''Invincible'' is the first public album by the group
Two Steps From Hell, released in May 2010. It consists of 22 tracks written by composers
Thomas J. Bergersen and
Nick Phoenix
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Pla ...
.
The tracks are a collection of fan favourites from prior
demonstration albums previously only available to the industry, "represent
ngthe very best of Thomas and Nick’s first few years at Two Steps From Hell". Two tracks, however, are brand new compositions ("Am I Not Human?" and "To Glory").
Having gained a
cult following
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online following their 2006 creation, fans of the group began "relentlessly begging" for their private industry music to be made available commercially.
Two Steps From Hell announced the album in late 2009; Bergersen later confirmed, "we are doing this purely to please our fans". It had the
working title
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of ''Genesis''. Upon release, it went to number 1 on the
iTunes
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Classical charts and remained in the top 10 for over a year.
Initially a digital release, it was eventually released physically a year later via
CD Baby
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, after the group reached 20,000
likes on their
Facebook
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page.
Track listing
Tracks 1, 16, and 17 are reworked versions from their original releases.
Critical reception
James Monger of ''
AllMusic
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'' reviewed the album favourably, rating it three and a half out of five stars.
The review at ''Trailer Music News'' was very positive, calling it a "musical triumph" and that it "meets the lofty expectations set forth by the community easily, often managing to surpass them... each track will tug at your heart in its own unique and powerful manner".
However it did criticise its release in mp3 compression and the lack of
lossless
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availability.
IFMCA
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History and purpose
...
-associated reviews website, ''MundoBSO'', rated it seven out of ten stars.
The editorial team at the
Remote Control Productions and
Hans Zimmer
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-affiliated
fansite
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Fansites may offer specialized information on the subject (e.g., episode listings, bi ...
, ''hans-zimmer.com'', rated it four out of five stars.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Use in media
Many tracks from ''Invincible'' are frequently used in
film trailer
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s,
television shows
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, and
advertisement
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s.
"Freedom Fighters" was used in:
:*the trailer for ''
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone''
:*the trailer for the 2009 ''
Star Trek
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'' movie
"Heart of Courage" was used in:
:*trailers for the movie ''
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''
:*television spots for the DVD of the movie ''
Avatar
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''
:*trailers for the
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
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television show ''
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland''
:*the movie ''
Long Long Time Ago
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''
:*the television show ''World War II in HD: The Air War''
:*the television show ''
Camelot
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''
:*the television show ''
Frozen Planet
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''
:*the television show ''
The Pacific''
:*the television show ''
Revolution
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''
:*the mecha anime television series ''
Buddy Complex
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'', as the "Coupling Mode" theme
:*the reality shows ''
Survivor Greece'' and ''
Survivor Turkey
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''
:*the official launch trailer of the video game ''
Mass Effect 2
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''
:*Season 1 of the television show ''
Lucha Underground
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'', as
Mascarita Sagrada
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's entrance music
:*the
History Channel
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docudrama
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Docudramas typic ...
''
The Innovators: The Men Who Built America''
:*the History Channel documentary ''
The Universe Season 6'', in episode "Crash Landing on Mars"
:*the History Channel documentary ''Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved''
:*the History Channel documentary ''History of the World in Two Hours''
:*the History Channel docudrama ''
The World Wars''
:*Season 17 Episode 3, Season 18, and Season 22 of the
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, along with Jorge Quintero's "300 Violin Orchestra", in 2011
:*A video showing 26 years of World Youth Days produced by Grassroots Media
:*a promotional video of the
presents... A Massive Hunt - episode 2
"Master of Shadows" was used in:
:*the trailer for the movie ''
documentary ''Mission Pluto''
"Moving Mountains" was used in:
:*the trailer for the movie ''
...