Sad music ‘activates’ your nervous system — here’s whyNewsDuration 5:50This is why listening to sad music might be exactly what you need right now. Agasha Mutesasira sits down with neuroscientists, producers, sound engineers and artists to explore music's unique role in experiencing and interpreting sadness through sound. Produced by CBC B.C.’s Creator Network, ‘Feelings of Music’ is a four-part series which explores music's role in experiencing our four fundamental human emotions: anger, sadness, fear and joy.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2026 00:41 UTC