作为Two Steps from Hell的创始人之一Thomas Bergersen，用了3年的时间Thomas Bergersen完成了自己的首张专辑。 "Illusions" 融合了来自世界各地的民族风味的传统西方管弦乐团和合唱团。包括了爱尔兰民间合唱团，Armenian Duduk，日本尺八，奈伊长笛和世界著名爱尔兰爱尔兰风笛演奏家Chris Bleth。 专辑里面的合唱以女声为主，最值得一提的是专辑大多数曲目收录于大家期待已久的复仇女神2之中，整张预告片音乐的风格寄予了复仇女神1当中悲壮的气质，有一种仿佛目睹了古罗马战争的尾声，悠远而雄壮。比较新意的是部分曲目融入了部落元素。 以下专辑介绍来自官网: Illusions是我过去三年多以来的心血之作。每当我创作出一首比平时更特别的音乐作品时，我都会把它留到这张专辑里。我希望能创造出一种超越所有民族界限的音乐景观，将传统的西方交响乐与世界各地的民间音乐文化结合在一起。我的目的就是把世界上所有美妙的音乐奇观汇聚在一起，来一个大大的集拥。所以在这张专辑中，你可以听到从我的挪威血统，到中东神秘的声音，再到保加利亚空灵的声音，以及亚美尼亚令人惊叹的抒情木管乐器的民间音乐痕迹。 这个名单还在继续。今天的先进技术也不容忽视，所以我在音乐中融入了很多有机合成的声音。毕竟现在是2011年，我想承认这一点，并对音乐技术领域的进步表示敬意。但最终，是世界各地美妙的声音真正把Illusions粘合在一起。这些女歌手给了我巨大的灵感。没有她们，我真的做不到这一点。音乐是一种表达，对我来说，音乐理论是一种障碍。我喜欢作曲，因为它让我从社会常规和权威中解放出来。对我来说，这是一种纯粹的自由。我最不想做的就是遵循那些直接限制我创造力的学术准则和规则。音乐是我的圣地，理论无法涉足其中。Illusions百分百地反映了这一点。 Illusions has been my pet project for the last 3 or so years. Every time I wrote a piece of music I felt was a little more special than my usual output, I would put it aside for this album. I wanted to create a musical soundscape that transcended all ethnic boundaries, combining traditional western orchestras with folk music culture from around the world. The purpose was to bring all the wonderful musical wonders of the world together in a big collective hug. That is why you can hear traces of folk music, from my Norwegian heritage, to the mystical voices of the middle east, to the ethereal voices of the Bulgarian people, to the amazing lyrical woodwinds in Armenia. The list goes on. The amazing technology of today could not be overlooked, so I incorporated a lot of organic synthesized sounds into the music. It is the year 2011 after all, and I wanted to acknowledge that and pay my respect to the musical advancement in the technological field as well. In the end, though, it is the wonderful voices from around the world that really glue Illusions together. These girls have inspired me so tremendously. I truly could not have done this without them. Illusions has taken me three years to complete and has been a long journey that has required more patience than I thought I had in me. I spent so much time searching around the world for new unique ideas, musical instruments and most importantly inspiration, but little did I know that it was the truly incredible vocalists that I would encounter in my venture that would shape the musical outcome. To everyone of you, I am proud, blessed and eternally grateful for your amazing musical contributions. I could not have done this without you. Music is all about expression. To me, music theory is an obstruction. I love composing music because it liberates me from social conventions and authorities. It is pure freedom to me. The last thing I want to be doing is follow academic guidelines and rules that directly inhibit my creative freedom. Music is my sanctum and theory has no access. Illusions reflects this 100%.