With Winter Rhapsody Volume 4: Aurora Nocturne, I wanted to create an album that feels like stepping into a dream you once had but never forgot—a world where emotion unfolds like a film score and every melody paints a scene. This project has been a deeply immersive experience for me, and it marks a new direction in the Winter Rhapsody series: one rooted in cinematic storytelling through sound.
From the beginning, I knew I wanted this volume to feel different. While previous albums explored memory, longing, and introspection through piano-driven instrumentals, Aurora Nocturne centers itself around the flute—an instrument capable of expressing both fragility and soaring emotion. Its airy tone, its ability to carry both warmth and melancholy, and its effortless way of weaving through orchestral textures made it the perfect voice for this project.
The flute became the narrator of the album.
Every whispered note, every sweeping glissando, every soft breath behind the sound felt like a character revealing pieces of their story—sometimes delicate, sometimes bold, always deeply human. Paired with lush strings, atmospheric pads, and cinematic crescendos, the album took on a life that felt larger than any single moment. It became a collection of instrumental scenes—ten chapters of a film that exists only in sound.
Creating Aurora Nocturne allowed me to explore emotional landscapes in a new way. I leaned into dramatic transitions, sweeping melodic arcs, and ambient spaces that open like nighttime vistas. I wanted listeners to feel as if they were traveling through their own memories and unspoken moments—a journey illuminated by moonlight, reflection, and quiet revelations.
Releasing this album feels like offering a small universe to anyone willing to step inside it.
Winter Rhapsody Volume 4: Aurora Nocturne will be available next Friday, January 23, 2026. I can’t wait for listeners to experience this cinematic chapter of the series—an album carried by the breath of the flute and the emotion of the night sky.
Full Track Listing — Winter Rhapsody Volume 4: Aurora Nocturne
01. I Wish I Could Share My Good News With You (Instrumental)
02. Too Many Things Remind Me Of You (Echo – Instrumental)
03. Something Up Your Sleeve (Instrumental)
04. Teardrops (Raindrop – Instrumental)
05. I Bury Myself In Work To Forget You (Remembrance – Instrumental)
06. I Left When I Saw You With Someone Else (Instrumental)
07. Prelude To A Dream (Instrumental)
08. We Are Meant To Be (Instrumental)
09. Too Many Things Remind Me Of You (Reverie – Instrumental)
10. You Don’t Realize How Perfect You Are To Me (Instrumental)
