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Mélodies

No anime would be complete without its soundtrack, resplendent with character songs and a range of custom openings. Whether it’s a light, romantic tune from a comedy series or a heart-racing rock song from your favourite action show, these songs are as exciting and colourful as the series themselves. This playlist is updated regularly—if you like a song, add it to your library.

There's no point denying it: Having your heart broken really, really sucks. Sometimes, during those moments, music is the only thing that can make sense of it all. So we've assembled a set of moving ballads, classic tear-jerkers and recent pop hits to help you through it. Our editors regularly refresh this playlist. If you like a song, add it to your library.

Asked about the inspiration behind his eight-and-a-half-hour 2015 album Sleep, the composer and ambient musician Max Richter said it was pretty simple: Sleep is really important, and he really likes doing it. In that spirit, here’s a mix of contemporary and classic ambient music we feel is perfectly calibrated to smooth the passage between the stresses and noise of waking life and the quiet mystery of dreams. Tap in. Lie down. Tune out. Our editors switch up selections regularly here, so if you hear something you like—or, more pointedly, if you don’t hear it—then add it to your library.