What is Music? Why does it affect us the way that it does? What distinguishes it from other forms of art?

References:

Edgard Varèse - "Music is organized sound": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgard_Var%C3%A8se

Music of West Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_West_Africa

The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten

Jim Simmons: jimsimmonscomposer.com

Spectralism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_music

Quantum Entanglement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement

Trombone Multipavillions: http://www.mim.be/trombone-with-7-bells

Thundercat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundercat_(musician)

Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedric_Bixler-Zavala

Geddy Lee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geddy_Lee

John Anderson (Yes): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Anderson

Donald Fagen (Steely Dan): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Fagen

Bjork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk

Choirs synchronize their heartbeats: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-23230411#:~:text=Choir%20singers%20not%20only%20harmonise,their%20heartbeats%2C%20a%20study%20suggests.&text=Writing%20in%20the%20journal%20Frontiers,the%20singers%20coordinate%20their%20breathing.

Nocturne in Eb by Chopin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV5U8kVYS88

Arvo Pärt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_P%C3%A4rt

Milton Babbit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Babbitt

Alan Watts on music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV-D2_G9w5c

Ending Music: In the Embers of Existence by Eric Mulhern

Is time an illusion?

References:

Michio Kaku: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku#Books

Neil DeGrasse Tyson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson#Books

Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Spectralism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_music

Morton Feldman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Feldman

Sean Carroll on Eternalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAScJvxCy2Y

Taoism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism

Alan Watts on Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af85afJIeBo

The Unreality of Time by JME McTaggart: https://iep.utm.edu/mctaggar/#:~:text=McTaggart's%20paper%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Unreality%20of,he%20is%20best%20known%20for.&text=McTaggart%20argues%20that%20the%20belief,%2C%20Kant%2C%20Hegel%20and%20Bradley.

Laplace's Demon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace%27s_demon

Rick & Morty - Citadel of Ricks: https://rickandmorty.fandom.com/wiki/The_Citadel

Feynman's Sum Over Paths Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_integral_formulation

Panpsychism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/panpsychism/

Quantum Immortality: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_immortality#:~:text=Quantum%20immortality%20refers%20to%20the,gun%20detects%20a%20downward%20spin.

M-theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_M-theory

Why make art? Why make experimental art? How can you justify dedicating your life to art when there are so many pressing problems to be solved in the world? Can you really answer these questions objectively from a privileged position in a developed country? We discuss how our experiences as working musicians have shaped our answers to these questions and what we think the best mindset is for living as an artist in 2020.

https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/pursuing-fame-in-art-and-entertainment/

https://www.givewell.org/

http://www.openculture.com/2019/07/sir-ian-mckellen-reads-kurt-vonneguts-letter-to-high-school-students-make-art-and-make-your-soul-grow.html

Outro music: “In the Embers of Existence” by Eric Mulhern