Brief Answers to the Big Questions
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions

by Stephen Hawking

This playlist captures the intellectual depth and cosmic wonder of Stephen Hawking's "Brief Answers to the Big Questions." The instrumental tracks reflect the vastness and mystery of the universe with ambient, electronic, and classical elements, while the vocal songs explore humanity's place in the cosmos, curiosity, and the future, complementing the book's themes of science, exploration, and hope.

21 tracks
balanced
Mar 11, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
1
The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

2
Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

Saturn - Instrumental

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

3
Stories of the Melting Sun

Smokelantis

Emancipator · Stories of the Melting Sun

4
Madness and Paranoia

Echoes of Time

Kevin MacLeod · Madness and Paranoia

5
Night Sky

By Night

Sophie Hutchings · Night Sky

6
Rebirth of Light

Atlas Ascending

Helios_Nebula · Rebirth of Light

7
Nebula

Nebula

Drift three · Nebula

8
Infinite Horizon

Infinite Horizon

Mila Dibra · Infinite Horizon

9
Celestial

Celestial

Xuan · Celestial

10
Aurora

Aurora

Nimara · Aurora

11
Depression Cherry

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

12
Transparent Ransom

Starlight

The Muse · Transparent Ransom

13
Indie Rock Mix

Cosmic Love

Florence + The Machine · Indie Rock Mix

14
2000s Mixtape: Greatest Hits

The Scientist

Coldplay · 2000s Mixtape: Greatest Hits

15
Hits do Alt Rock - Y2K

Across the Universe

Fiona Apple · Hits do Alt Rock - Y2K

16
Instrumental Covers Of Muse Vol.1

Supermassive Black Hole

White Knight Instrumental · Instrumental Covers Of Muse Vol.1

17
Lullaby Versions of Bjork

Human Behaviour

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Bjork

18
Science Fiction

Science Fiction

Fake Dad · Science Fiction

19
Radiohead from a Henry F. Miller

Everything in Its Right Place

Wax//Wane · Radiohead from a Henry F. Miller

20
Safe in the Steep Cliffs

Nevergreen

Emancipator · Safe in the Steep Cliffs

21
Why not?

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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