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Music by Charles Chaplin, Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
you’ll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through
for you
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile what’s the use of crying
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you’ll just
Smile
©Copyright 1954 by Bourne Co. Copyright Renewed All Rights Reserved International Copyright Secured
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*****
” The eight studio album under the Two Steps from Hell banner to be made public by project composers NP and TB the aptly named “Battlecry” offers 26 new movie trailer , war documentary and death defying gymnastic routine-ready of expertly crafted, epically resented audio melodrama. As per usual most of the tracks are instrumental but guest vocalist Merethe Soltvedt and Felicia Farerre lend their voices to a pair of songs.” – Excerpt from their website.
Listing
1.None Shall Live
2.Stormkeeper
3.Victory
4. Wolf King
5. Rise Above
6. Spellcaster
7.Never Back Down
8.Red Tower
9.Cannon In D Minor
10.Blackout
11.Stronger Faster Braver
12.Battleborne
13.Last of the Light
14.Ultraground
15.Release Me
16.Freedom Ship
17.Amaria
18.Flight of the Silverbird
19.Outpost
20.Unforgiven
21.Across the Blood Water
22.No Honor In Blood
23.Sariel
24.Star Sky
25.Battleborne – Instrumental
26.Star Sky – Instrumental
…and I am in love with it…. a masterpiece, an amazing collection of dramatic, epic, and emotional tracks beautifully composed. If you love big orchestras and you are in for a big treat here. Thomas Bergersen brings love and beauty with his music. He is a musical genius and one of the best composers at this time as he shows again with this new album.
I have to admit that I listened a lot to the 30 seconds you get on Amazon on each track, before it was released officially. Already then I fell in love with some tracks straight away and could hardly wait for the release day!
The album is like a musical journey full of love and excitement. Every single track a stunning piece of music in its own way. A mix of calm, epicness, musical beauty and full of love. The orchestra is amazing and I can only imagine it was a real joy to perform for this album, singing in the choir and playing in the orchestra.
Thomas’ follow up album to “Illusions” – “Sun” took him almost 4 years to complete and features his best, most heartfelt, virtuosic and powerful music to date. It features a giant orchestra ( over 200 musicians contributed) choir, Bulgarian choir, famous world class instrumentalists and a wide range of styles, emotions and colours. Recorded around the world, with contributing artists form all over the world including Bulgaria, Romania, Norway, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Germany and Italy. “Sun” is without doubt Thomas Bergersen’s finest work to date , and the natural continiuation of “Illusions”. The Orchestra, world famous “Capellen Orchestra” was recorded in Czech Republic and conducted by Maestro Petr Pololanik. Using dynamic overdubbing (shuffling players around between each take) we achieved an absolutely massive string orchestra sound (168 payers in total, with 20 all stars first chair violinists), and a humongous brass ensemble sets the tone if the album. Tracks such as Final Frontier feature 18 French Horns in unison!
This is what is says on the Two Steps from Hell web site, and I totally agree with it.
Track Listing
The album starts off with a short, slow and calm track ‘Before time’ very melodic with a great cello followed by the first real dramatic track ‘Creation of Earth’. ‘Sun’ already known to us before, it was on the you tube channel featuring Thomas’s girlfriend Cassandra, a romantic track with much orchestral beauty. ‘Cry’ one of my very favourites is melodic and I so love the full orchestra in this piece, I cannot get enough of it. ‘Our Destiny’ another dramatic track, amazing piano piece at the beginning, the choir, the fast and furious strings gives it this classical feeling like a piece of Beethoven, very monumental and then it goes to pure epicness, an amazing piece to combine both types, ending in pure classical delight. ‘NewLife’ brings a calm, soft, emotional side to life, a musical gem whereas ‘Final Frontier’ is again an epic track . It features in the Trailer of the film “Interstellar” Sci-Fi Movie. ‘Starchild’ is epic and fast and I could imagine it being music for a trailer again as you can imagine stories going along wiht it, it let’s your imagination run wild. ‘Colours of Love’ – the title reminds me of ‘The Magic of Love’ ( from the album Archangel) which is pure musical love. The ‘Colours of love’ is the longest track of the album with 6.29 minutes and again you can feel the love and happiness. It is a very happy and cheerful track which could go on for even longer for me. ‘Cassandra’ was dedicated to Thomas’s girlfriend, composed and shared some time ago it is a beautiful love song. With ‘Always mine’ the love story continues, a melodic, happy and loving track, a great one to walk to as it gives you a real swing into your steps. ‘Dragonland’ and ‘Fearless’ are real epic tracks again great trailer music for me. ‘Empire of Angels’ starts slowly building up to the bigger orchestra with beautiful violin highlights then ending quietly again. ‘Two hearts’ an emotional track with chimes, a beautiful voice and violins, full of love. The album ends with ‘In Paradisum’ a slow and calm track with choir (more like his ‘Hymn to life’). For me it could be the background for a meditation session.
Some tracks give you goosebumps, some make you smile, some make you sing or hum to them, some inspire, they make you happy, they make you feel the love and they let you gasp because of their musical awesomeness.
They certainly will be on my journeys along with his other albums whilst driving, walking and relaxing.
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The album can be bought here:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sun/id914202953
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sun-Thomas-Bergersen/dp/B00MXBIPQK
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has released its fifth public album with the appropriate title
It is a miracle what beautiful music they produce!
“Miracles is the counterpart to our epic releases, focusing primarily on our emotional, beautiful and tender songs.”
– 2 Steps from Hell quote
A beautiful, soft and gentle mix of known and new tracks; beautifully crafted melodies, romantic with amazing voices like Merethe Soltvedt . It is a more dreamy, emotional album a step away from the blasting epic trailer music with amazing orchestral arrangements. Some invite for romantic evenings, some are ideal for meditating. Definitely another musical gem from Thomas Bergersen – Two steps from Hell.
Thank you Thomas you never disappoint your fans!
You have excelled again in music making!
Eyes closing, I love you forever, Science and Lost in Las Vegas are from the album ‘Illumina’. Lux Aeterna, Sungazer, Eria, Colour the Sky,Forever in my dreams and Northern Pastures are from ‘Dreams and Imagination’ which were not released to the public. There are also tracks from other albums which you can see below. All are composed by Thomas Bergersen.
It also features “Heart” which was composed for the victims of the Earthquake in Japan 2011, all proceeds went to the Red Cross.
The great track ‘Lost in Las Vegas’ was written some years ago. Thomas was a DJ before he got into orchestral music. Back then he produced a lot of trance music.
My favourite track is Compass, no Forever in my Dreams, no Sun Gazer, no Eria, no….. well I can’t decide…. They are all amazing.
Here is the listing of Miracles:
1. Miracles – later released in Amaria
2. Eria – from Dreams & Imaginations
3. Compass – later released in Amaria
4. Sun Gazer – from Dreams & Imaginations
5. Eyes closing – Illumina
6. Fountain of Life – from Nemesis
7. Stay – later released in Amaria
8 Men of honour – from Two steps from Heaven
9. My freedom – from Nero
10. Perfect Love – from Dreams & Imaginations
11. Lux Aeterna – from Dreams & Imaginations
12. I love you forever – Illumina
13. Colour the sky – from Dreams & Imaginations
14. Forever in my Dreams – from Dreams & Imaginations
15. Breath of Cold Air – from Volume One
16. Heart – from Two steps from Heaven
17. Wind Queen – from Volume One
18. Northern Pastures – from Dreams & Imaginations
19. Science – Illumina
20. Lost in Las Vegas – Illumina
21. Compass Bonus track with vocals
Tracks 4, 5, 9, 10,and 17 are new versions
taken from Two steps of Hell’s facebook
Some are on their You tube channel to listen to.
Little taster here with Eria
You can download Miracles from
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Google play: http://goo.gl/K0p4EG
CDbaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/twostepsfromhell18
As it is my birthday today, I had the idea of following RoSy’s idea and jot things down which I love and come to my mind right now.
Well I am not a teenager anymore and it is hard to think of 53 things so I went for 13 things as it is my birthdate.
Here we are!
Music 
Dancing 
Palm trees with a Hammock 
Blog 
Love 
Happiness 
Tea 
Friends 
Internet 
Laughing 
Chocolate 
Beauty 
Meditation 
Here the proof that I have grown up!
Then…..
and now:
I guess I changed a little…….
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Please help yourself to some sandwiches and tea and we can celebrate my birthday together!
