Nightwish - Once

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Dark Chest Of Wonders	4:28
2	Wish I Had An Angel	4:03
3	Nemo	4:36
4	Planet Hell	4:39
5	Creek Mary's Blood Chanter, Speech [Oration], Flute – John Two-HawksPercussion – Paul ClarvisSlide Guitar [Slide Guitars] – Olli Halonen	8:29
6	The Siren Sitar – Sami Yli-SirniöViolin [Electric Violin] – Sonia Slaney*	4:45
7	Dead Gardens	4:26
8	Romanticide	4:57
9	Ghost Love Score Sitar – Sami Yli-Sirniö	10:00
10	Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan Soloist, Cello – Anthony Pleeth	3:34
11	Higher Than Hope Voice – Marc Brueland	5:35

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Tempputupa Studios
• Recorded At – Finnvox
• Recorded At – E-Major Studios
• Recorded At – Phoenix Sound Studios
• Engineered At – Tempputupa Studios
• Engineered At – Finnvox
• Mixed At – Finnvox
• Mastered At – Finnvox
• Published By – Potoska Publishing
• Manufactured By – Technicolor – LU028470
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nuclear Blast GmbH
• Copyright (c) – Nuclear Blast GmbH

Credits

• Arranged By [Orchestra And Choir], Orchestrated By [Orchestra And Choir], Directed By [Orchestra And Choir] – Pip Williams
• Artwork [Cover Artwork] – Markus Mayer
• Bass – Chris Laurence, David Ayre, Leon Bosch, Linda Houghton*, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan
• Bass Trombone – Dave Stewart , David Vines
• Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars] – Marco Hietala
• Bassoon – Julie Andrews
• Cello – Anthony Pleeth, Ben Chappell, Caroline Dale, Dave Daniels*, John Heley, Jonathan Williams , Martin Loveday, Robin Firman
• Choir [The Metro Voices] – Andrew Busher, Cherith Millburn-Fryer*, Donald Greig, Gerard O'Beirne, Heather Cairncross, Helen Brooks, Helen Parker, Helen Templeton, Karen Woodhouse, Michael Clarke , Michael Dore, Rachel Weston, Rosalind Waters, Samantha Shaw, Sarah McGill, Susan Flannery, Tessa Bonner, Tom Pearce
• Chorus Master [Choirmaster 'The Metro Voices'] – Jenny O'Grady
• Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Nick Bucknall*
• Conductor [Orchestra And Choir] – James Shearman
• Contractor [Orchestra] – Isobel Griffiths
• Coordinator [To Contractor] – Leila Stacey
• Copyist [Music Copyist, Orchestra] – Richard Ihnatowicz
• Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
• Engineer [2nd Assistant, Orchestra] – Simon Goldfinch
• Engineer [Assistant, Orchestra] – Aaron Price
• Flute – Andy Findon*
• Flute, Piccolo Flute – Nina Robertson
• French Horn – Mike Thompson*, Nigel Black, Paul Gardham, Philip Eastop, Richard Berry
• Guitar [Guitars], Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars] – Emppu Vuorinen
• Harp – Skaila Kanga
• Keyboards, Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
• Layout – Petteri Tyynelä
• Leader [Orchestra] – Gavyn Wright
• Management, Booking – King Foo Entertainment LTD*
• Mastered By – Mika Jussila
• Mixed By [Mixed With] – T. Kinnunen*, T. Holopainen*
• Music By – Emppu Vuorinen (tracks: 6), Marco Hietala (tracks: 8, 11)
• Music By, Lyrics By, Producer – Tuomas Holopainen
• Noises [GME Noise] – The GME Choir*
• Oboe, Cor Anglais – Chris Hooker*
• Percussion – Chris Baron
• Percussion [Tuned] – Frank Ricotti
• Photography By [Band Photography] – Toni Härkönen
• Producer, Recorded By, Engineer, Programmed By [Additional Programming] – TeeCee Kinnunen*
• Programmed By [ProTools, Orchestra] – Dave Moore
• Recorded By [Additional Recordings] – Emppu Vuorinen
• Recorded By [Orchestral Recording Engineer] – James Collins
• Recorded By, Engineer, Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
• Timpani [Timps] – Stephen Henderson*
• Trombone – Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards , Roger Harvey, Simon Gunton
• Trumpet – Andy Crowley, Derek Watkins, John Barclay
• Tuba – Owen Slade
• Viola – Bruce White, Don McVay*, Edward Vanderspar, Gustav Clarkson, Kate Musker, Peter Lale, Rachel Bolt, Tim Grant, Zoe Lake
• Violin – Boguslaw Kostecki, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Dave Woodcock*, Dermot Crehan, Eddie Roberts , Liz Edwards*, Everton, Nelson*, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Julian Leaper, Kathy Shave*, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Rita Manning, Simon Fischer, Warren Zielinski
• Vocals – Tarja Turunen
• Voice [Aaargghh By] – Hynynen*

Notes

Manufactured in Germany, although SID codes point to Nimbus UK plant.

Recorded and engineered at Tempputupa Studios / Finnvox Studios November 2003 - March 2004.
Additional recordings at E-Major Studios.
Mixed at Finnvox Studios March 2004.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.
Orchestra and choir recorded at Phoenix Sound Studios, Wembley, England

℗ + © 2004 Nuclear Blast GmbH
Comes in a plastic o-card.

Uses the same back cover and disc artwork as the standard edition, but the booklet front image is different.
500 copies were signed by the band and contains a guitar pick.

In addition to the releases' 16-page booklet, the release contains a second 8-page booklet with Nuclear Blast catalogue and merch "Dr. Blast highly recommends".

Bass credits on orchestra are given for double bass performance, bass credit for Marco Hietala is given for bass guitar.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 7 27361 12912 5
• Label Code: LC 07027
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): LU028470 NB 1291-2 01 A01 Technicolor
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): LU028470 NB 1291-2 01 A02 Technicolor
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): LU028470 NB 1291-2 01 OMM Technicolor
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 2, 3): IFPI L121
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 7Q11
• Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 7Q09

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NB 1291-1, 27361 12911	Nightwish	Once ‎(LP, Pic + 12" + Album)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 1291-1, 27361 12911	Europe	2004
NB 1291-5	Nightwish	Once ‎(Box, Ltd + CD, Album)	Nuclear Blast	NB 1291-5	Germany	2004
NEMS 335	Nightwish	Once ‎(CD, Album)	NEMS Enterprises	NEMS 335	Argentina	2004
UICO-1067	Nightwish	Once ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Spinefarm Records	UICO-1067	Russia	2004
fo361cd	Nightwish	Once ‎(CD, Album, Sli)	Фоно	fo361cd	Russia	2004

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