Once |
CD - Finland - 1st edition.
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Once is a symphonic metal album by Nightwish, their fifth studio release, published 2004-06-07. The album has a much higher production value that previous Nightwish albums, adding orchestras and choirs to the symphonic metal songs, giving them an epic scope.
Personal
After learning about the band Nightwish, I began looking for more of their work and found several songs from this album. For awhile, I was smitten with the the songs Nemo, Planet Hell, and Wish I Had an Angel, playing them on repeat over and over again. A few of the songs on the album I haven't really given a chance, and I need to go back to listen to them to properly rank them.
Track Listing
Track
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Title
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Composer
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Vocals
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Rank
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Rating
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01
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Dark Chest of Wonders
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Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen
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6
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02
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Wish I Had an Angel
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Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen, Marco Hietala
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2
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03
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Nemo
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Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen
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1
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04
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Planet Hell
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Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen, Marco Hietala
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3
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05
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Creek Mary's Blood
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Tuomas Holopainen, John Two-Hawks
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Tarja Turunen, John Two-Hawks
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10
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06
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The Siren
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Tuomas Holopainen, Emppu Vuorinen
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Tarja Turunen, Marco Hietala
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8
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07
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Dead Gardens
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Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen, Jouni Hynynen
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9
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08
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Romanticide
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Tuomas Holopainen, Marco Hietala
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Tarja Turunen, Marco Hietala
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4
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09
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Ghost Love Score
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Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen
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7
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10
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Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
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Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen
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11
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11
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Higher Than Hope
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Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen
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Tarja Turunen, Marc Brueland
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5
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The album's total score is 528.
Media
Album Art
The album cover uses a photograph of the William Wetmore Story sculpture, Angel of Grief. Different graphical layouts were used by different publishers.
This is the most popular cover used on the very first release. It was used by publishers Spinefarm Records and Nuclear Blast.
This alternate layout was used by Roadrunner Records for the US and Canada releases.
This gray version was used in Argentina for the special edition.
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