🎉 New album released: Hero’s Victory — a 20-year journey in music

Hi Reader,

🎧 Hero’s Victory: A Documentary Album is officially released!

Today, I’m really excited and proud to share the release of this album.

​Listen on streaming platforms »​

This album isn’t just a collection of tracks — it’s a document of a creative journey spanning more than 20 years. The music unfolds in the order it was created: Gladiator, Hero’s Journey, and Hero’s Victory.

Gladiator was written in the summer of 2001 on a Roland XP-80 synthesizer. I had no idea then that the final four and a half minutes of that piece would later become the seed for Hero’s Journey, or that those same themes would eventually be reshaped into Hero’s Victory, recorded with a live orchestra in 2025.

What makes this album different is that the music and the story are interwoven. Alongside the pieces themselves are commentary tracks that offer a window into the process and how the music evolved.

In a time when music can be created almost instantly with the help of AI, this project celebrates something slower: collaboration, learning by doing, and letting time shape the work.

🏆 Award-Winning Music Video

Alongside the album, I created a music video for Hero’s Victory that combines the musicians’ performances with the mastered audio recording, offering a powerful way to experience the piece.

I’m proud to share that this video has already been recognized by multiple festivals, including:

• 2nd Place — Global Awards Music Festival
• Finalist — Replay International Film Festival
• Finalist — California Music Video & Film Awards

​You can watch the full music video here »​

🎬 Want to go deeper?

If you’d like to explore more of the behind-the-scenes journey — extended reflections, videos from the recording session, post-production insights, and orchestration and conducting notes — I’ve shared a deeper layer of material on my Patreon.

​Explore the behind-the-scenes journey »​

More than anything, I want to say thank you. Your support — whether through listening, sharing, or simply staying curious — makes projects like this possible. I’m deeply grateful to be able to share this work in a way that feels complete and honest.

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