《Humanity Chapter I》是Thomas Bergersen迄今为止最雄心勃勃的音乐项目的首次发布。这张专辑与大型现场管弦乐团和合唱团合作录制，同时邀请了来自世界各地的乐器演奏者和歌手。第一章包含了许多新音乐，风格从最纯粹的永恒合唱表演到前沿现代音乐制作，涵盖了广泛的音乐风格。 专辑的主题集中在自由、力量和团结上，以丰富多彩和富有表现力的方式将多种音乐文化融合在一起。开篇曲目“Eleutheria”（希腊语中的自由）是为“Humanity”创作的主要主题，由保加利亚歌剧合唱团演唱。这首曲子温柔地开启了专辑，向人类本质上善良的天性致敬，并通过1947年总统杜鲁门的一段传奇演讲将听众引入“Beautiful People”这首作品。 在“Beautiful People”之后，Thomas带领听众回忆往昔，呈现出一首让人想起他经典作品的曲子“Wings”。随后，“Wings”过渡到较为阴暗的曲目“L’Appel Du Vide”，这是一个法语表达，意为“从高处跳下的强烈欲望”。在这首曲子中，Thomas亲自出演了一部音乐视频，讲述音乐的力量。紧接着“L’Appel Du Vide”，第一章在“Orbital”中对互联一代进行了社会评论，随后在“Mountain Call”中游历爱尔兰高地，再飞越半个地球，在标题曲“Humanity”中展开一场亚洲的音乐冒险。 整张专辑在最后一曲中汇聚，呈现出现代EDM风格的混音，结合了第一章中的独特主题、旋律和动机，旨在将所有文化、所有音乐流派和所有人们团结在现代世界中。 Humanity Chapter I is the first release in Thomas’ most ambitious music project to date. Recorded with a large live orchestra and choir, as well as instrumentalists and vocalists from around the world, the first chapter features lots of new music ranging from the purest timeless choral performance to cutting edge modern music production. The first chapter’s focus is on freedom, strength and unity, bringing many musical cultures together in a colorful and expressive way. The opening piece on the album, “Eleutheria” (The Greek word for Liberty) was written as the main theme for “Humanity”, and features the Bulgarian opera choir. It softly opens up the album in a tribute to mankind’s fundamentally goodhearted nature, carrying the listener into the “Beautiful People” piece through a legendary speech made by president Truman in 1947. After “Beautiful People” Thomas takes the listener on a trip down memory lane with “Wings”, a piece reminiscent of his classic work. ”Wings” transitions into a darker piece of the album “L’Appel Du Vide”, which is a French expression that means “an overwhelming desire to jump from great heights”. For this track Thomas created a music video in which he stars himself, that tells the story of the power of music. Following ‘L’Appel Du Vide”, chapter I offers up a social commentary on our connected generation in “Orbital”, before we make a trip down the Irish highlands in “Mountain Call”, and then fly half way across the world to go on a musical adventure through Asia in the title track “Humanity”. The entire album is brought together in its final track, a modern day EDM mashup of the distinct themes, melodies and motives featured in Chapter I – aiming to bring all cultures, all musical genres and all people together in a modern world. All the music in the entire “Humanity” series has been composed, arranged, orchestrated, mixed, mastered and produced by Thomas Bergersen.