Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015

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

Tracklist

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1The Greatest Show on Earth
recording engineer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (contractor) (task: contractor)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Murphy
engineer:
Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
co-producer:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
bass clarinet:
David Fuest (clarinet)
bass trombone:
Andy Wood (trombonist)
bassoon and contrabassoon:
Julie Andrews (UK bassoon player)
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle, uilleann pipes and background vocals:
Troy Donockley
cello:
David Daniels (cellist), Paul Kegg (cellist), Martin Loveday (cellist), Frank Schaefer (cellist) and Jonathan Williams (cellist)
clarinet [bb clarinet]:
Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest (clarinet)
cor anglais and oboe:
David Theodore (oboist)
double bass:
Chris Laurence (double bassist), Steve Mair (bass player) and Richard Pryce (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kai Hahto
flute and piccolo:
Andy Findon
French horn:
Nigel Black (horn player), Pip Eastop (horn player) and Richard Watkins (hornist)
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
percussion:
Paul Clarvis (percussionist), Gary Kettel (percussionist), Frank Ricotti (percussionist) and Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
tenor trombone:
Mark Nightingale (trombonist) and Ed Tarrant (trombone player)
timpani:
Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
trumpet:
Philip Cobb (trumpeter), Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore (British trumpeter)
tuba:
Owen Slade (tuba player)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Martin Humbey (UK viola player), Peter Lale (violist), Andrew Parker (viola) and Bruce White (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson (violinist), Jackie Hartley (violinist), Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Rita Manning (violinist), Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Steve Morris (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Sonia Slany (violinist) and Chris Tombling (violinist)
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
choir vocals [the children's choir]:
The Young Musicians London
lead vocals:
Marko Hietala and Floor Jansen
spoken vocals:
Richard Dawkins
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer) and Pip Williams (producer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
additional arranger:
Ilona Opulska
arranger:
Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
choir vocals arranger:
Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
additionally recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (in 2014-10)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
recording of:
The Greatest Show on Earth
lyricist:
Tuomas Holopainen
composer:
Marko Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing
423:59
2Élan
recording engineer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (contractor) (task: contractor)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Murphy
engineer:
Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
co-producer:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
bass clarinet:
David Fuest (clarinet)
bass trombone:
Andy Wood (trombonist)
bassoon and contrabassoon:
Julie Andrews (UK bassoon player)
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
cello:
David Daniels (cellist), Paul Kegg (cellist), Martin Loveday (cellist), Frank Schaefer (cellist) and Jonathan Williams (cellist)
clarinet [bb clarinet]:
Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest (clarinet)
cor anglais and oboe:
David Theodore (oboist)
double bass:
Chris Laurence (double bassist), Steve Mair (bass player) and Richard Pryce (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kai Hahto and Jukka Nevalainen
drums (drum set) [Performer]:
Kai Hahto
flute and piccolo:
Andy Findon
French horn:
Nigel Black (horn player), Pip Eastop (horn player) and Richard Watkins (hornist)
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
percussion:
Paul Clarvis (percussionist), Gary Kettel (percussionist), Frank Ricotti (percussionist) and Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
tenor trombone:
Mark Nightingale (trombonist) and Ed Tarrant (trombone player)
timpani:
Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
trumpet:
Philip Cobb (trumpeter), Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore (British trumpeter)
tuba:
Owen Slade (tuba player)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Martin Humbey (UK viola player), Peter Lale (violist), Andrew Parker (viola) and Bruce White (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson (violinist), Jackie Hartley (violinist), Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Rita Manning (violinist), Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Steve Morris (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Sonia Slany (violinist) and Chris Tombling (violinist)
background vocals:
Troy Donockley and Marko Hietala
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
choir vocals [the children's choir]:
The Young Musicians London
lead vocals:
Floor Jansen
vocals:
Troy Donockley, Marko Hietala and Floor Jansen
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer) and Pip Williams (producer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
additional arranger:
Ilona Opulska
arranger:
Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen, Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal) and Emppu Vuorinen
choir vocals arranger:
Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
additionally recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (in 2014-10)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
engineered at:
Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland
recording of:
Élan
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
revised by:
Petri Alanko (composer, musician and producer)
publisher:
Potoska Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
44:47
3My Walden
recording engineer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (contractor) (task: contractor)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Murphy
engineer:
Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
co-producer:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
bass clarinet:
David Fuest (clarinet)
bass trombone:
Andy Wood (trombonist)
bassoon and contrabassoon:
Julie Andrews (UK bassoon player)
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
cello:
David Daniels (cellist), Paul Kegg (cellist), Martin Loveday (cellist), Frank Schaefer (cellist) and Jonathan Williams (cellist)
clarinet [bb clarinet]:
Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest (clarinet)
cor anglais and oboe:
David Theodore (oboist)
double bass:
Chris Laurence (double bassist), Steve Mair (bass player) and Richard Pryce (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kai Hahto
flute and piccolo:
Andy Findon
French horn:
Nigel Black (horn player), Pip Eastop (horn player) and Richard Watkins (hornist)
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
percussion:
Paul Clarvis (percussionist), Gary Kettel (percussionist), Frank Ricotti (percussionist) and Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
tenor trombone:
Mark Nightingale (trombonist) and Ed Tarrant (trombone player)
timpani:
Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
trumpet:
Philip Cobb (trumpeter), Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore (British trumpeter)
tuba:
Owen Slade (tuba player)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Martin Humbey (UK viola player), Peter Lale (violist), Andrew Parker (viola) and Bruce White (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson (violinist), Jackie Hartley (violinist), Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Rita Manning (violinist), Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Steve Morris (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Sonia Slany (violinist) and Chris Tombling (violinist)
background vocals:
Troy Donockley and Marko Hietala
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
choir vocals [the children's choir]:
The Young Musicians London
lead vocals:
Troy Donockley and Floor Jansen
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer) and Pip Williams (producer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
additional arranger:
Ilona Opulska
arranger:
Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
choir vocals arranger:
Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
additionally recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (in 2014-10)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
recording of:
My Walden
lyricist and composer:
Marko Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing
44:42
4Storytime
recording engineer:
Marko Hietala, Emppu Vuorinen, Mikko Karmila (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Tero Kinnunen (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
bass and electric bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar and guitar family:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
lead vocals:
Anette Olzon
vocals:
Anette Olzon
orchestra:
The Looking Glass Orchestra
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady
arranger:
Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Jukka Nevalainen, Emppu Vuorinen and Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Legendary Bay of Tube Studios (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Pajarin Hauta in Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
music videos:
Storytime by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
recording of:
Storytime
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today)
55:31
5I Want My Tears Back
recording engineer:
Marko Hietala, Emppu Vuorinen, Mikko Karmila (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Tero Kinnunen (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
bass and electric bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
bodhrán, bouzouki, guest bodhrán, guest bouzouki, guest uilleann pipes, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar and guitar family:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
lead vocals:
Marko Hietala and Anette Olzon
vocals:
Marko Hietala and Anette Olzon
orchestra:
The Looking Glass Orchestra
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady
arranger:
Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Jukka Nevalainen, Emppu Vuorinen and Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Legendary Bay of Tube Studios (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Pajarin Hauta in Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
recording of:
I Want My Tears Back
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today)
4.25:11
6Amaranth
engineer:
Tuomas Holopainen, Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Emppu Vuorinen
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass:
Marko Hietala
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Marko Hietala and Anette Olzon
arranger:
Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2007)
recording of:
Amaranth (from 2006-09 until 2007-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Reach
4.13:58
7The Poet and the Pendulum
engineer:
Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Emppu Vuorinen
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass:
Marko Hietala
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Marko Hietala and Anette Olzon
arranger:
Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2007)
recording of:
The Poet and the Pendulum (from 2006-09 until 2007-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.2513:54
8Nemo
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)
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), Scene Nation Oy (in 2004) and Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2005)
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)
music videos:
Nemo (music video) by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
recording of:
Nemo
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Potoska Publishing
4.44:36
9Wish I Had an Angel
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)
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:
Marko Hietala and 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), Scene Nation Oy (in 2004) and Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2005)
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)
music videos:
Wish I Had an Angel (music video) by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
recording of:
Wish I Had an Angel
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing
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