Humanity - Chapter V

Chapter V is all about the adventure of life. It opens with “Aventura”, a theme written to represent the spirit of life’s adventures, trials and tribulations. It is purposefully subdued, starting with a simple piano setting the mood, slowly evolving into a blanket of warmth and love. I tried to write a piece of music that captures the feeling of standing at the beginning of a journey, leaving a part of your comfortable life behind, and plunging into an unknown future…

“Iron Will” completely shifts the focus from that feeling of leaving home, into the start of a bold and exciting adventure. The adventure of your life. This will be the defining step in your life. No turning back, just face life with bravery and an iron will to succeed and reach your goals and dreams.

“Memoria” was a song I wrote about becoming the hero in the story of your own life. A life that will live on for generations to come, in the memories of your friends and family. Merethe Soltvedt provided the vocals for the song, which started off as a very simple piano melody but later turned into a complete symphonic metal track. I tried to incorporate more traditional instruments, like the acoustic guitar and Irish whistle to give it a sense of home and singularity. The contrast between the simple piano and guitar and the complete orchestra, choir and rock band creates dynamic depth, and paints a unique musical picture.

“Reflections of You” was a piano song I wrote in a time I felt directionless in life, and turned to the piano for some comfort.. and out came this little tune, which at first didn’t appeal too much to me. I nevertheless decided to finish it, record it, and finally produce it. There’s something about it that makes me feel some sense of comfort. I think it accurately describes the feeling of being lost and turning to your inner feelings to find back to your path.

“Night Queen” was never really meant to be what it eventually became, although you could argue that it became exactly what it was meant to be. I remember the song being born as I woke up one morning, humming a melody that seemed so familiar, as if I had heard it in a dream a long time ago. The sense of empowerment and strength with the more delicate and feminine nature of the melody drove it into the direction of an epic symphonic banger. As a last minute addition I decided to add myself on violin for the solo towards the end.

“Heroica” is the Night Queen’s more masculine counterpart. I decided to use bulgarian women and girls voices to create a musical atmosphere of villagers singing words and melodies of comfort to the men who bravely venture out of the comfort of their homes to provide for the village, the women, and the children. The immense talent of Uyanga Bold is the centerpiece of the song.

“Dreamgarden” creates a landscape of thoughts, dreams and desires in your head. A hero needs rest along the journey. This is that musical break, when you let your mind wander completely free, into a world where dragons, fairies and other mythical creatures exist. Your fantasy and imagination weave a complicated tapestry of colors and feelings as a musical breath of rest along the path of your adventures.

“Xunia” is based on an Indian wedding song. I turned this folk song into something completely different, although the spirit of the music is still the same. The union of friendship and family, and the incredibly strong bond that is forged in such companionship. The role of support we play in each other’s lives, sharing the adventures together and reaching our goals with someone special by our side. Claudio Pietronik provided the amazing guitar solo.

“One Last Day” was a song I wrote directly after “Reflections of You”, during a heavy period of my life. The meaning of the song hardly needs elaboration, but as the lyrical narrative comes to an end, the soundscape once again explodes with yet another great display of musicianship from guitarist Claudio Pietronik.

It is followed by “Aventura Suite”, which sums up the adventure in an orchestral rendition of many of the musical themes of the album, starting with the little motif of “Kingmaker”, and expanding into so many colors and textures, I can honestly say it was one of the most challenging pieces I’ve ever written. It carefully navigates through so many different musical styles, orchestrations, key signatures and pacings, I kept a notebook full of charts, melodies, transitions and tempo maps just to organize and arrange everything. As “Aventura Suite” wraps up the great adventure, we return to the main theme of the album, the “Aventura” theme, a reprise of the melody introduced in the first track of the album.

I sincerely wish you have as much excitement and enjoyment from this music as I had composing it.

“我总有着一颗冒险的灵魂。自我记事起，我就总是被未知所吸引。我在无法预测中找到抚慰，在一成不变中感到无聊透顶。C5正是这样一部对冒险、难以预料的事、激情的赞歌。”的确，原定于4.24发布的C5的突然提前发布，恰恰完美地呈现了“难以预料的事”的主题！[大哭][大哭][大哭][爱心][爱心][爱心]

搬一下托马斯本人对这章的介绍，相信能让大家加深对全专的理解和喜爱～

“One Last Day”是我在“Reflections of You”之后直接写的一首歌，那是我生命中最沉重的时期。这首歌的含义几乎不需要详细说明，但随着抒情叙事的结束，音景再次爆发，吉他手Claudio Pietronik又一次展现了音乐才华。

“Memoria”是我写的一首关于成为你自己人生故事中的英雄的歌。将在您的朋友和家人的记忆中世代相传的生活。Merethe Soltvedt为这首歌提供了人声，这首歌一开始是一个非常简单的钢琴旋律，但后来变成了一首完整的交响金属曲目。我尝试加入更多传统乐器，如原声吉他和爱尔兰哨笛，以赋予它一种家的感觉

第五章是关于生命的冒险。它以“Aventura”开场，这是一个代表生命冒险、考验和磨难精神的主题。它是有目的地被压抑的，从一首简单的钢琴开始设置心情，慢慢演变成一层厚厚的温暖和爱。我试着写一首音乐，捕捉站在旅途起点的感觉，留下你舒适生活的一部分，投入未知的未来...

接下来是“Aventura Suite”，它总结了专辑中许多音乐主题的管弦乐演绎的冒险，从“Kingmaker”的小主题开始，扩展到如此多的颜色和纹理，老实说，我可以说这是我写过的最具挑战性的作品之一。它仔细地浏览了许多不同的音乐风格、管弦乐、调号和节奏，我保留了一个装满图表、旋律、过渡和节奏图的笔记

“Dreamgarden”在您的脑海中营造出一幅充满思想、梦想和欲望的风景。英雄在旅途中需要休息。这就是那个音乐层面上的休息，当你让你的思想完全自由地游荡，进入一个存在着龙、仙女和其他神话生物的世界时。你的幻想和想象力编织出一幅有着复杂色彩和感觉的挂毯，作为你冒险之路上休息的音乐气息。

“Reflections of You”是我写的一首钢琴曲，当时我觉得生活没有方向，转向钢琴寻求安慰…然后就出来了这首小曲，一开始对我没有太大的吸引力。尽管如此，我还是决定完成它，记录它，并最终制作它。其中有一些东西让我感到一些安慰。我认为它准确地描述了迷失和转向内心感受以寻找回归道路的感觉。

“Iron Will”完全将焦点从离开家的感觉转移到大胆而激动人心的冒险的开始。你一生的冒险。这将是你人生中决定性的一步。没有回头路，勇敢地面对生活，用钢铁般的意志去成功，去实现你的目标和梦想。

Xunia取材于一首印度婚礼歌曲。我把这首民歌变成了完全不同的东西，尽管音乐的精神仍然是一样的。友谊和家庭的结合，以及在这种友谊中建立的难以置信的牢固纽带。我们在彼此的生活中扮演的支持角色，与我们身边特别的人一起分享冒险经历并实现我们的目标。Claudio Pietronik提供了令人惊叹的吉他独奏

"Night Queen"从来就不是它最终要变成的样子，尽管你可以说它完全变成了它应该变成的样子。我记得这首歌是在一天早晨醒来时诞生的，我哼着熟悉的旋律，仿佛很久以前在梦中听到过。赋予权力和力量的感觉与更细腻和女性化的旋律将它推向史诗交响乐的方向。在最后一分钟，我决定在独奏结束时加入小提琴。

“Heroica”是暗夜女王更男性化的对应词。我决定用保加利亚妇女和女孩的声音来创造一种音乐氛围，村民们唱着安慰的歌词和旋律，鼓励那些勇敢地走出舒适的家来供养村庄、妇女和儿童的男人。Uyanga Bold的非凡才华是这首歌的核心。

（接上一条）和独特感。简单的钢琴和吉他与完整的管弦乐队、合唱团和摇滚乐队之间的对比创造了动态深度，描绘了一幅独特的音乐画面。

人文系列里最经典的一张(论惊艳程度的话对老乐迷而言其实还是Chapter4) 不过Chapter5后面的那首组曲显然是专辑最有力的尾杀，让人有重听几遍的欲望