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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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x_DrHurt_x wrote:
Love this song
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SlByThPendulum wrote:
The most epic and wonderful song ever!
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instenet wrote:
reminds me Dar-Kunor by Rhapsody of Fire :)
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ZlyZlyZly wrote:
<3
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Beecus wrote:
I always feel exhausted after listening to this!! Awesome!
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hurricane_mario wrote:
IM SO AFRAID OF BEING RAPED AGAIN AND AGAIN ... annette just said what we were all thinking :D nice to know she's into kinky rape fantasies :D
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ItsAlreadyTakin wrote:
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Ennish wrote:
I just heard this for the first time and my mind was blown to pieces. This is one of the most epic pieces of modern music ever written.
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morbid_mind wrote:
it's like a fairy tale to me
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AnneHolopainen wrote:
Yeah! This is the best song, it's full of beauty, so emotional!!! And I really llike the part when Marco is singing
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Nemesis_11 wrote:
Best Album :- Dark Passion Play, Best Song :- The Poet and the Pendulum
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guyelliott201 wrote:
oh and i say kinda embarasssing, but it was also the most awesome moment of my life :D
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guyelliott201 wrote:
love this song, it brings back good memorys. Im the 'choirboy' in it lol, kinda embarrasing now but oh well :D, it was great to properly meet them though!!!!
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LuthienStar wrote:
I get chills whenever I hear this song...absolutely amazing.
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deadfulness wrote:
i never get sick of this song ever... it really is one of the best songs i've ever listened to... :)
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Kaptureczek wrote:
It is the best song I`ve ever heard! <3
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onthejuice wrote:
absolutely phenomenal
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NOHIDDENPATH wrote:
Brilliant. I love the album so much. www.myspace.com/foxyladydee
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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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