thoughts #6: music.

music is powerful.

unlike visual art or most other art forms, music is perhaps one of the most generally accepted art forms that it is sometimes forgotten to be a form of art, and is sometimes categorized as its own. music is a whole different world.

music speaks very clearly to people. i myself am the sort of person who finds it a lot easier to cry when there is sad piano music playing in the background. the right types of music sparks your emotions and acts as catalysts to magnify these emotions. it is a book, but better than an audiobook, it is sung to you. music is as old as it gets. maybe not as old as books (or maybe as old as books), but it has been one of the most soul-piercing art forms in most, if not all of history. the lyrics are like poems, recited in a melody that is easily remembered due to the musical quality. the words resonate to our situations in life, to our state of minds and emotions, to our fears, hopes and dreams.

better yet, music is the kind of thing you can revisit and relive the emotions and memories rather accurately. i think the human mind really has a large corner dedicated to storing memories that had to do with music. like the sense of smell, our sense of hearing plays a huge part in recalling memories. i once watched an anime saying that a person can never forget someone else's voice. and honestly, when you close your eyes and imagine a friend calling your name, their faces would instantaneously be visualized in your head. it's natural. our bodies have associated sounds with an immense sense of importance since the beginning of time.

music is one of the most celebrated forms of art in our world today. people of all walks of life understands its vast and various genres. each track tells a story on its own, each with its different symphony and tune. and as you listen to the song that speaks to you, suddenly you don't feel so lonely anymore.

as much as i am passionate about visual art, i still think music is one of the forms of art that speaks to people the easiest and the most. in our modern age, music is a short piece of 5 minutes or less, telling a story in a very little amount of time with many complexities. writing a song is no easy task. like any other art, it takes time and inspiration to produce a great piece. and like any other art, it is a piece of the artist's heart and soul. but more than anything, it combines movement that you cannot see (to play the instruments) and a voice that sings right into your ears.

music is intimate. today i sometimes take music for granted, but once in a while i would imagine the actual person sitting right before me, playing the song and singing for me. that's how music feels like to me. it's personal. it's very intimate. it's close to my heart.

with this, i give you one of my newest favorite covers/songs: