tracks

The Poet And The Pendulum
Bye Bye Beautiful
Amaranth
Cadence Of Her Last Breath
Master Passion Greed
Eva
Sahara
Whoever Brings The Night
For The Heart I Once Had
The Islander
Last Of The Wilds
7 Days To The Wolves
Meadows Of Heaven

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. Released in standard jewel case.
Manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Canada Inc.
Made in Canada.

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 (2)
Cello – Anthony Pleeth, Anthony Pleeth, Ben Chappell, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels, Frank Schaefer, John Heley, Jonathan Williams (4), 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 (4), 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 (2), 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 (6)
Soprano Vocals [Lead Boy] – Guy Elliott
Sound Designer [Soundscapes] – Jussi Tegelman
Trombone – Andy Wood (2), Peter Beachill, Richard Edwards (2)
Trombone [Bass] – Dave Stewart (2)
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 (3), 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 (4), Jude Sim, Lawrence Wallington, Lindsay Wagstaff, Mary Carewe, Matthew Hargreaves, Matthew White (3), Michael Clarke (2), 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
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,
Bass – Allen Walley, Chris Laurence, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan, Steve Williams,
Bass Trombone – Dave Stewart (2)
Bass, Vocals – Marco Hietala
Bassoon, Contrabassoon – Julie Andrews (2)
Cello [Celli] – Anthony Pleeth, Ben Chappell, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels, Frank Schaefer, John Heley, Jonathan Williams (4), Martin Loveday, Anthony Lewis,
Cello [Solo] – Anthony Pleeth, Martin Loveday (tracks: 1)
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] – Isobel Griffiths
Coordinator – Leila Stacey
Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
Effects [Soundscapes] – Jussi Tegelman
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 (2), 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
Management [Worldwide], Booking [Worldwide] – King Foo Entertainment Ltd Oy,
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,
Score Editor [Music Preparation] – Richard Ihnatowicz
Soprano Vocals [2nd Boy], Voice – Tom Williams (6)
Soprano Vocals [Lead Boy] – Guy Elliott
Trombone – Andy Wood (2), Peter Beachill, Richard Edwards (2)
Trumpet – Andy Crowley, Derek Watkins, Ian Balmain, John Barclay, Maurice Murphy
Tuba – Owen Slade
Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Bodhrán – Troy Donockley
Viola – Andy Parker, Bruce White, Chris Pitsillides, Don McVay, Garfield Jackson, Gustav Clarkson, Jon Thorne (3), 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
Violin [Solo] – Gavin Wright, (tracks: 10)
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 (4), Jude Sim, Lawrence Wallington, Lindsay Wagstaff, Mary Carewe, Matthew Hargreaves, Matthew White (3), Michael Clarke (2), Michael Dore, Morag MacKay, Nicki Kennedy, Rosemary Forbes-Butler, Sam Burkey, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Eyden, Sarah Ryan, Simon Preece, Steve Trowell (2), Susan Flannery, Tom Pearce, Yona Dunsford
Whistle [Solo] – Andy Findon, (tracks: 9)
Written-By ["I Am The Poet..."] – Walt Whitman

companies

Record Company – Roadrunner Records Australia
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Scene Nation Oy
Copyright (c) – Scene Nation Oy
Manufactured By – Warner Music Australia
Distributed By – Warner Music Australia
Glass Mastered At – SM
Licensed From – Scene Nation Oy
Licensed To – The All Blacks B.V.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Scene Nation Oy
Copyright (c) – Scene Nation Oy
Manufactured By – Universal Music Canada Inc.
Distributed By – Universal Music Canada Inc.
Recorded At – Petrax Studios
Recorded At – E-Major Studios
Recorded At – Finnvox
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Finnvox
Mastered At – Finnvox
Published By – Wb Music Corp.
Published By – Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co KG
Published By – Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy
Manufactured By – Cinram

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