The Final Empire
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The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson

This playlist captures the dark, gritty, and mysterious atmosphere of "The Final Empire," blending haunting world music textures with brooding post-rock and cinematic instrumentals to reflect the ash-filled skies and oppressive rule. The mix of vocal and instrumental tracks balances tension and hope, mirroring the thieves’ defiant spirit and the shadow of prophecy, while diverse global influences evoke the novel’s unique fantasy setting without resorting to typical fantasy tropes.

22 tracks
balanced
Feb 26, 2026
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Track List

22 songs
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Ashes on the Wind

Ashes on the Wind

Martianer · Ashes on the Wind

1
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

2
Blood on the Leaves (In the Style of Kanye West) [Karaoke Version] - Single

Blood on the Leaves (with Backing Vocals) [Karaoke Version]

Ameritz Karaoke Entertainment · Blood on the Leaves (In the Style of Kanye West) [Karaoke Version] - Single

3
Drif

Tenet

Heilung · Drif

4
Pt. One

Nightmare

plenka · Pt. One

5
Evolve

Mouth Of The River

Imagine Dragons · Evolve

6
The Wolf Is Loose

The Wolf Is Loose

Mastodon · The Wolf Is Loose

7
Getting Nowhere (feat. John Legend)

Getting Nowhere (feat. John Legend) - Breakage As Hard As We Try Remix

Magnetic Man · Getting Nowhere (feat. John Legend)

8
Re:visions

Young and Courageous (Re:visions)

Tides Of Man · Re:visions

9
Vulnicura

Black Lake

Björk · Vulnicura

10
The Last Stand (Track Commentary Version)

Last Dying Breath - Track Commentary

Sabaton · The Last Stand (Track Commentary Version)

11
100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

In the House - In a Heartbeat - From "28 Days Later"

John Murphy · 100 Greatest Film Themes - Take 2

12
Pickin' On Mumford & Sons' Babel

Babel

Pickin' On Series · Pickin' On Mumford & Sons' Babel

13
A Fragile Tribute: Various Artists Reworked the Nine Inch Nails' album "The Fragile"

The Great Below

Enzo Moretto · A Fragile Tribute: Various Artists Reworked the Nine Inch Nails' album "The Fragile"

14
Austin City Limits

The Partisan

Leonard Cohen · Austin City Limits

15
Instrumental Acoustic Guitar Renditions of Johnny Cash Songs

Ain't No Grave

United Guitar Players · Instrumental Acoustic Guitar Renditions of Johnny Cash Songs

16
Divenire (Deluxe Edition)

Divenire

Ludovico Einaudi · Divenire (Deluxe Edition)

17
KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Bjöllukór Tónlistarskóli Reykjanesbæjar · KLUKK: Sigur Rós in Bells

18
Wake

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · Wake

19
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The End of All Things (feat. Renee Fleming)

Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

20
Prokofiev: Peter und der Wolf

Peter and the wolf, Op. 67 - Narration in German; Text adapted by LORIOT on basis of Prokofiev's text: Peter und der Wolf - ein musikalisches Märchen. Alle Menschen und Tiere werden dargestellt von verschiedenen Instrumenten

Sergei Prokofiev · Prokofiev: Peter und der Wolf

21
Why not?

Every Border Gone

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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