Music

Calibrations measure the music of the artist or band but omit contributions beyond that context such as hired songwriters, guest performers and other collaborators.

Ozzy Osbourne

Music and personal calibrations.

"David Hawkins > 500" playlist on Spotify

Request: I found it to be the most popular > 500 playlist on Spotify. Would be curious what its range is/home base.

Loch Lomond - VOCES8 & Ringmasters

Priority request: modern arrangement of a traditional choral piece.

Spem in alium

40-part Renaissance motet by english composer Thomas Tallis.

Neil Diamond - America

From 1980, patriotic song about immigrants pursuing the American dream. A lot of us still feel this way in 2025. Happy Birthday, America.

Bach, Air on G String

High calibrating music. Listen: embedded YouTube video.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World

By Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole. 1.5 billion views on YouTube.

Om Ahh Hum - Jane Winther

Priority request. Meditation music. Video embedded.

Ave Maria, by Libera

Boys choir video embedded. Request: "it is a loving companion through the Christmas season and full of devotion to Maria."

Mariachi music

Consists of as many as eight violins, two trumpets and at least one guitar, including a high-pitched vihuela and an acoustic bass guitar called a guitarrón, and all players taking turns singing lead and doing backup vocals -- wikipedia.

Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Request: Loved this song since I was a kid.

Axion Estin (music)

Request: Apparently the 2nd highest calibrating song on the internet, according to a user in the Hawkins reddit community.

PSALM 91 Gregorian chant (video)

Request: [for] learning about higher context and feeling of high glory.

Tchaikovsky-Hymn of the Cherubim

Calibrated as "Tschaikowski" in TvF, the level of his music overall is 550, the highest of any classical composer listed. (Puccini is also at 550).

pipe organ

Request: Always feels special. Is it just me?