ChuckM 1 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Do you have any particular piece(s) of music you use to relax?For me, it's "Jupiter" from Holst's The Planets. (The one by the LSO with the perfect timing all the way through.)I turn the volume all the way up, press play, close my eyes, and do nothing but immerse myself in the music until it finishes.It's amazing how well that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Do you have any particular piece(s) of music you use to relax?For me, it's "Jupiter" from Holst's The Planets. (The one by the LSO with the perfect timing all the way through.)I turn the volume all the way up, press play, close my eyes, and do nothing but immerse myself in the music until it finishes.It's amazing how well that works. When you're stressed out you listen to Jupiter?? That would make it worse for me heh. Unless you skip the opening and jump right to the pretty middle section.For me an andante middle movement of a Mozart piano concerto will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 When you're stressed out you listen to Jupiter?? That would make it worse for me heh. Unless you skip the opening and jump right to the pretty middle section.That's the thing. The piece starts out fast paced and frantic sounding (yet still in control) but goes to a much smoother slower section. Then it picks up again and takes me with it, leaving me feeling much readier to get back to working on whatever it was that got me so stressed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 When you're stressed out you listen to Jupiter?? That would make it worse for me heh. Unless you skip the opening and jump right to the pretty middle section.That's the thing. The piece starts out fast paced and frantic sounding (yet still in control) but goes to a much smoother slower section. Then it picks up again and takes me with it, leaving me feeling much readier to get back to working on whatever it was that got me so stressed out.Ah good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf 4 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Here's some of what I listen to when stressed:Venus - 'The planets Suite' - Holst4th movement (fountains of medici) - 'Fountains of Rome' - ResipighiDanse Macabre - Saint-SaensThe Lark Ascending - Vaughan-WilliamsPrelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - DebussyThe Prince and the Princess - 'Sheherazade' - Rimsky-KorsakovPavanne for a dead Princess - Raveland many many more.Suffice it to say that I get stressed out quite often, so i'm listening to this type of music quite frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I can remember being really pissed at my ex for taking drugs in college and blasting Into the Trap. Funny times, looking back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,669 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 "There Was Snow" from The Horse Whisperer. A really warm piano motif, and just the right use of synths and strings that seem to float off into the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Usually I'll listen to Vaughan Williams's Sinfonia Antartica, some Chopin and Mozart stuff, Holst's Venus or Neptune, maybe some Adiemus or Diamond Music by Jenkins etc. Some soundtracks are also appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Another day another duplicate...Halo 3 ost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf 4 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Another day another duplicate...Halo 3 ost!Relax mate, you didn't have to respond to the topic. I'm glad these issues are brought up routinely because frankly, my tastes might have changed since the last time!Plus it allows newer users to opine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 For me, intense music seems to do the trick. Recently, when stressed out at work, I put on There Will Be Blood, and it really transports me and calms me down. It doesn't make light of my mood, yet through it's eerie beauty, it brings me to a more peaceful place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Empire of the Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 And I forgot to mention Joe Hisaishi's magnificent symphonic poem Nausicaä, which I'm listening to at this very moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 When I'm really stressed out, I put Alma across my knee and give her the spanking of a lifetime. You should see her clad head to toe in leather!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Another day another duplicate...Halo 3 ost!Relax mate, you didn't have to respond to the topic. I'm glad these issues are brought up routinely because frankly, my tastes might have changed since the last time!Plus it allows newer users to opine.I consider myself told!*Leaves* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 And don't slam the door on the way out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 When I'm really stressed out, I put Alma across my knee and give her the spanking of a lifetime. But who's Alma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I've used The Holiday for relaxing recently...it positively oozes pleasantness and feel-good vibes, and I have comforting associations with the music from when I first got it last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Harry Potter scores or Indiana Jones. Or anything else that's lighthearted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hehe people are going to love this one but...Hakuna Matata ~ Lion King the Musical. I was singing it at the top of my lungs before play practice one day when I thought my school was completely empty. Well it completely cheered me up and now one of the nuns and my former english teacher at my school now think I'm completely mental. Oh well, I got a good laugh out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Maybe "You're Not Alone" or "Melodies of Life" by Nobuo Uematasu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Some nice Morricone pieces. For example, I'm supposed to do 15 minutes of free rice every day for English. Write start and stop times and levels, write down the words i get wrong.She's checking for 20 days tomorrow, I've done 2. So I got through 20 days of Free Rice in 2 hours listening to the entire score of My Name Is Nobody. It got me through it.Immolation (With Our Lives, We Give Life). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I find physical activity usually works better when one is truly stressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 If I was going somewhere, I WAS RUNNING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 If I am stressed I usually listen to something calming, peaceful and beautiful to soothe my nervesAngela's AshesThe SignsSnow Falling on Cedars (absolutely fantastic for relaxation)Angels in America (excluding the action material and more noisy stuff)Memoirs of a GeishaAlwaysSaving Private RyanStepmomSibelius's Violin Concerto (although quite passionate at times it is relaxing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 If I was going somewhere, I WAS RUNNING! That's a great film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 "Us and Them" by Pink Floyd calms me down a fair bit. Also Vangelis' Soil Festivities is good. Or Antarctica.Autumn Lonliness by Mahler is also a fine piece. Guess which larger work this is from?2nd mvmt of Prokofiev's 3rd Symphony is soothing although it's followed by quite the demonic movement with its portamento string effects.From Williams, The Blue Fairy is hypnotic while Stanley and Iris plus The Accidental Tourist are both good listening when I'm stressed.John Adams' Harmonium is also exquisite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I find physical activity usually works better when one is truly stressed.Very true, for me anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Going to a quiet place such as a park and talking a walk is one of the best ways for me to relieve stress. Plus there usually aren't alot of people around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Jazz. Something akin to Taxi Driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Jazz.Me too, usually some Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Diana Krall or maybe even Harry Potter Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I find Goldsmith's Medicine Man to be quite soothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 If I was going somewhere, I WAS RUNNING! That's a great film.Yes, lol.I also enjoy some classic Beethoven. Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement comes to mind, as well as Moonlight Sonata. I always get sucked in, everything else doesn't matter when I'm listening to Beethoven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Jazz.Me too, usually some Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Diana Krall or maybe even Harry Potter Jazz. Yes! Not to mention Ken Burns and Bill Evans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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