[2026] A Collection of Popular, Tear-Jerking Inspirational BGM

TikTok Piano Medley

Piano song medley used on TikTok

A BGM video featuring a medley of piano pieces popular on TikTok, a platform hugely supported by young people.

It compiles songs often used in emotional scenes.

One hallmark of TikTok is its short format where videos switch rapidly, so many people may have only heard snippets of these tracks within the app.

Since it’s composed of pieces with beautiful piano tones, it’s perfect as background music for work.

It’s a BGM video that gently keeps you company on sleepless nights.

Please give it a listen when you’re feeling anxious or lonely.

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Code Blue (from “Code Blue: Doctor Heli Emergency Lifesaving”)Satō Naoki

From the drama “Code Blue -Doctor Heli Emergency Lifesaving-” — Code Blue ~the same spirit ORCHESTRA POSSIBLE

Naoki Sato’s composition “Code Blue” captivates listeners with its moving melody and gripping development.

Vividly portraying the behind-the-scenes world of the medical drama “Code Blue: Doctor Heli Emergency Lifesaving” through music, this piece adds color to tense workplaces and brings calm to the heart.

The harmony of piano and strings, and the layered sounds that create a grand sonic landscape, inspire a positive outlook.

When you feel stressed, burdened, or frustrated, lend an ear to the world of this piece.

A Whole New World (from “Aladdin”)Alan Menken

A Whole New World (from “Aladdin”)

This moving ballad, loved by many, is a work by composer Alan Menken, renowned for numerous Disney film scores.

It’s a romantic piece that evokes the image of traveling through the night sky on a magic carpet.

Celebrating the freedom and hope of stepping into an unknown world, the song may free your mind from the task at hand and lead you into a realm of fresh ideas.

A signature song from the 1992 film Aladdin, it can be heard on the soundtrack album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Its universal appeal is underscored by winning Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards in March 1993.

The grand, beautiful piano tones will sweep away everyday distractions and support you as you focus deeply during creative time.

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Gunjou / YOASOBI [Piano Performance · 1 Hour / For Work, Sleep, Reading, Studying BGM]

An epic cheer song produced by YOASOBI, inspired by the manga Blue Period.

It powerfully portrays the pain and inner conflicts that arise precisely because you’re passionate about what you love, as well as the determination to follow the path you believe in—carried by a fast-paced, driving sound.

Released in September 2020, the track was used in a commercial for Bourbon’s Alfort Mini Chocolate and was also selected as the march-in song for the 94th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament.

To express the piece’s uplifting, supportive energy on piano, it’s key to build a strong sense of rise from the pre-chorus into the chorus.

In the grand choral sections, using the sustain pedal effectively to create a rich resonance will move listeners even more.

Name of Life from Spirited AwayHisaishi Joe

Name of Life (from “Spirited Away”)

Many listeners have surely been captivated by the crystalline piano tones and faintly nostalgic melody.

The theme song of Studio Ghibli’s masterpiece Spirited Away evokes a bittersweet yet warm story of searching for lost memories and one’s true self.

Its message—recalling something precious and finding one’s place—reaches us with quiet emotion.

Released in July 2001 as a single performed by Yumi Kimura, the song deepened the film’s impact.

The piece originally began as an instrumental track on the soundtrack.

Its calm, dreamlike phrasing is perfect for times when you want to focus on work or study.

Letting yourself drift on its gentle waves of sound may calm your heart and clear your mind.

A Town with an Ocean View (from “Kiki’s Delivery Service”)Hisaishi Joe

A Town with an Ocean View (from “Kiki’s Delivery Service”)

This is a piece by Joe Hisaishi with a memorable, hope-filled melody that makes you feel as if a beautiful seaside town is unfolding before your eyes.

The emotions that arise at the moment of taking a new step—expectation mingled with a touch of anxiety—are brilliantly rendered through light, sparkling piano tones.

The piece accompanies the moving scene in the July 1989 film Kiki’s Delivery Service where the protagonist soars over a new town, and it is included on the classic album Kiki’s Delivery Service: Music Collection released the same year.

Its nostalgic yet liberating atmosphere is sure to refresh you when you feel stuck with work or study.

Why not spend a focused, enriching time wrapped in its gentle, forward-looking melody?

Sometimes, a tale from long ago — from Porco RossoKatō Tokiko

Sometimes, a tale from long ago — from Porco Rosso

This is a work written and composed by Tokiko Kato herself, whose warm yet faintly bittersweet worldview evokes a deep nostalgia for days of youth gone by.

As it searches for an unseen future, it conjures scenes of passionate conversations with friends—memories many listeners will find echoing their own.

The song was included on the album “MY STORY / Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo,” released in February 1987, and is also known as the ending theme of the 1992 film Porco Rosso.

The piano arrangement used in the film, with its striking timbre, gently lets you linger in the afterglow of the story.

With its calm melody, it’s also great to play as background music when you want to focus on work.