Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015

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

Tracklist

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1Ghost Love Score
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
guest sitar:
Sami Yli-Sirniö
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) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2004)
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)
recording of:
Ghost Love Score
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing
10:02
2Slaying the Dreamer4:35
3End of All Hope4:23
410th Man Down5:29
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
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
guest spoken vocals and guest vocals:
Sam Hardwick
lead vocals:
Tarja
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
choir vocals arranger:
Ville Laaksonen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (in 2005) and Spin‐farm Records OY (in 2007)
recorded at and engineered at:
Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2000-01 until 2000-03) and Tempputupa Studios in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2000-01 until 2000-03)
mixed at:
Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2000-04)
recording of:
Dead Boy’s Poem (from 2000-01 until 2000-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
6:53
7Gethsemane5:22
8Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean4:46
9Sacrament of Wilderness4:15
10Sleeping Sun4:33
11Elvenpath
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen and Nightwish
bass and guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
keyboard and synthesizer:
Tuomas Holopainen
background vocals:
Nightwish
lead vocals:
Tarja
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spinefarm Records (in 1997), Spin-Farm Oy (in 2005) and Spin‐farm Records OY (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
4:42
12The Carpenter
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen and Nightwish
bass and guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
keyboard and synthesizer:
Tuomas Holopainen
background vocals:
Tuomas Holopainen and Nightwish
lead vocals:
Tuomas Holopainen and Tarja
arranger:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin‐Farm Oy (in 1997), Spinefarm Records (in 1997) and Spin‐farm Records OY (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
6:00
13Nightwish (demo)5:49