Sun

Sun is the second studio album by Norwegian composer Thomas Bergersen, of Two Steps from Hell fame. It was released in September 2014. It consists of 16 tracks, featuring vocal performances by Merethe Soltvedt, Molly Conole and The Choir of Sofia, as well as instrumental performances by Chris Bleth and Bergersen himself. The album cover and artwork are also designed by Bergersen himself. The tracks "Empire of Angels," "Final Frontier," and "Starchild" were made available as preview tracks on iTunes prior to the full release. It took over three years for Bergersen to produce the album, following the release of his previous album, Illusions. Initially aiming for a 2013 release, he finally completed work on it in July 2014, having struggled to find the right vocalists. The inspiration for the album was the Sun itself, with Bergersen saying, "I think we owe this giant ball of fire more than a nod of appreciation." It was primarily recorded by the Capellen Orchestra in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted by Petr Pololáník. Other contributions were recorded in many other places across the globe; for some pieces, over 200 musicians were involved. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_(Th...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)