Black Symphony

Black Symphony
Video by Within Temptation
Released	September 22, 2008 September 23, 2008 October 18, 2008 September 22, 2008 November 3, 2008 December 24, 2008
Recorded	February 7, 2008
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	350 Min
Label	Sony/BMG GUN
Director	Hans Pannecoucke
Producer	Matijn Swier, Ralph Broos, Wouter Strobbe
Within Temptation video chronology
The Silent Force Tour (2005) Black Symphony (2008) Let Us Burn - Elements & Hydra Live In Concert (2014)

Professional ratings
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Black Symphony
Live album by Within Temptation
Released	August 22, 2008 September 23, 2008 October 18, 2008 September 22, 2008 November 3, 2008 December 24, 2008
Recorded	February 7, 2008
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	122 Min
Label	GUN
Within Temptation chronology
The Heart of Everything (2007) Black Symphony (2008) An Acoustic Night at the Theatre (2009)

Black Symphony is a live album, DVD and Blu-ray Disc from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released worldwide on September 22–24, 2008 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, and Blu-ray.^[6]

Information

This special concert features the band accompanied by The Metropole Orchestra, the Pa'dam Choir, and special guests including George Oosthoek (ex-Orphanage), Anneke van Giersbergen of Agua de Annique and Keith Caputo of Life of Agony. It was filmed by 14 HD cameras on February 7, 2008 at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam. The album was certified Gold in the Netherlands.^[7]

Content

DVD 1

Within Temptation & Metropole Orchestra: Black Symphony. Recorded live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands on February 7, 2008.

1. "Overture"
2. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
3. "The Howling"
4. "Stand My Ground"
5. "The Cross"
6. "What Have You Done" (with Keith Caputo)
7. "Hand of Sorrow"
8. "The Heart of Everything"
9. "Forgiven"
10. "Somewhere" (with Anneke van Giersbergen)
11. "The Swan Song"
12. "Memories"
13. "Our Solemn Hour"
14. "The Other Half (Of Me)" (with George Oosthoek)
15. "Frozen"
16. "The Promise"
17. "Angels"
18. "Mother Earth"
19. "The Truth Beneath the Rose"
20. "Deceiver of Fools"
21. "All I Need"
22. "Ice Queen"

Extras

Backstage Report

1. Interviews with the band, conductor Jules Buckley, members of the orchestra, Keith Caputo and various fans outside the Ahoy. Presented by Dennis Weening.

Documentary

1. 30-minute documentary with exclusive never-seen-before footage. Interviews with band members on the band's history and on Black Symphony. Produced by the NPS, Netherlands.

Countdown Black Symphony

1. A short overview of all the happenings on the day of the show, from when the production starts in the morning, until showtime in the evening.

DVD 2

Bonus Concert Recorded live at The Beursgebouw, Eindhoven, Netherlands on November 24, 2007.

1. "Intro"
2. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
3. "The Howling"
4. "The Cross"
5. "Hand of Sorrow"
6. "The Heart Of Everything"
7. "Restless"
8. "Our Solemn Hour"
9. "Mother Earth"
10. "Jane Doe"
11. "The Truth Beneath The Rose"
12. "All I Need"

Music Videos

1. What Have You Done (with Keith Caputo)
2. Frozen
3. The Howling
4. All I Need

The Making Of...

1. Frozen
2. The Howling
3. All I Need

World Tour Impressions

1. An hour of exclusive footage recorded on the road by Within Temptation in the US & Canada, Europe, Turkey, Mexico, Colombia, Japan and the UK.

Extras

1. TMF Awards Benelux (featuring WT's performance of What Have You Done and All I Need at the TMF Awards Belgium)
2. The Dutch Pop Award Show (featuring the male members of WT dressing up in dresses and receiving the Netherlands' most important music award)
3. Photoshoot Erwin Olaf (very exclusive footage of Erwin Olaf working with us on the photos made for The Heart Of Everything)
4. Orchestra Recordings (filmed during the recording of the orchestra parts for The Heart Of Everything)

Specs

PAL/NTSC format.

Contains Dolby Digital 2.0, 5.1 and DTS 96/24 surround sound, filmed in high definition, widescreen. Subtitled in English. Coded region-free, with a total running time of 470 minutes as it also contains both CDs of the Ahoy concert.

CD track listing

Europe and Japanese version

Disc One:

1. "Overture" - 7:49
2. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" - 4:39
3. "The Howling" - 6:34
4. "Stand My Ground" - 4:31
5. "The Cross" - 5:02
6. "What Have You Done" (with Keith Caputo) - 5:17
7. "Hand of Sorrow" - 5:38
8. "The Heart of Everything" - 5:46
9. "Forgiven" - 4:59
10. "Somewhere" (with Anneke van Giersbergen) - 4:22
11. "The Swan Song" - 4:02
12. "Memories" - 4:02

Disc Two:

1. "Our Solemn Hour" - 5:19
2. "The Other Half (Of Me)" (with George Oosthoek) - 5:03
3. "Frozen" - 4:30
4. "The Promise" - 8:17
5. "Angels" - 4:02
6. "Mother Earth" - 6:00
7. "The Truth Beneath the Rose" - 7:23
8. "Deceiver of Fools" - 7:45
9. "All I Need" - 4:55
10. "Ice Queen" - 7:15

• The album was leaked online September 16, 2008.

US Version

1. "Ouverture"
2. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
3. "The Howling"
4. "Stand My Ground"
5. "The Cross"
6. "What Have You Done" (with Keith Caputo)
7. "Hand of Sorrow"
8. "Forgiven"
9. "Somewhere" (with Anneke van Giersbergen)
10. "Our Solemn Hour"
11. "Frozen"
12. "Angels"
13. "Mother Earth"

• The iTunes, amazon.com (MP3), Rhapsody, and Zune Marketplace versions of Black Symphony include all 22 songs.

Editions

• Europe: 2-CD Digipack/ 2-DVD Digipack/ 2-Disc Blu-Ray
• Europe, UK, Australia: 4-Disc Special Edition Digipack
• USA, Canada: 1-CD+1-DVD Jewelcase
• Japan: 2-CD+1-DVD Digipack
• Argentina: 1-DVD

Charts

Album Charts Chart (2008-2009) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 13 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 3 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 77 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 17 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 156 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 17 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 25 Chart (2012) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 160 Year-end album charts Chart (2008) Position Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18] 44

DVD Charts DVDs Chart (2008) Peak position Austrian DVD Chart[19] 6 Belgian DVD Chart (Flanders)[20] 2 Belgian DVD Chart (Wallonia)[21] 8 Dutch DVD Chart[22] 4 Finnish DVD Chart[23] 2 Hungarian DVD Chart[24] 18 Spanish DVD Chart 7 Swedish DVD Chart[25] 1 Swiss DVD Chart[26] 1 Turkish DVD Chart 13 Certifications Country Certification (sales thresholds) Netherlands Gold[7] Year-end DVD charts Chart (2008) Position Netherlands DVD Chart[27] 28

References

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6. Official DVD Announcement Official Website
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10. "Ultratop.be – Within Temptation & The Metropole Orchestra – Black Symphony" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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12. "Within Temptation: Black Symphony" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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14. "Officialcharts.de – Within Temptation – Black Symphony". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
15. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2014-02-03" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
16. "Portuguesecharts.com – Within Temptation & The Metropole Orchestra – Black Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Within Temptation & The Metropole Orchestra – Black Symphony". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
18. "Within Temptation: Year-end Dutch Charts". Retrieved 2014-07-05.
19. http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2008&date=20081003
20. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2008&date=20081004
21. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2008&date=20081004
22. "Dutch charts portal". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
23. "Finnish charts portal". Retrieved 27 November 2014.
24. "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
25. "Veckolista DVD Album - Vecka 40, 3 october 2008" (in Swedish). www.sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
26. "Within Temptation & The Metropole Orchestra - Black Symphony". www.hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
27. "Within Temptation: Year-end Dutch Charts". Retrieved 2014-12-24.

External links

• Black Symphony English Subtitle: http://dl.opensubtitles.org/en/download/sub/4153466