How Does Music Affect Emotions?

Have you ever listened to the music in horror movies? What about the music in inspirational or Disney movies? What kind of music do you listen to when your sad? What kind of music do you listen to when you're happy? Since we are all human beings we all experience joy, anger, sadness and other feelings like those. We all have a ton of emotions that control how we act and what we say. Our emotions are triggered by many things. One of those things is Music.

Music has the ability to change the emotional and physical status of people, whether they are in bad moods, good moods, or sad moods. Music can also make people feel suspense or excitement during a movie. I have first hand experience with having music change my mind set and having music make me feel better about things. I have also done research on this subject. Everyone in this room has had music affect them in some way. Whether it be through a movie or thought a CD. Over the next 6 minutes I will touch on the different ways that music changes peoples moods; How music can make your emotions change and how music makes movies suspenseful or inspiring. The music in movies is so much more than just drums or guitars. It has a specific meaning to the movie.

When is the last time you actually listened to the music in a horror movie or an inspiring movie? The movie is nothing without the music in it. According to the book Brain Research, music is an intriguing stimulus widely used in movies to increase the emotional experience. You might be thinking what does that mean? Well think about when you watching a horror movie and the killer is about to find his next victim. What type of music do you think is playing? The type that is playing is music that will draw the suspense from you. For example, instruments like woodwinds or strings can make a scene feel very horrifying just by the sound of the music.