Saw a video today that reminded me of something, music is everywhere. It’s the thing that connects us with people we will probably never know without even knowing it. I heard a podcast from Radio Lab, a national radio show on NPR, about the connecting power of music. The main topic of the show was about pop music, but one part told the story of country music and how people all over the world connect with it. In the piece, the reporter came to the conclusion that people are drawn to songs such as those in country music because of the way the intstument sounds. The slide guitar sounds like crying and they singers beckon and whine in the songs, creating a feeling of loss. Thus, no matter what the language, people feel a connection at that time to the saddness involved. Say what you will about country, I don’t see crappy ass Miley Cyrus connecting with listeners for any reason other than that people are creepy sometimes.

The video also reminded me of something else, that music is about creativity from nothing. Take this video that remixes sounds from the Disney/Pixar animated film UP. The creativity involved in that is like something unseen in few art forms. It’s so pure and perfect that these noises, meaningless played on their own, combine to make something so beautiful. Sure, I probably have an untanural attraction to music, but still you can’t deny its awesome power.

If you would like to check out the podcast referenced above, check it out here.

Posting some tunes soon so be on the look out.