Lion Alex Sweet Lullaby 3 hours

About this lullaby

One tap gives you 3 hours and 1 minutes of calm, even sound. That covers several full sleep cycles in a row. When a child stirs between cycles the same quiet melody is still there, and most of the time they settle back down on their own. Most families use this length for the first stretch of the night. It plays from bedtime through the deepest hours and then fades out by itself.

The heart of this video is the old, proven lullaby melodies that families have always used. We play them slower and softer than most recordings you will find. There is a reason these particular tunes survived centuries of bedtimes, and this video leans on that reason instead of fighting it.

The picture follows the same rule as the sound, which is slow, dim and predictable. There are no flashes, no quick cuts and no bright color changes anywhere in the video. The picture floats along at the same sleepy pace as the music, so eyes grow heavy rather than curious.

Babies and toddlers are still learning how to settle themselves. Silence can make small sounds more noticeable, a creaking floor or a car outside, and any of those can wake a light sleeper. A familiar melody also lowers the feeling of being on guard, so two calming effects work at once.

Grown ups get a lot out of this as well. Plenty of grown ups leave it on for their own sleep, or for reading, studying and winding down after a hard day. If you struggle to switch off at night, a long, steady lullaby with no surprises is a surprisingly good place to start.

You will find more than one use for it. Some families play it during naps, others in the car, others to smooth over the strange first nights of a holiday. A constant, gentle sound is a small piece of home you can bring with you anywhere.

From the first note to the last, the audio holds at a single gentle level. Piano and music box carry the melody, with no drums, no singing and no sudden swells. We master the whole file flat, so whether your child wakes at midnight or at five in the morning, the music greets them at exactly the same level.

We have spent years learning what a sleep video should sound and look like, and this is where that ended up. Try it tonight, and if your little one drifts off faster than usual, there are plenty more just like it waiting.