Sun (Thomas Bergersen album)
Sun is the second stand-alone production album created by Thomas Bergersen from Two Steps from Hell, released on September 30, 2014. The release contains 16 tracks, featuring vocal performances by Merethe Soltvedt, Molly Conole and other vocalists. The album cover and artwork are designed by Bergersen himself. The album was announced for pre-order on September 9 across iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby, with the tracks "Empire of Angels," "Final Frontier," and "Starchild" made available on iTunes prior to the full release. In addition, a signed limited deluxe edition CD version was scheduled for release in 2016, set to include additional music, notes on each track written by Thomas, and a large-size poster featuring his artwork.
Track listing
Use in media
The tracks from Two Steps from Hell are frequently used in film trailers and other promotional materials:- "Final Frontier" was used in the third trailer for Interstellar, the trailer for Netflix's The Titan, and during the opening ceremonies of DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015.
- "Creation of Earth" was used in the third trailer for Tomorrowland.
- "New Life" was used in the second trailer for Pan and as the main theme of the 41st anniversary video of El Sistema de orquestas from Venezuela.
- "Dragonland" and "Our Destiny" were used in Dragon Blade.
- "Dragonland" was also used the opening ceremony for the final of DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017.
- "Empire of Angels" was used in the closing of each Planet Earth II episode and for Season 3 Episode 14 of The Grand Tour.
- "Sun" and "Two Hearts" were used for the Netflix trailer The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind.
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| US Billboard Classical Albums | 3 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 3 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums | 27 |
| US Billboard 200 | 157 |