Music to Write An Essay To
the perfect writing music – get an “a” with andrew
featuring artists like:
Fiona Joy Hawkins, Cesium Swimsuit, ODESZA, Flow, DJ Food, music2work2, Cliff Martinez, Moby, Aphex Twin
YouTube was the first place where essay writing music really kicked off. Long form instrumental tracks created the perfect balance of blocking external noise without distracting cognitive centers with words or lyrics. Often falling into the “New Age” category, it wasn’t the sexiest of genres and would never appear on radio but there was a huge and hungry audience.
Many of the tracks on this playlist have millions of streams and views and are very much people’s go to writing music, others are brand new compositions but are great at setting the optimal environment for getting the words out.
Here’s the thing though – there’s no way that every track on this list is going to work for you – it’s likely that you’ll experience some tracks as jarring or too disruptive or even too boring and soporific. The point of this playlist is less about stringing tracks together in a sequence and more about finding tracks that you can put on repeat and get into a state of creative flow – it’s why we generally prefer longer form submissions.
While we cover pretty much all genres and intensities, typically the tracks are ambient in nature, mid tempo and are instrumental. There are some tracks with the odd word or two but there is no lyrical story telling to distract the writer when they’re trying to get their own words out.
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Ocean (From “The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker”) – TPR
17 July 2018
My writing journey began, without a doubt, with the Final Fantasy games of the late 90s/early 2000s. Text heavy and without any voice actors, you had to prepared to do a LOT of reading in order to enjoy the story. It was more immersive than any book I’d ever read, and the settings and the characters were so vivid that it wasn’t hard to spend hours lost in the worlds that lay beyond the controller…
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Landscapes – RelaxingVibe
10 July 2018
The sun sets over the Himalayas. Spiritual and warm, the golden warmth of the last rays of light sets the majestic peaks ablaze, as ancient voices echo across the slopes…
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Himalaya – Ellipsis
4 July 2018
Good afternoon class. Your regular teacher is on vacation (he’s gone Saving the World!), and so for the next four weeks, I’ll be your professor. My name is Dr Jenko, and it’s lovely to meet you all…
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Baby Bluebird – Little Sailboat
26 June 2018
Amara, the artist behind Little Sailboat asked me what it was about this track that caught my ear and I remember laughing thinking – you know what – I have absolutely no idea – but if I’m going to add it to the list – I’d at least better try and explain. ;-)…
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The Moon Illusion – Ben Hippen
19 June 2018
Evocative!
That’s the word of the week!
The thing about music to write to is that some times you want a general piece – something to sit in the background that you don’t really connect with – it just creates the environment where you can get your head down and get something done. Other times…
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Luminous – Rachel LaFond
10 June 2018
One week i’m totally adding Gene Autry’s “Back In The Saddle Again” to the list – oh sure it would defeat the purpose of having instrumental music to help you writers out there but i bet you’re all familiar with the idea of returning to something after a break – it’s a weird thing!
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It Was Something That Had To Be Said – Ben Hippen
30 May 2018
Every now and then you get a track submission which is truly perfect for the list and this week I think nails it! Writer, Composer, Pianist and general all round creative, Ben Hippen recently produced an album – Scenarios that was commissioned specifically to provide the perfect sonic environment for writing. Check out Ben’s initial submission notes:
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Light As Air – Richard P John
24 May 2018
I’ve been living with this track for a while – it’s beautiful – and a really good fit for the Music to Fly With Confidence playlist too! It’s one of those tracks that quietly seeps into your consciousness and has you going back to listen again and again.
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The Essay 3 – Nils Ödlund
15 May 2018
So I’m super stoked about this week – we’re trying something a little different – instead of just one track – we’re presenting an entire writing mix – a playlist within a playlist – 1 hour of music lovingly stitched together to create the perfect sonic environment for all you out there who need to get the words down!
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Flocons – Yann Dulché
8 May 2018
I’ve been grooving on this track for a few weeks now – there’s just something about it that I can’t get out of my head – and that’s a good thing – I think!
A relatively short track for the Essay writing list but it rewards repeat listening. It’s the soundscape that I fell in love with…
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Clarity – Ellipsis
1 May 2018
Aaaaah Clarity – that elusive nirvana of the mind’s eye – the state where mental blocks fall away and everything just flows. This intentionally created Chillstep track from UK based producer Matt Jenko moves you through the jungle of information overload and delivers you to a place where execution is easy.
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Free Ascent – Flow
18 April 2018
I realize that I can’t just run with one track from this stunning album – so in the spirit of helping you flow into your writing – here’s a second song from Flow The Group.
It’s the fourth track on the album and normally follows behind our featured track of the month – Flow. Whereas Flow is all underlying energy and movement – Free Ascent is all about space, time, pause for thought and stunning sonic landscapes…
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to write creatively without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
As a creator / contributor at musicto I believe that music can make the world better.
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