Relaxed
Soft groove, warm timbres, nothing landing exactly on the beat.
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Relaxed differs from calm in its warmth. Calm music holds back; relaxed music is loose. It has a groove, just one, that drives no one forward.
How to recognize it
By a soft pulse: plucked bass, brushed drums, or a loose electronic beat, usually between 80 and 100 beats. By warm timbres — electric piano, acoustic guitar, muted horns, analog synthesizers. And by harmony with color: sevenths and ninths that soften the sound without making it seem complicated.
It's also typical that nothing lands exactly on the beat. This slight looseness is the reason the music sounds relaxed.
What it's suited for
For everyday life and lifestyle: vlogs, travel and food videos, lifestyle and fashion clips, cafés and hotel lobbies, tutorials, background for websites, summer and beach footage, social media without any sales pressure.
What it's not for: urgency. Relaxed music takes the edge off any call to action — even one that needs an edge.
No PRO registration
Royalty-free and GVL-free. For music played in business premises, this double freedom is the real point: that's where public performance happens, and that's where both collecting societies come in. The cue sheet is generated automatically, and licensing is a one-time fee starting at 1.49 €.
Related: cool for more attitude, calm for less groove, joyful for more brightness. Genre page: Cinematic and epic music.