Dark Passion Play

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1	The Poet And The Pendulum Soloist, Cello – Martin Loveday	13:55
2	Bye Bye Beautiful	4:15
3	Amaranth	3:51
4	Cadence Of Her Last Breath	4:15
5	Master Passion Greed	6:03
6	Eva	4:26
7	Sahara	5:47
8	Whoever Brings The Night	4:18
9	For The Heart I Once Had Soloist, Whistle – Andy Findon*	3:56
10	The Islander Soloist, Violin – Gavin Wright*	5:06
11	Last Of The Wilds	5:41
12	7 Days To The Wolves	7:04
13	Meadows Of Heaven	7:10

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Scene Nation Oy
• Copyright (c) – Scene Nation Oy
• Manufactured By – Warner Music Australia
• Distributed By – Warner Music Australia

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen, Marco Hietala
• Arranged By – Vuorinen*, Nevalainen*, Hietala*, Kinnunen*, Holopainen*
• Arranged By [Orchestra And Choirs], Orchestrated By [Orchestra And Choirs], Directed By [Orchestra And Choirs] – Pip Williams
• Art Direction – Tuomas Holopainen
• Artwork, Layout – Gina Pitkänen, Janne Pitkänen
• Bagpipes [Uilleann], Low Whistle, Bodhrán – Troy Donockley
• Bass – Allen Walley, Chris Laurence, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan, Steve Williams*
• Bass, Vocals – Marco Hietala
• Bassoon, Contrabassoon – Julie Andrews
• Cello – Anthony Pleeth, Anthony Pleeth, Ben Chappell, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels*, Frank Schaefer, John Heley, Jonathan Williams , Martin Loveday, Anthony Lewis*
• Choir – The Metro Voices*
• Choir [The Metro Voices Gospel Choir] – Beverley Skeete, Bryan Chambers, Carol Kenyon, Derek Green, Fay Simpson, Janet Ramus, Jenny O'Grady, Lance Ellington, Ricci P. Washington, Sara Jane Skeete, Tom Pearce, Tommy Blaize
• Chorus Master – Jenny O'Grady
• Cimbalom – Greg Knowles
• Clarinet – Dave Fuest*, Nicholas Bucknall
• Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Anthony Pike
• Co-producer – M. Karmila*, T. Kinnunen*
• Conductor – James Shearman
• Contractor [Orchestra Contractor] – Isobel Griffiths
• Coordinator – Leila Stacey
• Copyist [Music Preparation] – Richard Ihnatowicz
• Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
• Engineer – Vuorinen*, Karmila*, Kinnunen*
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Andrew Kitchen , Richard Lancaster, Robin Baynton, Sam Okell
• Engineer [Orchestra] – Haydn Bendall
• Fiddle [Celtic] – Nollaig Casey
• Flute – Andy Findon*
• Flute, Piccolo Flute – Helen Keen
• French Horn – Laurence Davies, Mike Thompson*, Richard Berry , Richard Watkins
• Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen
• Harp – Skaila Kanga
• Kantele [Electric] – Senni Eskelinen
• Keyboards, Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
• Leader [Orchestra] – Gavyn Wright, Perry Montague-Mason
• Lyrics By – Tuomas Holopainen
• Mastered By – Mika Jussila
• Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
• Music By – Emppu Vuorinen (tracks: 8), Marco Hietala (tracks: 10, 12), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Oboe, Cor Anglais – David Theodore
• Percussion – Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel, Stephen Henderson*
• Photography By [Band] – Ville Akseli*
• Producer – T. Holopainen*
• Soprano Vocals [2nd Boy], Voice – Tom Williams
• Soprano Vocals [Lead Boy] – Guy Elliott
• Sound Designer [Soundscapes] – Jussi Tegelman
• Trombone – Andy Wood , Peter Beachill*, Richard Edwards
• Trombone [Bass] – Dave Stewart
• Trumpet – Andy Crowley, Derek Watkins, Ian Balmain, John Barclay, Maurice Murphy
• Tuba – Owen Slade
• Viola – Andy Parker*, Bruce White, Chris Pitsillides, Don McVay*, Garfield Jackson, Gustav Clarkson, Jon Thorne , Kate Musker, Katie Wilkinson, Peter Lale, Rachel Bolt, Tim Grant
• Violin – Boguslaw Kostecki, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Dave Woodcock*, Dermot Crehan, Liz Edwards*, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Gaby Lester, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jim McLeod, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Mike McMenemy*, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Pete Hanson*, Rita Manning, Simon Fischer, Sonia Slany, Steve Morris, Thomas Bowes, Tom Pigott-Smith, Warren Zielinski
• Vocals – Anette Olzon
• Voice [The Metro Voices] – Alison Jiear, Andrew Busher, Andrew Tinkler, Ann De Renais, Anne Marie Cullum, Bob J. Harms, Catherine Bott, Catriana Sandison, Charlie Baker, Cherith Millburn-Fryer*, Claire Henry, David Porter-Thomas, Eliza Lumley, Gerard Bentall, Heather Cairncross, Helen Brookes*, Helen Meyerhoff, Helen Parker, Jenny O'Grady, Jeremy Avis, Joanna Forbes, Jonathan Williams , Jude Sim, Lawrence Wallington, Lindsay Wagstaff, Mary Carewe, Matthew Hargreaves, Matthew White , Michael Clarke , Michael Dore, Morag MacKay, Nicki Kennedy, Rosemary Forbes-Butler*, Sam Burkey, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Eyden, Sarah Ryan, Simon Preece, Steve Trowell, Susan Flannery, Tom Pearce, Yona Dunsford

Notes

Recorded at Petrax Studios / Hollola; Legendary E. Major Studios / Kerava; Finnvox Studios / Helsinki; Abbey Road Studios / London, between September '06 - March '07. Mixed at Finnvox, April - May '07. Mastered at Finnvox, May '07. Orchestras, choirs and additional overdubs recorded at Abbey Road Studios London, during December 2006 and February 2007.

℗&© 2007 Scene Nation Oy. Manufactured and distributed by Warner Music Australia.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (String): 016861798420
• Barcode (Text): 0 16861 79842 0
• Matrix / Runout: RR79842 6171071108 SM
• Mastering SID Code: ifpi LR11
• Mould SID Code: ifpi 2661

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NB 1923-1, 27361 19231	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Pic)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 1923-1, 27361 19231	Germany	2007
FO700CD	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(CD, Album)	Фоно	FO700CD	Russia	2007
UICN-15007	Nightwish = ナイトウィッシュ*	Nightwish = ナイトウィッシュ* - Dark Passion Play = ダーク・パッション・プレイ ‎(CD, Album, RE, SHM)	Spinefarm Records, Universal Music, Thunderball667	UICN-15007	Japan	2012
RR79702	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(CD, Album + CD, Album + Col)	Roadrunner Records	RR79702	Australia	2007
SPI313CD, 172003-8	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(CD, Album, Sup)	Spinefarm Records, Spinefarm Records	SPI313CD, 172003-8	Finland	2007