Healing piano music. Calm piano pieces that soothe the mind.

ReflectionKomatsu Masashi

Masafumi Komatsu – Reflection

A work by Masashi Komatsu, a composer and pianist.

He focuses on “sound” beyond just music, applying it to education, scholarship, and design, and is especially acclaimed for his transparent timbre that evokes water and wind, as well as his improvisation.

His music, grounded in his specialized research in auditory ecology and psychoacoustics, lets listeners imagine natural landscapes and brings relaxation to both body and mind.

The title ‘Reflection’ means “refraction/reflecting,” and the light of the setting sun reflected in a window and the outside scenery are beautifully depicted through the piano’s sound.

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For TomorrowNEW!Seizuka Shinya

Shinya Kiyozuka – For Tomorrow (TBS Friday drama “Kounodori” (2017) main theme)

This is the title track from the album “For Tomorrow,” released in October 2017, composed by pianist Shinya Kiyozuka, who is active in a wide range of performances on television and in concerts.

It’s also widely known as the main theme of the medical drama “Kounodori,” starring Go Ayano.

Beginning with an elegant and delicate piano touch and gradually expanding in scale, the piece carries a warmth that gently nudges the listener forward.

The melody doesn’t merely stay with sorrow; it seems to give strength to move toward the future that awaits after making it through today.

On nights when your heart feels exhausted, or when you need courage to take a step toward tomorrow, take your time and listen closely.

Children’s ShrineChouchou

children’s shrine

Chouchou is a Japanese music duo consisting of vocalist juliet Heberle and composer arabesque Choche, formed in the boundless, borderless realm of the virtual world.

The album “piano01 oto,” which includes this track, focuses exclusively on the piano—an instrument indispensable to Chouchou.

As the album’s second piece, this song evokes an atmosphere as if one has wandered into the sacred, mysterious space of a Shinto shrine.

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Whisper of the RiverTsujii Nobuyuki

Whisper of the River ~ Nobuyuki Tsujii

This is an original piece by Nobuyuki Tsujii, a genius pianist who, despite being visually impaired, moves listeners’ hearts with profound emotion and joy.

Tsujii, who sometimes takes walks along the river with his father, was struck by the murmuring of the stream during one such stroll, and captured that impression in this composition.

True to Tsujii, who has loved water since childhood, the work vividly depicts a clear, limpid river flow.

Composed in 2007, the piece was performed as an encore at a recital held in 2008.

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GymnopédieErik Satie

Erik Satie – Gymnopédie No.1

Born in France and often called an enfant terrible and an eccentric of the music world, he greatly influenced much Western music.

It is said that this piece has a calming effect, and it is sometimes used as background music for blood pressure measurement or as part of psychiatric treatment.

YouKosemura Akira

Akira Kosemura – You (Official Music Video)

A Japanese musician who debuted in Europe in 2007.

They have produced numerous commercial songs, and their talent has been recognized by overseas media.

This song was written for their wife and their child who was about to be born, and it is very gentle and beautiful.

Sentimental WaltzPyotr Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky Sentimental Waltz Op. 51, No. 6

A Russian composer known as a genius of rhythm, he turned his heart toward the vulnerable—orphans, plants and animals, and homosexuals.

I believe this piece also reveals much of that sensitivity.

It is refined and seems like a work that draws out human kindness.