Sapiens

Book Playlist

Sapiens Playlist

by Yuval Noah Harari

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 17, 2026

5 mixes for this book

“Sapiens” is a sweeping, multi-epoch story about what makes humans unique—our changing myths, technologies, and social bonds across millennia. This playlist moves from austere, evolutionary-scale thinking (instrumentals first) into lyric-driven reflections on culture, power, and identity (vocals last), mirroring the book’s arc from deep time to present-day consequences.

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Track List

20 songs

1

The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic

Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets

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2

Bolero

Maurice Ravel · Klassik die man kennen muss! Die größten Werke der Klassischen Musik

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3

Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

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4

Clair de lune

Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters

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5

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Classic

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6

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

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7

Lux Aeterna

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST

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8

Theme From Jurassic Park

John Williams · Jurassic Park

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9

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel · The Singer

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10

Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers · Just As I Am

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11

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

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12

A Change Is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke · Ain't That Good News

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13

Somewhere Only We Know

Keane · Hopes And Fears

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14

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman

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15

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Tears For Fears · Songs From The Big Chair

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16

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

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17

The Scientist

Coldplay · A Rush of Blood to the Head

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18

Take Me To Church

Hozier · Hozier

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19

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995

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20

The Shape Of Memory

Max Cooper · Feeling Is Structure

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