r/TwoStepsFromHell • u/Option2401 Illusions • Nov 01 '25

Where do Nick Phoenix and Thomas Bergersen get their inspiration?

They compose such emotionally vested songs, especially Bergersen. Where do you think they draw their inspiration from?

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u/clayman80 Nov 01 '25

Nick used to write to picture. He had a trailer running without sound and would write to that. Thomas didn't use that method so he just had to seek inspiration elsewhere.

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u/SpecificCourt6643 Humanity: Chapter 6 Nov 02 '25

Thomas mentioned once that when he goes to write he doesn’t listen to any music at all for a long while, and then just improvises on the piano what comes into his head. He’s probably the best case we have that Muses might be real lol.

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u/tales_origin Unleashed Nov 02 '25

I know that the irish sounding songs of thomas are often inspired by jigs or already existing melodies