| Original line-up | |
| Band members | |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Guitars |
| Anette Olzon | Vocals |
| Marco Hietala | Bass, Vocals, Songwriting (track 10) |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Songwriting (tracks 1-9, 11-13), Keyboards, Piano, Lyrics |
| Jukka Nevalainen | Drums, Percussion |
| Guest/Session | |
| Everton Nelson | Violin |
| Bill Hawkes | Viola |
| David Fuest | Clarinet, Clarinet (bass) |
| Abbie Osmon | Vocals (choirs) |
| Vanessa Heine | Vocals (choirs) |
| Paul Clarvis | Percussion (ethnic) |
| Athena Koutsovasilis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Yona Dunsford | Vocals (choirs) |
| Celine Marcantonis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Julie Andrews | Bassoon |
| Perry Montague-Mason | Violin |
| Kate Musker | Viola |
| Alexandra Gibson | Vocals (choirs) |
| Stephen Henderson | Percussion (ethnic), Percussion |
| Rosemary Forbes Butler | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dirk Campbell | Sorna |
| Anais Engelmann | Vocals (choirs) |
| Emlyn Singleton | Violin (lead) |
| Gary Kettel | Percussion |
| Bruce White | Viola |
| David Theodore | Oboe |
| Morag MacKay | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dermot Crehan | Hardanger fiddle, Violin |
| Amber Moore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Shifra Osorio Whewell | Vocals (choirs) |
| Skaila Kanga | Harp |
| Oli Langford | Violin |
| Anna Noakes | Flute |
| Kai Hahto | Percussion (additional) |
| Tom Bullard | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rosie Alderton | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dave Stewart | Trombone (bass) |
| Sonia Slany (R.I.P. 2021) | Violin |
| Steve Mair | Double bass |
| Lindsay Ashworth | Vocals (choirs) |
| Troy Donockley | Bodhrán, Bouzoki, Uilleann pipes (tracks 5, 13), Tin whistle (tracks 1, 8, 10), Vocals (tracks 10, 12) |
| Peter Snipp | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nicholas Marcantosis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Richard Edwards | Trombone (tenor) |
| Mark Berrow | Violin |
| Leon Bosch | Double bass |
| Jenny O'Grady | Vocals (choirs) |
| Frank Schaefer | Cello |
| Grace Davidson | Vocals (choirs) |
| Neil Bellingham | Vocals (choirs) |
| Katialin Dang | Vocals (choirs) |
| Andy Crowley | Trumpet |
| Chris Tombling | Violin |
| Elizabeth Wiesberg | Vocals (choirs) |
| Lawrence Wallington | Vocals (choirs) |
| Eoghan McCarthy | Vocals (choirs) |
| Derek Watkins (R.I.P. 2013) | Trumpet |
| Rita Manning | Violin |
| Dave Daniels | Cello |
| Catherine Bott | Vocals (choirs) |
| David Porter Thomas | Vocals (choirs) |
| Eleanor Grant | Vocals (choirs) |
| David Pyatt | French horn |
| Steve Morris | Violin |
| Josephine Knight | Cello |
| Andrew Busher | Vocals (choirs) |
| David Valsamidis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Richard Watkins | French horn |
| Bogusław Kostecki | Violin |
| Garfield Jackson | Viola |
| Alice Fearn | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nicholas Bucknall | Clarinet |
| Soophia Foroughi | Vocals (choirs) |
| Guy Barker | Trumpet (solo) |
| Ashby Mayes | Vocals (choirs) |
| Patrick Kiernan | Violin |
| Rachel Stephanie Bolt | Viola |
| Nicki Kennedy | Vocals (choirs) |
| Anna Gunstone | Vocals (choirs) |
| Vinay Ostrolenk | Vocals (choirs) |
| Frank Ricotti | Percussion |
| Peter Lale | Viola (principal) |
| Eliza Marshall | Flute |
| Mary Carewe | Vocals (choirs) |
| The Looking Glass Orchestra | Orchestra |
| Tom Pearce | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sam Barnett | Vocals (choirs) |
| Owen Slade | Tuba |
| Dai Emanuel | Violin |
| Andy Findon | Flute |
| Pekka Kuusisto | Violin |
| Thomas Spencer Wortley | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nicholas Sabisky | Vocals (choirs) |
| Andy Wood | Trombone (tenor) |
| Jonathan Rees | Violin |
| Paddy Lannigan | Double bass |
| Joanna Forbes | Vocals (choirs) |
| Mair Dew | Vocals (choirs) |
| Kate Moore | Trumpet |
| Dave Woodcock | Violin |
| Chris Laurence | Double bass (principal) |
| Jacqueline Barron | Vocals (choirs) |
| Paul Greir | Vocals (choirs) |
| Emma Brain Gabbot | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Dore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Jacob Ramsey | Vocals (choirs) |
| John Barclay | Trumpet |
| Tom Pigott-Smith | Violin |
| Tony Lewis | Cello |
| Claire Henry | Vocals (choirs) |
| Gerard O'Beirne | Vocals (choirs) |
| Elias Christou-Hill | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Thompson | French horn |
| Julian Leaper | Violin |
| Martin Loveday | Cello |
| Ben Fleetwood Smyth | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dilys McCaffrey | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nigel Black | French horn |
| Maciej Rakowski | Violin |
| Anthony Pleeth | Cello (principal) |
| Ann de Renais | Vocals (choirs) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Mat Bartram | Engineering (assistant, orchestra) |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Engineering (guitars) |
| Thomas Bowes | Orchestra leader |
| Lynda Richardson | Conductor (choir) |
| Pip Williams | Arrangements (orchestra) |
| Gina Pitkänen | Artwork |
| Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| Mikko Karmila | Engineering, Mixing |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Producer |
| Steve Price (R.I.P. 2017) | Engineering (orchestra) |
| Jussi Tegelman | Soundscapes |
| James Shearman | Conductor (orchestra) |
| Jenny O'Grady | Conductor (choir) |
| Ville Akseli | Photography |
| Janne Pitkänen | Artwork |
| Tero Kinnunen | Engineering |
| Marco Hietala | Engineering (bass) |
| Original line-up | |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Guitars |
| Anette Olzon | Vocals |
| Marco Hietala | Bass, Vocals, Songwriting (track 10) |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Songwriting (tracks 1-9, 11-13), Keyboards, Piano, Lyrics |
| Jukka Nevalainen | Drums, Percussion |
| Original line-up | |
| Everton Nelson | Violin |
| Bill Hawkes | Viola |
| David Fuest | Clarinet, Clarinet (bass) |
| Abbie Osmon | Vocals (choirs) |
| Vanessa Heine | Vocals (choirs) |
| Paul Clarvis | Percussion (ethnic) |
| Athena Koutsovasilis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Yona Dunsford | Vocals (choirs) |
| Celine Marcantonis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Julie Andrews | Bassoon |
| Perry Montague-Mason | Violin |
| Kate Musker | Viola |
| Alexandra Gibson | Vocals (choirs) |
| Stephen Henderson | Percussion (ethnic), Percussion |
| Rosemary Forbes Butler | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dirk Campbell | Sorna |
| Anais Engelmann | Vocals (choirs) |
| Emlyn Singleton | Violin (lead) |
| Gary Kettel | Percussion |
| Bruce White | Viola |
| David Theodore | Oboe |
| Morag MacKay | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dermot Crehan | Hardanger fiddle, Violin |
| Amber Moore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Shifra Osorio Whewell | Vocals (choirs) |
| Skaila Kanga | Harp |
| Oli Langford | Violin |
| Anna Noakes | Flute |
| Kai Hahto | Percussion (additional) |
| Tom Bullard | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rosie Alderton | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dave Stewart | Trombone (bass) |
| Sonia Slany (R.I.P. 2021) | Violin |
| Steve Mair | Double bass |
| Lindsay Ashworth | Vocals (choirs) |
| Troy Donockley | Bodhrán, Bouzoki, Uilleann pipes (tracks 5, 13), Tin whistle (tracks 1, 8, 10), Vocals (tracks 10, 12) |
| Peter Snipp | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nicholas Marcantosis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Richard Edwards | Trombone (tenor) |
| Mark Berrow | Violin |
| Leon Bosch | Double bass |
| Jenny O'Grady | Vocals (choirs) |
| Frank Schaefer | Cello |
| Grace Davidson | Vocals (choirs) |
| Neil Bellingham | Vocals (choirs) |
| Katialin Dang | Vocals (choirs) |
| Andy Crowley | Trumpet |
| Chris Tombling | Violin |
| Elizabeth Wiesberg | Vocals (choirs) |
| Lawrence Wallington | Vocals (choirs) |
| Eoghan McCarthy | Vocals (choirs) |
| Derek Watkins (R.I.P. 2013) | Trumpet |
| Rita Manning | Violin |
| Dave Daniels | Cello |
| Catherine Bott | Vocals (choirs) |
| David Porter Thomas | Vocals (choirs) |
| Eleanor Grant | Vocals (choirs) |
| David Pyatt | French horn |
| Steve Morris | Violin |
| Josephine Knight | Cello |
| Andrew Busher | Vocals (choirs) |
| David Valsamidis | Vocals (choirs) |
| Richard Watkins | French horn |
| Bogusław Kostecki | Violin |
| Garfield Jackson | Viola |
| Alice Fearn | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nicholas Bucknall | Clarinet |
| Soophia Foroughi | Vocals (choirs) |
| Guy Barker | Trumpet (solo) |
| Ashby Mayes | Vocals (choirs) |
| Patrick Kiernan | Violin |
| Rachel Stephanie Bolt | Viola |
| Nicki Kennedy | Vocals (choirs) |
| Anna Gunstone | Vocals (choirs) |
| Vinay Ostrolenk | Vocals (choirs) |
| Frank Ricotti | Percussion |
| Peter Lale | Viola (principal) |
| Eliza Marshall | Flute |
| Mary Carewe | Vocals (choirs) |
| The Looking Glass Orchestra | Orchestra |
| Tom Pearce | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sam Barnett | Vocals (choirs) |
| Owen Slade | Tuba |
| Dai Emanuel | Violin |
| Andy Findon | Flute |
| Pekka Kuusisto | Violin |
| Thomas Spencer Wortley | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nicholas Sabisky | Vocals (choirs) |
| Andy Wood | Trombone (tenor) |
| Jonathan Rees | Violin |
| Paddy Lannigan | Double bass |
| Joanna Forbes | Vocals (choirs) |
| Mair Dew | Vocals (choirs) |
| Kate Moore | Trumpet |
| Dave Woodcock | Violin |
| Chris Laurence | Double bass (principal) |
| Jacqueline Barron | Vocals (choirs) |
| Paul Greir | Vocals (choirs) |
| Emma Brain Gabbot | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Dore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Jacob Ramsey | Vocals (choirs) |
| John Barclay | Trumpet |
| Tom Pigott-Smith | Violin |
| Tony Lewis | Cello |
| Claire Henry | Vocals (choirs) |
| Gerard O'Beirne | Vocals (choirs) |
| Elias Christou-Hill | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Thompson | French horn |
| Julian Leaper | Violin |
| Martin Loveday | Cello |
| Ben Fleetwood Smyth | Vocals (choirs) |
| Dilys McCaffrey | Vocals (choirs) |
| Nigel Black | French horn |
| Maciej Rakowski | Violin |
| Anthony Pleeth | Cello (principal) |
| Ann de Renais | Vocals (choirs) |
| Original line-up | |
| Mat Bartram | Engineering (assistant, orchestra) |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Engineering (guitars) |
| Thomas Bowes | Orchestra leader |
| Lynda Richardson | Conductor (choir) |
| Pip Williams | Arrangements (orchestra) |
| Gina Pitkänen | Artwork |
| Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| Mikko Karmila | Engineering, Mixing |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Producer |
| Steve Price (R.I.P. 2017) | Engineering (orchestra) |
| Jussi Tegelman | Soundscapes |
| James Shearman | Conductor (orchestra) |
| Jenny O'Grady | Conductor (choir) |
| Ville Akseli | Photography |
| Janne Pitkänen | Artwork |
| Tero Kinnunen | Engineering |
| Marco Hietala | Engineering (bass) |
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Recording information:
Mixed at Finnvox Studios, April - June 2011.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios, August 2011.
Recorded at: (October 2010 - April 2011. )
Choirs, orchestra, percussion at Angel Studios.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 7 27361 28771 9
| Added by: Krister Jensen | Modified by: Mart Thunderdark |
| Added on: 2019-12-17 15:03:27 | Last modified on: 2022-12-30 11:23:27 |