Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Tracklist

• SHM-CD 1: album version
• 1
  Shudder Before the Beautiful
  6:29
  4.4 ★
• 2
  Weak Fantasy
  5:25
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Élan
  4:47
  3.5 ★
• 4
  Yours Is an Empty Hope
  5:39
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Our Decades in the Sun
  6:38
  3.0 ★
• 6
  My Walden
  4:39
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful
  5:08
  5.0 ★
• 8
  Edema Ruh
  5:16
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Alpenglow
  4:49
  3.2 ★
• 10
  The Eyes of Sharbat Gula
  6:04
  3.0 ★
• 11
  The Greatest Show on Earth: Chapter I) Four Point Six / Chapter II) Life / Chapter III) The Toolmaker / Chapter IV) The Understanding / Chapter V) Sea-Worn Driftwood
  24:01
  4.0 ★
• SHM-CD 2: instrumental version
• 1
  Shudder Before the Beautiful (instrumental)
  6:20
• 2
  Weak Fantasy (instrumental)
  5:25
• 3
  Élan (instrumental)
  4:47
• 4
  Yours Is an Empty Hope (instrumental)
  5:38
• 5
  Our Decades in the Sun (instrumental)
  6:39
• 6
  My Walden (instrumental)
  4:38
• 7
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful (instrumental)
  5:08
• 8
  Edema Ruh (instrumental)
  5:16
• 9
  Alpenglow (instrumental)
  4:49
• 10
  The Eyes of Sharbat Gula (instrumental)
  6:04
• 11
  The Greatest Show on Earth: Chapter I) Four Point Six / Chapter II) Life / Chapter III) The Toolmaker / Chapter IV) The Understanding / Chapter V) Sea-Worn Driftwood (instrumental)
  24:08
• DVD-Video 3
• 1
  Making the Recordings
• 2
  Sagan (music lyric video)

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Release credits

• Andrew Parker
  viola [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Andy Findon
  flute [1.1-11, 2.1-11], piccolo [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Andy Wood
  bass trombone [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Boguslaw Kostecki
  violin [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Bruce White
  viola [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Chris Laurence
  double bass [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Chris Tombling
  violin [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• David Daniels
  cello [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• David Fuest
  bass clarinet [1.1-11, 2.1-11], clarinet [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• David Theodore
  cor anglais [2.1-11, 1.1-11], oboe [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Dermot Crehan
  violin [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Ed Tarrant
  tenor trombone [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Emil Chakolov
  violin [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Emppu Vuorinen
  arranger [2.1-11, 1.1-11], guitar [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Everton Nelson
  violin [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Floor Jansen
  arranger [2.1-11, 1.1-11], lead vocals [1-11], vocal [3]
• Frank Ricotti
  percussion [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Frank Schaefer
  cello [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Gary Kettel
  percussion [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Ilona Opulska
  additional [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Isobel Griffiths
  task [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Jacqueline Hartley
  violin [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• James Shearman
  conductor [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Jenny O’Grady
  chorus master [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Jeremy Murphy
  assistant [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Jim McLeod
  violin [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Jonathan Williams
  cello [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Jukka Nevalainen
  arranger [1.1-11, 2.1-11], drums (drum set) [3]
• Julie Andrews
  bassoon [1.1-11, 2.1-11], contrabassoon [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Kai Hahto
  arranger [2.1-11, 1.1-11], drums (drum set) [2.1-11, 1.1-3, 1.3-11]
• Kate Moore
  trumpet [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Lucy Whalley
  task [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Lynda Richardson
  chorus master [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Mark Berrow
  violin [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Mark Nightingale
  tenor trombone [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Marko Hietala
  acoustic guitar [1.1-11, 2.1-11], arranger [2.1-11, 1.1-11], background vocals [1, 3, 5-10], bass guitar [1.1-11, 2.1-11], lead vocals [2, 4, 11], vocal [3]
• Martin Humbey
  viola [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Martin Loveday
  cello [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Metro Voices
  choir vocals [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Mika Jussila
  mastering
• Mike Lovatt
  trumpet [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Mikko Karmila
  engineer [1.1-11, 2.1-11], mix [1.1-11, 2.1-11], recording [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Nicholas Bucknall
  clarinet [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Nigel Black
  French horn [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Nightwish
  arranger [3], co [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Owen Slade
  tuba [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Patrick Kiernan
  violin [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Paul Clarvis
  percussion [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Paul Kegg
  cello [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Perry Montague‐Mason
  violin [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Peter Hanson
  violin [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Peter Lale
  viola [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Philip Cobb
  trumpet [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Pip Eastop
  French horn [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Pip Williams
  choir vocals [1.1-11, 2.1-11], conductor [2.1-11, 1.1-11], orchestrator [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Rachel Bolt
  viola [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Richard Dawkins
  spoken vocals [1, 11]
• Richard Ihnatowicz
  task [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Richard Pryce
  double bass [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Richard Watkins
  French horn [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Rita Manning
  violin [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Skaila Kanga
  harp [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Sonia Slany
  violin [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Steve Henderson
  percussion [2.1-11, 1.1-11], timpani [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Steve Mair
  double bass [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Steve Morris
  violin [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Steve Price
  engineer [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
• Tero Kinnunen
  arranger [1.1-11, 2.1-11], co [1.1-11, 2.1-11], engineer [2.1-11, 1.1-11], recording [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• The Young Musicians London
  choir vocals [1.1-11, 2.1-11]
• Troy Donockley
  arranger [2.1-11, 1.1-11], background vocals [1.1-11, 2.1-11], bodhrán [2.1-11, 1.1-11], bouzouki [2.1-11, 1.1-11], lead vocals [6, 8], low whistle [1.1-11, 2.1-11], uilleann pipes [1.1-11, 2.1-11], vocal [3]
• Tuomas Holopainen
  arranger [1.1-11, 2.1-11], keyboard [2.1-11, 1.1-11], piano [2.1-11, 1.1-11], producer [2.1-11, 1.1-11]
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Issues

• E
  (Combined release view)
• E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  DVD-Video, 2x SHM-CD
  25 March 2015
• E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  SHM-CD
  25 March 2015
• E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  CD
  25 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  CD
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  2x CD (2 disc mediabook)
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  3x CD (earbook)
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  2x 12" Vinyl (black vinyl)
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  2x 12" Vinyl (picture vinyl)
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  2x CD
  27 March 2015
• E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  10" Vinyl, 3x CD
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  Digital Media
  27 March 2015
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  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  Digital Media
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  2x 12" Vinyl
  27 March 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  DVD-Video (tour edition DVD)
  October 2015
• 

  E
  Endless Forms Most Beautiful

  CD, DVD-Video (limited tour edition)
  2015