Musical escapism.ĭo you plan on scoring more movies in the future? I just enjoy writing music that tells a story, makes an impression and leaves the listener exhilarated and/or immersed in a different world. I have to say that although people associate Two Steps and myself with trailer music, the reality is that apart from some of our earlier albums, most of the music I write is not written specifically with trailers in mind, and in the case of my album Illusions it wasn’t written with trailers in mind at all. With trailer music you just floor it and steer clear of pot holes! Much more to my liking. There are a lot of restraints, which to me is slightly unappealling, as the nature of my music is like an untamed lion. You look at the scenes several times, find a good pacing/tempo, mood, overall dynamic range throughout the cut and fit the orchestration to the size of the scene. With film music you are supporting the visuals, supporting a story, a scene, accentuating emotion, contrasting emotion, playing the heart strings of people.
The difference is in how you approach the notes. What is the difference between that and trailer music? In 2010 you composed the music for The Human Experience. Fast forward some 7 years later and we have wonderful fans all over the world! We are excited and incredibly thankful for our fan base. There was never officially a Volume 2, but a whole lot of albums followed suit. I had written a great deal of music, as had he so we put it together into an album now known as Volume 1.
Two Steps From Hell was founded by myself and Nick Phoenix in 2006 when we decided to release an album of music to the trailer editors out there. I love how the marriage of visuals and music can create something incredibly powerful and magical, and how the right visuals can inspire a composer to write better music. I always enjoyed writing the big epic pieces of music, and trailer music provided a natural outlet for me in that regard. I liked the tonal language of the music in American movies, and was drawn towards that more so than the aspect of filmmaking. What is it about films that attracted you to the industry in the first place, specifically composing? He kindly sat down with me to chat about his career.
Thomas Bergersen is a composer and founder of trailer music production company Two Steps From Hell.
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