Why do some noises sound good to us, and others dont?

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If we listen to music we like the ”noise”, it sounds good to us. However when someone scratches a fork across a plate it doesnt. Why?

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I think the fact that certain frequencies sound “bad” to us might be evolutionary. Like the sound of a fork screeching on a plate or nails on a chalkboard (dated reference since chalkboards aren’t as common now) might be similar to certain predators.

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