Ko nga waiata penei i te "Te Ataahua o te Beast" (mai i te Century Child), "Ghost Love Score" (mai i te Once) me te "The Poet and the Pendulum" (mai i te Dark Passion Play) he tauira o tenei awe. I kii ano a Holopainen ko te puoro kiriata te puoro e whakarongo ana ia mo te waatea. He pai ki a ia, hei tauira, nga puoro puoro ki te Village, Van Helsing, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe me Crimson Tide, me nga mea katoa i tuhia e Zimmer. Ko etahi atu waiata, penei i te "Bye Bye" (mai i te Dark Passion Play), me te "Wish I Had an Angel" (mai i te Century Child), "Ghost Love Score" (mai i te Once) me te "The Poet and the Pendulum" (mai i te Dark Passion Play) he tauira o tenei awe. Ko te kaiwaiata o te roopu Metal Dutch, Dave Simmons, te kaiwaiata o te roopu Metal Epica, a Simon & the Pussy, te kaiwai
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