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Martijn Spierenburg (born 30 January 1975) is a composer and arranger. He is also keyboard player for the
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Within Temptation Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. They have been classified by critics as gothic metal and symphonic metal, although each album contains other inf ...
. In 2018, it was announced that he would be the composer for the musical "Nieuw Amsterdam", which describes the role of the Dutch during the emergence of the city of New York, back in the Golden Age. This piece will be the successor to the successful Dutch piece "Soldaat van Oranje". Spierenburg has written and arranged music for several (international) artists, TV series and games. He joined Within Temptation in 2001, shortly after the release of Within Temptation's second full-length studio album, '' Mother Earth''. Spierenburg co-wrote songs for various Within Temptation albums, including "
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Jillian (I'd Give My Heart) "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" is a song written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Martijn Spierenburg for the album ''The Silent Force'' (2004). It was used to promote Within Temptation's live DVD ''The Silent Force Tour'' (2005). Music ...
", "Our Solemn Hour", "The Cross", " Sinéad" and " Forgiven". He uses ROLAND keyboards on stage. Spierenburg also writes orchestral arrangements for the band, and oversees the orchestra when the band are recording albums.


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1975 births Dutch keyboardists Living people Within Temptation members {{Keyboardist-stub