Anomalocaris Posted June 29, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 29, 2016 What Is Music and Why Is It So Special? Quote Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad sits down to talk about music—its purpose, its function, its meaning—with filmmaker Mac Premo in this wildly frenetic video and somehow manages to explain why music is so special. Abumrad says that unlike words, which are basically just a code or an agreement between people, music just is what it is, and the response we have is innate. Music can magically get around a person’s rational defenses and is something that makes us who we are... See more on Sploid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted June 29, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 29, 2016 For whatever reason the video doesn't work. Maybe I'm in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomalocaris Posted June 30, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Try this link The Function of Music with Jad Abumrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted June 30, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Still won't play. Maybe it's me. None of the Mac Primo videos listed on the page play for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted July 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Music seems to speak directly to the emotions, bypassing the intellect, although the intellect is operating in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDesiato Posted July 14, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Works fine for me. Love radiolab podcasts. music can be transcendent. Sound not meant to express words but impressions. Common to the human experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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