In review--A Tuneful Mind
The Music Instinct Science and Song DVD Public Broadcast Station Many years ago I discovered the healing power of music. I was attending WOMAD USA and felt myself merge with everything around me when I listened to music played by world musicians. That epiphany led me on a journey that has only been validated by a small group of people, thus far. PBS just released a DVD and broadcast of The Music Instinct: Science & Song , directed by Elena Mannes and hosted by Bobby McFerrin and Neurologist Daniel Levitin . A bridge is built between science and the arts, music in particular and a lot of questions are probed, but some not answered to their full extent. On one hand, the director and her crew seem to have crunched too much information into the 120 minute film, but on the other hand, some of this information seems repetitive such as the presentation of brain scans activated by music listened to or performed. Neurologist and music lover Oliver Sacks who appears in t...