# Classics Volume One

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Thomas_Bergersen), [Nick Phoenix](/source/Nick_Phoenix)
| prev_title = [SkyWorld](/source/SkyWorld)
| prev_year  = 2012
| next_title = [Miracles](/source/Miracles_(Two_Steps_From_Hell_album))
| next_year  = 2014
}}

'''''Classics Volume One''''', also stylised as '''''Classics, Vol. 1''''', is the fifth public album by the group [Two Steps From Hell](/source/Two_Steps_From_Hell), released in June 2013. It consists of 23 tracks written by composers [Thomas J. Bergersen](/source/Thomas_J._Bergersen) and [Nick Phoenix](/source/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 album](/source/demonstration_album)s. The album also features an extended version of "Eternal Sorrow" from the ''[Nemesis](/source/Nemesis_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))'' 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Amazon_Music).<ref name="classicsamazon" />
{|width=75%
|
{{track listing
| extra_column    = From the original [demo album](/source/demo_album):
| title_width     = 35%
| extra_width     = 30%
| title1          = Nemesis
| extra1           = ''[Nemesis](/source/Nemesis_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))''
| writer1         = [Thomas J. Bergersen](/source/Thomas_J._Bergersen)
| length1         = 1:21
| title2          = Armada
| extra2           = ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))''
| writer2         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length2         = 3:03
| title3          = Magnan Imus
| extra3           = ''[Power of Darkness](/source/Power_of_Darkness_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))''
| writer3         = [Nick Phoenix](/source/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](/source/Two_Steps_from_Heaven_(album))''
| 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](/source/Nero_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))''
| 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](/source/Dreams_%26_Imaginations_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))''
| writer15         = Nick Phoenix
| length15         = 2:21
| title16          = Clairvoyant
| extra16           = ''Dreams & Imaginations''
| writer16         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length16         = 2:06
| title17          = White Witch
| extra17           = ''[Legend](/source/Legend_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))''
| 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](/source/SkyWorld)'' ([Extreme Music](/source/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](/source/The_Devil_Wears_Nada_(Two_Steps_from_Hell_album))''
| writer23         = Nick Phoenix
| length23         = 3:45
}}
|-
|
'''Track exclusive to [Amazon Music](/source/Amazon_Music)'''
{{track listing
| extra_column    = From the original [demo album](/source/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](/source/Extreme_Music)'''
{{track listing
| extra_column    = From the original [demo album](/source/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](/source/International_Film_Music_Critics_Association)-associated reviews website, ''MundoBSO'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |author= |work=IFMCA: [International Film Music Critics Association](/source/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](/source/Official_Charts_Company))<ref>{{Cite web |title=TWO STEPS FROM HELL - Official Soundtrack Albums Charts |author= |work=[Official Charts Company](/source/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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/2013-06-29|title=Billboard Classical Albums, June 29, 2013|publisher=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|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](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |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](/source/Top_Heatseekers) (''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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|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](/source/2012_(film))''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
*''Armada'' was used in the trailers for ''[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader](/source/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia%3A_The_Voyage_of_the_Dawn_Treader)'', ''[The Three Musketeers](/source/The_Three_Musketeers)'', ''[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor](/source/The_Mummy%3A_Tomb_of_the_Dragon_Emperor)'', and ''[Mass Effect 3](/source/Mass_Effect_3)''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
*''Sons of War'' was used in the trailer for ''[Your Highness](/source/Your_Highness)'' and commercials for some Marvel shows, such as ''[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.)'' and the third season of the animated series ''[Ultimate Spider-Man](/source/Ultimate_Spider-Man_(TV_series))''.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
*The [Calgary Flames](/source/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](/source/The_Innovators%3A_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](/source/Penny_Dreadful_(TV_series))'' and the trailer for ''[King Lear](/source/King_Lear_(2018_film))''.{{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}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Discogs release|5307306|Classics Volume One|type=album}}

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