Music & Science

ISSN: 2631-8342

Volume 8, Autumn 2025

Editor’s Note

Caroline Curwen & Aliya Edwards (p. 1-2)

Emotional Recognition in Very Brief Musical Excerpts of Film Music

Luca Whittle, Moritz Afridi, Harriet Jensen & Sophie Chapman (p. 3-14)

Emotion Detection in Very Brief Excerpts of Unfamiliar Film Music

Anthony Sutch (p. 15-23)

The Sound of Fear: Exploring Music’s Role in Emotional and Physiological Responses to Horror Across Media

Dana Al Tajer, Alice Charlton & Lihan Yang (p. 24-35)

The Differentiability of Audio Quality and Texture

Edmund Huang (p. 36-46)

The Asymmetrical Effects on the Perception of Mixed Emotions through the Highlighting of Enclosed Chords in Major and Minor Ninth Chords

Edmund Huang (p. 47-54)

Musical Expertise on Working Memory: A Comparison of Strategies Across Sequence Lengths and Presentation Rates

Jett Alton & Christian Timothy (p. 55-61)

Living Off-Grid: Exploring the Effect of Quantisation on Listener Perception of Groove in Hip-Hop Music

Jett Alton, Ollie Hershon & Avani Nandhra (p. 62-71)

Do Music-Evoked Thoughts Vary Depending on Genre?

Irobosa Osagie (p. 72-81)

Music-Induced Emotion: How Is This Affected by the Choice of Musical Stimuli and the Presence of Musical Training?

Nina Passler (p. 82-87)

How Mentally Well and Unwell International Students in the UK Use Music Listening for Emotional Regulation

Summi Ng (p. 88-101)

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