Music And The Soul

The other night I sat down to watch Fantasia.

For those of you who have lived under a rock, Fantasia features eight animated segments set to classical music selections. I remember going to see Fantasia 2000 in the iMAX when it used to be in town, and it didn’t make such an impact on me as it did this time.

Music was never really a big part of my life until I was well into my double digits.

Some of my first purchases of music comprised of some really embarrassing cassettes and compilation CD’s (we’re talking Now 56). I don’t know when but at some stage, I found ears, and a love for music.

Fantasia brought it all back to me. The images that Disney created alongside the music was really astounding. I was mesmerized by all the colours that were put against the famous classical music by composers such as Bach and Tchaikovsky. I’ve never been a major fan of this genre but the images that can be created to the sounds created was really incredible.

I also thought that it would be probably be even more amazing if you were stoned. Gotta try that some time.

Music has become a huge part of my life. I’ve never been able to play an instrument, or read music, but it does’t mean that I can’t have a passion for it. I think its the same for a lot of people. Music is there for us to enjoy, and solely for that reason. When I’m pissed off, there’s a song for me to be pissed off to. When I’m buzzin’, and I mean proper buzzin’, there’s a song there too. Or even if I’m fed up with shit that’s going on, music is there for ya. I really wouldn’t like to live in a world where music didn’t exist. It’s a part of me, it’s a part of my soul and if it was to go away it would be a part of me stolen.

Fantasia reminded me about how much I love music. Gotta go stick them earphones in.

The words in this photo really sums it up