''From Wishes to Eternity – Live'' is a live DVD/VHS/CD by

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symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was recorded in

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, 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

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's music in the 1995 film '' Crimson Tide'' and

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's music in the 1999 film '' Deep Blue Sea''. On 1 March 2004 Drakkar released ''From Wishes to Eternity'' as

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, 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

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in Finland with more than 20,000 copies sold.

Content

Track listing

# "The Kinslayer" # "She Is My Sin" # "

Deep Silent Complete "Deep Silent Complete" is the fifth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released as the only official single from their third studio album, '' Wishmaster''. The song contains lines written by William Shakespeare, and was dedicated ...

" # "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" # "Come Cover Me" # "Wanderlust" # "Crimson Tide/Deep Blue Sea" # "Swanheart" # "Elvenpath" # "FantasMic (Part 3)" # "Dead Boy's Poem" # " Sacrament of Wilderness" # "

Walking in the Air "Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film ''The Snowman'' based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 children's book of the same name. The song forms the centrepiece of ''The Snowman'', which has become a seasonal fav ...

" # "Beauty & the Beast" # "Wishmaster"

Bonus material

The DVD also includes: * Two official videos (" The Carpenter" and "

Sleeping Sun "Sleeping Sun" is a power ballad and the fourth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released as a maxi single with three other songs on 2 August 1999 to coincide with the total solar eclipse that would occur on 11 August ...

") * Two live videos ("The Kinslayer" and "

) * Deleted scenes * Interviews with Tarja and Tuomas

Sales and certifications

Credits

Nightwish *

Tarja Turunen Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli (born 17 August 1977), known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish. She is a soprano with a three and a half oct ...

– lead vocals *

Tuomas Holopainen Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish songwriter, record producer and musician, best known as one of the founders and the leader, keyboardist and songwriter of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that hi ...

– keyboards * Emppu Vuorinen –

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s *

Jukka Nevalainen Jukka Antero "Julius" Nevalainen (born 21 April 1978, in Kitee, Finland) is the former drummer in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Personal life He spent his early years in the city of Kitee. His music teacher at school told him t ...

– drums *

Sami Vänskä Sami Vänskä (born 26 September 1976) is the former bassist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Background Vänskä started playing bass when he attended music school when he was nine years old. Rush, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Pepper ...

– bass guitar Additional musicians *

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– vocals (on track 4) *

Tony Kakko Toni Kristian "Tony" Kakko (born 16 May 1975) is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative lead of the band Sonata Arctica since 1996. Biography Kakko was born in Kemi, Finland and ...

– vocals (on track 14)

References

External links

Nightwish's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:From Wishes To Eternity Nightwish video albums 2001 video albums Live video albums 2001 live albums Spinefarm Records live albums