In two recent studies, researchers have found clues to suggest that the link between music and language is not entirely straightforward. New research is revealing more connections between music and ...

The singer sang in multiple different languages for the ‘Tarzan’ movie Des Willie/Redferns/Getty Phil Collins sang in multiple languages when making the Tarzan soundtrack The singer shared that he had ...

Singing transcends cultures. Across the globe, we sing to soothe infants, coordinate dance, promote healing and express love. But are there universal acoustic patterns underlying different song types?

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as English language ones even though they are sung in different tones and scales. Patrick Savage at Keio University in Japan and his colleagues analysed the ...