# Peaceful — Mood

> Calm, serene, restful. Slow, simple, breathing.

## Defining elements

- Slow tempo (50-80 BPM)
- Major key (often) or modal
- Sparse arrangement
- Long sustained notes
- Soft dynamics throughout

## Sub-types

### Ambient peaceful
- Atmosphere over melody
- Long pads
- Examples: Brian Eno "Music for Airports", Aphex Twin Selected Ambient

### Acoustic peaceful
- Solo guitar / piano
- Folk / classical
- Examples: Nick Drake, Erik Satie

### Cinematic peaceful
- Strings + piano
- Soft, lifting
- Examples: Joe Hisaishi

### Meditation / new age
- Bells, flutes, water sounds
- Often instrumental
- Examples: Deuter, Steven Halpern

### Lo-fi / chillhop
- Slow beats + jazz samples
- Easy listening
- Examples: Nujabes

## Instrumentation suggestions

- Acoustic guitar (fingerpicked)
- Piano (gentle)
- Soft strings
- Ambient synth pads
- Ney / flute
- Light percussion (or none)
- Field recordings (rain, birds)

## Vocal style

- Quiet, soft
- Long sustained notes
- Restrained
- Often female alto or male tenor
- Sometimes wordless / hummed

## Lyrics direction

- Nature imagery
- Slowness, breath, presence
- Letting go
- Acceptance
- Simple beauty
- Often few words / repeated

## For Suno

```
[Style: peaceful ambient, 65 BPM, C major, soft piano + acoustic guitar 
fingerpicked + light strings + nature ambient sounds, female alto vocals 
soft and sustained, restful atmosphere]
```

## Avoid

- Fast tempo
- Loud dynamics
- Heavy drums
- Distortion
- Anxious lyrics
- Major dynamic shifts

## Examples (reference)

- "Weightless" — Marconi Union (designed for relaxation)
- "Spiegel im Spiegel" — Arvo Pärt
- "Comptine d'un autre été" — Yann Tiersen
- "River Flows in You" — Yiruma
- "Pink Moon" — Nick Drake
- Ambient: Brian Eno

## Cultural variants

- Western peaceful: piano + ambient
- Japanese peaceful: shakuhachi, koto
- Indian peaceful: sitar, tabla (slow ragas)
- Azerbaijani peaceful: ney, tar (slow mugham)
- Celtic peaceful: harp + flute
