Archangel is the second public album by the group Two Steps from Hell, released in September 2011. It consists of 26 tracks written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix.[1] The album contains 14 tracks from the album Nero.
Two Steps From Hell's music has been used frequently in movie trailers.
"Mercy in Darkness" was used in the official trailer for Twilight[2]
"Nero" was used in the official trailer for Anna Karenina,[3] the official trailer for The Man Who Knew Infinity, and in a trailer for the Channel 4 mini-series, New Worlds.[4] It was also used in the Top Gear special "The Perfect Road Trip" and the ending credits of Manila Bulletin's official "Lupang Hinirang 2015"[5]
"Mountains From Water" was used in the Quarterback Concussion sketch by Key & Peele.
"Strength of a Thousand Men" (the main part) formed the final part of the accompaniment to the Russian Federation's women's synchronised swimming group that won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. This was also used as the floor exercise music for Elsabeth Black from 2017–18, which included her performance in winning the all-around silver medal at the 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. It was also used in a trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender[6] and in the launch trailer for the "Omega" DLC of Mass Effect 3.[7]
"Magic of Love" was used in the Harriet Tubman: Freedom Runner sketch by Key & Peele.
"Love & Loss" was used in the trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1,[9] in a trailer for Mass Effect 3,[10] and for a mid-season premiere trailer of The Walking Dead.[11] It was also used in a trailer for the Disneynature documentary film Earth. Swiss artistic gymnast Giulia Steingruber used this song as her floor music in 2013.
"The Last Stand" was used for National Geographic Channel's documentary and in the launch trailer for the "Earth" DLC of Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer.
"Ironwing" was used in the launch trailer for Bulletstorm.[12]
