Reading a book with music playing in the background

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I like ambient electronic music a lot, but when reading I usually choose not to have music, or if I do listen to something it's mostly instrumental classical music. I listened to a lot of Rachmaninov while reading Tolstoy, for example, which also felt thematically fitting. Then there are authors that mention music a lot in their work, like Haruki Murakami, and it felt appropriate to just turn on whatever Jazz standard or classical work he was mentioning at that moment to get myself immersed. It doesn't always work well, though, because the music would sometimes still be playing while the narrative had moved on. I also find music distracting when reading in public (like on the subway or something), so I just concentrate more on the text and tune out the ambient noise (noise canceling earbuds help a lot).

I always choose music that fit the atmosphere of the book.
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i listen to gregorian chants while reading

I like some background noise while I need focused reading, as the sounds act like climbers for me, preventing my ideas wander too far. But for a good book that I really enjoy, it doesn't matter, it's great in silence and I can tune out distractions quite well.
I found this in a review as a recommendation for a game without sounds https://tabletopaudio.com/ thematized ambient sounds / music for tabletop games - from deep-dea dive to noir investigation to a simple café - really pleasant background music for reading, studying, or while trying some creative work :)

I often have music playing in the background while reading.

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I don't. Happy caky. Where is "Ola" used?

I listen music ALL the time soo yes 😄 I listen the songs like I put a spell on you.

It's either music or books, can't concentrate on both

I listen to music while reading only if it's instrumental, if it has words I can't concentrate on the reading.

I use ambient sounds (like sound of rain or train or other) to increase my concentrate and the frequency of thinking (it's true 😄) while reading study books/papers/articles/etc. And I use audio books which have music background when I want read something non-scientific or easy-reading literature. So, "yes" I do it with music.