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1.2.2 Nick Phoenix
Since composer and producer Nick Phoenix began scoring film trailers in 1994, and
since founding
Two Steps From Hell with Thomas Bergersen in 2006, Nick has scored
or licensed music for the ad campaigns of over 1000 major motion pictures.
Some of these works include: “Godzilla”, “Ender’s Game”,
“Skyfall”, “World War Z”, “Rush”, “The Hobbit”, “Aveng-
ers”, “Star Trek 2”, “Inception”, “Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows”, “Tomb Raider 2”, “Terminator 3”, “Lord
of the Rings Return of the King”, “Harry Potter 2”, “Star
Wars Episode 2”, “Spiderman 3”, “Pirates of the Caribbean
3”, “Blood Diamond”, “Night at the Museum”, and “The Da
Vinci Code”.
The journey as a composer has inspired Nick to record and
program his own sounds and samples. For over 20 years, a
partnership with Doug Rogers and EastWest under the Quan-
tum Leap imprint, has yielded award winning software titles such as the Hollywood Se-
ries, Stormdrum 1, 2 and 3, Symphonic Orchestra, Symphonic Choirs, Silk, RA, Voices
Of Passion, Ministry Of Rock 2, Gypsy, Pianos, Goliath, and many others
1.2.3 Thomas Bergersen
Thomas Bergersen holds a composition and orchestration Master’s degree, and has
worked in the capacity of composer, orchestrator, or music arranger on many Hollywood
productions.
He founded Two Steps From Hell with Nick Phoenix in 2006, and has since written
music for countless movie trailers. “Star Trek,” “Harry Potter 6,” “Tales of Despereaux,”
“The Dark Knight,” “Valkyrie,” “The Hulk,” “Rendition,” “Spi-
der-Man 3,” “Golden Compass.” “The Assassination of Jesse
James,” “Pirates of the Caribbean 3,” “Babel,” “Hitman,” “I
Am Legend,” “300,” “No Country For Old Men,” “Harry Pot-
ter 5,” “The Brave One,” “Wall-E,” “Blood Diamond,” “Speed
Racer,” and “Night at the Museum” are a few recent examples.
Thomas is also a trumpetist and has performed on major TV
productions including NBC News. In his pursuit of the ultimate
realism in samples, he has produced a great number of orches-
tral sample libraries for his own use. With Hollywood Strings,
it was time to join forces with veteran producers Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix, and to
share this knowledge with the rest of the world.
Thomas’ studio is located in Santa Monica, California.
Website: www.thomasbergersen.com