Project Hail Mary

Book Playlist

Project Hail Mary Playlist

21 tracks

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Apr 28, 2026

19 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the thrilling and hopeful journey of "Project Hail Mary," blending electronic, ambient, and post-rock instrumentals with thoughtful vocal tracks. It reflects the protagonist's solitude, scientific discovery, and emotional resilience in space, balancing tension and warmth to mirror the book's emotional arc.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Emerald and Stone

Brian Eno · Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

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2

Tohoku Youth Orchestra with Otomo Yoshihide + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Collective improvisation with simple conduction - Live at ルツェルン・フェスティバルアーク・ノヴァ松島 2013 20131013

Ryuichi Sakamoto · The Best of Tohoku Youth Orchestra 2013～2023 (Live)

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3

The Gift

Joep Beving · Prehension

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4

Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

William Basinski · Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

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5

El Bandido

Nicolas Jaar · El Bandido

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6

If I Had a Heart

Fever Ray · Fever Ray

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7

Chukhung

Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

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8

An empty bliss beyond this World

The Caretaker · An empty bliss beyond this World

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9

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

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10

Arrival to Earth (From "Transformers") [Transcr. for Brass Ensemble & Choir]

Steve Jablonsky · Across the Lake

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11

Starlight

The Muse · Transparent Ransom

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12

Down the Line

Beach Fossils · Somersault

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13

Saturn - Acústica

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

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14

The Scientist

Coldplay · 2000er - Hitmix

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15

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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16

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

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17

Space Oddity - Morgan Studios, Alternative Take

David Bowie · Conversation Piece

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18

Weight of Love

The Black Keys · Turn Blue

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19

Electric Feel

MGMT · Feel Good Summer Songs

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20

Contact

Baby Rockstar · Lullaby Renditions of Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

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21

Not a Poker Game

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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