Book Playlist

It Playlist

by Stephen King

These tracks follow Derry’s shift from an apparently ordinary small town into a landscape haunted by buried violence, while the mix of eerie scores and period-spanning songs evokes the novel’s childhood fears, fractured memories, and the Losers’ loyalty. The instrumental opening builds unease around Pennywise and the town’s uncanny atmosphere; the vocal half turns toward alienation, menace, and the fragile bonds that help the friends face what waits below.

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Oct 4, 2026

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20 songs

1

Halloween Classical Music: Macabre, Mysterious, Spooky and Scary Classics

Theme from Halloween

John Carpenter · Halloween Classical Music: Macabre, Mysterious, Spooky and Scary Classics

2

Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)

The Murder

Bernard Herrmann · Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)

3

Suspiria (40th Anniversary) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Suspiria

Goblin · Suspiria (40th Anniversary) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

4

Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Krzysztof Penderecki · Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

5

Classics From The Crypt

Funeral March of a Marionette

Charles Gounod · Classics From The Crypt

6

A Nightmare on Elm Street 35th Anniversary (Selections from Wes Craven's A Nightmare On Elm Street)

Come to Freddy / Main Title

Charles Bernstein · A Nightmare on Elm Street 35th Anniversary (Selections from Wes Craven's A Nightmare On Elm Street)

7

Alien

Main Title

Jerry Goldsmith · Alien

8

Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)

Prelude

Bernard Herrmann · Psycho (The Complete Original Motion Picture Score)

9

Strange Days

People Are Strange

The Doors · Strange Days

10

Sunshine Superman

Season of the Witch

Donovan · Sunshine Superman

11

My Generation (50th Anniversary / Super Deluxe)

The Kids Are Alright

The Who · My Generation (50th Anniversary / Super Deluxe)

12

Green River (Expanded Edition)

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival · Green River (Expanded Edition)

13

Talking Heads '77

Psycho Killer

Talking Heads · Talking Heads '77

14

Somebody's Watching Me

Somebody's Watching Me

Rockwell · Somebody's Watching Me

15

Americana

The Kids Aren't Alright

The Offspring · Americana

16

Three Imaginary Boys

Boys Don't Cry

The Cure · Three Imaginary Boys

17

Korn

Clown

Korn · Korn

18

The Seekers

The Carnival Is Over

The Seekers · The Seekers

19

Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998

The Fog

John Carpenter · Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998

20

Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack)

Audrey's Dance

Angelo Badalamenti · Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack)

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