{{for|other albums with similar names|Classics: Vol 1 (disambiguation){{!}}Classics: Vol 1}} {{Infobox album| | name = Classics Volume One | type = studio | artist = Two Steps From Hell | cover = TSFH-ClassicsVol1-Steven-R-Gilmore.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2013|06|11}} | recorded = 2006–2012; 2013 for new tracks | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 1:00:49 | label = | producer = Thomas Bergersen, Nick Phoenix | prev_title = SkyWorld | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = Miracles | next_year = 2014 }}
'''''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 Nick Phoenix.<ref name="classicsamazon">[https://www.amazon.com/Classics-Vol-1/dp/B00D01GR4Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369474983&sr=8-2&keywords=two+steps+from+hell+classics Classics Vol.1 on amazon.com]</ref> This album is the first of their public albums available in lossless audio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Steps From Hell Classics |author=Lebrun, Clothilde |work=Trailer Music News |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=31 March 2022 |url= https://trailermusicnews.com/2013/06/steps-hell-classics/}}</ref> 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 ''Nemesis'' 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 Extreme Music, containing two new brand-new bonus tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Classics Volume One on ExtremeMusic|url=https://www.extrememusic.com/#album/2430|publisher=ExtremeMusic}}</ref>
==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 iTunes<ref>[https://music.apple.com/us/album/classics-vol-1/656480767?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Classics Vol.1 on iTunes]</ref> and CD Baby<ref>[http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/twostepsfromhell16 Classics Vol.1 on CDBaby.com]</ref> is different to the seventh track issued via Amazon Music.<ref name="classicsamazon" /> {|width=75% | {{track listing | extra_column = From the original demo album: | title_width = 35% | extra_width = 30% | title1 = Nemesis | extra1 = ''Nemesis'' | writer1 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length1 = 1:21 | title2 = Armada | extra2 = ''Dynasty'' | writer2 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length2 = 3:03 | title3 = Magnan Imus | extra3 = ''Power of Darkness'' | writer3 = Nick Phoenix | length3 = 2:47 | title4 = Jump! | extra4 = ''Power of Darkness'' | writer4 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length4 = 4:36 | title5 = Sons of War | extra5 = ''Nemesis'' | writer5 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length5 = 1:57 | title6 = Return from Darkness | extra6 = — | writer6 = Nick Phoenix | length6 = 3:34 | title7 = Strength of an Empire | extra7 = ''Two Steps From Heaven'' | writer7 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length7 = 3:52 | title8 = Eternal Sorrow | extra8 = ''Nemesis'' | writer8 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length8 = 2:19 | title9 = The Ancients | extra9 = ''Power of Darkness'' | writer9 = Nick Phoenix | length9 = 2:56 | title10 = Birth of a Hero | extra10 = ''Nero'' | writer10 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length10 = 2:13 | title11 = Sky Titans | extra11 = ''Nemesis'' | writer11 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length11 = 2:07 | title12 = Path to Earth | extra12 = — | writer12 = Nick Phoenix | length12 = 2:21 | title13 = Earth Rising | extra13 = ''Power of Darkness'' | writer13 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length13 = 3:21 | title14 = Ironheart | extra14 = ''Power of Darkness'' | writer14 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length14 = 3:00 | title15 = Fortress of Seduction | extra15 = ''Dreams & Imaginations'' | writer15 = Nick Phoenix | length15 = 2:21 | title16 = Clairvoyant | extra16 = ''Dreams & Imaginations'' | writer16 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length16 = 2:06 | title17 = White Witch | extra17 = ''Legend'' | writer17 = Nick Phoenix | length17 = 2:41 | title18 = Spirit of Moravia | extra18 = ''Two Steps From Heaven'' | writer18 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length18 = 1:50 | title19 = The Cross of Antiquan | extra19 = ''Power of Darkness'' | writer19 = Nick Phoenix | length19 = 2:30 | title20 = Asimov | extra20 = ''Legend'' | writer20 = Nick Phoenix | length20 = 2:12 | title21 = Stormwatch | extra21 = ''SkyWorld'' (Extreme Music edition) | writer21 = Nick Phoenix | length21 = 2:19 | title22 = The World Is Mind | extra22 = ''SkyWorld'' (Extreme Music edition) | writer22 = Nick Phoenix | length22 = 2:39 | title23 = Little Ben | extra23 = ''The Devil Wears Nada'' | writer23 = Nick Phoenix | length23 = 3:45 }} |- | '''Track exclusive to Amazon Music''' {{track listing | extra_column = From the original demo album: | title_width = 35% | extra_width = 30% | title7 = Clash of Empires | extra7 = ''Nemesis'' | writer7 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length7 = 3:12 }} |- | '''Tracks exclusive to Extreme Music''' {{track listing | extra_column = From the original demo album: | title_width = 35% | extra_width = 30% | title24 = The Dark Unveils | extra24 = — | writer24 = Nick Phoenix | length24 = 3:28 | title25 = Into Darkness | extra25 = — | writer25 = Thomas J. Bergersen | length25 = 9:20 }} |}
==Critical reception== IFMCA-associated reviews website, ''MundoBSO'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |author= |work=IFMCA: International Film Music Critics Association |date= |access-date=3 April 2022 |url= http://filmmusiccritics.org/members/}}</ref> rated it six out of ten stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Steps From Hell - Classic Vol.1|author= |work=MundoBSO |date= |access-date=3 April 2022 |url= https://www.mundobso.com/bso/two-steps-from-hell-classics-vol1}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<!-- default listing is by Region/Country name per WP:CHARTS & References should be as specific as possible.--> |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- ! scope="row"| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)<ref>{{Cite web |title=TWO STEPS FROM HELL - Official Soundtrack Albums Charts |author= |work=Official Charts Company |date= |access-date=12 November 2023 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24307/two-steps-from-hell/}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|36 |- ! scope="row"| US Classical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/2013-06-29|title=Billboard Classical Albums, June 29, 2013|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|10 |- ! scope="row"| US Classical Crossover Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Classical Crossover Albums - Week of June 29, 2013 |author= |work=Billboard |date=29 June 2013 |access-date=28 March 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2013-06-29/}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- ! scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=two steps from hell|chart=all}}|title=Billboard Chart history for ''Two Steps From Hell''|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=5 June 2013}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|23 |}
==Use in media== Two Steps From Hell's music has been used frequently in movie trailers. *''Nemesis'' was used in TV spots for ''2012''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} *''Armada'' was used in the trailers for ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', ''The Three Musketeers'', ''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'', and ''Mass Effect 3''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} *''Sons of War'' was used in the trailer for ''Your Highness'' and commercials for some Marvel shows, such as ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and the third season of the animated series ''Ultimate Spider-Man''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} *The Calgary Flames used this song in their 2011-2012 season opening video.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calgary Flames 2011-12 opening video. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GWBg8YO64w}}</ref> *''Asimov'' was used in an episode of ''The Innovators: The Men Who Built America''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} *''White Witch'' was used in the second trailer for the first season of ''Penny Dreadful'' and the trailer for ''King Lear''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} *''Magnan Imus'' was used in the second trailer for the first season of ''Penny Dreadful''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
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==External links== *{{Discogs release|5307306|Classics Volume One|type=album}}
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