Therapy of Music

[Lady Penelope]

:) Woke up this morning only to hear shouting from NFH which sent my stomach churning. Then I read some posts too, seems my chums too are having a bad time :(

Anyway, by accident came across 'Schindler's List' and have just been playing it quite softly. Magic :) Found it has changed my mood quite a lot and I feel calmer now. So my other chums, do the same.....music is a wonderful therapy. Hope you have a peaceful Sunday.

Love LPxxx

[Domestic Goddess]

I play the soundtrack to Lord of the Rings, I like the choral buts that featured in the films when the elves' homes were shown. Spine tingling!

[Ribbit]

They played the music from 'Schindler's List' on TV when Peter Cushing died... beautiful music, but I'm afraid it makes me :crybaby: (although I do have the CD).

I play the soundtrack to "The Governess". Always makes me feel calmer. :thumbs:

Or "Raise the Red Lantern"... that works too. :thumbs:

Ribbit :cold:

[Mr Ribbit]

I find the type of music you've mentioned very calming and I love any sort of classical piano music to relax me as well.

Bizarrely, what I find really uplifting is listening to one of The Cure's most depressing albums called Faith. :blink: Just as an example, song titles include The Funeral Party, The Drowning Man and All Cats Are Grey. :lol:

What can I say? The Cure just make me happy. :lol: :hihi:

mr ribbit :punk: :music:

[rb2002]

I find a bit of REM (Everybody hurts)or Simon and Garfunkel (Bridge over troubled Water)mellows me out :mellow:

My problem is playing music knocks her daft....she hates anything but 60s stuff (so she told us when she pretended to be nice in the early days). I can only listen on my headphones. Still, its easier to shut them out that way :rolleyes:

rb2002

[vernon]

i think the music to schindlers was beautfiul too! i don't have the soundtrack but i think i might get it now i think about it, if i ever want to relax i listen to classical.. very calming .. i don't know the names of most of it though, gimnopedes? i think thats the name is nice.. and rachmaninofs 2nd piano concerto.

norah jones first album is really relaxing too i think :)

[Eeyore]

I always played whatever suited my mood, could have been loud rock music, or early U2 (albums like War, Boy etc), or I bought a CD from a garden centre called "Land of the Pandas" that is so soothing :)

[JOHN.S]

try anything by Brian Kennedy - fantastic......

[sickofhull]

My five favourite chill out albums are:
Anything by Bob marley- "songs of freedom" has most the classics.
Astral weeks - van morrison
Aphex twin- selected ambient works (the first one)
UFORB- the Orb.
Tangled up in blue- Bob Dylan.
Ladies & gentlemen we are now in space- spiritualized.
Dummy- Portishead.
Anything by Spaceman 3.
any old soul.

( o.k theres more than five- sue me!)