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‘The Poet and the Pendulum’ is the opening track of the album ‘Dark Passion Play’. The song is about Nightwish’s main composer Tuomas Holopainen’s life. It lasts almost 14 minutes, and is the longest song the band has ever made. The music is highly inspired by soundtracks and film scores.
The song is divided into five parts: “White Lands of Empathica”, “Home”, “The Pacific”, “Dark Passion Play” and “Mother & Father”.
The album’s production cost 500,000€, making it the most expensive album ever recorded in Finland. An extra 270,000€ was spent on filming the two music videos of the album
The song is divided into five parts: “White Lands of Empathica”, “Home”, “The Pacific”, “Dark Passion Play” and “Mother & Father”.
The album’s production cost 500,000€, making it the most expensive album ever recorded in Finland. An extra 270,000€ was spent on filming the two music videos of the album
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GeeTeeAge wrote:
This is epic, giga, mindblowing masterpiece. First 4 minutes just explode like an all-or-nothing lifedepending adventure.
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matheusetc wrote:
Love the chorus this music
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grooles wrote:
cant describe this masterpiece using words.
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ZlyZlyZly wrote:
<3
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Quispiam wrote:
So freaking amazing.
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evermore707 wrote:
Best song on the album.
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wasp-man wrote:
Lord of the rings. ;)
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misslynx wrote:
I was all set to hate the "new" Nightwish after the whole sordid saga with them publicly firing Tarja... But then I heard this song, and oh my Gods, I was completely blown away. It comes in so softly, but then when it suddenly hits the really dramatic part at around 1:20, I had to drop what I was doing, crank the volume, and just listen... Totally spellbinding. I still wish they hadn't kicked Tarja out, but I have to admit that this song is one of their very best ever.
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revival_09 wrote:
i miss them so much already. Can't wait until 2011? I saw their last saw in helsinki and they were SO great. <3
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Quispiam wrote:
I would kill to see them live again right now. And we'll have to wait until 2011...
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ringwraith10 wrote:
For some reason, listening to this song makes me want to see them live again...
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Quispiam wrote:
NightVermillion: Not an official one. And I don't think there should be - it's one song, that's it. Holopainen said in an interview that there was never a question about it, but after he had finished the song he decided to call the parts individual names.
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Lego3 wrote:
2adelinadarkstar: lol study something about this band man, she didn't left, she was kick out
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Lego3 wrote:
10:10-the end should be a individual song - the most beautiful part of it
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ProgresiveLanD wrote:
The best song of DPP by faaaaarrr
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NightVermillion wrote:
Is there actually a version of this song that is "physically" divided into 5 different tracks to show that it has 5 parts?
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Cloudgauntlet wrote:
I'd like it a lot more if it weren't for the Narmy lyrics. >_> Seriously, "Being raped again and again!" and that bit about Tuomas...
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adelinadarkstar wrote:
this is by far the best song on DPP. But Tarja could sing the part that begins with"sparkle my scenery with turquoise waterfall, with beauty underneath, the everfree..." for those of you that think she couldn't sing this. But I know she could, I could imagine her singing all the songs on DPP if she hadn't left.
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theWickedRebel wrote:
each time I listen to it, I discover something new, something that I haven't heard before...amazing, not many songs manage to do this for me.
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Axeforhire wrote:
This song is just amazing
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