Video Game Soundtracks Are Great Background Music for Focus

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It can be hard to focus in a world with so many distractions. The right kind of music can make all the difference, and video game soundtracks often make for perfect background audio to help you focus, even if you don’t play games.

Music in video games is used to set atmosphere and pace, just as it is in film and TV. But video game soundtracks usually go a little further in that they often underpin everything you do in the game. Whether you’re engaging in battle or just moving from point A to point B, your actions are usually accompanied by music.

This music is often designed to motivate without being distracting. It’s ultimately designed to help focus you on the task at hand. Based on our previous examples, battle music may be fast-paced and dramatic, but wandering around an open world is usually accompanied by far more sedate and ambient tones.

There are other reasons to pick video game music, particularly games you love. People play games to have fun, or even as a way to escape the mundane and stressful real world. Listening to music from your favorite games can help elicit a sense of that enjoyment and escapism while working. Not everyone loves their job, but even if you do, work is still work.

There’s no shortage of upbeat and energetic video game music. Take arcade classics like Outrun or home console favorites like Mario for example. Many people listen to fast-paced electronic music like house or drum and bass while exercising to maintain a rhythm, and upbeat video game music can help in this regard too.

But not everyone needs a groove to feel focused. There’s no shortage of downtempo and ambient music YouTube channels designed to help you study, and there’s a huge pool of this type of music in modern video games too.

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