Is Love A
Fairy Tale?
is Aoede's first award-winning musical story. It
plays like an audiobook, complete with narration, dialogue and
catchy songs. It tells the
story of Aoede the Muse who searches for love in a magical
Kingdom called
and meets colorful characters along
the way, who each tell her something about Love. It features songs from Aoede’s April 2012 release
Skeletons of the Muse, along with four new
original tracks, theatrical duets between Aoede and the
characters. Love is an ongoing theme that permeates Aoede’s
songs. As evident by the CD cover, it is the heart of Is
Love A Fairy Tale?
All of Aoede’s fantasy musicals center around the adventures
of the protagonist Aoede the Muse in the magical Kingdom of
Wonderhaven and it’s surrounding areas. To glimpse these
enchanted worlds, click the WONDERHAVEN WORLDS map below. In
Is Love A
Fairy Tale?, Aoede visits Wonderhaven destinations
such as the Mythical Zoo, Enchanted Gardens and Curious
Carnival (center of the map). The map includes locations
from other Aoede musical stories to tie together all of
Aoede's worlds, including
What Are Dreams Made Of? (2013) and
Do You Believe
in Magic? (2015).
click on map for enlargement
Aoede wrote the
script and songs for Is Love A Fairy Tale?, but
the concept and story are a collaboration with her producer
Scrote. Aoede states, “I wanted to make a children’s album
geared at young adults and tweens. There seem to be a lot of
children’s albums that target really young children, but not
young adults. So many parents, when hearing Skeletons of the Muse,
have remarked that their own kids that age and even younger
really enjoy my voice and songs.” The album also features known
voice actors who make the narration and cast of characters,
Morpheus, Binkle, Albert, Mr. Wonderful,
Amala, and even Ghost Skeletons, come alive, and
also sing with Aoede.
