I remember, once upon a time, hearing Tuomas saying he didn't play video games because he knew he'd get immediately hooked if he tried. Guess he was right ^^
@@deadohiosky1701 You bet! :) ESO & Skyrim are my top all time PC games ever. Skyrim certainly is the most beloved game for me. Anyway, for the Queen Ayrenn!
Tuomas: "Be humble before the song, before the story you want to tell.... listen to how the song wants to be told... be humble before it and execute." This guy is very special.
Great advice. Of course, he’s assuming you have a bit of theory and proficiency under your belt. In order to bring that story to life, you have to be intentional
As I writer, I couldn't agree more. I cannot imagine being in total control of my stories ... the characters come to life for me and more often than not, write themselves. I didn't learn this until later in life and struggled to control the story ... going long periods of time without writing or inspiration. Once I gave into the characters, it flowed like water. Tuomas is brilliant on many levels. Humility is the key to life, in my opinion. I think it's a shorter list of great things created by people without humility.
This feels like a universal advice for any kind of creative work. I can attest to it working for designing video games and my friend (an artist-illustrator) follows it for her non-paid work (because otherwise you have a list of requirements to fulfill...).
@@BassCommunion they can do that in reporter interviews too or decline to answer them. I've only seen a couple of interviews with Tuomas but it seems that he is a man who likes to take his time and think about his answers and so many interviewers are just in a rush and asking stupid questions half the time he doesn't look like he wants to answer because the question was so dense. Got more information and insight into the way he thinks in a format like this than I ever did watching interviews.
One of the greatest things about Nightwish is that each one of the band members is such a great, personable, humble, down-to-earth human being. You can see that inner beauty here as well as with any other member!
Toumas is just such an intelligent, gentle and humble person. I'd love to have a few beers with him and get lost in a discussion. Anyway, one thing I know for sure - when the show with a live orchestra happens, I'll be there. Even if it's on the Moon.
"If you're sick, we help you. You don't have to pay. That's commonsense". I wish that politicians discussing the economic situation in Europe at the present moment would agree on that. Especially when it comes to help countries like mine, where Coronavirus struck very hard.
I already love this Band for years, without having any oportunity to see them live. I live in Brazil, in a city inside de amazon Forest, this is the most closer that i can get to meet this genius in person, as friend, from a long, long time, sharing his visions of life. I have been accompanying and admiring nightwish for so long, considering this Band members as my closest friends, without seen even one of them. It dosent matter the fact that you dont know me, your music, your inspirarion, your view of the world, made me find my best as a human being, constantly, being present as a feeling of music that has always influenced my life. This is prove of the true power of human technology: enabling the feeling of coexistence and affection across the longest distances, through empathy for people beyond my life and time. We need more of this!
I could just sit here all day and listen to Tuomas talk about anything and everything... don't think I've ever heard him say anything I don't agree with :D
@@Rosannasfriend hehe talking to some people is hard, nitpicking. Do you not think he means that it is over in such a way that the band can tour again or do you want to go into details about how much or little it is over. Well i post a good link about the virus here. Cheers from a finn living in Sweden. PS, you do not quarantine healthy people. ruclips.net/video/xfLVxx_lBLU/видео.html
:) I must say I have misjudged you. Your insights on many subjects are similar to my own. It is very welcoming to know more about you and a relief there is someone else alike. I am looking forward to hearing your music. Thank you :)
Alternate title: "Tuomas spends 20 minutes apologizing for messing up people's names." XD Beautiful little video though, I enjoy you answering questions and giving us a little glimpse into your genius mind, Tuomas. :)
You are such a precious introvert, Tuomas 😅 The way you talk calmly and monotonously with so much depth It's clearly visible that you shine when you can do the thinking work in introspective peace But your kind soul is clearly visible especially when you smile
I'm glad Nightwish is making such an effort this time to promote the new album. The reaction videos already exposed them to a lot new people and showed old fans that yes, they are still going and they do sound great. It's what you got to do in the internet in 2020 and I'm sure it'll be worth it.
I don't see him as sophisticated, he's been very open about what a nerd he is. What a kid he is. Very into Disney, comic books, and video games. Into a lot of fantasy books as well.
I'm a prose writer and Tuomas' advice "Do not be original just for the sake of originality" resonates greatly with me. So many things have already been written and there's no way you'll be fully original on your own, so just write whatever feels closest to your heart. Thanks!
I've got nothing to say! I hope i can deliver my point by this sentence : Thank you for being out there , making medicine for our souls and being an indescribable and inseparable part of my life. Loads of love to ya'll
@@kapone7227 Yeah. It would be fantastic for him to help, but idk if I would be ok with even a god like Tuomas dethroning Soule from the elder scrolls series
I am a pre-orderer and have just received and listened to the album. WOW! Wow! I am absolutely speechless! Wonderful, great. Waaaaah overwhelming. At the moment i'm stuck in Music. I can't find the words. Awesome. Floor is the best singer in the world. I might be overreacting right now, but I'm not quite sane right now :D I thought nothing could beat Endless forms most beautiful. I was very wrong. Tuomas, what you have created with this album surpasses everything else. Except Ghost love score, which was my first Nightwish song 15 years ago ;) respect. After hearing Human Nature a few many times, I have to correct my view slightly. This is the best album I have heard lately. To all band members: a huge praise to you. I was so looking forward to this album. Now it's here and I am overjoyed to finally hear it in its entirety. Now I only hope that the concert in Frankfurt will take place in December. Please start with music *g*
Yeah, album is awesome, I got so much goosebumps during the listening of it! I got tickets to Moscow and Kiev shows but it's not going to happen now :(
Thank you Tuomas. I could listen to you talk all day long! You are a perfect mix of genius and nerd! Keeping my fingers crossed I finally get to see Nightwish perform live.
I have tickets to see them in September in New York. I'm coming all the way from Indiana just to see Nightwish. I really hope covid-19 has run its course by then and I can still see them. If not I will be really disappointed.
Always love hearing your voice. My late hunny would have loved talking to you. Very smart in science and definitely played his share of Skyrim. Myself, I'm not all that book smart and sometimes I still don't get what you're writing about, but I enjoy it and certainly love watching how much all of you love it. Give some hugs to everyone for me :) Appreciate you taking the time to do this. XOXO
this was so unexpectedly goood! my heart stopped when i heard he's into skyrim and all this other stuff lol. gotta love Tuomas! a very open-minded fellow, and one of the best songwriters this world has ever seen
I've said it before and will proudly say it again. This dude will be remembered in history and his music will be attempted to be performed for millennia to come.
@@dejan375 they have this soft/poppy tempo, the lyrics are similar being about living life to the fullest and with positivity and bla, they both have folk instruments etc so yeah, they're similar. It's not like we're mistaken Weak Fantasy for Élan
I found this video two years too late. All of his answers are so on point and deep, and I loved hearing that Jukka is doing well these days 💕 the question about songwriting, I took it for myself but turned into creative writing, and will definitely take his advice on that. Besides, Tuomas himself is my current source of inspiration after a 5 years old writer's block. I started listening to NW and *poof* a bunch of ideas started to come to me again, so thank you Master Holopainen for reviving my muse 😊
"It sounded awful. Absolutely pretentious crap". That's why I believe you have a humble heart and an amazing mind. All in all... I wouldn't mind listening to that demo. The idea, as you said, sounds AMAZING (but well... not everything is in reality as it is in our minds).
I completely agree! Also, because he is able and willing to call himself out on his own "pretentious crap", I feel it makes him a better musician. The band is very warm and humble and as a fanit just lends to loving them even more.
Thank you Tiomas, for taking time for this! Some answers really surprised me, Skyrim for the win! Would love Bethesda to approach you for Elder scrolls 6. :)
I think this is really good format. One can see just a bit deeper inside your head and world when you're relaxed and there's not a damn hubbub around like in so many interviews. Just in the comfort of your own home and at your own pace. More! :)
This exemplifies why I respect this man so much: First, he believes in evidence-driven science, sees our species-driven potential; second, he's a _thinker._ He actually is highly intelligent, and I love the fact he seems to be easy to talk to, notwithstanding the fact he can hold a conversation on many different topics. As for playing with a live orchestra, Tuomas, I have a humble request: Play with an orchestra in London's Wembley Arena -- because it would be a huge thing to have Pips Williams there, not to mention that the London Philharmonic are literally right in the neighborhood! I'm asking because it would be amazing to have Floor and Henk Poort singing Phantom of the Opera, in an arena as big as Wembley. (Can you tell I've thought about this, a lot? Lol)
This guy is my favourite composer. I'd really love if Tuomas made a video outlining his whole songwriting process and how he just brings everything together to make these masterpieces.
Kiitos Tuomas, some excellent food for thought here. With the extra time I would recommend listening to Estas Tonne, a brilliant Ukrainian classical guitarist. His melodies touch me in the same way yours do, good music for reflection and relaxation.
As a old guy (62) who grew up listening to Yes, Kansas, King Crimson, ELP and Pink Floyd.... And having only recently discovered you thanks to this new fangled internet thing.... I have to say that Toumas is the Rick Wakeman of his era.... Your compositions are absolutely entrancing..... Thank you for reintroducing me to my musical roots.....!
Tuomas, another fine album! I listened to it on RUclips and can't wait to buy it so I can listen to it on my sound system! Over and over and over again, hearing stuff I didn't hear before! I'm a long time fan and this album definitely rocks socks! Its everything I look forward to from Nightwish, metal, orchestral, musicality, intelligent, excellent story telling about life, both lyrically, and musically. LUUUUUUV IT!!!!!!!!! Thanks to you and the rest of the band for all the hard work that you put into every one of your albums, making them into enjoyable works of art that feed the soul.
This was a great video to watch and Tuomas makes a lot of sense. I really like what he says between 6:29 and 7:47. I had to write it down: "These ongoing events, they reveal a lot about human nature. I've seen much more good than I've seen bad. There's this overall sense of community-people coming together. We'll see a lot of altruism, a lot of wanting to help your fellow man. The optimism is still there because this thing is not going to last forever. It's going to go away and I do hope that people will remember this sense of community, taking care of each other also after we have gotten rid of the virus. We have such huge potential as a species. Just a few rotten apples on the top plus the constant fearmongering from the media takes things out of perspective... constantly. If there's something good to be taken out of this situation that we are facing now, it's this: The true angels of our nature."
Thank you so much for opening up your window for us to get a peek at how you're doing and answering so thoughtfully. Your love for humanity expressed through music has kept me sane through lockdown and our recent strife. Sending much love from Seattle.
Hi! Your views on capitalism + socialism especially on "health care" is exacly what we have here in Québec, Canada! We also have the same winters you do by the way! I don't write much so I wiil take this opportunity to thank you for everything you do in sharing these incredible emotions and feelings through Nightwish! Merci!
So pleased to hear that Jukka is doing well! Thanks, Tuomas, I really enjoy how accessible the whole Nightwish band is. Greetings, respect, and gratitude from Cape Town, South Africa.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and for gaining some insights into Nightwish and its components. Nightwish from the start has largely contributed to inspiration and broadening my perspective of the world around me! Always looking for to the coming projects and revisiting your previous ones. Best wishes to everyone!
That was awesome, thank you Tuomas. Congratulations on an amazing new album. Wishing you health, happiness and continued success. Sounds like I need to play Skyrim....
This guy apart from being a musical genius is so chilled during this. Sometimes during interviews he seems uneasy at times. So cool to hear from him and to hear Jukka is in fine shape.
For the gig with an Orchestra do the same as Metallica, 2 or 3 gigs over a few days in one venue (no pyro) Royal Albert Hall 😉 and no other gigs. record it and release it on all formats.
What an interesting way of discovering the man behind the scene and the group. There is a lot of humility in his voice and his answers, i like it. Never stop dreaming, never stop learning! Thank you Mr Holopainen.
Can't wAit for the release, the decades concert was awesome thanks for that,also is Harvest about us being harvested by the earth after we die? Took me awhile but so so beautiful written and composed!!
Tuomas, neighbor (I'm from Russia), if you read it. This is your 9th symphony! Every time when I'm listening your new album, i think - this is your best masterpiece. But every new album every time makes me wondered! Many hopes I layed on the Human||Nature and when I listened all Songs (I can't call them just tracks), I can't stop smiling, there was beautiful! Damn, all album listens on one breath. Every song is masterpiece, music, motive, chorus and vocals. I can't imagine, how hard it was. But maybe it was like an inspiration. It's totally new level of symphonic metal. Honestly, i can't name it just sympho metal at all. It's an anthem. Can't wait for show in Saint-Petersburg 26th of May. Hope covid19 problem will be solved soon. Thank you and your team for awesome music snd emotions!
Most awesome thing I can think of would be to see the Nightwish group playing with the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra live... an entire Orchestra of very talented up an coming musicians to be boosted in their lives by performing together... especially with the values that Nightwish places in their music and their lives... would be an amazing experience for both the group and every one of these young musicians!
Don't forget that our album is coming out in two days! Get your preorders via shop.nightwish.com!
Can't waitttttttt!!!!!!!!
New NW music could not have come at a better time
I already received it yesterday.
Already received it today, it's beautiful. Shoemaker might be my favourite song after a few listens. :)
It’s literally not possible to forget✨🤗
Q&A would you do a feated song with sabaton in the future?
Skyrim, Last of Us, Witcher 3, this man never gives up to fascinate me.
Is it any wonder NW is my background music while playing Elder Scrolls Online?? :)
I remember, once upon a time, hearing Tuomas saying he didn't play video games because he knew he'd get immediately hooked if he tried. Guess he was right ^^
He should pick a mage though, not a wood elf lol
@@i7animal795 Well a. Wood elves can be mages and b. He can do what he wants
@@deadohiosky1701 You bet! :) ESO & Skyrim are my top all time PC games ever. Skyrim certainly is the most beloved game for me.
Anyway, for the Queen Ayrenn!
Tuomas: "Be humble before the song, before the story you want to tell....
listen to how the song wants to be told...
be humble before it and execute."
This guy is very special.
Great advice. Of course, he’s assuming you have a bit of theory and proficiency under your belt. In order to bring that story to life, you have to be intentional
As I writer, I couldn't agree more. I cannot imagine being in total control of my stories ... the characters come to life for me and more often than not, write themselves. I didn't learn this until later in life and struggled to control the story ... going long periods of time without writing or inspiration. Once I gave into the characters, it flowed like water. Tuomas is brilliant on many levels. Humility is the key to life, in my opinion. I think it's a shorter list of great things created by people without humility.
This feels like a universal advice for any kind of creative work. I can attest to it working for designing video games and my friend (an artist-illustrator) follows it for her non-paid work (because otherwise you have a list of requirements to fulfill...).
Listening Tuomas talking relax me, we have a lot of things to learn from him
I was thinking the same thing when I hear Tuomas speak, his voice is so relaxing 🥰
I like this direct to the fans on youtube format way better than the usual interviews from music journalists.
I disagree because they can skip-censor questions they might not like to answer :p
@@BassCommunion they can do that in reporter interviews too or decline to answer them. I've only seen a couple of interviews with Tuomas but it seems that he is a man who likes to take his time and think about his answers and so many interviewers are just in a rush and asking stupid questions half the time he doesn't look like he wants to answer because the question was so dense. Got more information and insight into the way he thinks in a format like this than I ever did watching interviews.
Totally agree... It seems more relaxed and some how personal...
One of the greatest things about Nightwish is that each one of the band members is such a great, personable, humble, down-to-earth human being. You can see that inner beauty here as well as with any other member!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video for us! Your a huge inspration for us, Tuomas. Thank you 🙏
Love you minniva, “Bismarck” was just amazing, I want you to do more nightwish and sabaton
You are a true inspiration for me and many people others, Minniva! Love you so much!
So happy to hear about Jukka!
❤❤❤❤JUKKA IS MY ONLY IDOL!!
Toumas is just such an intelligent, gentle and humble person. I'd love to have a few beers with him and get lost in a discussion.
Anyway, one thing I know for sure - when the show with a live orchestra happens, I'll be there. Even if it's on the Moon.
No question, just a thank you Nightwish has been pulling me through hard times
Same here
and same here
YOU have deep oceans within Mr. H. We love all of your work. Never stop.
Tuomas "I'm actually a woodelf, on level 74" Holopainen
Hahahaha probably sneak archer hahahah
@@veselinjokanovic3032
>"Ok, I won't play sneak archer this time"
>2h passes
>"Aaaaand I'm playing sneak archer again, oopsie"
Of course he plays wood elf :p
No, no, no he's a dark wizard
I always thought he looks like one of the Three Musketeers.
"If you're sick, we help you. You don't have to pay. That's commonsense". I wish that politicians discussing the economic situation in Europe at the present moment would agree on that. Especially when it comes to help countries like mine, where Coronavirus struck very hard.
Try being in the United states and our for profit ran health system
I already love this Band for years, without having any oportunity to see them live.
I live in Brazil, in a city inside de amazon Forest, this is the most closer that i can get to meet this genius in person, as friend, from a long, long time, sharing his visions of life.
I have been accompanying and admiring nightwish for so long, considering this Band members as my closest friends, without seen even one of them.
It dosent matter the fact that you dont know me, your music, your inspirarion, your view of the world, made me find my best as a human being, constantly, being present as a feeling of music that has always influenced my life.
This is prove of the true power of human technology: enabling the feeling of coexistence and affection across the longest distances, through empathy for people beyond my life and time.
We need more of this!
@@PedroPaulo-jg5lt thanks! Santarém
@Rodrigo Lucas yeah!!! Thanks!!
I could just sit here all day and listen to Tuomas talk about anything and everything... don't think I've ever heard him say anything I don't agree with :D
He said that the virus is going to go away. That's not completely true.
@@Rosannasfriend hehe talking to some people is hard, nitpicking. Do you not think he means that it is over in such a way that the band can tour again or do you want to go into details about how much or little it is over. Well i post a good link about the virus here. Cheers from a finn living in Sweden.
PS, you do not quarantine healthy people. ruclips.net/video/xfLVxx_lBLU/видео.html
I just wanted to say Thank You. For your words, the band, the music. Many times the songs have touched deeply and helped in many ways. Thank You.
:) I must say I have misjudged you. Your insights on many subjects are similar to my own. It is very welcoming to know more about you and a relief there is someone else alike. I am looking forward to hearing your music. Thank you :)
Alternate title: "Tuomas spends 20 minutes apologizing for messing up people's names." XD Beautiful little video though, I enjoy you answering questions and giving us a little glimpse into your genius mind, Tuomas. :)
Tuomas: “Jukka is the Nightwish Company CEO so....all is well there” WOW he is too humble to offer that position to one of his lifetime friend.
Jukka is CEO!!!!!
Tuomas is a saint, look at that holy aura around him! XD
Tuomas, savior of souls!
I see what you mean LOL
Metal Jesus
He is like a white jesus
Haha great observation
You are such a precious introvert, Tuomas 😅 The way you talk calmly and monotonously with so much depth
It's clearly visible that you shine when you can do the thinking work in introspective peace
But your kind soul is clearly visible especially when you smile
I'm glad Nightwish is making such an effort this time to promote the new album. The reaction videos already exposed them to a lot new people and showed old fans that yes, they are still going and they do sound great. It's what you got to do in the internet in 2020 and I'm sure it'll be worth it.
“Is Master of Puppets better than the Black album” - this guy is simply a god, but still one of us!! Love it 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
If Mozart came back to life, he would be a fan of Tuomas....
Maybe it already happened.
Sibelius ☝️🇫🇮
Kind of an idiotic thing to say. He could come back and think the opposite 🤷🏻♂️
@@Enigmalake with all the shitty music we have these days? talk about an idiotic thing to say.. lol
I think Mozart would be jealous of Tuomas.
Tuomas played the Witcher 3, that's all I needed to know, thank you.
He also said ,"there's nothing like skyrim"
@@hmingthansangavangchhia4913 Even great Toumas Holopainen is not perfect :P
@@honestbenny But he's opinion is perfect to me. Nothing like Skyrim...
@@hmingthansangavangchhia4913 Nothing like Witcher 3 :)
Seeing Tuomas, who is such a fantastic, sophisticated man and composer nerd out about a video game is honestly really wholesome 😂
I don't see him as sophisticated, he's been very open about what a nerd he is. What a kid he is. Very into Disney, comic books, and video games. Into a lot of fantasy books as well.
Sweet goodness. My most beloved artist is a gamer. I'm on for smiling all week.
Tuomas you are the best, your music goes beyond that. It is more a lifestyle. I love you.
Thank you Tuomas. You and all the Nightwish crew have given us so much. We really appreciate you. Thank you.
Metal Mozart, you are brilliant sir, and I love your band.
Thanks for letting us know that Jukka is doing well, it's good to hear.
He's such a friendly and good natured guy. A total genius yet so humble. I never knew he was a gamer!
I'm a prose writer and Tuomas' advice "Do not be original just for the sake of originality" resonates greatly with me. So many things have already been written and there's no way you'll be fully original on your own, so just write whatever feels closest to your heart. Thanks!
Amazon is making a series on The Lord of the Rings, second Age; Tuomas should make the songs for Tolkien's lyrics, that would be amazing.
I always thought he deserved a chance to make the music score of a movie or a series, so I'm 100% with you on that.
PLEASE
What a excelent ideia!!!
Theres something that we can do?
Like online petition for Amazon?
If he scored A Elbereth Gilthoniel, I think my head would explode.
This man is Beethoven , Mozart , Chopin , etc. in one , a Fantastic composer , made a MASTERPICE with HUMAN :II: NATURE .
Tuomas is so humble. I admire him so much. I'll love to meet him and sit with him for hours with a huge beer. Thank you for being awesome Tuomas!
I've got nothing to say! I hope i can deliver my point by this sentence : Thank you for being out there , making medicine for our souls and being an indescribable and inseparable part of my life. Loads of love to ya'll
Imagine Tuomas writing the OST for The Elder Scrolls 6 ...
I would by that INSTANTLY
Nah, maybe if he worked together with Jeremy Soule, the creator of previous ES soundtracks
😍
Yes!!!!!
@@kapone7227 Yeah. It would be fantastic for him to help, but idk if I would be ok with even a god like Tuomas dethroning Soule from the elder scrolls series
I am a pre-orderer and have just received and listened to the album. WOW! Wow! I am absolutely speechless! Wonderful, great.
Waaaaah overwhelming. At the moment i'm stuck in Music. I can't find the words. Awesome. Floor is the best singer in the world. I might be overreacting right now, but I'm not quite sane right now :D I thought nothing could beat Endless forms most beautiful. I was very wrong. Tuomas, what you have created with this album surpasses everything else. Except Ghost love score, which was my first Nightwish song 15 years ago ;) respect.
After hearing Human Nature a few many times, I have to correct my view slightly. This is the best album I have heard lately. To all band members: a huge praise to you. I was so looking forward to this album. Now it's here and I am overjoyed to finally hear it in its entirety. Now I only hope that the concert in Frankfurt will take place in December. Please start with music *g*
Yeah, album is awesome, I got so much goosebumps during the listening of it! I got tickets to Moscow and Kiev shows but it's not going to happen now :(
@@Frostecc We hope that the situation will stabilize, and I will see Nightwish in St. Petersburg
When the fans correct the composer about which song he is referencing. Priceless. Thank you for the music, Tuomas!
"Be humble before the song, before the story you want to tell." Never were better words spoken about Nightwish.
What does it mean ?
:$
Thank you Tuomas. I could listen to you talk all day long! You are a perfect mix of genius and nerd! Keeping my fingers crossed I finally get to see Nightwish perform live.
I have tickets to see them in September in New York. I'm coming all the way from Indiana just to see Nightwish. I really hope covid-19 has run its course by then and I can still see them. If not I will be really disappointed.
Always love hearing your voice. My late hunny would have loved talking to you. Very smart in science and definitely played his share of Skyrim. Myself, I'm not all that book smart and sometimes I still don't get what you're writing about, but I enjoy it and certainly love watching how much all of you love it. Give some hugs to everyone for me :) Appreciate you taking the time to do this. XOXO
this was so unexpectedly goood! my heart stopped when i heard he's into skyrim and all this other stuff lol. gotta love Tuomas! a very open-minded fellow, and one of the best songwriters this world has ever seen
He's a very good songwriter.
this guy is a masterhead...most talented musician our time
I've said it before and will proudly say it again. This dude will be remembered in history and his music will be attempted to be performed for millennia to come.
Ummmm "Dance a jig at the funeral" is not from My Walden. It's from Elan, Tuomas! LMAO
Well, when you written so many songs, some tittles might get mixed up.
@@BrickCustoms7 i know right.
It funny to me because i heard elan like millions of times.
lmao the songs are very similar, they can be easily mistaken
@@lowroar5127 In what world are they similar?
I listen to them everyday, and they are everything but.
@@dejan375 they have this soft/poppy tempo, the lyrics are similar being about living life to the fullest and with positivity and bla, they both have folk instruments etc so yeah, they're similar. It's not like we're mistaken Weak Fantasy for Élan
I found this video two years too late. All of his answers are so on point and deep, and I loved hearing that Jukka is doing well these days 💕 the question about songwriting, I took it for myself but turned into creative writing, and will definitely take his advice on that. Besides, Tuomas himself is my current source of inspiration after a 5 years old writer's block. I started listening to NW and *poof* a bunch of ideas started to come to me again, so thank you Master Holopainen for reviving my muse 😊
Thank You for all the Nightwish music through the years. Your creativity has helped me deal with some difficult times and always makes me feel good.
"It sounded awful. Absolutely pretentious crap". That's why I believe you have a humble heart and an amazing mind. All in all... I wouldn't mind listening to that demo. The idea, as you said, sounds AMAZING (but well... not everything is in reality as it is in our minds).
I completely agree! Also, because he is able and willing to call himself out on his own "pretentious crap", I feel it makes him a better musician. The band is very warm and humble and as a fanit just lends to loving them even more.
Thank you Tiomas, for taking time for this!
Some answers really surprised me, Skyrim for the win! Would love Bethesda to approach you for Elder scrolls 6. :)
I think this is really good format. One can see just a bit deeper inside your head and world when you're relaxed and there's not a damn hubbub around like in so many interviews.
Just in the comfort of your own home and at your own pace.
More! :)
The album it’s coming out on my birthday! Excellent gift
The setup, the lighting and the plants and the globe, make this whole video look like a painting from a Dutch Master!
This exemplifies why I respect this man so much: First, he believes in evidence-driven science, sees our species-driven potential; second, he's a _thinker._ He actually is highly intelligent, and I love the fact he seems to be easy to talk to, notwithstanding the fact he can hold a conversation on many different topics.
As for playing with a live orchestra, Tuomas, I have a humble request: Play with an orchestra in London's Wembley Arena -- because it would be a huge thing to have Pips Williams there, not to mention that the London Philharmonic are literally right in the neighborhood! I'm asking because it would be amazing to have Floor and Henk Poort singing Phantom of the Opera, in an arena as big as Wembley.
(Can you tell I've thought about this, a lot? Lol)
The Orchestra thing would be a dream coming true. I wish it happens.
If it does I will damned if I don't try my hardest to attend
Pip Williams agreed
Loved this Q & A! You guys are amazing! Been a fan for 16 years and hope to see you guys perform once this is all over
Can't wait to hear the new album!
This guy is my favourite composer. I'd really love if Tuomas made a video outlining his whole songwriting process and how he just brings everything together to make these masterpieces.
Kiitos Tuomas, some excellent food for thought here.
With the extra time I would recommend listening to Estas Tonne, a brilliant Ukrainian classical guitarist. His melodies touch me in the same way yours do, good music for reflection and relaxation.
As a old guy (62) who grew up listening to Yes, Kansas, King Crimson, ELP and Pink Floyd.... And having only recently discovered you thanks to this new fangled internet thing.... I have to say that Toumas is the Rick Wakeman of his era.... Your compositions are absolutely entrancing..... Thank you for reintroducing me to my musical roots.....!
Tuomas, another fine album! I listened to it on RUclips and can't wait to buy it so I can listen to it on my sound system! Over and over and over again, hearing stuff I didn't hear before! I'm a long time fan and this album definitely rocks socks! Its everything I look forward to from Nightwish, metal, orchestral, musicality, intelligent, excellent story telling about life, both lyrically, and musically. LUUUUUUV IT!!!!!!!!! Thanks to you and the rest of the band for all the hard work that you put into every one of your albums, making them into enjoyable works of art that feed the soul.
This was a great video to watch and Tuomas makes a lot of sense. I really like what he says between 6:29 and 7:47. I had to write it down:
"These ongoing events, they reveal a lot about human nature. I've seen much more good than I've seen bad. There's this overall sense of community-people coming together. We'll see a lot of altruism, a lot of wanting to help your fellow man. The optimism is still there because this thing is not going to last forever. It's going to go away and I do hope that people will remember this sense of community, taking care of each other also after we have gotten rid of the virus.
We have such huge potential as a species. Just a few rotten apples on the top plus the constant fearmongering from the media takes things out of perspective... constantly. If there's something good to be taken out of this situation that we are facing now, it's this: The true angels of our nature."
Tuomas looks so full of life and hope here. That's really nice to see in the difficult time like we're all going through right now.
Thank you Tuomas, for everything you do. We love you.
A brilliant mind, a genius! Thanks for your music Tuomas!
Thank you so much for opening up your window for us to get a peek at how you're doing and answering so thoughtfully. Your love for humanity expressed through music has kept me sane through lockdown and our recent strife. Sending much love from Seattle.
Hi! Your views on capitalism + socialism especially on "health care" is exacly what we have here in Québec, Canada! We also have the same winters you do by the way! I don't write much so I wiil take this opportunity to thank you for everything you do in sharing these incredible emotions and feelings through Nightwish! Merci!
I love you, Tuomas!!! you´re a poet, a great musician!!!! the best in this world!
This guy is just such a good guy - it's so refreshing to see so much humility and talent in one person.
When that concert with the orchestra takes place, I'll make sure to be there, front row.
My thoughts exactly, when he said it would take a bit more time, I was like great I'll save extra money to be able to go to the nearest location
Tuomas you are a legend.Much love from Greece.My night-wish is to hear your melody live one day.
So pleased to hear that Jukka is doing well!
Thanks, Tuomas, I really enjoy how accessible the whole Nightwish band is. Greetings, respect, and gratitude from Cape Town, South Africa.
Tuomas is a Masterpiece. Just it.
Thank you for everything, Nightwish.
I could listen to this guy all day long. What an interesting person. You should do these Q&A's more often Tuomas.
really nice to seee youuuuuuuuuuuuu!!! OMGGGG!!! i really like see you in this format, thank you 💪💪💪💪💪💪
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and for gaining some insights into Nightwish and its components. Nightwish from the start has largely contributed to inspiration and broadening my perspective of the world around me! Always looking for to the coming projects and revisiting your previous ones. Best wishes to everyone!
Fantastic album Tuomas! Many thanks from a big fan here in Australia.
That was awesome, thank you Tuomas. Congratulations on an amazing new album. Wishing you health, happiness and continued success. Sounds like I need to play Skyrim....
I love you, Tuomas. True inspiration for life!
This guy apart from being a musical genius is so chilled during this. Sometimes during interviews he seems uneasy at times. So cool to hear from him and to hear Jukka is in fine shape.
Loool same. I also play just Skyrim (since years!!!) and Witcher 3 😂 and I'm still not bored. Best games ever!
Thank you so much for a great interview! Such a pleasure to listen to you
That was nice but short! Hopefully we'll see more of these coming
For the gig with an Orchestra do the same as Metallica, 2 or 3 gigs over a few days in one venue (no pyro) Royal Albert Hall 😉 and no other gigs. record it and release it on all formats.
So happy to hear Jukka is doing well! I hope he recovers from his issues and gets back to making music soon! :)
What an interesting way of discovering the man behind the scene and the group. There is a lot of humility in his voice and his answers, i like it.
Never stop dreaming, never stop learning! Thank you Mr Holopainen.
So much of a better interview than journalists....this was so great. Feels so personal.
Charles Fuller this is really good. I know more about the man than any of the pointless interviews that he has had to suffer through.
Live Orchestra DVD at Wembley would be the best concert in music history ever.
This so much! If Epica and Within Temptation can do it, so can Nightwish!
Thanks for the interesting questions & informative/inspirational answers. Take care & stay safe.
Tuomas Holopainen is the Mozart of the modern day.
You've given me a thousand more reasons to love you as a profound soul and humble human! Nightwish and tuomas fan for life!
Thank you for this honest, insightful sharing of your thoughts and heart!
Wonderful intimate way to get to know you better. Thanks so much ❤️ Best wishes from Tennessee USA !!!
This taught me a lot! I need to listen to more of your songs...keep up the awesome work!
Can't wAit for the release, the decades concert was awesome thanks for that,also is Harvest about us being harvested by the earth after we die? Took me awhile but so so beautiful written and composed!!
Thank you for posting - love the new album! Hope to see you in November at the Ziggo Dome!
Tuomas, neighbor (I'm from Russia), if you read it. This is your 9th symphony! Every time when I'm listening your new album, i think - this is your best masterpiece. But every new album every time makes me wondered! Many hopes I layed on the Human||Nature and when I listened all Songs (I can't call them just tracks), I can't stop smiling, there was beautiful! Damn, all album listens on one breath. Every song is masterpiece, music, motive, chorus and vocals. I can't imagine, how hard it was. But maybe it was like an inspiration. It's totally new level of symphonic metal. Honestly, i can't name it just sympho metal at all. It's an anthem. Can't wait for show in Saint-Petersburg 26th of May. Hope covid19 problem will be solved soon. Thank you and your team for awesome music snd emotions!
Great answers! Its nice to hear that Jukka is still around.
Most awesome thing I can think of would be to see the Nightwish group playing with the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra live... an entire Orchestra of very talented up an coming musicians to be boosted in their lives by performing together... especially with the values that Nightwish places in their music and their lives... would be an amazing experience for both the group and every one of these young musicians!