Publisher : Thomas Bergesen
Website : Official website / Facebook / iTunes
Format : m4a
Quality : 16 bit VBR 253-294 kbps 44.1 kHz Stereo
Composer biography :
Thomas Jacob Bergersen (born July 4, 1980) is a Norwegian composer, multi-instrumentalist, and the co-founder of the production music company Two Steps From Hell. He is best known for writing music for high-profile theatrical trailers.
Bergersen started his musical career as a demoscener, writing tracked modules under the name Lioz in the group Index. The release of a 2007 trance-genre single titled “Remember September” saw Bergersen team with fellow Norwegian artist Boom Jinx.
In May 2010, Bergersen and his business partner, Nick Phoenix, released a debut public Two Steps From Hell album titled Invincible, featuring some of their most popular tracks, including “Freedom Fighters”, “Moving Mountains”, “Heart of Courage”, and others. Several additional commercial album releases have since followed, including Archangel and SkyWorld. Bergersen also performed in a 2013 live concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall alongside Phoenix, confirming at least one future concert planned for Europe, intending to begin touring at some point in 2015.
In 2010 Bergersen composed the original music for the movie The Human Experience. The Soundtrack CD was released on March 29, 2011.
2011 saw the release of a solo-produced soundtrack from Thomas Bergersen, titled Illusions. His second solo public album called Sun was released in September 2014. He has also released several commercial singles since 2011, including “Heart” and “The Hero in Your Heart,” which were intended to provide disaster relief in the wake of the Tōhoku earthquake and Typhoon Haiyan, respectively.
A concert featuring Bergersen’s music alongside that of Hans Zimmer took place in Romania on the 28th of June 2014.
Illusions :
Illusions (formerly called “Nemesis II”) is a stand-alone production album created by Thomas J. Bergersen from Two Steps From Hell, and was released in 2011. It features vocal performances by Vladislava Vasileva, Elitsa Todorova, Merethe Soltvedt, Kate St . Pierre, Jenifer Thigpen and Colin O’Malley and samples from Troels Brun Folmann’s Tonehammer library, as well as instrumental performances by the cellist Tina Guo and the Capellen Orchestra. The CD contains 19 tracks. The album cover and artwork are designed by Jesper Krijgsman. The album is available for download on iTunes, Amazon and CDBaby. The CD has been released physically on March 13, 2012.
On January 24, 2013 Illusions was released on ExtremeMusic.com to clients promoting motion picture advertising. This version contains 18 alternate versions of many pieces, which makes 37 tracks in total.
After 3 years of blood, sweat and tears, it’s finally done. Thomas Bergersen has created a fusion of ethnic world/folk music and orchestral grandeur that is unlike any music you’ve ever heard.
“Illusions” blends traditional western orchestra and choir with ethnic flavors from around the world, including Bulgarian folk choir, Armenian Duduk, Japanese Shakuhachi, Ney flutes, Irish whistles performed by world re-knowned wind player Chris Bleth, and world class vocal talent from all the corners of the world. Written, arranged and orchestrated by Thomas Bergersen, the man behind the incredibly successful motion picture advertisement music company “Two Steps From Hell” and best-selling classical album “Invincible” has spent the last 3 years writing 19 lyrical pieces for orchestra, vocals and choir “Illusions” is the hallmark of Thomas Bergersen’s musical output and his proudest productions to date.
Content :
01. Aura [00:07:43]
02. Starvation [00:04:26]
03. Dreammaker [00:04:17]
04. Hurt [00:01:43]
05. Ocean Princess [00:02:52 ]
06. Gift of Life [00:03:22]
07. Rada [00:04:22]
08. A Place in Heaven [00:04:15]
09. Merchant Prince [00:02:26]
10. Promise [00:04:58]
11. Femme Fatale [00:04:11]
12. Homecoming [00:02:56]
13. Immortal [00:04:07]
14. Remember Me [00:04:29]
15 . Sonera [00:05:36]
16. Reborn [00:03:52]
17. Age of Gods [00:02:30]
18. Illusions [00:08:01]
19. Soulseeker [00:03:14 ]
Sun :
Sun is the second stand-alone production album created by Thomas J. Bergersen from Two Steps from Hell, released on September 30, 2014. The release contains 16 tracks, featuring vocal performances by Merethe Soltvedt, Molly Conole and other vocalists. The album cover and artwork are designed by Bergersen himself. The album was announced for pre-order on September 9th across iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby, with the tracks “Empire of Angels,” “Final Frontier,” and “Starchild” made available on iTunes prior to the full release. In addition, a signed limited deluxe edition CD version has been announced for early 2015, set to include additional music, notes on each track written by Thomas, and a large-size poster featuring his artwork.
Content :
01. Before Time (2:18)
02. Creation of Earth (5:47)
03. Sun (4:10)
04. Cry (4:08)
05. Our Destiny (3:55)
06. New Life (4 :49)
07. Final Frontier (4:50)
08. Starchild (3:22)
09. Cassandra (3:08)
10. Colors of Love (6:32)
11. Always Mine (3:24)
12. Dragonland (5:14)
13. Fearless (4:01)
14. Empire of Angels (5:17)
15. Two Hearts (4:19)
16. In Paradisum (5:30)
Digital Booklet
SinglesContent :
Autumn Love
Into Darkness
That’s a Wrap
The Hero in Your Heart
Children Of The Sun
