Why Music and Mythology Belong Together

June 18, 2026 by Kim Appelgryn Journal / Uncategorized 54 views

I have spent my life moving between two languages: the language of notes and the language of myth. They are not so different. Both are ways of remembering what matters.

The Old Stories in the New Sounds

Every composition I write carries a piece of an older tale — a legend from my childhood in Germiston, a thread of history, a fragment of family memory. In the Music section you will find pieces that grow directly from these roots.

Whether in prose or in melody, I am always searching for depth rather than noise. Explore the site, and I hope something here stays with you.