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Once
Nightwish
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- June 7th, 2004
- Catalog ID:
- SPI200CD / 981890-4
- Label:
- Spinefarm Records
- Format:
- CD
- Reviews:
- 23 reviews (avg. 72%)
| 1. | Dark Chest of Wonders | 04:28 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Wish I Had an Angel | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Nemo | 04:36 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Planet Hell | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Creek Mary's Blood | 08:30 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | The Siren | 04:45 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Dead Gardens | 04:28 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Romanticide | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Ghost Love Score | 10:02 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Kuolema tekee taiteilijan | 03:59 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | Higher than Hope | 05:35 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Keyboards, Piano, Lyrics, Songwriting |
| Marco Hietala | Bass, Vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 11), Guitars (acoustic), Songwriting (tracks 8, 11) |
| Tarja Turunen | Vocals |
| Jukka Nevalainen | Drums, Percussion |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Guitars, Guitars (acoustic), Songwriting (track 6) |
| Guest/Session | |
| Dave Stewart | Trombone (bass) |
| Paul Clarvis | Percussion (track 5) |
| Anthony Pleeth | Cello (solo) (track 10), Cello |
| Frank Ricotti | Percussion (tuned) |
| John Two-Hawks | Native American flute, Vocals (track 5) |
| Chris Baron | Percussion |
| Stephen Henderson | Timpani |
| Sami Yli-Sirniö | Sitar (tracks 6, 9) |
| Skaila Kanga | Harp |
| Marc Brueland (R.I.P. 2003) | Vocals (narration) (track 11) |
| Owen Slade | Tuba |
| David Vines | Trombone (bass) |
| Olli Halonen | Guitars (slide) (track 5) |
| Roger Harvey | Trombone |
| Mark Nightingale | Trombone |
| Richard Edwards | Trombone |
| Simon Gunton | Trombone |
| Andy Crowley | Trumpet |
| Derek Watkins (R.I.P. 2013) | Trumpet |
| John Barclay | Trumpet |
| Nigel Black | French horn |
| Mike Thompson | French horn |
| Philip Eastop | French horn |
| Richard Berry | French horn |
| Paul Gardham | French horn |
| Julie Andrews | Bassoon |
| Nick Bucknall | Clarinet, Clarinet (bass) |
| Chris Hooker | Oboe |
| Nina Robertson | Flute (piccolo) |
| Martin Loveday | Cello (solo) (track 6), Cello |
| Andy Findon | Flute |
| Sonia Slaney (R.I.P. 2021) | Violin (track 6) |
| Chris Laurence | Double bass |
| Mary Scully | Double bass |
| Patrick Lannigan | Double bass |
| David Ayre | Double bass |
| Leon Bosch | Double bass |
| Linda Houghton | Double bass |
| Caroline Dale | Cello |
| Ben Chappell | Cello |
| Jonathan Williams | Cello |
| Dave Daniels | Cello |
| Robin Firman | Cello |
| John Heley | Cello |
| Peter Lale | Viola |
| Bruce White | Viola |
| Gustav Clarkson (R.I.P. 2020) | Viola |
| Kate Musker | Viola |
| Edward Vanderspar | Viola |
| Tim Grant | Viola |
| Rachel Bolt | Viola |
| Zoe Lake | Viola |
| Don McVay | Viola |
| Gavyn Wright | Violin |
| Jackie Shave | Violin |
| Perry Montague-Mason | Violin |
| Chris Tombling | Violin |
| Dave Woodcock | Violin |
| Rita Manning | Violin |
| Warren Zielinski | Violin |
| Liz Edwards | Violin |
| Patrick Kiernan | Violin |
| Julian Leaper | Violin |
| Bogusław Kostecki | Violin |
| Kathy Shave | Violin |
| Mark Berrow | Violin |
| Cathy Thompson | Violin |
| Everton Nelson | Violin |
| Simon Fischer | Violin |
| Dermot Crehan | Violin |
| Eddie Roberts | Violin |
| Helen Parker | Vocals (choirs) |
| Karen Woodhouse | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Dore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Cherith Millburn-Fryer | Vocals (choirs) |
| Helen Brooks | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sarah McGill | Vocals (choirs) |
| Tom Pearce | Vocals (choirs) |
| Susan Flannery | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Clarke | Vocals (choirs) |
| Helen Templeton | Vocals (choirs) |
| Tessa Bonner | Vocals (choirs) |
| Donald Greig | Vocals (choirs) |
| Gerard O'Beirne | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rosalind Waters | Vocals (choirs) |
| Heather Cairncross | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rachel Weston | Vocals (choirs) |
| Hynynen | Vocals (harsh) (track 7) |
| Andrew Busher | Vocals (choirs) |
| Samantha Shaw | Vocals (choirs) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Toni Härkönen | Photography |
| James Shearman | Conductor (orchestra, choir) |
| Gavin Wright | Orchestra leader |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Producer |
| James Collins | Engineering (orchestra) |
| Aaron Price | Engineering (assistant) |
| Simon Goldfinch | Everything (assistant) |
| Mikko Karmila | Engineering, Mixing |
| TeeCee Kinnunen | Engineering, Producer |
| Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| Jenny O'Grady | Choirmaster |
| Pip Williams | Arrangements (orchestra, choir) |
| Petteri Tyynelä | Layout |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Engineering (additional) |
| Markus Mayer | Cover art |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Keyboards, Piano, Lyrics, Songwriting |
| Marco Hietala | Bass, Vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 11), Guitars (acoustic), Songwriting (tracks 8, 11) |
| Tarja Turunen | Vocals |
| Jukka Nevalainen | Drums, Percussion |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Guitars, Guitars (acoustic), Songwriting (track 6) |
| Dave Stewart | Trombone (bass) |
| Paul Clarvis | Percussion (track 5) |
| Anthony Pleeth | Cello (solo) (track 10), Cello |
| Frank Ricotti | Percussion (tuned) |
| John Two-Hawks | Native American flute, Vocals (track 5) |
| Chris Baron | Percussion |
| Stephen Henderson | Timpani |
| Sami Yli-Sirniö | Sitar (tracks 6, 9) |
| Skaila Kanga | Harp |
| Marc Brueland (R.I.P. 2003) | Vocals (narration) (track 11) |
| Owen Slade | Tuba |
| David Vines | Trombone (bass) |
| Olli Halonen | Guitars (slide) (track 5) |
| Roger Harvey | Trombone |
| Mark Nightingale | Trombone |
| Richard Edwards | Trombone |
| Simon Gunton | Trombone |
| Andy Crowley | Trumpet |
| Derek Watkins (R.I.P. 2013) | Trumpet |
| John Barclay | Trumpet |
| Nigel Black | French horn |
| Mike Thompson | French horn |
| Philip Eastop | French horn |
| Richard Berry | French horn |
| Paul Gardham | French horn |
| Julie Andrews | Bassoon |
| Nick Bucknall | Clarinet, Clarinet (bass) |
| Chris Hooker | Oboe |
| Nina Robertson | Flute (piccolo) |
| Martin Loveday | Cello (solo) (track 6), Cello |
| Andy Findon | Flute |
| Sonia Slaney (R.I.P. 2021) | Violin (track 6) |
| Chris Laurence | Double bass |
| Mary Scully | Double bass |
| Patrick Lannigan | Double bass |
| David Ayre | Double bass |
| Leon Bosch | Double bass |
| Linda Houghton | Double bass |
| Caroline Dale | Cello |
| Ben Chappell | Cello |
| Jonathan Williams | Cello |
| Dave Daniels | Cello |
| Robin Firman | Cello |
| John Heley | Cello |
| Peter Lale | Viola |
| Bruce White | Viola |
| Gustav Clarkson (R.I.P. 2020) | Viola |
| Kate Musker | Viola |
| Edward Vanderspar | Viola |
| Tim Grant | Viola |
| Rachel Bolt | Viola |
| Zoe Lake | Viola |
| Don McVay | Viola |
| Gavyn Wright | Violin |
| Jackie Shave | Violin |
| Perry Montague-Mason | Violin |
| Chris Tombling | Violin |
| Dave Woodcock | Violin |
| Rita Manning | Violin |
| Warren Zielinski | Violin |
| Liz Edwards | Violin |
| Patrick Kiernan | Violin |
| Julian Leaper | Violin |
| Bogusław Kostecki | Violin |
| Kathy Shave | Violin |
| Mark Berrow | Violin |
| Cathy Thompson | Violin |
| Everton Nelson | Violin |
| Simon Fischer | Violin |
| Dermot Crehan | Violin |
| Eddie Roberts | Violin |
| Helen Parker | Vocals (choirs) |
| Karen Woodhouse | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Dore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Cherith Millburn-Fryer | Vocals (choirs) |
| Helen Brooks | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sarah McGill | Vocals (choirs) |
| Tom Pearce | Vocals (choirs) |
| Susan Flannery | Vocals (choirs) |
| Michael Clarke | Vocals (choirs) |
| Helen Templeton | Vocals (choirs) |
| Tessa Bonner | Vocals (choirs) |
| Donald Greig | Vocals (choirs) |
| Gerard O'Beirne | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rosalind Waters | Vocals (choirs) |
| Heather Cairncross | Vocals (choirs) |
| Rachel Weston | Vocals (choirs) |
| Hynynen | Vocals (harsh) (track 7) |
| Andrew Busher | Vocals (choirs) |
| Samantha Shaw | Vocals (choirs) |
| Toni Härkönen | Photography |
| James Shearman | Conductor (orchestra, choir) |
| Gavin Wright | Orchestra leader |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Producer |
| James Collins | Engineering (orchestra) |
| Aaron Price | Engineering (assistant) |
| Simon Goldfinch | Everything (assistant) |
| Mikko Karmila | Engineering, Mixing |
| TeeCee Kinnunen | Engineering, Producer |
| Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| Jenny O'Grady | Choirmaster |
| Pip Williams | Arrangements (orchestra, choir) |
| Petteri Tyynelä | Layout |
| Emppu Vuorinen | Engineering (additional) |
| Markus Mayer | Cover art |
| Symphonic Metal Perfection | 100% | Dr_Funf | June 9th, 2023 | |
| An excellent album from... | 85% | bimu | August 3rd, 2020 | |
| Riding High at Their Peak | 92% | A Friendly Observer | April 30th, 2020 | |
| Where the fat goth chicks... | 51% | TrooperEd | December 22nd, 2016 | |
| One of their best efforts | 75% | LostLenore | October 12th, 2016 | |
| Confident, brash, beautiful... | 88% | Empyreal | March 25th, 2015 | |
| Burning angel wings to dust. | 70% | Diamhea | May 9th, 2014 | |
| An album full of Nightwish... | 100% | BloodRaven55 | April 12th, 2014 | |
| The End Of An Era | 100% | WishmasterTheDark | March 26th, 2012 | |
| TUOMAS Y U NO MUSIC | 50% | Idrownfish | April 12th, 2011 | |
| You Ain't Gonna See Me Fail | 80% | h_clairvoyant | February 6th, 2011 | |
| "Once, I had a dream, and... | 85% | AnImperfectCircle | August 15th, 2008 | |
| Not as bad, or as good, as... | 60% | Sir_General_Flashman | April 16th, 2008 | |
| Good album with some fillers | 86% | Thonolan | April 19th, 2007 | |
| Mallcore + orchestra = Once. | 20% | PhantomLord86 | April 10th, 2007 | |
| As hard to rate as it is to... | 81% | TommyA | March 9th, 2007 | |
| Excellent Orchestration -... | 90% | EpicaNightfall | February 23rd, 2007 | |
| Varied, Over-Produced, yet... | 70% | hells_unicorn | January 18th, 2007 | |
| It's good... | 80% | Rasputen | December 13th, 2004 | |
| A big bowl of meh soup | 60% | Hattori | October 7th, 2004 | |
| Just released in Australia... | 82% | krozza | October 7th, 2004 | |
| The decline continues... | 42% | Corimngul | August 9th, 2004 | |
| Could They Suck Universal's... | 4% | SnowVixen | July 13th, 2004 |
Videos were made for 'Wish I Had an Angel' and 'Nemo'.
A very rare (350 copies) promo for this CD also exists, containing all songs in instrumental version.
The cover represents the 1894 William Wetmore Story's sculpture, "Angel of Grief".
Recording information:
Mixed by Mikko Karmila with Tuomas Holopainen and TeeCee Kinnunen at Finnvox Studios, March 2004.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland.
Recorded and engineered by TeeCee Kinnunen at Tempputupa Studios / Finnvox Studios and Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios, November 2003 - March 2004. Additional recordings at E-Major studios by Emppu Vuorinen.
Orchestra and choir arranged, orchestrated and directed by Pip Williams and conducted by James Shearman. Orchestra and choir recorded at Phoenix Sound Studios, Wembley, England.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 0 602498 189047
| Added by: funkybomber | Modified by: AndrewPYL |
| Added on: 2004-03-01 09:08:46 | Last modified on: 2023-08-22 08:55:41 |