“Sometimes the stories that touch the most hearts are written by the least likely authors”

Bane of the Talebearer is a passion project fronted by composer, writer and producer Tom de Wit. The project serves as an outlet for Tom’s love for videogames, symphonic music, progressive metal, film- and videogame soundtracks combined into one package. The project started out with a simple premise:

“What if I would be able to make my own JRPG videogame… What would the story be? What would the characters be? And what would it sound like?”

And to answer this question, Tom started writing the music that would become the soundtrack to “Bane Of The Talebearer” that this project is formed around.

If you want to know more, but don’t feel like reading, check out the video below for the full explanation of this project:

The main goal is to create this soundtrack, accompanied by a written story and artwork for this “game that doesn’t exist (YET!)” as both a tribute to the games Tom grew up with as well as a release to try new exciting creative things. But as life has proven time and time again in Tom’s career both under the TDWprog moniker and with his band Dreamwalkers Inc, it can evolve in many different directions.

So will this be a videogame? Who knows. Writing this now at the start of 2024, there is noone who can say what the future brings. We will see. For now, the goal is to finish this soundtrack and create an experience that brings across the grandeur & diversity that this magical world holds.

This website serves as the main hub for this project and if you are interested, be sure to check back regularly for updates!