I never bookmarked it, but there was an article I read a few years ago that had some explanation of this. I remember we respond to minor keys/chords differently than majors (sad or melancholic); different chord progressions can also have different stimuli. Time signature and beats/minute same deal.
My first answer is "shit is wired together." Auditory-tactile synesthesia, some sound triggers physical sensation. Some benefit was conveyed, and over many years, neurons that fired together wired together.
One possible benefit is music helped people mate. Historically producing music required dexterity, energy, etc. If women found certain sounds pleasing and gave sex, then men would naturally start to find them pleasing also due to the obvious benefit. The more skilled a musician you were, the more you could outcompete the guy next to you. Music could also help groups become more collaborative and less violent.
Also worth pointing out some animals that can mimic sounds like parrots, cockatoos and elephants also can recognize rhythm and "dance." So, there's a parallel evolutionary aspect there.
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