Entertainment & Music Study Music

[Puntroad]

Any recommendations? What do you listen to when you're trying to focus?

I don't really like listening to music with a lot of lyrics to it when I'm trying to study. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

 

[Gibbsy]

I would think if you're trying to focus than music would be as big a distraction as any.

No music means I can actually get some work done.

 

[Puntroad]

I would think if you're trying to focus than music would be as big a distraction as any.

No music means I can actually get some work done.

I've always gone without music for the last year of high school and the first couple in uni but now that I study a lot at uni I need to have something as noise to drown out people talking and even just the distraction of people walking past.

 

[Tex_21]

Was just listening to Steel Panther's "Balls Out" album. I find I study really well to stuff like "Just Like Tiger Woods", "If You Really Really Loved Me" and "I like Drugs"

 

[mantis]

"Highway to Hell".

 

[Gough]

Steely Dan and Miles Davis.

 

[La Dispute]

Classical music is good for study I hear.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Brian Eno and kind of ethereal, atmospheric pieces are good. Melodic music tends to be way too distracting.

 

[Thistle]

Soft music with no loud vocals or distracting beats.

I listened to Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver and DJ Shadow.

 

[Poseidon]

The Final Countdown.
Your studying productivity increases by 500% if you listen to this.

 

[thecatattack]

Queen is great for anything.

 

[Roobs321]

I usually listen to electronic music while studying, but preferably ambient (Tangerine Dream are excellent) or some brain-food electronic like Autechre. On the other hand, Flying Lotus has way to much going on in his music, so no go. Also, some solo bluesy/adult pop stuff is good as background music if need be, like Annie Lennox, George Michaels more ballady tunes (basically anything after Faith album really), etc.

The Bladerunner soundtrack has worked well for me in the past.

Back in high school, I did a lot of my final HSC study listening to Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' album.

Basically, atmospheric sound worlds and moods, kind of like what SA was saying.

 

[darsh!]

The Lord of the Rings soundtrack. Perfect, 2+ hours of bliss.
I also listen to Video game music. Anything without lyrics should be the go.

 

[WeNeverTanked!]

Most new music on the charts, you will do anything not to listen to that crap, including studying

 

[Djcjdees]

Mount Kimbie, Shulman, Heyoka, Luke Vibert, Salmonella Dub. There's some to start you off and some sort of variety. Mostly lyric free which is a requisite for study IMO.

If you go to www.grooveshark.com and start with one if the above artists, their 'related artists' lists are great. Hours of free streaming radio.

 

[Caesar]

Usually nothing. If I need to cover noise, ambient classical music is usually the go. I quite like Ludovico Einaudi's stuff - calm and minimalist and therefore not very distracting.

 

[THRILLHO]

The Lord of the Rings soundtrack. Perfect, 2+ hours of bliss.
I also listen to Video game music. Anything without lyrics should be the go.

What are your go-to video game OSTs to listen to? Pretty keen to check some out.

Not studying at the moment, but anything with minimal lyrics and albums that flowed from one song to the next were fantastic. Passion Pit, Fleet Foxes, Crystal Castles, TV on the radio all good. Used to find I'd do my best work when the album had finished and there was just silence. Play the music to get me concentrating, but then have the music end.

Got right into classical music at the end of my studies when I was doing my masters and stressed to the max. Even started listening to white noise like rain or waterfalls.

 

[checkraiseulite]

Zero 7, Thievery Corporation are some good acts to listen to whilst studying.

 

[Mixed Results]

Definitely music without vocals

 

[ioppolo]

Some Reggae does it for me, can't go wrong.

 

[darsh!]

What are your go-to video game OSTs to listen to? Pretty keen to check some out.

Not studying at the moment, but anything with minimal lyrics and albums that flowed from one song to the next were fantastic. Passion Pit, Fleet Foxes, Crystal Castles, TV on the radio all good. Used to find I'd do my best work when the album had finished and there was just silence. Play the music to get me concentrating, but then have the music end.

Got right into classical music at the end of my studies when I was doing my masters and stressed to the max. Even started listening to white noise like rain or waterfalls.

check out this guys youtube channel, he pretty much has every good vg soundtrack on there
http://www.youtube.com/user/GilvaSunner/videos?flow=grid&view=1

Super Smash bros Melee is kind of like a greatest hits of vg songs you should start there.

Some id suggest you check out too:

Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2
Super Metroid, Metroid Prime.
Mario World 1 and 2
LOZ A link to the past, Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker.
Mario 64, Mario Kart 64
F-Zero GX - Good for speed writing essays (High tempo electronic)
Mario Galaxy 1 and 2
Halo 1 and 2
Fable

Final fantasy games are highly regarded for their music too but i don't know them well.

 

[BotsMaster]

The Lord of the Rings soundtrack. Perfect, 2+ hours of bliss.
I also listen to Video game music. Anything without lyrics should be the go.

This. I usually listen to the Killzone 2 and 3 soundtracks, MGS4, Pirates of The Carribean and Halo soundtracks.

 

[hawker92]

explosions in the sky
mogwai
if these trees could talk
brian eno
caspian
do make say think
god is an astronaut
eddie vedder

 

[d0gs]

Only music I have without vocals is techno, which I think is quite suitable for studying to. All nighter get around it.

 

[SugarShane]

I always just listened to whatever i'd normally listen to, rock/metal. Got me fired up to get working.