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CLASSICAL

The old masters. I tried not to include most opera composers, since singing/lyrics interfere with concentration. Most of these playlists are at least an hour long:

Baroque (prancing through the flowers with royalty):

• Albinoni
  
• Bach
• Corelli
  
• Handel
• Guerre
• Purcell
• Scarlatti
• Telemann
• Vivaldi

Classical (sipping tea with royalty while listening to their woes and gossip):

• Haydn
• Mozart
• Paganini

Romantic (watching a heartfelt, teary-eyed scene in a soap opera):

• Beethoven
  
• Berlioz
• Bizet
• Borodin
• Brahms
  
• Bruch
• Bruckner
• Chopin
• Dvorak
• Field
  
• Franck
• Gade
• Grieg
  
• Liszt
  
• Mendelssohn
• Rachmaninov
  
• Rimsky-Korsakov
• Rubenstein
• Saint-Saëns
  
• Schubert
  
• Robert Schumann
  
• Clara Schumann
• Smetana
• Strauss II
  
• Tchaikovsky
• Wagner
• Weber

Impressionistic (stargazing in an open field at midnight):

• Debussy
• Ravel

Late Romantic/Early Modern (dramatically confessing your love in the pouring rain):

• Albéniz
  
• Beach
  
• Chaminade
  
• de Falla
  
• Dukas
  
• Elgar
  
• Fauré
  
• Glazunov
  
• Mahler
  
• Respighi
  
• Satie
  
• Sibelius
  
• Strauss
  
• Vaughan Williams
  

Modern (these get sub-categories because they’re so different):

• Emotional and moving
• Barber
• Bartok
• Glass 
  
• Holst
  
• Ives
  
• Kabalevsky
  
• Kodaly
  
• Poulenc
  
• Schoenberg
• Trimble
• We’re off on an epic adventure!
• Copeland
  
• Grofe
• Prokofiev
  
• Tailleferre
  
• Dramatic theme for every super villain ever
• Adams
  
• Musgrave
  
• Shostakovich
  
• Stravinsky
• Tower
  
• Curious and off-putting, but hypnotic
• Cage
  
• Higdon 
• Rodrigo
  
• Jazz hands and big city lights
• Gershwin
  
• Joplin
• Milhaud
• Still

Long, random playlists: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

Youtube Channels:

• Classical Music
• Classical Music11
  
• naxosorchestral
  
• The Spirit of Classical Music
• TopClassicalMusic

There’s also playlists on Spotify (just go to Browse > Genres & Moods > Classical).

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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL

Sometimes the old masters are too stuffy. I get it. Have some more long playlists from a few of my favorite contemporary artists:

Piano

• Brian Crain
  
• Jim Brickman
  
• Joe Hisaishi
  
• Ludovico Einaudi
  
• Michael Nyman
  
• Ryuichi Sakamoto
  
• Yann Tiersen
  
• Yiruma

Violin

• David Garrett
  
• Emilie Autumn (electric)
  
• Itzhak Perlman
• Vanessa Mae Storm

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EDM

Maybe you don’t like classical at all. That’s fine, too. Here’s some wub-wub to get your mind on track:

Aggressive & Intense (dubstep, deathstep, metalstep, etc)

• Long, random playlists: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
• Youtube Channels:
• Excision
• Glitch Mob
  
• TheSupremeKronus

Chill & Melodic (chillstep, deep house, melodic dubstep)

• Long, random playlists: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
• Youtube Channels:
  
• ChillYourMind
• Fluidified
  
• Pulse8Music

Upbeat & Dancy (electro house, club music, more chillstep)

• Long, random playlists: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
  Youtube Channels:
  
• Madeon
• Omnitica
• Paul van Dyk
  

There are countless other Youtube channels and mixes. You can also find some playlists on Spotify (Browse > Genres & Moods > Electronic).

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INSTRUMENTAL COVERS OF POPULAR SONGS

Here are a few channels to check out if you’re starting from nowhere:

Piano

• Brooklyn Duo (piano & cello) - pop
  
• David Sides - pop, r&b, rap, some rock
  
• Miri Lee 이미리 Pianistmiri -  pop, r&b, rap, some classical, rock, and k-pop
• oysterlovers - pop, r&b, rap, some classical and rock
• ThePianoGuys (piano & cello) - pop, r&b, classical, rock
  
• Steve Siu Piano - pop, country, classical, some rock and rap
  
• The Theorist - pop, r&b, and rap
  
• TheUnsungHeroine - pop & electronic/dubstep
  
• Yoonha85TV - pop, rap, r&b, some k-pop
  
• YourPianoCover - mostly pop, a few rap

Hour-long, yearly pop playlists by oysterlovers:  2013, 2014

Yearly pop medleys by AlexTanMusic:   2012, 2013, 2014

Violin

• Bryson Andres - pop, r&b, rock, electronic
  
• Daniel Jang - pop, k-pop, some tai-pop, some j-pop, some classical
• David Wong - pop, r&b, rock, rap
• JasonYangViolin - pop, rock, rap, soundtracks
  
• Josh Vietti - pop, r&b, rap, rock, classical
  
• JuNCurryAhn - pop, k-pop, classical, soundtracks
  
• Lindsey Stirling - pop, r&b, rap, soundtracks, some classical
  
• The Mad Violinist & SCO - pop, r&b, rap, dubstep
  
• Momento - pop & rock

Of course, there are countless people who don’t have huge channels and maybe only a cover or two. The search bar is your friend. And don’t forget to make a playlist!

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VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACKS

Think about it, there are tons of people whose only job is to get the atmosphere of a game right by carefully composing the right music. And there are plenty of games with beautiful music. I love these playlists:

• Alice: Madness Returns (odd, creepy, and carnival-esque)
  
• Assassin’s Creed (soothing, beautiful, moving)
• Best of I-IV
• Best of I-V
• Bastion (gritty, mechanical, and beautiful)
• Bioshock Infinite (sometimes cheerful, sometimes harsh and powerful)
• Braid (relaxing, Celtic vibes)
• Botanicula (breathy, vibrant, playful)
• The Cat Lady (curious and jazzy)
• Child of Light (melancholic and powerful)
• Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle (beautiful, bouncy, heart-racing)
• Dishonored (emotional, heart-wrenching)
• Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite (adorable 8-bit)
• Heavy Rain (dramatic, moving, powerful)
• Journey (peaceful and atmospheric)
• Kingdom Hearts (gorgeous, epic, breathtaking)
• The Last Of Us (chilling, powerful, heartbreaking)
• Limbo (hollow, eerie)
• Machinarium (earthy, futuristic, energetic)
• Mirror’s Edge (soothing and mechanical)
• Ori and the Blind Forest (emotional, heart-wrenching, beautiful)
• Papo & Yo (relaxing and tropical)
• The Path (creepy and flowy)
• Rayman Origins (springy, lighthearted, and amazing)
• Rayman Legends (energetic, goofy, and wonderful)
• Remember Me (brilliant mix of electronic and classical)
• Silent Hill 2 (creepy, eerie, aggressive)
• Skyrim (sometimes epic and powerful, sometimes soft and pretty)
• To The Moon (dreamy and moving)
• Trine (epic and mystical)
• Valiant Hearts (pretty and heartbreaking)
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (mysterious and haunting)
• Walking Dead Season 1 (depressing and beautiful)
• Year Walk (creepy and curious)
  

Long, random playlists:  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Youtube Channels:

• VGameOSTs
• SoundtrackVideoGame
• Video Game Soundtracks

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MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS

Just like video games, movies rely heavily on music to set the mood for the audience. Here are some of my favorite playlists:

• Amelie
  Bram Stoker’s Dracula
• Classic Disney piano covers (1) (2)
• Disney/Pixar
  
• Brave
• Finding Nemo
• The Incredibles
• Inside Out
• Monster’s Inc
• Ratatouille
• Up
  
• Dreamworks
  
• Home
• How to Train Your Dragon
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Rise of the Guardians
  
• Harry Potter
  
• Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone
• Chamber of Secrets
• Prisoner of Azkaban
• Goblet of Fire
• Order of the Phoenix
• Half-Blood Prince
• Deathly Hallows pt 1
• Deathly Hallows pt 2
  
• The Hobbit
  
• An Unexpected Journey
• Desolation of Smaug
• The Battle of Five Armies
  
• Laika
  
• Coraline
• The Boxtrolls
• Paranorman
  
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
  
• Lord of the Rings
  
• The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Two Towers
• The Return of the King
  
• The Piano
• Schindler’s List
• The Secret of Kells
  
• Studio Ghibli
  
• Castle in the Sky
• Grave of the Fireflies
• Howl’s Moving Castle
• Kiki’s Delivery Service (x)
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
• Ponyo
• Porco Rosso
• Princess Mononoke
• Spirited Away
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya
• The Wind Rises
  
• random playlists: (1) (2) (3)
  

You can also view a full list of Grammy Award-winning soundtracks here

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ANIME SOUNDTRACKS

You’ll look like weeaboo trash, but at least you’ll be concentrating. You might need to skip a few tracks here and there if they have lyrics (that messes up my concentration, at least). That said, here’s some recommended playlists:

• Attack on Titan (sometimes emotional & harrowing, sometimes epic & gritty)
  
• Black Butler (epic, creepy, oddly soothing)
• Blood: The Last Vampire (harrowing, dangerous, creepy)
• Blue Gender (funky, badass, intense)
  
• Cardcaptor Sakura (lighthearted, bubbly)
  
• Cowboy Bebop (sometimes smooth jazz, sometimes wild & funky)
  
• Death Note (emotional, edgy, rock n’ roll)
  
• Elfen Lied (flowy and pretty)
• Fushigi Yuugi (emotional, romantic)
  
• Ghost in the Shell (hollow, lonely, mysterious)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (gritty, funky, upbeat)
• Hellsing (funky, jazzy, groovy, and awesome)
• Hellsing Ultimate (epic, funky, aggressive, but also sad and moving)
• Inuyasha (epic, emotional, inspiring)
• Mnemosyne (jazzy, upbeat)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (more smooth jazz)
  
• Princess Jellyfish (adorable, cutesy, happy-go-lucky)
• Tokyo Ghoul √A (powerful, electronic, heart-wrenching)
• disc 1
  
• disc 2
  
• Trigun (mostly jazzy, flowy, and funky, but some are gritty)
• Sailor Moon (happy & upbeat)
• Samurai Champloo (funky, hip-hop, soothing, amazing)

Long, random playlists: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Youtube Channels:

• Dolan Zoldhost
  
• EpicAnimeRequiem
  
• Epic San
  
• Erolox OST
  
• MrAnimeSoundtrack

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Like I said, this isn’t a complete list but hopefully a good jumping-off point. Feel free to add to areas with your own suggestions. Have fun listening and go be productive!

good list! but some of the romantic musician tho i wouldn’t call them true romantic musician, like beethoven only because some are the ones who connects classical and romantic music…..so even if their style is more so romantic they did start out with classical music