Book Playlist

The Way of Kings Playlist

by Brandon Sanderson

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 1, 2026

6 mixes for this book

These tracks move from exposed, elemental soundscapes toward music of resolve and collective strength, echoing Roshar’s punishing storms and the characters’ gradual turn toward responsibility and hope. The instrumental opening evokes the scale of the Shattered Plains, the isolation of its soldiers, and the strange beauty of a world built around highstorms; the vocal half follows with songs about endurance, leadership, and standing together.

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Track List

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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod

Edward Elgar · Elgar: Enigma Variations & Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos 1-5

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The Wasps: Overture

Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, The Lark Ascending, The Wasps Overture & Fantasia on Greensleeves

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The Protecting Veil - The Protecting Veil - The Nativity of the Mother of God - Annunciation - The Incarnation - Lament of the Mother of God at the Cross - The Resurrection - The Dormition of the Moth

John Tavener · John Tavener, The Protecting Veil

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