"past. present. future. and the gravity between them" follows the internal journey and reflections of a young boy, left behind as a baby by his parents when conflict between humans and robots erupted on the close-orbit space colony they called home. Found by a collective of robots that remained on the colony after all humans had relocated to Earth, he was raised as if he was their own.

Years have passed now, and as he has gotten older he has begun to ask questions. Who were his real parents? Are they still alive? Why did they leave him behind? Is Earth really as broken and dangerous as all the stories have made it seem? His community of robots does not have the answers he seeks, and any answer they do give him doesn't seem to temper his insatiable curiosity.

He's now faced with the struggle of how to figure out who he really is and what type of life lies ahead of him. He knows that if he wishes to find the answers to his questions, he himself must be the one to take action and accomplish his goals, even if that means leaving behind the life he has known until now.


Album Produced by Bill Hemstapat & Dylan C. Jones

Crimson Skies 
Written by Dylan C. Jones and Dave Joon Lee
Lyrics: Dave Joon Lee

Weightless
Written by Dylan C. Jones, Bill Hemstapat and Molly Andrew Williams
Lyrics: Molly Andrew Williams, Bill Hemstapat, and Dylan C. Jones
Vocal Engineer: Trevor Coulter
Recording Studio: Velvet Honey Studio

Boy of the Unknown
Written by Bill Hemstapat, Shiwan Smalls, Anna Kline, and Dylan C. Jones
Lyrics: Shiwan Smalls and Anna Kline

I'll Be Yours
Written by Bill Hemstapat and Jenny Plant
Lyrics: Jenny Plant
Additional Guitars: Andrew Synowiec

Featured vocalist for City to the Stars: Julie Elven

Album Mixed by Bill Hemstapat and Dylan C. Jones
Mastered by Dylan C. Jones

Special Thanks - Ash Lorona, Steph Kowal, Matt Bierwagen, Seowon Hyun and Max Davidoff-Grey

Spotify

I'll Be Yours (feat. Jenny Plant)

Dreaming of Mud & Sand

Boy of the Unknown (feat. Shiwan & Anna Kline)

I Will Not Stay (Interlude)

Weightless (feat. MOONZz)

Ghosts

Crimson Skies (feat. Dasloe)

Viewport Muse

City to the Stars (feat. Julie Elven)

Crimson Skies - Instrumental

Crimson Skies (Lofi n Chill)

"Prologue" is meant to govern the overarching theme of the story. Not only does it capture the style of music that will be definitive of this world, but it also evokes the raw emotions that the characters of this story hinge on: Loneliness, Hope, and fear; a juxtaposition of feelings that encapsulates how distraught and chaotic, but perhaps with a hint of beauty under the right light, this world really is. The events that have taken place are not the most noble, nor the most forgivable. 

Check out the blog post discussing "Prologue" more in-depth: http://goo.gl/ZRBiI6

Tales of the Forgotten is a cohesive audiovisual experience that assimilates music, illustration, and written story into one unified art form to provide something for everyone. Coming to Kickstarter in 2016!

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Prologue: Forgotten

"Stretching for miles, the forest is home to a vibrant array of life. Ages old, the trees are large, with vines hanging. During the day the sun shines, slightly green, through the leaves and the soft sounds of nature can be heard, creating a serene atmosphere. A nearby village is connected to it, keeping some trees alive, and providing a home for people or machines that love the forest."

Tales of the Forgotten is a cohesive audiovisual experience that assimilates music, illustration, and literature into one unified art form to provide something for everyone.

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Hydrostasis

"The metropolis, Ottumn, was once a bustling hub of human and machine life. When the machines rebelled, and took over the city, they spent some time expanding, and upgrading it in their own way. Humans struck back and Ottumn, mostly, fell back into their control. After their oath against technology the humans reverted the expansions, allowing Ottumn to turn into the green, organic version it is now."

Tales of the Forgotten is a cohesive audiovisual experience that assimilates music, illustration, and literature into one unified art form to provide something for everyone.

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Ground Zero

Like any painter, composers like us also have a sketchbook. It involves a lot of pieces of ideas that we came up with initially before evolving into our main featured tracks like "Prologue" or "Ground Zero." This sketchbook of TOTF is something that's very personal to us. We decided to share this with you because we want all of you guys to be a part of our world building, to see what we've gone through before getting to where we are now.

Enjoy!

Sketchbook I: Scrap & Sand

Experience the episode how we envisioned it:
http://www.talesoftheforgotten.net/mystatusisliving

The first episode of Tales of the Forgotten, "My Status is Living" explores the relationship of Iris, a machinery expert, and Rin, a young and naive robot companion built by Iris. Fearing for herself and Rin, whom she thinks of as her own child, Iris struggles with knowing she must leave the Grey Wastes, a mega-scrapyard she's been a part of for many years, and find others in an unknown world.

Tales of the Forgotten [LORE SYNOPSIS]:

"2183. The machines had taken control. Human civilizations slowly fell during the 17 years prior. Forced into the shadows out of fear and total extinction, they slowly recouped their resources over the years, and eventually, struck back across the globe. Fooled by their own mindset of superiority, the empires of the machines began crumbling one by one, and man took back what was once theirs. By making a vow to abandon technologies, humans eventually returned to a more primitive lifestyle, a lifestyle that AI were no longer a part of.

Man was thriving once more. But what of the AI? And specifically, those of the original minority? The ones who sought for peace and harmony between races. Unfortunately, any effort to remedy the situation seemed futile; these creations were alone, scattered across the globe with no means of communication to the others who felt similar. Individually, each knew that there must be a way to regain the trust of humans and regress to the prosperity of coexistence, but the efforts of one would never make a difference. They had been forgotten not only by their own for not taking a stand, but also by their creators who deemed all AI to be a threat. All hope seemed lost. But determined, the brave would venture out of the shadows and into the very world that shattered all they once knew."

Episode I: My Status is Living

My Status is Living

Believe (feat. Jane Decker)

The Final Piece

Waking Up Arnold

Episode II: Unexpected Guests

A Friend for Thought

Experience the episode how we envisioned it:
http://www.talesoftheforgotten.net/unexpectedguests

The second episode of Tales of the Forgotten, “Unexpected Guests” finds Aapo alone among an empty village and Rebourne Forest. After the pollution and downfall of civilization, Aapo is the only one left to nurture the ancient trees that can no longer sustain themselves. But when an unwelcomed group of humans arrives at the village, he has to decide which lives matter most: theirs, or the trees' to which he has dedicated his life's work.

Tales of the Forgotten [LORE SYNOPSIS]:

"2183. The machines had taken control. Human civilizations slowly fell during the 17 years prior. Forced into the shadows out of fear and total extinction, they slowly recouped their resources over the years, and eventually, struck back across the globe. Fooled by their own mindset of superiority, the empires of the machines began crumbling one by one, and man took back what was once theirs. By making a vow to abandon technologies, humans eventually returned to a more primitive lifestyle, a lifestyle that AI were no longer a part of.

Man was thriving once more. But what of the AI? And specifically, those of the original minority? The ones who sought for peace and harmony between races. Unfortunately, any effort to remedy the situation seemed futile; these creations were alone, scattered across the globe with no means of communication to the others who felt similar. Individually, each knew that there must be a way to regain the trust of humans and regress to the prosperity of coexistence, but the efforts of one would never make a difference. They had been forgotten not only by their own for not taking a stand, but also by their creators who deemed all AI to be a threat. All hope seemed lost. But determined, the brave would venture out of the shadows and into the very world that shattered all they once knew."

Aapo's Theme

Pre-order

Hunted

Confrontation

Sunset Memories

Purpose

Unexpected Guests

Birds & Bugs

"Zsera Suite" is an aquatic journey through the city of Zsera. Though only rumors, some say it is a city lost in time, free from the harsh fate that befell the rest of the planet; a place where man and machine are said to coexist, just as the outside world used to.

Zsera Suite

LYRICS:

I’m all alone 
Is it all behind me? 
We throw our stones 
For the thrill of an enemy 

Seems I’m the only one haunted 
By all the wreckage that we left behind 

This world is home 
But it won’t define me 

Ghosts tell stories of worlds before me where 
Darkness turns to light (darkness turns to light) 
‘Til we fought ourselves to death, lost what hope we had 
Caught up in the fire (caught up in the fire) 

The things we’ve done 
It would seem that we’re just the same	
You’re filled with greed 
And I hate that I am forced to be 

Who I am tonight 

Ghosts tell stories of worlds before me where 
Darkness turns to light (darkness turns to light) 
‘Til we fought ourselves to death, lost what hope we had 
Caught up in the fire (caught up in the fire) 

Ghosts tell stories of worlds before me where (Who am I tonight?) 
Darkness turns to light (Who am I tonight?) 
‘Til we fought ourselves to death, lost what hope we had (Who am I tonight?) 
Caught up in the fire (Who am I tonight?) 

Who am I tonight? (x4)

The third episode of Tales of the Forgotten, “Devolution”, follows Ezra, an ex-military machine trying to avoid violence at all costs, who lives alone in the sprawling city Ottumn. He keeps to himself aside from a small sphere of friends who he always keeps at an arm's length. When confronted by a sudden incident, he must weigh the outcomes of continuing the life he has led since the Revolution or contradicting his beliefs in order to keep them hidden.

Music by Dylan C. Jones (@dyljo), Bill Piyatut H. (@spiralbill), & Kisnou (@kisnoumusic)
"Haunted" written by Matt Bierwagen (@matt-bierwagen)
Vocals by Steph Kowal (@stephkowal14)
Additional Vocals by Matt Bierwagen & Siwaroj Jittaniyompanit 
Story by Josh Beckelhimer 
Artwork by Sergey Vasnev (https://goo.gl/mCZtkV)

Thank you to our patrons who made this episode possible: 
Christian Hunt 
Thomas 
Luke Uehling 
Kis Levente Lorand 
Adam Wojciechowski 
Epik Phil Foisy 
Liam Dyson 
Dokugan 
Pramot Hemstapat 
Wicked Lance 
Robbie Joyce 
Kevin Paterson 
Superpotroast 
Rob OConnor 
Matthew J Bierwagen 
Lionel Sansoe 
Stephanie Zuniga 
Alex 
Hannah Brock 
Tier Ra Nichi 
Benjamin Bourgeois 
Amaury Prevoteau 
Ido Gilboa 
Daniel Moreno Gil 
Iliya Zaki 
Wesley Kwong 
Todd Taba 
Lukas Zeickner 
Shavone Johnson 
Paul Hubner 
Isabelle C. 
Josine Meijer 
Frederic Bessette 
Ace Leon

Episode III: Devolution

Haunted (feat. Steph Kowal)

The third episode of Tales of the Forgotten, “Devolution”, follows Ezra, an ex-military machine trying to avoid violence at all costs, who lives alone in the sprawling city Ottumn. He keeps to himself aside from a small sphere of friends who he always keeps at an arm's length. When confronted by a sudden incident, he must weigh the outcomes of continuing the life he has led since the Revolution or contradicting his beliefs in order to keep them hidden.

Music by Dylan C. Jones (@dyljo), Bill Piyatut H. (@spiralbill), & Kisnou (@kisnoumusic)
Lyrics by Matt Bierwagen (@matt-bierwagen)
Vocals by Steph Kowal (@stephkowal14)
Additional vocals by Matt Bierwagen & Siwaroj Jittaniyompanit 
Story by Josh Beckelhimer 
Artwork by Sergey Vasnev (https://goo.gl/mCZtkV)

Thank you to our patrons who made this episode possible: 
Christian Hunt 
Thomas 
Luke Uehling 
Kis Levente Lorand 
Adam Wojciechowski 
Epik Phil Foisy 
Liam Dyson 
Dokugan 
Pramot Hemstapat 
Wicked Lance 
Robbie Joyce 
Kevin Paterson 
Superpotroast 
Rob OConnor 
Matthew J Bierwagen 
Lionel Sansoe 
Stephanie Zuniga 
Alex 
Hannah Brock 
Tier Ra Nichi 
Benjamin Bourgeois 
Amaury Prevoteau 
Ido Gilboa 
Daniel Moreno Gil 
Iliya Zaki 
Wesley Kwong 
Todd Taba 
Lukas Zeickner 
Shavone Johnson 
Paul Hubner 
Isabelle C. 
Josine Meijer 
Frederic Bessette 
Ace Leon

Devolution

Devolution (feat. KISNOU)

E2R4

Ottumn

Tales of the Forgotten: The Beginning is now on Kickstarter. Check it out! https://goo.gl/14D733

The Beginning (Kickstarter Teaser)

Sketchbook III: Urban Artifacts

We spent months trying to get the sound right for the final track in "The Beginning" album, "Epilogue; Beginning". Here are a bunch of things that didn't make the cut for the final product!

Sketchbook IV: Bigger Picture

"Epilogue: Beginning" is the closing statement to "The Beginning" Kickstarter campaign. The ending to one story, but the beginning of a new one. A farewell to something great, but a warm greeting to something greater. As this leg of TOTF has come to a close, it's important to remember that when one door closes, another opens. 

We had the honor of recording "Epilogue" with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra.

We thank everyone who supported the Kickstarter campaign, and are excited to share "Epilogue: Beginning" now, with all of our fans.

The Beginning

9/23/2018

Epilogue: Beginning

Ground Zero (In The Kitchen)

Believe - Acoustic (feat. Emmy Miller)

Started in collaboration by Dylan Jones (@dyljo) and Bill Hemstapat (@spiralbill), Tales of the Forgotten is the futuristic dystopian story of artificial intelligence and its drive to coexist with humanity once again told through music and visuals.

Tales of the Forgotten

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