Sapiens

Book Playlist

Sapiens Playlist

by Yuval Noah Harari

20 tracks

balanced

Aug 30, 2026

5 mixes for this book

“Sapiens” moves from deep evolutionary beginnings through cultural myths and shared fictions toward an uncertain future—so this playlist alternates between wide, process-like instrumentals and lyric-driven tracks that echo storytelling, cooperation, and existential change. The arc is kept varied: calm scientific reflection, restless expansion, and finally sober momentum as humanity’s next chapters unfold.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Maximum-Minimum-Modern

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2

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Filmmusik - Berliner Philharmoniker

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3

Love On A Real Train - From 'Risky Business' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Remastered 2020

Tangerine Dream · Cannes Vibes

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4

Moya

Afro House Galaxy · SOUL TO SOUL

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5

Festival

Sigur Rós · 127 Hours

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6

The Big Ship - 2004 Remaster

Brian Eno · pov: you have good music taste

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7

Dancing With Your Ghost

Sasha Alex Sloan · Dancing With Your Ghost

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8

Vignette

Marcin Wasilewski Trio · January

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9

Stay Alive - From "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Soundtrack

José González · Stay Alive (From The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty)

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10

The Story Of Us

Adrián Úlfur · The Story Of Us

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11

Something Heavy

Sam Fender · People Watching

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12

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · TikTok Songs

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13

Human Nature

Michael Jackson, Base Karaoke + Choirs · Michael Jackson - Karaoke Hits

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14

Myth

Beach House · Bloom

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15

The Universal

Blur · Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

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16

We're Going to Be Friends

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of The White Stripes

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17

I See Fire

Ed Sheeran · KuschelKlassik, Vol. 19

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18

All These Things That I've Done

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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19

You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift · Clean Teen

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20

Champagne for the Ghosts

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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