Spring Break
A music odyssey: the case for having a soundtrack for our lives
Kylen Trevor
Issue date: 11/6/09 Section: Forum
Music is a huge part of my life, and I am willing to bet that applies to much of this campus too.
Music not only expresses who a person is or what they like, but it can evoke raw emotions and feelings in that person. as well. A song can change a person's mood, lift them up or take them back to a past memory.
I constantly listen to music while doing homework or mindlessly surfing the web. And my iPod goes everywhere with me, to Dixon and to and from class.
However, I wish it was physically possible to put my music into my everyday life, but not via my iPod. In movies we see this all the time. The music changes depending on the circumstances and interactions among the characters perfectly. Why can't we experience that?
I would love for there to be some musical force controlled by our emotions and interactions in life. No longer would there be the gamble of putting my faithful iPod on shuffle and hope the song choice mirrors my feelings. Nor would I have to scroll through thousands of songs, hoping one will catch my eye.
I love my iPod dearly, but it would be ideal if some cosmic DJ was spinning the 1s and 2s of my life soundtrack. Imagine walking into Dixon to work out, and all of a sudden "Eye of the Tiger" starts magically playing. How motivating would that be?
After all that hard work at Dixon, members of the opposite sex start to take notice. What would be a confidence booster to ask for a date? Maybe a little "I Believe I Can Fly." It helped Michael Jordan in "Space Jam," why couldn't it help someone get a date?
Now, nothing goes better with a nice dinner date than some Michael Bublé. Except this isn't ambient music covered up by the sounds in a noisy restaurant. This is intimate music for two. Let's say dinner was a success and it is time to head back to the dorms or apartment. A nice love ballad or upbeat song about romance would go great with a moonlit walk.
This will show the true emotions of both parties harbored inside. And when it is almost time to call it a night, but both parties don't want it to end, head inside and let the sensual sounds of Barry White fill the air. It will be virtually impossible to end the night when Barry is playing.
Music not only expresses who a person is or what they like, but it can evoke raw emotions and feelings in that person. as well. A song can change a person's mood, lift them up or take them back to a past memory.
I constantly listen to music while doing homework or mindlessly surfing the web. And my iPod goes everywhere with me, to Dixon and to and from class.
However, I wish it was physically possible to put my music into my everyday life, but not via my iPod. In movies we see this all the time. The music changes depending on the circumstances and interactions among the characters perfectly. Why can't we experience that?
I would love for there to be some musical force controlled by our emotions and interactions in life. No longer would there be the gamble of putting my faithful iPod on shuffle and hope the song choice mirrors my feelings. Nor would I have to scroll through thousands of songs, hoping one will catch my eye.
I love my iPod dearly, but it would be ideal if some cosmic DJ was spinning the 1s and 2s of my life soundtrack. Imagine walking into Dixon to work out, and all of a sudden "Eye of the Tiger" starts magically playing. How motivating would that be?
After all that hard work at Dixon, members of the opposite sex start to take notice. What would be a confidence booster to ask for a date? Maybe a little "I Believe I Can Fly." It helped Michael Jordan in "Space Jam," why couldn't it help someone get a date?
Now, nothing goes better with a nice dinner date than some Michael Bublé. Except this isn't ambient music covered up by the sounds in a noisy restaurant. This is intimate music for two. Let's say dinner was a success and it is time to head back to the dorms or apartment. A nice love ballad or upbeat song about romance would go great with a moonlit walk.
This will show the true emotions of both parties harbored inside. And when it is almost time to call it a night, but both parties don't want it to end, head inside and let the sensual sounds of Barry White fill the air. It will be virtually impossible to end the night when Barry is playing.
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