The Final Empire

Book Playlist

The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson

“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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Sep 19, 2026

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20 songs

1

Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

Open Eye Signal

Jon Hopkins · Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

2

The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

On the Nature of Daylight - Orchestral Version

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

3

Orphée

Flight from the City

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

4

Sigh No More

Little Lion Man

Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More

5

Lungs (Deluxe Version)

Dog Days Are Over

Florence + The Machine · Lungs (Deluxe Version)

6

Elephant

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes · Elephant

7

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

The Pretender

Foo Fighters · Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

8

Funeral

Wake Up

Arcade Fire · Funeral

9

Funeral

Rebellion (Lies)

Arcade Fire · Funeral

10

Everything All The Time

The Funeral

Band of Horses · Everything All The Time

11

Only By The Night

Notion

Kings of Leon · Only By The Night

12

Cult

Path

Apocalyptica · Cult

13

Telemann: 6 Orchestral Suites

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

Georg Philipp Telemann · Telemann: 6 Orchestral Suites

14

O Fortuna

O Fortuna

Marc Benjamin · O Fortuna

15

Archangel

The Last Stand

Nick Phoenix · Archangel

16

With Teeth (Bonus Tracks)

The Hand That Feeds

Nine Inch Nails · With Teeth (Bonus Tracks)

17

New Year’s Eve: 100 Uplifting Songs

Hymn for the Weekend

Coldplay · New Year’s Eve: 100 Uplifting Songs

18

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

Take Me Home, Country Roads

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

19

The House of the Rising Sun: Best of The Animals

The House of the Rising Sun

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

20

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

I See Fire

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

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