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What Is Sexy Music?

by Steven Wagenheim
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Why the hell is it that as soon as the clothes start coming off the sax starts playing?

I've done a little research on this and while some of the explanation makes sense on a historical level, it doesn't explain why we react to this music the way we do. If we didn't, movie makers and TV shows wouldn't keep doing it.

So what's the deal here? Any speculation, explanations, or is this just another one of the mysteries of life?
  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    I can't say I'd noticed that before. I'll be keeping an eye, erm ear open for it in future.

    BTW Im assuming you mean in "normal" TV shows and movies that feature a "secks scene", and not purno movies.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    One thing that I've noticed about normal movies that two of the stars have secks in, is that they wake up in the morning, after a torrid, melt the paint off the walls, 99 on the richter scale session, neither of the stars have pillow hair.

    That annoys the hell out of me.
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    • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      One thing that I've noticed about normal movies that two of the stars have secks in, is that they wake up in the morning, after a torrid, melt the paint off the walls, 99 on the richter scale session, neither of the stars have pillow hair.

      That annoys the hell out of me.
      What about morning breath?
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      • Profile picture of the author bravo75
        Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

        What about morning breath?
        Yeah. "Have you seen the cat?" "Which one?" "The one that shat in my mouth".
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Raucous sax represents letting go with wild abandon, kinda like sex. But there are other instruments that do the same. Give a listen to one of the sexiest songs ever.

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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    This has always been a big hit for me...



    And this has always given me a chuckle...


    Just because he wants to make love (doesn't mean he loves you...)


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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    It is fascinating how music can evoke different feelings. I guess music is somehow connected with language.

    Tango music is often associated with sexiness.

    When it comes to music evoking feelings I think Beethoven's 6th Symphony really does evoke pastoral views.
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    This is one of the sexiest songs ever made imo.

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  • Profile picture of the author David Maschke
    Of course the following is by no means a concrete rule, but I think it's the men who like the audio and visuals of the scenes.

    For women, it has to do with the build up of tension and the dynamics of the relationship. Chick books probably offer more insight into this matter.

    Who responds to the stimuli is just as important as the stimuli.

    A second layer of your study should involve who wrote the scenes to find out if it was a man or woman.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Originally Posted by David Maschke View Post

      Of course the following is by no means a concrete rule, but I think it's the men who like the audio and visuals of the scenes.

      For women, it has to do with the build up of tension and the dynamics of the relationship. Chick books probably offer more insight into this matter.

      Who responds to the stimuli is just as important as the stimuli.

      A second layer of your study should involve who wrote the scenes to find out if it was a man or woman.
      Naturally not everything is targeted to the same people. Watch commercials for makeup geared to women and listen to the music. It's different than most music targeted to men.

      I have no idea how producers "figured" this stuff out. I'm going to guess maybe some kind of market research maybe via surveys. I'm not in the business of making music to appeal to emotions directly. I write songs of all genres and leave it to the person looking for music to pick out what they want. Sure, I will go by some stereotypes, but I'm by no means an expert as to what music appeals to what emotions. I can only go by what has been done up to this point in time and mimic it.

      And that could very well be what a lot of people do today. They just mimic what's been done up to this point in time.
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