Recovered Department of Observation File 4 featuring the whole dystopia music experiment and maze artwork. [ Click to Open Full Resolution ]

Intended Effect

Every valued test subject produces a new result. Initial testing found that varied genres of music do not affect the intended subject response. The literature remains in control. The literature paints the picture. The music is the gravity that subjects feel. Varied genres are able to target different chemical release centers and activate partial neural response pathways in different parts of the brain. Need more research to intensify the effect. The experiment uses a deliberately wide range of recordings to create different emotional and cognitive responses from the subject. If I can study the results and responses of the readers, maybe I can target a wider control group and pinpoint pleasure centers? I need to run more tests...

Nothing must be played. Every cue is optional.
Abstract head receiving a rainbow stream of music and books ♪♫♪ ♫♪♫

Intensify Effect

Give these instructions to the subjects who volunteer.

  1. Skip any recording you do not want to hear.
  2. The story retains narrative control.
  3. Don't pay much thought to the lyrics.
  4. The music in the background is for tempo, mood control, pacing, sound movement, tension, gravity, heart rate, brain waves, control, etc.
  5. The characters in this "fictional" environment don't pay much thought to the lyrics either.
  6. Just play the cue and keep reading normally.
Participant reminder: Listening to the music in this novel is optional. You will never be asked to watch something. Use only the audio experience that is safe and comfortable for you. Use ethical practices. The Department of Observation, Research, and Development claims to do the same.