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Thus far on this padlet I have discussed evidence that music does affect our emotions and how music can be used. However the question to why this emotional response is made is still unanswered, so I sought for further answers.

My research took me to the following website http://www.consciouslifestylemag.com/music-and-the-brain-affects-mood/. In the human body, there are hormones that make you feel happier. The neurotransmitter dopamine is one of the most notable hormones. Dopamine is linked with the pleasure part of your brain. It is said "happy music" is associated with increasing levels of dopamine.This would make sense as higher dopamine correlates with feeling happier.

In order, to validate my research, I looked for other research surrounding the same topic This website http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sunday/why-music-makes-our-brain-sing.html. This website helped affirm my research as the two websites agreed with ech other regarding the "peak emotional moments in music" which lead to the neurotransmitter being released.

My final source to finalise my answer was from the BBC. For me, this was crucial as the BBC is a well-respected source that is credible and reliable. The research on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12135590 agrees with the other two articles.

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Music can have such a profound effect on mood that in some cases can even be used fro therapy. For example, listening to upbeat music to lift spirits and your mood. This article http://www.healthline.com/health-news/mental-listening-to-music-lifts-or-reinforces-mood-051713#1 explains how music can help pains. This links to the idea of our senses towards music being "cross-modal".

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Ever watched a horror film and thought this music sounds scary? I believe the vast majority of people have watched a film scene that was accompanied with a music composition and felt an emotional response to what they were seeing. In fact, many have listened to an instrumental itself and had an emotional response to what they were hearing. In this part of my research, I wanted to investigate the importance of music on our emotions when looking at visuals and possibly gain an explanation to why music can influence our perception of a scene.

In my first part of my investigation for answers, I came across a psychology study conducted by the University of London, which they wished to test the hypothesis that music could have an effect on emotions. I came across this on https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-music-make-us-fe/. However to verify my research I looked to discover the complete study conducted by the University.

In the study participants would look at up to 40 different faces whilst listening to a musical excerpt (120 different ones in total).  Using a self-report method participants would decide essentially whether the face on a scale of 1 to 7 was happy or sad. A detailed showcase of the study is here
In short, though, results provided the conclusion that music powerfully influenced the emotional ratings of the faces. Music had the ability to sway one's opinion, for example making a slight smile rated extremely happy or an upset face very sad on the rating system. This research confirmed that music does have an effect on emotion. The article referred to this as your senses being "cross-modal". In this case, what we see can affect what we hear.

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Changizi, M. (2017) Why does music make us feel? Available at: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-music-make-us-fe/ (Accessed: 7 February 2017).

Crossmodal transfer of emotion by music (2009) Available at: https://research.gold.ac.uk/4213/1/NSL25933.pdf (Accessed: 9 February 2017).

Media, 2017 H. (2016) How music affects our moods. Available at: http://www.healthline.com/health-news/mental-listening-to-music-lifts-or-reinforces-mood-051713#1 (Accessed: 9 February 2017).

Lifestyle, C. (2016) Music and the brain: The fascinating ways that music affects your mood and mind. Available at: http://www.consciouslifestylemag.com/music-and-the-brain-affects-mood/ (Accessed: 9 February 2017).

McGilchrist, S. (2011) Music ‘releases mood-enhancing chemical in the brain’. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12135590 (Accessed: 9 February 2017).

(No Date) Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sunday/why-music-makes-our-brain-sing.html (Accessed: 9 February 2017).

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Music is crucial for moving image as it can help set the whole tone of the scene and bring meaning to it.

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In horror films music is pivotal in creating the scene and building up tension.  Music often signifies that something is going to happen or coming, due to gradual crescendos and build up creating tension for the viewer.

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This following video provides a good example backing my research to how music cam effect a scene. The scene stays the same throughout but the music changes each time. The fourth track stood out to me in particluar as it made a normal procedure of leaving the house seem very dramatic and nervy just because of the music that was being palyed.

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Music has a huge effect on the movies we watch. Here I give a little demonstration proving this point. The Twitter: @DefinitelyOwen