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Another tune that gets me - Yellow Moon by the Neville Brothers, joined by John Hiatt. You'll notice a famous (now deceased) journalist among the fans.
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rhody said:alt,
One more thing, the chills may run down one side of my body and not the other, or just the middle of my back when the endorphins are released, they may or may not result in "real" goose bumps, the feeling is the same nonetheless.
Next time you listen to that Pink Floyd rift that causes it, about 10 seconds before it happens, slowly turn the volume off, and let your mind produce the sensation, works for me EVERY time . Which goes to prove something profound about how your brain maps then reconstructs reality. To some degree familiar things such as songs, etc...in the real world have been absorbed, cataloged, and then replayed when that song is played for real.
How may times has someone close to you asked a question in a sentence say 15 words or so, and after the first three words (you pick up on subtle details, inflection of voice, pitch, speed of delivery, etc...) and you know their behavior so well you simply answer the question before they have a chance to finish. I do it all the time and it bugs people to no end, hehe.
Rhody...
fuzzyfelt said:Interesting that some instruments seem to induce it for some. Guitar, like alt says, and trumpets often work for me. Btw, I liked Jigsaw Puzzle Blues, too, Turbo.
fuzzyfelt said:Andre presents an atmosphere for attention. Volume is also supposed to be helpful.
Ed Bradley was dancing to "Yellow Moon" with a toddler on his shoulders. He was a HUGE fan of the Neville Brothers and was often invited on-stage with them. I don't think he could contribute much musically, apart from enthusiasm.fuzzyfelt said:I didn't note the journalist, sorry Turbo.
Andre said:It occurs to me, reading some posts, that the absence or presence of the chill factor is also contributing to disputes like the Beethoven/Mozart thread, where non chillers may be more impressed by chill-less brilliance (Mozart), the chillers may prefer Beethoven who seemed to know how to trigger that.
TurtleMeister said:Yes, I have experienced this. And I have played several musical instruments in the past. The genre and musical instrument does not seem to be a factor for me. The most recent that I recall is a piano piece by Tom Barabas: "Adagio", from his album "Romantic Rhapsodies".
Mandark said:I can induce chills to some extent at will. I've been able to since I can remember and have asked people about this, those who I asked said they could not.
For them to be very strong I need an external source though. It starts from the upperback and neck then extends down the back and along the arms and head then (if strong enough) legs.
It often happens to me when I watch a film in which there's a heroic inspirational scene. Happens less often with music and it's usually when a singer hits a high and long note that is emotionally powerfully.
Adrian Legg has composed and recorded some beautiful music that can sound like you need three hands to play it. Fantastic guitarist, but no chills for me. I prefer really raucous blues like this number by Johnny Winter.Andre said:It occurs to me, reading some posts, that the absence or presence of the chill factor is also contributing to disputes like the Beethoven/Mozart thread, where non chillers may be more impressed by chill-less brilliance (Mozart), the chillers may prefer Beethoven who seemed to know how to trigger that.
I have a friend that is deaf in one ear. He has a KILLER stereo. Why?wolram said:Maybe my excuse for not getting chills is i can only hear in my right ear.
Ouabache said:I am a musician, in fact my paternal ancestry were all very musical. I do experience the chill sensation with many genres of music, but realize, after listening to several suggested pieces mentioned on this thread, it depends on your own personal taste. I want to also mention, these emotions were not as pronounced in my formative years, but have become more intense in adulthood.
We realize, music covers more than melody and harmony. I am not a percussionist, yet when I watch Phil Collins casually walk up to his drum set and bang out those familiar beats during 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYV6KZpnEak"', it is spine chilling. The audience also weighs in on this. Watching it performed live (even over the net) generates a shared experience and response.
Whenever I watch "Copying Beethoven", the scenes where he is conducting his 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9DWiUp2oQ" are mesmerizing. No doubt, watching the hardships he overcomes, leading up to the performance, builds intensity leading to a spine tingling performance. You are not just enjoying the music but feeling the intense emotion the composer has put into his piece. My eyes well up with tears and overflow when the full chorus joins in. You can get 'just a taste', from the above referenced clip.
Watching the film, 'Music of the Heart' which features a piece by Bach, his 'Concerto in D minor for Two Violins'. Again, it is all the hard work and hardships overcome, culminates in a heartfelt performance which induce chills and tears of joy.
When I am performing either vocal or playing an instrument in ensemble, certain passages generate a chilling emotion which feeds back and often allow me to convey this emotion through my instrument. You can see this on the faces of any of the great blues guitarists (e.g. BB King, Eric Clapton) during their solos or Itzhak Perlman while playing a sensitive violin piece.
Apparently the synergy of visual and auditory stimulation, heighten these emotions.
fuzzyfelt said:I know this feeling well and had avoided mentioning it because it might make the thread too complicated. I remember writing a long time ago here that Beethoven’s 7th symphony makes me cry- it still does, and other pieces do too.
I haven’t been able to pin-point the emotion, sometimes I think it is just awe, other times it seems to accentuate an emotion I’m already feeling, especially sadness. It seems cathartic.
turbo-1 said:I have a friend that is deaf in one ear. He has a KILLER stereo. Why?
Ouabache said:Good to hear you enjoyed the Copying Beethoven clip. It is only a small taste of the powerful scenes in this film. And quite interesting you mention Beethoven's 7th Symph and reference the Allegretto (2nd mvmt). In the film, an older woman who lives down the hall from Ludwig relates to his copyist Anna, why she would never move. She says, she is the envy of all Vienna. She gets to hear all his symphonies before anyone. For instance in his 7th, in her thin elderly voice she sings several lines of the same movement you referenced. As you hear her sing, in our mind we fill in all the lush harmonies and full orchestration. I agree it's a very moving portion of this piece, and stirs a well of emotions. I sense you may enjoy viewing this film. (I borrowed a copy from the public library).
turbo-1 said:I have a friend that is deaf in one ear. He has a KILLER stereo. Why?
Negatron said:Yes and I find them frustrating. After longer listening sessions I get very clammy such that I just have to stop. I never really stopped to think how strange the causality here is. Sound causes perspiration.
brainstorm said:I believe I have read that Hollywood scoring evolved a vocabulary of evocative emotional techniques from the ragtime piano that was used to accompany silent movies before the music could be recorded and played back in sync with the video.
It's interesting to pay attention to the musical score when you're watching a movie because you can look at the videography as punctuating the story of the music, even though in practice I think the music is usually written to go along with the edited finished product.
I believe I have also read that music evolved to take the place of the narration used in early cinema as explicit narration became unpopular. Music builds tension to tell the audience to get ready for something big to happen, or it sings for joy for you so that your heart can feel elated at a certain outcome.
Film music basically scripts the audience's emotions, which is sort of unsettling if you think about it, but probably many people's emotions are scripted by all types of music throughout their daily lives, not just film scores. I sometimes wonder what would happen to people if they had to drive around in their cars without radio or spend their days without an mp3 player.
Logger said:I only get it when I listen to Prince and it happens on a regular occurance.
I don't play any musical instruments
imiyakawa said:It gives me chills, but not if I listen to the same song more than 3 times. I even cried when listening to Sagan's science remixes (totally divorced from the feeling of the usual musical chills btw). My brain had some type of 'gasm'. I do not suffer from emotional instability.
Danger said:Glueball, I bet that you would love Marc Wood's stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wood_(violinist )
"Monkeybats" from his "Voodoo Magic" album just blows my mind.