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Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Playlist
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.
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Track List
53 songs
1
Emergence
Batu · Exhale
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Coastal Brake
Tycho · Dive
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3
Riverside (Rework)
Agnes Obel · Riverside
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4
Last Dying Breath - Track Commentary
Sabaton · The Last Stand (Track Commentary Version)
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5
Echoes of Time
Kevin MacLeod · Madness and Paranoia
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6
Emerald and Stone
Brian Eno · Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL
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7
New Slang
Music Box Mania · MBM Performs the Shins
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8
Time Lapse
Michael Nyman · The Persistence Of Vision
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9
The Story
Brandi Carlile · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 5 - Americana
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10
Elegia
New Order · Easy 80's
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11
Little Talks
Of Monsters and Men · sad songs 2021: crying and depressing
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12
Shake It Out
Florence + The Machine · Singer-Songwriter Summer
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13
Vesper
Christopher Dennis Coleman · Remnant
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14
Clearest Blue
Piano Dreamers · Piano Dreamers Play Chvrches
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15
Every Breath You Take
The Police · Rockeando El Nuevo Año
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16
Take Me To Church
Hozier · US Top 20 Piano
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17
Slow Burn
Kacey Musgraves · Kiddie Folk Jams
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18
Heartbeats
José González · Veneer
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19
Hooked on a Lost Cause
Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause
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20
Haunted
Beyoncé · BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]
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21
Under the Milky Way
The Church · The 80s: Decade of Classics
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22
Atlas
Battles · Mirrored
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23
Breezeblocks
alt-J · The Euros - Summer Football Anthems
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24
Heavy Feet
Local Natives · Heavy Feet
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25
Black Flies
Ben Howard · Every Kingdom
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26
The Partisan
Anonymous Choir · Anonymous Choir Sings Leonard Cohen
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27
A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster
Harold Budd · Ambient & Relax
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28
Cosmic Dancer
T. Rex · Cosmic Dancer
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29
A Model of the Universe
Jóhann Jóhannsson · Light and Shade
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30
Supersede
Carbon Based Lifeforms · Interloper
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31
The Theory of Everything
Jóhann Jóhannsson · Unwind Piano
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32
Hero
Family of the Year · Loma Vista
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33
Echoes of the Past
Beachwax · Echoes of the Past
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34
Monday - Paracetamol - 2019 remaster
Ulrich Schnauss · A Strangely Isolated Place
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35
Breathe
Télépopmusik · Coffee Vibes
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36
amour
Jean-Michel Blais · Classical Class Vol 9
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37
Winter Overture
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST
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38
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Gentle Morning Music
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39
Una mattina
Ludovico Einaudi · The Italian Masters - A Complete Selection
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40
Awake
Tycho · Awake
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41
Time
Hans Zimmer · My take
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42
Erupting Light
Hildur Guðnadóttir · reading in a cozy library
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43
The Shire
Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - the Complete Recordings
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44
Dark Paradise
Lullabye Baby Ensemble · Lullaby Tribute to Lana Del Rey
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45
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
Kate Bush · Hounds Of Love
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46
Love Is A Battlefield
Pat Benatar · Canciones Infravaloradas: Pop Edition
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47
Opus 55
Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere
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48
Believer
Imagine Dragons · Life is Good
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49
Cigarette Daydreams
Cage The Elephant · Melophobia
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50
Your Best American Girl
Mitski · Puberty 2
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51
Young Lion
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City
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Such Great Heights
Iron & Wine · Around the Well
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