NightWish - Nemo
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“Nemo” is the tenth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from the album Once. The London Philharmonic Orchestra participated on the single.Nemo is Latin for "nobody". It is also the name of the mysterious captain in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Also, nemo corresponds to the famous answer given by the Greek hero Odysseus to the Cyclops Polyphemus.
In the Odyssey, when Polyphemus asks for his name, Odysseus tells him "Ουτις" a name translated as "No-man" or "Nobody" which has been used allusively by later authors, such as Jules Verne. The line in the chorus "'Nemo' my name forever more" further suggests this meaning to be the intended one. Other thematic elements from the Odyssey appear in other Nightwish songs such as "The Siren".
A music video was created for the song, directed by Antti Jokinen.
The band
- Tarja Turunen — vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen — keyboard and piano
- Emppu Vuorinen — guitars
- Jukka Nevalainen — drums
- Marco Hietala — bass
- London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra and chorus
Production
- · Engineers and recorders: Tero Kinnunen, Mikko Karmila and Emppu Vuorinen
- · Mixing: Mikko Karmila and Tuomas Holopainen
- · Mastering: Mika Jussila
- · Orchestral and choral arrangements: Pip Williams
- · Conducted: James Shearman
- · Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright
- · Band photographer: Toni Härkönen
For Nemo, a big-budget video was made; the director was Antti Jokinen, who had previously worked with Shania Twain, Celine Dion and Eminem. The scenery was made by Tuomas and Tero Kinnunen, but Antti made some changes.
The video was #1 in Brazilian MTV -video chart, and also was #1 in the MTV's UPNORTH -video chart
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