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Project Hail Mary

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.

32 tracks

dramatic

Sep 11, 2026

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Track List

32 songs

Adrift

Austin Wintory · Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Pantheon Edition) [Original Game Soundtrack]

The Open Sky

Jason Darryl · Green Fields

A Familiar Place

Twelve Titans Music · Reflection

Light of the Seven

Ramin Djawadi · Game of Thrones (Music from the HBO® Series - Season 6)

Misty Mountains

Richard Armitage · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Parallax View

Benjamin Damage · Obsidian

Flight Of The Silverbird

Two Steps from Hell · Battlecry

The End of Oak Suite

Michael Giacchino · The End of Oak Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Reactor

Protonica · Package

The Algorithm

Rick Ross · Set In Stone

Blueprints

East Forest · Music to Be Born To

Red Alert

Catch Your Breath · Not Broken Enough

Apex

rigii · Apex

Distant Thunder

Sleepy Stella · Sleepy Rain

Prelude - Original Mix

Savant · ISM

Clocks - Royksopp Trembling Heart Mix

Coldplay · Clocks (Royksopp Trembling Heart Mix)

The Code

Alewya · The Code

Our Seasons

Helios Solace Space · Still We Dance

Still We Dance

Helios Solace Space · Still We Dance

Bloom

ODESZA · In Return

How Did I Get Here

ODESZA · Summer's Gone

Cascade

Kaikobad · Cascade

Your Hand in Mine

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

One Battle After Another

Jonny Greenwood · One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Midnight City

M83 · Hurry up, We're Dreaming

Subsurface

HVDES · Subsurface

Ghost Writing Pt. 1

Tim Hecker · Haunt Me

The River of Light and Radiation

Ben Frost · Scope Neglect

Space Oddity - 2015 Remaster

David Bowie · David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster]

Helios

Miss Monique · Helios

Red Eyes

The War On Drugs · Lost In The Dream

Luminary

Joel Sunny · Luminary

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