Greenlights

Book Playlist

Greenlights Playlist

by Matthew McConaughey

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 3, 2026

Greenlights is a memoir about learning to take risks, stay resilient through reinvention, and keep moving forward with a forgiving, forward-looking mindset. This playlist mirrors that arc with a first half of wide-open, cinematic instrumental momentum, then lyric-led tracks that echo turning points—belonging, ambition, doubt, and choosing hope.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Für Elise, WoO 59

Ludwig van Beethoven · Klassik: Die schönste klassische Musik

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2

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 100 Meisterwerke von Mozart

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3

The Unanswered Question

Charles Ives · Quiet City

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4

Adagio For Strings And Organ In G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Barock – Zum Entspannen und Genießen

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5

Nuvole Bianche

Ludovico Einaudi · For You 2 - More Best-Loved Piano Music

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6

Theme From Schindler's List

John Williams · Praise Jerusalem

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7

Ascent

Luna Novina · Ascent

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8

Late

Nils Frahm · Old Friends New Friends

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9

Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Dix Réflexions

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10

River Flows in You

Yiruma · Silence : Musique calme et apaisante

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11

everything i wanted

Billie Eilish · Sad Summer Songs 2022

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12

Man On The Moon

illian · Man On The Moon

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13

Ride

Twenty One Pilots · Birra Al Pub

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14

Take A Bow

Rihanna · Take A Bow

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15

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman Experience · Fast Car

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16

Wicked Game (Arr. for Guitar)

Chris Isaak · Cover Songs

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17

Home

Maria Loka · Home

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18

Let It Be

The Beatles · Healing Orugōru A Peaceful World Played by a Orugōru

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19

The Way You Make Me Feel (Arr. for Guitar)

Michael Jackson · Acoustic Guitar Covers for Weddings

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20

Late Night Lemonade

Luminary Flux · Late Night Lemonade

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