Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
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Carl’s Doomsday Scenario

by Matt Dinniman

This playlist mirrors the gritty, suspenseful, and fantastical atmosphere of 'Carl’s Doomsday Scenario.' The instrumental selections blend electronic synth textures, post-rock atmospheres, and acoustic warmth to evoke the dystopian urban sprawl and undead circus chaos, while the vocal tracks highlight the emotional stakes and character-driven narrative arcs of survival and camaraderie.

53 tracks
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Jul 15, 2026
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Exhale

Emergence

Batu · Exhale

1
Dive

Coastal Brake

Tycho · Dive

2
Riverside

Riverside (Rework)

Agnes Obel · Riverside

3
The Last Stand (Track Commentary Version)

Last Dying Breath - Track Commentary

Sabaton · The Last Stand (Track Commentary Version)

4
Madness and Paranoia

Echoes of Time

Kevin MacLeod · Madness and Paranoia

5
Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

Emerald and Stone

Brian Eno · Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

6
MBM Performs the Shins

New Slang

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs the Shins

7
The Persistence Of Vision

Time Lapse

Michael Nyman · The Persistence Of Vision

8
All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana

The Story

Brandi Carlile · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana

9
Easy 80's

Elegia

New Order · Easy 80's

10
sad songs 2021: crying and depressing

Little Talks

Of Monsters and Men · sad songs 2021: crying and depressing

11
Singer-Songwriter Summer

Shake It Out

Florence + The Machine · Singer-Songwriter Summer

12
Remnant

Vesper

Christopher Dennis Coleman · Remnant

13
Piano Dreamers Play Chvrches

Clearest Blue

Piano Dreamers · Piano Dreamers Play Chvrches

14
Rockeando El Nuevo Año

Every Breath You Take

The Police · Rockeando El Nuevo Año

15
US Top 20 Piano

Take Me To Church

Hozier · US Top 20 Piano

16
Kiddie Folk Jams

Slow Burn

Kacey Musgraves · Kiddie Folk Jams

17
Veneer

Heartbeats

José González · Veneer

18
Hooked on a Lost Cause

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

19
BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]

Haunted

Beyoncé · BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]

20
The 80s: Decade of Classics

Under the Milky Way

The Church · The 80s: Decade of Classics

21
Mirrored

Atlas

Battles · Mirrored

22
The Euros - Summer Football Anthems

Breezeblocks

alt-J · The Euros - Summer Football Anthems

23
Heavy Feet

Heavy Feet

Local Natives · Heavy Feet

24
Every Kingdom

Black Flies

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

25
Anonymous Choir Sings Leonard Cohen

The Partisan

Anonymous Choir · Anonymous Choir Sings Leonard Cohen

26
Ambient & Relax

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · Ambient & Relax

27
Cosmic Dancer

Cosmic Dancer

T. Rex · Cosmic Dancer

28
Light and Shade

A Model of the Universe

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Light and Shade

29
Interloper

Supersede

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Interloper

30
Unwind Piano

The Theory of Everything

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Unwind Piano

31
Loma Vista

Hero

Family of the Year · Loma Vista

32
Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past

Beachwax · Echoes of the Past

33
A Strangely Isolated Place

Monday - Paracetamol - 2019 remaster

Ulrich Schnauss · A Strangely Isolated Place

34
Coffee Vibes

Breathe

Télépopmusik · Coffee Vibes

35
Classical Class Vol 9

amour

Jean-Michel Blais · Classical Class Vol 9

36
Requiem for a Dream / OST

Winter Overture

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

37
Gentle Morning Music

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Gentle Morning Music

38
The Italian Masters - A Complete Selection

Una mattina

Ludovico Einaudi · The Italian Masters - A Complete Selection

39
Awake

Awake

Tycho · Awake

40
My take

Time

Hans Zimmer · My take

41
reading in a cozy library

Erupting Light

Hildur Guðnadóttir · reading in a cozy library

42
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - the Complete Recordings

The Shire

Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - the Complete Recordings

43
Lullaby Tribute to Lana Del Rey

Dark Paradise

Lullabye Baby Ensemble · Lullaby Tribute to Lana Del Rey

44
Hounds Of Love

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Kate Bush · Hounds Of Love

45
Canciones Infravaloradas: Pop Edition

Love Is A Battlefield

Pat Benatar · Canciones Infravaloradas: Pop Edition

46
Lumiere

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

47
Life is Good

Believer

Imagine Dragons · Life is Good

48
Melophobia

Cigarette Daydreams

Cage The Elephant · Melophobia

49
Puberty 2

Your Best American Girl

Mitski · Puberty 2

50
Modern Vampires of the City

Young Lion

Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City

51
Around the Well

Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

52
Dream Department

I Built My House on the Tree

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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