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The Poet And The Pendulum = ザ・ポエット・アンド・ペンデュラム Soloist, Cello – Martin Loveday	(13:55)
1.I	White Lands Of Empathica
1.II	Home
1.III	The Pacific
1.IV	Dark Passion Play
1.V	Mother & Father
2	Bye Bye Beautiful = バイ・バイ・ビューティフル	4:15
3	Amaranth = アマランス	3:51
4	Cadence Of Her Last Breath = ケイデンス・オブ・ハー・ラスト・ブレス	4:15
5	Master Passion Greed = マスター・パッション・グリード	6:03
6	Eva = エヴァ	4:26
7	Sahara = サハラ	5:47
8	Whoever Brings The Night = フーエヴァー・ブリングス・ザ・ナイト	4:18
9	For The Heart I Once Had = フォー・ザ・ハート・アイ・ワンス・ハド Soloist, Whistle – Andy Findon*	3:56
10	The Islander = ザ・アイランダー Soloist, Violin – Gavin Wright*	5:06
11	Last Of The Wilds = ラスト・オブ・ザ・ワイルズ	5:41
12	7 Days To The Wolves = 7デイズ・トゥ・ザ・ウルヴス	7:04
13	Meadows Of Heaven = メドウズ・オブ・ヘヴン	7:11
14	The Escapist = エスケイピスト	4:57

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Scene Nation Oy
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Spin-Farm Oy
• Copyright (c) – Spin-Farm Oy
• Record Company – USM Japan
• Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
• Distributed By – Universal Music LLC
• Recorded At – Petrax Studios
• Recorded At – E-Major Studios
• Recorded At – Finnvox
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen, Marco Hietala
• Arranged By [Arrangements] – Vuorinen*, Nevalainen*, Hietala*, Kinnunen*, Holopainen*
• Arranged By [Orchestra And Choirs], Orchestrated By [Orchestra And Choirs], Directed By [Orchestra And Choirs] – Pip Williams
• Art Direction – Tuomas Holopainen
• Artwork, Layout – Gina Pitkänen, Janne Pitkänen
• Bagpipes [Uilleann Pipes], Low Whistle [Low Whistles], Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Troy Donockley
• Bass, Vocals – Marco Hietala
• Bassoon, Contrabassoon – Julie Andrews
• Cello – Anthony Pleeth, Ben Chappell, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels*, Frank Schaefer, John Heley, Jonathan Williams , Martin Loveday, Anthony Lewis*
• Choir – The Metro Voices*, The Metro Voices Gospel Choir
• Choir [The Metro Voices Gospel Choir] – Bryan Chambers, Carol Kenyon, Derek Green, Fay Simpson, Janet Ramus, Jenny O'Grady, Lance Ellington, Ricci P. Washington, Sara Jane Skeete, Tom Pearce
• Choir [The Metro Voices] – Alison Jiear, Andrew Busher, Andrew Tinkler, Ann De Renais, Anne Marie Cullum, Bob J. Harms, Catherine Bott, Catriana Sandison, Charlie Baker, Cherith Milburn-Fryer, Claire Henry, David Porter-Thomas, Eliza Lumley, Gerard Bentall, Heather Cairncross, Helen Brookes*, Helen Meyerhoff, Helen Parker, Jenny O'Grady, Jeremy Avis, Joanna Forbes, Jonathan Williams , Jude Sim, Lawrence Wallington, Lindsay Wagstaff, Mary Carewe, Matthew Hargreaves, Matthew White , Michael Clarke , Michael Dore, Morag MacKay, Nicki Kennedy, Rosemary Forbes-Butler*, Sam Burkey, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Eyden, Sarah Ryan, Simon Preece, Steve Trowell , Susan Flannery, Tom Pearce, Yona Dunsford
• Chorus Master [Choirmaster] – Jenny O'Grady
• Cimbalom [Cymbalom] – Greg Knowles
• Clarinet – Dave Fuest*, Nicholas Bucknall
• Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Anthony Pike
• Co-producer – M. Karmila*, T. Kinnunen*
• Conductor – James Shearman
• Contractor [Orchestral Contractor] – Isobel Griffiths
• Coordinator [Orchestra Co-ordination] – Leila Stacey
• Double Bass [Bass] – Allen Walley, Chris Laurence, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan, Steve Williams*
• Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
• Engineer – Vuorinen*, Karmila*, Kinnunen*
• Engineer [Assisted By, Orchesta, Choirs And Additional Overdubs] – Andrew Kitchen , Richard Lancaster, Robin Baynton, Sam Okell
• Engineer [Orchesta, Choirs And Additional Overdubs] – Haydn Bendall
• Fiddle [Celtic Fiddle] – Nollaig Casey
• Flute – Andy Findon*
• Flute, Piccolo Flute [Piccolo] – Helen Keen
• French Horn – Laurence Davies, Mike Thompson*, Richard Berry , Richard Watkins
• Guitar [Guitars] – Emppu Vuorinen
• Harp – Skaila Kanga
• Kantele [Electric Kantele] – Senni Eskelinen
• Keyboards [Keys], Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
• Leader [Orchestra Dec '06] – Gavyn Wright
• Leader [Orchestra Feb '07] – Perry Montague-Mason
• Liner Notes [対訳] – 沼崎敦子*
• Liner Notes [解説] – 藤木昌生
• Lyrics By – Tuomas Holopainen
• Mastered By – Mika Jussila
• Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
• Music By – Emppu Vuorinen (tracks: 8), Marco Hietala (tracks: 10, 12), Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 11 to 14)
• Musical Assistance [Music Preparation] – Richard Ihnatowicz
• Oboe, Cor Anglais – David Theodore
• Percussion – Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel, Stephen Henderson*
• Photography By – Ville Akseli*
• Producer – T. Holopainen*
• Soloist, Cello – Anthony Pleeth
• Soloist, Choir [The Metro Voices Gospel Choir] – Beverley Skeete, Tommy Blaize
• Soprano Vocals [2nd Boy Soprano], Voice – Tom Williams
• Soprano Vocals [Lead Boy Soprano] – Guy Elliott
• Sounds [Soundscapes] – Jussi Tegelman
• Trombone – Andy Wood , Peter Beachill*, Richard Edwards
• Trombone [Bass Trombone] – Dave Stewart
• Trumpet – Andy Crowley, Derek Watkins, Ian Balmain, John Barclay, Maurice Murphy
• Tuba – Owen Slade
• Viola – Andy Parker*, Bruce White, Chris Pitsillides, Chris Pitsillides, Don McVay*, Garfield Jackson, Gustav Clarkson, Jon Thorne , Kate Musker, Katie Wilkinson, Peter Lale, Rachel Bolt, Tim Grant
• Violin – Boguslaw Kostecki, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Dave Woodcock*, Dermot Crehan, Liz Edwards*, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Gaby Lester, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jim McLeod, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Mike McMenemy*, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Pete Hanson*, Rita Manning, Simon Fischer, Sonia Slany, Steve Morris, Thomas Bowes, Tom Pigott-Smith, Warren Zielinski
• Vocals – Anette Olzon

Notes

Part 7 of a 9 release Nightwish SHM-CD reissue series.
Issued with an English booklet, a Japanese booklet, and a two-sided obi.

"The Escapist" is indicated as 'bonus track'.

From the back cover:
℗ & © 2007 Spin-Farm Oy

From the English booklet:
Recorded at:

Petrax Studios / Hollola
Legendary E-Major Studios / Kerava
Finnvox Studios / Helsinki
Abbey Road Studios / London

Between September '06 - March '07

Mixed [...] at Finnvox, April - May '07
Mastered [...] at Finnvox, May '07

[...]

Orchestra, choirs and additional overdubs recorded at Abbey Road Studios London, during December 2006 and February 2007

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 706096
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout (Mirror band): UICO-9022 4W V IFPI L244
• Matrix / Runout (Mirror band x 4): [Universal Music logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Mould/hub x 4): [SHM-CD logo]
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L244
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SPI313SP, 172004-1	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(CD, Album + CD, Album + S/Edition, Dig)	Spinefarm Records, Spinefarm Records	SPI313SP, 172004-1	Finland	2007
FO700CD	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(CD, Album)	Фоно	FO700CD	Russia	2007
RR79702	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(CD, Album + CD, Album + Col)	Roadrunner Records	RR79702	Australia	2007
SPI313CD, 172003-8	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(CD, Album, Sup)	Spinefarm Records, Spinefarm Records	SPI313CD, 172003-8	Finland	2007
SPI 313PT, 175774-2	Nightwish	Dark Passion Play ‎(2xCD, Album, Pla)	Spinefarm Records, Spinefarm Records	SPI 313PT, 175774-2	Finland	2008