Nightwish – Dark ion Play

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Label:	Nuclear Blast – 27361 19230
Format:	CD , Album CD , Album All Media , Digipak
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Released:	Sep 28, 2007
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Symphonic Metal

Tracklist

1-1	The Poet And The Pendulum	13:53
1-2	Bye Bye Beautiful	4:15
1-3	Amaranth	3:51
1-4	Cadence Of Her Last Breath	4:15
1-5	Master ion Greed	5:58
1-6	Eva	4:26
1-7	Sahara	5:46
1-8	Whoever Brings The Night	4:16
1-9	For The Heart I Once Had	3:56
1-10	The Islander	5:06
1-11	Last Of The Wilds	5:41
1-12	7 Days To The Wolves	7:03
1-13	Meadows Of Heaven	7:10
	Instrumental Version
2-1	The Poet And The Pendulum	13:54
2-2	Bye Bye Beautiful	4:14
2-3	Amaranth	3:51
2-4	Cadence Of Her Last Breath	4:14
2-5	Master ion Greed	6:02
2-6	Eva	4:25
2-7	Sahara	5:47
2-8	Whoever Brings The Night	4:17
2-9	For The Heart I Once Had	3:56
2-10	The Islander	5:05
2-11	Last Of The Wilds	5:40
2-12	7 Days To The Wolves	7:04
2-13	Meadows Of Heaven	7:09

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Petrax Studios
Recorded At – E-Major Studios
Recorded At – Finnvox
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Finnvox
Mastered At – Finnvox
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Licensed From – Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co KG
Licensed From – Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy
Record Company – Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy
Record Company – Nuclear Blast GmbH
Record Company – Nuclear Blast America, Inc.
Glass Mastered At – Technicolor – CAP00010
Glass Mastered At – TAKT – 2100000863495

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Marco Hietala
Arranged By [Orchestra And Choirs], Orchestrated By [Orchestra And Choirs], Directed By [Orchestra And Choirs] – Pip Williams
Artwork – Janne Pitkänen
Bass [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Steve Williams*
Bassoon, Contrabassoon [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Julie Andrews (2)
Cello [Solo] – Martin Loveday (tracks: 1-1, 2-1)
Cello [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Anthony Lewis*
Choir [Choirmaster] – Jenny O'Grady
Choir [The Metro Voices Gospel Choir] – Tom Pearce
Choir [The Metro Voices Gospel Choir], Soloist – Tommy Blaize
Choir [The Metro Voices] – Yona Dunsford
Cimbalom [Cymbalom] – Greg Knowles*
Clarinet [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Nicholas Bucknall
Co-producer – T. Kinnunen*
Conductor – James Shearman
Contractor [Orchestra] – Isobel Griffiths
Coordinator [Orchestra] – Leila Stacey
Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
Engineer – Kinnunen*
Engineer [Orchestra, Choirs And Additional Overdubs Recording Engineer Assistant] – Sam Okell*
Engineer [Orchestra, Choirs And Additional Overdubs Recording Engineer] – Haydn Bendall
Engineer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Vuorinen*
Fiddle [Celtic] – Nollaig Casey
Flute [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Andy Findon*
French Horn [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Richard Watkins
Harp [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Skaila Kanga
Kantele [Electric] – Senni Eskelinen
Leader [Orchestra] – Perry Montague-Mason
Mastered By – Mika Jussila
Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
Music By – Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1-01 to 1-07, 1-09, 1-11 to 1-13, 2-01 to 2-07, 2-09, 2-11 to 2-13)
Oboe [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – David Theodore
Percussion [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Stephen Henderson*
Photography By – Ville Akseli*
Piccolo Flute [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Helen Keen
Producer, Lyrics By, Keyboards, Piano – T. Holopainen*
Score Editor [Music Preparation] – Richard Ihnatowicz
Soprano Vocals [2nd Boy Soprano & Voice] – Tom Williams (6)
Soprano Vocals [Lead Boy Soprano] – Guy Elliott
Trombone [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Richard Edwards (2)
Trumpet [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Maurice Murphy
Tuba [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Owen Slade
Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Troy Donockley
Viola [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Tim Grant
Violin [Solo] – Gavin Wright* (tracks: 1-10, 2-10)
Violin [The Dark ion Play Orchestra] – Warren Zielinski
Vocals – Anette Olzon
Whistle [Solo] – Andy Findon* (tracks: 1-9, 2-9)

Notes

The second CD contains instrumental versions of all tracks. CD2 tracklisting is "The whole album as instrumental"

Packaging is a four section digipak with 24-page booklet of lyrics and credits.

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From the rear cover:
℗ + © 2007 · Manufactured in

From the booklet:
Recorded at Petrax Studios / Hollola, Legendary E-Major Studios / Kerava, Finnvox Studios / Helsinki, Abbey Road Studios / London between September 2006 & March 2007.

Mixed at Finnvox in April - May 2007.
Mastered at Finnvox in May 2007.

Orchestra leaders: Gavyn Wright (Dec '06) and Perry Montague-Mason (Feb '07)
Orchestra, choirs and additional overdubs recorded at Abbey Road Studios London, during December 2006 and February 2007
Thanks to Collette Barber at Abbey Road.

Tom Williams courtesy of the Reigate St. Mary's Choir School, Choirmaster: John Tobin
All songs published by WB Music Corp. o/b/o Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG & Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy
Nightwish logo is a ed trademark owned by Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 727361192303
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 07027
Other (Catalog# CD1): NB 1923-2
Other (Catalog# CD2): NB 1967-5
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 1): CAP00010 NB1923-2 02 A02 Technicolor
Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 1): IFPI LR78
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 1): IFPI 7Q01
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 2): CAP00010 NB1923-2 02 A03 Technicolor
Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 2): IFPI LR78
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 2): ifpi 7Q05
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 5): CAP00010 NB1923-2 05 A04 Technicolor
Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 5): IFPI LR78
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 5): ifpi 7Q05
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 7): CAP00010 NB1923-2 02 A04 Technicolor
Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 7): IFPI LR78
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 7): ifpi 7Q05
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 1): 2100000863495 TECHNICOLOR NB1967-5
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI 9R82
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 2): 2100000863495 TECHNICOLOR NB1967-5
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 2): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 2): IFPI 9R89
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 3): 2100000863495 TECHNICOLOR NB1967-5
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 3): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 3): IFPI 9R74
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 5): 2100000863495 TECHNICOLOR NB1967-5
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 5): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 5): IFPI 9R97
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 7): 2100000863495 TECHNICOLOR NB1967-5
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 7): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 7): IFPI 9R96

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Dark ion Play (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc)	Nuclear Blast	NB 1923-1, 27361 19231		2007
Recently Edited	Dark ion Play (CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, , Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Nuclear Blast	NB 1923-2		2007
	Dark ion Play (CD, Album, CD, Album, All Media, , Collector's Edition, Slipcase)	Roadrunner Records	1686-179702	US	2007
	Dark ion Play (CD, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Special Edition, Digipak)	Spinefarm Records	SPI313SP, 172004-1, SPI313CD, 172003-8, 172004-3	Finland	2007
Recently Edited	Dark ion Play (CD, Album)	Roadrunner Records	1686179842	Canada	2007