Pink Floyd is finding a new audience as scientists believe the dark side of the moon can help lull your BABY to sleep

Forget Baa, Baa Black Sheep – the perfect baby lullaby could be inspired by Pink Floyd’s experimental musical soundscapes.

The British Academy of Sound Therapy has produced a piece of music based on decades of scientific research that is almost guaranteed to make a baby drift off.

These include watery, womb-like sounds, soothing wind chimes and the soothing clatter of rain sticks.

It is backed by the influence of Pink Floyd’s classic, The Dark Side of The Moon.

It may not seem like a classic to little ones, but the album has many elements that make for lullabies, says Lyz Cooper, who founded the British Academy of Sound Therapy and produced the lullaby on a commission basis in collaboration with the music producer Sillkey Aldi’s. baby and toddler brand, Mamia (SUBS – keep it all high).

Ms Cooper said: “While older lullabies like Baa, Baa Black Sheep have their place, Pink Floyd’s soundscapes provide real inspiration for lulling babies to sleep.

Pink Floyd takes you on a musical journey similar to the journey to sleep in a lullaby, often without the distraction of singing.

“The kind of music that aims to shift consciousness and stimulate people to tune in and keep them quiet is also very good for a relaxed baby.

“The influence of these songs will really help them drift away.”

Pink Floyd songs included in the lullaby include Wish You Were Here, which begins with white noise.

The lullaby contains a warmer version of this sound, perhaps reminiscent of the womb.

A similar soundscape to the lullaby is also heard in the first few minutes of Pink Floyd’s song Shine on You Crazy Diamond, with chimes and rich rumbling sounds like in their lullaby.

The lullaby is five minutes and 18 seconds long because research shows that five minutes is the time it takes an average baby to relax, based on tracking babies’ slowed heart rates.

Pink Floyd songs included in the lullaby include Wish You Were Here, which begins with white noise. Pictured: The Dark Side of the Moon album cover

The rhythm of the lullaby, called Drift, is set at 50 beats per minute, which is just a little slower than a normal resting heartbeat, so it can remind a baby of its mother’s heartbeat in the womb without being too fast to keep him from falling asleep.

There is no singing in the lullaby because there is evidence that babies relax more quickly when they are not given words to focus on.

The song, available via the attached QR code (SUBS – change this bit if needed), features repeating chords and pulsating keyboards.

Ms Cooper said: “Songs without the vocal elements were more relaxing, so we did an instrumental piece with sounds that were found to be calming.”