Elon Musk

Book Playlist

Elon Musk Playlist

by Ashlee Vance

20 tracks

balanced

Mar 10, 2026

This playlist mirrors the innovative, ambitious, and visionary spirit of Elon Musk as portrayed in Ashlee Vance's biography. The instrumental tracks evoke the futuristic and technological aspects of his ventures, while the vocal songs explore themes of ambition, disruption, and the human side of pioneering new frontiers, creating a balanced and dynamic listening experience that reflects Musk's complex character and the impact of his work on modern science and industry.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Endospore

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Ease Division 3

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2

Moon In Your Eye

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

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3

First Steps Upward

M83 · A Necessary Escape (Dakar Chronicles Original Soundtrack)

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4

Tesseract

Nors Kode · Lu | Sal Amander | Tesseract

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5

Eclipse

Helios Jazz Club · Rhythm

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6

Rift

Good Kid · Rift

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7

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

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8

Odyssey

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

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9

Vines

Emancipator · Safe in the Steep Cliffs

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10

Technologic

Robot Baby · A Lullaby Tribute to Daft Punk

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11

Digital Love

The Greatest Bits · Very Disco (8-bit tribute to Daft Punk)

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12

Space Age Love Song

A Flock Of Seagulls · We Are the '80s

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13

Electric Feel

MGMT · Summer Songs Upbeat 2022

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14

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1 - 5) > Welcome To The Machine - Live At The Keswick

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd · Two Nights at the Keswick, Vol. 1

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15

Starman (From "Lightyear") - Piano Version

David Bowie · Starman (From "Lightyear") [Piano Version]

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16

Robot Rock

Peak Performance Tracks · Alive 2027

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17

Radioactivity

Disco Fever · Tribute to Kraftwerk

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18

Solsbury Hill - Arr. for Orchestra by David Le Page

Peter Gabriel · Light and Shadow

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19

Mr. Roboto

Styx · Retro Halloween Aesthetic

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20

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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