Here’s a brief but interesting TED Talk about how sound affects us. The second half is less interesting than the first, but it does make me think about the times I’ve walked out of a store because they’re playing some sort of horrible music too loudly.
(Thanks to Ray Maxwell at Eventide for bringing this to my attention.)
Cool talk. Makes me want to reread the “tiny music” series on Music Thing.
I’ve heard that the loud music and cologne in stores like Hollister is designed to make parents uncomfortable so they give their kids the credit card and walk away.