[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 & Popular Tracks Recommended for Work and Study (41–50)
Rhapsody In BlueGeorge Gershwin
This piece, composed by American composer George Gershwin, who worked on many film scores, is written for solo piano and orchestra.
The title “Rhapsody in Blue” is said to mean a rhapsody in the idiom of jazz.
In Japan, it was also used in Nodame Cantabile, which helped it become known to a wider range of ages.
Antonio’s SongMichael Franks
Michael Franks is a U.S.-born artist whose distinctive, whisper-like vocals and jazzy sophistication captivate listeners and never let go.
His signature song, “Antonio’s Song,” is often used as background music in cafes, so many of you have probably heard it somewhere.
The track evokes a nighttime mood; play it during late-night work sessions, and it will soothe overtaxed thoughts and calm the mind.
Last Train HomePat Metheny Group
Released in 1987 by the band led by guitarist Pat Metheny, this piece is more than mere easy listening—it’s a moving BGM track that seems to tell a variety of stories to the listener.
The brushed drum sound that evokes the steady rhythm of a train, the deeply resonant, human-sounding chorus—simply put, it’s nothing short of wonderful.
The Olive NecklacePaul Mauriat
Paul Mauriat, a French composer widely known in Japan for works like “L’Amour est Bleu (Love Is Blue)” and “Toccata,” is especially famous for “El Bimbo,” the piece everyone recognizes as a magic show theme.
Even if the title doesn’t ring a bell, just hearing the intro probably makes you think, “That’s the magic song!” It’s not exactly a soothing type of tune, but don’t you feel like your work moves along briskly—almost like doing magic—just by listening to it while you work?
Soul Bossa NovaQuincy Jones
This song is a 1962 hit by Quincy Jones, the famous music producer also known for producing Michael Jackson’s album Thriller, but it enjoyed a revival when it was used as the theme song for the 1997 American film Austin Powers.
As the title suggests, it’s indeed a number that feels like a fusion of soul and bossa nova.
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.
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.