This month, I’m looking back at movies and tv shows to rediscover songs that graced the screen. The scenes and the music are inseparable. They’re engrained in our heads and our hearts. And they’re proof that the best music we have doesn’t exist in isolation. It attaches itself to a moment or an experience. #SceneSongs
TV Series: Parenthood
One of the most underrated guitar players and one of the most understated songwriters of our time, Jose Gonzalez is one of my go-to’s whenever I want something chill. Over the last several years, my wife and I have made date nights out of his shows whenever he’s in town. “Every Age” is one of his simplest, but most reflective songs. When life moves too fast, it’s good to have a song like “Every Age” reminding us to slow the hell down, take a deep breath and stay grounded with a larger perspective. This is also a key strength of the television series Parenthood.
The song “Every Age” appears in the second to last episode of the final season of Parenthood. In the momentous scene, Amber gives birth to a baby – and she’s surrounded by family spanning four generations. It’s absolutely the right scene with the right song. Together, the picture and the music create a sense of wonderment where life seems to happen so quickly, yet simultaneously feels frozen in time.
“TAKE THIS MIND, TAKE THIS PEN. TAKE THIS DREAM OF A BETTER LAND. TAKE YOUR TIME, BUILD A HOME. BUILD A PLACE WHERE WE ALL CAN BELONG.”