A deep yearning for a home, time, or person that is irretrievably gone.
Recorded live by White himself, the piece opens with a "forest" of layered, melancholic cello. Thomas James White - Hiraeth [OFFICIAL AUDIO]
In Welsh culture, hiraeth is a bittersweet emotion that transcends simple homesickness. In this piece, White captures its various layers: A deep yearning for a home, time, or
A feeling of missing a place that perhaps never truly existed—an "echo of lost places of our soul’s past". In this piece, White captures its various layers:
Thomas James White is a multi-instrumentalist composer and producer based in Cardiff, UK . He is known for an "honest and raw" production style that avoids heavy digital processing in favor of live instruments like his mother's old cello and a studio piano. His work frequently seeks to inspire calm and peace, often appearing in film and television. Thomas James White - Hiraeth - giveitaspin.gr
The composition highlights the "beauty and grief of incompleteness" that comes with such profound longing. About the Artist
The music follows a meditative structure, dying down before building into an ethereal, cinematic climax. The Meaning of "Hiraeth"