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Music for writing

Dreamy, nostalgic and night-time tracks with a gentle pulse: enough mood to get words moving, never enough melody to fight the sentence in your head. Free under CC BY 4.0: dreamy chillwave and ambient downtempo by Purrple Cat, every track in full with a free MP3.

The writing queue

Tempo≈65–92 BPM
Softnessmostly soft
Steadinessvery steady
Brightnessbalanced
Good for
First drafts, essays, scripts, journaling, documentation and long messages.
Leaves out
Anything with a strong hook. You want atmosphere, not a tune you'll follow.
Default
1 h 30 min session, then a 20-second fade-out
From
14 releases: City Nights 3, Memories, Eye of the Storm, Sands of Time, Sea of Stars 2, Night Train, Multiverse, Sea of Stars, House in the Woods, Above the Clouds, Nostalgia and Moving On, Brain Fog, Indigo Dreams, Now or Never
1:30:00Session length
.m3u8 playlist
  1. T+0:00
    Goodbye, I Hope We Meet AgainNostalgia and Moving On · 2019
    3:21MP3
  2. T+3:21
    Opening the Window for Some Fresh AirIndigo Dreams · 2019
    1:40MP3
  3. T+5:02
    I'm Lost but That's OkIndigo Dreams · 2019
    2:39MP3
  4. T+7:40
    Fourth DimensionMultiverse · 2022
    2:57MP3
  5. T+10:38
    I Can't BreatheNostalgia and Moving On · 2019
    1:53MP3
  6. T+12:31
    NocturneAbove the Clouds · 2020
    3:03MP3
  7. T+15:34
    UFOMultiverse · 2022
    3:08MP3
  8. T+18:42
    Learning to Love MyselfNow or Never · 2019
    3:53MP3
  9. T+22:35
    Once in a LifetimeSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:41MP3
  10. T+25:16
    Stale Cookies Still Taste Pretty GoodBrain Fog · 2019
    3:07MP3
  11. T+28:23
    Cable CarCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:32MP3
  12. T+30:55
    Mesa's EdgeSands of Time · 2024
    3:02MP3
  13. T+33:57
    SatelliteSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:50MP3
  14. T+36:47
    Cave of SolaceEye of the Storm · 2024
    3:00MP3
  15. T+39:47
    OtherworldlyMultiverse · 2022
    3:44MP3
  16. T+43:31
    Distant ShipsSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:55MP3
  17. T+46:26
    3 A.M. RadioCity Nights 3 · 2026
    3:00MP3
  18. T+49:27
    WindyAbove the Clouds · 2020
    2:36MP3
  19. T+52:02
    Eye of the StormEye of the Storm · 2024
    2:21MP3
  20. T+54:23
    End of the LineNight Train · 2023
    3:34MP3
  21. T+57:57
    Deja VuSea of Stars · 2022
    3:32MP3
  22. T+1:01:29
    On the BrinkSands of Time · 2024
    2:42MP3
  23. T+1:04:11
    Fog BlanketCity Nights 3 · 2026
    2:59MP3
  24. T+1:07:09
    The PortalSands of Time · 2024
    2:54MP3
  25. T+1:10:03
    Ebb and FlowEye of the Storm · 2024
    2:23MP3
  26. T+1:12:26
    Mysterious PassengerNight Train · 2023
    2:15MP3
  27. T+1:14:41
    BalloonAbove the Clouds · 2020
    3:15MP3
  28. T+1:17:56
    WishesSea of Stars · 2022
    3:16MP3
  29. T+1:21:12
    BlissAbove the Clouds · 2020
    3:00MP3
  30. T+1:24:13
    TimelessSea of Stars · 2022
    3:09MP3
  31. T+1:27:22
    UnknownAbove the Clouds · 2020
    3:16MP3
  32. T+1:30:38
    Chugging AlongNight Train · 2023
    2:20MP3
  33. T+1:32:58
    Through the TreesHouse in the Woods · 2021
    3:12MP3
  34. T+1:36:10
    ConstellationsSea of Stars 2 · 2023
    2:45MP3
  35. T+1:38:55
    Dune DrifterSands of Time · 2024
    2:31MP3
  36. T+1:41:26
    DiscoveryHouse in the Woods · 2021
    2:24MP3
  37. T+1:43:50
    CreationMultiverse · 2022
    3:13MP3
  38. T+1:47:03
    Taking a Bath and Jumping Into BedNostalgia and Moving On · 2019
    2:33MP3
  39. T+1:49:36
    Hiding in My Room Until Everyone LeavesNostalgia and Moving On · 2019
    2:23MP3
  40. T+1:51:59
    MemoriesMemories · 2025
    2:51MP3
  41. T+1:54:50
    Half AwakeCity Nights 3 · 2026
    3:01MP3
  42. T+1:57:51
    SighNostalgia and Moving On · 2019
    2:46MP3

Why these tracks

Every Purrple Cat track was measured for tempo, loudness, brightness and steadiness. The writing queue scores all 343 of them against its own rules, takes no more than 5 from any one release, leaves out the spooky albums and then orders the picks so each track flows into a neighbour with a similar tempo and feel. The result is 2 h 01 min of music without a single repeat.

Tips for writing

  • Start the session before you open the document; the first track is your warm-up.
  • When you edit rather than draft, switch to the Reading queue: editing wants less going on.
  • Write through transitions. The queue is ordered so neighbouring tracks feel alike.

Not a pomodoro timer

The session timer here never stops you for a break. It counts only while music is playing and fades the queue out over 20 seconds when your session is over. If you prefer short sprints, use any timer you like and pause the player for your breaks.

§Use it

Free to use, with credit.

Streaming your writing sessions or making a focus video? This whole queue is free under CC BY 4.0.

Free to use, with credit

  • All social media. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, X and the rest, including monetised videos, study-with-me streams, Shorts and Reels.
  • Other projects too. Podcasts, games, apps, ads, client work, school projects and background music in businesses.
  • Edit it to fit. Cut, loop or fade tracks for your project, and say it's edited in the credit.
  • Credit Purrple Cat. “Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0”.

Never

  • Never re-upload or release it on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer or Tidal, through a distributor or any other route.
  • Never release remixes, samples or covers of it on streaming services either.
  • Never register it in Content ID or claim other people's videos with it.
  • Never pass it off as your own or sell the tracks as they are.

Why so strict about streaming? Re-uploads, remixes, samples and covers on Spotify, Apple Music and other services get fingerprinted, and then false Content ID claims hit everyone who uses the music properly. Purrple Cat Self Releases have no Content ID, so there's nothing to clear when you use them as intended.

Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0
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