Music and Powerful Media

Quick Note:
A lot of the media we have been dealing with is on the screen (videos, online). When I have been blogging tonight, I have now once again realized how powerful music can be. I have been blaring music (a lot of Beatles) off my iPod through my speakers as I type this. I have realized how much my mood, and what I am writing has been affected by the music I am listening too. Some of the music has the power to literally send tingles down my spine.

The module seven assignment also reminded me of a commercial that Nike aired that aired during the olympics that really inspired me, and I found very powerful, even though it was an add. Going back to what I said before, I think it is the music that makes this video such a powerful peace of media.



I really cling to this video because it is has a lot of my favorite athletes in it (LeBron James, Lance Armstrong, Wayne Rooney, Christiano Ronaldo, Roger Federrer, and others) including my inspirational hero Steve Prefontaine (pause the video at :26) who was not a soldier but had more soul than any other person I have ever heard of (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prefontaine). The video combines quick flashes of courageous athletes doing heroic things, mixed with "primal" things (neurons, human heart, gazelle), and has the inspirational music in the background. It makes me want to go outside and run as hard as I can! (I do actually use it for motivation before races.)Very well done video.