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How Thomas Bergersen (Two Steps from Hell) changes key, for extra musical excitement

Thomas Bergerson, one half of the now recently disbanded Two Steps From Hell, has written his fair share of exhilarating, moving and dramatic cinematic music.

After analysing countless pieces of his, I've discovered that changing keys is a common technique that he uses in order to increase...

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Ways to discover and learn the composing secrets of Composers - Thomas Bergersen

If you were tasked with developing one 8 bar melody into a three minute piece of standalone cinematic music, would you find the challenge daunting?


Analysing the structure of some of your favourite standalone cinematic pieces can be a great way to dissect and discover the composing...

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