Spiegel im Spiegel
Christian Hales (US, 2025)
10 min
On the YouTube comments for Arvo Pärts piece, Spiegel im Spiegel, instead of normal anonymous hate and internet trolls, there's a deeply touching window into humanity. People were sharing some really raw stuff about how the music made them feel, how they played it for their mom while they rubbed her back as she was passing, how their young child said it reminded them of their dad who had passed, how they feel hope in humanity when they hear it. Each is so real and raw it reads like a Mary Oliver poem. How is one piece of music doing so much for so many people? In this segment, I interview one man about how he played the music for his 2 week old daughter in the ICU, what the music means to him, and how he feels now that she's 7 years old.
Produced by Christian Hales
Music credits: Kookaburra by Rewind, Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt and performed by Benjamin Hudson and Jürgen Kruse