What music do you like to listen to when studying / working?

[victorz@lemmy.world]

And if you were to search this up, what would you type?

[bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de]

lofi hip hop on YouTube.

[scytale@piefed.zip]

For studying, instrumental music or at least music with lyrics I don't understand. My go-to is my own curated playlist of film/movie soundtracks.

For working, anything goes. I have a variety of playlists like metal, prog rock, fusion, acid jazz, kpop, j pop/rock, etc.

[stovetop@lemmy.world]

Lofi beats to study to

[ephera@lemmy.ml]

I need it to not be distracting, so no vocals in a language I comprehend, or I need to have listened to the song a dozen times already.

And then I need something upbeat to keep me motivated, so 8-bit music is high up the list, overly epic orchestral music also always works, but at like 3 o'clock in the morning, nothing hits like instrumental classical music.

[interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Any of mayv's mixes https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKz7MQ6y9w-K456AwrcUa_geIewSGOqF- or a four hour playlist I made of the same sort of genre

[daze@sh.itjust.works]

Any / all Gran Turismo soundtracks

[troyunrau@lemmy.ca]

Chillout ambient. Basically, the Mass Effect 1 soundtrack affected my whole musical library. I ask myself -- would this music sound cool in a bar in Mass Effect? If the answer is yes, it's probably on theme.

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Gardens

Solar Fields - Leaving Home

2814 - Rain Temple

Cell - Hanging Masses

etc.

To the point were I created [email protected]

[fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I like putting on DJ sets at work. Book Club Radio has some absolute bangers. Pretty much any one from Tinzo or Jojo are good.

Hor has some good DJs on. I love Tigerhead. Some of the Bogota ones were great.

Boiler room also has some good ones. The one from Rebecca Black was actually really good.

[jayjleas@lemmy.world]

I have an instrumental playlist for this because lyrics distract me.

[enbiousenvy@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Age of Empires II soundtrack

[surewhynotlem@lemmy.world]

Polyphia

[nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world]

Hear me out: Stellaris soundtrack

https://youtube.com/watch?v=U9Tnppi4bZ0

[nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world]

Tangerine Dream. The soundtrack for my programming life.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mp7n8bX8d2g

[enbiousenvy@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

oh the 1998-2000 Age of Empires OSTs are literally just MIDI with default instrument which gives its own vibe. Age of Empires 3 got real orchestra.

But that particular song you sent reminds me a lot to Battlefield 1 OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkw6YTaJpM

This one isn't similar but feels epic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8rPqVCjG8A

[xatolos@reddthat.com]

Like many others have mentioned, video game soundtracks when studying. [https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/what-is-the-science-of-video-game-music/](Video game music has also been shown to help with studying.)

Can video game music help you study?
And according to a plethora of research, having such music to accompany a task–especially if it’s repetitive—can drive up dopamine levels in the brain, allowing you to engage in work or study more productively and with less stress. It can also drive inspiration and add a touch of whimsy to otherwise boring tasks.

[lordcrom@lemmy.world]

Instrumentals.

[nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world]

That Battlefield Tsar one is indeed epic. I like programming to Epic music sometimes it feeds my fantasies. Plus the vocals are sufficiently muted and possibly not English so I don't find them distracting

[theminions@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Chilled cow

[raneg@sopuli.xyz]

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