Luca Turilli … Read Full Bio ↴Now releases music under the name Luca Turilli (Band).
Luca Turilli is an Italian composer, arranger and producer, keyboardist, pianist and guitar player, constantly engaged in various musical projects.
Having always declared to love music at 360 degrees, Turilli has dedicated himself to multiple musical genres, ranging from trance and electronic music of his first compositions, to symphonic progressive metal inspired by the world of soundtracks and also to modern pop / rock and piano compositions of his current productions.
He is one of the founders of the symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, later called Rhapsody of Fire. He also worked on a trilogy of solo albums as Luca Turilli, and released one album under the name of Luca Turilli's Dreamquest, a symphonic metal / rock project combined with electro pop elements. All his albums have entered the main European charts and with Rhapsody has exceeded one million copies sold.
On every Rhapsody / Rhapsody of Fire album, Luca was the only lyricist and composed all the music with the keyboardist, Alex Staropoli. He composed and arranged all the music for both his solo projects. He played guitars on his solo trilogy and keyboards with Luca Turilli's Dreamquest featuring Dominique Leurquin as the guitarist.
In August 2011, some time after releasing the last album related with the heroic-fantasy saga on which all the lyrics and music of Rhapsody / Rhapsody of Fire were based until then, Turilli and Staropoli proceeded to a friendly split. Alex agreed to go on as Rhapsody of Fire, while Luca decided to move on as Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, adding his name on top of the logo because of trademark reasons and old legal settlements. In 2015, after releasing the debut album entitled Ascending To Infinity, the record company Nuclear Blast released the one defined by Turilli as one of the most important albums of his career: Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus. One year later the same album was released under the title Prometheus: The Dolby Atmos Experience + Cinematic And Live. That album, mixed by producer/mixing engineer Chris Heil (David Bowie, Bryan Adams), was the first one in music history to be mixed in Dolby Atmos and its music was used by Dolby and Yamaha to promote Dolby Atmos technology worldwide.
From November 2016 to March 2018, Turilli and his former bandmates Fabio Lione and Alex Holzwarth who in the meantime had also left Rhapsody Of Fire, gathered to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary by playing their entire best-selling album Symphony of Enchanted Lands in a tour called 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour. After the end of the Farewell Tour the initial intention was to close the Rhapsody chapter once and for all. We can say that the promoters and the fans, considering the success of that tour, basically convinced Luca and Fabio to go on with Rhapsody, although both had different artistic plans in mind. For legal reasons the new band was called Turilli/Lione Rhapsody. Both agreed to such plan and to use the same band name only if they could bring something really new to the table, combining their typical symphonic metal approach with all the modern music they like to listen to nowadays, evolving the sound, the image and the lyrical concept of the band to new horizons. To make this more than clear they agreed to entitle the album Zero Gravity (Rebirth And Evolution) and filled it with what they both love: vocal interludes à la Queen, progressive elements à la Dream Theater, electronic, ethnic music and more. In both bands Luca Turilli's Rhapsody and Turilli / Lione Rhapsody, Luca Turilli was the sole creator of all lyrics, music, orchestral arrangements and in addition to guitars he also played all the keyboard parts.
As in the case of Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, the lyrics are all about science, metaphysics, psychology, anthropology and in general related with the mysteries of life - Luca's greatest passion after what he started experiencing thanks to his long-term yoga and meditation practices.
In early 2020 Luca Turilli stated in an interview with Steinberg that he feels the constant need to evolve and explore the world of music by creating new projects, finding new artistic goals and stimulations. He is currently working on the debut album of his new band presenting a modern pop / rock sound in the style of some of his actual favorite artists like Adele and bands like Muse and Imagine Dragons , enriched by electronic, ethnic music and all those symphonic elements which are now a real trademark in his discography.
Also, with the piano being his favorite instrument, he started working on his first album of “emotional cinematic piano”, featuring original piano solo instrumentals sometimes enriched by a few orchestral and choral parts, in the tradition of artists like Yann Tiersen, Ludovico Einaudi, Yiruma and Philip Glass, some of the well-known piano composers of our time and a true inspiration to him, underlining his need for continuous artistic challenges and the need to express himself at 360 degrees.
The Ancient Forest of Elves
Luca Turilli Lyrics
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That reigned in peace and love
Of the one of the man who crossed the path
Of the ancient forest of elves
Old lands and red dragons filled his open eyes
Kings, queens and proud warriors in his magic dreams
Mystical energies led him straight there
To the wind I will sing the tale of the king
That reigned in peace and love
Of the one of the man who crossed the path
Of the ancient forest of elves
Starfire burning upon the silent lake
While sleep is welcome thanks to my dear elves
Shadows are coming to take his brave soul
To bring it in the lost forgotten world
To the wind I will sing the tale of the king
That reigned in peace and love
Of the one of the man who crossed the path
Of the ancient forest of elves
And may the timespell clear his last sin
Ride on the comet to make him free
And may this brave mind endure the pain
Of cosmic evil trying to prevail
"and so a new legend begins...
The borders of space and time are broken once again
And the wise energy of cosmos calls for another hero...
There in the twilight lands of the north
Where the laments of suffering souls rise!"
To the wind I will sing the tale of the king
That reigned in peace and love
Of the one of the man who crossed the path
Of the ancient forest of elves
The lyrics of Luca Turilli's song "Ancient Forest Of Elves" tells the tale of a king who ruled his land in peace and love. However, the king also possessed a fascination with magical dreams, mystical energies, and the ancient forest of elves. This desire led him on a journey where he encountered the mystical forces of the forest and the red dragons, and he discovered the holy wild path. The king's open eyes saw the beauty and majesty of the ancient forest and the royal court of kings, queens, and proud warriors.
However, the king's journey was not without danger. The shadows were always present, lurking around every corner, waiting to take his brave soul to the lost and forgotten world. Still, the king persevered, determined to overcome the cosmic evil that threatened his existence.
The lyrics of "Ancient Forest Of Elves" is a classic tale of good versus evil, the power of the human spirit, and the magic of the mystical forces of the forest. It explores the themes of hope, courage, and determination.
Line by Line Meaning
To the wind I will sing the tale of the king
I will tell the story of a king through the wind
That reigned in peace and love
Under his reign, there was peace and love
Of the one of the man who crossed the path
The story is about a man who went through
Of the ancient forest of elves
The journey was through an old forest inhabited by elves
Old lands and red dragons filled his open eyes
The man saw old lands and red dragons with his own eyes
Kings, queens and proud warriors in his magic dreams
He saw kings, queens, and warriors in his magical dreams
Mystical energies led him straight there
Mystical forces guided him to the forest
To the lonely holy wild path
He traveled through a lonely, holy, and wild path
Starfire burning upon the silent lake
There was a starfire burning on a silent lake
While sleep is welcome thanks to my dear elves
The man could sleep easily due to the elves' help
Shadows are coming to take his brave soul
Darkness is trying to take his courageous soul
To bring it in the lost forgotten world
They want to bring his soul to a lost and forgotten world
And may the timespell clear his last sin
May the timespell forgive his last sin
Ride on the comet to make him free
He can be set free by riding on a comet
And may this brave mind endure the pain
May his courageous mind withstand the suffering
Of cosmic evil trying to prevail
Against the evil cosmic forces trying to dominate
"and so a new legend begins...
"A new legend starts...
The borders of space and time are broken once again
The boundaries of space and time are broken again
And the wise energy of cosmos calls for another hero...
The universe needs a new hero...
There in the twilight lands of the north
In the northern twilight lands
Where the laments of suffering souls rise!"
Where the cries of suffering souls come from!"
To the wind I will sing the tale of the king
I will continue telling the story of the king through the wind
That reigned in peace and love
Who ruled in harmony and love
Of the one of the man who crossed the path
About the journey of a man who traveled that way
Of the ancient forest of elves
Through the historic and elven land
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LUCA TURILLI
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