I have a playlist called “I Heart Melancholy,” and I love listening to it so much it hurts. In a good way. And I know you know what I’m talking about, don’t you? Melancholy gets a bad rap. In music, ...

In a world where music is a constant companion, a new study has shed light on the positive impact that sad music can have on ...

When everything is going wrong, there’s nothing like listening to a few melancholy bars of your favorite sad song. Buy why do we find pleasure in sad music? If the goal is to stay upbeat, why would we ...

This music was created in a few hours to submit to a challenge / Sync Brief that had a theme of sad and melancholic music. It's more on the ambient/atmospheric side compared to what I usually do. I ...

"When I wrote it, the feeling of the music was sad, but yet there was this beautiful melody that sat on top," Masterson says. Written for a string orchestra, the piece observes the conventions of ...

Have you ever gotten home from a bad day and immediately ran to your room to put on your favorite sad songs playlist just so you could have a good cry? Or maybe you thought you were doing fine, but ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

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