How does music affect how you interpret events in your life?

Movies – especially Hollywood, big-budget movies – contain soundtracks which are designed to cue us in on what we should be feeling at a particular moment. Are we supposed to be nervous, angry, happy, sad, etc? The music will tell you.

Many people listen to music when they commute, walk, or go about their day in the house. Do you think that the music that is playing can have an effect on how we approach any particular situation? Do you think it’s possible that the background music could color your experience in a way that is similar to a movie?