Was just listening to Hans Zimmer’s Time, which inspired this question.
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Emotional response. The combination of melody, harmony, rhythm, and dynamics in these types of music can create a sense of awe, excitement, or deep connection within the listener. These emotions activate the autonomic nervous system, leading to the release of adrenaline and endorphins, which can result in physiological responses like goosebumps.
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As you look at the context of musical scores in movies and cinema the same thing and context that happens in the music you listen to is a Key role here…. The Chord Progression
So when piano keyboard synth guitars etc come together and wish to create pleasant music you’re going to understand that the scale is also pretty important; for example(search in Reddit for which scales are the most emotional/grand/spooky ones)
Now combining all of these is not like cracking the egg and putting it in on normal heat to get baked…
you need to know the context of what you want to do!
Is it inspirational? Is it foreseeing something? Does is want to warn you? Maybe it’s about longing for a particular someone? And many more
Spoiler warning if you hadn’t watched All Quiet on the western front 2022…
However, if you did watch it… you realize a theme… DUUUUM DUM DUM.
that part in particular by using instruments that are harsh and sound big is trying to foresee a big event… or as they call it… the calmness before the storm, the grandness of ww1
Other examples are star wars episode 1 in particular, The Duel Of Fates which John Williams conducted perfectly
It’s called Frisson. They believe only 30% of the population experiences it. For me, it’s goosebumps on the arms, hair stands up, and I get an orgasmic tingling up my neck through my head. Its really close to the feeling of mdma. I don’t take it for granted.
Edit: Interesting to read y’all get it from other things than music! I never considered that. Mine triggers from my fav edm or emo rock tracks
Follow up on OP’s amazing question, do the goosebumps have anything to do with dopamine release, nostalgia, good memories, a checkpoint of feelings etc?
Was diagnosed with ADHD 3 years ago, but I’ve had this since forever where I absolutely obsess over a musical project and after some time after I deplete the dopamine it’s over. Also, at the moment the obsessions are the new Across the Spider-Verse Original Score and Metro Boomin Soundtrack. I feel like the two make me feel the way I feel because of their ties to the movie and they somehow remind me of particular scenes from it and how I actually felt during them. The same happened with Everything Everywhere All At Once, where I was obsessed with the OST for some time because listening was like going back to the cinema seat and watching that particular part again but in my mind, with my feelings. This is all so confusing, tough to explain but very interesting to talk about.
Maybe you’re Neuro-Atypical? something akin to Synesthesia? I don’t think this is normal. You might want to see a doctor.
The music that plays at the beginning of all Star Wars movies. Gets ne every time.
Also, the first “Let it go” in Let it Go.
A few isolated vocals, especially when listening with headphones, get me, too. Mostly Freddy Mercury and Chris Cornell.
If I’m the right amount of inebriated, In the Air Tonight will do it.
ive been watching a lot of reaction to john farnham recently. he is one of the most talented australian singers and quite frankly one of the best singers the world has seen, however the world never really saw him because he had no interest in international fame.
the song that gets the most emotional reactions (as the OP described) is his cover of Help! by the beatles, performed live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv54giOSRKs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv54giOSRKs)
Side note, after experiencing this many many times you lose the feeling and you become annoyed with it. Hence the reason people complain about every cool video needing an “epic soundtrack” to go with it.
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