The Universal Language of Music

Spoiler Alert for anyone interested: in the second episode of the Strange New Worlds saga of Star Trek, the crew of the Enterprise finds a comet that actually is an alien religious relic. The key to unlocking it is music.

Yesterday, my three year old was singing Bohemian Rhapsody in the car.

This morning, my oldest two kids were singing along with Alt-J, Sufjan Stevens, and Metallica and getting stoked about Public Enemy.

It's everywhere, and melodies don't need translation. Feel it. Let it in.