''Classics Volume One'', also stylised as ''Classics, Vol. 1'', is the fifth public album by the group Two Steps From Hell, released in June 2013. It consists of 23 tracks written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and

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/ref> This album is the first of their public albums available in lossless audio. All songs except "Return from Darkness" and "Path to Earth" are from their previous demonstration albums. The album also features an extended version of "Eternal Sorrow" from the ''

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'' album, as well as tweaked versions of "Magnan Imus", "White Witch", and "The World Is Mind". The album was later re-released to the industry via

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, containing two new brand-new bonus tracks.

Track listing

Tracks 3, 8, 17, and 22 are reworked versions from their original releases. Two slightly different versions of the album were released; the seventh track issued on

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and

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is different to the seventh track issued via

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Critical reception

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-associated reviews website, ''MundoBSO'', rated it six out of ten stars.

Charts

Use in media

Two Steps From Hell's music has been used frequently in movie trailers. *''Nemesis'' was used in TV spots for ''

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''. *''Armada'' was used in the trailers for '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', ''

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'', '' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'', and ''

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''. *''Sons of War'' was used in the trailer for ''

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'' and commercials for some Marvel shows, such as ''

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'' and the third season of the animated series ''

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''. *The

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used this song in their 2011-2012 season opening video. *''Asimov'' was used in an episode of '' The Innovators: The Men Who Built America''. *''White Witch'' was used in the second trailer for the first season of ''

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'' and the trailer for ''

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''. *''Magnan Imus'' was used in the second trailer for the first season of ''Penny Dreadful''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Classics Volume One (Two Steps From Hell Album) 2013 albums Two Steps from Hell albums