Tuomas Holopainen

ABOUT TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

Founded and led the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He was heavily influenced by harmonic film music.

He attended a music college for 11 years, where he studied clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano, and music theory.

He co-wrote the Nightwish film Imaginaerum, which was released in 2012.

His older brother, Petri, became an autopsy assistant.

He was a devout fan of Disney, Dragonlance, and J.R.R. Tolkien .