Halloween (Two Steps from Hell album)

Halloween
Studio album by
Two Steps From Hell
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2012[1]
Recorded2006–2010, 2012
Length1:24:28
ProducerThomas Bergersen, Nick Phoenix
Two Steps From Hell chronology
Archangel
(2011) 		Halloween
(2012) 		SkyWorld
(2012)

Halloween is the third public album by the group Two Steps from Hell, released in September 2012. The album contains 48 tracks,[1] written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix.[2] All the tracks, apart from To Die on Halloween, are from prior demonstration albums previously only available to the industry.[3] This is their first public album to feature tracks with English vocals.

It was Two Step from Hell's first themed album, which they described as "spooky music... the ultimate Halloween party soundtrack.", and others as "paying homage to the horror genre".[4] However, the group did not consider it one of their "major" releases; their next, SkyWorld, was released just a month later.[3]

Track listing

Tracks 9 and 27 are reworked versions from their original releases.

An official music video was released on YouTube as a preview for the track To Die on Halloween on 28 August 2012.[5]

"Cemetery Waltz" was included in Town & Country's 2021 list of "The 40 Best Halloween Songs Of All Time".[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)From the original demo album:Length
1."Possessed Gramophone"Thomas J. BergersenDreams & Imaginations0:48
2."Cannibal"Nick PhoenixPathogen2:20
3."72 Virgins"Thomas J. BergersenPower of Darkness1:50
4."Swing-Set Murders"Nick PhoenixAshes1:44
5."Moving Shadows"Thomas J. BergersenDreams & Imaginations1:39
6."Photos in Darkness"Nick PhoenixAshes2:23
7."Cemetery Waltz"Thomas J. BergersenShadows and Nightmares1:09
8."To Die on Halloween (feat. Nick Phoenix)"Nick Phoenix—3:12
9."This Is Oh My Dear (feat. Monica Barta)"Thomas J. Bergersenmusic : "Monkey Business" from The Devil Wears Nada2:39
10."Welcome to Widow Woods"Thomas J. Bergersenmusic : "Inhuman Growth" from Shadows and Nightmares1:07
11."Helevator"Nick PhoenixAshes2:09
12."Ashes"Nick PhoenixAshes2:13
13."Something Wicked Lurks"Thomas J. BergersenAshes1:11
14."Come What May"Thomas J. BergersenShadows and Nightmares1:09
15."Hunter's Moon"Thomas J. BergersenNemesis0:49
16."Green Hill Massacre"Nick PhoenixAshes1:37
17."Ghostly Presence"Thomas J. BergersenShadows and Nightmares0:58
18."Bottomless Pit of Torment"Thomas J. BergersenShadows and Nightmares0:22
19."Crawlspace"Nick PhoenixAshes0:47
20."Exhumed"Thomas J. BergersenAshes2:44
21."Jocelyn Janson"Nick PhoenixAshes1:44
22."Evil!"Thomas J. BergersenShadows and Nightmares1:08
23."Crossword Killer"Nick PhoenixAshes1:56
24."Mmm Chicken"Thomas J. BergersenDreams & Imaginations1:12
25."Diabolic Clockwork"Thomas J. BergersenAll Drums go to Hell1:46
26."Take Me to Hell"Nick PhoenixAshes2:17
27."Deck the Halls With Blood (feat. Monica Barta)"Thomas J. BergersenAshes2:09
28."Burn Baby"Thomas J. BergersenAshes1:30
29."Death Came Early That Year"Thomas J. BergersenAll Drums go to Hell0:59
30."Madnophone"Nick PhoenixAshes1:36
31."Power of Darkness"Thomas J. BergersenPower of Darkness2:50
32."Shed My Skin"Nick PhoenixPathogen3:46
33."She Rises"Thomas J. BergersenShadows and Nightmares1:23
34."Decimator"Thomas J. BergersenPower of Darkness1:54
35."Stumpy"Nick PhoenixAshes2:16
36."Calamity"Thomas J. BergersenLegend1:40
37."Flashes of Terror"Nick PhoenixAshes1:28
38."It Lives"Thomas J. BergersenNero1:36
39."Pane of Darkness"Nick PhoenixShadows and Nightmares1:17
40."Twisted Children"Thomas J. BergersenAshes1:22
41."Rising Darkness"Nick PhoenixShadows and Nightmares1:49
42."Black Assassin"Thomas J. BergersenDynasty2:20
43."Raven Hill"Nick PhoenixAshes1:34
44."Red Omen"Thomas J. BergersenNemesis1:25
45."Zombie Train"Nick PhoenixAshes2:20
46."Split Personality"Nick PhoenixAshes1:31
47."Waltz of the Willows"Thomas J. BergersenThe Devil Wears Nada1:59
48."Otherworld"Nick PhoenixPathogen2:52

Critical reception

IFMCA-associated reviews website, MundoBSO,[7] rated it six out of ten stars.[4]

Use in media

Two Steps From Hell's music has been used frequently in movie trailers and commercials.

References

  1. ^ a b "Film Music Site - Halloween Soundtrack". filmmusicsite.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Thomas Bergersen Discography". Thomas Bergersen. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  3. ^ a b Lebrun, Clothilde (8 September 2012). "Two Steps From… Heaven!". Trailer Music News. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Halloween". MundoBSO. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ Here it is! The frightfully funny official To Die On Halloween music video.. 28 August 2012. Two Steps from Hell via Facebook. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ English, Micaela; Donohue, Meg (8 July 2021). "The 40 Best Halloween Songs Of All Time". Town & Country. Retrieved 3 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Members". IFMCA: International Film Music Critics Association. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Rakghouls - Trailer". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  9. ^ "Killzone 3: Justice Trailer". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-09-03.