| # | Title | Length |
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| 1 | Know Why the Nightingale Sings | ?:?? |
| 2 | Nymphomaniac Fantasia | ?:?? |
| 3 | Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean | ?:?? |
| 4 | The Riddler | ?:?? |
| 5 | Walking in the Air | ?:?? |
| 6 | Bare Grace Misery | ?:?? |
| 7 | Crownless | ?:?? |
| 8 | Dead Gardens- 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
- guest spoken vocals:
- Jouni Hynynen
- 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:
- Dead Gardens
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| ?:?? |
| 9 | Nightquest | ?:?? |
| 10 | Sleepwalker | ?:?? |
| 11 | Ocean Soul | ?:?? |
| 12 | White Night Fantasy | ?:?? |
| 13 | I Want My Tears Back | ?:?? |
| 14 | Where Were You Last Night | 3:56 |
| 15 | Live to Tell the Tale | ?:?? |
| 16 | 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
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