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Злые гении %)

"Tuomas, you're crazy as a loon, but the idea's amazing!"
"This project is as interesting as it gets!"
"The movie and the music will live long into the future!"

For the movie, Nightwish have teamed up with director Stober Harju's production team and Solar Films.

"I could simply see the end of a certain path looming in the horizon and started thinking about new challenges. At some point I had a revelation: is there a reason why Nighwish should be just an aural experience? Why shouldn't we broaden our horizons?"

"Basically I gave Stobe thirteen pearls, and he crafted a whole pearl necklace out of them."

An old composer on his deathbed returns to his childhood. Old memories slowly return, mingled with the small boy's world of fantasy and music. This is the main concept that we can reveal at the moment. I wanted to convey a positive message and a sense of carpe diem. The movie is about the joy of being alive and the beauty of the world.

We're just about to start casting, but it's mostly going to be done by Stobe and Solar Films. Personally, I'd like to see unknown actors, who haven't been type-casted yet. Obviously it would be good if they were native English speakers, too, because "rally English" really doesn't fit the tone of the movie.

Nightwish basically appear as themselves, as we're probably going to be seen playing two or three songs in the movie. There are also some support parts and dialogue written for us, but obviously you won't see us in the main roles. The running time will be about 80 minutes, maybe even a bit more.

"What's probably interesting for the listeners is that the music on the album and in the movie will differ a bit — in the movie, some intros are edited out, some choruses don't have vocals, and so forth. In the movie, the music obviously has to accommodate the story and the drama."

"If everything goes smoothly, we plan to release the album in early 2012, followed by the movie when it's ready. It's going to be on DVD at least, but hopefully we'll also get a theatrical release. And of course Imaginarium will later be available as a double pack with both the album and the movie."

Tuomas Holopainen


"Tuomas called me late in the summer of 2008 and was like, "Hi, Stobe, do you have time to talk about a couple of music videos? Actually, we're going to shoot a video for each song on the next album." I immediately thought that the poor guy has lost it."

"After about six months I had refined the story in my mind to the point that I needed to ask Tuomas what he would think about my new idea: why should we split the story into separate music videos? Why not make a movie, because the stories fit together so good? And that's what we decided to do. I've got to admit that it has felt weird and even crazy at times, because nobody has done something like this before. But basically the vibe has been great, because this project is as interesting as it gets."

"Imaginarium is pure fantasy and also pretty much encompasses everything that Nightwish stand for. Personally, I think that Imaginarium is the visual representation of the things they want to portray in their music, so in other words, the idea is to make the movie look as much like Nightwish as possible."

"We wanted to find a fresh angle and a main character and eventually thought about an old man and the story of his life. In the movie, his current life blends with his childhood fantasies, and along the way, we might wonder what our adult life has become after our imagination was stifled. As adults, we no longer remember the time when the snow hill on our backyard was the tallest mountain in the world. The symbolism gets pretty difficult at times, but the music of Nighwish is not easy either! You can interpret Nightwish in a number of ways, and the movie is no different."

"Tuomas is obviously the executive producer of the music, and he will approve the variations in the songs heard in the movie (compared to the album versions), but there's also going to be some things written by Petri Alanko, of course heavily inspired by the spirit of Nightwish."

"There's also going to be two Nightwish songs heard on the background of the dialogue, so they're used more like a movie score. Obviously the music still carries the story during those moments, although it gives a bit more room to the dialogue."

Stobe Harju


"I expect the movie to become a modern classic. I also believe that the movie and the music will live long into the future."

Markus Selin



Слов нет, одни эмоции!! Дразнят, ох драааазнят! Жаль только, что дата релиза перенеслась. Т_Т

@музыка: Nightwish - Ever Dream

@темы: Nightwish

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Урррааааа!!!!!!!!!!! Алан Рикман, с днем рождения!!!

^_____^

@настроение: ыыыыыыыыы))))))

@темы: пикспам, дни рождения, фангерлинг

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ANGEL STUDIOS, LONDON 14.2. - 20.2. 2011

ANGEL STUDIOS, LONDON 14.2. - 20.2. 2011

ANGEL STUDIOS, LONDON 14.2. - 20.2. 2011
We arrived at Angel Studios in Islington, London in the evening of Valentine´s Day and had a most friendly welcome from studio engineers Steve Price and Mat Bartram. They`d already set up everything for next day`s recordings, which would include 3 three-hour sessions with a 53-piece orchestra, most of the players being familiar faces from the "Once" and "Dark Passion Play" - sessions. Pip (Williams, the orchestral arranger) joined us at the hotel and we were all excited and ready for a week of long days and for witnessing some superb musicianship.

A heartwarming feeling of reunion and nostalgia filled the air when we met the session musicians on Tuesday morning. We started off with "Goat`s Liver" (working title...probably), followed by a couple of more epic pieces and all the rest that required a large orchestra. The musicianship of these people never ceases to amaze me. They`ve never heard the songs before, they haven`t had any rehearsals, and still they nail all the songs, even those in the hardest imaginable key, after just one or two run-throughs. Their prima vista - playing is something out of a science fiction story... Respect.

Mr. Thomas Bowes did a fantastic job as our orchestra leader, Mr. James Shearman was a most superb conductor, and once again, Pip topped himself with the arrangements. We had put much more effort and thought into them than on the previous two albums, too.

On Wednesday we continued with the orchestral recordings, last of the day`s sessions being with a 20-piece string / harp - section. Some new working titles were also born, such as "The Birdie Song", "Teriyaki" and "Haunted Mansion Ride".

Thursday was the day for percussion and ethnic drums. This time we decided to record all the rhythmic instruments separately from the orchestra to make it easier for the mixing process. Because some of the sounds the percussionists came up with would literally blow your eardrums off.

The highlight of the day was when we let loose Mr. Paul Clarvis & Mr. Stephen Henderson with their ethnic percussion arsenal. Paul`s 350-year-old taiko-drum really did the trick for me, as did the 5-foot hammer and a dustbin. We put all this into a one 3-minute instrumental, and the result is breathtaking and madly passionate.

Friday was booked for choirs. Again that sensation of nostalgia when The Metro Voices entered the building. We had 13 titles to sing and they did it in less than seven hours, prima vista. Utterly gorgeous stuff!

A childrens` choir is something we haven`t tried on a Nightwish album before and its turn was on Saturday morning. The Young Musicians London, led by the wonderful Mary Poppins - like Lynda Richardson were simply heartbreaking. These kids have immense talent, they are future superstar musicians and we are proud to have them on our album. Their sound was beautiful, innocent and in parts very, very scary. And that`s exactly what we were after.

During the evening we had two more guest musicians, Mr. Dermot Crehan (of The Lord Of The Rings - fame) with his hardanger fiddle and Mr. Dirk Campbell with his zurna. Both performances were stunning and added a nice little ancient touch to two of the songs.

Our most humble thanks to all the session musicians, the Angel Studios staff, Pip, James, Thomas, Lynda, Dick the music copyist and Jenny the choir mistress. It was a huge honor to work with you all and to have such talent and spirit captured on "Imaginarium"!

We miss you all dearly already and try to be faster with the next album.

Tuomas, Hilton Islington 20.2.2011

www.nightwish.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=...



Я улетела. Просто улетела! Всего каких-то 5 минут, а мне уже крышу снесло!
Это просто прекрасно! У меня сложилось такое впечатление, что Маэстро перенесет нас на восток, в Азию. Какие азиатские мотивы напевает детский хор))). Это, видимо, и есть та самая "Терияки".
Столько этнических моментов... эти барабаны, эта зурна... а эти бочки!!
А этот отрывок с оркетром!! Ну ведь Nightwish же!! Наши Nightwish!!!
Это самое приятное: вроде, новые инструменты, новые мелодии... Но это же Nightwish!! Наши самые дорогие и любимые! И ведь чувствуются в каждой нотке...

Мррррыыыыы!!!!! Туомас!!!!!!!!!!! Я тебя люблю!!!!!!!!!

@музыка: Вот это самое видео по стопицотому разу %))))

@настроение: ААААААААААААУУУУУУУУААААААААУУУУУЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫ!!!!!!!!

@темы: видео, Nightwish, музыка, фангерлинг

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Анютко ^^

Like every wind that blows and stars that glow
Deep in the darkest night, you´re my light
From all the flowing trees to little bees
Beneath what´s wrong or right you´re the air I breathe

anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2011/02/song.html

@темы: Нетти, музыка

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О, Маэстро!!! ^___________^

10.02.2011 в 17:14

Пишет  Ehwas:

Охренительные новости из стана группы
NIGHTWISH REVEALS THE CONCEPT FOR NEXT ALBUM:




NIGHTWISH - IMAGINARIUM



In the midst of recording a new album, Nightwish has been preparing a movie.

"Imaginarium" is a music fantasy - film based on the forthcoming Nightwish album of the same title and its 13 songs.

The protagonist of the film is a songwriter with an otherworldly imagination. He is an old man who still thinks he`s a young boy. While asleep he travels into his distant past where his dreams of old come back to him mixed to the young boy`s world of fantasy and music.



In his dreams the old man fights to find the memories most important to him.



This never-done-before project originates to more than two years in the past when Tuomas first introduced his ambitious idea of the Imaginarium - concept to the fellow band members and to Mr. Stobe Harju, the director behind "The Islander" - music video. He will be the director of this full-length feature. The film will be produced by Solar Films Inc. together with Nightwish.

The shootings for "Imaginarium" will begin this spring, it will have its premiere in 2012 and the album it`s based on will be released in an undefined point in time.



Nightwish will hold a press conference related to this project at the end of February.

www.facebook.com/notes/nightwish/nightwish-reve...

nightwish.com/en/imaginarium офсайт

Превые ассоциации: Бертон, Эльфман, Дали.
Воображариум. ВООБРАЖАРИУМ!!!!!!!!!!!!
ТУОМАС, Я ТЕБЯ ЛЮБЛЮ!!!!!!!!!!! Боооооооже.............. %))))))))))))))
*рыдает и бьется головой об стену*

@настроение: РАРЫШН, БОЖЕ МОЙ!!!!!!!!

@темы: Nightwish, Внезапносте, музыка, фангерлинг

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A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets (c)

Да, я сегодня и поумиляться, по порыдать умудрилась.

Картиночки, картиночки, картиночки...

Кэмерон, все же, гений. Фильм был снят в 1997, но смотрится все так же реалистично и захватывающе.
... А Ди Каприо, такой Ди Каприо... ^_________^

@музыка: James Horner – Rose

@темы: пикспам, фильмы

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*крик души* ХОЧУ СУШИ!!!!!!!!!!!!

@темы: трололо, Внезапносте

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Боже, я плачу!!!!!


Avada Kedavra!
What a wonderful curse!

@темы: видео, Harry Potter, трололо, Внезапносте

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31.01.2011 в 01:04

Пишет  Ehwas:

23.07.2009 в 16:14

Пишет  Ирвин Менц:

)))))))))))
повторяюсь? извините

Прошу прощания за такую копипасту в френдленте, но это просто... это просто...

@темы: пикспам, Harry Potter, Внезапносте

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Как же я люблю их игрушки!!!
www.trudi.com/en/home.html

@музыка: Poets of the Fall - Locking Up the Sun

@настроение: ^____________^

@темы: Интересносте

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Немножко про Антверпен.

Silvius Brabo is a mythical Roman soldier who is said to have killed a giant, and by this would have created the name Brabant.

Later this story was also used to explain the name Antwerp (meaning hand throwing). Brabo once killed a giant, called Druon Antigoon, who asked money from people who wanted to pass the bridge over the river Scheldt. When they didn't want to or couldn't pay, he cut off their hand and threw it in the river. Because of this Brabo also removed the hand of the giant, and threw it into the river.

This mythical story is still shown by the statue in front of the Antwerp City Hall.






Гостеприимные, блин!

@темы: трололо, Внезапносте, Интересносте