A recent post in regards to the Passage of Time contained just a few music movies on time’s passing. An astute reader despatched me three extra movies pertaining to the identical topic. I used to be moved by all of them. They jogged my memory that music communicates one thing that prose can not; it evokes totally different sentiments. Maybe that’s the reason Gabriel Marcel, the existential thinker and live performance pianist, thought that many nice philosophical concepts couldn’t be put it into phrases however might be performed on the piano. (For extra see his : Music and Philosophy, trans. Maddox and Wooden.)
The primary one is just a little recognized Sinatra tune, “100 Years From At present.” It’s philosophical argument is easy, dwell life now as a result of in 100 years you gained’t be right here.
The following one is from the group Fountains of Wayne and the tune is titled: “All Sorts of Time.” It makes use of a soccer quarterback surveying the sector in the previous couple of moments of the sport as a metaphor for the moments of our lives. For me it evokes the sense of eternity within the second, in addition to the opportunity of doing nice issues with a single act. However I’ll go away you to interpret it for your self.
The ultimate tune is “Wheels of a Dream,” from the musical Ragtime. It conveys the hope that every new baby will transfer us ahead; and most significantly that the dream of a greater world retains us going.
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