Tuomas Holopainen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-12-25 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Kitee, Finland

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

  • Nightwish: Amaranth

    Nightwish: Amaranth

  • Nightwish: Bye Bye Beautiful

    Nightwish: Bye Bye Beautiful

  • Nightwish: Rock in Rio

    Nightwish: Rock in Rio

  • Nightwish: Nemo

    Nightwish: Nemo

  • Nightwish: Making of Imaginaerum

    Nightwish: Making of Imaginaerum

  • Nightwish: Live in Montreux 2012

    Nightwish: Live in Montreux 2012

  • Nightwish: Showtime, Storytime

    Nightwish: Showtime, Storytime

  • Nightwish: Live in Sydney

    Nightwish: Live in Sydney

  • Nightwish: Live at RMJ 2003

    Nightwish: Live at RMJ 2003

  • Nightwish: Live at Bloodstock 2018

    Nightwish: Live at Bloodstock 2018

  • Nightwish: Live at Wacken 2008

    Nightwish: Live at Wacken 2008

  • Nightwish: Live at Wacken

    Nightwish: Live at Wacken

  • Nightwish: Live at Wacken Open Air

    Nightwish: Live at Wacken Open Air

  • Nightwish: Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours

    Nightwish: Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours

  • Nightwish: Decades (Live in Buenos Aires)

    Nightwish: Decades (Live in Buenos Aires)

  • Imaginaerum

    Imaginaerum

  • Nightwish: The Islander

    Nightwish: The Islander

  • Nightwish: Live Ratina Stadion, Tampere

    Nightwish: Live Ratina Stadion, Tampere

  • Nightwish: Highest Hopes

    Nightwish: Highest Hopes

  • Nightwish: Wish I Had An Angel

    Nightwish: Wish I Had An Angel

  • Nightwish: End of Innocence

    Nightwish: End of Innocence

  • Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit

    Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit

  • Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Tampere Show

    Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Tampere Show

  • Nightwish : Live at Wembley Arena - London

    Nightwish : Live at Wembley Arena - London

  • To Nightwish with Love

    To Nightwish with Love

  • Rock-Suomi

    Rock-Suomi

  • Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Wembley Show

    Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Wembley Show

  • Nightwish: Live at Lowlands

    Nightwish: Live at Lowlands

  • Nightwish: From Wishes to Eternity - Live

    Nightwish: From Wishes to Eternity - Live

  • Nightwish - An Evening With Nightwish In A Virtual World

    Nightwish - An Evening With Nightwish In A Virtual World

  • Nightwish: Bless The Child

    Nightwish: Bless The Child

  • Nightwish - Virtual Live Show From The Islanders Arms 2021

    Nightwish - Virtual Live Show From The Islanders Arms 2021

  • Nightwish: Live at PinkPop

    Nightwish: Live at PinkPop

  • Nightwish: End of an Era

    Nightwish: End of an Era

  • Nightwish - Au Hellfest 2022

    Nightwish - Au Hellfest 2022