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Length 1:15:56 Release date 25 October 2012		Artist Two Steps from Hell Label Two Steps from Hell

Released October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25) Recorded 2010-early 2012 by Capellen Orchestra and conductor Petr Pololanik. "Dark Ages" was originally recorded in 2007. SkyWorld (2012) Classics Volume One (2013) Producers Thomas J. Bergersen, Nick Phoenix Similar Archangel, Invincible, Battlecry, Classics Volume One, Two Steps from Heaven

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SkyWorld is the fourth public album by the group Two Steps from Hell, and was released in October 2012. The album contains 22 tracks written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix. All tracks, except for Dark Ages, are brand new original tracks. The cover and sleeve are designed by Steven R. Gilmore, with the futuristic city illustration by Sergey Vorontsov.

On November 19, 2012 the album was made available through ExtremeMusic.

This is the second album featuring tracks that have English lyrics, including Titan Dream (feat. C.C. White and Nick Phoenix), The End is the Beginning (feat. Nick Phoenix), and Back to the Earth (feat. Nick Phoenix).

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Personnel

Per liner notes

Thomas J. Bergersen – composer; producer; violin on "Winterspell" and "Blackheart"; guitar on "Dark Ages"; vocals on "Sun & Moon"

Nick Phoenix – composer; producer; vocals on "Titan Dream", "The End Is the Beginning", and "Back to the Earth"

Capellen Orchestra – orchestra; choir

Petr Pololanik – conductor

Additional musicians

C.C. White – vocals on "Titan Dream"

Aya Peard – vocals on "Titan Dream", "Our Last Hope", and "Ocean Kingdom"

Merethe Soltvedt – vocals on "All the King's Horses", "For the Win", and "Breathe"

Carina Istre – vocals on "Sun & Moon"

Molly Conole – vocals on "Blizzard"

Tina Guo – cello on "Titan Dream", "The End Is the Beginning", "Big Sky", and "Back to the Earth"

Shane Gibson – guitar on "The End Is the Beginning" and "Juggernaut"

James Rickabaugh – guitar on "Big Sky"

Tal Bergman – drums on "The End Is the Beginning", "Juggernaut", and "Our Last Hope"

Chris Bleth – winds on "Realm of Power", "Big Sky", and "Back to the Earth"

Use in media

Two Steps from Hell's music has been licensed for several trailers.

All is Hell that Ends Well and Titan Dream were used in some History Channel commercials.

Blackheart was used in a PlayStation 4 commercial.

For the Win was used in a trailer for the movie, Epic, a commercial for the Cartoon Network series, Ben 10: Omniverse, and a CNN commercial. It was also used by Kenichi Ebina in his performances en route to his victory in the reality show, America's Got Talent.

The Colonel was used in a commercial for the Disney XD show, Lab Rats, as well as a trailer for the Pokémon movie, Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. It was used by Dream Theater, during 2017 as the opening song of the Images, Words & Beyond tour.

El Dorado was used in Sasuke as the theme song for competitor Tomohiro Kawaguchi.

Breathe was used in the movie Chateau de la Reine as a soundtrack cover towards the ending.

Songs

1All Is Hell That Ends Well3:53
2Titan Dream4:03
3SkyWorld3:13

References

SkyWorld Wikipedia

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