Spotify Playlists To Fuel Your Coding And Design Sessions

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A while ago we asked on Twitter and Facebook what music the web community is listening to when coding and designing. The answers were as diverse as the community itself and Cosima Mielke has compiled those hand-crafted playlists, favorite artists, and loved soundtracks in this article to see which tunes fuel the web, and to provide you with some new ear candy to get you through lengthy coding and design sessions, of course. Get your headphones ready!

Some like it loud, others need some steady beats to stay focused, others calm tunes. A while ago we asked on Twitter and Facebook what music the web community is listening to when coding and designing.

The answers were as diverse as the community itself and certainly too good to live an existence only in a Twitter discussion. That’s why we’ve compiled those hand-crafted spotify playlists, favorite artists, and loved soundtracks in this article to see which tunes fuel the web.

And, well, first and foremost, to provide you with some new ear candy to get you through lengthy coding and design sessions, of course. Get your headphones ready!

Spotify Playlists To Fuel Your Coding And Design Sessions
(Image credit: Corey Blaz)

Get Into The Flow #

Positive psychology describes flow as the mental state when you get fully immersed in what you’re doing, feeling energized, focused, and involved. These playlists will tickle your brain to help you reach that much sought-after state.

Design Vibes #

Curated by Sherzod Max | 564 songs | 58h 37min | Listen on Spotify

No words to distract you, only steady vibes.

Design Vibes Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Hardstyle Playlist #

Curated by Jesse Stoots | 755 songs | 56h 56min | Listen on Spotify

Q-Base, Defqon, and Qlimax. Beats that help you get into the flow.

Hardstyle Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Soundtrack To The Film Blade Runner #

Artist: Vangelis | 12 songs | 57min | Listen on Spotify

Classical compositions meet synthesizers. Melodic.

Blade Runner Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Soundtrack To The Film Drive #

Curated by Servaas Vehmeijer | 31 songs | 2h 30min | Listen on Spotify

A small but fine list. Get into the flow with some electronic beats, work your way through and get to the epic, musical-like finale.

Drive Movie Soundtrack
(Listen on Spotify)

Design & Build #

Curated by Manik Rathee | 225 songs | 16h 06min | Listen on Spotify

This one won’t get boring. Sometimes full of energy, sometimes calm.

Design And Build Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Coding And Crushing It #

Curated by Noel Tock | 127 songs | 8h 38min | Listen on Spotify

Orchestra meets film music.

Coding And Crushing It Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Soundtrack To The Film TRON: Legacy #

Artist: Daft Punk | 22 songs | 58min | Listen on Spotify

A mix of electronic music and 70s-inspired sci-fi sounds.

TRON Movie Soundtrack
(Listen on Spotify)

Soundtrack To The Film The Big Short #

Artist: Nicholas Britell | 23 songs | 38min | Listen on Spotify

A surprising mix — sometimes energetic and upbeat with a bit of 70’s funk, sometimes darker and moody.

The Big Short Movie Soundtrack
(Listen on Spotify)

Hyperspatial Detours #

Artist: Café Del Mar | 7 songs | 21min | Listen on Spotify

Chillout music from the famous Café Del Mar.

Hyperspatial Detours Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Stay Focused #

Staying focused over a long period of time can be hard. The following playlists cater for some background music without being too obtrusive.

Futurebeats #

Curated by Kyle Hovey | 2,908 songs | 207h 11min | Listen on Spotify

Experimental and electronic beat music.

Futurebeats Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Bring Me To Sleep #

Curated by Quoc Nguyen | 10 songs | 31min | Listen on Soundcloud

Well, it shouldn’t bring you to sleep, but sometimes peaceful sounds from piano, violins, and guitar might be just what you need.

Bring Me To Sleep Playlist
(Listen on Soundcloud)

Soundtrack For Study #

Curated by Filtr Canada | 76 songs | 3h 36min | Listen on Spotify

Movie hits to help you focus and concentrate.

Soundtrack For Study
(Listen on Spotify)

Soundtrack To The Film Interstellar #

Artist: Hans Zimmer | 16 songs | 1h 11min | Listen on Spotify

Interstellar Movie Soundtrack
(Listen on Spotify)

Stress-Free Classicals #

Curated by Can Artuc | 49 songs | 3h 36min | Listen on Spotify

Classic, calm piano and orchestra pieces. Satie, Händel, Chopin, Schubert, and more.

Stress-Free Classicals Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Boost Your Energy #

The day has already been long and you need a little energy booster? How about one of these?

Liquid Drum & Bass #

Curated by Björn Zuithoff | 8,959 songs | 847h 52min | Listen on Spotify

A huge Liquid Drum & Bass playlist to keep you fueled with energy.

Liquid Drum And Bass Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Coding & Designing 0.3 #

Curated by Ross Dalaire | 27 songs | 1h 59min | Listen on Spotify

Electronic beats to push you forward. If you like the playlist, also make sure to check out Coding & Designing 0.2 and Coding & Designing 0.1.

Coding And Designing Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Soundtrack To The Film Pacific Rim #

Artist: Ramin Djawadi | 26 songs | 1h 1min | Listen on Spotify

You’re on a quest to conquer this weird browser bug? This is your march music.

Pacific Rim Movie Soundtrack
(Listen on Spotify)

Punk Essentials #

Curated by Spotify France | 77 songs | 4h 03min | Listen on Spotify

The best of punk rock.

Punk Essentials Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Starred #

Curated by Julian Norton | 29 songs | 1h 58min | Listen on Spotify

A good mix to re-load your battery.

Starred Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

Kesä2016 #

Curated by Annukka Leppänen | 43 songs | 2h 26min | Listen on Spotify

“Kesä” means summer in Finish, and this playlist certainly brings you in a good mood with dancehall, hip hop, and reggae.

Kesä Playlist
(Listen on Spotify)

What do you usually listen to when doing coding and design work? Let us know in the comments below!

Further Reading #

Smashing Editorial (mrn)

— Comments 20

Joel Stransky
Joel Stransky wrote #

Ship it coding. Because huge playlists are mostly filler. https://open.spotify.com/user/joelstransky/playlist/1TEZoQWuYWTPkKixs2UMzl

Skythe
Skythe wrote #

This would be awesome if it was open and available to everyone.

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