Soundscapes

A Chapter-by-chapter, curated cinematic and pop reading experience

Chapters 1-10

  • The Game That Changed Everything

    • An Original: Krish Amari, "Rize"

  • Enter Players

    • Cinematic: Blade Runner 2049 — "Memory"

    • Pop: Billie Eilish — "When the Party's Over"

  • The Rules

    • Cinematic: The Martian — "Making Water"

    • Pop: Bonobo — "Kerala"

  • Building Home

    • Cinematic: How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell) — "Forbidden Friendship"

    • Pop: Bon Iver — "Holocene"

  • The Hunt

    • Cinematic: The Last of the Mohicans — "Promontory"

    • Pop: Woodkid — "The Golden Age"

  • The Killing

    • Cinematic: The Lord of the Rings (Howard Shore) — "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm"

    • Pop: Florence + The Machine — "Heavy in Your Arms"

  • The Inheritance

    • Cinematic: The Theory of Everything (Jóhann Jóhannsson) — "A Game of Concept"

    • Pop: Phoebe Bridgers — "Funeral"

  • Breaking Point

    • Cinematic: Interstellar — "Mountains"

    • Pop: Phoebe Bridgers — "I Know the End"

    • Cinematic: Ramin Djawadi (Westworld) — "Sweetwater"

    • Pop: Massive Attack — "Teardrop"

  • The Ark

    • Cinematic: Interstellar — "First Step"

    • Pop: M83 — "Outro"

Chapters 11-20

  • Land

    • Cinematic: Tron: Legacy (Daft Punk) — "Outlands"

    • Pop: Lord Huron — "Ends of the Earth"

  • Supplies

    • Cinematic: Catch Me If You Can (John Williams) — Main Theme

    • Pop: The National — "Fake Empire"

  • The Heist

    • Cinematic: Ocean's Eleven (David Holmes) — "$165 Million"

    • Pop: Bleachers — "Don't Take the Money"

  • The Farewell

    • Cinematic: The Leftovers (Max Richter) — "The Departure"

    • Pop: Novo Amor — "Anchor"

  • The Vanishing Act

    • Cinematic: Too Old to Die Young — "Brother Dege"; No Country for Old Men

    • Pop: PJ Harvey — "Down by the Water"

  • Eyes in the Sky

    • Cinematic: The Imitation Game (Alexandre Desplat) — "The Imitation Game"

    • Pop: Goldfrapp — "Strict Machine"

  • Our Land

    • Cinematic: Brokeback Mountain (Gustavo Santaolalla) — "The Wings"

    • Pop: The New Basement Tapes — "When I Get My Hands on You"

  • Firsts

    • Cinematic: Ruelle — "Where Is My Mind"

    • Pop: Mazzy Star — "Fade Into You"

    • The Port

      • Cinematic: Chromatics — "Tick of the Clock"

      • Pop: Billie Eilish — "You Should See Me in a Crown"

  • The Upside Down

    • Cinematic: Blade Runner 2049 (Zimmer / Wallfisch) — "Flight to LAPD"

    • Pop: Billie Eilish — "Bury a Friend"

Chapters 21-30

  • Rolling in the Deep

    • Cinematic: Lane 8 — "The Rope"

    • Pop: The Head and the Heart — "Another Story"

  • Brick by Brick

    • Cinematic: The Cinematic Orchestra — "To Build a Home"

    • Pop: NONONO — "Pumpin Blood" (Franne Remix)

  • This Is Home. Now

    • Cinematic: The Truman Show (Dallwitz / Glass) — "Truman Sleeps"

    • Pop: London Grammar — "Strong"

  • Fractures

    • Cinematic: Arrival (Jóhann Jóhannsson) — "Kangaru"

    • Pop: Maggie Rogers — "Past Life"

  • Wildfire

    • Cinematic: The Dark Knight (Zimmer / Howard) — "Aggressive Expansion"

    • Pop: Ed Sheeran — "I See Fire"

  • Enter Player One

    • Cinematic: Arrival (Jóhann Jóhannsson) — "Heptapod B"

    • Pop: Xavier Rudd — "Spirit Bird"

  • Under the Wolf Moon

    • Cinematic: The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones) — "The Kiss"

    • Pop: Cigarettes After Sex — "Apocalypse"

  • A Break For It

    • Cinematic: A Beautiful Mind (James Horner) — "The Car Chase"

    • Pop: Nine Inch Nails — "Hurt"

    • Stay With Me

      • Cinematic: Stranger Things (Dixon & Stein) — "The Upside Down"

      • Pop: Sia — "Alive"

  • The Architect

    • Cinematic: Gladiator (Zimmer / Gerrard) — "Now We Are Free"

    • Pop: Lorde — "Ribs"