Julian Anderson, composer in residence at the London Philharmonic Orchestra, has composed a based upon the credit crunch / financial meltdown. Interesting reading, with a music clip at the end with the composer playing through parts at the end. Hope the link works (I'm not sure whether you have to be subscriber to access the content, but thought I would try it anyway):

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30c2bce8-0d3c-11...l#axzz18pEDVSKY