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Project Hail Mary is a survival-and-science thriller driven by isolation, escalating danger, and moments of fragile hope—so this playlist leans into cinematic, high-focus tension with steady momentum. The instrumental tracks aim to mirror Grace’s long, looping stretches of problem-solving in deep space, while the few vocal songs act like emotional “checkpoints” for humanity, connection, and resolve.
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32 songs
1
Adrift
Austin Wintory · Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Pantheon Edition) [Original Game Soundtrack]
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The Open Sky
Jason Darryl · Green Fields
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A Familiar Place
Twelve Titans Music · Reflection
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Light of the Seven
Ramin Djawadi · Game of Thrones (Music from the HBO® Series - Season 6)
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Misty Mountains
Richard Armitage · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Parallax View
Benjamin Damage · Obsidian
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Flight Of The Silverbird
Two Steps from Hell · Battlecry
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The End of Oak Suite
Michael Giacchino · The End of Oak Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Reactor
Protonica · Package
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The Algorithm
Rick Ross · Set In Stone
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Blueprints
East Forest · Music to Be Born To
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Red Alert
Catch Your Breath · Not Broken Enough
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Apex
rigii · Apex
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Distant Thunder
Sleepy Stella · Sleepy Rain
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Prelude - Original Mix
Savant · ISM
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Clocks - Royksopp Trembling Heart Mix
Coldplay · Clocks (Royksopp Trembling Heart Mix)
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The Code
Alewya · The Code
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18
Our Seasons
Helios Solace Space · Still We Dance
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Still We Dance
Helios Solace Space · Still We Dance
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Bloom
ODESZA · In Return
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How Did I Get Here
ODESZA · Summer's Gone
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22
Cascade
Kaikobad · Cascade
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Your Hand in Mine
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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One Battle After Another
Jonny Greenwood · One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Midnight City
M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming
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Subsurface
HVDES · Subsurface
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Ghost Writing Pt. 1
Tim Hecker · Haunt Me
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The River of Light and Radiation
Ben Frost · Scope Neglect
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Space Oddity - 2015 Remaster
David Bowie · David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster]
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Helios
Miss Monique · Helios
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Red Eyes
The War On Drugs · Lost In The Dream
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