New study suggests sad music does more good than harm

A new study has found that sad music may actually do a world of good.

Researchers from Tokyo University of the Arts and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute wrote, “In general, sad music induces sadness in listeners, and sadness is regarded as an unpleasant emotion. If sad music actually evokes only unpleasant emotion, we would not listen to it.”

According to their study, 44 volunteers of both musical and non-musical backgrounds were asked to listen to some musical samples and then describe their emotional state.

Researchers said that the listeners reported a romantic emotion as well as a sad emotion while listening to sad music.

Furthermore they suggested that sad music can even serve as a remedy for sadness, saying “Emotion experienced by music has no direct danger or harm unlike the emotion experienced in everyday life. Therefore, we can even enjoy unpleasant emotion such as sadness. If we suffer from unpleasant emotion evoked through daily life, sad music might be helpful to alleviate negative emotion.”

So rest assured, all that National binging is very good for your health. Indulge in ‘Sorrow’ below:

[via FACT]