Very curious to know about it 😎 Do not be shy, just share it (no judgement).
Yeah usually music with no vocals. Video game soundtracks are great, and there are some Legend of Zelda LoFi mixes on YouTube I really enjoy. Sometimes I’ll also throw on some rain ambiance.
For me it’s the Celeste soundtrack.
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I personally can’t. I find it too distracting, even lyricless stuff. Oddly the opposite is often okay… I can listen to an audiobook while doing something else mindless and not miss out on details. But a physical or ebook generally takes my full attention.
I don’t usually listen to anything, BUT when the author mentions that some music is playing (for example a character walks into a jazz bar, or there is a specific song playing in the radio), I really like to put on the same music, and listen along with the characters.
Edit: On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a great example.
Same! High Fidelity is an obvious one as well :)
I don’t usually but I popped a “sleep music” playlist created for me by Spotify on the other day because I wanted to try out my new headphones. I was having a nice soothing time until a legit nursery rhyme came on. Twinkle twinkle little star I believe. I don’t even have children, wtf?!
Dungeon synth, Synthwave, Lofi HipHop, ElderScrolls game soundtracks
Only music I cant listen to and read, is if there are any words at all. Just completely messes up everything. From time to time some low volume synthwave is nice.
Instrumental music, usually film scores or video game soundtracks.
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I sometimes listen to piano music while reading. It has to be relatively quiet and relaxed, or it becomes distracting.
I have five other people living in this house, and nobody ever wants to turn the damn TV off. The only silent reading time I get is right before bed, which puts me to sleep pretty quickly. So if I want to read, I need headphones in, and I try to find instrumental music that’s thematic to the book I’m reading.
I do the same as @Tuna, so sounds of rain/thunderstorms and soundtracks. I don’t like any vocals when reading.
Synthwave
Dr. Dog - Fate And before this was Dirty Projectors - Swing Low Magellan
I have huge jazz mixes and classical mixes that I tend to prefer for reading, but sometimes I go for lo-fi if it’s late and I want my brain off.
