Animals use different tones and sounds to communicate. Humans can influence people more by the tone of voice they use rather than the actual words said. We are creative creatures, and music is the perfect catalyst for our creative drive. Different sounds move different people in different ways. The beauty of music is there are limitless possibilities to ideas and feelings it can convey, and the manner in which it conveys them.
Every genre has a different way of telling their stories, and a unique message it attempts to relay.
Some music deals with society and politics, such as Hardcore or Folk. Others use just the instrumental music to invoke a feeling in you, such as Jazz or Classical. These various types of music each try to show you what the author was feeling at the time the song was written. Listening to music is better than reading a book because music captures the emotion and the message. I was one of the millions who watched the show Big Brother this summer, and it was interesting to see how the absence of music effected the people so much.