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November 5, 2025
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Albums for Programming

Music Programming

When I’m coding for long periods at a time, I love putting on an ambient soundtrack or something more upbeat to lock in. These are mostly instrumental works with some video game and film soundtracks. I thought I’d share some of my favorites:

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Ambient 1: Music for Airports

Brian Eno

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IBM 1401 a User's Manual

Jóhann Jóhannsson

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Minecraft - Volume Alpha

C418

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TRON: Legacy

Daft Punk

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El Ten Eleven

El Ten Eleven

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v2.0 (Deluxe Edition)

GoGo Penguin

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Oppenheimer

Ludwig Göransson

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III

BADBADNOTGOOD

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The Köln Concert (Live)

Keith Jarrett

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Conic Sections

XOR Gate

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Hyper Light Drifter

Disasterpeace

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Celeste

Lena Raine

2025

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