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Ask HN: What music do you code to?

26 points by odomojuli 8y ago

jckbb 8y ago
eurobeat
vhodges 8y ago
Psy Trance mostly. Sometimes classical.
elliekelly 8y ago
The "radio" soundtrack from the Sims
paulbishop 8y ago
metal
mirimir 8y ago
I listen to dance music, with no words. Mostly trance and acid.
mindcrime 8y ago
Usually one or the other of some kind of metal, classical of some sort, or some kind of electronic music, probably synthwave/darkwave/retrowave or something of that ilk. Occasionally hip-hop, pop, or "other".
nilskidoo 8y ago
Too often I get stuck reading/writing/editing for days on end to nix deadlines, with nothing but coffee and pot because those are free and free is all I can afford. I've been hypnotized by this edit quite a lot lately: https://youtu.be/DmQmepDPg6I https://youtu.be/DmQmepDPg6I I'm frankly not in the best setup for this kind of work but music like this makes me feel like I am the calm eye of a hurricane, letting me do what I need.
Someone1234 8y ago
"Soundtracks." That isn't a genre, but each soundtrack offers has its own themes and style. Depending on mood you can have techno (Hackers/Matrix), fantasy (LOTRs/Interstellar), Pop (Greatest Showman/Guardians of the Galaxy), Regional Styles (Last Samurai/Moana), or even just calming/relaxing (Sims 3: Pets). PS - Try not to dismiss soundtracks just because you never liked the movie/game. I never played the Sims 3, let alone the "Pets" expansion, but the soundtrack remains me of SimCity's sound.
diehunde 8y ago
Even though I don't like it, I normally just start one of those "focus" playlists from Spotify. It's harder for me to concentrate if I listen to something I actually like I guess.
cbanek 8y ago
I go on youtube and try out some of the "epic music mixes," which have a lot of soundtrack type music on them. Also, I have to give a tip of my hat to Ambient Worlds, who have made some great long "rainy mood" mixes that are great for backgrounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30b7_S0paCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30b7_S0paCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-IREy7C9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-IREy7C9s
- AKhoo 8y ago
  Yes! I've told people about this before and people either hate it or love it: "Holy Shit - An Incredibly Epic Playlist" | https://open.spotify.com/user/ruhin94/playlist/0bG1EMQkukEeO7vvcQQQYU https://open.spotify.com/user/ruhin94/playlist/0bG1EMQkukEeO...
burfog 8y ago
My playlist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_silent_musical_compositions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_silent_musical_composi...
nvirDoomed 8y ago
Gabber, noise, and grindcore
maceurt 8y ago
Classical piano music is stellar to code to, specifically composers in early classic and baroque eras like Bach and early Mozart. Music like that is great, because it does not usually have a large range of dynamics and does not have super exciting contrasting parts which can be distracting. Jazz is good also, but that can sometimes get annoying after awhile or can be too exciting and distracting.
cyrilbenson47 8y ago
Welshly Arms
thorin1 8y ago
Amon Amarth Or similar.
vkaku 8y ago
Nothing in particular. It could be any music I am comfortable with.
raptorraver 8y ago
I prefer techno. Darker the better.
mapster 8y ago
Trance. Today: Stoneface & Terminal
thedevindevops 8y ago
At home: nothing. At work: "We didn't start the fire" - Billy Joel (it feels appropriate)
newsbinator 8y ago
I made a 25-hour Spotify playlist for myself of soundtracks, mostly from films: https://open.spotify.com/user/22p7kffssooevmhucglnnz6ci/playlist/31buZEaVGW9f5Y4cEcKtbt?si=DCebatc9RtmwsupGFHMXEQ https://open.spotify.com/user/22p7kffssooevmhucglnnz6ci/play... (e.g. John Williams, Tyler Bates, Hanz Zimmer, James Horner, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, etc). There is a smattering of video game soundtracks in there (by far my favorite composer is Christopher Tin), but the key is avoiding any 8-bit or classic "beep beep" songs. Those would break my coding flow. Ironically, as uninspired as modern Marvel movie soundtracks are, they're perfect for concentrating on code, with a random uplifting nudge or a drop into quiet here and there.
pepper_sauce 8y ago
Aphex Twin. Anything with drones.
spdebbarma 8y ago
I cannot believe no one mentioned Music for Programming[0]. [0] https://musicforprogramming.net https://musicforprogramming.net -------------------------------------------------------- From their about page : Through years of trial and error - skipping around internet radio stations, playing our entire music collections on shuffle, or just hammering single albums on repeat, we have found that the most effective music to aid prolonged periods of intense concentration tends to have a mixture of the following qualities: - Drones - Noise - Fuzz - Field recordings - Vagueness (Hypnagogia) - Textures without rhythm - Minor complex chords - Early music (Baroque, lute, harpsichord) - Very few drums or vocals - Synth arpeggios - Awesome / daunting / foreboding - Walls of reverb Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work.
- partisan 8y ago
  I’ve spent a heck of a lot of time listening to Music for Programming. Recently, I stumbled upon the following as well and like them maybe a bit more: - A strange, isolated place (ASIP) - Headphone Commute This is pretty much all I listen to nowadays while programming or commuting.
archenemy 8y ago
lastly: vaporwave. anything from Vektroid is fine.
backedrum 8y ago
Lacrimosa
greenyouse 8y ago
SomaFM groove salad is great! I feel like since I only listen to it while doing work it snaps me into work mode. It's easy to zero in and forget that the music is playing.
mjmj 8y ago
Odesza, Nombe, Ben Murray Smith, Volvo, SG Lewis. Electronic recommendations under ‘Discover’ in Spotify. Or brain.fm if I really want no lyrics and to focus.
potta_coffee 8y ago
Dan Terminus is my favorite for coding.
andrei_says_ 8y ago
Music without words and too much emotion. Currently tabla concerts fit the bill — complex irregular repetitive rhythms.
beatgammit 8y ago
Eh, I usually don't. But when I need to bang out a bunch of repetitive code, I'll throw on something intense and fast-paced.
redhale 8y ago
Lemon Jelly, Ratatat
lukaszkups 8y ago
Punk rock, dubstep, electronic, drum and bass.
MarkoPapic 8y ago
Mostly music from: https://www.di.fm/ https://www.di.fm/ Most often this: https://www.di.fm/goapsy https://www.di.fm/goapsy
fithisux 8y ago
ItaloDisco / Eurobeat

26 points by odomojuli 8y ago

jckbb 8y ago

eurobeat

vhodges 8y ago

Psy Trance mostly. Sometimes classical.

elliekelly 8y ago

The "radio" soundtrack from the Sims

paulbishop 8y ago

metal

mirimir 8y ago

I listen to dance music, with no words. Mostly trance and acid.

mindcrime 8y ago

Usually one or the other of some kind of metal, classical of some sort, or some kind of electronic music, probably synthwave/darkwave/retrowave or something of that ilk. Occasionally hip-hop, pop, or "other".

nilskidoo 8y ago

Too often I get stuck reading/writing/editing for days on end to nix deadlines, with nothing but coffee and pot because those are free and free is all I can afford. I've been hypnotized by this edit quite a lot lately: https://youtu.be/DmQmepDPg6I https://youtu.be/DmQmepDPg6I I'm frankly not in the best setup for this kind of work but music like this makes me feel like I am the calm eye of a hurricane, letting me do what I need.

Someone1234 8y ago

"Soundtracks." That isn't a genre, but each soundtrack offers has its own themes and style. Depending on mood you can have techno (Hackers/Matrix), fantasy (LOTRs/Interstellar), Pop (Greatest Showman/Guardians of the Galaxy), Regional Styles (Last Samurai/Moana), or even just calming/relaxing (Sims 3: Pets). PS - Try not to dismiss soundtracks just because you never liked the movie/game. I never played the Sims 3, let alone the "Pets" expansion, but the soundtrack remains me of SimCity's sound.

diehunde 8y ago

Even though I don't like it, I normally just start one of those "focus" playlists from Spotify. It's harder for me to concentrate if I listen to something I actually like I guess.

cbanek 8y ago

I go on youtube and try out some of the "epic music mixes," which have a lot of soundtrack type music on them. Also, I have to give a tip of my hat to Ambient Worlds, who have made some great long "rainy mood" mixes that are great for backgrounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30b7_S0paCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30b7_S0paCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-IREy7C9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-IREy7C9s

AKhoo 8y ago
Yes! I've told people about this before and people either hate it or love it: "Holy Shit - An Incredibly Epic Playlist" | https://open.spotify.com/user/ruhin94/playlist/0bG1EMQkukEeO7vvcQQQYU https://open.spotify.com/user/ruhin94/playlist/0bG1EMQkukEeO...

burfog 8y ago

My playlist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_silent_musical_compositions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_silent_musical_composi...

nvirDoomed 8y ago

Gabber, noise, and grindcore

maceurt 8y ago

Classical piano music is stellar to code to, specifically composers in early classic and baroque eras like Bach and early Mozart. Music like that is great, because it does not usually have a large range of dynamics and does not have super exciting contrasting parts which can be distracting. Jazz is good also, but that can sometimes get annoying after awhile or can be too exciting and distracting.

cyrilbenson47 8y ago

Welshly Arms

thorin1 8y ago

Amon Amarth Or similar.

vkaku 8y ago

Nothing in particular. It could be any music I am comfortable with.

raptorraver 8y ago

I prefer techno. Darker the better.

mapster 8y ago

Trance. Today: Stoneface & Terminal

thedevindevops 8y ago

At home: nothing. At work: "We didn't start the fire" - Billy Joel (it feels appropriate)

newsbinator 8y ago

I made a 25-hour Spotify playlist for myself of soundtracks, mostly from films: https://open.spotify.com/user/22p7kffssooevmhucglnnz6ci/playlist/31buZEaVGW9f5Y4cEcKtbt?si=DCebatc9RtmwsupGFHMXEQ https://open.spotify.com/user/22p7kffssooevmhucglnnz6ci/play... (e.g. John Williams, Tyler Bates, Hanz Zimmer, James Horner, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, etc). There is a smattering of video game soundtracks in there (by far my favorite composer is Christopher Tin), but the key is avoiding any 8-bit or classic "beep beep" songs. Those would break my coding flow. Ironically, as uninspired as modern Marvel movie soundtracks are, they're perfect for concentrating on code, with a random uplifting nudge or a drop into quiet here and there.

pepper_sauce 8y ago

Aphex Twin. Anything with drones.

spdebbarma 8y ago

I cannot believe no one mentioned Music for Programming[0]. [0] https://musicforprogramming.net https://musicforprogramming.net -------------------------------------------------------- From their about page : Through years of trial and error - skipping around internet radio stations, playing our entire music collections on shuffle, or just hammering single albums on repeat, we have found that the most effective music to aid prolonged periods of intense concentration tends to have a mixture of the following qualities: - Drones - Noise - Fuzz - Field recordings - Vagueness (Hypnagogia) - Textures without rhythm - Minor complex chords - Early music (Baroque, lute, harpsichord) - Very few drums or vocals - Synth arpeggios - Awesome / daunting / foreboding - Walls of reverb Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work.

partisan 8y ago
I’ve spent a heck of a lot of time listening to Music for Programming. Recently, I stumbled upon the following as well and like them maybe a bit more: - A strange, isolated place (ASIP) - Headphone Commute This is pretty much all I listen to nowadays while programming or commuting.

archenemy 8y ago

lastly: vaporwave. anything from Vektroid is fine.

backedrum 8y ago

Lacrimosa

greenyouse 8y ago

SomaFM groove salad is great! I feel like since I only listen to it while doing work it snaps me into work mode. It's easy to zero in and forget that the music is playing.

mjmj 8y ago

Odesza, Nombe, Ben Murray Smith, Volvo, SG Lewis. Electronic recommendations under ‘Discover’ in Spotify. Or brain.fm if I really want no lyrics and to focus.

potta_coffee 8y ago

Dan Terminus is my favorite for coding.

andrei_says_ 8y ago

Music without words and too much emotion. Currently tabla concerts fit the bill — complex irregular repetitive rhythms.

beatgammit 8y ago

Eh, I usually don't. But when I need to bang out a bunch of repetitive code, I'll throw on something intense and fast-paced.

redhale 8y ago

Lemon Jelly, Ratatat

lukaszkups 8y ago

Punk rock, dubstep, electronic, drum and bass.

MarkoPapic 8y ago

Mostly music from: https://www.di.fm/ https://www.di.fm/ Most often this: https://www.di.fm/goapsy https://www.di.fm/goapsy

fithisux 8y ago

ItaloDisco / Eurobeat