“Weightless” was the most relaxing for study participants presented by the Daily Mail. The other songs that took part in the experiment were chosen by people who answered in surveys whether they preferred the music of Coldplay, Adele or Mozart.
Creator of “Weightless” he wanted his song to be like “spa” for the brain and was created in cooperation with Lyz Cooper, sound therapist and founder of the British Academy of Sound Therapy. As Cooper explains, the continuous sounds of music help people feel safe.
The song tempo starts at 60 BPM and slowly decreases to 50 BPM, that is, beats per minute – beats per minute. This is a measure of the tempo of a piece of music, determining the number of regular beats of the metronome or quarter note per minute. 60 BPM therefore means one beat per second.
The Mindlab study confirms other reports from scientists – researchers from BMS College in Malaysia, who said that listening to music at a tempo of 60 BPM significantly reduces stress in the body and increases the feeling of physical rest. Listen:
Music calms the body and mind
Indeed, as Lyz Cooper explained in an interview with the Daily Mail, When listening, the heart slowly adjusts its work to the tempo of the music.
The process of adjusting heart rate to a piece of music takes about five minutes, so the Marconi Union song lasts 8 minutes. The song is composed of piano, guitar, synthetic sounds and… atmospheric sounds.
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The musician composed “Weightless” in such a way that the melody is not repetitive – this means that our brains do not try to predict the next sounds, which in turn allows the experience of “deeper relaxation” . Marconi Union’s song is so calming that it is recommended not to listen to it while driving. However, Lyz Cooper says it’s the perfect song to listen to after a stressful day.
Editor’s note: The article above was originally published in November 2016 and has been updated.
