Comments on: According to Scientists, This is The Most Relaxing Tune Ever Recorded

By: Speirto

Speirto — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 04:19:00 +0000

This is kind of depressing, but around the 41/2 minute mark I got too tired to really complain about it.

By: gong

gong — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 08:22:00 +0000

People….. Calmness…. All around… No negativity. People have a right to their own opinions. Thoughts are thoughts. Nothing more. That goes for words, too. The are nothing more than words. Can we not live in peace on the web world? Peace is key. All is calm…

By: orlandobob

orlandobob — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:18:00 +0000

About as relaxing as lying on an active ant hill.

By: marcymrp

marcymrp — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:00:00 +0000

You’re right. I had a high stress government job for years and couldn’t “turn off’ policy and procedures in my head at night. A doctor suggested a CD of whale sounds. I thought he was nuts when I started listening to it, but it DOES hit whatever brain waves need to connect or DISconnect as needed. I think the above is meant to do the same. I’d rather the whale sounds actually, but it’s all for something different than a musical experience.

By: marcymrp

marcymrp — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:54:00 +0000

Like the kid on the movie “Stand By Me” said after one of his friends told them all a story……”then what happened?”

By: DeeDee12

DeeDee12 — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:10:00 +0000

Yuck – too many electronic-sounding overtones and too monotonous to be relaxing to me ….

By: Angela Richardson

Angela Richardson — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:49:00 +0000

To dissonant. 2nd movement of Beethoven’s Sonata Pathetique is the most relaxing tune ever in my opinion.

By: huiwas

huiwas — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:45:00 +0000

absolutely horrendous. in school they would play this tune EVERY ASSEMBLY

By: Alekss Iskanderovs

Alekss Iskanderovs — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 23:15:00 +0000

In reply to David. the only thing that drops is stress <3

By: straightup

straightup — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:50:00 +0000

You all need to go back and read the article again, it was talking about how this piece of music was developed using anxiety as a occurring factor. The music was designed to stimulate different parts of the brain and promote relaxation into these areas to allow sufferers (like myself) relax the brain into a state of normalcy. anxiety is debilitating and i know with experience that sometimes when i cant quiet my brain to be able to breath i bang some pots on the bench and i am able to relax a little kthis i asume in the song would be the base tones, and the triangles are in rhythm with the heartbeats allowing a sufferer to concentrate on it and unwind them self before getting into a full on anxiety attack. so i suggest if you don”t agree then keep it to yourself and don’t interfear with what could be an antidote for sufferers of aniexty.

By: bart

bart — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:47:00 +0000

Nice tune yes, wakes up my cat tho 🙂

By: nnnnnn321

nnnnnn321 — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:17:00 +0000

“Ever recorded” – yeah, I’m sure the scientists had time to evaluate every song ever recorded. Even selecting the most relaxing Beatles song would involve comparison between hundreds of recordings, and this article wants us to believe this is literally the most relaxing recording *ever*?

By: Lalala

Lalala — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:38:00 +0000

They should find the most energetic song to wake you up.

By: TonyTh

TonyTh — Tue, 20 May 2014 14:29:00 +0000

It’s not a ‘song’, it’s not a ‘tune’ either. I even doubt if should be called music. It’s comforting sound allright; a ‘soundscape’ maybe? I think there are more relaxing sounds (rushing leaves, sea, water).

By: Tård Øksnes

Tård Øksnes — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:20:00 +0000

I wonder if this works regardless of whether you like the actual music or not. This is not my cup of tea, but played in the background it wouldn’t bother me, it would just become background noise.

By: adrian

adrian — Wed, 14 May 2014 00:13:00 +0000

The song was very relaxing, but.. then i read the comments down below… Not so much relaxed anymore

By: Ancestry Hanson

Ancestry Hanson — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 23:49:00 +0000

I find it annoying !!!

By: Peniwe

Peniwe — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:31:00 +0000

I found it relaxing, but not THE most relaxing tune I’ve ever heard.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:53:00 +0000

Well it gave me the beginning of a migraine……

By: Bulbomormonnonoononono

Bulbomormonnonoononono — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:42:00 +0000

The most relaxing tune ‘ever recorded’ sounds a bit delusional. Are these 40 subjects mankind’s prime examples of test subjects? Have these 40 subjects been in all the previous tests on music to which the doctor refers? Have these people really tested such an amount of music that they can say this is the most relaxing tune? I doubt that. I doubt this is the most relaxing tune EVER recorded.

By: dgrb

dgrb — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:04:00 +0000

In reply to RödeOrm.

And there are people who don’t listen to “shallow glossy glam-pop” who still find this unutterably tedious.

Give me *real* minimalism – Riley, Reich, Young, Bryars – any day over this.

By: Gabriel Alejandro Etinzon

Gabriel Alejandro Etinzon — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:59:00 +0000

The most relaxing song is Alberto Balsam. Everyone knows that

By: Joshua Strong

Joshua Strong — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:30:00 +0000

I guess it’s almost inevitable for people to discredit the value of something like this, being that the claim is so extraneous, but realistically speaking, this is truly one of the most relaxing pieces I’ve heard. People claim it’s simply dull and monotonous, which is not true. Foremost, monotonous is a term that literally means “one tone”, and is often used to describe voices that literally stay stagnant in pitch. There are very obviously many different tones within this piece. Secondly, the notion that this is dull assumes that it attempts to be circular or progressive in any way. This is ambient music, as has been stated. The reason why it’s so relaxing is that there are no hooks, progressions, or repetitions of any kind. It’s simply sound placed over a rhythm, which I should note appears to be programmed at 60 BPM, or the speed of seconds, which establishes a familiar and relaxing feel of time. No anticipation for the happenings of subsequent sections clouds the mind of the listener, allowing for the appreciation of sound without the emotional tension of a traditional piece of music.

By: Mickey Oberman

Mickey Oberman — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:34:00 +0000

Discus you must be one of those superior academics who know a little bit about a lot of things but nothing that matters very much.

By: Mickey Oberman

Mickey Oberman — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:33:00 +0000

In all fairness I had to give it a chance.
I did.
I regret having done so.
There are much more pleasant ways to get a headache.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:57:00 +0000

In reply to Mickey Oberman. You need to educate yourself. Full stop. Shut up about Beethoven's symphony. You are drawing on tunes that were composed for a different intent and from a completely different era than this particular piece. Why you would post your stupidity for everyone to see amazes me.

By: Troy Babin

Troy Babin — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:15:00 +0000

And this is why scientist don’t sell many tracks records/ cd’s ….whatever!!! Please just do the research and leave the selling to the salesman and the records to the recording artist.

By: the axeman

the axeman — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:55:00 +0000

This tune makes me want to punch somebody.

By: Adele Redfern

Adele Redfern — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:58:00 +0000

It made me relaxed and sleepy so it worked for me and will for those who just want sometime out. We can need and use different types of sounds at different times and if it works for you then great, if not, just accept that it helps others.

By: Natty Dread

Natty Dread — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:05:00 +0000

Hahahahahahahaha! I take it you didn’t like this tune?