Does music have the power to send us to sleep?
The brains behind Dreams “Kaimin” (“good sleep”) is Dr T. Endo, a neurologist who has made a science, and a lucrative CD business, out of selecting the right music to induce sleep. He divides it into three categories: melodies that fire the imagination; those that are calming and relaxing; and music that should, within ten minutes, slow the brain (…)
The top ten tunes to help you drift of:
- Saku, Susumu Yakota
- Nocturne, Chopin
- Piano Concerto no 1, Tchaikovsky
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart
- Pachelbel, Canon in D
- Rose, Aoi Teshima
- By This River, Brian Eno
- Pie Jesu, John Rutter
- Albatross, Fleetwood Mac
- Divertimento No. 2 in D Major, Mozart