[Release Announcement] "Mental Fatigue - Music for Recovery / Hirohashi Makiko" will be released on October 25th!

October 25, 2023

Mental Fatigue ~ Music for Recovery

■ Background of the project According to a patient survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the total number of patients with mental illnesses has been on the rise over the past 15 years, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD )'s "International Mental Health Survey 2021 " reported that the proportion of Japanese people with depressive symptoms increased 2.2 times between 2013 and 2020. When health problems such as depression arise, in the worst cases, they can be life-threatening.

Taking measures to improve mental health is an important issue for us to live healthy lives both physically and mentally in the future.

■ Therapy music supervised by a clinical psychologist
This time, we have produced support music for recovering from mental fatigue under the supervision of Yuko Momotani, a certified psychologist / clinical psychologist at the Yokohama Rosai Hospital Workers' Mental Health Center.

The music was created by Makiko Hirohashi, who has a long track record in the healing music scene.

This album contains natural sounds with 1/f fluctuations, such as birdsong and leaves rustling in the wind, as well as music with a slow tempo and a nostalgic sound.

Supervisor: Yuko Momotani, who works at the Yokohama Rosai Hospital Workers' Mental Health Center. She is a licensed psychologist, clinical psychologist, pharmacist, and doctor of counseling science.
He also serves as a faculty counselor at Kanagawa University.

■ The booklet (16 pages) that comes with the CD contains commentary . The booklet includes information on the concepts behind the songs, information about mental fatigue, seven habits for recovery, and verification results for the songs.

■ Verification of "Music for Mental Fatigue Recovery"
A music listening experiment with 11 participants ( 6 men, 5 women, ages 30 to 50 ) showed the potential for relaxation and recovery from mental fatigue.

<Changes in mood after listening to music>
Subjects were asked to complete a two-dimensional mood scale ( TDMS-ST ) to assess their mood before and after listening to music. Graph ( 1 ) shows the average scores of the 11 subjects. After listening to music, there was a tendency for mental stability and comfort to increase compared to before listening.

<Changes in fatigue levels after listening to music>
Before and after listening to music, participants were asked to use visual analog scale ( VAS ) software to rate their perceived levels of physical and mental fatigue. Graph ( 2 ) shows the average of the 11 monitors. Comparing fatigue levels before and after listening to music, mental fatigue was significantly lower after listening ( p < 0.05 ). Although physical fatigue after listening was not significant, it was still lower than before listening. Therefore, it is thought that listening to the music on this album reduced mental fatigue.

[Track List]
1. Somewhere Not Here
2. A Dream That Never Ends
3. Nostalgic Road
4. Quicksand
5. Echo
6. Smooth
7. Reset

◎This CD does not contain songs.

Music: Makiko Hirohashi Born in Niigata Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Composition at the Kunitachi College of Music. While still a student, she began providing music to artists, and after graduating, she worked at the Biosic Environmental Music Institute, where she discovered her love for healing music. Her motto is to create music that makes listeners feel relaxed , and she has carved out a unique world with her natural and warm sound. She has also produced a Relaxing Piano series, and her new and beautiful piano arrangements have been highly praised overseas.

[Staff]
Music Composed, Arranged and Performed by Makiko Hirohashi
Producer: Makiko Maeda
Design: Suzuka Nakamura ( SDR.inc )
Mastering Engineer: Kunihito Ikeda
Executive Producer: Hideo Utsugi
Cooperation: CROSSWELL, Sound Wellness Lab.

[ Product information ]
"Mental Fatigue - Music for Recovery"
Music : Makiko Hirohashi Supervision: Yuko Momotani
Running time : Approximately 56 minutes (7 songs total)
JAN: 4961501653804
Product Number : DLMF-3925
Release date : Wednesday, October 25 , 2023
Price : 1,980 yen (tax included)
Publisher : Della Co., Ltd.

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Mental Fatigue - Music for Recovery / Makiko Hirohashi