Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015 (limited edition earbook)

~ Release by Nightwish (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Ghost Love Score
additional recording engineer:
James Collins (engineer), Dave Moore (engineer) and Emppu Vuorinen
recording engineer and engineer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2003-11 until 2004-03) and TeeCee Kinnunen (from 2003-11 until 2004-03)
additional programming:
TeeCee Kinnunen
additional assistant engineer:
Simon Goldfinch (engineer) and Aaron Price (engineer)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen and TeeCee Kinnunen
mixer:
Tuomas Holopainen, TeeCee Kinnunen and Mikko Karmila (in 2004-03)
acoustic guitar:
Marko Hietala and Emppu Vuorinen
bass clarinet and clarinet:
Nicholas Bucknall
bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
bass trombone:
Dave Stewart (trombonist) and David Vines (trombones player)
bassoon:
Julie Andrews (UK bassoon player)
cello:
Ben Chappell, Caroline Dale (cellist), David Daniels (cellist), Robin Firman (cellist), John Heley (cellist), Anthony Pleeth (cellist) and Jonathan Williams (cellist)
cor anglais and oboe:
Chris Hooker (oboe)
double bass:
David Ayres (bassist), Leon Bosch (double bassist), Lynda Houghton (classical double bass player), Patrick Lannigan (bass player), Chris Laurence (double bassist) and Mary Scully (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
flute:
Andy Findon and Nina Robertson (flautist)
French horn:
Richard Berry (British horn player), Nigel Black (horn player), Pip Eastop (horn player), Paul Gardham and Michael Thompson (British horn player and conductor)
guest sitar:
Sami Yli-Sirniö
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
percussion:
Chris Baron
piccolo:
Nina Robertson (flautist)
timpani:
Steve Henderson (classical percussionist)
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist), Simon Gunton (trombonist), Roger Harvey (trombonist / arranger) and Mark Nightingale (trombonist)
trumpet:
John Barclay (trumpeter), Andy Crowley (trumpet player) and Derek Watkins (trumpeter)
tuba:
Owen Slade (tuba player)
vibraphone [tuned percussion]:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Gustav Clarkson (viola), Don McVay, Tim Grant (violist), Zoe Lake (violin), Peter Lale (violist), Kate Musker (violist), Edward Vanderspar (violist) and Bruce White (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Dermot Crehan, Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Simon Fischer (London‐based violinist), Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Julian Leaper (concert master and violinist), Rita Manning (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Eddie Roberts (Violinist), Jackie Shave, Katherine Shave, Cathy Thompson (violinist), Chris Tombling (violinist), David Woodcock (violinist), Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
choir vocals:
GME choir and Metro Voices
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
vocals:
Marko Hietala
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady
choir vocals arranger:
Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2004) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2004)
additionally recorded at:
E-Major Studios in Kerava, Uusimaa, Finland and Phoenix Sound (Wembley) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at and engineered at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03) and Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2004-03)
recording of:
Ghost Love Score
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing
4.210:02
2Slaying the Dreamer
recording engineer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
engineer:
Terhi Kallio
co-producer:
Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen and TeeCee Kinnunen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass and bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar and guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Marko Hietala and Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
vocals:
Marko Hietala
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2002-01 until 2002-04)
recording of:
Slaying the Dreamer
lyricist:
Tuomas Holopainen
composer:
Tuomas Holopainen and Emppu Vuorinen
44:35
3End of All Hope
bass and background vocals:
Marko Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
recording of:
End of All Hope
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
4:23
410th Man Down
recording engineer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
bass:
Sami Vänskä
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and keyboard bass:
Tuomas Holopainen
guest vocals:
Tapio Wilska
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland and Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland
recording of:
10th Man Down
composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
4.55:29
5The Kinslayer4:10
6Dead Boy’s Poem
recording engineer and engineer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2000-01 until 2000-03) and Tero Kinnunen (from 2000-01 until 2000-03)
producer:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
mixer:
Mikko Karmila (in 2000-04)
additional flute:
Esa Lehtinen
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jukka Nevalainen
electric bass guitar:
Sami Vänskä
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and synthesizer:
Tuomas Holopainen
choir vocals [baritone]:
Kimmo Kallio
choir vocals [bass]:
Anssi Honkanen and Riku Salminen
choir vocals [tenor]:
Matias Kaila and Ville Laaksonen (Finnish tenor choir singer and choir arranger)
guest spoken vocals and guest vocals:
Sam Hardwick
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
choir vocals arranger:
Ville Laaksonen (Finnish tenor choir singer and choir arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2005) and Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at and engineered at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2000-01 until 2000-03) and Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2000-01 until 2000-03)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2000-04)
recording of:
Dead Boy’s Poem (from 2000-01 until 2000-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
4.156:53
7Gethsemane
recording engineer:
Tero Kinnunen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass guitar:
Sami Vänskä
cello:
Erkki Hirvikangas
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
flute:
Esa Lehtinen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
viola:
Markku Palola
violin:
Plamen Dimov and Kaisli J. Kaivola
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1998) and Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Caverock studio and Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 1998-08 until 1998-10)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Gethsemane (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
3.75:22
8Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean
recording engineer:
Tero Kinnunen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass guitar:
Sami Vänskä
cello:
Erkki Hirvikangas
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
flute:
Esa Lehtinen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
viola:
Markku Palola
violin:
Plamen Dimov and Kaisli J. Kaivola
guest vocals:
Tapio Wilska
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1998) and Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Caverock studio and Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 1998-08 until 1998-10)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
3.854:46
9Sacrament of Wilderness
recording engineer:
Tero Kinnunen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass guitar:
Sami Vänskä
cello:
Erkki Hirvikangas
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
flute:
Esa Lehtinen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
viola:
Markku Palola
violin:
Plamen Dimov and Kaisli J. Kaivola
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen, Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal) and Erno Vuorinen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1998), Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2005) and Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Caverock studio and Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 1998-08 until 1998-10)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Sacrament of Wilderness (in 1998)
lyricist:
Tuomas Holopainen
composer:
Tuomas Holopainen and Emppu Vuorinen
4.54:15
10Sleeping Sun4:33
11Elvenpath
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
bass and guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
keyboard and synthesizer:
Tuomas Holopainen
background vocals:
Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spinefarm Records (in 1997), Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2005) and Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Kitee Huvikeskus Studio (in 1997-09)
recording of:
Elvenpath (in 1997-09)
lyricist:
Tuomas Holopainen
composer:
Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
4.154:42
12The Carpenter
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
bass and guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
keyboard and synthesizer:
Tuomas Holopainen
background vocals:
Tuomas Holopainen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
lead vocals:
Tuomas Holopainen and Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1997), Spinefarm Records (in 1997) and Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Kitee Huvikeskus Studio (from 1997-04 until 1997-05)
recording of:
The Carpenter (from 1997-04 until 1997-05)
lyricist:
Tuomas Holopainen
composer:
Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
3.656:00
13Nightwish (demo)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
keyboard:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recording of:
Nightwish
composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
45:49