Two Steps From Hell is a production music company based in Los Angeles, California. Founded by Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen on 14 February 2006,[1] the company produces music for movie trailers. In particular, the group’s music has been used in trailers for such films as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Star Trek, The Dark Knight, The Fighter, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Tron: Legacy, Anna Karenina, No Country for Old Men, 2012, Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Super 8, Inception, Drive Angry, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Hugo, John Carter, The Town, Priest and Prince of Persia, as well as video games such as Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Killzone 3, and Star Wars: The Old Republic and television shows such as Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Revolution, Homeland and Merlin, and during the 2012 London Olympics. They have released three public albums, Invincible and Archangel. Illusions, formerly known as Nemesis II, was released publicly under Bergersen’s name.[2]
Their album Nero was released officially on October 1, 2011.
Their song Heart of Courage was also used in the beginning of UEFA Euro 2012 matches and in the beginning of the London 2012 Olympic games athletics finals. This song also appeared at various moments in the World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, and is used, along with other tracks, more and more in videos from events, homemade films, etc.
Two Steps From Hell’s main graphical artist is Steven R. Gilmore,[3] who created covers for every promotional and public release, including the logo of the company. Only for the 2009 DVD release of their library, the cover was created by Paul Zeaiter.[4]
On June 4, 2012 a Two Steps From Hell app was announced for iOS and Android, containing 20 tracks of unreleased music in a compilation called “Demon’s Dance”,[5] as well as excerpts from their upcoming album Skyworld.[6] The app was officially released on June 26, 2012 for iOS,[7] followed by the Android release the next day
Public albums
Invincible (2010)
Illusions (2011) [Thomas Bergersen album, formerly named Nemesis II]
Archangel (2011)
Demon’s Dance (2012) [Compilation of unreleased music]
Halloween (2012)[10]
Skyworld (2012)[11]
Sun (2013) [Thomas Bergersen album][12