Why did J.R.R. Tolkien begin his entire legendarium with a song? In this quick-take episode, Simon Carver and Lachlan Reed dive into the Ainulindalë—the Great Music of the Ainur. They explore how creation itself is a symphony, why evil is ultimately just loud and repetitive noise, and how simple songs of hope, from Tom Bombadil to Samwise Gamgee, echo that original celestial harmony in the darkest corners of Middle-earth.