The Bird of a Thousand Voices

The Bird of a Thousand Voices
Studio album by Tigran Hamasyan
Released	30 August 2024
Recorded	Benaji Studio [1]
Genre	Progressive rock, [1] Jazz fusion, Armenian folk
Length	91:05
Label	Nonesuch Records
Tigran Hamasyan chronology
StandArt (2022) The Bird of a Thousand Voices (2024)

The Bird of a Thousand Voices is the eleventh studio album by Tigran Hamasyan. It was released by Nonesuch Records on 30 August 2024. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The album is based on the Armenian folk tale "Hazaran Blbul" (also known as "The Bird of a Thousand Voices"). ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Marlbank.net	[9]
Analogplanet.com	[1]

Video game

A video game with the same name was created and released. The game is a 2D platformer where the player plays as Prince Areg from the folk tale, and features music from the album. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Track listing

All music is composed by Tigran Hamasyan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Kingdom"	3:29
2.	"The Curse (Blood of an Innocent Is Spilled)"	6:49
3.	"The Bird of a Thousand Voices"	3:51
4.	"Areg's Calling (Towards the World Above)"	5:15
5.	"The Path of No Return"	3:12
6.	"The Quest Begins"	4:31
7.	"Areg and Manushak (He Saw Her Reflection in the Water)"	4:04
8.	"The Saviour Is Condemned"	2:00
9.	"Guidance (Areg Meets Zaman)"	2:27
10.	"Flaming Horse and the Thunderbolt Sword (From the Depths of the Sea)"	3:45
11.	"Red, White and Black Worlds"	6:12
12.	"Bells of Memory"	2:09
13.	"Only the One Who Brought the Bird Can Make It Sing"	5:19
14.	"Prophecy of a Sacrifice"	4:22
15.	"The Demon of Akn Anatak"	2:15
16.	"Temptations (Follow the Luminous Feather)"	2:40
17.	"Forty Days in the Realm of Bottomless Eye (He Brings Light into the Soil of Evil)"	3:52
18.	"He Refuses to Be Immortal (The Goddess of Paradise Gives Him the Enchanting Bird)"	4:26
19.	"The Return (Through Vast Deserts, Seas and Dark Mountains)"	3:05
20.	"Betrayed by Brothers"	1:51
21.	"The Well of Death and Resurrection"	4:36
22.	"Sing Me a Song When You Will Be at the Place Where All Is Bliss"	2:32
23.	"The Eternal Birds Sings and the Garden Blooms Again"	6:00
24.	"Postlude (After Seven Winters)"	2:23
Total length:		91:05

Personnel

• Tigran Hamasyan - Piano/synths/vocals ^{[13] [14]}
• Areni Agbabian - Vocals
• Sofia Jernberg - Vocals
• Vahram Sargsyan - Vocals
• Layth Sidiq - Violin
• Marc Karapetian - Electric bass
• Nate Wood - Drums/Electric bass

References

1. "Visionary Armenian Composer/Pianist Tigran Hamasyan Takes Us All on a Progressive Spiritual Journey on His Expansive New 2LP Set, The Bird of a Thousand Voices". Analog Planet. September 6, 2024.
2. Alexander, Robert (September 4, 2024). "Tigran Hamasyan releases new album, "The Bird of a Thousand Voices"". USC Thornton School of Music .
3. Radic, Randy (May 1, 2024). "Tigran Hamasyan – "The Kingdom" [Song Review]".
4. "Tigran Hamasyan to Release New Album 'The Bird of a Thousand Voices' on August 30". August 8, 2024.
5. Scotney, Sebastian (September 26, 2024). "Tigran Hamasyan: new album 'The Bird of a Thousand Voices' - UK Jazz News".
6. "The Bird of A Thousand Voices - JAZZIZ Magazine". September 4, 2024.
7. "Tigran Hamasyan: The Bird of a Thousand Voices". Jazzwise.
8. "Tigran Hamasyan: "The spiritual aspect is much needed in the world we live in"". Rocking.gr.
9. Graham, Stephen (September 1, 2024). "Tigran Hamasyan, The Bird of a Thousand Voices, Naïve ****". Marlbank. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024.
10. Warner, Marigold (November 20, 2024). "This immersive illustrated game reimagines Armenian folklore for the digital age". www.itsnicethat.com.
11. Morris, Iwan (September 20, 2024). "The Bird of a Thousand Voices is a video game take on ancient Armenian mythology". www.pocketgamer.com.
12. Dov, Yotam (April 27, 2024). "Tigran Hamasyan releases debut single 'The Kingdom'". We Rave You.
13. "The Bird of a Thousand Voices: Credits". Tigran Hamasyan.
14. Vigezzi, Jacopo (September 3, 2024). "[News] Tigran Hamasyan released the single "The Well Of Death And Resurrection" taken from new album".