vendredi 30 décembre 2011

Imaginaerum disque d'Or en Grèce

Imaginaerum a été certifié disque d'Or en Grèce ! Encore félicitations et merci à tous les fans grecs ! =D

dimanche 25 décembre 2011

Joyeux anniversaire, Tuomas !

Tuomas Holopainen, alias notre dieu tout-puissant, a 35 ans aujourd'hui ! Happy Birthday ! :D


Site officiel de Tuomas

vendredi 23 décembre 2011

Mandy vous souhaite de Joyeuses Fêtes !

Je vous souhaite à tous un très Joyeux Noël et une Superbe Année 2012 pleine de joie, de surprises et de nouveautés ! :)


Cette année sera très riche en news nightwishiennes, avec la sortie du film Imaginaerum et surtout le commencement de leur nouvelle tournée ! :D Vivement !

jeudi 22 décembre 2011

mercredi 21 décembre 2011

Nouvel update par Stobe Harju

"Dear friends of Nightwish and the Imaginaerum movie.

This must be the hardest update I had to write because of my principal "hands on" work is getting less frequent. For that, I feel emptier than ever.

As most of you may know, we finished the director's cut for the film. Everyone involved in the screening sessions were very happy and gave precious feedback that made the director's cut. I can say this now, we are very, very, very happy with the cut. There are many people who deserve our appreciation, they are fellow directors, co-writers, actors and producers. There is still editing required for the visual effects to make us stay in the budget. This phase eventually makes the film and is crucial to the success of the final movie. Again, we are living exciting times .

Now, filmmaking is mostly about letting go. Besides the editing, I had to say farewell to my very good friend and the editor of the film, Mathieu Bélanger, and his fantastic family who joined me in Finland for couple months.  The heart and soul Mathieu put into this film cannot be described by words and I'm sure, our paths will cross in the future and in another project.

Now, the film is in the good hands of another friend of mine Joshua Sherrett, his Workshop and the great team of Vision Global in Montreal. Their visual effects and their early concept sketches have blown us away several times already, and finally, they get to show us the meaning of the word "magic". Believe me when I say we've seen some pretty exciting stuff so far.

As my work continues with them it also continues with Petri Alanko and the soundtrack he's producing with Tuomas. It's miraculous how these guys can pull off something completely different but at the same time similar with the Imaginaerum album songs. Well, it must be the 350 tracks per song on the album that give that possibility for the variations. Those crazy bastards.

It's just a matter of time when we have got something new and special to show you. We hope it's quick because we can't wait either.

Meanwhile, the great people working on Imaginaerum would like to thank you all and wish you a magical Christmas and imaginative New Year! May your dreams come true.

Stobe Harju - The Director, Imaginaerum (Helsinki, Finland 18th Dec, 2011)"
Je suis désolée, mais dans le mois qui suit, je ne pourrai pas traduire la plupart des news :( Aster63 a gentiment traduit le post en français dans les commentaires ;) Un grand merci !

Date de sortie d'Imaginaerum en Russie

L'album n'est pas encore sorti chez nos amis russes (les pauvres ...). Il est prévu pour le 22 janvier en version Digipak 2 CD.

Concours de Noël

EDIT : Ce concours est à présent terminé. Les résultats ont été annoncés ici

Bonjour tout le monde ! :D A l'approche de Noël, après une petite hésitation, j'ai décidé de vous offrir un petit cadeau pour l'occasion. Etant donné qu'il s'agira du premier concours sur ce site, je commencerai par proposer un exemplaire du nouvel album, Imaginaerum, version Digipack 2 CD (Imaginaerum en original et instrumental), car je ne connais pas encore le nombre d'intéressés. En fonction du succès, je rajouterai des prix plus spéciaux dans le merchandising nightwishien récent pour en satisfaire un maximum parmi vous :) S'il vous plaît, avant de participer, prenez un petit temps pour lire toutes les modalités ci-dessous afin que cela se passe le mieux possible et que cela vous fasse plaisir, comme à moi :)
  • Le premier lot à gagner est donc Imaginaerum 2 CD Digipack. 
EDIT 10/01 : Deux lots surprise ont été à présent ajoutés ! Il y aura donc trois heureux gagnants !
  • Le concours est ouvert aux pays suivants :
Albanie, Açores, Algérie, Allemagne, Andorre, Autriche, Belgique, Biélorussie, Bosnie-Herzegovine, Bulgarie, Canaries (Iles), Chypre, Croatie, Danemark, Egypte, Espagne, Estonie, Etats-Unis, Féroé (Iles), Finlande, France, Georgie, Gibraltar, Grèce, Guernesey, Hongrie, Irlande, Italie, Islande, Israël, Jersey, Jordanie, Lettonie, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Macédonie, Madère, Malte, Man (Ile), Maroc, Moldavie, Monaco, Monténégro, Norvège, Pays Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Roumanie, Royaume Uni, Russie, Saint-Martin, Serbie, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Suisse, Syrie, Tchèquie, Tunisie, Turquie, Ukraine, Vatican. 

Je suis vraiment désolée pour les autres :( Ce sera peut-être pour la prochaine fois.
  • Une seule participation par foyer n'est acceptée. 
  • Il suffit de m'envoyer un mail à mon adresse personnelle (mandy_meadows@hotmail.com) avec :
          - en objet/titre : "Concours de Noël" ;
          - le pseudo sous lequel vous souhaitez être annoncé en cas de victoire ;
          - vos nom, prénom et pays de résidence ;
          - la réponse à la question (voir ci-dessous) ;

Je vous demande également un minimum de politesse, s'il vous plaît :) Soyez clair et complet, je ne vais pas courir après vous si vous avez oublié une information. Merci :)
  • Pour tenter de gagner, il faut répondre à la question suivante, dont la réponse peut facilement se trouver sur ce site :
Quel est l'oiseau cité dans les paroles de la chanson The Crow, The Owl And The Dove mais qui ne figure pas dans le titre de celle-ci ? (pas le corbeau, ni le hibou, ni la colombe donc ^^)
  • Le concours est ouvert à partir d'aujourd'hui jusqu'au 20 janvier 2012, à 23h59.
  • A l'issue du concours, un tirage au sort sera effectué parmi les bonnes réponses avec un logiciel adéquat et les résultats du/des gagnant(s) seront annoncés sur le site le 21 janvier 2012. Les gagnants seront en outre notifiés de leur gain par mail et, faute de réponse de leur part dans la semaine qui suit l'annonce, un autre tirage au sort aura lieu. Si vous êtes en vacances ou ne pourrez certainement pas me répondre à cette période, veuillez me le préciser dans le mail de participation, je serai alors patiente. 
  • Même si le concours est entièrement financé par moi-même, je ne peux en aucun cas être tenue responsable de la perte, du vol ou du retard éventuels des gains par la poste.
  • L'envoi du mail de participation vaut acceptation des modalités. Je me réserve le droit de ne pas valider toute participation incomplète ou ne répondant pas à celles-ci.
N'hésitez pas à me contacter par mail ou par commentaire si quelque chose n'est pas très clair ou que vous avez une question ;)

Amusez-vous bien et bonne chance à tous ! :D

Joyeuses Fêtes !

samedi 17 décembre 2011

Classement d'Imaginaerum à travers l'Europe

Malgré la compétition avec la période de Noël qui approche, Imaginaerum a atteint de très hautes positions dans l'Europe entière ! L'album s'est placé 51ème en Belgique ! Voici tout le classement :

Finlande : #1
Suède : #3
Suisse : #3

Allemagne : #6
Autriche : #9
Slovénie : #13
Irelande Indép. : #15

République tchèque : #16
Norvège : #17
Pologne : #18
Hongrie : #21

Pays-Bas : #24 (Pays-Bas Indép. : #12)
Italie : #32
France : #33
Portugal : #33
Belgique Flandre : #44

Espagne : #49
Belgique : #51
Danemark : #55
Belgique Wallonie : #64 

Royaume-Uni : #69 (UK Rock : #3; UK Indép. : #7)

Si vous ne l'avez pas encore ou que vous souhaitez l'offrir à un de vos proches pour Noël, vous pouvez visiter le site Nightwish-Shop ;)

mardi 13 décembre 2011

Concours de Noël sur le site de Tuomas

EDIT : 23/12 : Ce concours est à présent terminé. Vous pouvez voir les gagnants sur le site de Tuomas. Félicitations à eux !

Le site officiel de Tuomas organise un concours de Noël pour gagner le disque de platine pour la vente de Dark Passion Play en Suisse signé par Tuomas ainsi que des calendriers Art.



Pour tenter votre chance, c'est par ici :) Bonne chance !


PS : Un petit concours Imaginaerum pour Noël sur ce site, ça intéresse quelqu'un ? :)

Imaginaerum n°3 en Suède !

Imaginaerum est troisième dans le top des albums en Suède ! :D

Source : Blog d'Anette

dimanche 11 décembre 2011

Nouvelles interviews de Tuomas

Par POP - en finnois


A Korkojen Kera - en finnois, sous-titré en anglais


Par Loudvision - en anglais



Informations importantes récoltées :
- Pas de bonus tracks pour Imaginaerum, tout est dans l'album.
- L'ordre des chansons sur l'album sera celui du film.
- Ils espèrent sortir le film en Europe, voire même au Canada ou aux US, mais il y aura d'office au moins une sortie DVD partout.

Seconde vidéo de la séance de dédicaces à Helsinki

Il s'agit surtout de la séance photos, mais il y a aussi quelques dédicaces à la fin :)


Vous pouvez retrouver la première vidéo ainsi que les photos (1 et 2) en cliquant sur les liens.

Participez à l'interview de Nightwish par le fanclub américain

A l'occasion du concert à Los Angeles en janvier, Nightwish sera interviewé par le fanclub américain et vous pouvez proposer vos questions. Toutes les informations relatives au sujet sont disponibles ici :)

jeudi 8 décembre 2011

Imaginaerum numéro 1 en Finlande !

Imaginaerum est désormais numéro 1 dans le classement finlandais !


Nouveaux produits Imaginaerum

Des drapeaux et une veste Imaginaerum sont désormais disponibles sur Nighwish-Shop.

Paroles officielles d'Imaginaerum

Vous pouvez les retrouver sur le site officiel également.

Taikatalvi

Lapsistain rakkain tää näyttämö on
Mis kuutamo kujillaan kulkee
Taipunut havu, kesä hoivassa sen
Valkomeren niin aavan
Joka aavekuun siivin
Saapuu mut kotiin noutamaan

Päällä talvisen maan hetki kuin ikuisuus
Mi pienen kissan jaloin luokseni hiipii
Tääl tarinain lähteellä asua saan mis
Viulu valtavan kaihon
Ikisäveltään maalaa
Laulullaan herättää maan


Storytime

`Twas the night before
When all through the world
No words, no dreams, then one day

A writer by a fire
Imagined all Gaia
Took a journey into a child-man`s heart

A painter on the shore
Imagined all the world
Within a snowflake on his palm

Unframed by poetry
A canvas of awe
Planet Earth falling back into the stars

I am the voice of Never-Never-Land
The innocence, the dreams of every man
I am the empty crib of Peter Pan

A silent kite against the blue, blue sky
Every chimney, every moonlit sight
I am the story that will read you real
Every memory that you hold dear

I am the journey
I am the destination
I am the home
The tale that reads you

A way to taste the night
The elusive high
Follow the madness
Alice, you know once did

Imaginarium
A dream emporium
Caress the tales
And they will dream you real

A storyteller`s game
Lips that intoxicate
The core of all life is a limitless chest of tales

I am the voice of Never-Never-Land
The innocence, the dreams of every man
I am the empty crib of Peter Pan

A silent kite against the blue, blue sky
Every chimney, every moonlit sight
I am the story that will read you real
Every memory that you hold dear

I am the voice of Never-Never-Land
The innocence, the dreams of every man
Searching heavens for another Earth

(repeat ch.)


Ghost River

It`s a long road down the river deep `n wild
Every twist and turn a wonder-dale
It`s a scary ride we`d give anything to take
Let yourself bleed
Leave a footprint on every island you see

Hey you, child of rape, the riverbed awaits
Snow white, pitch-black, your life such strife
Heavenward, deep down, I`ll show you such sights
Believe it, we live as we dream / scream

"He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
The river wild will take your only child
He will go down he will drown drown deeper down
The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town

He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
If you want me, then do come across"

What is it you dream of, child of mine?
The magic ride, the mermaid cove?
Never met a kinder heart than yours
Let it bleed
Leave a footprint on every island you see

"I am the painted faces, the toxic kiss
Sowing of doubt, troll beneath the bridge
Come across
Death by a thousand cuts
Believe it, we live as we dream / scream"

(Repeat ch.)

"I am the desert-scape, the sand inside your hourglass
I am the fear and abuse, the leper children
Every eye sewn shut"

"We will go down we will drown drown, deeper down
The river wild will be our last ride
We will go down we will drown drown, deeper down
The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town"

Beautifully shy as you are
Never lose your heart
And do come across

(repeat ch.)


Slow, Love, Slow

Come and share this painting with me
Unveiling of me, the magician that never failed

This deep sigh coiled around my chest
Intoxicated by a major chord
I wonder
Do I love you or the thought of you?

Slow, love, slow
Only the weak are not lonely

Southern blue, morning dew
Let-down-your-guards, I-love-you`s
Ice-cream castles, lips-to-ear rhymes
A slumber deeper than time

Slow, love, slow
Only the weak are not lonely





I Want My Tears Back

I want my tears back

The treetops, the chimneys, the snowbed stories, winter grey
Wildflowers, those meadows of heaven, wind in the wheat

A railroad across waters, the scent of grandfatherly love
Blue bayous, Decembers, moon through a dragonfly`s wings

Where is the wonder where`s the awe
Where`s dear Alice knocking on the door
Where`s the trapdoor that takes me there
Where the real is shattered by a Mad March Hare

Where is the wonder where`s the awe
Where are the sleepless nights I used to live for
Before the years take me
I wish to see
The lost in me

I want my tears back
I want my tears back now

A ballet on a grove, still growing young all alone
A rag doll, a best friend, the voice of Mary Costa

(repeat br. + ch.)


Scaretale


Once upon a time in a daymare
Dying to meet you, little child, enter enter this sideshow

Time for bed the cradle still rocks
13 chimes on a dead man`s clock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock

The bride will lure you, cook you, eat you
Your dear innocence boiled to feed the evil in need of fear

Burning farms and squealing pigs
A pool of snakes to swim with, oh sweet poison bite me bite me


" Ladies and gentlemen
Be heartlessly welcome!
To Cirque De Morgue
And what a show we have for you tonight! "

Restless souls will put on their dancing shoes
Mindless ghouls with lot of limbs to lose
Illusionists, contortionist,
Tightrope - walkers tightening the noose


Horde of spiders, closet tentacles
Laughing harpies with their talons ripping, sher-chrisss, per-vizzz

The pendulum still sways for you
Such are the darks here to show you, child in a corner, fallen mirrors, all kingdom in cinders

Arabesque

(Instrumental song)

Turn Loose The Mermaids
 
A kite above a graveyard grey
At the end of the line far far away
A child holding on to the magic of birth and awe

Oh, how beautiful it used to be
Just you and me far beyond the sea
The waters, scarce in motion
Quivering still

At the end of the river the sundown beams
All the relics of a life long lived
Here, weary traveller rest your wand
Sleep the journey from your eyes

Good journey, love, time to go
I checked your teeth and warmed your toes
In the horizon I see them coming for you

The mermaid grace, the forever call
Beauty in spyglass on an old man`s porch
The mermaids you turned loose brought back your tears

(repeat ch.)


Rest Calm

I went to die in a seaside hotel
Lanes of memory paved by sweet frozen moments

Deathbed memories of home
Never let me go

Every little memory resting calm in me
Resting in a dream
Smiling back at me
The faces of the past keep calling me to come back home
To caress the river with awe
Within there`s every little memory resting calm with me
Resting in a dream
Smiling back at me
The faces of the past keep calling me to come back home
Rest calm and remember me

You are the moon pulling my black waters
You are the land in my dark closet
Stay by my side until it all goes dark forever
When silent the silence comes closer

(repeat br. + ch.)


The Crow, The Owl And The Dove

A crow flew to me
Kept its distance
Such a proud creation
I saw its soul, envied its pride
But needed nothing it had

An owl came to me
Old and wise
Pierced right through my youth
I learned its ways, envied its sense
But needed nothing it had

Don`t give me love
Don`t give me faith
Wisdom nor pride
Give innocence instead

Don`t give me love
I`ve had my share
Beauty nor rest
Give me truth instead

A dove came to me
Had no fear
It rested on my arm
I touched its calm, envied its love
But needed nothing it had

(repeat ch.)

A swan of white she came to me
The lake mirrored her beauty sweet
I kissed her neck, adored her grace
But needed nothing she could give

Gar tuht river
Ger te rheged

(repeat ch.)


Last Ride Of The Day

We live in every moment but this one
Why don`t we recognize the faces loving us so

What`s God if not the spark that started life
Smile of a stranger
Sweet music, starry skies
Wonder, mystery, wherever my road goes
Early wake-ups in a moving home
Scent of fresh-mown grass in the morning sun
Open theme park gates waiting for

Riding the day, every day into sunset
Finding the way back home

Once upon a night we`ll wake to the carnival of life
The beauty of this ride ahead such an incredible high
It`s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead
This moment the dawn of humanity
The last ride of the day

Wake up, Dead Boy
Enter adventureland
Tricksters, magicians will show you all that´s real
Careless jugglers, snakecharmers by your trail
Magic of a moment
Abracadabra

( repeat br. + ch. )

Song Of Myself

 1. From A Dusty Bookshelf

2. All That Great Heart Lying Still

The nightingale is still locked in the cage
The deep breath I took still poisons my lungs
An old oak sheltering me from the blue
Sun bathing on its dead frozen leaves

A catnap in the ghost town of my heart
She dreams of storytime and the river ghosts
Of mermaids, of Whitman`s and the Ride
Raving harlequins, gigantic toys

A song of me a song in need
Of a courageous symphony
A verse of me a verse in need
Of a pure-heart singing me to peace

All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing

All that great heart lying still
In silent suffering
Smiling like a clown until the show has come to an end
What is left for encore
Is the same old Dead Boy`s song
Sung in silence
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing

A midnight flight into Covington Woods
A princess and a panther by my side
These are Territories I live for
I`d still give my everything to love you more

(repeat br.+ch.)

3. Piano Black

A silent symphony
A hollow opus #1,2,3

Sometimes the sky is piano black
Piano black over cleansing waters

Resting pipes, verse of bore
Rusting keys without a door

Sometimes the within is piano black
Piano black over cleansing waters

All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing

4. Love

I see a slow, simple youngster by a busy street, with a begging bowl in his shaking hand.
Trying to smile but hurting infinitely. Nobody notices.
I do, but walk by.

An old man gets naked and kisses a model-doll in his attic.
It`s half-light and he`s in tears.
When he finally comes his eyes are cascading.

I see a beaten dog in a pungent alley. He tries to bite me.
All pride has left his wild drooling eyes.
I wish I had my leg to spare.

A mother visits her son, smiles to him through the bars.
She`s never loved him more.

An obese girl enters an elevator with me.
All dressed up fancy, a green butterfly on her neck.
Terribly sweet perfume deafens me.
She`s going to dinner alone.
That makes her even more beautiful.

I see a model`s face on a brick wall.
A statue of porcelain perfection beside a violent city kill.
A city that worships flesh.


The 1st thing I ever heard was a wandering man telling his story
It was you, the grass under my bare feet
The campfire in the dead of the night
The heavenly black of sky and sea

It was us
Roaming the rainy roads, combing the gilded beaches
Waking up to a new gallery of wonders every morn
Bathing in places no-one`s seen before
Shipwrecked on some matt-painted island
Clad in nothing but the surf - beauty`s finest robe

Beyond all mortality we are, swinging in the breath of nature
In early air of the dawn of life
A sight to silence the heavens

I want to travel where life travels, following its permanent lead
Where the air tastes like snow music
Where grass smells like fresh-born Eden
I would pass no man, no stranger, no tragedy or rapture
I would bathe in a world of sensation
Love, Goodness, and Simplicity
( While violated and imprisoned by technology )


The thought of my family`s graves was the only moment I used to experience true love
That love remains infinite, as I`ll never be the man my father is

How can you "just be yourself" when you don`t know who you are?
Stop saying "I know how you feel"
How could anyone know how another feels?

Who am I to judge a priest, beggar, whore, politician, wrongdoer?
I am, you are, all of them already

Dear child, stop working, go play
Forget every rule
There`s no fear in a dream

"Is there a village inside this snowflake?"
- a child asked me
"What`s the color of our lullaby?"

I`ve never been so close to truth as then
I touched its silver lining

Death is the winner in any war
Nothing noble in dying for your religion
For your country
For ideology, for faith
For another man, yes

Paper is dead without words
Ink idle without a poem
All the world dead without stories
Without love and disarming beauty

Careless realism costs souls

Ever seen the Lord smile?
All the care for the world made Beautiful a sad man?
Why do we still carry a device of torture around our necks?
Oh, how rotten your pre-apocalypse is
All you bible-black fools living over nightmare ground

I see all those empty cradles and wonder
If man will ever change

I, too, wish to be a decent manboy but all I am
Is smoke and mirrors
Still given everything, may I be deserving

And there forever remains that change from G to Em




Imaginaerum 

(Instrumental song)