Dark Passion Play
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2007-09-26 |
| Genres | Symphonic Metal, Power Metal |
| Labels | Spinefarm Records, Nuclear Blast |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl (LP), DVD |
| Length | 1:15:36 |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Poet and the Pendulum | 13:53 | - | 0 |
| 2. | Bye Bye Beautiful | 4:14 | 85 | 1 |
| 3. | Amaranth | 3:51 | 85 | 1 |
| 4. | Cadence of Her Last Breath | 4:14 | - | 0 |
| 5. | Master Passion Greed | 6:02 | - | 0 |
| 6. | Eva | 4:24 | - | 0 |
| 7. | Sahara | 5:47 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Whoever Brings the Night | 4:17 | - | 0 |
| 9. | For the Heart I Once Had | 3:56 | - | 0 |
| 10. | The Islander | 5:05 | 80 | 1 |
| 11. | Last of the Wilds | 5:40 | - | 0 |
| 12. | 7 Days to the Wolves | 7:03 | - | 0 |
| 13. | Meadows of Heaven | 7:10 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Anette Olzon : Vocals
- Emppu Vuorinen : Guitars (electric, acoustic), Songwriting (track 8), Arrangements
- Marco Hietala : Bass, Vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12), Acoustic Guitar (track 10), Songwriting (tracks 10, 12), Arrangements
- Jukka Nevalainen : Drums, Percussion, Arrangements
- Tuomas Holopainen : Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals (track 5), Songwriting (tracks 1-7, 9, 11-13), Lyrics, Arrangements
Guest / session musicians
- Andrew Busher : Choirs
- Heather Cairncross : Choirs
- Laurence Davies : French Horn
- Maurice Murphy : Trumpet
- John Barclay : Trumpet
- Catherine Bott : Choirs
- Ian Balmain : Trumpet
- Yona Dunsford : Choirs
- Lawrence Wallington : Choirs
- Derek Watkins : Trumpet
- David Porter-Thomas : Choirs
- Andy Crowley : Trumpet
- Alison Jiear : Choirs
- Peter Beachill : Trombone
- Andy Wood : Trombone
- Richard Edwards : Trombone
- Dave Stewart : Trombone (bass)
- Beverley Skeete : Vocals (choirs solo)
- Owen Slade : Tuba
- Stephen Henderson : Percussion
- Tommy Blaize : Vocals (choirs solo)
- Sara Jane Skeete : Choirs
- Chris Tombling : Violin
- Warren Zielinski : Violin
- Gary Kettel : Percussion
- Dave Woodcock : Violin
- Frank Ricotti : Percussion
- Skaila Kanga : Harp
- Jackie Shave : Violin
- Bogusław Kostecki : Violin
- Cathy Thompson : Violin
- Jenny O'Grady : Choirs
- Bryan Chambers : Choirs
- Pete Hanson : Violin
- Cherith Millburn-Fryer : Choirs
- Jonathan Rees : Violin
- Lance Ellington : Choirs
- Steve Morris : Violin
- Tom Pearce : Choirs
- Simon Fischer : Violin
- Dermot Crehan : Violin
- Anne Marie Cullum : Choirs
- Tom Pigott-Smith : Violin
- Fay Simpson : Vocals
- Perry Montague-Mason : Violin
- Sonia Slany : Violin
- Claire Henry : Choirs
- Thomas Bowes : Violin
- Helen Brookes : Choirs
- Liz Edwards : Violin
- Simon Preece : Choirs
- Sam Burkey : Choirs
- Ricci P. Washington : Choirs
- Patrick Kiernan : Violin
- Steve Trowell : Choirs
- Derek Green : Choirs
- Julian Leaper : Violin
- Mark Berrow : Violin
- Lindsay Wagstaff : Choirs
- Everton Nelson : Violin
- Rita Manning : Violin
- Jim McLeod : Violin
- Mike McMenemy : Violin
- Emlyn Singleton : Violin
- Samantha Shaw : Choirs
- Janet Ramus : Choirs
- Carol Kenyon : Choirs
- Zachary LaPorta : Theremin (tracks 1, 11)
- Gaby Lester : Violin
- Senni Eskelinen : Kantele (track 11)
- Peter Lale : Viola
- Garfield Jackson : Viola
- Matthew White : Choirs
- Greg Knowles : Cymbalom
- Rachel Bolt : Viola
- Anthony Pleeth : Cello, Cello (solo)
- Martin Loveday : Cello (solo) (track 1), Cello
- Tim Grant : Viola
- Jude Sim : Choirs
- Andy Findon : Whistle (track 9), Flute
- Don McVay : Viola
- Gavyn Wright : Violin (solo) (track 10), Violin
- Helen Parker : Choirs
- Ann De Renais : Choirs
- Kate Musker : Viola
- Chris Pitsillides : Viola
- Bruce White : Viola
- Katie Wilkinson : Viola
- Jon Thorne : Viola
- Sarah Eyden : Choirs
- Gustav Clarkson : Viola
- Morag MacKay : Choirs
- Guy Elliott : Lead Treble (track 1)
- Mary Carewe : Choirs
- Andy Parker : Viola
- Michael Clarke : Choirs
- Matthew Hargreaves : Choirs
- Rosemary Forbes-Butler : Choirs
- John Heley : Cello
- Caroline Dearnley : Cello
- Sarah Ryan : Choirs
- Anthony Lewis : Cello
- Gerard Bentall : Choirs
- Dave Daniels : Cello
- Ben Chappell : Cello
- Jonathan Williams : Cello, Choirs
- Frank Schaefer : Cello
- Chris Laurence : Double Bass
- Tom Williams : Second Treble (track 1)
- Mary Scully : Double Bass
- Allen Walley : Double Bass
- Patrick Lannigan : Double Bass
- Helen Meyerhoff : Choirs
- Steve Williams : Double Bass
- Nollaig Casey : Celtic Fiddle (track 11)
- Jussi Tegelman : Soundscapes
- Charlie Baker : Choirs
- Bob J. Harms : Choirs
- Helen Keen : Flute (piccolo)
- Nicki Kennedy : Choirs
- David Theodore : Oboe
- Andrew Tinkler : Choirs
- Nicholas Bucknall : Clarinet
- Dave Fuest : Clarinet
- Catriana Sandison : Choirs
- Troy Donockley : Uilleann Pipes, Whistles, Bodhrán (tracks 10, 11, 13)
- Joanna Forbes : Choirs
- Jeremy Avis : Choirs
- Anthony Pike : Clarinet, Clarinet (bass)
- Julie Andrews : Bassoon, Contrabassoon
- Michael Dore : Choirs
- Richard Watkins : French Horn
- Richard Berry : French Horn
- Eliza Lumley : Choirs
- Mike Thompson : French Horn
- Susan Flannery : Choirs
Production staff / artist
- Janne Pitkänen : Artwork, Layout
- Gina Pitkänen : Artwork, Layout
- Tuomas Holopainen : Producer, Art Direction
- Mikko Karmila : Mixing Engineer, Producer, Engineer
- Mika Jussila : Mastering Engineer
- Ville Akseli : Photography
- Gavyn Wright : Orchestra Leader
- Perry Montague-Mason : Orchestra Leader
- James Shearman : Conductor (choir)
- Haydn Bendall : Assistant Engineer (choirs, orchestra)
- Andrew Kitchen : Assistant Engineer (choirs, orchestra)
- Richard Lancaster : Assistant Engineer (choirs, orchestra)
- Robin Baynton : Assistant Engineer (choirs, orchestra)
- Sam O'Kell : Assistant Engineer (choirs, orchestra)
- Emppu Vuorinen : Engineer
- Jenny O'Grady : Choirmaster
- Tero Kinnunen : Co-producer, Engineer, Arrangements
- Pip Williams : Arrangements (choir, orchestra)
Additional notes
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 from April - May 2007.
Mastered at Finnvox in May 2007.
Orchestras, choirs, and additional overdubs were recorded at Abbey Road Studios London, during December 2006 and February 2007.
The digipak version of the album includes another cd with the entire Dark Passion Play -album as an instrumental version.
Japanese bonus track:
14. The Escapist (4:57)
The 'Nuclear Blast Special 3-CD Gold Box' version will include:
CD 1: Dark Passion Play
CD 2: Dark Passion Play (Instrumental Versions)
CD 3: Bonus Tracks:
1. The Escapist (also Japanese bonus track) (4:57)
2. Meadows of Heaven (Orchestral) (7:10) *
3. The Poet And The Pendulum (Demo) (13:41)
* The orchestral is not the same as instrumental. The orchestral version lacks vocals, drums, guitars while the instrumental version only lacks vocals.
Mixed at Finnvox from April - May 2007.
Mastered at Finnvox in May 2007.
Orchestras, choirs, and additional overdubs were recorded at Abbey Road Studios London, during December 2006 and February 2007.
The digipak version of the album includes another cd with the entire Dark Passion Play -album as an instrumental version.
Japanese bonus track:
14. The Escapist (4:57)
The 'Nuclear Blast Special 3-CD Gold Box' version will include:
CD 1: Dark Passion Play
CD 2: Dark Passion Play (Instrumental Versions)
CD 3: Bonus Tracks:
1. The Escapist (also Japanese bonus track) (4:57)
2. Meadows of Heaven (Orchestral) (7:10) *
3. The Poet And The Pendulum (Demo) (13:41)
* The orchestral is not the same as instrumental. The orchestral version lacks vocals, drums, guitars while the instrumental version only lacks vocals.
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