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Erno " Emppu " Matti Juhani Vuorinen ( born ___MASK14___ ___MASK57___ ) is a Finnish guitarist , most famous for being a founding member and occasional songwriter of the symphonic metal band Nightwish . He is the oldest of five children , having a twin brother and three younger sisters . He started to play guitar as a private study at the age of 12 and since then has played in various bands including Nightwish , Brother Firetribe , Barilari , Almah , and Altaria . Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen ( born ___MASK56___ December 1976 ) is a Finnish songwriter , multi - instrumentalist musician ( but mainly keyboardist ) 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 . Symphonic metal is a subgenre of metal music which combines the characteristics of this genre , such as heavy drums and guitars , with different elements of classical music including symphonic instruments , choirs and on occasion , a full symphony orchestra . Keyboards reminiscent of power metal also often find a dominant place in this subgenre . Symphonic metal bands often feature classically trained female vocalists , giving rise to the nickname opera metal or operatic metal , and it is not uncommon for them to feature a second vocalist performing growls , a more common characteristic of gothic metal . Perhaps the most typical and prominent examples of symphonic metal bands are Finnish band Nightwish , Dutch bands Within Temptation , Delain and Epica , and Swedish band Therion , all four of which place a large focus on elements prevalent in film scores on top of the more basic classical components utilized more widely in the genre . The Lion King is a ___MASK5___ American animated epic musical film , produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film . The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa and was influenced by William Shakespeare ' s " Hamlet ". The film was produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance . " The Lion King " was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff , produced by Don Hahn , and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi , Jonathan Roberts , and Linda Woolverton . Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice , and original scores were written by Hans Zimmer . The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick , James Earl Jones , Jeremy Irons , Jonathan Taylor Thomas , Moira Kelly , Nathan Lane , Ernie Sabella , Rowan Atkinson , Robert Guillaume , Madge Sinclair , Whoopi Goldberg , Cheech Marin , and Jim Cummings . Rabbitt were a South African rock band formed in ___MASK79___ , evolving from a band called The Conglomeration , consisting of members Trevor Rabin , Duncan Faure , Ronnie Robot , and Neil Cloud . Their successes included making it to the top of the South African charts with the hit " Charlie " in 1976 . Rabbitt broke up in 1978 . Rabin later became a member of Yes , and Faure went on to join the Bay City Rollers . Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music , including both liturgical ( religious ) and secular music . While a more accurate term is also used to refer to the period from ___MASK12___ to ___MASK30___ ( the Classical period ), this article is about the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day , which includes the Classical period and various other periods . The central norms of this tradition became codified between ___MASK33___ and 1900 , which is known as the common - practice period . The major time divisions of Western art music are as follows : European art music is largely distinguished from many other non - European and some popular musical forms by its system of staff notation , in use since about the 16th century . Western staff notation is used by composers to indicate to the performer the pitches ( e . g ., melodies , basslines , chords ), tempo , meter and rhythms for a piece of music . This can leave less room for practices such as improvisation and " ad libitum " ornamentation , which are frequently heard in non - European art music and in popular - music styles such as jazz and blues . Another difference is that whereas most popular styles adopt the song ( strophic ) form , classical music has been noted for its development of highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music such as the concerto , symphony , sonata , and mixed vocal and instrumental styles such as opera which , since they are written down , can sustain larger forms and attain a high level of complexity . Marko Tapani " Marco " Hietala ( born ___MASK38___ January ___MASK87___ ) is a Finnish heavy metal vocalist , bass guitarist and songwriter . Internationally , he is most known as the current bass guitarist , male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen , of the symphonic metal band Nightwish . He is also the vocalist and bassist as well as composer and lyricist for the heavy metal band Tarot . Jukka Antero " Julius " Nevalainen ( born ___MASK61___ April ___MASK70___ , Kitee , Finland ) is the drummer in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and the Finnish progressive metal band Sethian . Angels Fall First is the debut studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish . The original 500 - copies limited edition features seven tracks , two of which are not on the regular edition . This edition is highly sought after by collectors and in ___MASK4___ a copy was sold for $ 1137 . 23 on eBay . The album was released in the US by Century Media in March ___MASK10___ . Hans Florian Zimmer ( born 12 September ___MASK85___ ) is a German composer and record producer . Since the 1980s , he has composed music for over ___MASK48___ films . His works include " The Lion King ", for which he won Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1994 , the " Pirates of the Caribbean " series , " The Thin Red Line ", " Gladiator ", " The Last Samurai ", " The Dark Knight Trilogy ", " Inception ", and " Interstellar ". Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the Gulf of Finland . Finland is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . Finland ' s population is ___MASK69___ . ___MASK69___ million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . Sami Vänskä ( born 26 September ___MASK46___ ) is the former bassist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish . Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April ___MASK36___ by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt . They have always been classified by critics as gothic metal , although the " gothic " influence varies with each album . Their most prominent and well - known sound is described as symphonic metal , although their earlier material , such as debut album " Enter ", was mostly gothic metal . " Enter " even had a hint of doom metal . In an interview , Den Adel said they fell into a symphonic rock genre with various influences . In a later interview with Dutch music platform 3VOOR12 , den Adel stated that " we consider ourselves more a symphonic rock band ... in my opinion , we are no gothic band ". The Last Samurai is a ___MASK60___ American epic historical war film directed and co - produced by Edward Zwick , who also co - wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz . The film stars Tom Cruise , who also co - produced , with Timothy Spall , Ken Watanabe , Billy Connolly , Tony Goldwyn , Hiroyuki Sanada , Koyuki , and Shin Koyamada in supporting roles . Inception is a ___MASK16___ science fiction heist thriller film written , co - produced , and directed by Christopher Nolan , and co - produced by Emma Thomas . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious , and is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for a seemingly impossible task : " inception ", the implantation of another person ' s idea into a target ' s subconscious . The ensemble cast additionally includes Ellen Page , Joseph Gordon - Levitt , Marion Cotillard , Ken Watanabe , Tom Hardy , Dileep Rao , Cillian Murphy , Tom Berenger , and Michael Caine . Nightwish is a symphonic power metal band from Kitee , Finland . The band was formed in ___MASK18___ by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen , guitarist Emppu Vuorinen , and lead singer Tarja Turunen . The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Nevalainen , and then bassist Sami Vänskä after the release of their debut album , " Angels Fall First " ( ___MASK91___ ). In 2002 , Vänskä was replaced by Marco Hietala , who also took over the male vocalist role previously filled by Holopainen or guest singers . Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen - Cabuli ( born August ___MASK83___ , ___MASK7___ ), known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja , is a Finnish singer - songwriter . She is a soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves . Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in ___MASK19___ by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt , and Charlotte Wessels . The name of the band comes from the Kingdom of Delain in Stephen King ' s novel , " The Eyes of the Dragon ". From Wishes to Eternity - Live is a live DVD / VHS / CD by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish . It was recorded in Tampere , Finland on 29 December 2000 . The CD was released as a limited edition of 10 . 000 copies , available only in Finland . In late 2005 , Spinefarm managed to release it in Europe . In addition to a show of Nightwish material , the band also performed a medley , `` Crimson Tide , Deep Blue Sea '' , which borrowed melodies from Hans Zimmer ' s music in the ___MASK36___ film Crimson Tide and Trevor Rabin ' s music in the 1999 film Deep Blue Sea . On 1 March 2004 Drakkar released From Wishes to Eternity as SACD , a hybrid disc which can be played on normal CD players while SACD players give higher fidelity . The instrumental song `` Crimson Tide , Deep Blue Sea '' and `` FantasMic '' had to be removed from the track list to fit the concert on the disc . Later in 2004 , the SACD version won the Gold Disc in Finland with more than 20 , 000 copies sold . Trevor Charles Rabin ( born ___MASK75___ January 1954 ) is a South African American musician , singer - songwriter , producer , and film composer . Born and raised in Johannesburg , South Africa , Rabin was born into a family of musicians . After taking up the piano and guitar , Rabin became a session musician with a variety of artists prior to forming his first major rock band Rabbitt who enjoyed considerable success in South Africa . In 1978 , Rabin moved to London to further his career , working as a solo artist and a producer for various artists . He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 .