Calming Oxytocin Noise for Deep Sleep | Reducing Anxiety | Pain Relief | 12 Hours | BLACK SCREEN

So what's oxytocin then? Well, if you know anyone who's been though childbirth, chances are they could tell you about it. I felt pretty useless as a husband during labour for our children, but my one role was to help my wife produce oxytocin - through cuddles, making her laugh and keeping her warm, comfortable and safe.

Oxytocin, often called the "love hormone," helps reduce stress by lowering cortisol levels, improving mood, and promoting feelings of calm and emotional well-being. It also enhances bonding in relationships through trust and intimacy while offering mild pain relief by reducing inflammation and promoting relaxation.

Impossible to translate that into a sound though, surely? Well, perhaps not. Using my online oracle for guidance, I was given some suggestions to blend together in order to create the perfect Oxytocin Noise. Here's what was suggested:

If Oxytocin were a sleep noise, it would sound like a gentle, nurturing embrace, designed to evoke feelings of safety, trust, and deep calm. Imagine:

Rolling Pink Noise: Smooth, warm textures that flow like a steady, comforting breath, soft and expansive, mirroring the tranquil sensation of being cradled in stillness.

Subtle Natural Sounds: A seamless blend of soft wind and distant waves, rising and falling in gentle harmony—like the soothing presence of a familiar voice or the comfort of someone close by.

Gentle, Low-Frequency Hums: Deep, resonant tones that wrap around you, steady and warm, resembling the faint hum of a resting heart or the vibrations felt in a quiet, shared embrace.

Slow, Rhythmic Pulses: A heartbeat-like thrum, slow and organic, echoing the synchronized rhythm of peaceful breathing shared between two people in perfect stillness.

So, taking these ideas into my sound lab, I used my usual techniques of elongation and filtering to carefully recreate each one, preparing them to blend seamlessly into a final composition. I started with fabric scratching and rice shaking to produce some pink noise, then layered in field recordings of waves and wind. To enrich the soundscape, I added low delta tones and solfeggio healing frequencies generated on my MIDI keyboard. Finally, I introduced deep pulses crafted from underwater recordings of a tambourine. The result is what you hear in this video—a harmonious fusion of these carefully curated elements.

So if you’re looking for a sleep video that captures all the calming, anxiety-reducing, and stress-relieving benefits of oxytocin, look no further than Oxytocin Noise.

Sleep long and well my friends, tonight, and for the rest of the year! 😴

MADE USING: Rice shaking, MIDI Keyboard, Modular underwater contact hydrophones, Tangle Teezer fabric scratching, underwater and wave field recordings (River Cam, Cambridge and Portmerrion, Wales) and tambourine