Too Big to Fail

Book Playlist

Too Big to Fail Playlist

by Andrew Ross Sorkin

21 tracks

balanced

Jul 11, 2026

This playlist captures the intense, high-stakes atmosphere of the 2008 financial crisis portrayed in "Too Big to Fail." The instrumental tracks evoke the tension and uncertainty of global markets collapsing, while the vocal songs reflect the human drama, ambition, and fallout experienced by key players and society. A diverse mix of genres and moods mirrors the complexity of this nonfiction thriller.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Requiem for a Tower

Clint Mansell · The Best of Epic Themes

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2

Time

Hans Zimmer · Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)

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3

The Departure

Max Richter · Klassische Klaviermusik

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4

Looped

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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5

A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process

Stars Of The Lid · And Their Refinement of the Decline

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6

The Only Moment We Were Alone

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

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7

Adagio in D Minor - From "Sunshine"

John Murphy · 100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

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8

We Move Lightly

Dustin O'Halloran · Light and Shade

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9

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

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10

Awake

Tycho · Awake

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11

Waiting On the World to Change

John Mayer · Filtr #peace

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12

paper planes

Avril Jensen · COLORS

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13

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

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14

Shake Me Down

Cage The Elephant · Powder: Starring AC

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15

No One's Gonna Love You - Live from Spotify Sweden

Band of Horses · All About - Reclam Musik Edition 4 Acoustic Vibes

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16

Dark Necessities

Red Hot Chili Peppers · Pop Classics - 10s

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17

Can't Stop

Red Hot Chili Peppers · Party Hits 2022 - Party Hit Mix

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18

Viva La Vida

Coldplay · Best of 2000/2010er - 100 Hits

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19

I Wanna Be Your Dog

The Stooges · Rock City

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20

Tightrope

Janelle Monáe · Fitness Beats 2013

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21

I am Not Superman

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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