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Nightwish
Once
Album FI 2004 on Spinefarm Records label
Rock (Symphonic Rock, Heavy Metal)
℗ Spinefarm Records • 2004 Regular Finnish release in a jewel case without any extras. The jewel case has the silver "Nightwish" -logo printed on the plastic, not on the booklet. Recorded and engineered By TeeCee Kinnunen at Tempputupa studios / Finnvox studios & Mikko Karmila at Finnvox studios November 2003 - March 2004. Additional recordings at E-Major studios. Mixed at Finnvox studios March 2004. Orchestra and choir recorded at Phoenix Sound Studios, Wembley, England.
Musicians
 | Nightwish , *1996 FI album by |
 | Pip Williams voc, g, *1947 orchestrated by, directed by, arranged by, orchestra and choir |
 | Chris Laurence b, cb, *1949 GB bass |
 | David Ayre b, bass |
 | Leon Bosch cb, b, *1961 GB bass |
 | Lynda Houghton b, cb, bass |
 | Mary Scully cb, GB bass |
 | Patrick Lannigan cb, GB bass |
 | David Vines tb, GB bass trombone |
 | Julie Andrews bsn, GB bassoon |
 | Anthony Pleeth vc, *1948 GB cello, cello, solo |
 | Ben Chappell vc, GB cello |
 | Caroline Dale vc, *1965 GB cello |
 | David Daniels vc, cello |
 | John Heley vc, GB cello |
 | Jonathan Williams vc, cello |
 | Martin Loveday vc, *1958 GB cello, cello, solo |
 | Robin Firman vc, cello |
 | Metro Voices , choir |
 | GME Choir choir, gme noise |
 | Andrew Busher voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Cherith Milburn-Fryer voc, GB choir, the metro voices |
 | Donald Greig voc, *1959 GB choir, the metro voices |
 | Gerard O'Beirne , choir, the metro voices |
 | Heather Cairncross voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Helen Brooks voc, GB choir, the metro voices |
 | Helen Parker voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Helen Templeton voc, GB choir, the metro voices |
 | Karen Woodhouse , choir, the metro voices |
 | Michael Clarke voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Michael Dore voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Rachel Weston voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Rosalind Waters voc, GB choir, the metro voices |
 | Samantha Shaw voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Sarah McGill , choir, the metro voices |
 | Susan Flannery voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Tessa Bonner voc, 1955-2008 GB choir, the metro voices |
 | Tom Pearce voc, choir, the metro voices |
 | Nicholas Bucknall cl, clarinet, bass clarinet |
 | James Shearman , *1970 GB conductor |
 | Isobel Griffiths , GB contractor, orchestra |
 | Richard Ihnatowicz cl, copyist |
 | Jukka Nevalainen dr, perc, *1978 FI drums |
 | James Collins , engineer, orchestra |
 | Tero Kinnunen g, b, *1973 FI engineer, recorded by, programmed by, additional, mixed by, producer |
 | Andrew Findon fl, bs, GB flute |
 | Nina Robertson , *1966 GB flute, piccolo flute |
 | Michael Thompson alp, *1954 GB french horn |
 | Nigel Black alp, french horn |
 | Paul Gardham alp, frh, french horn |
 | Philip Eastop alp, frh, *1958 GB french horn |
 | Richard Berry alp, FR french horn |
 | Emppu Vuorinen g, *1978 FI guitar, acoustic guitar, recorded by, additional, music by |
 | Skaila Kanga hrp, *1946 IN harp |
 | Gavyn Wright vn, *1950 GB leader, orchestra, violin |
 | Tuomas Holopainen key, p, *1976 FI lyrics by, keyboards, piano, mixed by, music by, producer |
 | Marco Hietala voc, b, *1966 FI music by, vocals, bass, acoustic guitar |
 | Christopher Hooker ob, GB oboe, cor anglais |
 | Chris Baron dr, mar, percussion |
 | Frank Ricotti perc, *1949 GB percussion, tuned |
 | Dave Moore dr, b, programmed by, protools |
 | Steve Henderson dr, tam, GB timpani, timps |
 | Mark Nightingale tb, *1967 GB trombone |
 | Richard Edwards tb, GB trombone |
 | Roger Harvey tb, GB trombone |
 | Simon Gunton tb, GB trombone |
 | Andy Crowley tr, GB trumpet |
 | Derek Watkins tr, 1945-2013 GB trumpet |
 | John Barclay tr, GB trumpet |
 | Owen Slade tu, *1963 GB tuba |
 | Bruce White vl, GB viola |
 | Donald McVay vl, viola |
 | Edward Vanderspar vl, viola |
 | Gustav Clarkson vl, viola |
 | Kate Musker vl, viola |
 | Peter Lale vl, GB viola |
 | Rachel Bolt vl, viola |
 | Tim Grant vl, viola |
 | Zoe Lake vl, viola |
 | Boguslaw Kostecki vn, GB violin |
 | Cathy Thompson vn, violin |
 | Chris Tombling vn, GB violin |
 | David Woodcock vn, violin |
 | Dermot Crehan vn, violin |
 | Eddie Roberts vn, violin |
 | Elizabeth Edwards vn, violin |
 | Everton Nelson vn, violin |
 | Jackie Shave vn, violin |
 | Julian Leaper vn, GB violin |
 | Katherine Shave vn, GB violin |
 | Mark Berrow vn, GB violin |
 | Patrick Kiernan vn, GB violin |
 | Perry Montague-Mason vn, GB violin |
 | Rita Manning vn, IE violin |
 | Simon Fischer vn, GB violin |
 | Warren Zielinski vn, *1975 CA violin |
 | Tarja Turunen voc, *1977 FI vocals |
 | Jouni Hynynen g, voc, *1970 FI voice, aaargghh |
 | Paul Clarvis perc, dr, *1963 GB percussion |
 | Olli Halonen key, *1975 FI slide guitar |
 | John Two-Hawks , flute, vocals, chanting & oration |
 | Sami Yli-Sirniö g, *1972 FI sitar |
 | Sonia Slany vn, violin, electric |
 | Marc Brueland , voice |
Producers
| Markus Mayer artwork |
| Leila Stacey coordinator |
| Simon Goldfinch engineer, 2nd assistant |
| Aaron Price engineer, assistant |
| Mikko Karmila engineer, recorded by, mixed by |
| Petteri Tyynelä layout |
| Mika Jussila mastered by |
| Jenny O'Grady music director, choirmaster |
| Toni Härkönen photography by |
Composers
| Tuomas Holopainen |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Dark Chest Of Wonders | Nightwish | 4:28 | |
| 2 | | Wish I Had An Angel | Nightwish | 4:03 | |
| 3 | | Nemo | Nightwish | 4:36 | |
| 4 | | Planet Hell | Nightwish | 4:39 | |
| 5 | | Creek Mary's Blood | Nightwish | 8:29 | |
| 6 | | The Siren | Nightwish | 4:45 | |
| 7 | | Dead Gardens | Nightwish | 4:26 | |
| 8 | | Romanticide | Nightwish | 4:57 | |
| 9 | | Ghost Love Score | Nightwish | 10:00 | |
| 10 | | Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan | Nightwish | 3:34 | |
| 11 | | Higher Than Hope | Nightwish | 5:35 |
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