I would be very interested to know how anyone feels about the soundtrack to the game Journey by Austin Wintory. The game tells the Hero's Journey without words, much the same way wordless novels and the movie Wall-E tell their stories. I feel the music is a big part of that. It's instrumental, and orchestral, and designed to elicit emotional response the same way classical music usually is. For me, hearing the music creates the same emotional responses to the various stages of the Hero's Journey as the game did. But I'm obviously irrevocably biased, having played the game. I'd be very curious to know if it has any kind of similar effect on someone without that prior experience. As a cultural invariant, I believe the Hero's Journey "appeals to all souls," as it were. Which is why I wonder if this song cycle, designed to tell that story, is successful, and shares that appeal.