"Beauty of the Beast" is a song on Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish

Nightwish

Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...

's fourth album, Century Child

Century Child

Century Child is the fourth studio album of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released in 2002 by Spinefarm Records. It is the first album with current bassist and male vocalist Marco Hietala....

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Beauty of the Beast is divided into three parts ("Long Lost Love", "One More Night To Live" and "Christabel"), and is 10 minutes and 22 seconds long. It was first performed on Nightwish's fourth album, Century Child, as the tenth and last track.

The lyrics are entirely written by Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish composer known best for symphonic metal music. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music....

. The music in "Long Lost Love" is written by Marco Hietala

Marco Hietala

Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a heavy metal vocalist and bassist. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist, male vocalist and composer, of the symphonic metal band Nightwish...

. "One More Night To Live" and "Christabel" are written by Tuomas Holopainen and Emppu Vuorinen

Emppu Vuorinen

Erno "Emppu" Matti Juhani Vuorinen is a Finnish guitarist, most famous for being a founding member and occasional songwriter of the symphonic metal band Nightwish...

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External links

• Official Nightwish Site