# Why Do Listeners Enjoy Music That Makes Them Weep?

Music-induced weeping represents one of the most powerful and potentially sublime experiences available to human listeners. Modern neuroscience provides helpful insights into music-induced weeping, how sounds can evoke sadness or grief, and why such sounds might lead to "a good cry."

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2010
- By: Library Of Congress
- Genres: Science, Music
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688397/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2021688397?play=1)