La Peste

Book Playlist

La Peste Playlist

by Albert Camus

20 tracks

balanced

Jun 27, 2026

2 mixes for this book

This playlist reflects the somber yet hopeful atmosphere of Albert Camus's "La Peste," blending introspective instrumentals with evocative vocal tracks. The instrumental selections evoke the isolation and existential reflection during the plague, while the vocal songs explore human resilience, love, and moral ambiguity amid crisis. Diverse genres from classical and post-rock to indie and ambient underscore the novel’s emotional and philosophical complexity, capturing characters’ struggles and the overarching themes of fate and solidarity in a historical Algerian setting.

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Track List

20 songs

1

disintegration

Ryuichi Sakamoto · async

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2

Any Other Name

Thomas Newman · Tiburón y otras bandas sonoras icónicas

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3

Remembrance

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent

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4

Infiltration for the Last Time

Gareth Coker · The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story (Official Soundtrack)

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5

Passing Through

dream index · Passing Through

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6

Nightbook

Ludovico Einaudi · Islands - Essential Einaudi

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7

And Some Will Fall - Edit

Max Richter · In A Landscape

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8

Reverie

R. York · Reverie

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9

Reflection

Brian Eno · Reflection

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10

The Trapeze Swinger

Iron & Wine · Live At Third Man Records

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11

The Book of Love

The Magnetic Fields · 69 Love Songs

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12

Into My Arms

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

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13

Waiting Game

BANKS · Etheral Life

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14

Life on Mars?

David Bowie · Instrumental Jazz Songs

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15

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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16

Breathe Me

Sia · Colour The Small One

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17

Shoot The Moon

Norah Jones · Come Away With Me (Super Deluxe Edition)

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18

Exit Music (For A Film)

Sweet Little Band · Babies Go Radiohead

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19

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division · The 70s

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20

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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