Why does music (especially cinematic, grand, or inspirational ones) trigger goosebumps?

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Was just listening to Hans Zimmer’s Time, which inspired this question.

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Another answer that isn’t covered as much atm is expectations. In the US, EU, etc, you grow up listening to western inspired music, which has clear chord progressions, dissonances, and cadences that end up being associated with various forms of media and scenes over time.

If you were to take someone who’s never been exposed to western music and have them listen, they wouldn’t experience the same type of response.

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