''Legend'' is a demonstration album by the

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group

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, originally released exclusively to clients in the motion picture and advertising industry for the purpose of

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in May 2008. It consists of three discs: two CDs and a bonus DVD. The former contain a total of 37 principal tracks; 20 on disc one and 17 on disc two. The latter includes a large collection of alternative versions; therefore, in total, ''Legend'' consists of 77 tracks.Note that some of the tracks are missing from this link. They are predominantly composed by the group's founding members, Thomas J. Bergersen and

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, as well as some by Troels Folmann. The album was recorded by Capellen Orchestra in

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and at

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. The cover artwork and the sleeve are designed by Steven R. Gilmore. Some of the group's most successful tracks originate from this release, like " Heart of Courage", "Protectors of the Earth", and "Freedom Fighters"; a handful of such tracks were made available to the general public on subsequent commercial albums, starting with '' Invincible'' (2010). In 2019, the album was finally released to the public, albeit modified to consist of only the tracks which had still not yet been made commercially available and under the title of ''Legend Anthology''.

Track listing

Below is the original track listing. The public re-issue of the album as ''Legend Anthology'' was released on 1 November 2019. Its listing is different to the original – it is of all the remaining tracks (bar five) which, until its release, were still unavailable for public purchase and arranged in alphabetical order; tracks which had already been released to the public on other commercial albums were excluded. Therefore, ''Legend Anthology'' features 59 tracks and has a total length of 2:07:03. CD 1 – "Epic drama" CD 2 – "Drama"

Critical reception

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-associated reviews website, ''MundoBSO'', rated it six out of ten stars. The editorial team at the Remote Control Productions and

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-affiliated

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, ''hans-zimmer.com'', rated it four out of five stars.

Charts

As a demo, the album was not available for public purchase and therefore unable to enter any charts. However, the re-release of the album as ''Legend Anthology'' in 2019 was a public offering and did chart as follows:

Use in media

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'' movie. * ''Heart of Courage'' was used in the trailer for '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' as well as in TV spots for the DVD of ''

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'', the TV shows ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', the Greek reality show ''

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'', and the video game ''

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''. It is also the intro theme for

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and all games of

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. It was used in TV commercials for the Ferrari FF,

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's 2011 floor routine. This song was also used in an episode of The Innovators: The Men Who Built America as well as in the series '' The World Wars'' the "Nooice" sketch by

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, and in the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game during MasterCard’s Stand Up to Cancer tribute. * ''ASAP'' was used in the trailer for series 1 of '' Sherlock''. * ''Fill My Heart'' was used in the international trailer for ''

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'', a commercial for ''

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'', and a TV spot for the 3D re-release of ''

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''. * ''Protectors of the Earth'' was used in the trailer for ''

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'' and a featurette titled "Gringott's and Goblins" for ''

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'', as well as an ad for the second half of the 6th series of ''

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'' and ads for ''

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''. It was also used in the 6th episode of the third season of ''

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'' and is the title music for ''

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''. Additionally, it was also used in the official launch trailer of ''

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'' and for the presentation of the new stadium of A.E.K. Athens F.C. * ''Infinite Legends'' was used in the theatrical trailer for '' Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' and for a trailer for the ''

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'' TV series. * ''Calamity'' was used in the '' Killzone 3'' Justice Trailer. * ''Calamity (Remix)'' was used in a teaser for '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. * ''Undying Love'' was used in the "Nooice" sketch by

. * ''Destiny of Mankind'' was used in the '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' Villain trailer. * ''Forces of Destiny'' was used in an episode of The Innovators: The Men Who Built America. *''Call To Arms'' was used in "Magical Negro Fight" sketch by

and in the Vegas Golden Knights 2017–18 pregame introductions in the

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 2008 albums Two Steps from Hell albums