This is the discography of Thomas J. Bergersen , a composer whose music has been used in trailers of Hollywood blockbusters such 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 , Star Trek Into Darkness , Interstellar and many others.
Tracks Year Notes Two Steps From Hell[ 1] From The Abyss The Legend of Aramis Battle Of Dark vs Light Interceptors Duel Rise Of Evil Bloodlust Spirit Of Death Necromantics Souls Feast Dominius Dawn Of War Black Winged Messenger Lord Of Chaos Temple Of Damnation Cursed! Catch 666 Horrors And Enchantments Evil Supremacy Exodus Crimson Death Fatespinner Drums Two Steps From Heaven Fireflies Return To Base Captain Universe Battle At Sea Chronicles Of A Hero Adventures Of Enchantment Breath Of Cold Air Prophecies Undying Faith Guns And Oil Trafficking Wind Queen Child's Play The Truth Unravels Heavenly Lights Eternal Love 2006 First album, featuring various genres (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Shadows and Nightmares [ edit ] Tracks Year Notes Doomsday She Rises Ritual of Resurrection Nocturnal Prey Evil! (part 1) Evil! (part 2) Ghost Town Ghostly Presence Demonic Procession Come What May Betrayed Face of Dhomor Devah Tick Tock Goes the Clock Awakening the Beast Inhuman Growth Mountains of Madness Etergheros Charghela Bottomless Pit of Torment Eyes Wide Open Loch Ness Discovery of Land 20000 Tons of TNT The Return of Life Approaching Tsunami Unholy Requiem Cemetery Waltz 2006 Horror genre album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Armada Elementum Tyrianis Heaven & Earth Blast The Gates King's Legion Flameheart Dragon Rider Spirit Of Champions Black Assassin The Vendetta Conspiracy Chariots Of Blood Chopperhead Kingdom Skies Timebomb Instruments Of War Web Of Lies The Brave & Mighty Deep Voyage Glory & Honor Red Army Magika The Truth Unravels II Love & Loss Sun Goddess Procession Epilogue 2007 Epic genre album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
All Drums Go To Hell [ edit ] Tracks Year Notes Barrage Of Noise Carnival From Hell Code Of Honor Death Came Early That Year Fists Of Steel Freedom Army Guerilla Raid Hellraiser Brigade Industrial Mayhem Norwegian Devil Nuclear Meltdown Raging Horde Shoot To Kill Sleepwalker Sudden Strike Tagged Rendezvous Wave Of Death Skull Crusher Toxic Rain Chasing The Dragon Diabolic Clockwork Images Of Horror Border Patrol Jungle Fever Lord Of Two Lands Operation Sandstorm Zoologic Stampede 2007 Heavily percussion-oriented album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Dark Ages Nemesis Clash of Empires Atlantis Army of Justice Tristan Road To Revelation God of Lightning Sons of War The Immortals Wrath of Sea Red Omen Sky Titans Hunter's Moon Moving Mountains Eternal Sorrow Fountain of Life Enigmatic Soul Dominion Heart False King (co-composed with Nick Phoenix) Friendship To Last 2007 Epic genre album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Iron Soul False King (Rock) (co-composed with Nick Phoenix) 2007 Electro-metal album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Dreams & Imaginations [ edit ] Tracks Year Notes Secrets Of The Mind Color The Sky Transfiguration Moving Shadows Through Devil's Eyes Hello World Parfait Amour Aurora Boralis Sun Gazer Wings Gentle Breeze Mind Tricks Scent Of A Woman Flying Fate Of The Deserted African Sunset Rapid Eye Movement Peace of Mind Water Reflections Bed of Roses Lux Aeterna Lonesome Dove Solitude Weightless Wake of Desolation Entombed I See The Future Moonshine Allure Hidden Beauty Forsaken New Dawn Celebrate Life Earthgirl Northern Pastures A Small Step For Mankind Eria Tears Sleepless Into Unknown Space Forever In My Dreams Sweet May Great Spirits Remembrance Setting Sail Drifting Thoughts Touched By Her Hand Ancient Cities Frozen Moment Life Is Beautiful Meant To Be From The Heart Of Paris Reset Life A Thousand Miles Apart Missed You Painted By Numbers Goodbye For Now Memories Dreams & Imaginations It Tells A Story El Mexicano Once Upon A Time It's The Season For Love Forgotten Realms Clair Voyant River Of Tears Broken Hearts A Hero's Return Another Life Forgotten September Lament For The Lonely Chill Of The Night Silent Prayer Torches Endless Night Susanna's Mourning Falling Snowfall Perfect Assassination Hell's Gate Electric People Mulholland Drive Intoxication Visions Mmm Chicken! Possessed Gramophone 2008 New Age album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Adventure of a Lifetime Calamity Call to Arms Crusaders Divine Intervention Fields of Blood Freedom Fighters Heart of Courage Hypnotica Perchance to Dream Protectors of the Earth Red Carpets Undying Love Voyager Fallout Fateful Night Perilous Journey Smell of Victory 2008 Epic genre album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Burn Baby Deck the Halls with Blood Executive Decision Exhumed Kiss of Night London 1920 Moving Shadows II Severe Medication Something Wicked Lurks Surrounding The Church Time is Fleeting Twisted Children 2008 Horror genre album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
The Devil Wears Nada [ edit ] Tracks Year Notes American Soldier Broommaker's Assistant Clock Tower Parade Follow That Kid Levitating Lilimongers Liar Liar Pants on Fire Love Doctor Monkey Business My Little Friend Max Professor Pumplestickle Say Yes Sky Brigade Smirnoff Sunrise The Whistleblower To The Tower Toys Come Alive Waltz of the Willows We Can Fly Will We Ever Meet Again 2009 Mostly light and humorous album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Atlas Black Blade Earth Rising Gravitation Invincible Jump! Power Of Darkness What's Happening To Me 72 Virgins Decimator Freefall He Who Brings The Night Ironheart Norwegian Pirate Titan Dune 2010 Epic genre album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Heart of Courage Moving Mountains Freedom Fighters Enigmatic Soul Black Blade Invincible False King (With Nick) Hypnotica Protectors of the Earth Undying Love Tristan To Glory 2010 First public album (Two Steps from Hell)
The Human Experience (Music from the Motion Picture) [ edit ] Tracks Year Notes The Human Experience - Overture[ 2] The Human Experience - Theme Exaltation The Hidden Rainforest A Surprise Meeting Emergence 2011 Original motion picture score
Tracks Year Notes Could’ve Been I Love You Forever Corruption Organic Multiplication Lost in Las Vegas Down Global Waste Timelapse Hot Cargo R.E.M. Love Suspended Shipwrecked She Sees The Future A Hole In The Sun Threnody Painted World Sidyana Enigma Paper Planes Shaken, Not Stirred Science You Walk This Earth Alone Cloud Maker Walking On Air You Will Count Your Dead Bourne In The Future Eyes Closing 2011 New Age album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Aura Starvation Dreammaker Hurt Ocean Princess Gift of Life Rada A Place in Heaven Merchant Prince Promise Femme Fatale Homecoming Immortal Remember Me Sonera Reborn Age of Gods Illusions Soulseeker 2011 First Thomas Bergersen solo album
Tracks Year Notes Archangel United We Stand – Divided We Fall Love & Loss Nero Atlantis Strength of a Thousand Men Magic of Love Norwegian Pirate Dragon Rider Titan Dune Army of Justice He Who Brings The Night What's Happening to Me Friendship to Last 2011 Compilation of popular tracks (Two Steps from Hell)
Tracks Year Notes United We Stand – Divided We Fall Archangel Strength of a Thousand Men Magic of Love Nero Salvation Five Finger Fillet To Glory Starfall Undefeated Birth of a Hero Ride To Victory Casablanca It Lives! The Devil Plays a Smoking Trumpet Tower of Mischief My Freedom Allegro Agitato 2011 Epic genre album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Two Steps From Heaven (Heaven Anthology) [ edit ] Tracks Year Notes Reach for the Skies Motherland Strength of an Empire Benedictus Men of Honor Welcome to Fantasia Liberty Rising Beyond the Horizon Cassandra Spirit of Moravia Forever More She's a Superhero Heart Into the Moonlight Neptune's Secret Hope Men of Honor An Awfully Big Adventure Gloria 2012 Pet project of Thomas Bergersen (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes All is Hell that Ends Well SkyWorld El Dorado All the Kings Horses Winterspell Blackheart Dark Ages For The Win Sun & Moon Blizzard Breathe Children from the War [Industry version] Requiem for Destruction [Industry version] The Colonel [Industry version] 2012 First public album with mostly all-new tracks (Two Steps from Hell)
Tracks Year Notes Iron Soul (Dubstep Remix) Tyrianis (Dubstep Remix) Strength of a Thousand Men (Dubstep Remix) All Is Hell That Ends Well (Dubstep Remix) Winterspell (Dubstep Remix) El Dorado (Dubstep Remix) For the Win (Dance Remix) Not Your Soul 2012 Dubstep remix album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Nemesis Armada Jump! Sons of War Strength of an Empire Eternal Sorrow Birth of a Hero Sky Titans Earth Rising Ironheart Clair Voyant Spirit of Moravia 2013 Compilation Album (Two Steps from Hell)
Tracks Year Notes Miracles Eria Compass Sun Gazer Eyes Closing Fountain of Life Stay Men of Honor My Freedom Perfect Love Lux Aeterna I Love You Forever Color the Sky Forever in My Dreams Breath of Cold Air Heart Wind Queen Northern Pastures Science Lost in Las Vegas Compass Bonus Track 2014 Epic drama/emotional album (Two Steps from Hell)
Colin Frake on Fire Mountain [ edit ] Tracks Year Notes Colin Frake Prologue Legend of Velkee Fire Mountain Gore's Theme Light Comes Before Dark He's the Giant Hadrian's Demon Talia's Theme Reanne 2014 Soundtrack for E-book (Two Steps from Hell)
Tracks Year Notes President's Assassination Baghdad Underground 2014 Electronic Hybrid album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Welcome to Amaria A Blanket of Snow New Machine Riders More than Friends Magic Entrance Vengeance Chase the Light Companions Adventures of Gillock Machine Dreams 2014 New Age/Epic drama (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Before Time Creation of Earth Sun Cry Our Destiny New Life Final Frontier Starchild Colors of Love Cassandra Always Mine Dragonland Fearless Empire of Angels Two Hearts In Paradisum 2014 Second Thomas Bergersen solo album
Tracks Year Notes None Shall Live[ 3] Victory Rise Above Never Back Down Cannon in D Minor Stronger Faster Braver Last of the Light Release Me Amaria Flight of the Silverbird Unforgiven No Honor in Blood Star Sky Star Sky (Instrumental) 2015 First public album released on two discs (Two Steps from Hell)
Tracks Year Notes Heaven & Earth Atlas Starfall Salvation Casablanca Fateful Night Flameheart Magika The Immortals Ride to Victory The Colonel Undefeated Riders Adventure of a Lifetime Clock Tower Parade 2015 Compilation Album (Two Steps from Hell)
Tracks Year Notes Pegasus New World Order Enchantress His Brightest Star Was You Evergreen Stallion High C's Dangerous Inferni 2016 Publicly Released Album w/ New Compositions (Two Steps From Hell)
Tracks Year Notes Unleashed Impossible Wild Heart Run Free Never Give Up on Your Dreams Secret Melody Molto Piratissimo Snow Angels Westward See Me Fight 2017 Publicly Released Album w/ New Compositions (Two Steps From Hell)
Tracks Year Notes American Dream (Continuous Mix) Prologue Embarking & Setting Sail Anticipation & Excitement All Hands on Deck Leisure Time The Ballroom Pay Your Dues A Great Expanse A Storm Is Brewing Taking The Helm Missing Home An American Vessel Open Seas Whales Quien Eres Tu The American Dream Land of the Free Home of the Brave 2018 First orchestral suite
Tracks Year Notes Unbreakable Bravestone Emerald Princess Race to Durango Dragonwing Skulls & Trombones Letters to God Snowball Fight Believe 2019 Publicly Released Album w/ New Compositions (Two Steps From Hell)
Tracks Year Notes Deliverance Big Life Eyes Wider You Were My Forever The Stars Are You and Me Wither All Life and Love Return to Sender 2019 First hybrid symphony
Tracks Year Notes Electro Grid Vector Hunter As We Come Alive Monsters From Planet Awesome Neon Nights Summer of 84 Arcade Master Midnight Love Turbo Squad Lamborghini Highway Tokyo Showdown Mania LA Electric Samantha Foxx 2020 Synthwave/Retro-sci-fi album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Daybreak Gone in the Morning War and Victory Escaping All For One A Lonely Hero The Greatest Ride Enchanted Kingdom We Were Young Dreams of a Star Far and Beyond Torn Heart Don't Let Go 2020 Epic drama/emotional album (Two Steps from Hell industry release)
Tracks Year Notes Intro Phantom Last One Standing Amethyst Prince Twin Lights Away With Your Fairies Hercules Inventing the Portal Pwnd Shiver Me Timpanis Dragonborn Myth Arcade Master 2022 Publicly released album (Two Steps From Hell)
Humanity Released 1 July 2020 – present Length 4 :36 :17 (after 4 of 7 albums)Label Nemesis Productions Sun (2014) Humanity (2020–)
Humanity is a ongoing series of seven albums created by Norwegian composer Thomas J. Bergersen , of Two Steps from Hell fame; his third through ninth solo studio albums, described as an "evolution" of the preceding Illusions (2011) and Sun (2014).
The seven "chapters" each relate musically to a different theme regarding the "ranges of human emotion and history". Bergersen began work on the series in 2014. After six years of development, the first chapter was released in July 2020. The subsequent albums have been released in intervals of several months. Five of the seven chapters have been released as of May 2023.
The series artwork was designed by Sam Hayles.
The first album, Chapter I , was released on 1 July 2020.[ 4] Its theme is freedom.[ 5]
Track listing[ 6] Title 1. "Eleutheria" 2:00 2. "We Are One" 1:49 3. "Beautiful People" (feat. Merethe Soltvedt ) 4:57 4. "Wings" 4:07 5. "L'Appel Du Vide" (feat. Merethe Soltvedt and Claudio Pietronik ) 5:27 6. "Orbital" (feat. Cinda M ) 4:21 7. "Mountain Call" 5:44 8. "Humanity" (feat. Audrey Callahan ) 10:49
Alternative mixes Title 9. "Beautiful People (EDM Mashup)" 8:31 10. "Beautiful People (No Vocals)" 6:42 11. "Wings (No Vocals)" 4:08 12. "Mountain Call (No Vocals)" 5:46 13. "Humanity (No Vocals)" 10:42 Total length: 1:15:01
The second album, Chapter II , was released on 11 November 2020.[ 7] Its theme is purpose.[ 8]
Track listing[ 9] Title 1. "Mир" 3:08 2. "Crystallize" 5:25 3. "We Are Legends" 13:12 4. "Your Imagination" (feat. Audrey Karrasch ) 4:35 5. "The Stars Are Coming Home" 8:42 6. "Take Me Back" 2:21 7. "Innocence" 5:03 8. "Fairytale" 6:53 9. "Materialize" 6:21 10. "Vaporize" (feat. Kimera Morrell ) 4:37
Alternative mixes Title 11. "We Are Legends (Edit)" 7:24 12. "The Stars Are Coming Home (Edit)" 5:17 Total length: 1:12:58
The third album, Chapter III , was released on 6 May 2021.[ 10] Its theme is love.[ 11]
Track listing[ 12] Title 1. "Sparks" 4:05 2. "Red" (feat. Merethe Soltvedt ) 5:43 3. "First Kiss" 2:17 4. "Butterflies" 3:43 5. "You Are My Home" 3:18 6. "Magic" (feat. Kimera Morrell ) 3:27 7. "Born To Dream" 3:38 8. "Little Star" (feat. Audrey Karrasch ) 4:33 9. "Growing Old Together" 3:10 10. "Until The Lights Go Out" 3:08 11. "It Was A Life Worth Living" 3:13 12. "Love Suite" 7:25 13. "You" (feat. Audrey Karrasch ) 3:56 14. "Sunshower" 10:17 Total length: 1:01:53
The fourth album, Chapter IV , was released on 2 September 2021. Its theme is Planet Earth.[ 13] [ 14]
Track listing[ 15] Title 1. "Space For Rent" 5:08 2. "Apollo" 4:08 3. "Rocket To The Moon" 3:31 4. "Cruising In Space" (feat. Merethe Soltvedt ) 7:45 5. "Made Of Air" 4:07 6. "One Million Voices" 8:53 7. "Made of Water" 5:49 8. "Made of Earth" 3:25 9. "Please Don't Go" 3:07 10. "Made of Fire" 5:40 11. "Dear Mr. Alien" 5:39 12. "Rocket To The Moon (Reprise )" 3:36 13. "So Small" 5:38 Total length: 1:06:26
Songs for Ukraine EP[ edit ] Between the release of chapters IV and V , Bergersen released an additional three songs in March 2022. Composed in reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , the EP , entitled Songs for Ukraine , was released as part of the Humanity series but not as part of the main body of work, rather as an addendum. All proceeds from the sales were donated to UNICEF .[ 16]
Track listing[ 17] Title 1. "Wings for Ukraine" 5:15 2. "Shield of Love" 3:03 3. "Lament for our Children" (feat. Kate St. Pierre ) 3:40 Total length: 0:11:58
The fifth album, Chapter V , was released on 24 April 2023. Its theme is life.[ 18]
Track listing[ 19] Title 1. "Aventura" 2:59 2. "Iron Will" 5:03 3. "Memoria" (feat. Merethe Soltvedt ) 4:17 4. "Reflections of You" 3:40 5. "Night Queen" (feat. Merethe Soltvedt ) 3:44 6. "Heroica" 4:24 7. "Dreamgarden" 3:16 8. "Xunia" 5:18 9. "Kingmaker" 5:44 10. "Away With Your Fairies (Humanity Version)" 5:07 11. "One Last Day" (feat. Merethe Soltvedt ) 4:33 12. "Aventura Suite" 10:52 13. "One Last Day (Instrumental)" 4:33 Total length: 1:03:37
Future release. Details TBA.
Future release. Details TBA.
IFMCA -associated reviews website, MundoBSO ,[ 20] rated chapters I and II seven out of ten stars each.[ 21] [ 22]
Songs that did not initially appear on any album release and are available as either commercial singles or as free downloads.
Remember September (2007) — A trance -genre single released with Norwegian EDM artist Boom Jinx .[ 28] Later reworked for the Two Steps from Hell track Forgotten September . Where Are You (2011) — Pop-trance with a unique style. Lyrics performed by Thomas Bergersen.[ 29] Hymn to Life (2012) — A track released on the occasion of Thomas's birthday. Later performed in a Czech concert as "Hymnus Vitae Dedicatus."[ 30] [ 31] 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.[ 32] That's A Wrap (2014) — A dark, adventurous orchestral ten-minute song created entirely with Thomas's proprietary sample library.[ 33] Autumn Love (2014) — An emotional, piano-driven track in a similar style to Dreams and Imaginations. [ 34] Into Darkness (2014) — A nine-minute mix of neo-orchestral and EDM club style. Lyrics performed by Thomas Bergersen.[ 35] Children of the Sun (2015) — Original vocal version of "None Shall Live" from the Battlecry album. Lyrics performed by Merethe Soltvedt. You Are Light (2018) — A new ethereal 5-minute track featuring the vocals of Felicia Farerre.[ 36] Imagine (2018) — A new song by Thomas Bergersen.[ 37] In Orbit (2018) — A new epic rock song by Thomas Bergersen featuring the vocals of Cinda M. Later reworked into Orbital in Humanity - Chapter I . Brightest Smile (2018) — Another ethereal composition by Thomas Bergersen featuring the vocals of Natalie Major. Catch Me (2019) — A 7-minute epic pop composition by Thomas Bergersen featuring the vocals of Sonna. Next to You (2019) — A 3-minute uplifting track by Thomas Bergersen featuring once again the vocals of Sonna. One Million Voices (2019) — A 9-minute track by Thomas Bergersen. Later released in Humanity - Chapter IV . Little Star (2019) — A track released during the holiday season. Thomas says he wrote this song "to commemorate those who were dear to us who have since passed, but whose spirits live on in our memory". Lyrics performed by Audrey Karrasch. This track was later included in Humanity - Chapter III . So Small (2020) — Later included in Humanity - Chapter IV . Wings for Ukraine (2022) — Emotional choral-driven work released to showcase support for Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion. Released as a single under the Humanity label. Am I Real (2023) — A single released with Boom Jinx.