Winter Ambiance ❄️ - Relaxing Music for Inspiration

A playlist for winter 🌨️
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🎵 Tracks List:
00:00 Marshes of Harmony - Cora Zea
03:48 Shimmer Of Nightflies - Spirits Of Our Dreams
07:58 Soothing Nature - Spirits Of Our Dreams
12:04 Minds Traversed - Spirits Of Our Dreams
16:14 Observations From A Faraway Place - Rannar Sillard
18:37 Distant Glow - Rannar Sillard
20:46 From Here We Can See - Rannar Sillard
23:46 Hues - Rannar Sillard
26:27 Freeform - Rannar Sillard
30:05 Pollux - S.A. Karl
32:30 Near Dawn - S.A. Karl
35:15 Silent Scream - Hushed
37:42 Moonrise - Ebb & Flod
40:50 Purify - Elm Lake
44:00 By Night - Hushed
47:58 Profound - Rannar Sillard
51:20 Summits - Rannar Sillard
53:56 Soft Rains - Hushed
57:28 Winds Amassed - Spirits Of Our Dreams
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🎹 Spirits Of Our Dreams
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🎹 Rannar Sillard
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🎹 S.A. Karl
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🎹 Hushed
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🎹 Ebb & Flod
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🎹 Elm Lake
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[@nickgreen4731]

Ithya is my kind of introvert. Often seen in situations where most people would feel very lonely, but she always seems at ease with it.

[@CovntFapula-uc1gl]

Cool story.

[@ethanng5099]

The perfect end to a year, this piece of art to keep us through this long period of times. Stay safe and take care everyone

[@lizzieliz1333]

This is exavtly what winter music should sound like. It's a bit cold &distant yet magnetic. Awesome!

[@brendondellinger355]

At the beginning of this year, I came across this channel and instantly fell in love. Seeing Ithya and hearing the music on her journey really opened up my imagination. I started a DnD campaign with some friends and used the "Inspiring Music for Creatives" video a lot when I worked on the game. The campaign has had its ups and downs, a lot of figuring out what works and doesn't for a fun story-filled game. But overall I'm really proud of what I've been able to make and these videos help a lot with that. We had a season finale for the game which was awesome and we plan to continue it this coming year (tomorrow lol). I'm really excited to see where this game goes and I just wanna say thanks Blue Turtle for your help by putting out this music and beautiful animations. Tower Ultima wouldn't be the same without you. And for everyone else, Happy New Years, I hope we're all able to accomplish what we set out to do in 2022. And even if we don't, there's always next year. Godspeed folks.

[@xeltanni8999]

... well? We're waiting. How did the second season go?

[@brendondellinger355]

@@xeltanni8999 😬

[@brendondellinger355]

@@xeltanni8999 Welp. Unfortunately, the game's over. We got a little farther into season 2 but I had to can it after that due to in-game drama. We had a "that guy" in our group. Specifically a power gamer we'll call Bob. Now I'm friends with Bob outside of the game and he's a swell guy. But I'd probably never play a TTRPG with him again unless certain promises were made. Here's the long story, TLDR at the end. I had run the game rather loosey-goosey with the rules which ended up becoming a problem. So I decided to get serious in season 2 and actually READ the DM's guide. Scary, I know READING. (I'm an author lol) anyways. There were a ton of changes I needed to make to the game since players were simply overpowered. I told the party about it, and everyone was totally on board. But not Bob. Because Bob didn't want to play DnD, he wanted to play a power trip. I worked with him despite his obvious dislike with the changes being made, but he begrudgingly agreed. At this point I should have put my foot down as the DM and made it clear while he's a friend, I'm putting hours of effort into making a game while he has to do virtually nothing to play. I was doing way more work than necessary at the time, tons of maps, music, npc's all with different voices and backstories. It was a lot to juggle, and Bob wasn't making it easier. Just to give you an idea of how new to DMing I was, and how OP Bob was, I gave him two PLUS 7 kitanas. Yeah. But with this new season, I was pulling it all back, retconning, making changes so this game could actually be run smoothly. But since Bob was the power gamer of the group, he thought everyone was ganging up on him, something I did everything in my power to make clear wasn't happening. We wanted to play with him, but he'd also been a jerk in-game which made it hard with characters to connect with him. I talked with him in private and with the group to show how to make his character into a likeable protagonist, something I thought he understood. Then, it all went wrong. In a particularly intense moment of the game story-wise, an NPC friend of Bob's and an NPC friend of Jane's (not actual name) got into a fight with one another. Being the player characters, I was hoping they'd find a way to resolve this in a heroic way. Bob said to respect the 1v1 but Jane went to break up the fight. Seeing this, Bob used his two swords (nerfed at this point) and LITERALLY BACKSTABBED his fellow player. Bob chose NPC's over his fellow player. Jane was pretty invested in this game at this point so this was pretty devastating for her. When Bob stabbed Jane, it felt like he stabbed me because I knew right then, the game was over. Bob acted like a complete ass afterwards, and found out the hard way that people's patience can only run so far. In truth, I should have kicked him making it clear why he wasn't welcomed back. But I was so distraught at all my work, all my cooperation with Bob going up in flames, that I decided to end the game. There's a lot of shoulda, coulda, woulda when it came to that game, things I could have done differently as a DM. But Bob was definitely the one who killed the game the moment he stabbed Jane. This was a long time ago, and time heals most wounds. But yeah, this is a horror story I'll never forget. On a brighter note, I've been running a Monster of the Week game without Bob and it's going swell. And if I ever ran DnD again, I know I'd do a fine job. People were really invested with the world I created, and someday I might go back to it. But for now, I'm fine running something other than DnD. TLDR: Power gamer couldn't handle not being the most powerful player in the room, so he ended my campaign by stabbing another player in-game.

[@xeltanni8999]

@@brendondellinger355 I am a 30+ year veteran of TTRPGs and most of that is GMing, so I recognize everything you are saying. I'm not bragging or anything, more like explaining to you that this isn't something unique to your table or in some way your fault. I have had nearly the exact same situation occur in one of my games and I greatly sympathize that you put a LOT of work in (that the players will never fully appreciate since they are blissfully unaware) only to have it ruined by PC BS. I'm very happy that you didn't fall out of the hobby and just tried something different and got rid of your problem player. Ironically Monster of The Week is a game that Bob might do better with, but I understand not wanting to risk it to find out. I tried to introduce my group to PBTA just recently and it wasn't their cup of tea. If you do try D&D again, I would suggest revisiting your world since you have so much time and energy spent on it already. You can move forward or backward in time far enough to remove the new PCs from all those events, but still recycle any plots and NPCs and everything else they hadn't yet interacted with to make it easier on yourself. The more you stay inside of an established setting (meaning the one you made), the easier all of your prep will be. Good luck, and thanks for responding so openly and with such detail!

[@brendondellinger355]

@@xeltanni8999 Ty, appreciate someone willing to listen!

[@sketchylandbeast4378]

I've got my warm cup of tea, my warm cooked food, my book in my hand, the fire is lit and warming my feet, and I'm ready for my world to be coasted into oblivion by your wonderful work.

[@Yabuturtle]

I would like to make a Vr Mmorpg with this kind of music. I imagine that I am making my own hut, making dinner after I have hunted. Luckily, as a Cryomancer Sorcerer, I have resistance to cold, so I don't need too many winter clothes. There are times where I would meditate to focus my power over the cold, going outside briefly, feeling a chill, but it is does not cut through me like it would others. I focus my powers so that I can better prepare myself against certain creatures that have raided the town recently.

[@r.th.7005]

That would be nice. Unfortunately, big budget games are today at the opposite mindset : everything has to be faster, small rewards everywhere, etc...

[@henrik3056]

Ever considered going on little winter trips outdoors? There are places where you can do similar things in real life (obviously not sorcerer, fantasy, combat stuff lol)

[@pyroflame04]

This is perfect for my constant snow themed country I’ve been building, thanks for all the inspiration these videos have given me :)

[@southteller]

Pyro flame building a snow world. Nice irony kkkkk

[@pyroflame04]

@@southteller most else has a fire theme tho but yeah xD

[@abhim6380]

@@pyroflame04 building with what?

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

Awesome. Im building a world myself.

[@loststar2375]

Mine's a part of the nation and it's the region most close to the entrance of the whole kingdom, but it's like Everest, really difficult to arrive so the mean people wont attack again (sorry if my English is bad)

[@THESPATHARIOS]

Reminds me of the coastal region northwest of Windhelm.

[@lite-lofi9160]

Hey you there, wherever you are. Hope you have a great night and a woderful day tomorrow. Relax to this music and sleep tight. Much love

[@ianhall7513]

I love your lineart style. Its so simple, yet so effective. Like all of your texture comes from the line art instead of the coloring and the colors just perfectly set the vibe and creates great focal points. Your composition does its job perfectly and it all blends together with the music. Im kinda gushing, but i really cant find anything to critique (not that I was asked). The great animation is just a bonus to really set the mood.

[@Vinemaple]

Severely underrated comment

[@mitchmcginn4250]

Next to my discovery of Adrian Van Ziegler and Brunuhville ten years back, finding your work this past summer tells me this is the start of something new and incredible. I loved your comfy tavern video on a level I never knew I needed, and now you release this masterpiece. The moment the music hit I felt like I was tossed into the Winter of my very first Fantasy project with the highlands and the forests and fields at their foot blanketed in white, and when the night comes with the glinting stars and the pale-blue of the moon, the skies are cut with ribbons of auroran lights. I can feel the cold and voice of the wind simply listening to this, and it feels like being reunited with an old and long lost friend. Never, ever stop your work!

[@sweepingtime]

As long as there is enough food and books, I often love spending winter in solitude.

[@EspressoMoon]

Aha! The first song - Marshes of Harmony by Cora Zea was in the Mighty Vibes playlist (#3) from Critical Role. Was wondering why I thought it sounded so familiar. Hi any other CR fans! Loving this playlist!

[@davidgoebel2829]

This makes me feel so safe

[@safaab3597]

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[@bgm-relaxingmusic8927]

Thanks Blue Turtle music for saving me from a revision breakdown

[@Robin_Goodfellow]

The blue shading on everything in the background visuals really spoke to me. I live in Alaska and that dim blueness immediately told me, "it's 4:00 in the afternoon in December and you're going out to get some firewood from the shed."

[@campbells_creed]

This is hands down the best video for meditation that I have ever seen or heard. Thank you so much, Blue Turtle!

[@Davccelion]

I wonder if the next video will show what happens inside the cabin, like it happened with the tavern: one video for the outside, another for the inside 🙂

[@user-unetaro]

この小さな燈がひとつの窓から見えるこの小屋の中が見てみたい・・狭くても暖かくて居心地の良い、小ぎれいで寛げる場所なんだろうな。そして絶対に犬か猫はいるだろう..

[@oblivianette2860]

Thank you for this beauty. To all who read, stop, and look up. There is magic all around, and you just have to open your eyes to see it. Often it is also helpful to listen to things like this to help you open your heart to awe, but when you do the world is more beautiful than you could ever imagine, and it has always been there. Ponder on the snow, or a blooming flower, or a budding leaf, and you'll see what I mean. Keep your wonder, it is the thinnest of spider thread that separates a curse from a blessing, and it depends on you.

[@daliarodriguez6823]

I recently found out this channel and it is just perfect. Your illustration immediately opens an imaginary world in my mind and it keeps expanding with the music! As a night owl reader, I appreciate your work so much

[@angelav2395]

Perfect for a rainy morning at the office 🥰

[@thatonenewp_layer]

i luv how the sea isnt frozen, so we can still enjoy the serene waves--despite the snowfall

[@himynameis7291]

The Winter is Coming

[@freelancershogun]

This is beautiful.

[@pomky8458]

I wanna hear this in my birthday :')

[@johnrea8173]

Imagining I'm in my perfectly aesthetic Scandinavian home on Svalbard Island playing video games with the dim lights & candles

[@romankotas448]

Perfect to lift the spirit living in Minnesota where hell is currently freezing over

[@TiredCzech]

Been looking forward to this. Thanks.

[@northisdead1999]

This one is my favorite!

[@henrymccoy7171]

This genre is a bit of a departure from my previously-preferred Future Funk and synthwave... but i find your playlists to be calming, peaceful, and well worth listening to as i write. Thank you for assembling and posting these beautiful compilations, Blue Turtle! Swim deep, swim long, and may you and your loved ones prosper and be safe!

[@gloriabaquera5434]

Writing fanfiction for the first time in years, thankies

[@amandaramey9760]

Now this is a perfect way to start a brisk winter's morn 💙

[@TheEpona92]

With all the snow I'm getting right now, this was the perfect time to find this!

[@francisgoin3112]

Thank you for this, Blue Turtle.

[@Nastasiya_Ovechkina]

Изумительно! Вы создали зимнее состояние так, как его внутренне ощущаю я! ❄️ Благодарю за ваше творчество! Слушала музыку с удовольствием!

[@rgoodwyn]

You just know it's so warm and cozy in there. A crackling fire and an inviting chair. After a long day in the snow working or playing, just settling into true coziness.

[@alexisgarland8004]

I love your videos so much! This is absolutely perfect, thank you for sending us to the new year with your beautiful art.

[@elif-du2mf]

you are the one and only blue turtle

[@VooshSpokesman]

Love from a Vaush and OSC fan!

[@cattidesjar4229]

I feel like I'm floating

[@jobobminer8843]

YES! so excited. I've been listening to your other videos over and over.

[@gingersnap3625]

This makes me imagine as if I was living here, with a town about an hour or so away . Every once in a while I’ll ride there on my horse and talk to the townsfolk and get some books from the library perhaps. Build upon this home with a little farm and maybe even a guest house. Make sure there is plenty of fire wood for the winter months and adore when the snow melts and wildflowers spread across the landscape. Live a simple life filled with passion for beauty, music, reading, cooking, and the great outdoors. Reminds me of Minecraft lmao (sorry for the ramble just some thoughts of my inner imagination)

[@skyarnas]

This is exactly what I needed for writing a snowy dnd session! :D ❄

[@BCY88]

Every winter i return back to this and feel all cosy and wintery,love it !

[@deprogramr]

This channel is part of "the good internet".

[@willajer]

Blue Turtle, I needed this. Its been a damned tough year, and your vibes got me through. What a beautiful end

[@balicultureandnature2560]

Fantastic work of art,so beautiful. Thank you for sharing my friend🙏

[@The.Flying.Editor]

I've been listening to your videos on repeat for like a month now -- literally got so excited to see this pop up!! Fantastic animations and music choices as always :D Thanks so much; keep up the great work!!!!

[@Matty-vy2px]

Reading “Moominland Midwinter” while listening to this is 👌🏻☺️✨

[@wendigowithaninternetconne9594]

I just want you to know i personally love you just found you a few minutes ago and i could not ask for more.

[@AliJorani]

I love the mood of this video: cozy house and snow in winter

[@HereForTheComments]

Hey, you're back! You missed Christmas. But you didn't miss the new year.

[@hindsightdocumentary8351]

Beautiful, relaxing, just what we need to finish out the year. Thank you

[@Welpme69]

Blue Turtle you have been missed💙

[@JungleGirl-Lookbook-ir4rq]

Great job! I'm obsessed with this!

[@vovodoug]

thanks!!!

[@loralada555]

Perferct mix to play Minecraft on a cold Mountain. :)

[@arshidas5870]

as someone whos never seen snow. woah.

[@loamandronjewski7518]

I love this :D May I ask how long these videos take to create? They seem like a lot of work. Keep it up :)

[@BlueTurtle]

My usual videos can take months because of character animation and multiple scenes, this one was faster it took about a week :)

[@abhim6380]

@@BlueTurtle how do you make these

[@grimsonforce7504]

@@BlueTurtle Wow a week is amazing. This one is easily one of my favorites of yours. I wish I could find more music like it. Thank you for sharing and the work that you do.

[@AndyFulton]

Some serious Iceland vibes here.

[@BigDBoogyWoogy]

You make the best ambiance on youtube!

[@nowayjose1870]

i really like how these are only an hour long. it means i get to listen to another one when they end!!

[@larsdoesntexist]

woke up to see snow outside for the first time this year. Although its not technically winter yet, this playlist feels quite fitting ~

[@TheRealSnackyNorph]

No one's going to mention that this house is -way- too close to the water? Haha in all seriousness this video is excellent and I have found myself looping it while reading and programming. It's very calming.

[@NathanSpeir]

Love Blue Turtle's art style. NIce playlists too.

[@dli6487]

Two thumbs up Blue Turtle, keep chasing the dream my friend

[@CaseyHuebner]

20 degrees here, and so im feeling this image. Its got to be cold by that water

[@alyona_bargueva]

я в восторге от вашей подборки мелодий , спасибо )))

[@thedanyrus]

Dude, pls don't die, I'm in love

[@MidwestAppeals]

Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.

[@ivyczeskva4283]

This view reminded me of a beach in Orkney. Never been there in winter, but I imagine it could be like that !

[@adamgrey268]

Do make the animations, the music, both? Just curious. I've loved and enjoyed your content for a long time.

[@jtothey1993]

Another classic, great job Blue Turtle. Thanks.

[@jogman7876]

This came out exactly when I was looking for this kind of video, Exceptional timing

[@uncaptured7646]

I adore your channel.

[@noorakazanji7423]

This music is perfect for when you have a lot on your mind. Helps to let the thoughts go.

[@alexanderwizardjar9540]

oh hell yeah this is perfect for the current wintery snowy mood!

[@voldlifilm]

Your art looks amazing. I would love to play a game in this style.

[@theplayer_games6350]

thank you.

[@awaisshah8011]

The day had been nothing short of tiring, and somewhat frustrating. Tonight was the new year's eve, and he had exhausted himself with all the options. Daily life....the adult life had struck harder than it did on the usual days. As he traversed that street, shining with neon lights and all manners of dancing rhythms, he couldn't help but let out a sigh. Being away from home would do that to you. Every celebration wouldn't be the same without your loved ones. He strapped that muffler tighter around his neck, fighting off the frigid air that kept slapping his head. Going back to his apartment wouldn't be his first priority. It wasn't like anybody awaited him there. That was when something called him from a distance. He couldn't tell whether it was the peace of that distant park, the sight of the starry sky or the streaming peaceful water that carried all the lights of the city. Perhaps it was all of them. But the most mesmerizing sight was of the full moon, who appeared no less than a compassionate mother. He threw his head in her direction, and a hearty smile bloomed on his face. His nerves untensed, and he realized that he wouldn't want to spend the new year's eve any other way... I give special thanks to Blue Turtle for his immensely beautiful music. It inspired a tale in my mind. Five minutes onto the new year as I am writing this comment, and I wouldn't want to spend it any other way than to write stories, which is my passion. I also have a blog by the name of otherworldwriter.com/ where I write stories all the time.

[@LofiSpaceArt]

I love the tranquility that this melody generates in me

[@Raggaliamous]

I finished reading 'Left Hand of Darkness' recently, it really suits the atmosphere of the book (both music and visuals!). So good.

[@mrCetus]

Perfect for a rainy morning at the office 殺

[@michaeldarch9715]

Great mix! "From Here we Can See" sounds just like Clems theme from The Walking Dead.

[@elfberry]

Beautiful as always. You've got great taste.

[@castielangel4291]

Beautiful imagination, man!❤❤

[@jorismilleret]

Blue Turtle = Lofi, Chill, Relaxing & Adventure, like always :)

[@PurfectRelaxation]

So beautiful 😺 love the music

[@emerald-kun94]

Another fantastic music playlist, I have personally used most of the playlists you have made as background music throughout my day but by far this has to be my favorite of them mainly for the fact that I think it fits a winter mood perfectly and I have always liked something that fits that mood so much. I look forward to more of these as your playlist when I am doing things will always be something nice to have in the background. Keep up the amazing work.

[@savageantelope3306]

perfect timing

[@AegixDrakan]

Now that I'm moving purely to background music while working, my playlist is like 90% Blue Turtle ambiance, and 10% Lost in Lofi. XD Thank you for all that you do Blue Turtle!

[@patricks2645]

new vibes for my DM prepping, thanks a million

[@x0oPo0x]

Will be needed after the holidays.

[@TheAllyIs]

I'm getting massive Cecilia Blomdahl vibes from this. It's the placement of the cabin and the water for me. So relaxing.

[@endertoa6049]

I am pumped! Can't wait to listen to this while I sleep and dream about the book I'm writing!

[@twelvewindows6434]

Dark winter days can be hard to find a positive soundtrack to, and this is just perfect! Thank you for putting your art and inspiration into the world, it is greatly appreciated :)

[@ChrisPikula]

Thanks for the new playlist! :-)

[@kenguyii9108]

So cold yet so beautiful. ❄️ 🏠

[@brianferrin6930]

Just got home from the frigid north, so this hits rn.