acoustic guitar Emppu Vuorinen
acoustic guitar Marco Hietala
arranged by [orchestra and choir], orchestrated by, directed by Pip Williams
artwork [cover artwork] Markus Mayer
bass Chris Laurence
bass David Ayre
bass Leon Bosch
bass Lynda Houghton
bass Mary Scully
bass Patrick Lannigan
bass trombone Dave Stewart
bass trombone David Vines
bassoon Julie Andrews
cello Anthony Pleeth
cello Ben Chappell
cello Caroline Dale
cello David Daniels
cello John Heley
cello Jonathan Williams
cello Martin Loveday
cello Robin Firman
choir Metro Voices
choir [gme noise] GME Choir
choir [the metro voices] Andrew Busher
choir [the metro voices] Cherith Milburn-Fryer
choir [the metro voices] Donald Greig
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] Helen Templeton
choir [the metro voices] Karen Woodhouse
choir [the metro voices] Michael Clarke
choir [the metro voices] Michael Dore
choir [the metro voices] Rachel Weston
choir [the metro voices] Rosalind Waters
choir [the metro voices] Samantha Shaw
choir [the metro voices] Sarah McGill
choir [the metro voices] Susan Flannery
choir [the metro voices] Tessa Bonner
choir [the metro voices] Tom Pearce
chorus master [choirmaster] Jenny O'Grady
clarinet, bass clarinet Nicholas Bucknall
conductor James Shearman
contractor [orchestra] Isobel Griffiths
coordinator Leila Stacey
copyist Richard Ihnatowicz
drums Jukka Nevalainen
engineer [2nd assistant] Simon Goldfinch
engineer [assistant] Aaron Price
engineer [orchestra] James Collins
engineer, recorded by Mikko Karmila
engineer, recorded by Tero Kinnunen
flute Andrew Findon
flute, piccolo flute Nina Robertson
french horn Michael Thompson
french horn Nigel Black
french horn Paul Gardham
french horn Philip Eastop
french horn Richard Berry
guitar, recorded by [additional] Emppu Vuorinen
harp Skaila Kanga
layout Petteri Tyynelä
leader [orchestra] Gavyn Wright
lyrics by, keyboards, piano Tuomas Holopainen
management, booking King Foo Entertainment
mastered by Mika Jussila
mixed by Mikko Karmila
mixed by Tero Kinnunen
mixed by Tuomas Holopainen
tracks 6 music by Emppu Vuorinen
tracks 8, 11 music by Marco Hietala
music by Tuomas Holopainen
oboe, cor anglais Christopher Hooker
percussion Chris Baron
percussion [tuned] Frank Ricotti
photography by Toni Härkönen
producer Tero Kinnunen
producer Tuomas Holopainen
programmed by [additional] Tero Kinnunen
technician [protools] Dave Moore
timpani [timps] Steve Henderson
trombone Mark Nightingale
trombone Richard Edwards
trombone Roger Harvey
trombone Simon Gunton
trumpet Andy Crowley
trumpet Derek Watkins
trumpet John Barclay
tuba Owen Slade
viola Bruce White
viola Donald McVay
viola Edward Vanderspar
viola Gustav Clarkson
viola Kate Musker
viola Peter Lale
viola Rachel Bolt
viola Tim Grant
viola Zoe Lake
violin Boguslaw Kostecki
violin Cathy Thompson
violin Chris Tombling
violin David Woodcock
violin Dermot Crehan
violin Eddie Roberts
violin Elizabeth Edwards
violin Everton Nelson
violin Gavyn Wright
violin Jackie Shave
violin Julian Leaper
violin Katherine Shave
violin Mark Berrow
violin Patrick Kiernan
violin Perry Montague-Mason
violin Rita Manning
violin Simon Fischer
violin Warren Zielinski
vocals Tarja Turunen
vocals, bass Marco Hietala
voice [aaargghh] Jouni Hynynen
Phonographic Copyright (p) Spinefarm Records
Recorded At Tempputupa Studios
Engineered At Tempputupa Studios
Recorded At Finnvox
Engineered At Finnvox
Recorded At E-Major Studios
Recorded At Phoenix Studios (2)
Mixed At Finnvox
Mastered At Finnvox
Published By Potoska Publishing
Made By Universal M & L, Germany
℗ Spinefarm Records • 2004

Regular Finnish release in a jewel case without any extras. The jewel case has the silver Nightwish -logo printed on the plastic, not on the booklet. The 18-page booklet contains lyrics.

Recorded and engineered By TeeCee Kinnunen at Tempputupa studios / Finnvox studios &
Mikko Karmila at Finnvox studios November 2003 - March 2004.
Additional recordings at E-Major studios.

Mixed at Finnvox studios March 2004.

Orchestra and choir recorded at Phoenix Sound Studios, Wembley, England.
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