Can you imagine life without the art of music? Consider the movie Star Wars with the epic opener by the great composer John Williams. Or Mark Isham, who described with notes the Montana of Norman Maclean's youth. So powerful, you can hear the music and it takes you there.
Or is it just me?
Most all places have an anthem of some kind in my mind. Like Boston's "More than a Feeling" that takes me to a cool fall afternoon where I was falling in love with Elizabeth. Over and over we listened to that incredible rock piece. Or 1984, Myrtle Beach listening to Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen".
I think that is one of the things that God created in the human. Our ears connect to our mind, triangulated with our heart to form an emotion that only music can make. It happened to me when I pulled pieces of Baroque music together to help create the holiness of that special day in my life on March 17, 1989.
And how could you talk about music and not address the music of praise and adoration to the One who gifted so many with the ability to play, sing and write music, and who gifted all of us with the opportunity to enjoy it. I grew up in a church where great pride was placed on their a cappella style of gospel singing. Even today, I occasionally find myself humming or even quietly singing "My hope is built on nothing less of Jesus blood and righteousness."
My iTunes account and Amazon music is filled with a variety of music. There is music that I have for celebration, and music to calm my melancholy spirit. I am moved by the great works of Bach, and can even tap my feet to Bruno Mars.
To say my taste are eclectic is an understatement. But I'm glad God gave me, gave us, music. It is comforting to the soul. Its like a brush that paints a three dimensional picture of life. Like the movies I mentioned above, music has a way of displacing you for the moment and taking you there.
As a sample, I'll take you to one of my favorite places that music takes me to.... Montana! Where does this music take you? Click above
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