The Final Empire

Book Playlist

The Final Empire Playlist

by Brandon Sanderson

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 19, 2026

6 mixes for this book

“The Final Empire” moves between oppression under the Lord Ruler, the raw grit of the skaa, and the charged hope of resistance and survival. This playlist pairs dark, ascendant instrumental textures with restrained-to-defiant lyric tracks to echo the book’s world of fear, power, and daring rebellion—supporting focus while still feeling alive.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Open Eye Signal

Jon Hopkins · Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

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2

On the Nature of Daylight - Orchestral Version

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

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3

Flight from the City

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

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4

Little Lion Man

Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More

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5

Dog Days Are Over

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

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6

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes · Elephant

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7

The Pretender

Foo Fighters · Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

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8

Wake Up

Arcade Fire · Funeral

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9

Rebellion (Lies)

Arcade Fire · Funeral

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10

The Funeral

Band of Horses · Everything All The Time

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11

Notion

Kings of Leon · Only By The Night

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12

Path

Apocalyptica · Cult

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13

Overture (Suite) in B-Flat Major, TWV 55:B2: Aria IV: Sarabande

Georg Philipp Telemann · Telemann: 6 Orchestral Suites

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14

O Fortuna

Marc Benjamin · O Fortuna

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15

The Last Stand

Nick Phoenix · Archangel

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16

The Hand That Feeds

Nine Inch Nails · With Teeth (Bonus Tracks)

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17

Hymn for the Weekend

Coldplay · New Year’s Eve: 100 Uplifting Songs

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18

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver · The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

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19

The House of the Rising Sun

The Animals · The House of the Rising Sun: Best of The Animals

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20

I See Fire

Ed Sheeran · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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