Tenera: An Audiovisual Comic with a Full Soundtrack

[baumarius]

Hello all! My name's Baumarius, and I'm a soundtrack composer, artist, and author. I'm currently working on a story called "Tenera," which I've made a full orchestral/electronic soundtrack for (25 songs). The story is about a wolf who tries to find friendship and peace in a largely post-human world, as well as his conflict with the world's remaining humans. Because I did not want to portray this with my own artwork, I'm commissioning a couple of artists for this project instead. It will definitely take us a few years, but we're content with that. When it's done, I intend to make a good portion of it play out a little bit like a movie, and I hope to perform the soundtrack with an orchestra while the pictures from the story are playing in view of the audience.

I originally conceived this story as an attempt to accurately describe a certain concept ("tenera") that I am fond of, and while it has grown to be so much more than that, I hope that it will get the point across nonetheless.

Here's the cover artwork:

If you guys are interested in the story, you can start reading/listening here: https://tapastic.com/series/Tenera

Also, because this is going to be a costly endeavor for me (as I still work a minimum wage job right now), you guys are welcome to chip in via my Patreon campaign! I've got some nice rewards there, so don't hesitate to check it out!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the story!
-Bau

[VikiKuli]

Just want to say, I'm listening to the soundtrack and it is simply beautiful! I am completely entranced by the melody and movement and it's amazing! It has a modern yet Myazaki-like feel to it, and I would completely recommend it to anyone who enjoys listening to soundtracks! Again, wonderful work!

[baumarius]

Thanks - I'm glad you're enjoying it! It's always nice to know that it sat well with somebody, and I can tell why you said it sounds a little bit like Myazaki x3

If you know of anybody who might be interested, please share it! That's really the best way to help the story/soundtrack succeed, if that's what you wanna see happen. And hey, if you want, maybe we could talk on Telegram or Skype for a bit!

[SynCypher]

Haha, Baumarius! I didn't know you were on here! Salutations my friend, thanks for bringing Tenera over!

[baumarius]

Hah! One of my friends suggested the site to me a couple days ago, and I really am impressed with what it can do! This is definitely where I'll be hosting Tenera while it's in development c:

[Jrej]

Nice comic so far.
The music goes perfectly with the mood of the story.
You got a real talent composing the right melody.

I'll try to experiment with this function in my next series.
I don't know how well it works on mobile though.

Good luck with your project.
Looks definitely promising.
Thanks for sharing it here!

[baumarius]

Thanks! I'll post here again once the prologue is ready - I'm gonna be narrating it and turning it into a video. I'll probably just do this for important sections of the story (like the beginning and the ending). I already recorded the narration for the prologue, and I'm so excited lol

Giving your own story a soundtrack might be a good idea, depending on what you want. I just made a soundtrack for my story because I didn't feel that I could portray what I intended without it - and because it would give the story a lot more depth. Just keep in mind that it'll be pretty costly if you don't make the music yourself!

[SynCypher]

It really is cool, the amount of customization you can do. Hahah not that I'm an expert, I'm new here myself! Still, it's looking great and I'm impressed with what you and your team have done so far. Can't wait to see more. : D

[baumarius]

I got Whiluna's first picture for the book!