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Tuomas Holopainen

ツォーマス・ホロパイネン　/　つぉーます・ほろぱいねん

Pianist from Finland

December 25, 1976 (age 49)　・　Kitee, North Karelia, Finland

North Karelia
pianist
composer
poet

My Take

What strikes me about Tuomas Holopainen is how completely he is the engine behind Nightwish. He founded the band, plays keyboards, and writes the bulk of the material, which means the symphonic metal sound people associate with that group is largely his vision. I find it telling that he traces his songwriting back to harmonic film music rather than to other metal acts; that cinematic instinct explains why the songs feel so scored and sweeping. The detail that he played in Darkwoods My Betrothed before Nightwish reminds me that even a defining frontman started somewhere smaller, refining an idea until it became unmistakably his own.

Overview

Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his songwriting is influenced by harmonic film music. Before founding Nightwish, he played in the band Darkwoods My Betrothed.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tuomas Holopainen
Name (Japanese): ツォーマス・ホロパイネン
Reading: つぉーます・ほろぱいねん
Born: December 25, 1976 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Kitee, North Karelia, Finland
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: pianist / composer / poet / record producer / songwriter

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