Muse - Knights of Cydonia is my goto song when I need motivation.
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Tool definitely takes the edge off. If it's been a rough day... Massage chair and vibing to tool, all of their songs. It doesn't suddenly bring a smile to my face but it definitely smooths the rough edges, if that makes sense.
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IDK if it counts as instrumental, but I swear this shit hipnotizes me and takes me to a dark cave which is warm and peaceful at the same time. It's Aphex Twin's "Stone in focus".
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This is my victory song
"Journey of the Sorcerer" - Eagles
Side note, it was used as the theme for the original Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy BBC radio show.
It's more than a little on the nose, but Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollility by Holst, especially this abridged arrangement, is something I reach for at the end of a rough day. Usually stops me from going to bed mad, or in a thought spiral.
That it's a relic of the flash mob fad from however many years ago doesn't hurt, either. A spoonful of ironic nostalgia helps the medicine go down.
And a little https://youtu.be/rymUSbYQjw8
Trust The Light - KNOWER One of those "I'm dealing with heavy shit and need some help getting out of bed" songs. Not traditionally "motivational-sounding", but idk it works for me.
And probably most of the Undertale OST. Idk I put a lot of emotional weight behind a lot of those tracks.
Rhino by Solander, for me - it’s a very understated song but the slow build never fails to pick me up
I could put together a list of instrumental house music that I find uplifting, but not sure if that's the sort of thing you want?
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Probably not what you're chasing, but when i need to sit down at my computer and get some work done while focusing i listen to this on repeat all the time
It's just zelda low-fi beats. It allows me to lock in and get shit done
Pumpkin and JPOD. Both are DJs. Listen to their full DJ sets, like on sound cloud, etc.
Now playing Sabaton - White Death
Dvorak - Carnival Overture https://youtu.be/Hv2F_DGKPCY?is=0mJy9LtczVhdtbcE
X GON GIVE IT TO YA
only partway joking.
Prelude and Fugue in C minor by Bach (BWV 847)! Also this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx8ooc-s7OQ
I like the synthwave playlists on streaming services. Keeps me in the zone while reading scifi and lifts my mood when I'm not reading
I stumbled across this years ago and listen to it as loud as I can when I'm in a bad mood. It works.
Beware - Death Grips
Actually, I’m a musicologist from Leipzig (Germany) the town “Where Music Was Invented”, and I’ve been studying this hypothesis for the last 45 years. Alas, I could neither proof it right nor wrong, so that’s 45 years of effort down the drain, I didn’t get tenure as a result, and I now have to fill the regale at Aldi to make ends meet. It’s quite fucking frustrating. As you can well imagine, I hardly listen to music these days, so I can’t provide you with an answer, sorry.
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Diana Ross - I'm coming out
never fails
Led Zeppelin in general.
The Shaggs - Wheels
Love Sensation - Loleatta Holloway
Star Love - Cheryl Lyn
Dance What 'Cha Wanna - Loleatta Holloway
Souvenirs - Voyage
The Main Theme from Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild
Holding Out For A Hero - Jennifer Saunders (Shrek 2 Soundtrack)
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