{"id":45730,"date":"2025-08-02T13:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=45730"},"modified":"2025-08-02T13:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:53:47","slug":"musics-relativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/08\/02\/musics-relativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Music&#8217;s Relativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Musics-Relativity.mp3\">Musics-Relativity.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Musics-Relativity.mp4\">Musics-Relativity.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Musics-Relativity-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp3\">Musics-Relativity-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Musics-Relativity-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp4\">Musics-Relativity-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Musics-Relativity-intro.mp3\">Musics-Relativity-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nHey! Not so quick&#8230;<br \/>\nCan I listen to music<br \/>\nIn a wormhole<br \/>\n(Such a hefty toll)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOn a far-out trip<br \/>\n(In a vehicle)<br \/>\nLettin&#8217; surround sound rip<br \/>\n(In my particle)&#8230; accelerator<br \/>\n(Later!)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nDepending on music&#8217;s relativity<br \/>\n(Always being with me)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nCrankin&#8217; up the tunes<br \/>\nIt&#8217;ll be none too soon<br \/>\nLet it roll, roll, roll<br \/>\n(In a wormhole)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOn a far-out trip<br \/>\n(In a vehicle)<br \/>\nLettin&#8217; surround sound rip<br \/>\n(In my particle)&#8230; accelerator<br \/>\n(Later!)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nDepending on music&#8217;s relativity<br \/>\n(Always being with me)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOn a far-out trip<br \/>\n(In a vehicle)<br \/>\nLettin&#8217; surround sound rip<br \/>\n(In my particle)&#8230; accelerator<br \/>\n(Later!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nDepending on music&#8217;s relativity<br \/>\n(Always being with me)<br \/>\nThis song never gets old<br \/>\n(At the speed of light threshold)<br \/>\nNo, no never gets old<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"296\">Theoretically \u2014 you <em data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"32\">could<\/em> listen to music on a trip through a wormhole, <strong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"131\">depending on how the wormhole behaves physically<\/strong>, and assuming you\u2019re in a vehicle or space where the laws of physics (including the transmission of sound and electromagnetic waves) still hold in some usable form.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"365\">Here\u2019s how to think about it from a physics and sci-fi perspective:<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"370\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"413\">\ud83d\udd0a 1. <strong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"413\">You Need a Medium for Sound<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"819\">\n<li data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"473\">\n<p data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"473\">Sound requires a medium like <strong data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"462\">air or fluid<\/strong> to travel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"601\">\n<p data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"601\">In space \u2014 including the space in or around a wormhole \u2014 there\u2019s typically no air, so sound wouldn\u2019t transmit <strong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"600\">externally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"819\">\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"819\">But if you&#8217;re <strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"661\">inside a pressurized spacecraft or suit<\/strong> with a functioning audio system (like headphones), you\u2019d hear music just fine. The sound vibrations would move through the air or directly through your body.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"824\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"872\">\ud83c\udf00 2. <strong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"872\">Does Time Exist in the Same Way?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"1326\">\n<li data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"984\">\n<p data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"984\">Wormholes might bend <strong data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"915\">space and time<\/strong>, possibly creating <strong data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"960\">extreme time dilation<\/strong> or causality paradoxes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1163\">\n<p data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1163\">But unless the wormhole disrupts local time <strong data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1051\">inside your ship<\/strong>, your brain and body would still perceive music as normal \u2014 you\u2019d still hear rhythm, pitch, and flow over time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1326\">\n<p data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1326\">If time <em data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1183\">locally<\/em> ceases to behave consistently, then your experience of the music could distort \u2014 imagine time stuttering, slowing, looping, or even reversing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1331\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1391\">\ud83e\udde0 3. <strong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1391\">Would You <em data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1365\">Perceive<\/em> the Music the Same Way?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1889\">\n<li data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1513\">\n<p data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1513\">The human brain processes music across both hemispheres, combining <strong data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1512\">temporal, emotional, and mathematical patterns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1748\">\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1748\">If extreme gravitational effects altered your brain&#8217;s processing or auditory function (e.g., through tidal forces or radiation exposure), your perception of the music might change \u2014 it could sound slowed down, stretched, or &#8220;wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1889\">\n<p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1889\">This is speculative, of course \u2014 we don\u2019t actually know what a human would experience inside a traversable wormhole, if such things exist.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1894\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1952\">\ud83d\udd2c 4. <strong data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1952\">If the Wormhole Is Stable and Traversable\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"2157\">Then:<br data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"1962\" \/>\u2714 You could absolutely bring a portable music player.<br data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2018\" \/>\u2714 Your earbuds would work.<br data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2047\" \/>\u2714 Assuming you don\u2019t get crushed by gravitational shear or evaporated by radiation, you\u2019d hear the full track.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2162\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2184\">\ud83c\udfb5 Conclusion:<\/h3>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2185\" data-end=\"2283\">\n<p data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2283\"><strong data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2283\">Yes, theoretically, you can listen to music in a wormhole \u2014 as long as you survive the trip.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2323\">And maybe it would be fitting to play:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2455\">\n<li data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2349\">\n<p data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2349\">Pink Floyd \u2013 <em data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2347\">Echoes<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2410\">\n<p data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2410\">Beethoven \u2013 <em data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2383\">Ode to Space-Time<\/em> (okay, not a real title)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2411\" data-end=\"2455\">\n<p data-start=\"2413\" data-end=\"2455\">Your own track \u2013 <em data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2452\">The Physics of Music<\/em> \ud83c\udfb6<a href=\"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/2025\/07\/31\/physics-of-music\/\">Physics of Music<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/wormhole\/\">Wormhole<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musics-Relativity.mp3 Musics-Relativity.mp4 Musics-Relativity-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp3 Musics-Relativity-Unplugged-Underground-XXIV.mp4 Musics-Relativity-intro.mp3 [Verse 1] Hey! Not so quick&#8230; Can I listen to music In a wormhole (Such a hefty toll) [Chorus] On a far-out trip (In a vehicle) Lettin&#8217; surround sound rip (In my particle)&#8230; accelerator (Later!) [Bridge] Depending on music&#8217;s relativity (Always being with me) [Verse 2] Crankin&#8217; up the tunes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,9,14],"tags":[4151],"class_list":["post-45730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-chaos-theory","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-wormhole"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45730"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45742,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45730\/revisions\/45742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}