Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)

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“Sleeping Sun – 4 Ballads Of The Eclipse”
Single by Nightwish from the album Oceanborn
Released	11th August 1999
Format	CD
Recorded	May/June, 1999 at Spinefarm, Helsinki
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	4:04
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Tero Kinnunen
Nightwish singles chronology
“Walking in the Air” (1999) Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse) (1999) “Deep Silent Complete” (2000)

"Sleeping Sun" is a song by the Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish. The song was written by Tuomas Holopainen and dedicated to the solar eclipse that arose on the European sky in 1999. It was re-released on CD and DVD Single in late October/early November 2005.

Contents 1 First release 1.1 Video 1.1.1 Crew 2 Tracklist 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] First release

The first record of the song dates back from May/June 1999. It was recorded at Caverock Studio / Finnvox Studios (Both in Finland).

Together with the songs “Walking in the Air”, “Angels Fall First” and “Swanheart”, Sleeping Sun was released for the first time on the MCD Sleeping Sun – 4 Ballads Of The Eclipse.

Later in 1999, the song was added to all new releases of the 1998 album Oceanborn, and in 2004 also on the compilation album Tales from the Elvenpath.

[edit] Video

A video was shot for the song, in which Tarja seems to have red hair. The videoclip includes many landscapes characteristic of Finland, for example the forests, the beaches and a large grain field. The video was directed by Sami Käyhkö.

[edit] Crew

• Director: Sami Käyhkö
• Producer: Paula Eronen
• Executive producer: Sami Manninen
• Cinematographer: Risto Laasonen
• Camera assistant: Kalle Pekkala
• Trip and organizer: Juha Virtala
• Makeup and costumes: Johanna Pulli
• Grip assistant: Esko Virtala, Ville Kyro
• Offline editors: Sami Käyhkö, Reko Turja
• Telecine colourist: Adam Vidovic
• Online and compositing: Sami Käyhkö, Reko Turja

Shot at Ivalo and Lake Inari, Finland, July 1999.^[1]

[edit] Tracklist

1. Sleeping sun
2. Walking in the air
3. Swanheart
4. Angels Fall First

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Metal-Rules.com: Interview with Nightwish – Tuomas Holopainen

[edit] External links

• Official Nightwish website
• (French) More info about Sleeping Sun
• Link to the first video (Right click, then “Save Target As...”)

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