Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 02 is a production based album intended for film, TV, and video game licensing. It was released in Chapters, similarly to Wish Upon a Blackstar, but in just three Chapters. The first two Chapters were released as Limited Edition CDs as well and not just as digital downloads. The album has been work in progress since 2009. The full album was released on July 24, 2012.
Release
Chapter 01
A four-minute excerpt of the track "Adrift on Celestial Seas" was released on iTunes on March 1, 2010 as part of Klayton's "Fixtape" mix. The four-minute excerpt of "Adrift on Celestial Seas" is the last track on the fixtape. No other track list for the album had been mentioned until June 4, 2010, when he mentioned the rest of the track listing: "Pulsar" and "The Sentinel". On June 10, 2010, Klayton released the first Chapter of the album, containing 4 songs.
Chapter 02
Initially, two songs had been mentioned to be on Chapter 02, namely "Senorita Bonita" of which a demo version was released with the Groupees Unreleased EP and "Earth Scraper". The tracks "Earth Scraper", "Empyrean" and "Heart-Break" were later revealed on Position Music's website and they were released on the Groupees website on October 26, 2011, in a Halloween charity event. Chapter 02 was officially released on February 14, 2012. Those who took part in the Celldweller Hot Topic T-shirt contest received an exclusive free download code before the official release date. On March 2, 2012, an additional SVH Vol. 2 song, "Elara" was released as a single.
Chapter 03
On May 29, 2012, Klayton stated that he had wrapped up "the 4th new track" in addition to those released on the first two Chapters. He has also stated that he plans to make 3 or 4 more tracks for the final CD which implies that Chapter 03 is the final Chapter. On June 29, 2012, Klayton announced that the full album can be expected around "August/Sept" and "it's 18 tracks deep, over 65 minutes." On July 13, 2012, Klayton released a new song, "First Person Shooter" from the upcoming SVH Vol. 02 album as a single. The release date of the full album was also announced. On July 19, 2012, the cover art of the full SVH Vol. 02 album was revealed. The album was released on July 24, 2012, but for digital download only as the CDs did not ship until August 21.
"The Wings of Icarus" was used in the Real Steelmovie trailer in the ' "The Secret Life" trailer and in America's Next Top Model Cycle 16 Episode Francesco Carrozzini at the Geoffrey Mac fashion show.
"Earth Scraper" was used in the ' "Combat Trailer", in the ' trailer and in the ' "The Secret Life" trailer.
"ShutEmDown" was used in the ' movie trailer in a John CarterTV spot and in the trailer of Now You See Me.
"Pulsar" was used in the video game ' as one of the menu songs.