Earlier this week I announced the first album release for Brendemir Fenwick. Legends of a Distant Realm is the cumulative result of the commissions that I’ve done over the past year and a half, with some additional tracks that I composed added in.
A massive thank you to the nine legendary heroes (pictured above) for commissioning me to create works inspired by their characters. It was a joy to work with them all and while I knew I would enjoy writing the music, I didn’t realise just how much fun and how fulfilling it would be.
Thank you sincerely to all of you for your support, your interest in my music and your patience. There will be lots more to come in the new year, so please look forward to it!
The album is available for pre-order download and streaming at my Bandcamp store. The full release is on Tuesday, 15 December.
“The wind is a symphony
Both elegant and wild
As strong as it is tender
And singular in its splendour
A force that is formless and free
A force that has no equal but thee"
— for Rivienne Marcellus, @ladyrivienne
"Once my heart lived in foreign lands
Once my heart beguiled my hands
To write a future far from home
To tread my feet through sands unknown
To discover once our love had grown
That where the heart is, one is always home"
— for Arshtat Ejinn and Madoc Parnell, @hithren
3. Oath to Sword and Shield
"One need not a crown to have a noble heart
But for a heart such as this, so true,
No gilded, jewelled crown would ever do
Yet what the hero often does not see:
His heart and oath is infinitely more worth,
Than any crown could ever be.”
— for Luther Sharpe, @sharpe-vision
“A woman of mystery, of music and intrigue
Beguiling the senses to find what she seeks
An enigma, a dream, a desire, an illusion
With a touch, she captures you in a web of confusion
Beware this femme fatale as you drink her in
The Queen of Hearts, she will lead yours to sin”
— for Odette Saoirse, @sonataofsteel
“There is always that one
Who makes us feel alive
Who makes us feel, in truth,
Life is not just to live, but to thrive
And when they are with you
The world and its sorrows melt away
The minutes unspool to hours
And time becomes still”
— for Ranulf Squires, @aether-eyes
6. Reflections of the Heart
“To live a long life
One must carry the burden
Of losing the ones one loves
Though goodbye is never simple
And loss is forever felt
Those who were dearest to us
Always remain as a reflection in our hearts”
— for D'marth Peixis, @grandmage
“The warmest touch can melt the coldest heart
The softest kiss can tear all walls asunder
And when love is true and spun from noble intentions
The dreams we weave of tomorrow will be golden inventions”
— for Isen Yumemiru and Samuru Lantis, @tidusyumemiru
“There are few things alike the bond of a mother’s love
Were the stars fixed with such to the heavens
They would never fall
But all things fall
From perfect heights to perilous depths
And all that remains is a lullaby of that which once was perfect:
A mother’s love”
— for Alyx Quintessence, @xylaquint
9. Call of the Rainforest
“The tremble of a leaf
The bending of a branch
The tallest of the trees
The rainforest calls as a brother to me
The sky and the sun
The gullys and valleys as one
Call as a sister to me
How can I not heed the voice of the wild
When it calls as a lover to me”
— for C'arta Eztli, @rainforest-cat