History Music / TwoStepsFromHell

Excepting their first two forays in commercial music, ''Invincible'' (2010) and ''Archangel'' (2011), which are both solely compiled of tracks pulled from their already-produced demonstration albums (with the exceptions of ''Invincible's'' "Am I Not Human" and "To Glory", both of which then to be released on their industry album ''Nero''), each album they release to the public is a mix of pre-existing (demonstration) work and brand-new, album-specific (studio) tracks. ''Halloween'' (2012), ''Classics: Volume One'' (2013), ''Miracles'' (2014), and ''Classics: Vol 2'' (2015) are (so far) their chiefly demonstration tracks, while their only three(once again so far) mainly-original public albums are ''Skyworld'' (2012), ''Battlecry'' (2015) and ''Vanquish''. (The only tracks pulled from a demonstration album are "Dark Ages", from ''Nemesis'' (2007) and "Amaria" from ''Amaria'' (2014) (originally as "Welcome to Amaria")).

* ''The Literature/{{Twilight}} Saga''

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Nick ''Phoenix''. With a name like that, no wonder he went into the business of making epic music.
* BadassCreed: Their official motto, "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Music]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp makes]] [[InUniverseSoundtrack you]] [[MusicForCourage braver]]".

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: While most of their tracks are instrumental, a few contain lyrics such as [[https://youtu.be/pICAha0nsb0 ''Star Sky.'']] [[https://youtu.be/ICYhocUr6aQ&nohtml5=False Stay]] of ''Miracles'' is basically a pop song on Two Steps From Hell.
** "Dangerous" and "Titan Dream" also qualify, as the vocalists featured are lower in tone compared to what TSFH usually features.

[-''Music makes you braver''-] [-''-'''Two Steps From Hell'''''-]

* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Halloweentown Halloweentown]]: [[https://youtu.be/Wpa8c4kT760 To Die on Halloween]] invokes this.

!This group provides examples of

* GenreBusting: The group's general process is to make Epic Music from the base elements of whatever genre (NewAge, Industrial, Electronic, Synth...Dubstep...) strikes their fancy. Typically each album centers around a specific type or set of sounds - and from those sounds, they eke as full a range of emotions as is humanly possible. Bergensen really takes the cake with [[https://youtu.be/SxThZpslbhE ''Into Darkness'']], which possesses that singular ''Classical Epic Trance Rock Opera'' vibe...within a single song.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: While most of their tracks are instrumental, a few contain lyrics such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pICAha0nsb0 ''Star Sky.'']] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICYhocUr6aQ&nohtml5=False Stay]] of ''Miracles'' is basically a pop song on Two Steps From Hell.

* ChristmasSongs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOOaH6BAwvY Christmas Medley]] contains many of these.

* GenreBusting: The group's general process is to make Epic Music from the base elements of whatever genre (NewAge, Industrial, Electronic, Synth...Dubstep...) strikes their fancy. Typically each album centers around a specific type or set of sounds - and from those sounds, they eke as full a range of emotions as is humanly possible. Bergensen really takes the cake with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxThZpslbhE ''Into Darkness'']], which possesses that singular ''Classical Epic Trance Rock Opera'' vibe...within a single song.
* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Halloweentown Halloweentown]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpa8c4kT760 To Die on Halloween]] invokes this.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g59hAN8Wco Some]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPHeW7MLBbw of]] the tracks literally sound like you're standing outside Hell's gates peering in.
** However, on the opposing side, Two Steps From Hell could mean that you are in Heaven (with the next two steps being Earth and Hell), which works out for a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzq6Q-43Tpc good]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVe2_0blWkg deal]] of the tracks.
* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: Near the end of most of their YouTube videos, the composers provide a link to the song on iTunes and ask in the description for their fans to support their music by purchasing their albums.

* SadBattleMusic: A not-uncommon element in their epic/dramatic themed albums. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j95HZucSj3U Exodus]], for one. It's sorrowful yet intense. Then we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPe4G9BiIc4 Black Blade]], which practically oozes doomed-but-valiant.

* SoundOff: The lyrics to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRUPYrAQoE Victory]] sound very similar to this.

* ThemeAndVariations: Many of their pieces are repetitive versions of the same medley, only with small differences that eventually lead to a large climax. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOOaH6BAwvY Red Tower]] is a good example of this.

* UncommonTime: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O6Q1OiF6LI United We stand Divided we Fall]] is in 7/4 time as well as several others.

* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: The entire ''Skyworld'' album gives off this vibe but the TitleTrack is probably the most [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq2ANOkfsIA prominent]]

* ''Series/ThePacific'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqIcCkvEVlw DVD and Blu-ray trailer]] ("Heart of Courage")

* ''Film/StarTrek'' (specifically "Freedom Fighters")