The Sounds of Nightwish Reborn: Early Demos for "Dark Passion Play" and B-Sides

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Annotation

Copyright: © 2008 Scene Nation Oy. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from Scene Nation Oy. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
℗ 2008 Scene Nation Oy. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from Scene Nation Oy. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-24 03:47 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Escapist
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen, Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Emppu Vuorinen
guest uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Anette Olzon
vocals:
Marko Hietala
arranger:
Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen, Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal) and Emppu Vuorinen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spinefarm Records, Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008), Scene Nation Oy (in 2008) and Nuclear Blast (metal and subgenres) (in 2009)
recording of:
Escapist
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
44:56
2Reach (Amaranth demo version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2008)
recording of:
Reach
43:52
3Eva (orchestral)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scene Nation Oy (in 2008)
instrumental recording of:
Eva
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
44:24
4While Your Lips Are Still Red
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
keyboard and background vocals:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Marko Hietala
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008), Scene Nation Oy (in 2008) and Nuclear Blast (metal and subgenres) (in 2009)
recording of:
While Your Lips Are Still Red
composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4.24:18
5The Poet and the Pendulum (demo)
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
vocals:
Marko Hietala
arranger:
Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2008)
recording of:
The Poet and the Pendulum
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
313:40
6Amaranth (orchestral)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2008)
instrumental recording of:
Amaranth
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Reach
43:46
7Eva (demo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2008)
recording of:
Eva
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
54:15
8Bye Bye Beautiful (DJ Orkidea remix)
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Anette Olzon
vocals:
Marko Hietala
remixer:
Orkidea (Finnish DJ / producer Tapio Hakanen)
arranger:
Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2008)
remix of:
Bye Bye Beautiful by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal), Bye Bye Beautiful (instrumental) by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal) and Bye Bye Beautiful (5.1 mix) by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
recording of:
Bye Bye Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
12:06
9Meadows of Heaven (orchestral)
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
guest bodhrán, guest low whistle, guest tin whistle and guest uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spinefarm Records, Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2008) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2008)
recording of:
Meadows of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
47:10