https://github.com/mariusschulz/programming-music
A collective list of music to listen to while programming
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A collective list of music to listen to while programming
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mariusschulz/programming-music
- Owner: mariusschulz
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-05-31T19:51:52.000Z (about 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-18T13:18:18.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-18T14:43:14.892Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: music, programming
- Homepage: https://mariusschulz.com
- Size: 77.1 KB
- Stars: 428
- Watchers: 23
- Forks: 60
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Programming Music
A collective list of music to listen to while programming. [Please contribute!](https://github.com/mariusschulz/programming-music/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
## Index
- [Chillout](#chillout)
- [Drum & Bass](#Drum-and-bass)
- [Electronic](#electronic)
- [Focus](#focus)
- [Hip Hop](#hip-hop)
- [House](#house)
- [Jazz](#jazz)
- [Orchestral](#orchestral)
- [Post-Rock](#post-rock)
- [Space/Ambient](#spaceambient)
### Chillout
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Circular Symmetry | ATB | Song | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/305853678), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/7CR0lIrkxYmHThUbqluw9J) |
| Chillstep Music for Programming | Chill Music Lab | Playlist | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QY2_8704o) |
| Kontor Deep House 2022 | Various | Playlist | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/playlist/pl.0bc7c2a86ae846849aa6853797d41328), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qfIDDItu9xWo8LsrqOAca) |
| Radio Retaliation | Thievery Corporation | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/299040135), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7JK0l9nae3EcV6C1lz4LlG) |
| The Cosmic Game | Thievery Corporation | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/277521724), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3x31ejKrrjJWXGd6ftaSNu) |
### Drum & Bass
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| -------------------------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Liquid Drum and Bass (A-K) | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41Uf61JyNjhkETfVqI3Jjm) |
| Liquid Drum and Bass (L-Z) | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/145PWExYF76GFJkkei8rj0) |
### Electronic
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A State of Trance 500 (14 hours) | Various | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/430574887), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2WY8oI4yCDGWXg0WadOekj) |
| Coding Mode | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX5trt9i14X7j) |
| Discovery | Daft Punk | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/697194953), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2noRn2Aes5aoNVsU6iWThc) |
| Emergence | Max Cooper | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1149398778), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/26vmJ6CjPxYWYYa2B4d9my) |
| Full Circle | HÆLOS | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1589172754), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3kE0d3eZX1EjoWMeHQTvXQ) |
| Half Age EP | Weval | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1522057259), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1hDdP4atpaoKA5OE8ETG1u) |
| Halt and Catch Fire (TV OST) | Paul Haslinger | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1141609067), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/6SREPA19KJrxIfMhijErlF) |
| Halt and Catch Fire Vol 2 (TV OST) | Paul Haslinger | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1446955010), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4fgDSpwYFqCBxt47QlDqC8) |
| Mantra | Jean du Voyage | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1153711013), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7K5tfkdeToVwZaEnEv2atb) |
| Minimal Techno | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/alekzanther/playlist/0B3WoheGNqol1B69LM9Y8n) |
| Mirror's Edge (Game OST) | Solar Fields | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1530511640), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3x8kUWCtDfOEnOtyaRdkdp) |
| Mirror's Edge Catalyst (Game OST) | Solar Fields | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1491087301), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2wy9EzWP9NuyVt4TSCz3qs) |
| Music Has the Right to Children | Boards Of Canada | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/281116024), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1vWnB0hYmluskQuzxwo25a) |
| Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/617154241), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4m2880jivSbbyEGAKfITCa) |
| Ratatat mix | Ratatat | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/ciroivan227/playlist/1eLgUY4BFj7f96z10womVL) |
| Solar Eclipses | Hollywood Principle, Dr. Awkward | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1312553828), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2PGeNYKwJPCfImBFA1CcC8) |
| Swordfish (OST) | Paul Oakenfold | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1342724835), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7ktbhq6Wogmcdwg5qO3HEY) |
| Techno Bunker | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX6J5NfMJS675) |
| The Aviating | Alec Troniq & Gabriel Vitel | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/de/album/the-aviating/1051088498), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4gSJzDHKILotDwmE1YSZA3) |
| The Social Network | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/395740920), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1ijkFiMeHopKkHyvQCWxUa) |
| TRON: Legacy | Daft Punk | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1440617583), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/40EZGFRJY2R43IPiOnFelG) |
| TRON: Legacy Reconfigured | Daft Punk | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1440617977), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/382ObEPsp2rxGrnsizN5TX) |
| Wired In | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/tomzorzhu/playlist/6FBP8geEcJX2lYnsVxfvYl) |
| RetroWave / Outrun | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdLEN7aqioXM) |
### Focus
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ------------------------ | ------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A Moment Of Stillness | God Is An Astronaut | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/491771172), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1eVrXeDRsZQFM4DtSbUzKr) |
| Atomic | Mogwai | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1073144598), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/56tg3CAAd9JZhzQZsYoC2c) |
| Audiomachine | Audiomachine | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5F4ObszoeVebqtc0B3XqJa) |
| Helios / Erebus | God Is An Astronaut | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1009018992), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/6NEwj8hlw0b7U3jd6vHRg3) |
| Interstellar | Hans Zimmer | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1533983552), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/5OVGwMCexoHavOar6v4al5) |
| Les Revenants Soundtrack | Mogwai | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/598102671), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7znNGZ8iNfLJ41IxEWYJHp) |
| Philharmonics | Agnes Obel | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/de/album/philharmonics/872505332), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1hOKjrormSHpyOw0BREwEx) |
| Productive Morning | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX6T5dWVv97mp) |
| Time | Hans Zimmer | Song | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/380349905?i=380350246), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZFbXIJkuI1dVNWvzJzown) |
| Vapor | Yosi Horikawa | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/643071275), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1IpHSURAZpaIlAkLX8vqGt) |
### Hip Hop
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ------------------ | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Lofi Hip Hop Beats | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/chillhopmusic/playlist/74sUjcvpGfdOvCHvgzNEDO) |
| Lush lofi | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXc8kgYqQLMfH) |
### House
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ----------------------------- | --------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Melodic Progressive House Mix | Shingo Nakamura | Mix | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYp9Eo9T3BA) |
| Progressive House Mix 2018 | Various | Mix | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62jdo2ogkiU) |
### Jazz
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ----------------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Clarinet Jazz | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/121195779/playlist/7EXxC5Z6iHbZzqiIw4uiOG) |
| Coffee Table Jazz | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWVqfgj8NZEp1) |
| Jazz Classics | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXbITWG1ZJKYt) |
| Jazz for Sleep | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXa1rZf8gLhyz) |
| Jazzy Romance | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWTbzY5gOVvKd) |
| Late Night Jazz | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4wta20PHgwo) |
### Metal
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ------------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Extreme Metal | Various | Playlist | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ru/playlist/extreme-metal/pl.1baada6675ca477cbe9946b3d21c5757?l=en) |
### Orchestral
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ---------------------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ambience while coding | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/resalire/playlist/3Z8uzEtTyX2qmpXX4ZXV7p) |
| Oracle | Sorastro | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1412353597), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1sCRvOl9mclwED42jGULVn) |
| Project Reality Original Soundtrack v0.9 | Scott Tobin | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/367558171), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2qW0y29VGdFOAfGff92gbh) |
| Project Reality Original Soundtrack v1.0 | Scott Tobin | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/775826832), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0Krzwyda9zwkfmdI8UcIx6) |
| Starborn | Sorastro | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1294791957), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/6RgumQtb6jbqvDfd6XRtUC) |
| Journey Soundtrack | Austin Wintory | Album | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/5fEkyTeRzYV32RcT8c5tTn), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGcXI_BaR2Y) |
| Unearthed | E.S. Posthumus | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/39436966), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/5dO8FBozMXBNXRwuGbYt12) |
### Post-Rock
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone | Explosions In The Sky | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/923356909), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1hXFXoYkWp7Jbzc2nwhvub) |
| Hand Cannot Erase | Steven Wilson | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/947842870), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/30ibtgslgzmMRbQnWl9LTy) |
| Hvarf - Heim | Sigur Rós | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/710454556), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/28WGXFGJNfTHxUoIsnIYVn) |
| In Absentia | Porcupine Tree | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1577152462), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2dAYkfqPYzOTDNxDDVP2vi) |
| The Incident | Porcupine Tree | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1532131566), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4yUOsJbwypC2JrpXZ3eO7p) |
| The Raven That Refused to Sing | Steven Wilson | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/684102613), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/62sXcCLmRTvVrmOOsuHGiJ) |
| Those Who Tell the Truth | Explosions In The Sky | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/318950013), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0HxOFNk6NIHydHAer8y01M) |
| To The Bone | Steven Wilson | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1440885200), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/37lL4QxxvHJ3SxFH2KtkDD) |
### Space/Ambient
| Name | Artist | Type | Link |
| -------------------- | --------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ad Astra OST | Max Richter, Lorne Balfe | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1482828581), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7A0KkKcwRKJYLrWQQsO3bH) |
| Arrival OST | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1440758063), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3GDfBsNm22NeGSP2vQDWnO) |
| Ex Machina OST | Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/958817926), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/05qiaa6qhjXouu6M2sPYUn) |
| Immunity | Jon Hopkins | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/766062577), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1rxWlYQcH945S3jpIMYR35) |
| Light Years | Stellardrone | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/669237623), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/6uQHo7feNU73mKn8X69pwk) |
| Movements | Solar Fields | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1572605925), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/26sqA3KtarBkOXvR33FNQs) |
| No Man's Sky OST | 65daysofstatic | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1469726921), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0CkuFPWCLJjCAEKy0dce40) |
| Race to Space | Public Service Broadcasting | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/947928979), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/65KwtzkJXw7oT819NFWmEP) |
| Spiral Revelation | Steve Roach | Album | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/1184455247), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/0t7qmuEWN8vtKOJEqzm5T6) |
| Synthwave from Space | Various | Playlist | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/aofd3/playlist/4sgUux9hmykyWYmVoe4W6p) |
| The Apollo Missions | NASA | Album | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3uC3GbmL0BaTIFnrpByd0D) |
| Tycho Anthology | Tycho | Playlist | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/de/playlist/pl.u-55D6XYqTYb1VZY), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7m3EiJHdRAVPweCJLxDP3d) |
| X3 OST | Alexei Zakharov | Soundtrack | [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/album/495207937), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0V2HC7qeeg8gpoO8cs7ZZX) |