I completely agree with Chrono Cross as being a good bed time soundtrack. Chrono Trigger is also very soft and soothing in some areas. Tracks like 'Secret of the Forest' come to mind. The melodies and orchestration are usually mellow enough to allow for relaxation but very beautiful also to help coerce the mind into producing beautiful thoughts and images that may accompany one on their journeys into the subconscious.

Definitely recommended. :)

Most Final Fantasy music for sure, especially the Piano arrangements, or some of the orchestral ones. Best ones I've heard are from VII to IX (I've only heard/played FFVII+).

But the best to sleep to is the soundtrack for The Dig, Lucasarts classic adventure PC game, most relaxing music ever imo.

The Sailing to the World Piano Album is very nice and relaxing.

Sup, bahamuty. <3

I find that most OST versions of songs tend to be a bit more high energy (I suppose it's so people don't fall asleep playing the game) but there are always a couple of great exceptions to that. There's a music-box rendition of Theme of RENA from Star Ocean 2 that's pretty good, as well as a few songs from the Kingdom Hearts 2 soundtrack.

Can't go wrong with the FF piano collections, though.

The world map theme from Legend of Mana is a nice one, tranquil and even has nature sound effects like birds.

The world map theme from Valkeyrie profile 2 is also a nice one, track is called "Divine Veiw".

Coming back from post one to tout Anarchy Online (google "Anarchy Online volume 2" to download for free) is an amazing konker. I've been listening to it every night for about two weeks and it works.

I've fallen asleep to Dew Prism/Threads of Fate, Star Ocean 2(very dreamy), and Saga Frontier 2. I usually have trouble with Saga Frontier 2, mostly since I am trying to follow his patterns.

Not that I fall asleep to VGM, but I'd recommend the majority of the Zwei!! Original Soundtrack. It's nice and relaxing.

The ones that generally come to mind first would be Romancing SaGa 3: Windy Tale or any of the Final Fantasy Piano Collection albums. I don't usually fall asleep to music though.

I've fallen asleep to Silent Hill 2. Some of the tracks have a very nice ambiance.

I love that CD. as for sleeping though, you usually can't go wrong with any of the Final Fantasty Piano Collections CDs. That is some relaxing stuff. I also like the Zelda: OoT soundtrack played on a really low volume.

I think one of the better soundtracks to fall asleep to is the ICO OST. It's a really short soundtrack but pretty much all of the songs are very soft and ambient and should be able to get you to sleep.

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Oh, and I forgot to mention Wild Arms ~ feeling wind. It's a piano arrange album with a few instruments (mostly strings) thrown in. Very pleasant to listen to at night.

Ys Healing is a very good album to sleep with, as well as all the FF Piano Collections, and oddly enough, the Silent Hill soundtracks are very good to lose yourself to, the ambient tracks work wonders. Not so much the noise tracks.

But alot of VGM is good to sleep to, I have a whole winamp playlist dedicated to the cause.

Well, it just so happens that I have a choice few pieces that I usually pick from to send myself to sleep... When I'm not so tired I just zonk right out, that is. Here are some favorites:

Secret of Mana Pure Lands (Total Darkness) OC Remix by CotMM
Suikoden Reminiscence (Deep Sleep) OC Remix by Hazama
Secret of Mana Dragon Song OC Remix by Harmony
Metal Gear Solid 2 May Fortune Smile Upon You OC Remix by Vigilante
Chrono Trigger The Place We Knew OC Remix by Reuben Kee & pixietricks
Bound Together - Home Again by Dale North
Xenogears Light | an arranged album - 20 - Into Eternal Sleep by Dhsu
The American Album - 14 - K-Pax for Evermore by mazedude
Shenmue Orchestra Version - 05 - Waves Crashing in the Morning Haze
Onimusha 2 Orchestra Album - 03 - Chapter III: Truth of Resolution
Dragon Quest Symphonic Suite Complete CD-Box - 3-08 - Distant Memories
The Best of Grandia - 13 - The Beautiful Woman of Alent
Genso Suikoden III Music Collection ~Rustling of the Wind~ - 10 - Searching for an Ancient Hero

You get props for knowing about The Dig. Awesome score, and indeed much of it is quite calming yet epic... almost as if the listener is being taken on a journey through the mysteriously awe-inspiring alien landscape.

i always recommend the black isle games osts. there are several awsome themes all suitable for entering rem phase. here some examples:


from Planescape: Torment
- main title
- deionarra theme
- annah theme
- fall-from-grace theme
- mortuary
- sigil
- smoldering corpse bar
- fortress of regrets


from Baldur' Gate
- candlekeep
- leaving home
- exploring the plains
- night on the plains
- helm's temple
- the ruins of ulcaster
- the friendly arms inn
- the dream
- stealth in the bandit camp
- the lady's house


from Baldur's Gate II
- galean bayle sailing
- asylum journey
- jon irenicas encounter theme
- the slums
- nighttime in the docks
- the planar sphere
- the druid glove
- the dreams
- romance I
- romance II


from Icewind Dale
- the tale of icewind dale
- easthaven in peace
- hrothgar's temple
- temple of tempus
- kuldahar theme
- arundel's home
- vale of shadows
- kresselack's tomb


and many others ... in other words, everything :P
download and try, i think you can easily find them on many FTPs in "my stuff" section ;)

I totally agree with your brother. Whenever I play DQ VIII, I also get sleepy -_-
Even in a dungeon O_o

I think the best album to sleep is Chrono Cross OST.
The aruni theme, gardove theme, world map, mabure theme, Reminiscence.

Other favorite tracks:
- Breezy (FF VIII ost)
- Dominia Home town (Legend of Mana)
- The Treasure Which Cannot Be Stolen (Xenogears)
- Creid (Xenogears Creid)
- Morning Fields (Tekken 2)
- Town's theme (FF 1)
- June mermaid (Xenogears)

Final Fantasy has many sleepy music albums

Dealy Beloved from Kingdom Hearts 2. Whether is the orcestral arrangement in the main menu, or the solo piano reprise at the 'The End' Battle report screen.

My, there are so MANY of them! I burned a CD with (almost) just VG music to relax to

- Music box (the ff5 version and dear friends, which sounds better)
- whatever the name of the music box in xenogears
- fragment of memory (ff8)
- omen (xenogears; the absolute best!)
- princess ellis (shining force II symphonic suit)
- rydia (ffIV piano collection)
- path of repentance (ff10)
- dark city treno (ff9 piano collection; softer than the original)
- shevat (xenogears
- junction (ff8; is that the one inside the sea laboratory?)
- landscape (BOF IV)
- another world (chrono cross)
- on that day, 5 years ago (ff7)

I definitely agree. Especially Hippolyta Hill from Super Arrange Version will knock you unconscious in a heartbeat.

My personal favorites:

Morrowind and Oblivion.

The CD I have also has:

Diablo - Tristam
DQ7 Symphonic Suite - Overworld
SotN - Lost Painting and Requiem of the Gods
FFVI Piano - Kids Run Through the City Corner
FFVIII Piano - Fisherman's Horizon
Chrono Cross - Shadow's End Forest

It's not video game music, but the album animal magic by bonobo is great for putting you out. It's not too drab, but it won't grab your attention. The ratchet and clank soundtrack (the first one) is pretty good for falling asleep, but the best one in my opinion is the OST for the legend of dragoon.
But, the best way to fall asleep is total silence. (for me)

The Illusion of Gaia soundtrack puts me in a mysterious dream mood, I like listening to that while I'm falling asleep

My pick is Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. It's very beautiful and peaceful. And the title speaks of itself too, you know.