Meditation music that helps your mind settle.
Free, AI-generated instrumental music for meditation. A short color quiz estimates your current mood. The music starts there, then gets slower and quieter over the first few minutes so your mind can settle. Set 5, 10 or 20 minutes and a soft bell ends the session.
Starts at your mood, then gets slower and quieter.
Headphones or speakers. A comfortable volume.
How this meditation music works
- 1
Take a short color quiz
Pick the colors you are drawn to. It takes about a minute and works out the mood you are in right now.
- 2
Press Start
The music begins at that mood, so it fits how you feel from the first minute.
- 3
Let your mind settle
Over the first few minutes the music gets slower and quieter, so there is less and less to follow.
What this meditation music does for you
It starts at your mood
If you sit down tense or restless, the music starts there and settles with you.
There is little to follow
No drums, no lyrics and only a few notes, so the music stays in the background.
A bell ends the session
Pick 5, 10 or 20 minutes. The music fades and a soft bell rings, so you don't have to watch the clock.
When to play meditation music
Morning meditation
Ten quiet minutes before the day starts.
Breathing exercises
The sound rises and falls about five times a minute. Breathe in as it rises and out as it falls.
A break from stress
Five minutes to calm down after a hard meeting or a long day.
Before bed
Sleep music is darker and has no bell, for when you lie down. For slow stretching first, try yoga music.
Questions about meditation music
What is the best music for meditation?
Slow, quiet music with no lyrics, no beat and very few notes, so there is nothing to follow. This page plays music like that. It starts at the mood you are in, then gets slower and quieter over the first few minutes.
Does music help you meditate?
It helps many people, mostly beginners and people in a noisy place. Quiet music covers other sounds and gives a restless mind something gentle to rest on. Some people prefer silence, and that is fine too.
Can I play 5, 10 or 20 minute meditation music?
Yes. Pick 5, 10 or 20 minutes before you press Start. When the time is up, the music fades out and a soft bell rings. Pick No limit and it plays until you stop it.
Does it work as a meditation timer?
Yes. The player counts the minutes and a bell tells you when the session is over, so you can keep your eyes closed. Time on pause does not count.
Why does the sound rise and fall?
The music swells and fades about five times a minute, the pace of slow, relaxed breathing. You can breathe in as it rises and out as it falls, or ignore it.
Is this a guided meditation?
No. Nobody speaks. It is music only, with no singing, no talking and no drums.
Does meditation music help with anxiety?
Many people find slow, quiet music calming, and it can make it easier to sit and breathe for a few minutes. It is not a treatment for anxiety. If anxiety gets in the way of your life, talk to a doctor.
Does the meditation music have ads?
No ads play in the music. It is made as you listen, so nothing interrupts it.
How is it different from yoga music and sleep music?
It is quieter than yoga music and has fewer notes, because you are sitting still. It is a little brighter than sleep music, because you want to stay awake. It is also the only one with a timer and a bell.
Will it keep playing with my phone locked?
Not always. Keep this page open while you listen. Some phones and browsers pause the music when the screen locks or you switch apps.
Why does this meditation music start with a color quiz?
So the music can start at the mood you are in. You pick the colors you are drawn to, and the quiz estimates your mood from them, using the picks of earlier visitors who also told us how they felt. Some visitors are asked three short questions as well, and then their answers are used instead. The result is an estimate and can be wrong, so you can retake the quiz.
Is this meditation music AI-generated?
Yes. Nothing on this page is a recording of a song. The quiz estimates your mood, and a program writes the music for it in your browser as you listen, played on recordings of real instruments. That is why it never repeats and nothing interrupts it.
Is this meditation music free?
Yes. It is free, with no account, subscription or app. The music is made in your browser.
Instrument recordings from Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples, the Wurlitzer from E-Pianos by Greg Sullivan (CC BY 3.0, edited) and rooms from Freesound. Full credits