Top 50 Most Loved Sounds
At Stephen Arnold Music, we are obsessed with sonic branding. Our mission, on every project, is to create a distinctive melody or sound that will connect a brand or product to its target audience.
Sound and music share a unique quality. They can both trigger memories – and emotional responses. A certain song can remind you of the first person you fell in love with, a sporting event, a certain year in high school, a sad moment, or a memorable trip with good friends. Even simple sounds – the crackle of a fire, church bells ringing, crickets chirping, or water running through a stream – can make you feel a certain way.
When associated with a brand or product, music and sound work the same way. For example, think of the music from Star Wars, or Monday Night Football – or the simple, relaxing sound of the ocean featured on Corona beer commercials.
Even more interesting is that, with frequency and consistency over time, music or a certain sound ALONE can trigger the recollection of an entire brand, including a logo, characters, personalities, and of course, the product itself. It’s really amazing how people respond to sounds and melodies in such distinct ways.
The Telegraph, a newspaper/publication in the UK, put together a list of the “Top 50 Most Loved Sounds.” I found the list fascinating – especially the emotions, thoughts, and images that passed through my mind as I read each item. So I thought it would be fun to share that Top 50 list. And when you read through it, observe what goes through your mind in terms of images, memories, and emotional responses.
TOP 50 MOST LOVED SOUNDS
- Waves against rocks
- Rain against the windowsrain-on-window
- Treading on snow
- Baby laughing
- Birds chirping
- Crackling open fire
- People laughing
- Leaves crunching beneath your feet
- Cat purring
- Church bells in the distance
- Thunder
- Wind passing through leaves of a tree
- Piano playing
- Owl hooting
- Bacon sizzling
- Sound of the sea in a conch shell
- Pouring wine
- Pebbles thrown into water
- Fireworks
- Choir singing
- Steam train whistle
- Popping a corkchampagne__1882471a
- Electric guitar
- Bubble wrap popping
- Whale calling
- Fizzy drink poured on ice
- People laughing/screaming on rollercoasters
- Roar of a Ferrari engine
- Cricket bat hitting a cricket ball
- Bumblebee buzzing
- Piercing foil on a new jar of coffee
- Popping popcorn
- Violin
- Seagulls calling
- Crickets
- Fairground music
- Formula one car engine
- Arcade/amusement games
- Crunch of biting an appleBite into apple
- Lawn mowers in the summer
- Clock ticking
- Opening of a fizzy can
- Cockerel calling
- Airplane taking off
- Underground train approaching
- Kettle boiling
- Crowds chanting at a football match
- Clatter of coins
- Tea spoon clinking
- Clapping
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