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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music production |
| Founded | Los Angeles, California, U.S. (2006) |
| Founder | Nick Phoenix Thomas J. Bergersen |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Products | Movie and trailer music |
| Website | twostepsfromhell |
Two Steps from Hell はニック・フェニックス（イングランド）とトマス・バーガーセン（ノルウェー）によって2006年に設立され、アメリカのロサンゼルスとカルフォルニアに拠点を構えるプロダクション・ミュージック会社である[1] 。主に映画音楽やトレーラー・ミュージックを手がけ、Harry Potter、Pirates of the Caribbean、X-Menなど映画のトラックを提供してきた。
歴史
[edit]Two Steps from Hellはトマス・バーガーセンとニック・フェニックスが映画予告編用の音楽を共同で作曲するために2006年に設立された。2003年、バーガーセンはノルウェー、トロンハイムからアメリカ合衆国、ロサンゼルスに1997年から作曲を始めているフェニックスと共に移り住んだ。二人は2006年初頭に会社を立ち上げ、1000曲を超える映画の予告編用の音楽を作曲した[2]。
Founding and initial success (2006-10)
[edit]Two Steps from Hellは主にトレーラー・ミュージック用の曲を制作しているが、最近ではテレビ番組やゲームでも用いられている。 映画の予告編用の音楽で成功を収めている会社ではあったが、2010年5月に商業用アルバム・Invincibleがリリースされるまでサウンド・トラックは一般に出回ることはなかった。また、Invincibleはそのような幾つかのアルバムの中で初めてiTunes Top 100 Soundtracksにランクインした[3]。2014年7月現在、Two Steps from Hellは20枚のデモンストレーション用アルバムに加えて、一般向けアルバムを8つリリースし、それらを合わせると1000曲にのぼる。
2014年9月30日にリリースされたアルバム・『Sun』はトマス・バーガーセンが手掛けた2番目のソロアルバムである。アルバムから試聴用のトラックとしてCryとSunがリリースされ、前者はバーガーセンの公式ホームページより入手可能である[4]。
「Sun」の公式ミュージックビデオはYouTube上で公開され[5]、サイン付きの限定特装版CDのリリースには追加の楽曲とトーマスのコメントが含まれ、また彼のアートワークを特集した大判のポスターが含まれるとFacebookにおいて先行して発表された[6]。
さらに、2014年7月、Two Steps from Hellは「Colin Frake on Fire Mountain」として知られる電子書籍をリリースした。そしてそれは、ニック・フェニックスによって執筆された75,000語の小説で、イラストはOtto Bjornikが担当する。また、原譜もサウンド・トラックのリリースを通して入手可能になる[7]。
Two Steps from Hellのメインのグラフィックデザイナーはスティーブン・ギルモアである[8]。彼は会社のロゴを含む、ほとんど全てのプロモーションや一般リリース用のアルバム・カバーの制作を手がけ、唯一の例外として、2009年に公開された彼らのライブラリのアルバム・カバーはPaul Zeaiterによって制作された[9]。さらに、トマス・バーガーセンのソロアルバム・『Illusions』はJesper Krijgsmanによってデザインされ[10]、続編の『Sun』のアートワークはトーマス自身によって制作された[11]。
主に登場する作品
[edit]以下はこの会社の音楽が使用された作品である。
- 映画のトレーラー用ないしそれ以外： 『ハリー・ポッターと不死鳥の騎士団』、 『ハリー・ポッターと死の秘宝』、 『スター・トレック イントゥ・ダークネス』、 『ダークナイト』、 『ザ・ファイター (2010年の映画)』、 『猿の惑星: 創世記』、 『トロン: レガシー』、 『アンナ・カレーニナ』、 『ノーカントリー』、 『2012』、 『キャプテン・アメリカ/ザ・ファースト・アベンジャー』、 『アベンジャーズ』、 『X-MEN: ファースト・ジェネレーション』、 『X-MEN: フューチャー&パスト』、 『パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン/ワールド・エンド』、 『Super 8』、 『インセプション』、 『WORLD WAR Z』、 『ナルニア国物語/第3章: アスラン王と魔法の島』、 『リンカーン』、 『ウォーリー (映画)』、 『カールじいさんの空飛ぶ家』、 『エクリプス/トワイライト・サーガ』、 『ヒューゴの不思議な発明』、 『ザ・タウン』、 『プリースト』、 『プリンス・オブ・ペルシャ/時間の砂』、 『インターステラー』。
- ビデオゲーム用： 『バイオハザード6』、 『Mass Effect 2』、 『Mass Effect 3』、 『PlanetSide 2』、 『Killzone 3』、 『Star Wars: The Old Republic』、 『The Elder Scrolls Online』、 『League of Legends』、 『F1 2013』、『アサシン クリード IV ブラック フラッグ』。
- テレビ番組用： 『ブレイキング・バッド』[12]、 『ドクター・フー』、 『ゲーム・オブ・スローンズ』、 『Sherlock』、 『レボリューション』、 『Homeland』、 『ウォーキング・デッド』、 『スーパーナチュラル』、 『魔術師 MERLIN』、 Deadliest Warrior、 Nathan for You、ロンドンオリンピック (2012年)の間に使用。 『ブリテンズ・ゴット・タレント』のエピソードにて、アルバム・『Archangel』と同名の楽曲が使用されている。『Nero』もまた、トップ・ギア（『The Perfect Road Trip』）で使用される。
メディアでの使用
[edit]Two Steps from Hellの楽曲は、世界的なイベントからローカル・コンサートに及ぶ様々な場所で広く用いられている。
- 彼らの楽曲であるHeart of Courageは、UEFA EURO 2012の試合開始時や、ロンドンオリンピック (2012年)の決勝戦開幕時、また、マドリードにおける2011 World Youth Dayのプロモーションビデオなどに用いられた[13]。
- Invincibleはロンドンのロイヤル・アルバート・ホールでRoyal Marine Bandsによってライブ演奏された[14]。
- 2012年6月4日、iOSとAndroid用の公式アプリが発表され、その中には以前リリースされたDemon's Danceと呼ばれるコンピレーション・アルバムの19曲を含む。アプリは公式ツイッターのつぶやきを通して発表された[15][16]。専用アプリは2012年6月26日にiOS版が公式にリリースされ[17]、その翌日にAndroid版のリリースが続いた[18]。
- アメリカの体操選手のアリシア・サクラモーンはHeart of Courageを2011の競技の時に他の楽曲と組み合わせて用いた。
- Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Alina Maksymenko used a medley of songs of the team producers for her hoop routine in 2012, she finished 6th at the rhythmic gymnastics individual all around final in London. That same medley was used in 2013 by Italian artistic gymnast Enus Mariani for her floor routine.
- Swiss artistic gymnast Giulia Steingruber used the song Love and Loss as her floor music in 2013.
- 2013 America's Got Talent winner Kenichi Ebina used a number of songs in his performances en route to his victory in the reality show, including Ocean Princess, Promise and For The Win.[19]
- The Calgary Flames used the song "Sons of War" in their 2011-2012 season opening video.[20]
- Russian figure skater Elena Radionova used the song Nero as her short program music in 2013-2014.
Concerts
[edit]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.[21] The next day, they confirmed on Facebook further concerts, with venues and dates to be announced.[22] On June 26, 2013, Bergersen confirmed the next concert to take place in Europe,[23] intending to begin touring at some point in 2015.[24]
Discography
[edit]Public albums
[edit]Source: [25]
- Invincible (2010) — Compilation of some of the most popular Two Steps from Hell tracks. Also available on ExtremeMusic.[26]
- Illusions (2011) — Thomas Bergersen solo album, formerly titled Nemesis II. Also available on ExtremeMusic.[27]
- Archangel (2011) — Compilation of more of the most popular Two Steps from Hell tracks.
- Demon's Dance (2012) — Compilation of tracks from various albums spanning multiple genres, available only on the Two Steps from Hell app for iOS and Android.
- Halloween (2012) — Compilation of well-known horror tracks from several demonstration albums, with several other-genre tracks as well.[28]
- SkyWorld (2012) — First public album to use mostly all-new tracks. Expanded version available on ExtremeMusic.[29]
- Classics Volume One (2013) — Compilation of previously unreleased tracks in the same vein as Invincible and Archangel. First public album available in lossless audio. Expanded version available on ExtremeMusic.[30]
- Speed of Sound (2013) — Nick Phoenix album. All-new tracks. Also available on ExtremeMusic.[31][32][33]
- Miracles (2014) — An epic drama/emotional album with the best of Illumina, Dreams & Imaginations, Two Steps From Heaven, and a few new tracks composed by Thomas Bergersen.[34]
- Colin Frake on Fire Mountain (2014) — Soundtrack for an e-book penned by Nick Phoenix. Composed by Thomas Bergersen with additional music by Nick Phoenix.[35][36]
- Sun (2014) — All new tracks by Thomas Bergersen. Follow-up to Illusions. Also available on ExtremeMusic.[37][38]
- Battlecry (2015) — Public Album; "ultra epic" follow-up to SkyWorld and the first public album to be released on two discs. Also available on ExtremeMusic.[39][40][41]
- Legacy (2015) — Japan-exclusive album featuring compiled tracks from previous public albums.[42]
- Classics Volume Two (2015) — Compilation of new and previously unreleased tracks.
Demonstration albums
[edit]Source: [25]
- Volume One (2006) — 様々なジャンルを特徴とする初のアルバム。
- Shadows and Nightmares (2006) — ホラー系のアルバム。
- Dynasty (2007) — エピック系のアルバム。
- All Drums Go to Hell (2007) — Heavily percussion-oriented album
- Pathogen (2007) — Epic futuristic metal album mostly composed by Nick Phoenix
- Nemesis (2007) — Epic genre album mostly composed by Thomas Bergersen
- Dreams & Imaginations (2008) — New Age album
- Legend (2008) — Epic genre album, with some tracks composed by Troels Folmann
- Ashes (2008) — ホラー系のアルバム。
- The Devil Wears Nada (2009) — Mostly light and humorous album
- Power of Darkness (2010) — エピック系のアルバム。
- All Drones Go to Hell (2010) — New Age album; also known as Mystical Beginnings.[43][44]
- Illumina (2010) — New Age album[43]
- Balls to the Wall (2011) — Percussion album, with some tracks composed by Alex Pfeffer.
- Nero (2011) — Epic genre album, with some tracks composed by Alex Pfeffer.
- Two Steps from Heaven (2012) — Pet project of Thomas Bergersen, featuring inspiring, emotional, and adventurous music.
- Burn (2012) — A small collection of eight dubstep remixed tracks.[45]
- Cyanide (2013) — Percussion album
- Crime Lab (2013) — electronic industrial album[46]
- Open Conspiracy (2014) — Electronic Hybrid album composed by Hitesh Ceon, Nick Pittsinger, Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix.[47]
- Amaria (2014) — new age/drama album composed by Thomas Bergersen.[25]
- Too Big to Fail (2014) — Sound effects library / Trailer toolkit.[48][49][50]
Upcoming albums
[edit]- Sun - Deluxe Edition (2015) — Public Album; a limited edition with signature and additional tracks.
Other albums
[edit]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:
- Sinners (2011) — Electronic metal album composed by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic
- Faction (2012) — Dark drones and soundscapes. Putative author is "Brad Rue", as shown on ExtremeMusic.com.
- Solaris (2013) — Epic futuristic metal album, actually composed by Alex Pfeiffer, who had previously contributed several tracks to the "Nero" album.
- Orion (2013) — Short epic hybrid album composed by Michał Cielecki.[51]
- Quarantine (2014) — Sci-fi electronica album composed by Brad Rue.[52][53]
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. [54]
Commercial singles
[edit]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:
- A Place in Heaven (2011) — Pre-release single from the Illusions album. Vocals performed by Jenifer Thigpen.
- Ocean Princess (2011) — Pre-release single from the Illusions album. Vocals performed by Merethe Soltvedt.
- Starvation (2011) — Pre-release single from the Illusions album.
- Promise (2011) — Pre-release single from the Illusions album. Features cello performed by Tino Guo and vocals performed by Merethe Soltvedt.[55]
- Heart (2011) — Originally a single made to raise money to help the Tōhoku earthquake victims. Later included on the Two Steps from Heaven album.[56]
- Sun (2013) — Preview track from the upcoming Sun album. There was originally a music video for this song, but it got deleted for unknown reasons.[5]
- Cry (2013) — Preview track from the upcoming Sun album.[57]
- The Hero in Your Heart (2013) — A single made to raise money to help the victims of the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Lyrics written and performed by Merethe Soltvedt.[58]
- That's A Wrap (2014) — A dark, adventurous orchestral ten-minute song created entirely with Thomas's proprietary sample library.[59]
- Autumn Love (2014) — An emotional, piano-driven track in a similar style to Dreams and Imaginations.[60]
- Into Darkness (2014) — A nine-minute mix of neo-orchestral and EDM club style. Lyrics performed by Thomas Bergersen[61]
- Stay (2014) — A pop-themed pre-release single from the Miracles album. Lyrics written and performed by Merethe Soltvedt.
- Miracles (2014) — A second pre-release single from the Miracles album.[62]
- Empire of Angels (2014) — First pre-release track made available from the Sun album.[63]
- Final Frontier (2014) — Second pre-release track made available from the Sun album. Subsequently revised to include vocals in advance of the album's release.[64][65]
- Starchild (2014) — Third pre-release track made available from the Sun album.[66]
- Release Me (2015) — First pre-release track made available from the Battlecry album.[67]
- Blackout (2015) — Second pre-release track made available from the Battlecry album. Composed by Nick Phoenix.[68]
- Victory (2015) — Third pre-release track made available from the Battlecry album.[69]
- Stormkeeper (2015) — Fourth pre-release track made available from the Battlecry album. Composed by Nick Phoenix.[70]
- Children of the Sun (2015) — Original vocal version of "None Shall Live" from the Battlecry album. Lyrics performed by Merethe Soltvedt.[71]
Standalone tracks
[edit]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:
- In Your Arms (2010) — A remix of "Memories" from the Dreams & Imaginations album, featuring Merethe Soltvedt.
- Tower of Mischief (2011) — Intended as a preview track for the Two Steps from Heaven album, but ultimately released on Nero.[72]
- My Freedom (2011) — A track originally considered for release on Illusions. Later included on the Nero album. Lyrics performed by Merethe Soltvedt. Has since been released to the public on the album Miracles.[73]
- Benedictus (2011) — Originally intended for release on Sun. Later included on the Two Steps from Heaven album.[74]
- Where Are You (2011) — Pop-trance track with acoustic elements. Lyrics performed by Thomas Bergersen[75]
- My Soul, Not Yours (2012) — Experimental dubstep track. Later included on the Burn album as "Not Your Soul".[76]
- Hymn to Life (2012) — A track released on the occasion of Thomas's birthday. Later performed in a Czech concert as "Hymnus Vitae Dedicatus".[77][78]
- To Die on Halloween (2012) — A song from the public album, Halloween, with lyrics written and performed by Nick Phoenix. An official music video was released via YouTube.[79]
- Colin and Petunia (2014) — Preview track for the Colin Frake on Fire Mountain album. Retitled "Colin Frake" for its album release.[80]
- Freedom Ship (2015) — Preview track for the Battlecry album. Composed by Nick Phoenix.[81]
- Neverdark (2015) — Preview track for the Classics Volume Two album. Composed by Nick Phoenix.[82]
See also
[edit]For more orchestral bands related to Two Steps from Hell, see the Trailer music article.
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- ^ ""That's a Wrap" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""Autumn Love" single released". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""Into Darkness" single announcement". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
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- ^ ""My Freedom" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""Benedictus" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""Where Are You" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""My Soul, Not Yours" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""Hymn to Life" download link". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""Hymnus Vitae Dedicatus" concert video". Thomas Bergersen via Facebook.
- ^ ""To Die On Halloween" official music video". Two Steps from Hell via Facebook.
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- ^ ""Neverdark" on YouTube". Two Steps from Hell via YouTube.