During February, Presidents' Day is celebrated in honor of the founding fathers who helped build our country. In honor of one commonly forgotten founding father, listening to the soundtrack for the hit musical “Hamilton” will not only help people feel more patriotic, but it will also bring attention to a wonderful piece of work.

The musical takes listeners and audiences on a journey from Hamilton’s arrival to the United States, to his death at the hands of former Vice President Aaron Burr after their infamous duel.

Even though Alexander Hamilton was not a president, he contributed great things to this country, including the creation of our financial system and even fought in the Revolutionary War as a trusted adviser of General George Washington. After the war, Hamilton served as the first treasury secretary and helped create our financial system. His face can also be seen on the 10-dollar bill.

One interesting component of the musical is the use of hip-hop and rap music in a revolutionary setting. Instead of long-winded monologues, cabinet battles between Hamilton and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson are turned into snappy rap battles. Composer and portrayer of Alexander Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda uses the music of a modern era to tell the story of a newly formed nation.

The Broadway sensation explores the details of Hamilton’s successes as a soldier, lawyer and a politician and also brings attention to the founding father’s flaws.

Hamilton was an ambitious man who ruffled the feathers of other founding fathers, including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams. One musical number, “Washington On Your Side,” displays the distaste Madison, Jefferson and Senator Aaron Burr had for Hamilton, and had them saying his only reason for success was his relationship with President Washington.

Another notable flaw of Hamilton’s was his infidelity to his wife Eliza. Other politicians were beginning to suspect that Hamilton was embezzling government funds and in order to clear his name, he wrote the Reynolds Pamphlet. The pamphlet went into detail about Hamilton’s affair with Maria Reynolds and how he was not stealing government money, but instead was being blackmailed by Reynolds’ husband. The song “The Reynolds’ Pamphlet” explains how this event essentially destroyed any chance Hamilton had of becoming president, and how this was the first sex scandal in American history.

Besides focusing on Hamilton’s relationship with other founding fathers, the musical also takes a glimpse at his marriage to his wife Eliza and his friendship with her sister Angelica.

Eliza, Angelica and their sister Peggy, are introduced in the fierce Destiny’s Child-like song “The Schuyler Sisters.” Hamilton meets Eliza and Angelica at a party with other revolutionaries and within a few weeks, Eliza and Alexander begin writing letters to each other, which eventually leads to their marriage. Hamilton and Angelica also wrote to each other frequently and although it was not discussed in the musical, Hamilton was also close to Eliza’s sister Peggy.

The driving force of any musical is the music, and this is especially true for “Hamilton.” The complicated rhymes and fast-paced verses illuminate Hamilton’s ambition and way with words. The jazzy elements of Thomas Jefferson’s introductory song “What’d I Miss?” shows off the extravagant style and flair the former president was known for and in Eliza’s power ballad “Burn” listeners can hear the pain and humiliation in her voice as she burns her love letters from her unfaithful husband. Although it is unsure if Eliza truly burned her letters to Alexander, many of the letters she wrote to him have essentially gone missing.

Since the musical began its run on Broadway, famous guests such as President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Beyoncé have had the privilege to see the show live. Most of us do not have the option to see the show live at the Richard Rodger’s Theater, but the artistry found on the cast album has the ability to transport listeners to one of the theater’s hard to get seats.

The album is currently available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and Google Play.