Book Playlist

All the Colours of the Dark Playlist

by Chris Whitaker

15 tracks

balanced

Aug 16, 2026

This playlist for "All the Colours of the Dark" captures the book's layered emotional arcs, mysterious and tense atmospheres, and complex character dynamics. The instrumental selections reflect the book's suspense and subtle unease through ambient and post-rock influences, while the vocal tracks explore themes of memory, darkness, and human connection, mirroring the book's nuanced storytelling and varied moods.

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Track List

15 songs

1

Not Unlike The Waves (2016 - Remaster)

Agalloch · Ashes Against The Grain

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2

Where the Light Comes In

Sarah Neufeld · The Ridge

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3

Odyssey

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

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4

Panic

Forest Swords · Compassion

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5

Weird Fishes / Arpeggi

Radiohead · In Rainbows

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6

Song of the Sea

Lisa Hannigan · Song of the Sea (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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7

Petrichor

Amos Stovall · Petrichor

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8

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

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9

Nebula Drive

Helios_Nebula · Echoes of Infinity

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10

Underneath the Stars

beetrooz · Underneath the Stars

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11

Postcards from Italy

Beirut · Gulag Orkestar

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12

Vanishing Shadows

Liela Moss · Internal Working Model

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13

Empty Days

Misthios Project · Vigilare et Punire

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14

Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch)

Calvin Harris · 18 Months

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15

Don’t Drive Me Crazy

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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