rong, and many film music composers borrow pop melodies from the West. Nevertheless, the thriving cottage-industry cassette producers still rely heavily on regional folk music for inspiration and ideas. In the United Kingdom, South Asians of Punjabi descent have popularized a dynamic hybrid style called bhangra, which typically combines Punjabi folk melodies with elements of disco, techno-pop, and dance-hall reggae. 10) I made a survey in which I found out that 90 % of the people whether they are of the new generation or the old say that music has lost its sentimental values. It is no longer made the way it used to be. These days the focus is not in giving a message but just to give some typical masala or dance sequence in the film. Where as the remaining 10 % say that the trends and traditional values are changing and in this ever changing world one must keep up to date. 11) I am in favour of both the groups because I think that Song like "jab tak rahe ga samse main aloo" or "dil ke gate ki name plate per likha hai tera nam" are degrading the Indian music industry. But these are the exceptions people like Javed Akhter, A.R. Rehman Yash Chopra and so many others are still there who respect the values of Indian music and cenima and make movies like dil se kuch kuch hota hai dil to pagal hai hum apke hai kaun. These are only a few of the indian movies which depict the actual Indian sentiments. my & ChrisNovember 13, 1998Dr. VoorhesThe Influence of Music in a Stressful EnvironmentMusic has been known to affect the human body in many ways. It can help a person feel calm, deeply relaxed, energized and also awake. It can help a person think clearer and it can also make a person not be able to think at all. Music can even change the way a person feels inside their heart. Knowing these simple and basic ideas will guide us as we explore this topic of music and it's relationship to stress. As we all know , music is most commonly used for ente...
