Martin Luther King - I have a dream as music (a bit longer)

The speech of the century set to music - it's amazing how musical MLK's speech is. No editing here - just MLK's spoken words accompanied by a band.

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Music

Tags:

• mlk
• soul
• gospel
• politics
• speeches
• prosody
• music
• oratory
• sixties
• civil
• rights
• melody

[flyingsayon]

let me just stay it's very well done :) Keep up the good work!

[topologyrob]

@flyingsayon Thanks so much

[SaveAsMusic]

It is absolutely amazing!

[topologyrob]

@SaveAsMusic You're very kind

[dmvc2008]

I love this SO much. I listen to this speech in full on MLK day every year if at all possible and I had never considered how musical it was until I heard this - thanks v much, you clever clogs.

[topologyrob]

@dmvc2008 Thank you kindly! We enjoy making this kind of music (well, revealing the composition of composers who don't know they're composers. Hmm, maybe MLK did though - what do you think?)

[Faldiddy]

@sam9008 As a young, white Australian, it's easy to feel removed from this moment in history, even though I do realise how important the day was to the treatment of and emotionally, people all around the world. I think this is such a powerful piece of music on many levels, brings me that tiny bit closer to understanding the great excitiement and joy that the crowd in the video are obvious overflowing with. Even though the outcome may not be perfect today, I think we've come a long way. I think.

[MsGelemos]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s way of speaking is music itself -- like the cantors of other faiths, this sounds just so great!!

[jrvillela]

Yes, AWESOME music! Grats and thanks!

[OHADI22]

@sam9008 This music is consistant with the inspirational and emotional feeling of the speech to me. Realize that it is just your opinion, man, and if this isn't to your liking, you're more than welcomed not to listen to it.

[sam9008]

@topologyrob Let me rephrase it was an emotional day.

[sam9008]

@dmvc2008 Well here let me put it this way, it was an "emotional" day. The music doesn't really underline anything at all it's not making a point but only distorting the FEEL behind it; inspiring events should stay just as that. The Cosby Show comment was to say this wasn't supposed to be turned into a failed attempt at amusing people.