Nightwish – Endless Forms Most Beautiful

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Label:	Thunderball667 – UICN-1070, Nuclear Blast – UICN-1070, Universal Music – UICN-1070
Format:	CD, Album, SHM-CD
Country:	Japan
Released:	Mar 25, 2015
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Symphonic Metal, Folk Metal

Tracklist

1	Shudder Before The Beautiful Lyrics By – Holopainen* Music By – Holopainen* Narrator [Spoken Part By] – Professor Richard Dawkins*	6:29
2	Weak Fantasy Lyrics By – Hietala, Holopainen Music By – Hietala, Holopainen	5:25
3	Élan Lyrics By – Holopainen* Music By – Tuomas Holopainen	4:47
4	Yours Is An Empty Hope Lyrics By – Hietala, Holopainen Music By – Holopainen*	5:39
5	Our Decades In The Sun Lyrics By – Holopainen* Music By – Hietala, Holopainen	6:39
6	My Walden Lyrics By – Holopainen* Music By – Hietala, Holopainen	4:39
7	Endless Forms Most Beautiful Lyrics By – Holopainen* Music By – Holopainen*	5:08
8	Edema Ruh Lyrics By – Holopainen* Music By – Holopainen*	5:16
9	Alpenglow Lyrics By – Holopainen* Music By – Holopainen*	4:49
10	The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula Music By – Holopainen*	6:04
11	The Greatest Show On Earth Narrator [Spoken Part By] – Professor Richard Dawkins*	(24:01)
11.1	Chapter I) Four Point Six Music By – Holopainen* Lyrics By – Holopainen*
11.2	Chapter II) Life Music By – Holopainen* Lyrics By – Holopainen*
11.3	Chapter III) The Toolmaker Music By – Hietala, Holopainen Lyrics By – Holopainen* Sounds [Soundscapes & Music Echoes Created By] – Jussi Tegelman
11.4	Chapter IV) The Understanding Music By – Holopainen*
11.5	Chapter V) Sea-Worn Driftwood Music By – Holopainen* Featuring – Francesco Lupica's Cosmic Beam Experience*

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nuclear Blast Records
Copyright © – Nuclear Blast Records
Record Company – Virgin Music
Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
Distributed By – Universal Music LLC
Recorded At – Angel Studios
Recorded At – Röskö
Recorded At – Petrax Studios
Recorded At – Hats Off Studios, Oxfordshire
Mixed At – Finnvox
Mastered At – Finnvox

Credits

Arranged By [Arrangements By] – Vuorinen*, Jansen*, Nevalainen*, Hahto*, Hietala*, Kinnunen*, Donockley*, Holopainen*
Arranged By [Orchestra And Choirs Arranged By], Orchestrated By [Orchestra And Choirs Orchestrated By], Directed By [Orchestra And Choirs Directed By] – Pip Williams
Artwork [Cover Artwork By] – Gina Pitkänen, Janne Pitkänen
Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars] – Marco Hietala
Choir – The Metro Voices*
Choir [The Children's Choir] – Young Musicians London*
Chorus Master [Choirmaster: The Children's Choir - Young Musicians London] – Lynda Richardson
Chorus Master [Choirmaster: The Metro Voices] – Jenny O'Grady
Chorus [The Children's Choir: Young Musicians London] – Akinoluwa Olawore, Alistair Spencer, Andrew Morton (6), Asha Lincogle-Gabriel, Bertie Beaman, Celine Markantonis, Christopher Sabiski, Delphine Christou Hill, Eleanor Grant (2), George Webb (8), Jane Jones (5), Jenson Loake, Kaela Simi Masek, Marguerite Moriarty, Modadeogo Olawore, Oliver Cripps, Omar Ait El Caid, Robert Masek, Rowan Hallett, Theo Harper (2)
Chorus [The Metro Voices] – Alexandra Gibson, Alice Fearn, Andrew Playfoot, Ann De Renais, Ben Fleetwood Smyth, Callum MacIntosh, Catherine Bott, Claire Henry, David Porter Thomas*, Deborah Miles Johnson*, Eleanor Meynell, Emma Brain Gabbot, Gabriel Vick, Gerard O'Beirne, Grace Davidson, Helen Brooks, Jacqueline Barron, James Mawson, Jenny O'Grady, Jo Marshall (2), Joanna Forbes, Kate Bishop, Lawrence Wallington, Lawrence White (2), Mary Carewe, Michael Dore, Morag MacKay, Neil Bellingham, Richard Henders, Robin Bailey*, Rosemary Forbes Butler*, Sarah Eyden, Soophia Foroughi, Stephen Weller, Steve Trowell (2), Tom Pearce
Co-producer – Nightwish, Tero "TeeCee" Kinnunen*
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conducted By] – James Shearman
Contractor [Assistant Orchestral Contractor] – Lucy Whalley
Contractor [Orchestral Contractor] – Isobel Griffiths
Directed By [Orchestra And Choirs Directed By: Assistant To Pip Williams] – Ilona Opulska
Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
Drums [Drums On This Album Were Performed By] – Kai Hahto
Engineer – Mikko Karmila, Tero "TeeCee" Kinnunen*
Engineer [Angel Studios London: Assistant Engineer] – Jeremy Murphy
Engineer [Angel Studios London] – Steve Price (6)
Guitar [Guitars] – Emppu Vuorinen
Keyboards [Keys], Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
Liner Notes [Japanese Liner Notes] – 伊藤政則*
Management [Worldwide Management], Booking – Till Dawn They Count Ltd Oy
Mastered By – Mika Jussila
Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Bass – Chris Laurence, Richard Pryce, Steve Mair
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Bass Trombone – Andy Wood (2)
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Bassoon, Contrabassoon – Julie Andrews (2)
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Cello – Dave Daniels*, Frank Schaefer, Jonathan Williams (4), Martin Loveday, Paul Kegg
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Clarinet [Bb Clarinet] – Nicholas Bucknall
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Clarinet [Bb Clarinet], Bass Clarinet – Dave Fuest*
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Flute, Piccolo Flute – Andy Findon*, Anna Noakes
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], French Horn – Nigel Black, Philip Eastop, Richard Watkins
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Harp – Skaila Kanga
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Oboe, Cor Anglais – David Theodore
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Percussion [Ethnic Percussion] – Paul Clarvis, Stephen Henderson*
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Percussion [Orchestral Percussion] – Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Tenor Trombone – Ed Tarrant, Mark Nightingale
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Timpani – Stephen Henderson*
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Trumpet – Kate Moore, Mike Lovatt, Phil Cobb (2)
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Tuba – Owen Slade
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Viola – Andy Parker*, Bruce White, Martin Humbey, Peter Lale, Rachel Bolt
Musician [Orchestra De Grandeur], Violin – Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Tombling, Dermot Crehan, Emil Chakalov, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Jackie Hartley*, Jim McLeod, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Pete Hanson*, Rita Manning, Sonia Slany, Steve Morris
Photography By [Band Photography By] – Ville Juurikkala
Producer – Tuomas Holopainen
Recorded By [Professor Richard Hawkins Recorded By] – Michael Taylor (22)
Score Editor [Music Preparation By] – Richard Ihnatowicz
Text By [Page 15] – Thomas Huxley*
Text By [Page 28] – G.K. Chesterton*
Text By [Page 2] – Carl Sagan (2)
Vocals – Floor Jansen

Notes

Packaged in a standard, clear jewel case with obi-strip, 28 page English booklet containing lyrics and credits and 12 page Japanese booklet containing tracklist, liner notes and lyrics.
Note: this is a Sony Japan pressing where as this almost identical pressing is a JVC Japan pressing.

In English booklet:
Orchestra, choirs and percussion recorded at Angel Studios London.
Recorded at Röskö Campsite, Kitee, in August - September 2014 & at Petrax Studio, Hollola, in October 2014.
Mixed at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki in October - December 2014.
Mastered at Finnvox, in January 2015.
Professor Richard Dawkins recorded at Hats Off Studios, Oxford.

In Japanese booklet:
℗ & © 2015 Nuclear Blast Records

On disc:
℗ & © 2015 Nuclear Blast Records Virgin Music, A Universal Music Company. Marketed & Distributed by Universal Music LLC

On tray card:
℗ & © 2015 • Nuclear Blast Records
Virgin Music, A Universal Music Company. Marketed & Distributed by Universal Music LLC

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned From Obi): 4988005878069
Barcode (Text On Obi): 4 988005 878069
Matrix / Runout: [2 x Universal logo] UICN-1070 1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L277
Mould SID Code: IFPI 45MB
Rights Society: JASRAC

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Endless Forms Most Beautiful (CD, Album, CD, Album, All Media, , Audiobook)	Oily Empire	OILYCD-002	Finland	2015
Recently Edited	Endless Forms Most Beautiful (CD, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition, Digibook)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 3464-0, 27361 34640	Europe	2015
Recently Edited	Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 3492-9, 27361 34929, NB 3492-9-1	Europe	2015
	Endless Forms Most Beautiful (CD, Album)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 3464-2, 27361 34642	Europe	2015
New Submission	Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Purple)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 3464-1, 27361 34641	Europe	2015