25 min

7. Manipulation through Music | Hillsong United The Reflections Podcast

    • Society & Culture

The majority of people probably have no idea the power that music has in our everyday lives. 

From the songs on the radio in your car, to the jingles in TV commercials, to the music playing at the grocery store. 

Music is so much more powerful than word/language. Music has the ability to conjure up images and feelings that need not necessarily be directly reflected in memory.

Music can impact illness, depression, spending, productivity and our perception of the world. Some research has suggested it can increase aggressive thoughts, or encourage crime.

Music has power over our emotions and mood. No other species has evolved in such a way to ascribe meaning and create emotional responses to music as humans.

Aside from influencing our feelings, music can also affect simple actions like how much money we spend or how productive we are...Music triggers the hormones oxytocin and serotonin, responsible for bonding, trust and intimacy, and in this episode of the Reflections Podcast, Wrenn shares just how manipulating music can be, when used for the purpose of profit, on a global level. 



SOURCES


Oceans Video
Hillsong Documentary Trailer  (Discovery+)
TheFader.com Article

The majority of people probably have no idea the power that music has in our everyday lives. 

From the songs on the radio in your car, to the jingles in TV commercials, to the music playing at the grocery store. 

Music is so much more powerful than word/language. Music has the ability to conjure up images and feelings that need not necessarily be directly reflected in memory.

Music can impact illness, depression, spending, productivity and our perception of the world. Some research has suggested it can increase aggressive thoughts, or encourage crime.

Music has power over our emotions and mood. No other species has evolved in such a way to ascribe meaning and create emotional responses to music as humans.

Aside from influencing our feelings, music can also affect simple actions like how much money we spend or how productive we are...Music triggers the hormones oxytocin and serotonin, responsible for bonding, trust and intimacy, and in this episode of the Reflections Podcast, Wrenn shares just how manipulating music can be, when used for the purpose of profit, on a global level. 



SOURCES


Oceans Video
Hillsong Documentary Trailer  (Discovery+)
TheFader.com Article

25 min

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