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Why do certain instrumental frequencies cause nostalgia/sadness?

Update:

I dont know the exact note or tone, but anything by Thomas Newman or even James Horner.

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  • 3 weeks ago

    That's an excellent question.  Minor chords, i.e., chords with the third interval dropped by half a step, often elicit nostalgia or sadness.  But I've never heard an explanation of why that is true, and I've been playing music for over 60 years.

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