Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  The Greatest Show on Earth
  23:59
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Élan
  4:47
  4.0 ★
• 3
  My Walden
  4:42
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Storytime
  5:31
  5.0 ★
• 5
  I Want My Tears Back
  5:11
  4.2 ★
• 6
  Amaranth
  3:58
  4.1 ★
• 7
  The Poet and the Pendulum
  13:54
  4.2 ★
• 8
  Nemo
  4:36
  4.4 ★
• 9
  Wish I Had an Angel
  4:03
  4.5 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  Ghost Love Score
  10:02
  4.2 ★
• 2
  Slaying the Dreamer
  4:35
  4.0 ★
• 3
  End of All Hope
  4:23
• 4
  10th Man Down
  5:29
  4.5 ★
• 5
  The Kinslayer
  4:10
• 6
  Dead Boy’s Poem
  6:53
  4.2 ★
• 7
  Gethsemane
  5:22
  3.7 ★
• 8
  Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean
  4:46
  3.9 ★
• 9
  Sacrament of Wilderness
  4:15
  4.5 ★
• 10
  Sleeping Sun
  4:33
• 11
  Elvenpath
  4:42
  4.2 ★
• 12
  The Carpenter
  6:00
  3.6 ★
• 13
  Nightwish (demo)
  5:49
  4.0 ★

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Release credits

• Aaron Price
  additional [1.8-9, 2.1], assistant [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Andrew Parker
  viola [1-3]
• Andy Crowley
  trumpet [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Andy Findon
  flute [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1], piccolo [1-3]
• Andy Wood
  bass trombone [1-3]
• Anette Olzon
  lead vocals [4-7], vocal [4-5]
• Anssi Honkanen
  choir vocals [6]
• Anthony Pleeth
  cello [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Ben Chappell
  cello [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Boguslaw Kostecki
  violin [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Bruce White
  viola [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Caroline Dale
  cello [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Cathy Thompson
  violin [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Chris Baron
  percussion [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Chris Hooker
  cor anglais [1.8-9, 2.1], oboe [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Chris Laurence
  double bass [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Chris Tombling
  violin [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Dave Moore
  additional [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Dave Stewart
  bass trombone [1.8-9, 2.1]
• David Ayres
  double bass [1.8-9, 2.1]
• David Daniels
  cello [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• David Fuest
  bass clarinet [1-3], clarinet [1-3]
• David Theodore
  cor anglais [1-3], oboe [1-3]
• David Vines
  bass trombone [1.8-9, 2.1]
• David Woodcock
  violin [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Derek Watkins
  trumpet [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Dermot Crehan
  violin [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Donald McVay
  viola [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Ed Tarrant
  tenor trombone [1-3]
• Eddie Roberts
  violin [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Edward Vanderspar
  viola [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Elizabeth Edwards
  violin [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Emil Chakolov
  violin [1-3]
• Emppu Vuorinen
  acoustic guitar [1.8-9, 2.1, 2.13], additional [1.8-9, 2.1], arranger [1-7], bass [11-12], electric guitar [2.1-2, 2.7-9, 1.8-9], engineer [6-7], guitar [1.1-7, 2.2-6, 2.10-13], guitar family [4-5], recording [4-5]
• Erkki Hirvikangas
  cello [7-9]
• Erno Vuorinen
  arranger [9]
• Esa Lehtinen
  additional [6], flute [6-9]
• Everton Nelson
  violin [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Floor Jansen
  arranger [1-3], lead vocals [1-3], vocal [2]
• Frank Ricotti
  percussion [1-3], vibraphone [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Frank Schaefer
  cello [1-3]
• GME choir
  choir vocals [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Gary Kettel
  percussion [1-3]
• Gavyn Wright
  concertmaster [2.1, 1.8-9], violin [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Gustav Clarkson
  viola [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Ilona Opulska
  additional [1-3]
• Isobel Griffiths
  task [1-3]
• Jackie Shave
  violin [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Jacqueline Hartley
  violin [1-3]
• James Collins
  additional [2.1, 1.8-9]
• James Shearman
  conductor [2.1, 1.1-5, 1.8-9]
• Jenny O’Grady
  chorus master [1.1-5, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Jeremy Murphy
  assistant [1-3]
• Jim McLeod
  violin [1-3]
• John Barclay
  trumpet [1.8-9, 2.1]
• John Heley
  cello [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Jonathan Williams
  cello [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Jukka Nevalainen
  arranger [1-7], drums (drum set), percussion [1.4-5, 2.6]
• Julian Leaper
  violin [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Julie Andrews
  bassoon [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1], contrabassoon [1-3]
• Kai Hahto
  arranger [1-3], drums (drum set) [1-2, 2-3]
• Kaisli J. Kaivola
  violin [7-9]
• Kate Moore
  trumpet [1-3]
• Kate Musker
  viola [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Katherine Shave
  violin [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Kimmo Kallio
  choir vocals [6]
• Leon Bosch
  double bass [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Lucy Whalley
  task [1-3]
• Lynda Houghton
  double bass [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Lynda Richardson
  chorus master [1-3]
• Mark Berrow
  violin [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Mark Nightingale
  tenor trombone [1-3], trombone [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Markku Palola
  viola [7-9]
• Marko Hietala
  acoustic guitar [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1], arranger [1-7], background vocals [2.3, 1.2-3], bass [1.4-7, 2.2-3], bass guitar [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1-2], electric bass guitar [4-5], lead vocals [2.2, 1.1, 1.5-7, 1.9], recording [4-5], vocal [2.1-2, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8-9]
• Martin Humbey
  viola [1-3]
• Martin Loveday
  cello [1-3]
• Mary Scully
  double bass [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Matias Kaila
  choir vocals [6]
• Metro Voices
  choir vocals [1.1-5, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Michael Thompson
  French horn [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Mike Lovatt
  trumpet [1-3]
• Mikko Karmila
  co [6-7], engineer [1.1-3, 1.6-9, 2.1, 2.6], mix [2.1-2, 2.6-9, 1.1-9], recording [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6, 1.1-5, 1.8-9]
• Nicholas Bucknall
  bass clarinet [1.8-9, 2.1], clarinet [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Nigel Black
  French horn [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Nightwish
  arranger [1.2, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11-12], background vocals [11-12], co [2.2, 1.1-3], producer [6, 11-12]
• Nina Robertson
  flute [2.1, 1.8-9], piccolo [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Owen Slade
  tuba [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Patrick Kiernan
  violin [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Patrick Lannigan
  double bass [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Paul Clarvis
  percussion [1-3]
• Paul Gardham
  French horn [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Paul Kegg
  cello [1-3]
• Perry Montague‐Mason
  violin [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Peter Hanson
  violin [1-3]
• Peter Lale
  viola [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Philip Cobb
  trumpet [1-3]
• Pip Eastop
  French horn [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Pip Williams
  arranger [4-5], choir vocals [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1], conductor [1-3], orchestrator [1.1-5, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Plamen Dimov
  violin [7-9]
• Rachel Bolt
  viola [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Richard Berry
  French horn [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Richard Dawkins
  spoken vocals [1]
• Richard Edwards
  trombone [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Richard Ihnatowicz
  task [1-3]
• Richard Pryce
  double bass [1-3]
• Richard Watkins
  French horn [1-3]
• Riku Salminen
  choir vocals [6]
• Rita Manning
  violin [2.1, 1.1-3, 1.8-9]
• Robin Firman
  cello [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Roger Harvey
  trombone [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Sam Hardwick
  guest [6], spoken vocals [6]
• Sami Vänskä
  bass [4-5, 10], bass guitar [7-9], electric bass guitar [6]
• Sami Yli-Sirniö
  guest [1], sitar [1]
• Simon Fischer
  violin [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Simon Goldfinch
  additional [2.1, 1.8-9], assistant [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Simon Gunton
  trombone [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Skaila Kanga
  harp [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Sonia Slany
  violin [1-3]
• Steve Henderson
  percussion [1-3], timpani [1.1-3, 1.8-9, 2.1]
• Steve Mair
  double bass [1-3]
• Steve Morris
  violin [1-3]
• Steve Price
  engineer [1-5]
• Tapio Wilska
  guest [4, 8]
• Tarja
  lead vocals [2.1-13, 1.8-9]
• Terhi Kallio
  engineer [2]
• Tero Kinnunen
  additional [1.8-9, 2.1], arranger [1.1-3, 1.6-7, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11-12], co [1-3, 6-7], engineer [1.1-3, 1.6-9, 2.1, 2.6, 2.11-12], mix [1.8-9, 2.1, 2.11-12], producer [1.8-9, 2.1-2, 2.6], recording [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11-12, 1.1-5, 1.8-9]
• The Looking Glass Orchestra
  performing orchestra [4-5]
• The Young Musicians London
  choir vocals [1-3]
• Tim Grant
  viola [1.8-9, 2.1]
• Troy Donockley
  arranger [1-3], background vocals [1-3], bodhrán [1-5, 5-7], bouzouki [1-5, 5-7], guest [5], lead vocals [3], low whistle [1-7], uilleann pipes [1-5, 5-7], vocal [2]
• Tuomas Holopainen
  arranger [1-7], background vocals [12], engineer [6], keyboard [2.1-13, 1.1-4, 1.4-5, 1.5-9], keyboard bass [4], lead vocals [12], mix [2.1, 1.8-9], piano [2.1, 1.1-9], producer [1.1-9, 2.1-2, 2.11-12], synthesizer [6, 11-12]
• Ville Laaksonen
  choir vocals [6]
• Warren Zielinski
  violin [2.1, 1.8-9]
• Zoe Lake
  viola [2.1, 1.8-9]
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  Decades

  Digital Media
  9 March 2018
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  Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015

  2x CD (limited edition earbook)
  9 March 2018
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  Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015

  2x CD
  9 March 2018
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  Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015

  2x CD
  9 March 2018