alto flute Andrew Findon
arranged by Emppu Vuorinen
arranged by Floor Jansen
arranged by Kai Hahto
arranged by Marco Hietala
arranged by Tero Kinnunen
arranged by Troy Donockley
arranged by Tuomas Holopainen
tracks 1-6 to 1-8 arranged by [orchestra and choir assisted by], orchestrated by [orchestra and choir assisted by] Martin Higgins
tracks 1-6 to 1-8 arranged by [orchestra and choir] James Shearman
tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 1-9, 2-1 arranged by [orchestra and choir] Pip Williams
artwork, layout Ravnheart
artwork, layout ToxicAngel
bass clarinet David Fuest
bass trombone Dave Stewart
bass, acoustic guitar Marco Hietala
bassoon, contrabassoon Gavin McNaughton
cello Caroline Dale
cello Chris Worsey
cello Frank Schaefer
cello Jonathan Williams
cello Martin Loveday
cello Timothy Gill
cello, soloist Caroline Dale
choir Metro Voices
choir [the metro voices] Alexandra Gibson
choir [the metro voices] Alice Fearn
choir [the metro voices] Andrew Busher
choir [the metro voices] Andrew Playfoot
choir [the metro voices] Ann De Renais
choir [the metro voices] Anne Marie Cullum
choir [the metro voices] Caroline Fitzgerald
choir [the metro voices] Claire Henry
choir [the metro voices] David Porter-Thomas
choir [the metro voices] Davina Moon
choir [the metro voices] Eleanor Meynell
choir [the metro voices] Gerard O'Beirne
choir [the metro voices] Heather Cairncross
choir [the metro voices] Helen Brooks
choir [the metro voices] Helen Parker
choir [the metro voices] Ian McLarnon
choir [the metro voices] Jacqueline Barron
choir [the metro voices] Jenny O'Grady
choir [the metro voices] Joanna Forbes
choir [the metro voices] Kate Bishop
choir [the metro voices] Lawrence Wallington
choir [the metro voices] Lawrence White
choir [the metro voices] Mary Carewe
choir [the metro voices] Michael Dore
choir [the metro voices] Peter Snipp
choir [the metro voices] Rachel Weston
choir [the metro voices] Robin Bailey-Reid
choir [the metro voices] Rosemary Butler
choir [the metro voices] Sarah Ryan
choir [the metro voices] Sebastian Charlesworth
choir [the metro voices] Soophia Foroughi
choir [the metro voices] Tom Pearce
chorus master [choirmaster] Jenny O'Grady
clarinet [bb clarinet] David Fuest
clarinet [bb clarinet] Nicholas Bucknall
co-producer Nightwish
conductor [orchestra and choir conducted by] James Shearman
contractor [orchestral contractor for isobel griffiths ltd.] Jenny Nendick
copyist [music preparation] Richard Ihnatowicz
directed by [orchestra and choir] Pip Williams
double bass Chris Laurence
double bass Stacey Watton
double bass Steve Mair
drums, percussion Kai Hahto
duduk, soloist, wind [ethnic winds] Dirk Campbell
engineer Mat Bartram
engineer [assisted by] Laura Beck
flute Andrew Findon
flute Anna Noakes
french horn Martin Owen
french horn Nigel Black
french horn Philip Eastop
guitar Emppu Vuorinen
harp Skaila Kanga
keyboards Tuomas Holopainen
leader [2nd violins] Emlyn Singleton
leader [violins] Perry Montague-Mason
mastered by Mika Jussila
mixed by Mikko Karmila
mixed by [with] Tero Kinnunen
mixed by [with] Tuomas Holopainen
musical assistance [assistant to pip williams] Ilona Opulska
oboe, cor anglais John Anderson
orchestra The Pale Blue Orchestra
tracks 1-6 to 1-8 orchestrated by [orchestra and choir] James Shearman
tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 1-9, 2-1 orchestrated by [orchestra and choir] Pip Williams
percussion [ethnic percussion] Paul Clarvis
percussion [ethnic percussion] Steve Henderson
percussion [orchestral percussion] Frank Ricotti
percussion [orchestral percussion] Gary Kettel
photography by Andrea Beckers
photography by Tim Martindale
photography by Tim Tronckoe
photography by Tina Korhonen
photography by [additional photography] Burt Farner
photography by [additional photography] Jani Havunen
photography by [additional photography] Kari Pennanen
photography by [additional photography] Mikko Nevalainen
photography by [additional photography] Mikko Tirkkonen
photography by [additional photography] Steve MacIntyre
piccolo flute Anna Noakes
recorded by Mikko Karmila
recorded by Tero Kinnunen
recorded by Troy Donockley
tenor trombone Andy Wood
tenor trombone Ed Tarrant
timpani Steve Henderson
trumpet [bb & c trumpets] Andy Crowley
trumpet [bb & c trumpets] Kate Moore
trumpet [bb & c trumpets] Mike Lovatt
tuba, trombone [cimbasso] Owen Slade
uilleann pipes, low whistle, bouzouki, bodhrán, electronic wind instrument [aerophone], guitar [space guitars] Troy Donockley
viola Andrew Parker
viola Helen Kamminga
viola Julia Knight
viola Kate Musker
viola Peter Lale
viola, soloist Peter Lale
violin Chris Tombling
violin Clio Gould
violin Daniel Bhattacharya
violin David Emanuel
violin Emil Chakalov
violin John Bradbury
violin John Mills
violin Mark Berrow
violin Patrick Kiernan
violin Peter Hanson
violin Rita Manning
violin Steve Morris
violin Warren Zielinski
violin, soloist Perry Montague-Mason
vocals Floor Jansen
vocals Marco Hietala
vocals Troy Donockley
voice [spoken parts] Geraldine James
voice [spoken parts] Johanna Kurkela
written-by, producer Tuomas Holopainen
Phonographic Copyright (p) Nuclear Blast GmbH
Copyright (c) Nuclear Blast GmbH
Recorded At Röskö
Recorded At Petrax Studios
Recorded At Troykington Castle
Recorded At Finnvox
Recorded At Angel Studios
Mixed At Finnvox
Mastered At Finnvox
Glass Mastered At Technicolor
Glass Mastered At Technicolor
48-page digibook (Ecolbook)

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