Recommended easy listening. Relaxing, soothing background music.

LOVE IS BLUE (Love Is Blue)Pōru Mōria

Love Is Blue — Paul Mauriat (L’amour est bleu — Paul Mauriat)

A blissful piece whose delicate melody, woven by elegant strings and harpsichord, washes over the heart like gentle waves.

Crafted by Paul Mauriat, this classic achieved a historic milestone for a French artist by spending five consecutive weeks at No.

1 on the U.S.

Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.

Featured on the album “Blooming Hits” and boasting sales of over one million copies, it was also used in the American TV series Mad Men and continues to be loved worldwide.

Perfect for a refreshing break during work or study, or as soothing background music on a peaceful day off, it will create a pleasantly relaxing time.

Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceSakamoto Ryuichi

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – From Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022

A masterpiece that brilliantly fuses Eastern and Western musical elements, this film score was created by Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1983 and won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music.

Its graceful pentatonic melody is interwoven with the delicate timbres of synthesizer and glass harp, bringing a gentle sense of expansiveness to the heart.

Re-arranged as a solo piano album titled “Coda,” the work also received high acclaim worldwide as the soundtrack to the film “Merry Christmas, Mr.

Lawrence.” Cherished by many artists, including Hikaru Utada and Sarah Brightman, this gem continues to offer profound emotion—an ideal, soothing background for quiet nights or moments when you wish to calm your mind.

Vanessa of SmilesRichādo Kureidāman

Richard Clayderman Vanessa’s First Smiles

“Vanessa’s Smile” by Richard Clayderman.

This piece is an upbeat, refreshing tune—highly recommended easy listening that would be perfectly appropriate to play in any public facility.

Its wonderful melody makes you think more people would stop in their tracks and be enchanted if it were playing.

Lesson of LoveMōrīgurē

Screen Theme 11/12: Lesson of Love

Judging from the title, you’d think it’s a love song, but if you’re expecting a typical sweet melody, you’ll be surprised.

The craftsmanship is delicate, and each instrument’s sound is wonderfully rich.

Despite its simplicity, it feels meticulously produced—perhaps that’s what easy listening is all about.

Look for a StarBirī Vōn

Look for a Star: Billy Vaughn / Hoshi o Motomete: Billy Vaughn

I think this piece holds its own against many easy-listening classics and even surpasses them in melody and structure.

Its memorable tune is worthy of being enshrined as an eternal masterpiece.

It’s a song everyone should listen to at least once.

Queen of ShebaReimon Rufebūru

Queen of Sheba - Raymond Lefevre La Reine de Saba - Raymond Lefevre

This piece is also very famous, because it was used in Audrey Hepburn’s Roman Holiday.

The fact that it suits such a wonderful film is likely one of the strengths of easy listening.

It doesn’t get in the way of the movie, yet it still has a presence—that’s what makes it good.

Marconi UnionWeightless

Marconi Union – Weightless (Official Video)

An experimental ambient work born from a scientific approach that guides you into a state of deep relaxation, both physically and mentally.

Created in 2011 by Manchester, UK–based Marconi Union in collaboration with a sound therapy specialist.

It features an acoustic structure designed to synchronize with heart rate and breathing rhythms, layering slowly evolving drones, synth pads, and environmental sounds.

Studies have reported its effectiveness in reducing anxiety, and it has received high praise from Time magazine.

Recommended for those seeking deep focus during meditation or yoga, and for anyone wanting to release daily tension.