Constructing the “sound of happy” for babies: An organization that aims to support mothers and mothers-to be by the name of C&G baby club enlisted the help of developmental psychology lecturer at the University of London Caspar Addyman and Grammy-award winning Imogen Heap to compose and record “a song scientifically proven to make babies happy,” Robby Berman writes for BigThink. With the help of music psychologist Lauren Stewart, Heap carefully constructed a song that incorporated essential elements including a major key and surprise sounds. It is uptempo to match fast baby heart rates, has an energetic female vocal line, and [allegedly] will “not make mommy and daddy want to kill themselves.” The full song can be heard here. It’s surprisingly good.

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