In Steven Spielberg’s 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the first conversation between humans and aliens is a duet of music and visuals. The film’s narrative doesn’t offer even a tentative ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. Can music help you choose colors for your rooms? Katy Parry ...

It’s time to stop scoffing at the synesthetes: linking music to colors is totally normal. It’s not really about the notes, though. Researchers say the colors we find in music are actually the colors ...

Imagine yourself as a graphic designer for New Age musician Enya, tasked with creating her next album cover. Which two or three colors from the grid below do you think would “go best” with her music?

To introduce the era of her third album, Lipa debuted cherry-red locks. Her colorist told Marie Claire they wanted something both “vibrant” and “vampy” — and landed on a deeper shade that could look ...

Would they be the same ones you’d pick for an album cover or music video for the heavy metal band Metallica? Probably not. For years, my collaborators and I have been studying music-to-color ...

Katy Perry is bringing her love of color and passion for music to her newest partnership with Behr and Spotify's Music in Color project -- learn more here. By Starr Bowenbank For Katy Perry, music and ...

Unless you’re a synesthete (or deep into LSD), you won’t see bright red hues for soft tones or dark blues for a high riff. But there’s still a way you can experience the Color of music. That’s Color, ...