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Why do certain instrumental frequencies cause nostalgia/sadness?
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I dont know the exact note or tone, but anything by Thomas Newman or even James Horner.
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- Bulldog reduxLv 73 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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