In Music We Trust
Tell me what you hear right now. No, I want you to really listen. Close your eyes. Breathe deeply as if you’ve just discovered how precious oxygen is and the only way to show your appreciation is to savour each molecule. Let all your other senses fade into the background until your consciousness dwells only in your ears and your heart. Now…listen. Amazing, isn’t it?
That’s all you have to do. It is the simplicity of this message that makes August Rush such a beautiful story: “The music is all around us…all you have to do is listen.” And the songs in the movie definitely draw from that inspiration, every one culminating into the ultimate finale:
(Video courtesy of: AmandaBear1988 on YouTube.com)
They say that music is the universal language. But it would be indecipherable if we do not love…and we cannot begin to love if we do not listen. So, listen – and perhaps one day every individual, every race, and every nation will realize that though our hearts have different rhythms, they all share the same beat.
