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This playlist captures the brutal and haunting atmosphere of Blood Meridian through a blend of stark instrumentals and evocative vocal tracks. The instrumental selections reflect the vast, merciless landscapes and the novel's dark, relentless tone, while the vocal songs explore themes of violence, survival, and existential dread, paralleling the Kid's harrowing journey across the borderlands.
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Track List
21 songs
1
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time
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2
Divenire
Ludovico Einaudi · Piano Minimalism
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Nuvole bianche
Ludovico Einaudi · Relaxing Songs by Pamela Reif
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4
An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005
Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids
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5
Opus 55
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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Glassworks: Opening
Philip Glass · Classical Running
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The Mystic's Dream
Loreena McKennitt · Celtic Moments
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Weightless - 253 Edit
Marconi Union · Summer Chill 001 : The Ambient Zone
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9
Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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Spiegel im Spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Beautiful Calming Classical Music
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Far from Any Road
The Handsome Family · Singing Bones
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12
The Curse
Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away
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13
Red Right Hand
Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
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14
Blood In The Cut
K.Flay · Modern Rock
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15
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division · Alternative 80's
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16
Wicked Game
Chris Isaak · Herbst Hits
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17
The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen · Alternative 80's
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18
The Night We Met
Lord Huron · Strange Trails
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Breathe Me
Sia · In Your Feels
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Young And Beautiful
Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop
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