The Big Picture

Book Playlist

The Big Picture Playlist

by Sean M. Carroll

21 tracks

balanced

Jun 28, 2026

This playlist captures the essence of Sean M. Carroll's "The Big Picture," blending scientific wonder with philosophical depth. The instrumental tracks evoke cosmic vastness and the intricacies of the universe, while the vocal selections explore themes of existence, knowledge, and the human quest for meaning, mirroring the book's journey from fundamental physics to existential reflection.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Spiral

RY X · Blood Moon

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2

Ebb and Flow

The Dead Tongues · Unsung Passage

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3

The Last Lumen Rising

Helios_Nebula · RADIANT EXPANSE

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4

Cloud Atlas (End Title)

Johnny Klimek · Piano Meditation

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5

In a Landscape

John Cage · My Music Garden

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6

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

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7

Nebula

Dream Agent · Nebula

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8

Cossacks Are

Scott Walker · The Drift

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9

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

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10

The Memory

Steve Roach · Empetus (Deluxe)

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11

starlings

Jai Vinyl · elbow grease

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12

Waiting for the Sun

The Jayhawks · Stood On Believing

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13

Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Sigur Rós · ( )

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14

The Universal

Blur · Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

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15

Science & Faith

The Script · Science & Faith

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16

Everything in Its Right Place

The Gentlemen Of NUCO · Radiohead's OK Computer

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17

Stars - Voice Memo

Jacob Collier · Fin de Semana Chillax

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18

Horizon

Tycho · Epoch (Deluxe Version)

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19

Atlas Hands

Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

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20

Saturn - Instrumental

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

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21

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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