

The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009, English. Directed by Elena Mannes.
The Music Instinct: Science and Song provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism and the whole ebb and flow of the cosmos is moved by the undeniable effect of music. This follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music s deep mysteries. This is a comprehensive look at how the brain reacts in performance, just listening, atonal music, the sensory reactions from person to person, instrument, voices to others.
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The Music Instinct: Science & Song runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Music Instinct: Science & Song isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2009. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Music Instinct: Science & Song?
The Music Instinct: Science & Song (2009) was directed by Elena Mannes and stars Audra McDonald.