Two Steps from Hell

Two Steps from Hell
Private
Industry Music production
Genre Epic, Trailer, neo-classical
Founded Los Angeles, California, U.S.
(2006 (2006))
Founder Thomas J. Bergersen
Nick Phoenix
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Products Movie and trailer music
Website twostepsfromhell.com

Two Steps from Hell is an American production music company based in Los Angeles, California, founded by Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix in 2006.[1] The company focuses predominantly on movie and trailer music, and has supplied tracks to films such as Interstellar, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and X-Men.

History

Two Steps from Hell was founded in 2006 when Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix joined forces to write original music for movie trailers. Bergersen moved from Trondheim, Norway to the United States in 2003, along with Phoenix, who began composing in 1997, before moving to Los Angeles. The two formed the company in early 2006, and have composed music for over 1,000 major motion picture trailers.[2]

Name origin

With the founding in of the company in 2006, Bergersen was looking for a name that would draw attention with the old adage in mind "All PR is good PR". The idea for the name came from a Norwegian nightclub that according to Bergersen had a similar theme.[3]

Founding and initial success (2006–2010)

Two Steps from Hell mainly produces trailer music and epic music, although recently it has also been used for television shows and video games.

Despite the company finding success for its music, the tracks were never officially released to the public until the May 2010 release of the commercial album Invincible. Invincible was approaching Gold record status. As of January 2017, Two Steps from Hell has published 10 public albums in addition to 20 demonstration albums, with almost 1,000 unique tracks in total.

The album Sun, which was released on September 30, 2014, is the second solo album from Thomas Bergersen. Preview tracks were released from the album, titled Cry and Sun, the former of which can be downloaded from Bergersen's official website.[4] An official music video for "Sun" was also released on YouTube,[5] preceding the announcement of a signed limited deluxe edition CD release set to include additional tracks and notes from Thomas, as well as a large-size poster featuring his artwork.[6]

Additionally, in July 2014 Two Steps from Hell released an e-book known as Colin Frake on Fire Mountain, which features a 75,000-word novel written by Nick Phoenix with illustrations by Otto Bjornik, as well as an original score also made available via a soundtrack release.[7] A sequel entitled Colin Frake: Asclepius was released on April 2017.[8]

Two Steps from Hell's main graphic artist is Steven Gilmore,[9] who has created album covers for almost every promotional and public release, including the logo of the company, with the only exception being the 2009 DVD release of their library, for which the album cover was created by Paul Zeaiter.[10] Additionally, Thomas Bergersen's Illusions solo album features design by Jesper Krijgsman,[11] while its sequel, Sun, features artwork created by Thomas himself.[12]

Main appearances

The company's music has been featured in:

Other major appearances

Two Steps from Hell's music is also used extensively in a variety of places, from global events to local concerts, some of which are listed below:

Concerts

Two Steps from Hell hosted a live concert on June 14, 2013 at the Disney Hall, in Los Angeles, California, performing some of their most popular songs, such as "Heart of Courage," "Protectors of the Earth," "To Glory," "Strength of a Thousand Men," "Black Blade," and "Breathe," as well as "Ocean Princess," '"Age of Gods," and "Remember Me" from Bergersen's album Illusions.[25] The next day, they confirmed on Facebook further concerts, with venues and dates to be announced.[26] On June 26, 2013, Bergersen confirmed the next concert to take place in Europe,[27] intending to begin touring at some point in 2016.[28]

Discography

Public albums

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Demonstration albums

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Other albums

There are a number of albums made by other composers from the company, which are not considered part of the primary library and are consequently not represented on official Two Steps from Hell resources. They include:

Additionally, composer Troels Folmann contributed a number of tracks to the industry albums Dynasty, Dreams & Imaginations, and Legend, though he was credited only for the latter.[51]

Commercial singles

Commercially available songs that are not on any album or were released as preview tracks. All of the following pieces are written by Bergersen, except where noted:

Standalone tracks

Songs that are not on any album or were initially released as preview tracks via Facebook. All of the following pieces are written by Bergersen, except when noted:

E-books

Two Steps From Hell has released two e-books, and each book has an accompanying soundtrack.

See also

References

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  10. "Portfolio". Paul Zeaiter. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  11. "Jesper Krijgsman Grafik Design | Illusions CD". Jesper Krijgsman.
  12. "Comment on cover photo post". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
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  14. "26 Years of World Youth Days.". Youtube.
  15. "Royal Marine Bands' Performance on Youtube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
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  27. "Statements after the concert". Thomas Bergersen. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  28. "Concert in Romania". Thomas Bergersen. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
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  50. "Brad Rue composes Quarantine". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  51. ""News about Nemesis II" Facebook note". Two Steps from Hell via Facebook.
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  53. ""Heart" single released". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
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  62. ""Threnody for Europe" announcement". Two Steps from Hell via Facbook.
  63. ""Tower of Mischief" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  64. ""My Freedom" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  65. ""Benedictus" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  66. ""Where Are You" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  67. ""My Soul, Not Yours" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  68. ""Hymn to Life" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  69. ""Hymnus Vitae Dedicatus" concert video". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
  70. ""To Die On Halloween" official music video". Two Steps from Hell via Facebook.
  71. "Colin Frake - Recording the Soundtrack". Two Steps from Hell via YouTube.
  72. ""Freedom Ship" on YouTube". Two Steps from Hell via YouTube.
  73. ""Neverdark" on YouTube". Two Steps from Hell via YouTube.
  74. ""Colin Frake on Fire Mountain" on iBooks". Two Steps from Hell via iTunes.
  75. "Colin Frake". Two Steps from Hell.
  76. "Colin Frake on CDBaby.com". Two Steps from Hell via CDBaby.
  77. ""Colin Frake - Asclepius" on iBooks". Two Steps from Hell via iTunes.
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