Some people such as myself, listen to music while creating works of art, whether it be drawing, or writing.

 

There is a specific type of music which can enhance your creative flow, or train of thought.

 

After awhile of going around reading articles, I encountered one about this subject.

 

...and Specialists from the fields of music, neuroscience, psychology, and neurology describe advances in understanding the complex relationship between music and the brain. Intended for psychologists and neuroscientists, contributions address the origins of music, the musical mind, the neurons of music, musical brain substrates, musical expertise and brain plasticity, and the relation of music to other cognitive domains.

Listening to, in particular, classical and instrumental music, has recently been thought to enhance performance on cognitive tests. Contributors to this volume take a closer look at this assertion and their findings indicate that listening to any music that is personally enjoyable has positive effects on cognition. In addition, the use of music to enhance memory is explored and research suggests that musical recitation enhances the coding of information by activating neural networks in a more united and thus more optimal fashion.

-Source-ScienceDaily (June 22, 2006)

 

As mentioned in the article, classical and instrumental music is the most optimal 'genre' of music to listen to while creating forms of art.

 

In the same article, the author shared his own playlist of music for drawing.

 

I will share it in this thread.

 

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-Hans Zimmer

The Dark Knight

Gladiator (I can listen to this all the time, never gets old)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

The Last Samurai

Black Hawk Down

Mission: Impossible II

-Tyler Bates

300 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

-Danny Elfman

Wanted

Sleepy Hollow

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hulk

Men in Black II

Planet of the Apes

Men in Black

Spider-Man 2

Mission Impossible

-John Williams

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: “Hedwig’s Theme”

Star Wars: A New Hope

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Spider-Man 2

Raiders of the Lost Ark

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

Schindler’s List

Jaws: “Main Theme”

Superman: “Main Theme”

-Graeme Revell

Chronicles Of Riddick Soundtrack

The Crow

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Pitch Black

The Siege

-James Newton Howard

The Devil’s Advocate

The Sixth Sense

Unbreakable

Collateral

The Interpreter

Atlantis

King Kong

-Astraud Piazzola

LiberTango

-Astrud Gilberto (Stan Getz)

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Readers of the article and companions of the author shared their own songs as well.

 

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-Fable’s OST

-Buddha Bar of Café Del Mar

-Jimi Hendrix (all of them!)

-Radiohead (Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac albums)

-Tool (Lateralus and 10,000 Days)

-Muse, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Coheed and Cambria.

-Chopin’s Piano Concertos

-Zap Mama and other neo-soul music

-Blackalicious “Nia”

-The Grouch and Eligh “No More Greener Grasses”

-Living Legends

-Megadeth and Metallica

-Smashing Pumpkin listen here (The Beginning is the End is the Beginning)

-Wipeout 2097

-The Life Aquatic’s

-Alice in Chain (Oh yeah!)

-System of the down

Sashsa – Invlover, Airdrawndagger

-Muffler – Sighco Show

-Black Sun Empire – Cruel and Unusual, Driving insane, Endangered species

-Hybrid – I choose Noise, Y4k, and Wide Angle

-Global Underground Electric Calm 1-4

-Random Rab – Elucidation of Sorrow and Epicycle

-Tipper – The Critical Path, Relish the through

- Lounge and Nu Jazz Cafe, similar to Buddah bar

 

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I will share my own playlist of songs to listen to while creating artworks.

 

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Above & Beyond - Small Moments Like These.

The Album Leaf - Twenty Two Fourteen.

Apex - String Theory.

Aphex Twin - Avril 14th.

Arkasia - Pandemonium.

Blackmill - Miracle.

Blackmill - Friend.

Blackmill - Home.

Blackmill - Lucid Truth.

Blackmill - Spirit of Life.

Blackmill - Evil Beauty.

Blackmill - Fortune Soul.

Blackmill - Journey's End.

Blackmill - Love at Heart.

Bon Iver - Calgary (AZEDIA Remix).

Bon Iver - Perth (Paper Tigers Remix).

Bugseed - Quietude.

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Frog.

Clams Casino - I'm God.

Chicane - Fin des Jours.

Clubroot - Faith in Her.

Crisopa - Regalos.

Daft Punk - Voyager.

deadmau5 - Strobe (Slowed)

deadmau5 - Brazil (2nd Edit)

deadmau5 - Bleed.

deadmau5 - Jaded.

deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin (Piano Intro) [Extended]

deadmau5 - Everything You Are.

deadmau5 - Ry'leh's Lament.

Depth - Self Like Ocean.

The Flashbulb - Warm Hands In Cold Fog.

The Flashbulb - Arrival To An Empty Room.

Fracx - In Your Memory.

Fracx - Thoughts.

Freddie Joachim - Moments.

Hans Zimmer - Time

Hans Zimmer - Time (We Plants Are Happy Plants Remix)

Helios - Coast Off.

Helios - Fourteen Drawings.

I.D.R.M. - Help Me.

Need A Name - The Key To Your Heart.

MF Doom - Devil's Shoestring.

MitiS - Brings Renewal.

MitiS - Born.

MitiS - Parting.

MitiS - Written Emotions.

Nightmares On Wax - You Wish.

Nine Inch Nails - 13 Ghosts II.

Parov Stelar - Homesick (Club Version)

People Under the Stairs - Down In L.A. (Instrumental)

Rameses B - Lone Wanderer.

Rameses B - Memoirs (Fracx Remix)

Rameses B - Memoirs (Cinematic Version)

Ratatat - Wildcat.

RJD2 - Ghostwriter.

Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Variation)

Stumbleine - Cassette (Owsey Remix)

Stumbleine - If You.

Thrupence - Prelude.

Time Machine - Night Lights (Instrumental).

Tomas Middleton - Serendipity.

Two Steps From Hell - Color The Sky.

Two Steps From Hell - Lux Aeterna.

Tycho - Cloud Generator.

U.T.R.B. - Pressure (LuQus Remix)

The Xx - Intro (7 Minute Edit)

Will Sessions - Life's A Bitch (Instrumental)

Yppah - Never Mess With Sunday.

 

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My playlist contains 71 songs, and lasts 5.9 hours.

 

Feel free to share your own songs/playlists that you use when you are creating artworks.

 

Think of it as one big community playlist.

 

So remember, Instrumental and Classical (Chill or Relaxing, for that matter) music are optimal.

 

I hope this helped you, as it did help me.