Super Sad Mario Bros Theme [Video]

The Super Mario Bros. theme performed in a minor key makes it sound super sad. But have you ever wondered why songs played in a major key sound happy and those in a minor key sound sad? Apparantly, it’s the result of “cultural conditioning.”

When we listen to tunes we rely heavily on our memory for the body of music we’ve heard all our life. Constantly touching base with our musical memory back catalogue helps to generate expectations of what might come next in a tune, which is an important source of enjoyment in musical listening. The downside of this over reliance on memory is that our musical reactions are frequently led by stereotypes. [Source]

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A Comparison of the 4 Different Versions of Hill Valley from Back to the Future [Video]

Depending when Marty visits Hill Valley from Back to the Future, it might be a frontier town, an idyllic 1950s neighborhood, a sleek 21st-century metropolis, or a dystopian alternate-universe hellhole. This video allows Hill Valley to inhabit all those modes at once, with four screens simultaneously depicting past (distant and recent), present, and future. “Welcome to Hill Valley” explores the ways that fashion, architecture, and behavior have changed, as well as the ways they have stayed the same.

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