[Emotional BGM] Carefully selected masterpieces and popular tracks recommended for work and study!
Whether you’re at your desk at home or working in a café, music can sometimes boost your focus and at other times calm a racing mind.
Some people may prefer complete silence while working, but you might be surprised how much more productive work or study can be with a soft layer of background music.
With that in mind, we’ve picked out some moving, emotionally resonant tracks that are perfect as background music while you work.
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[Emotional BGM] Carefully selected masterpieces and popular tracks recommended for work and study! (51–60)
TraumereiRobert Schumann
This piece is the seventh and most famous of the thirteen pieces in Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood.
“Träumerei” is a German word that means dream, dreamy state, or reverie, and it can be taken as evoking the recollection of childhood dreams.
He injured his fingers, and it is said that the pieces he composed were performed by his wife, who was a pianist.
BluesetteToots Thielemans
“Bluesette,” arguably the signature tune of Toots Thielemans, who was famous as a harmonica and guitar player.
While most versions feature him on harmonica, this video is unusual in that he whistles while playing the guitar.
If you work while listening to it, your tasks might just flow as smoothly as a whistle.
RYDEENYellow Magic Orchestra
This song, said to be one of YMO’s signature tracks alongside “Technopolis,” was apparently originally titled “Raiden,” after the legendary late-Edo-period sumo wrestler Raiden Tameemon.
Its technopop rhythm and sound make it easy to get work done almost without noticing.
Some people even say this track was played during school cleaning time.
TAKUMI / ArtisanMatsutani Taku
“TAKUMI” is a soothing piece that gained broad support not only from viewers but from a wide audience as an insert track on the architectural documentary show “Before After.” Its gentle, warmly resonant sound seeps deeply into the listener’s heart.
Whether you’re working or want to immerse yourself in study, this music can help calm the atmosphere around you and may even enhance your concentration.
Why not add this track—offering comfort and encouragement in an artful form—to your recommended BGM playlist?
Longing/LoveGeorge Winston
George Winston, born in the state of Michigan in the United States, was active as a pianist and composer.
Among his many albums and his energetic artistic endeavors, the piece most widely known in Japan is Longing/Love from the album Autumn.
The song became a hit after being used in commercials and TV programs, and it continues to be cherished as a moving instrumental piece that stirs the heart.