Kuolema tekee taiteilijan

"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Once
Language	Finnish
English title	Death Makes an Artist
B-side	"Creek Mary's Blood" (orchestral version); "Symphony of Destruction" (Megadeth cover; live);
Released	November 24, 2004
Length	3:36
Label	Spinefarm
Songwriter(s)	Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)	Tuomas Holopainen; TeeCee Kinnunen;
Nightwish singles chronology

"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" is the third single released from the album Once by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on November 24, 2004, by Spinefarm Records, together with the platinum edition of Once.^[1] The single was never released outside Japan and Finland.

"Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" is Finnish and means "Death Makes an Artist" in English. During the end credits on A Day Before Tomorrow, the orchestral/instrumental version of "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" is audible.

Former Nightwish singer Anette Olzon performed the song at Stockholms Kulturfestival with the backing of an orchestra, and without the band, despite not speaking Finnish fluently.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
"Symphony of Destruction" (live Megadeth Cover)
"Creek Mary's Blood" (Orchestral Score)
"Where Were You Last Night" (Japan only)
"Wish I Had an Angel" (Demo) (Japan only)
"Ghost Love Score" (Orchestral version) (Japan only)

Charts performance[edit]

Chart (2004/05)	Peak position
Finnish Singles Chart^[3]	1

Personnel[edit]

Tarja Turunen — soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra and chorus

References[edit]

^ "New Nightwish releases". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2009-11-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ "Anette Olzon LIVE - Kuolema tekee taiteilijan". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
^ "Nightwish - Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan @ Top40-Charts.com". Retrieved 2016-02-02.

External links[edit]

Nightwish's official site

[ktt-1] "New Nightwish releases". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2009-11-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[suomi-2] "Anette Olzon LIVE - Kuolema tekee taiteilijan". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2009-11-16.

[3] "Nightwish - Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan @ Top40-Charts.com". Retrieved 2016-02-02.

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v t e Nightwish
Tuomas Holopainen Emppu Vuorinen Troy Donockley Floor Jansen Kai Hahto Jukka Koskinen Sami Vänskä Tarja Turunen Anette Olzon Jukka Nevalainen Marko Hietala
Studio albums	Angels Fall First Oceanborn Wishmaster Century Child Once Dark Passion Play Imaginaerum Endless Forms Most Beautiful Human. :II: Nature.
Live albums	From Wishes to Eternity End of an Era Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) Showtime, Storytime Vehicle of Spirit Decades: Live in Buenos Aires
EPs	Over the Hills and Far Away
Compilations	Tales from the Elvenpath Highest Hopes Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads Decades
Box sets	Lokikirja
Singles	"The Carpenter" "Sacrament of Wilderness" "Walking in the Air" "Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)" "Deep Silent Complete" "Ever Dream" "Bless the Child" "Nemo" "Wish I Had an Angel" "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" "The Siren" "Sleeping Sun 2005" "Eva" "Amaranth" "Erämaan viimeinen" "Bye Bye Beautiful" "The Islander" "Storytime" "The Crow, the Owl and the Dove" "Élan" "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" "Noise"
Songs	"Planet Hell" "While Your Lips Are Still Red" "Last Ride of the Day"
Videos	From Wishes to Eternity End of Innocence End of an Era Showtime, Storytime Vehicle of Spirit Decades: Live in Buenos Aires
Tours	Once Upon a Tour Dark Passion Play World Tour Imaginaerum World Tour Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour Decades: World Tour Human. :II: Nature. World Tour
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