Anyone know the movie this album cover is from?

[Dari]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlfAOSYOs4E

 

[Soundmanred]

They are a combination of stock photos and his vacation photos from Japan.
Duh.

 

[Dari]

Lots.

Such as...?

 

[LTC8K6]

Steven R. Gilmore designed the sleeve, so maybe an email will get an answer?

http://www.srgdesign.com/srg_portfolio_2012.html

 

[dmcowen674]

Anyone know the movie this album cover is from?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlfAOSYOs4E

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Steps_From_Hell

Two Steps from Hell



Two Steps from Hell is a production music company based in Los Angeles, California. Founded by Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen on 14 February 2006,[1] the company produces music for movie trailers.


In particular, the group's music has been used in trailers for such films as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Star Trek, The Dark Knight, The Fighter, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Tron: Legacy, Anna Karenina, No Country for Old Men, 2012, Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Super 8, Inception, Drive Angry, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Hugo, John Carter, The Town, Priest and Prince of Persia, as well as video games such as Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Killzone 3, and Star Wars: The Old Republic and television shows such as Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Revolution, Homeland, The Walking Dead and Merlin, and during the 2012 London Olympics.


As of December 2012, Two Steps from Hell has published 18 demonstration albums and 6 public albums, with more than 800 unique tracks. The company has also recently announced plans to host a live concert on June 14, 2013 at the Disney Hall, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.


There are some other music Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix composed besides Two Steps from Hell. For example; In 2010, Thomas composed the original music for the movie The Human Experience, and Nick is one of the co-composers of another music production group Music Junkies.

Discography
Demonstration albums

Volume 1 (2006) [First album]
Shadows and Nightmares (2006) [Mainly 'Horror' Genre]
Dynasty (2007) [An 'Epic' Genre album]
All Drums Go to Hell (2007) [Heavily Percussion-Oriented Album]
Pathogen (2007) [ Industrial metal album largely composed by Nick Phoenix]
Nemesis (2007) [An 'Epic' Genre album mostly composed by Thomas Bergersen]
Dreams & Imaginations (2008) [New Age album]
Legend (2008) [An 'Epic' Genre album]
Ashes (2008) [Horror Genre]
The Devil Wears Nada (2009) [Mostly light and humorous album]
Power of Darkness (2010) [Epic-themed album]
All Drones Go to Hell (2010)[8] [Uses many 'Drone' instruments, New Age Album]
Illumina (2010)[8] ['New-Age' album]
Balls to the Wall (2011) [Percussion album, similar to All Drums Go To Hell]
Nero (2011) [An 'Epic' Genre album]
Sinners (2011) [Short Electro-Metal Album, Not actually composed by either Thomas Bergersen or Nick Phoenix, although still under the Two Steps from Hell Label.]
Two Steps from Heaven (2012) [Pet Project of Thomas Bergersen, 'Inspiring']
Burn (2012) [A small collection of 8 dubstep remixed tracks. They refer to this tracks as EpicStep][9]
Classics Volume One (2013)[10]
Solaris (2013) [Epic-themed album with all tracks composed together with Alex Pfeffer]

 

[Agent11]

hmm I see samurai, not too many movies with samurai in authentic armor these days.

Maybe Ran by Akira Kurosawa? There were just a handful of directors that made these movies.

 

[Dari]

hmm I see samurai, not too many movies with samurai in authentic armor these days.

Maybe Ran by Akira Kurosawa? There were just a handful of directors that made these movies.

I've seen Ran and it doesn't have that image.

 

[Dari]

Steven R. Gilmore designed the sleeve, so maybe an email will get an answer?

http://www.srgdesign.com/srg_portfolio_2012.html

Sent an email. Thanks...

 

[gonvik]

I've seen Ran and it doesn't have that image.

The bottom image in the cover looks like it's from "Kagemusha" almost.

 

[Dari]

I got a reply. He says they're a combination of stock photos and his vacation photos from Japan. The bottom right one does remind me of Kagemusha, though, a classic...