#BEST MOOD PLAYLISTS ON SPOTIFY MOVIE#
#BEST MOOD PLAYLISTS ON SPOTIFY PROFESSIONAL#

#BEST MOOD PLAYLISTS ON SPOTIFY MOVIE#

'If you need to go to another playlist and pick a few things, nothing wrong with that,' he says.Ĭrib from other peoples' public playlists, compilation tapes, holiday CDs, movie soundtracks, whatever - it's all fair game.

#BEST MOOD PLAYLISTS ON SPOTIFY PROFESSIONAL#

But if you're not a professional DJ, he says there's no shame in cheating. It's fine if they seem too obvious, or too on the nose - they'll help with the structure of the playlist as a whole (more on this in a bit!).īobby uses the app Shazam to keep track of songs he hears in the wild and then keeps tabs on playlists he might use them in. Just think of the mood or feeling you're going for, then jot down whichever songs take you there immediately.

Don't be intimidated by the vast library that is the history of recorded music. Once you've got your mood in mind, now it's time to pick the songs. A Playlist for Every Mood on Spotify Check out what is new in this pop-centric blend of songs updated by Spotify each Friday. (Be careful with this last one! Take it from me, sometimes songs you think are communicating romance are, upon further reflection years down the line, actually maybe about cocaine?). The playlist you make for the chill family barbecue is going to be different from the one you make for that road trip you and your friends are taking, which is also going to be different from the one you make for the person you are crushing on. This is especially important if the playlist is for other people. Alternately, his playlist for house cleaning leans more towards hits from Alanis Morisette and Kaytranada. The way I organize my playlists is by what kind of mood they put me in (or if they don't put me in any particular mood then I do it by genre), and then organize those playlists into folders distinguished by music genre. Over the summer, as people were protesting police violence and racism, Bobby says playlists of songs that spoke to social injustice helped keep him grounded with that movement. Playlists have a way of connecting you to a certain feeling, so you want to be aware of what feeling you're going for. If the playlist is for yourself, Bobby suggests asking yourself a few questions: How do I feel right now? What am I going through? Am I looking to highlight that mood, or am I looking to get away from it? Like speaking in any other foreign language, you need to know what you want to say. Figure out what you're trying to accomplish 'A lot of us aren't great with words, so why not let the song tell it?' says Bobby.īut of course, not everyone has decades of experience as a DJ or decades of experience being annoyingly into High Fidelity, so we here at Life Kit came up with a few tips on crafting the perfect playlist. He says playlists are, in a way, their own language. On top of producing Tiny Desk concerts for NPR Music, he's performed as DJ Cuzzin B for more than two decades and knows all there is to know about curating music. 'No one knows exactly what you like like you do,' says NPR's Bobby Carter.

Best mood playlists on spotify