Music for Optimism

Optimistic by August Greene

Optimist by Zoe Keating

Optimist by AVA DELLA PIETRA

The Optimist by Evie Irie

Radical Optimism by LUZ1E

Optimism is Contagious

Happy

Best Day - Kesha

Optimism by Hubert Bommer

Put on a Happy Face

When the Lights Go On Again

WILD: "This is Our Time"

Vikki Broughton Hodges on the optimism of “Annie”

“The movie (Annie) was based on a popular musical that won seven Tony Awards when it premiered in 1977, including Best Musical, and ran for nearly six years on Broadway because of its positive message about optimism in the face of adversity — the setting is New York City during the Great Depression and the lead character is an orphan looking for a family… Annie’s sense of optimism is an uplifting part of the musical that sends people home with a smile on their face.”

Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1

Timothy Tuller, Saint John’s Cathedral

“Edward Elgar’s mammoth Symphony No. 1 … This late-Romantic masterpiece… brimming with an undisputedly English sense of nobility and optimism in the face of adversity. An orchestral music lover’s dream, it is a piece that puts every section of the orchestra through its paces.”

Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again

Kate McLouglin wrote, "Though today We’ll Meet Again is inseparable from the second world war in most people’s minds in the UK, it was actually Lynn who forged the connection, turning a song about absence in any situation into a classic expression of wartime optimism. Lynn was broadcast singing the song throughout the war and its message of hope and resilience lifted national morale."

When Dame Vera Lynn said 'we'll meet again' to me

"Movin' On Up"

Brandon Tensley writes, The power of "Movin' On Up" can't be diminished that easily, however. DuBois is gone, but in important ways, the radical optimism so associated with the late actress remains -- thanks to a theme song that turned out to be much, much more.

Wild's "Goin Back"

A sweet sonic immersion of buoyant folk pop laced with meaning and emotive depth, Goin’ Back aches with sincerity and pure, unadulterated passion. WILD balance unbridled optimism and hope with intimate outpourings that capture both stillness and a life in motion: Uplifting and invigoration, this is music meant for feeling the fullness of our existence; for embracing the good and the bad, the large and the small

Luke Wallace's “Biosphere”

Laura B Whitmore writes, "Acclaimed folk, Americana singer-songwriter Luke Wallace delivers a solid dose of confident optimism with whispery cool vocals and an earthy groove on “Biosphere.”

https://parade.com/987944/laurawhitmore/luke-wallace-biosphere/

Luke sings... "I said no nobody - no no nobody nobody gonna bring me down"