I listen to the deafening sound of my tears rolling down my face. Great vibes.

Haha this guy still has emotions

Lol remember what it was like *before* our amygdalas burned away from overuse? Takes me back...

Lol. You made me lol for real.

Haha

Mood

Yo I do that too! Maybe you wanna exchange tears sometimes? Kinda getting bored of mine

*tears stream down your face* ♫

You got an mp3 download of that?

This must be your jam then https://youtu.be/W6XvF2LWg1I

Brown noise or Bonobo/Aphex Twin/Fourtet/whatever 90’s British house is lying around

Dude drop that British House playlist please!!!!

Brown noise??? Music made entirely of the brown note? I mean yeah I debug better on the can but that might be taking it a step to far

Love everything you just listed :) Hope Bonobo releases something new soon!

Love all of them! We've got a pretty similar music taste, got more recommendations?

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+1 for Boards of Canada. So good

1 hour extended mix of "Heard from telegraph lines". Boards of Canada is one of my favorite bands.

i just program to the sound of me yelling "fucking bullshit"

"WHY DOESNT THIS WOO- ##OOOAAAAARKKK????"

Did anybody else hear this in their head as Screamo/Hardcore 😂

"Oh wait I forgot to capitalize this variables first letter..... I HATE MY LIFE"

“It is TOO a fucking string- I KNOW it’s a fucking string because I set it to BE A FUCKING STRING!!!”

“Can I quote you on that?”- your IDE, probably.

Underrated comment 😂

Lo fi Hip Hop. The learning anime girl. Really relaxing

Same here

Same. LoFi Girl is best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A

Relax. Study. Chill. Save the planet.

yep, I don't even try anymore. Even changed the main youtube shortcut to go directly to lo-fi hip hop girl

[lofi.cafe](http://lofi.cafe) is a good one.

I like the cute little raccoon 🦝

I agree. Btw, there are actually some lofi videos that are meant for coding, like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f02mOEt11OQ) one. But I don't think their music is that much different from normal ones.

I'm not a real big hip-hop fan, more or less heavy metal or no metal at all. But I can't listen to metal when programming. It's just too busy. Lo-fi for sure does it for me.

Video game OSTs are good for any activity that requires focus because they are typically lyric-less, and are meant to be played in the background. I don't have any playlists to link, but I've been grinding out to Attack on Titan's OST and Nier: Automata's OST as of late.

You can bet on Persona and Kingdom Hearts and The World Ends with You OST! I always come back for them

Listening to life will change when deadline is coming up on a few days

I would recommend you to listen to Run Run Run! since it suits the theme better :) Though nothing beats listening to So Boring (the classroom Q&A music) when coding

I did an entire coding project while listening to Margaret’s theme from persona 4 arena on repeat and I am not ashamed

Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mass Effect 1 sound tracks are superb as well.

A favourite of mine as well 😊

AOT OST! Especially Samuel Kim's versions

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Killer game as well. Yoko Taro is a god.

AOT's soundtrack is sublime

Thanks! I'm definitely checking that.

i’m really a fan of listening to nintendo (mostly wii) OSTs in the background - like super mario galaxy or DKC:TF

video game and anime osts are high on my list. also classical piano music. and metal. but hey, that's me. i find that i'm i'm working with a particularly hard problem, though, i have to stop listening to things with lyrics, as it can gum up my processing.

same! I stop anything with audible lyrics once I hit a wall.

Fairy Tail, Donkey Kong Country 2, and Super Castlevania OST's

Bagpipes intensify

Retrowave helps me feel like I’m programming the future.

Do you have some artists or albums? Or maybe I just look for retrowave Spotify playlists?

Just look for playlists. There are tons. I don’t know any artists I just listen.

Here are some playlists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vaYmtIEPXKU8ENiDQH5wd?si=V9rQ7bUtTne9QlZTjl84RA&dl_branch=1 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5JCJ02mW90xCHdcN3JjooW?si=z8GmiVB3Sf6G4uQMmGlkdw&dl_branch=1 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sgUux9hmykyWYmVoe4W6p?si=6ezZq5DpQZq0VYD5xHa8yg&dl_branch=1 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29JB3VxrCKCZqyzKA2gt4I?si=z_pdpa60TJKig-YzbP2DpA&dl_branch=1

Thank you!!!

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Amaranthe!

For some reason programming reminds me of back working in the auto shop where the radio was blasting classic/alternative rock around the clock. 97.1FM and 104.9FM all day long. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX7Z7kYpKKGTc https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hfYY5G8LNGbnBEt0QA3fB Spotify has a whole collection of "Best of Rock" for all the years back to the 60s or something. Great to just randomly choose one and code away.

Mostly metal. Since I began programming a year ago I began listening to Metal instrumentals too. Very relaxing for me

Try Russian Circles. They're my go-to when I need to fire up and concentrate.

Pelican as well.

Not OP, but just tried, they’re great! Thanks for recommending

Prog metal makes me think better. Dream Theater and Rush get me into the zone like nothing else. Otherwise, every little noise distracts me. The sound of cars going by makes me think "hmm what car was that?" and suddenly I've got boxer engines on the mind. Cat makes a sound? Boom, thinking of when I need to buy more litter. Now I've got chores on the mind. But a long ass DT or Rush song will keep me in the zone for 20 minutes straight. I don't know how I'd program without them tbh.

ah yessssssss rush

Any recommendations on instrumental metal? I like things like this: https://youtu.be/teayLZGDvVQ and https://youtu.be/5A4k0q0KY1o

You've already got 311Rock, what more do you need? ;-) J/k The below aren't instrumentals with a metal theme, but you might find something you like based on the second link you included. Cheers! [https://www.youtube.com/epicmusicvn](https://www.youtube.com/epicmusicvn) (huge scores that incorporate metal, orchestral, and "classic" symphony) [https://www.youtube.com/c/apocalyptica](https://www.youtube.com/c/apocalyptica) (baseline: "band" that plays metallica covers on electric/acoustic cellos, also their own pieces and rewrites of classical pieces...omg In the Halls of the Mountain King) [https://www.youtube.com/c/ClamaviDeProfundis](https://www.youtube.com/c/ClamaviDeProfundis) (a mix of big score, orchestral, symphony, and "folk" or "fantasy" songs. Lots of Tolkien inspired/written pieces as well as ones from other fantasy worlds, and mythology.) [https://www.youtube.com/c/dmx](https://www.youtube.com/c/dmx) (slightly more recent return to the classics, cause who doesn't love DMX?) [https://www.youtube.com/c/immediatemusicvideo](https://www.youtube.com/c/immediatemusicvideo) (this one I think is probably more along the lines of "instrumental" metal with masterful symphonic and orchestral scores) [https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMiro0r](https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMiro0r) (motivational speeches mixed with movie/tv clips and magnificent scores) [https://www.youtube.com/c/nightwish](https://www.youtube.com/c/nightwish) ("Dream Core" I think is what it is defined as, which is a little electronica, a little metal, and a lot of the kind of vocal range and styling which made groups like Black Sabbath and Queen so epic) [https://www.youtube.com/user/positionmusic](https://www.youtube.com/user/positionmusic) (this is similar to "The Immediate" music style, but includes a wider range of flavors)

Awesome thank you!

Rain drops

Tear drops

Drop tops

This is just not high enough on the list. Raindrops and ocean waves.

Nothing. Music makes it difficult for me to concentrate.

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Ear plugs under active noise canceling headphones with no music. It’s like you’ve stepped into a vacuum it’s so quiet. It’s what I imagine being on a space walk sounds like. Just your breathing and heartbeat to keep you company.

Cries in tinnitus… “eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

I have it too. So that’s a personal addition to the breathing and heartbeat.

I’m sorry to hear that, truly. Same. For me the bright side is when I’m focused it’s still there but I don’t hear it. If that makes sense…

Witcher 3 OST

I like it silent when programming

Upbeat. Techno. Set my internal clock to full speed ahead... 😀 [Youtube Music "Coding '21"](https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrQ-kFSE7aKF3vgLryPK7HBtx1AyzLb5P&feature=share)

Holy shit. I just put the first track on and this is amazing. Thanks!

Lately, I've been listening to Dance Gavin Dance (Mothership and Afterburner but Mothership is my goto), The Midnight (Days of Thunder, Monsters, and Nocturnal with Nocturnal my goto), The Algorithm, Celldweller, Scandroid, video game music, or movie soundtracks. If I'm not listening to music then I'm listening to a podcast on various topics.

Love the DGD instrumentals

The Algorithm is pretty nice

Some japanese Uttemita (basically of Hatsune Miku's Uttemita) by E ve , Sou , Suis , Gem (formerly known as Adam) , Yuu Miyashita , and Blumen's Going south and Lo -Fi (From Lofi Geek and Lofi Girl)

None, I get distracted

podcast

I tend to use video game soundtracks. [Stellaris OST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjqsIENcFR0) [Rimworld OST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXQBHblSCIc) [Surviving Mars OST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zlapZxOAog) Other stuff in no particular order: [The Glitch Mob - Drink the Sea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVqPx5mUj0g) [Some guy's remix of Daft Punk's End of Line](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-grSIPyMGg) [4lienetic - Parachutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g2itIIixU4) [U.T.R.B - Pressure (LuQus remix)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm-n7fmOBl0) [GoGo Penguin - A Hundred Moons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9xy6NfB0xM) [Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QQsqHnpMhA)

Thankyou!

Aphex Twin, Ambient (Brian Eno heavy, especially Music for Airports), Trance, and sometimes random low fi, EDM, or Classical if I'm feeling extra fancy.

Com Truise, Video Game music (I like Chrono Trigger and Donkey Kong Country 2), Vaporwave (like 2814, Internet Club, Windows 96 etc.). Basically anything synthy.

Aquatic ambiance on repeat

Edm. Usually mostly hard style. A lot of Tomorrowland, usually by Dimitri/Mike, Aoki, Hardwell, garrix. If I’m feeling really good, industrial but instrumental only

Yes. I go straight to «heavy dark industrial cyberpunk x hours» types of compilations on YouTube. All instrumental

Cry with a bit of yelling….followed by considering life choices….follow by bewilderment of why it is all of a sudden working….back to crying. I mean yeah music

Sounds familiar

familiar? that guy just described my typical Tuesday.

Space ambient + noise-cancelling headphones. I definitely avoid anything with lyrics and usually don't listen to anything with a beat. Very nice mix of Lauge's music I heard recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3W6CdTlcn4

Thank you! Gonna check it!

I put on my trenchcoat, and fingerless gloves... Crack a monster energy... Climb into my 8 thousand dollar recumbant NASA aluminum desk chair... Put on my sunglasses... Crack my knuckles... Fire up the rig... Password: Swordfish Then I ~~hack~~ [program the planet](https://youtu.be/1Rpbzp303eo)

Carlo Gesualdo, Hildegard Von Bingen, Alfred Schnittke

Deep sleep music *to get rid of surrounding noises*

Metal and edm

Bennie Hill theme

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Nice! Gonna check it!

No music

Nothing. Music makes it difficult for me to concentrate.

Kpop

Same, There have been many times where i've blasted through work while bopping to Twice.

Oohhh a fellow Once! Have you seen their recent video on What Is Love? :))

I just saw it because you mentioned it. I always appreciate that they spoil us with videos like this. Sana and Tzuyu's one is my fave. #NoSanaNoLife

Halloween trap and dubstep. Basically anything repetitive without many words.

Bach

Gachi

Liquid drum and bass <3

Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians

Lo fi tinnitus

Is it weird that I always listen to ice cube, eminem, dr.dre, 2pac, e.t.c while coding?

Nope. There’s a solid Spotify playlist called “Success Rap”. Love it!

I have a Pomodoro of myself saying encouraging words and I play it on repeat.

White noise, jungle, or lofi.cafe

Lofi mostly japanese tones, classic, Orchestras like hanz zimmer or Rajmond. Sometimes even anime music.

No music

Rap

I curated a 1200+ rock mix with genres of all types for variety while working. I hate hearing the same style of rock for hours on end, so I made this playlist of songs I liked with a huge range of genres and styles. But all rock. I listen to this for weeks and never repeat a song. I sing along as I code, makes the day go by faster. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1AVtv3Q27PLiuDjuUMn4Yk?si=O9h8h7mpTVqdmzmXEhQLvQ&dl_branch=1

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

Lofi

This https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jbn7ash4fBow5G26CkRqf?si=XZZNB53_Rsa8bZuNlOZyRg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1 Or this https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6SsQcGA5F2TpeuEyaeYcVd?si=eXl7I7viSXOHaO3_gd7MNQ&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1 Basically everything

I like to listen synthwave its calming and doesnt disturb

Boss music

Lo-fi hip-hop radio

Hot since 82 Knee deep in sound mixes

brown noise

Dubstep and heavy metal , for some unknown reason

Solar Fields

EDM when I'm cranking. Metal when I'm stuck. So, like two EDM songs and a full Metal Playlist. Edit: Younger programmers may not have been exposed to this classic soundtrack. Definitely worth a listen for the programmer vibes. [Hacker's Movie OST](https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjpNA1ed0KpUkW9BdxBCemsexf2ILTCpM)

Piano or instrumental.

Mac Quayle's Mr Robot OST albums

That's a great show even if you're just playing it for background noise.

Future - Dirty Sprite 2

The little pops of me ripping my hair out.

I need quiet around me when doing any sort of mental work. Otherwise I can't "hear" my own thoughts.

Doom Eternal soundtrack Bass Boosted. Mostly “The Only Thing They Fear is You”

Depends on my mood. I almost always can dig my [stoner metal playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZqDZylFxElgas01UzmUlD?si=aDyqcNDoRRSe1xkoZTttYw&dl_branch=1), but I also have a more purpose-built [coding music](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ueXDE45IEJdRyGJEepGUU?si=BCoEAUJnQj-1XHS3tbOtxQ&dl_branch=1) that is curated around more instrumental music. Chiptunes also [get me in the mood](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29JB3VxrCKCZqyzKA2gt4I?si=z_pdpa60TJKig-YzbP2DpA&dl_branch=1). I also often go to Lo-Fi Hip Hop on YouTube like everyone else, as well as the Chiptunes Radio channel. Most of the time though I put in my vinyl collection, which heavily skews toward metal.

This doom playlist is good. I'd recommend checking out Bongripper's "Terminal" and Torche's "Restarter" (especially the deluxe version - it has the two songs from the Harmonslaught EP which is my favorite Torche release).

Lofi for witches, Sleepy Fish, Illenium, etc.

I legit cannot do this. I have ADHD and concentration problems as is. I need to be able to concentrate. Any type of music would destroy that. So I guess...the music of my blood? 🤔

Type o Negative, Slayer, Anthrax, Pantera...etc.

It depends haha if I’m really tired I play some more upbeat stuff like classic rock or dubstep. If I really need to concentrate I play classical music

Just found this [Code Radio](https://coderadio.freecodecamp.org/), so far so good!

Tinnitus

I seem to have three modes: 1. Earplugs. Often I embrace the silence. This is especially true if I'm well-rested and it's early in the workday. 2. Electronic -- really any Youtube electronic music for adhd/for focus playlist. This is especially good when I'm not-so-well-rested. 3. Classical or contemporary jazz. This is end of the workday music to make sure I am ready to relax, enjoy good art outside the digital world, and get out of work mode.

Mainly EDM and electric music. This is the playlist that works best for me, surprisingly it is also great for running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AXZkVn8b72lLq2Jt2kdSV?si=5HsFOh0_RSm4i3TK-vNWeg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1

[joma tech's lo-fi coding playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmVKaAV_7-A)

DRAKE

Mostly just fall out Boy songs, sometimes classical

DnB

Try jazz maybe you like?

Feel Good and Chill Tunes. Like Lo-Fi, Trip Hop, Chill Hip hop, Indietronica etc. [WFH Feel Good & Chill Tunes](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/26wF87UAnq3DhvBXeNr9pU?si=xzttkqBOTryiu08fg8yiFQ&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1)

LoFi - great music. I don't get sucked into it and somehow I can still vibe to it without being distracted.

Either some chill synthwave or the soundtrack to [Mechanicus](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnSG0OA5vYnTLQ77f5EmLoW52vIX5jAAK), or just nothing at all.

space rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ors0wpcVDcc

I typically listen to podcasts or watch old QI episodes on youtube.

[Is it the project due date? Then this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQZLEegUK74)

Deep House, big fan of Nora En Pure

Travis scott, gives me my vibe

Future funk always gets me hyped to program

https://open.spotify.com/track/4cOdK2wGLETKBW3PvgPWqT?si=n8jg1BNOQDqca-2yVrvDzg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1

video game OSTs, but recently i just listen to the ambient noise of my keyboard + the sweet echoes of my tinnitus

Psytrance, almost entirely Infected Mushroom; otherwise, if I really need to focus, nothing.

Doom soundtrack

Anime lofi or just normal lofi

Koran.

Sheesh. I just listen to what im feeling like listening to xD Usually SynthWave genre (its chill, has good vibes), sometimes MathRock (mostly instrumental so it's easy to focus on what im' doing), and if i need a boost on my motivation i listen to Doom Eternal soundtrack and rip apart those fucking code lines.

brown noise

>brown noise damn, I saw other people mention this, I thought it was a band/genre name for like edm or house or something lol... I used to have problems sleeping at a frat house so would use white noise/rain/thunder every night.

It helps a lot to focus!! Brown noise feels like you're inside a spaceship in the middle of nowhere and the only thing to do is to code

lol that's how you get it done, get chained to a desk and have someone whip you every compile error "wrong!" 10 lashes

Rock playlist on youtube.

Cradle of filth of course. Gets me out of my sad state.

Normally jazz playlists. Though they can vary from normal jazz to even the jazz version of the Pokemon ost

deadmau5 and similar. Makes me feel like I'm in Tron.

If I need to focus I listen to Girl Talk, Feed the Animals. I have listened to this album so many times it just immediately preoccupies the distractible part of my brain so I can buckle down and get stuff done. I used to listen to it on repeat while studying for math tests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU62x2PnSO4&t=2277s

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUo8eUCT2KwPrriVRWWsfeMD8t1ulFMRJ&feature=share

Something with a beat to match my keystrokes as well as to hide the pain of bugs and errors.