What makes a song "Relaxing"? Is it the tempo? The instruments? The volume?
According to scientists in a study involving people completing tasks while listening to music, The number one most relaxing song is Marconi Union - Weightless. This song features a tempo beginning at 60bpm and slowing over time to 50bpm. This pace is the optimal resting heart rate, and it has been found that most people's heart rate slows to match the songs tempo.
In my opinion, what makes this song so extremely relaxing is the music ebbing and flowing like the tide. In the background you can hear a steady heartbeat- the core of the song- but over that is an angelic piano-violin duo. As it swells and diminishes, you can almost feel the breath in your chest coming in and out.
What are your thoughts? What defines a "good" song? What makes it relaxing for you?
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