The Maze Runner Trilogy

Book Playlist

The Maze Runner Trilogy Playlist

by James Dashner

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 15, 2026

The Maze Runner trilogy moves through confinement, coded systems, betrayal, and escalating hope—so this playlist alternates between tense, watchful instrumentals and lyrical songs about fear, loyalty, and choosing a way forward. The track order mirrors the story’s arc: survival-minded momentum first, then more personal longing and resolve as the maze (and its truths) tighten around the characters.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Kiss The Rain

Yiruma · From The Yellow Room (The Original & the Very First Recording)

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2

Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Bacchanale; Danse Macabre; Carnaval des Animaux

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3

Canon in D

Johann Pachelbel · Pachelbel: Canon in D - Bach: Air on a G String - Handel: Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hallelujah Chorus - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary

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4

The Mighty Rio Grande

This Will Destroy You · S/T

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5

First Breath After Coma

Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

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6

The Ecstasy Of Gold

Ennio Morricone · Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)

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7

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Classic

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8

Starlight

Muse · Black Holes and Revelations

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9

Fight Song

Rachel Platten · Wildfire

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10

The Man

Taylor Swift · Lover

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11

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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12

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel · The Singer

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13

Lean on Me

Bill Withers · Still Bill

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14

Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

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15

Carry On

fun. · Some Nights

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16

Believer

Imagine Dragons · Evolve

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17

Mr. Sandman

The Chordettes · The Chordettes' Best

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18

In the End

Linkin Park · Hybrid Theory (Bonus Edition)

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19

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire · Neon Bible

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20

Demons

Imagine Dragons · Night Visions

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