Hi everyone! First of all, thank you all so much for listening and for your kind comments on the music! This is of course music that is quite different than what you are used to from me, but for fans of my usual style don't worry, there will be a lot more of that coming. I would love to have a conversation with you about A.I. The artwork was created by the talented Joren Brighton, whom I've worked with many times in the past. I saw how he crafted the cover meticulously from scratch and adapting to all my requests. We are both artists and always trying to improve and I respect him tremendously for his artistic sensibilities. As for the video clips they were created just for Spotify's canvases and I think they add a small element of visual interest that would otherwise not be possible as it's simply not realistic to hire Pixar animators for all the music I release. I just used A.I to enhance the experience for those listening on Spotify. If people think this is a bad idea I will definitely take this into consideration for my future releases. Keep in mind though that it is a relatively insignificant aspect of the release, which employed 100 humans playing and singing together in an orchestra in an age where most music is created electronically and almost all orchestral music is done with virtual instruments. I do this because I love orchestras and choirs and wish to support them as much as I can. I create this music at a financial loss, sadly. The 10's of thousands of dollars it costs to record a large orchestra and choir is impossible for me to recover since streaming platforms have devalued music to cents on a dollar, but I do it anyway because it is the air that I breathe and it brings me so much joy to compose and share with everyone. I live for music. The irony here may be that I could have chosen to not record it with a live orchestra and released the fake midi demo, do he artwork cover myself and probably pleased more people that way, but I focus on doing the best I can in the domain I am familiar. I support and hire real artists and I will be supporting real orchestras and musicians until the day I die as that is my area of expertise, my job, my passion and my love. All the best, Thomas
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I absolutely did not take into account the fact that you were making the music at a huge financial loss. Now that you mention this, I would like to amend my original statement because I can see your reasoning was exactly the same as mine. I also did not know the animated version was used simply for Spotify. The static art, as for me, is perfect. I'd say you made absolutely the right choice for listening to your heart and supporting orchestras instead of choosing the alternatives. I apologize we live in a point of time and space where the physical emanation of your imagination is devalued to cents on a dollar, but I promise it is worth far more in our hearts. It is a stairway to heaven. The beauty and divinity of your music is the true coin of heaven. And though it can be bought physically, I'd say the real price a person pays for listening to your music, Thomas, comes later. Because once your music envelops their ears, they have to choose courage, they have to choose the right thing, they have to be strong and not afraid no matter what the circumstance is. That's the real price, I'd say, one pays for listening to your music. One cannot back away from anything anymore. And that completely redefines the trajectory of your life. I'll be here to support you to the end.
Thank you for your sentiments and for writing back. And to be clear I am in no way complaining. For me the true currency of music was never money, but love and beauty, inspiration, motivation, comfort, passion and compassion, and the ability to spread it so effectively through the internet by far outweighs any of the negative aspects. I am on a mission in life to do the best I can with what I have at my disposal, and to share it with as many as possible. I listen to all your feedback and adjust to your expectations. For me, if I don't have your support I cannot create. You are all my oxygen. Much love, Thomas
@@thomasbergersenmusic thank you, your music is a great pleasure. Votre musique transporte, inspire et c'est à votre honneur d'utiliser un vrai orchestre. Merci d'une fan de France et bonnes fêtes
Hi Thomas. Thank you so much for your music and for writing this explanation. Expanding on what you said about streaming not giving you much money for your works, I assume physical releases give you more money per CD than streams, but I also don't know if there's enough sales and demand to justify them. As one who buys your CDs and knows there are a few projects missing in physical format(Myth, Colin Frake, American Dream,etc), is the process of releasing your works in physical format at a loss too or could you see making them again in the future? It would be good if that could help more. Thank you for everything that you do and we will keep supporting you as much as we can.
@@DJBTV1 Thank you for your support! I sincerely appreciate it. Creating physical CDs is more an issue with the logistics, where to keep it stored, who's doing the fulfillment work etc. For Humanity when it's all done I am going to release a collector's box edition in limited supply. It will have some extra tracks and will be nice to have for the biggest supporters of my music. I think having something physical in your hand makes it more special. I remember when I was reading the liner notes in the CDs I bought while listening when I was younger. It makes it so much more of a unique experience. Perhaps vinyl would be cool too. It's also a time issue! I am trying to write and record all my music while fulfilling all my other obligations too!
Thomas Bergersen creates a 24 minute amazing score and there's comments that don't even mention it and just keep yapping on about AI. Ridiculous. This was amazing, your work is always wonderful and most of us listening are far too grateful for your amazing compositions to just change the topic to be about AI art.
if someone wants to listen exact timeline , all track's timeline under here (if you want to other listeners see this please like 00:00 Ebenezer Scrooge -> 03:44 The Ghost of Christmas Past -> 06:00 The Ghost of Christmas Present -> 11:10 The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come -> 15:06 Scrooge's Transformation -> 18:12
Прекрасна музика, маестро Бергерсен. Слушам с удоволствие. Колкото до картинката - за мен лично значение има това което звучи. Весели празници. Бъдете щастлив.🌹С любов от България. 🥰
AI discussion aside, what a wonderful piece of music. It's like Elfman meets Beethoven meets Zimmer. All tied together by Bergersen's signature style and modern sound. What a treat right before Christmas :)
It is always a great day when I accidentally stumble on one of Thomas' new releases when browsing "What's New" on iTunes. As always, incredible work. Stirs the soul, improves the day and puts a smile on my face. Keep it coming! (... and sorry to hear about the financial situation. The fact you continue regardless speaks volumes!)
Dear Mr Bergersen, what a beautiful suite! It's like an early Christmas present 🎉 Thank you for all the work you put into this! Merry Christmas and greetings from Germany ❤
@@ninivasquez2966 muchísimas gracias por sus palabras hermosas 🥰 me has dicho algo interesante con respecto de la sinfonía del mar porque acabo de montar un estudio en mi barco para empezar escribir una sinfonía del mar en el futuro. Vamos a ver que sale 🎵🤗 Feliz Navidad 🎄
To anyone arguing that the cover can't be ai generated because Joren Brighton was credited: Take a look at his recent works and tell me those don't look like he generates parts of the image with ai and just slaps them above each other.
Meh, some artists have a style that looks very AI, mainly because AI has heavily lifted from them. Joren Brighton/Ryo Ishido has been making art that that style since way before AI tools like Midjourney popped off in the last few years.
Wow! This really felt like listening to a symphony. I am impressed. Ibwas partly reminded of the America Suite. Also highly recommend! Listening to "real" music nowadays is such a treat!
🙏 Thank you Thomas for such an amazing Christmas gift! 🎁 This is a beautiful piece! I love the complexity, twists, and turns the music takes! It tells a wonderful story! While others may not like the A.I. generated images, I actually like them! I thoroughly enjoyed the video! Thank you for all you do, especially when you are losing money in the process. It's a testament to your dedication, and professionalism! Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🎄🎁🎅❄️☃️❄️
Loving this one, i wouldn't say it's not your usual, it follows a theme but it certainly has your flair and dramatics that I love in your music. It's beautiful, I quite like it, has that magical and superhero touch. One of your best if you're asking me. I'm sorry to hear that you are losing money on such a masterful art work, and the orchestra is amazing, love it! AI is the future, but I think you're keeping a proper balance, never lose that. Thank you, I m loving this one ❤
I thought that I was going to get complaints for how loud I was playing it until I noticed others stopped to listen too. Awesome piece! Thomas seems to be getting ready to go on a roll. Can't wait to hear the first music from Chapter VI!
I'm enjoying the variations on the themes from the American Dream suite that you did a few years ago. But since I'm familiar with that piece, it's making it hard for me to associate this with a Christmas Carol now.
Love this. Thanks for sharing. I read your other comment and I really want to buy some merch of yours. Not under the Two Steps from Hell brand, but your own. Can we expect a merch drop any time soon? I've never bought merch from someone before but, but I'd be glad to buy yours. To be frank I'm not too interested in what's already available. But if you add something new, maybe Humanity related, that'd be awesome. Any update on Chapter VI? Hoping for release soon, can't wait!
@@Eleventy6ix thank you very much for your support! The merch shop will be launched very soon, we are currently quality checking all the merchandise to make sure what we are distributing lives up to the quality you expect. Chapter VI will be the next release 1st quarter 2025.
This is a beautiful piece of music, reminds me a lot of "Open Seas", I love the French Horn and low brass sections, do you have a euphonium in your orchestra? I'm having a difficult time envisioning A Christmas Carol, or Christmas in general, but regardless this is an incredible composition of music.
Here’s my issue with this. Thomas is my number one artist in this genre. It doesn’t feel or sound like “A Christmas Carol”. It sounds like a variation of “American Dream”. There’s virtually no part of this where I heard “Christmas”. The Polar Express SOUNDS like Christmas magic at all. ✨🎄🎅❄️☃️🎁 If you hadn’t told me this was “A Christmas Carol”, I wouldn’t guess Christmas. It sounds too generic for Christmas.
Listened to it at work like an hour after release. I feel like it is a bit too repetitive to justify its 24 minute length, but I enjoy a long track nonetheless.
@@Heartwing13 Read the description next time before posting inaccurate statements. When you do take the 10 seconds to do so and realize that the artwork is credited to a human being you should think about making the correct decision then delete your post.
Thomas credited this art to Ryo Ishido, who has previously done art for American Dream and singles like Catch Me... and considering Thomas spoke out against AI on social media earlier this year, it's disappointing that the AI appearance is so prevalent here.
Read the description next time before posting inaccurate statements. When you do take the 10 seconds to do so and realize that the artwork is credited to a human being you should think about making the correct decision then delete your post.
@@epicmusiconly I don’t see a credit for the artwork on the trailer so for that short video the criticism is more warranted if it’s what you’re looking to comment on over the music.
Read the description next time before posting inaccurate statements. When you do take the 10 seconds to do so and realize that the artwork is credited to a human being you should think about making the correct decision then delete your post.
Very beautiful music. But for God's sake! put better Christmas images 😌 the most representative are the birth of Jesus Christ, Joseph and Mary and the wise men.
![Christmas Truce of World War I -- Joyeux Noel [2005 film]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-cSrqRdlFeo/mqdefault.jpg)
Hi everyone! First of all, thank you all so much for listening and for your kind comments on the music! This is of course music that is quite different than what you are used to from me, but for fans of my usual style don't worry, there will be a lot more of that coming.
I would love to have a conversation with you about A.I. The artwork was created by the talented Joren Brighton, whom I've worked with many times in the past. I saw how he crafted the cover meticulously from scratch and adapting to all my requests. We are both artists and always trying to improve and I respect him tremendously for his artistic sensibilities.
As for the video clips they were created just for Spotify's canvases and I think they add a small element of visual interest that would otherwise not be possible as it's simply not realistic to hire Pixar animators for all the music I release. I just used A.I to enhance the experience for those listening on Spotify. If people think this is a bad idea I will definitely take this into consideration for my future releases. Keep in mind though that it is a relatively insignificant aspect of the release, which employed 100 humans playing and singing together in an orchestra in an age where most music is created electronically and almost all orchestral music is done with virtual instruments. I do this because I love orchestras and choirs and wish to support them as much as I can.
I create this music at a financial loss, sadly. The 10's of thousands of dollars it costs to record a large orchestra and choir is impossible for me to recover since streaming platforms have devalued music to cents on a dollar, but I do it anyway because it is the air that I breathe and it brings me so much joy to compose and share with everyone. I live for music.
The irony here may be that I could have chosen to not record it with a live orchestra and released the fake midi demo, do he artwork cover myself and probably pleased more people that way, but I focus on doing the best I can in the domain I am familiar.
I support and hire real artists and I will be supporting real orchestras and musicians until the day I die as that is my area of expertise, my job, my passion and my love.
All the best,
Thomas
I absolutely did not take into account the fact that you were making the music at a huge financial loss. Now that you mention this, I would like to amend my original statement because I can see your reasoning was exactly the same as mine. I also did not know the animated version was used simply for Spotify. The static art, as for me, is perfect. I'd say you made absolutely the right choice for listening to your heart and supporting orchestras instead of choosing the alternatives. I apologize we live in a point of time and space where the physical emanation of your imagination is devalued to cents on a dollar, but I promise it is worth far more in our hearts. It is a stairway to heaven. The beauty and divinity of your music is the true coin of heaven. And though it can be bought physically, I'd say the real price a person pays for listening to your music, Thomas, comes later. Because once your music envelops their ears, they have to choose courage, they have to choose the right thing, they have to be strong and not afraid no matter what the circumstance is. That's the real price, I'd say, one pays for listening to your music. One cannot back away from anything anymore. And that completely redefines the trajectory of your life. I'll be here to support you to the end.
Thank you for your sentiments and for writing back. And to be clear I am in no way complaining.
For me the true currency of music was never money, but love and beauty, inspiration, motivation, comfort, passion and compassion, and the ability to spread it so effectively through the internet by far outweighs any of the negative aspects. I am on a mission in life to do the best I can with what I have at my disposal, and to share it with as many as possible. I listen to all your feedback and adjust to your expectations. For me, if I don't have your support I cannot create. You are all my oxygen.
Much love,
Thomas
@@thomasbergersenmusic thank you, your music is a great pleasure. Votre musique transporte, inspire et c'est à votre honneur d'utiliser un vrai orchestre. Merci d'une fan de France et bonnes fêtes
Hi Thomas. Thank you so much for your music and for writing this explanation. Expanding on what you said about streaming not giving you much money for your works, I assume physical releases give you more money per CD than streams, but I also don't know if there's enough sales and demand to justify them. As one who buys your CDs and knows there are a few projects missing in physical format(Myth, Colin Frake, American Dream,etc), is the process of releasing your works in physical format at a loss too or could you see making them again in the future? It would be good if that could help more.
Thank you for everything that you do and we will keep supporting you as much as we can.
@@DJBTV1 Thank you for your support! I sincerely appreciate it. Creating physical CDs is more an issue with the logistics, where to keep it stored, who's doing the fulfillment work etc. For Humanity when it's all done I am going to release a collector's box edition in limited supply. It will have some extra tracks and will be nice to have for the biggest supporters of my music. I think having something physical in your hand makes it more special. I remember when I was reading the liner notes in the CDs I bought while listening when I was younger. It makes it so much more of a unique experience. Perhaps vinyl would be cool too. It's also a time issue! I am trying to write and record all my music while fulfilling all my other obligations too!
Thomas Bergersen creates a 24 minute amazing score and there's comments that don't even mention it and just keep yapping on about AI. Ridiculous.
This was amazing, your work is always wonderful and most of us listening are far too grateful for your amazing compositions to just change the topic to be about AI art.
if someone wants to listen exact timeline , all track's timeline under here (if you want to other listeners see this please like 00:00
Ebenezer Scrooge -> 03:44
The Ghost of Christmas Past -> 06:00
The Ghost of Christmas Present -> 11:10
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come -> 15:06
Scrooge's Transformation -> 18:12
Прекрасна музика, маестро Бергерсен. Слушам с удоволствие. Колкото до картинката - за мен лично значение има това което звучи. Весели празници. Бъдете щастлив.🌹С любов от България. 🥰
Wonderful Music. Catches the Spirit of the great Christmas Tale.
Amazing work Thomas!
Beautiful music with a meaningful message for Christmas time. 💖
I have never heard a better person than Thomas bergersen, the best producer of music I've ever heard.
In this genre yes. 👍🏻
Yeey!
A lasting moment of joy is every occasion we get a release from you!!
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AI discussion aside, what a wonderful piece of music. It's like Elfman meets Beethoven meets Zimmer. All tied together by Bergersen's signature style and modern sound. What a treat right before Christmas :)
Thomas never disappoints!! Wonderfull track! 🎄
It is always a great day when I accidentally stumble on one of Thomas' new releases when browsing "What's New" on iTunes. As always, incredible work. Stirs the soul, improves the day and puts a smile on my face. Keep it coming! (... and sorry to hear about the financial situation. The fact you continue regardless speaks volumes!)
A wonderful and beautiful song
Awesome
love the music and poster
well done sir
GENIUS!!!
Beautiful Music 👍🏻👍🏽👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Dear Mr Bergersen,
what a beautiful suite! It's like an early Christmas present 🎉 Thank you for all the work you put into this!
Merry Christmas and greetings from Germany ❤
Another Masterpiece ❤❤👍
Qué bonito ❤👂🏻❤️. Escucho algo más clásico que en otras ocasiones. Por momentos el principio me ha recordado a la Sinfonía del mar. Me encanta
@@ninivasquez2966 muchísimas gracias por sus palabras hermosas 🥰 me has dicho algo interesante con respecto de la sinfonía del mar porque acabo de montar un estudio en mi barco para empezar escribir una sinfonía del mar en el futuro. Vamos a ver que sale 🎵🤗 Feliz Navidad 🎄
It's beautiful, Thomas was clearly inspired by Beethoven's symphonies here :)
To anyone arguing that the cover can't be ai generated because Joren Brighton was credited: Take a look at his recent works and tell me those don't look like he generates parts of the image with ai and just slaps them above each other.
Finally someone with eyeballs
Meh, some artists have a style that looks very AI, mainly because AI has heavily lifted from them. Joren Brighton/Ryo Ishido has been making art that that style since way before AI tools like Midjourney popped off in the last few years.
Thomas Bergersen just created a 24 minute amazing score... and all you have to talk about it AI images.
Excuse me, bro, but what would Thomas B. think if all music industries were made by AI, which is on the way? @Vaquix000
Thank you Thomas, your music always is grand and beautiful.
Greetings from Chile!
Wow! This really felt like listening to a symphony. I am impressed. Ibwas partly reminded of the America Suite. Also highly recommend! Listening to "real" music nowadays is such a treat!
Wow such a wonderful piece of music French horns Choir Absolutely breathtaking im a french horn player id have loved to played this
🙏 Thank you Thomas for such an amazing Christmas gift! 🎁 This is a beautiful piece! I love the complexity, twists, and turns the music takes! It tells a wonderful story! While others may not like the A.I. generated images, I actually like them! I thoroughly enjoyed the video! Thank you for all you do, especially when you are losing money in the process. It's a testament to your dedication, and professionalism! Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🎄🎁🎅❄️☃️❄️
Thomas dropping another banger for christmas 🔥🔥🔥 you really are a historical figure in the making. Love from the Netherlands ❤❤❤
🎺🎄🎩❄️ beautiful 🎻💝🎵
It is always a wonderful experience to hear new music from Thomas
Волшебная музыка из Рождественской сказки! Благодарю тебя Томас за твое гениальное музыкальное произведение! Привет из Украины! ❤❤❤
@@Nataliia-n1r спасибо большое Наталка ❤️ ваши словa многое для меня значат. Желаю тебе счастливого Рождества. Слава Украине!
Perfection.....As always.Greetings from 🇬🇷
Siempre bien
“Have a wonderful merry Christmas” -Thomas Bergersen
Loving this one, i wouldn't say it's not your usual, it follows a theme but it certainly has your flair and dramatics that I love in your music. It's beautiful, I quite like it, has that magical and superhero touch. One of your best if you're asking me. I'm sorry to hear that you are losing money on such a masterful art work, and the orchestra is amazing, love it!
AI is the future, but I think you're keeping a proper balance, never lose that. Thank you, I m loving this one ❤
I thought that I was going to get complaints for how loud I was playing it until I noticed others stopped to listen too. Awesome piece! Thomas seems to be getting ready to go on a roll. Can't wait to hear the first music from Chapter VI!
This is some very serious goodies. The master ages well. Thank you. This reminds me of Fantasia. There is some Beethoven as in the 3rd, 6th, and 9th.
👍👍👍😊
I'm enjoying the variations on the themes from the American Dream suite that you did a few years ago. But since I'm familiar with that piece, it's making it hard for me to associate this with a Christmas Carol now.
Just because both pieces use a lot of classical V-I cadences does not mean this piece is reusing themes from AD.
❤❤❤❤
Love this. Thanks for sharing.
I read your other comment and I really want to buy some merch of yours. Not under the Two Steps from Hell brand, but your own. Can we expect a merch drop any time soon?
I've never bought merch from someone before but, but I'd be glad to buy yours. To be frank I'm not too interested in what's already available. But if you add something new, maybe Humanity related, that'd be awesome.
Any update on Chapter VI? Hoping for release soon, can't wait!
@@Eleventy6ix thank you very much for your support! The merch shop will be launched very soon, we are currently quality checking all the merchandise to make sure what we are distributing lives up to the quality you expect. Chapter VI will be the next release 1st quarter 2025.
Yeah 🔥🔥
This is a beautiful piece of music, reminds me a lot of "Open Seas", I love the French Horn and low brass sections, do you have a euphonium in your orchestra? I'm having a difficult time envisioning A Christmas Carol, or Christmas in general, but regardless this is an incredible composition of music.
Funny how sometimes you come across a video like this and it just sticks in your mind for no reason. Anyone else feel that, or is it just me?
Here’s my issue with this. Thomas is my number one artist in this genre.
It doesn’t feel or sound like “A Christmas Carol”.
It sounds like a variation of “American Dream”.
There’s virtually no part of this where I heard “Christmas”.
The Polar Express SOUNDS like Christmas magic at all. ✨🎄🎅❄️☃️🎁
If you hadn’t told me this was “A Christmas Carol”, I wouldn’t guess Christmas. It sounds too generic for Christmas.
Listened to it at work like an hour after release. I feel like it is a bit too repetitive to justify its 24 minute length, but I enjoy a long track nonetheless.
Noice.
how long did this take to create?
Considering the cover is AI, I’m wondering if the music didn’t take all that long either…
@@Heartwing13 "Performed by Four For Music Orchestra and Choir under direction of George Strezov"
@@Heartwing13Description: Artwork by Joren Brighton.
@@Heartwing13 Read the description next time before posting inaccurate statements. When you do take the 10 seconds to do so and realize that the artwork is credited to a human being you should think about making the correct decision then delete your post.
Thomas Bergersen is using AI generated slop images now... we're so cooked
Indeed. I do not wish to support the use of AI art. And the music is for me also not up to old TSFH times. Sad!
Thomas credited this art to Ryo Ishido, who has previously done art for American Dream and singles like Catch Me... and considering Thomas spoke out against AI on social media earlier this year, it's disappointing that the AI appearance is so prevalent here.
Artwork by Joren Brighton.
Read the description next time before posting inaccurate statements. When you do take the 10 seconds to do so and realize that the artwork is credited to a human being you should think about making the correct decision then delete your post.
To me it looks AI still. I could be wrong of course but who even knows anymore. That's the really sad part.
Amazing music, but IA generated images are not so good...-.-
It's not AI. The artist is in the description. Joren Brighton.
Read the description next time before posting inaccurate statements.
@@Jaeden_PhoenixBut how do you know it's not AI?
@@DanielJVoth so? On the original page of tsfh there is an IA generated video,and those characters are the same!!
@@epicmusiconly I don’t see a credit for the artwork on the trailer so for that short video the criticism is more warranted if it’s what you’re looking to comment on over the music.
Great music. None of it evokes the classic Charles Dickens tale, but anyway.
Dude hire an artist next time
Read the description next time before posting inaccurate statements. When you do take the 10 seconds to do so and realize that the artwork is credited to a human being you should think about making the correct decision then delete your post.
Very beautiful music. But for God's sake! put better Christmas images 😌 the most representative are the birth of Jesus Christ, Joseph and Mary and the wise men.
This piece is based on the Charles Dickens story with Ebenezer Scrooge. Check the individual track titles.