What if all melodies have been sung before?
Have All the Melodies Been Sung? A Musician's Existential Crisis It was 2012, a time when my world revolved around music. My days were a beautiful mess of harmonies and rhythms, spent composing with the Compassion International Choir , the Impuhwe Choir , and a small band of friends I’d put together in Gisenyi Town . We were a passionate bunch, driven by a shared dream of creating something new and meaningful. One day, while we were in the throes of creation—writing lyrics and humming to find that perfect melody—one of my friends paused and said, “Guys that tune sounds familiar. Let's keep thinking so we can come up with a completely new melody.” A small debate erupted among us. To prove the point, some of us started humming familiar songs, a spontaneous chorus of well-known tunes filling the room. It was a fascinating moment—a glimpse into the collective musical memory we all shared. We eventually agreed to keep searching for a truly unique melody and, after much deliberati...