There is a multitude of origin stories in our world with each of them adding their own aspects and views. With so many different cultures and beliefs that affect these origin stories, it is remarkable that so many of them are so alike in regard to content. Specifically remarkable are the similarities between J. R. R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion and Darius Milhaud’s “La Création Du Monde”; two creation stories that, at first glance, have nothing in common.
Tolkien’s Silmarillion, specifically the section “Ainulindale”, is a written piece that describes the creation of the world that Tolkien himself created. On the other hand, Milhaud’s “La Création Du Monde” is both a visual and musical description of the creation of our world. These two examples of creation stories seem very different at first glance. For example, one is written text while the other tells its story through music and dance. They also don’t have the same subject as “Ainulindale” depicts the creation of Eä, the world that is, a world that Tolkien created as the setting for his fiction stories about a land called Middle Earth.
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For one, although “Ainulindale” is a written text, one of the main themes in the text is music. The world is created with music and music is used to portray symbolism. Tolkien relies on the reader’s ability to understand and relate to music to create a deep and meaningful story without writing every aspect of that depth out. This is similar to how Milhaud uses the music to show the creation of the world. As one listens to the music, one can translate that music into an image that shows depth and meaning without a single word. In other words, Tolkien and Milhaud both use music to portray deep meaningfulness without having to write out, verbatim, that in which they are trying to represent in their