Tuomas Holopainen

Biography

Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician, screenwriter and record producer, best known as the founder, leader, keyboardist and songwriter of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music. He has also played in the bands Nattvindens Gråt and Darkwoods My Betrothed. His current side projects are the gothic metal band For My Pain... and the band of Timo Rautiainen. Holopainen has written several songs that have been included in movie soundtracks, including recent collaboration with Nightwish bass player, and male vocalist Marco Hietala on "While Your Lips Are Still Red", for the Finnish film Lieksa! in 2007. He also co-wrote Nightwish's own film, Imaginaerum, released in November 2012. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tuomas Holopainen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Imaginaerum

as Tom Whitman (age 47)

Nightwish: End of an Era

as Himself - Keyboards

Nightwish: Showtime, Storytime

as Keyboards

Nightwish: From Wishes to Eternity - Live

as Himself - Keyboards

Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit

as Self - Keyboards

Nightwish: Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours

as Himself

Nightwish: Decades (Live in Buenos Aires)

as Himself - Keyboards

Nightwish: End of Innocence

Nightwish : Live at Wembley Arena - London

as Keys

Nightwish: Rock in Rio [2015]