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| 1 | The 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 (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marko Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle, uilleann pipes and background vocals:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels, Paul Kegg, Martin Loveday, Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence, Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black, Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis, Gary Kettel, Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb, Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt, Martin Humbey, Peter Lale, Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow, Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson, Jackie Hartley, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason, Steve Morris, Everton Nelson, Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- 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 and Pip Williams
- 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
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, 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, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox 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
| 23:59 |
| 2 | Élan- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marko Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels, Paul Kegg, Martin Loveday, Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence, Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto and Jukka Nevalainen
- drums (drum set) [Performer]:
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black, Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis, Gary Kettel, Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb, Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt, Martin Humbey, Peter Lale, Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow, Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson, Jackie Hartley, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason, Steve Morris, Everton Nelson, Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- 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 and Pip Williams
- 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 and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, 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, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- engineered at:
- Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland
- recording of:
- Élan
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- revised by:
- Petri Alanko
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, 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
| 4:47 |
| 3 | My Walden- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marko Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels, Paul Kegg, Martin Loveday, Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence, Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black, Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis, Gary Kettel, Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb, Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt, Martin Humbey, Peter Lale, Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow, Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson, Jackie Hartley, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason, Steve Morris, Everton Nelson, Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- 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 and Pip Williams
- 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
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, 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, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox 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
| 4:42 |
| 4 | Storytime- 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
- 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
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady
- arranger:
- Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Jukka Nevalainen, Emppu Vuorinen and Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Finnvox 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, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
- music videos:
- Storytime by Nightwish
- recording of:
- Storytime
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH
| 5:31 |
| 5 | I 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
- 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
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady
- arranger:
- Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Jukka Nevalainen, Emppu Vuorinen and Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Finnvox 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, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox 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
| 5:11 |
| 6 | Amaranth | 3:58 |
| 7 | The Poet and the Pendulum | 13:54 |
| 8 | Nemo- additional recording engineer:
- James Collins, Dave Moore 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 and Aaron Price
- 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 and David Vines
- bassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- cello:
- Ben Chappell, Caroline Dale, David Daniels, Robin Firman, John Heley, Anthony Pleeth and Jonathan Williams
- cor anglais and oboe:
- Chris Hooker
- double bass:
- David Ayres, Leon Bosch, Lynda Houghton, Patrick Lannigan, Chris Laurence and Mary Scully
- drums (drum set):
- Jukka Nevalainen
- electric guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- flute:
- Andy Findon and Nina Robertson
- French horn:
- Richard Berry, Nigel Black, Pip Eastop, Paul Gardham and Michael Thompson
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Chris Baron
- piccolo:
- Nina Robertson
- timpani:
- Steve Henderson
- trombone:
- Richard Edwards, Simon Gunton, Roger Harvey and Mark Nightingale
- trumpet:
- John Barclay, Andy Crowley and Derek Watkins
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- vibraphone [tuned percussion]:
- Frank Ricotti
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt, Gustav Clarkson, Don McVay, Tim Grant, Zoe Lake, Peter Lale, Kate Musker, Edward Vanderspar and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow, Dermot Crehan, Elizabeth Edwards, Simon Fischer, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Julian Leaper, Rita Manning, Perry Montague‐Mason, Everton Nelson, Eddie Roberts, Jackie Shave, Katherine Shave, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, David Woodcock, Gavyn Wright and Warren Zielinski
- choir vocals:
- GME choir and Metro Voices
- lead vocals:
- Tarja
- vocals:
- Marko Hietala
- conductor:
- James Shearman
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- concertmaster:
- Gavyn Wright
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Nuclear Blast (in 2004), Scene Nation Oy (in 2004) and Spin-Farm Oy (in 2005)
- additionally recorded at:
- E-Major Studios in Kerava, Uusimaa, Finland and Phoenix Sound in London, England, United Kingdom
- recorded at and engineered at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03) and Tempputupa Studios in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2004-03)
- music videos:
- Nemo by Nightwish
- recording of:
- Nemo
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Copyright Control and Potoska Publishing
| 4:36 |
| 9 | Wish I Had an Angel- additional recording engineer:
- James Collins, Dave Moore 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 and Aaron Price
- 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 and David Vines
- bassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- cello:
- Ben Chappell, Caroline Dale, David Daniels, Robin Firman, John Heley, Anthony Pleeth and Jonathan Williams
- cor anglais and oboe:
- Chris Hooker
- double bass:
- David Ayres, Leon Bosch, Lynda Houghton, Patrick Lannigan, Chris Laurence and Mary Scully
- drums (drum set):
- Jukka Nevalainen
- electric guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- flute:
- Andy Findon and Nina Robertson
- French horn:
- Richard Berry, Nigel Black, Pip Eastop, Paul Gardham and Michael Thompson
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Chris Baron
- piccolo:
- Nina Robertson
- timpani:
- Steve Henderson
- trombone:
- Richard Edwards, Simon Gunton, Roger Harvey and Mark Nightingale
- trumpet:
- John Barclay, Andy Crowley and Derek Watkins
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- vibraphone [tuned percussion]:
- Frank Ricotti
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt, Gustav Clarkson, Don McVay, Tim Grant, Zoe Lake, Peter Lale, Kate Musker, Edward Vanderspar and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow, Dermot Crehan, Elizabeth Edwards, Simon Fischer, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Julian Leaper, Rita Manning, Perry Montague‐Mason, Everton Nelson, Eddie Roberts, Jackie Shave, Katherine Shave, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, David Woodcock, Gavyn Wright and Warren Zielinski
- choir vocals:
- GME choir and Metro Voices
- lead vocals:
- Marko Hietala and Tarja
- vocals:
- Marko Hietala
- conductor:
- James Shearman
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- concertmaster:
- Gavyn Wright
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Nuclear Blast (in 2004), Scene Nation Oy (in 2004) and Spin-Farm Oy (in 2005)
- additionally recorded at:
- E-Major Studios in Kerava, Uusimaa, Finland and Phoenix Sound in London, England, United Kingdom
- recorded at and engineered at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03) and Tempputupa Studios in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2004-03)
- music videos:
- Wish I Had an Angel by Nightwish
- recording of:
- Wish I Had an Angel
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 4:03 |
