Future is the ninth studio album of the music project Schiller created by the German electronic musician Christopher von Deylen. The album was released on. On this album Schiller has collaborated with the singers Kêta, Arlissa, Emma Hewitt, Samu Haber, Sheppard Solomon, Maggie Szabo, Cristina Scabbia and Tawgs Salter and with Sharon Stone, who wrote the lyrics of "For You". The album reached in its first week number 1 of the German albums chart. This is Schiller's fifth number-1-album in Germany. It was released in different editions, including the limited "Ultra Deluxe Edition". It's the first studio album of Schiller with a title in English language. The cover art work includes pictures by photographer Philip Glaser. On the Standard Edition was released on Spotify. The music video of The Future I + II had its world premiere on on YouTube. The first single Paradise featuring Arlissa was released in February 2016 and the music video had its premiere on. After the release of Opus in 2013, Schiller announced that there will be no release of a new studio album until 2016. For the production of the album von Deylen left Berlin and moved to California and spent some time in the Mojave Desert. Von Deylen describes his album as a movie soundtrack, which has to be listened as whole.
Track listings
Deluxe edition
The blue Deluxe edition includes an audio CD and a DVD.
The black limited Ultra deluxe edition includes the audio CDs Future I, Future II, Philharmonia and the DVD Future III and the bonus CD Tal des Himmels. Bonus CD - Tal des Himmels
Tal des Himmels Eins
Tal des Himmels Zwei
Tal des Himmels Drei
Tal des Himmels Vier
Tal des Himmels Fünf
Tal des Himmels Sechs
Tal des Himmels Sieben
Vinyl
The limited violet vinyl edition includes two vinyls. LP 1
The Future I
The Future II
Schwerelos
Zwischen gestern und morgen
Paradise
Forget
Looking Out For You
LP 2
Sweet Symphony
Mirai
Es ist voller Sterne
The Wait is Over
Once Upon a Time I
Once Upon a Time II
Die Nacht gehört uns
For You
Credits and personnel
Christopher von Deylen – music and production of all tracks except of "For You", lyrics of all vocal tracks except of "For You", production of "For You"
Windy Wagner – background vocals on "The Future II", "Sweet Symphony " "Paradise", "Once Upon a Time I", "I Breathe", "Once Upon a Time - Reprise", "Looking Out For You ", "Little Earthquakes", "Only Love", "Save Me a Day", "Forget", "For You"
Amy Keys – background vocals on "Sweet Symphony "
Samantha Nelson – background vocals on "Paradise", "Something There", "Once Upon a Time I", "Looking Out For You ", "Not in Love", "Save Me a Day"
Carmel Echols – background vocals on "Paradise", "Something There", "Once Upon a Time I", "Looking Out For You ", "Not in Love", "Save Me a Day"
Chaz Mason – background vocals on "Paradise", "Something There", "Once Upon a Time I", "Looking Out For You ", "Not in Love", "Save Me a Day"
Onitsa Shaw – background vocals on "Looking Out For You ", "Little Earthquakes"
