedder · Instrumental Piano Covers

14
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

15
Give You The Ghost

Dark Star

POLIÇA · Give You The Ghost

16
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Wrong Tomorrow

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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