Shadows and Nightmares

Shadows and Nightmares
Preceded by...	Volume One
Succeeded by...	Dynasty
Extreme Music Link	https://www.extrememusic.com/albums/1766 (Vol. 1) https://www.extrememusic.com/albums/1767 (Vol. 2) https://www.extrememusic.com/albums/1768 (Vol. 3)
Code	XTS008, XTS009, XTS010

Information:

"Shadows and Nightmares" was the second industry album released by Two Steps From Hell, and the second overall. It was released in 2006 and featured mostly horror-themed tracks along with a sound effects library. As of 2015, only nine songs have been released to the public and they are all on the Halloween album.

Description #1 (Taken from the TSFH website):

Two Steps From Hell Shadows And Nightmares, released in 2006. This is a horror suspense release that combines custom sound design with live orchestra. Nick was the shadow and Thomas the nightmare, if you know what we mean. Confused? Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab.

Description #2 (Taken from the TSFH YouTube Channel):

On September 16th, 2006 Two Steps From Hell released SHADOWS AND NIGHTMARES, unique in its artistic melding of live orchestra effects and custom sound design. This library is a high impact, 2 CD box set featuring 108 cues delivered with fierce sonic power, acoustic depth and the highest production values. The category is horror and this release features horror beds and suspenseful themes, ethereal dreamscapes, huge hits and rises, horrific nightmares, and demonic chants in grotesque languages. '1408', 'Hannibal Rising', 'First Snow', 'The Mist', 'I Am Legend', 'Untraceable', 'Sweeney Todd' and many horror films, and scores of other films with heightened suspense, feature tracks from this release.

Description #3 (Taken from the TSFH app):

The second album from Two Steps From Hell featured a lot of dark/horror music.

Track List:

These composer and vocalist credits are (partly) based on educated guesses and may not be entirely accurate.

• Extreme Music Order
• CD Order

NOTE: Alternate versions of certain tracks are not represented here.

Vol. 1 Horror

1. Hammer of Doom by Nick Phoenix
2. 2000 Leagues by Nick Phoenix
3. Rising Darkness by Nick Phoenix (also released on Halloween)
4. Messages Across Time by Nick Phoenix
5. Satellite Photos by Nick Phoenix
6. Surveilance by Nick Phoenix
7. Precinct Breach by Nick Phoenix
8. Crisis Gone Bad by Nick Phoenix
9. Undead Chamber by Nick Phoenix
10. Clues and Conspiracies
11. Lord of Death by Nick Phoenix
12. Unsolved
13. Found at the Lake by Nick Phoenix
14. Smell of Death; feat. Merethe Soltvedt (possibly)
15. Pane of Darkness by Nick Phoenix (also released on Halloween)
16. Possessed Village by Nick Phoenix
17. Silent Chill
18. Lost Child
19. She Rises by Thomas Bergersen (also released on Halloween)
20. Ritual of Ressurrection by Thomas Bergersen
21. Nocturnal Prey by Thomas Bergersen
22. Ghost Town by Thomas Bergersen
23. Ghostly Presence by Thomas Bergersen (also released on Halloween)
24. Tick Tock Goes the Clock by Thomas Bergersen
25. Inhuman Growth by Thomas Bergersen (also released on Halloween as "Welcome to Widow Woods")
26. Mountains of Madness by Thomas Bergersen
27. Loch Ness by Thomas Bergersen
28. The Return of Life by Thomas Bergersen
29. Unholy Requiem by Thomas Bergersen
30. Cemetery Waltz by Thomas Bergersen (Also released on Halloween)

Vol. 2 Horror

1. Death Grip by Nick Phoenix
2. Deathlook by Nick Phoenix
3. Heartpounder by Nick Phoenix
4. Overheated by Nick Phoenix
5. Smartbomb by Nick Phoenix
6. Justification by Nick Phoenix
7. Recon J74 by Nick Phoenix
8. Evac by Nick Phoenix
9. The Last 100 by Nick Phoenix
10. Infinity by Nick Phoenix
11. Extreme Crisis by Nick Phoenix
12. Forbidden by Nick Phoenix
13. Beneath the Floor
14. Afterlife
15. Demon Child by Nick Phoenix
16. Empire of the Mind by Nick Phoenix
17. Doomsday by Thomas Bergersen
18. Evil! (Part 1) by Thomas Bergersen (also released on Halloween)
19. Evil! (Part 2) by Thomas Bergersen
20. Demonic Procession by Thomas Bergersen
21. Come What May by Thomas Bergersen (also released on Halloween)
22. Betrayed by Thomas Bergersen
23. Face of Dhomor Devah by Thomas Bergersen
24. Awakening the Beast by Thomas Bergersen
25. Etergheros Charhela by Thomas Bergersen
26. Bottomless Pit of Torment by Thomas Bergersen (also released on Halloween)
27. Eyes Wide Open by Thomas Bergersen
28. Discovery of Land by Thomas Bergersen
29. 20000 Tons of TNT by Thomas Bergersen
30. Approaching Tsunami by Thomas Bergersen

Vol. 3 Trailer Toolbox

See Trailer Toolkits for more information.

Disc 1

1. Doomsday
2. Doomsday (no choir)
3. Doomsday (hits only)
4. She Rises
5. She Rises (no choir)
6. Ritual of Resurrection
7. Ritual of Resurrection (no choir)
8. Ritual of Resurrection (first hit)
9. Nocturnal Prey
10. Nocturnal Prey (no choir)
11. Evil! (Part 1)
12. Evil! (Part 2)
13. Evil! (Part 1) (no choir)
14. Evil! (Part 2) (no choir)
15. Ghost Town
16. Ghostly Presence
17. Ghostly Presence (no choir)
18. Demonic Procession
19. Demonic Procession (no choir)
20. Come What May (no percussion)
21. Come What May
22. Betrayed
23. Betrayed (no choir)
24. Face of Dhomor Devah
25. Face of Dhomor Devah (no choir)
26. Tick Tock Goes the Clock
27. Awakening the Beast
28. Awakening the Beast (no choir)
29. Inhuman Growth
30. Inhuman Growth (no choir)
31. Mountains of Madness
32. Etergheros Charhela (Sacrificium)
33. Etergheros Charhela (Sacrificium) (no choir)
34. Bottomless Pit of Torment
35. Bottomless Pit of Torment (no choir)
36. Eyes Wide Open
37. Eyes Wide Open (no choir)
38. Loch Ness
39. Discovery of Land
40. Discovery of Land (no choir)
41. 20000 Tons of TNT
42. 20000 Tons of TNT (no choir)
43. The Return of Life
44. The Return of Life (no choir)
45. Approaching Tsunami
46. Approaching Tsunami (no choir)
47. Unholy Requiem
48. Unholy Requiem (no choir)
49. SuperFX: Ignition (hit + rise)
50. SuperFX: System Failure (hit + static)
51. SuperFX: Toxic Air (static + pounding)
52. SuperFX: Alien Encounter (static + rise)
53. SuperFX: Fear Factor 100 (static)
54. SuperFX: Paralyzed by Fear (static)
55. SuperFX: Crawling Invasion (rise)
56. SuperFX: Gateway to Oblivion (rise)
57. SuperFX: Hide & Seek (rise)
58. SuperFX: Jungle Swarm (rise)
59. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit I (hit)
60. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit II (hit)
61. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit III (hit)
62. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit IV (hit)
63. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit V (hit)
64. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit VI (hit)
65. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit VII (hit)
66. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit VIII (hit)
67. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit IX (hit)
68. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit X (hit)
69. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit XI (hit)
70. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit XII (hit)
71. SuperFX: Orchestra Hit XIII (hit)
72. Cemetery Waltz
73. Cemetery Waltz (no choir)

Disc 2

1. 2000 Leagues
2. Crisis Gone Bad
3. Death Grip 2
4. Death Grip
5. Deathhook
6. Demon Child
7. Empire of the Mind
8. Evac
9. Extreme Crisis
10. Forbidden
11. Found at the Lake
12. Hammer of Doom
13. Heartpounder
14. Infinity
15. Justification
16. Lord of Death
17. Messages Across Time
18. Overheated
19. Possessed Village
20. Precinct Breach
21. Recon J74
22. Rising Darkness
23. Satellite Photos
24. Smartbomb
25. Surveilance
26. The Last 100
27. Undead Chamber

Trivia:

• Welcome to Widow Woods was used in an episode of The Innovators: The Men Who Built America.
• "Inhuman Growth" is the first song to be renamed upon its public release.
• This is the first album to have the sequel to a song be placed on the same album as its predecessor.
• The art for this album was created by Steven R Gilmore.

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CD Sleeve (front)