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This playlist mirrors the eerie isolation and psychological horror of "The Shining," blending haunting instrumentals with dark, moody vocal tracks. The instrumentals evoke the chilling atmosphere of the Overlook Hotel and Jack Torrance's descent into madness, while the vocal songs explore themes of inner torment, haunted pasts, and supernatural dread. The mix of sub-genres—from dark ambient to post-punk and experimental rock—reflects the novel's complex emotional layers and shifting moods.
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21 songs
1
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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The Lost Woods
Jokabi · Zelda's Lofi Kingdom
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Caecilia
Fennesz · Endless Summer
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Memories of Green
Vangelis · Study with Piano and Orchestra Classics
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Main Title - Ice Dance - From "Edward Scissorhands"
Danny Elfman · Journey To The Stars: A Sci-fi Fantasy Adventure (John Mauceri – The Sound of Hollywood Vol. 10)
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Loom
Ólafur Arnalds · like gravity
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Requiem
LANDMVRKS · The Darkest Place I've Ever Been
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Rachmaninov: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninov : Preludes Op.23 & Moments musicaux
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In The Air Tonight
Ricardo Caliente · Panpipe Plays Phil Collins
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A Model of the Universe
Jóhann Jóhannsson · Light and Shade
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Running up That Hill
Kate Bush · Calm and Peace - Piano Pieces
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The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Radio Rock 80's
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Bela Lugosi's Dead
Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Bauhaus
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Atmosphere
Joy Division · Vintage Alternative
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Black Sabbath - Live, May 1975
Black Sabbath · 5ive of a Kind - Black Sabbath (Live)
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Red Right Hand
Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
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Haunted
Beyoncé · BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]
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Wicked Game
Chris Isaak · Best Of Chris Isaak
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In Every Dream Home a Heartache
Jane Birkin · Rendez-vous (Edition Deluxe)
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Shadowplay
The Killers · Sawdust
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