Story Behind The Song

Rixa White had composed a draft version of "Forgotten Promises" melody in 1992. After 20 years, on December 2012, getting emotionally touched by tragedies like Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, he completed the initial melody and released it as a single track.

Song Description

Silentaria ends 2012 by releasing "Forgotten Promises", a holiday-themed single track. Visualization "Another Christmas is coming, A new year will begin, I am looking through the window, watching people under snow ..." Concept We use to set some new targets and promises in anniversary events such as Christmas and new year. When the current year started, we promised to do many good things during that year. By reviewing the years of our life, we'll find out that in spite of all our promises and hopes, things have just got worse and somehow it seems something more than a simple promise is needed to make a real change in the world. Why is it like that and what else do we need to make it happen? Atmosphere This Contemporary Instrumental track has a Christmas and New Year theme. It contains three main parts. The first two parts are mainly Piano-based followed by Violins and some mellow and soft Classic instruments such as Strings harmonies. A group of Electronic Synths can be heard in the background which add more depth to it. The final part starting from 02:35 mark, uses drums and percussions and repeats a background theme of Violins and Choirs, looping each time along with a different main melody played by Flutes and Guitars and fades out to the end of the track. Lyrics This track is completely instrumental and has no lyrics. Making Rixa White had composed a draft version of "Forgotten Promises" melody in 1992. After 20 years, on December 2012, getting emotionally touched by tragedies like Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, he completed the initial melody and released it as a single track on 25th of December. Testimonial "Unlike the ethereal synthesized music of Rixa White in more recent compositions, "Forgotten Promises" has a more conventional sound of piano and strings, but it's just as mesmerizing" -- Jim Chambers

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Darius Ghanat	My Favorite Songs	1/17/2014