Fractured Fairytale
Proposed: 2026
Synopsis
Fractured Fairytale is a cinematic electronic concept album exploring the stories we carry long after specific moments have passed. Through recurring imagery of storybooks, ghosts, fading memories and fractured dreams, the album examines how love, loss and personal experience continue to shape our identity over time. Moving between heartbreak, nostalgia, regret and acceptance, the songs reflect on relationships both past and present, capturing the emotional landscapes that remain when the fairytale endings we imagined fail to arrive. Rather than focusing solely on loss, the album gradually reveals themes of resilience, understanding and renewal. Blending atmospheric electronic production, cinematic sound design, expressive guitars and reflective lyricism, Fractured Fairytale becomes a journey through memory itself—an exploration of how personal stories evolve, how wounds heal, and how hope can emerge from even the most fractured chapters of life.
Track Listing
- The Storybook Bleeds Regret
- Fractured Fairytale
- Between Two Worlds
- Echoes of Time
- Where the Monsters Live
- Halo Made of Knives
- Shadows of Memories
- Dance with Ghosts
- Ashes of Ever After
- The Storybook Closes (Part I-Aftermath)
- Better Days Ahead (Part II-Acknowledgement)
- The Storybook Closes (Part III-Hereafter)
Production Notes
All compositions, arrangements, performances, recording, sound design, mixing and production were undertaken by Jools under the Sound Intent project. The albums were developed within a home studio environment using a combination of digital recording technologies, software instruments, sound design techniques and electric guitar performance. While each project explores its own musical identity, a common production philosophy runs throughout the catalogue; blending cinematic atmospheres, expressive melodic content and immersive electronic textures to create emotionally driven listening experiences. Sound design plays a significant role across the releases, helping to establish the narrative, mood and character of each album. Fractured Fairytale was conceived as a thematic exploration of memory, regret and personal renewal, using recurring imagery, interconnected narratives and symbolic storytelling to create a cohesive emotional journey across the album. Rather than following a single storyline, the songs function as individual chapters within a broader reflection on relationships, loss, acceptance and the stories people carry with them through life. The project also explores the creative possibilities of AI-assisted vocal performance. Human-written lyrics, concepts and artistic direction are presented through a virtual vocalist, creating a distinctive intersection between traditional songwriting and emerging technology while supporting the album's themes of memory, perception and emotional reflection.
Lyrics & Themes
Fractured Fairytale explores the fragile space between memory and reality, examining how relationships change through time, loss and reflection. Across a series of interconnected songs, the album follows a journey from heartbreak and regret toward acceptance and renewal.
Storybooks, ghosts, fading photographs, shadows and fractured dreams become recurring symbols for the emotional landscapes we carry long after specific moments have passed.
Featured Excerpts
"The storybook bleeds regret, ink stains in the dark."
"We dance with ghosts beneath an endless sky."
"Breakups don't mean the end of the road."