Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2-12-2025
Department 1
First Year Seminar
Department 2
Interdisciplinary Studies
Abstract
My project explores how music shapes our perception of life and death by engaging emotions, memory, and cultural understanding. Drawing from Daniel J. Levitin’s This Is Your Brain on Music and Alex Ross’s The Rest Is Noise, it examines music’s neurological and historical impact on human experience. It highlights how songs like Eric Clapton’s "Tears in Heaven," Billy Joel’s "And So It Goes," and John Lennon’s "Imagine" express themes of grief, love, and unity. The author also reflects on personal experiences where music provided solace during loss, emphasizing its power to connect us to both life’s joys and its inevitable end.
Copyright Note
This is the author’s work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College’s institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Roussos, Dominic, "Eternal Music" (2025). CAFE Symposium 2025. 9.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cafe2025/9