Description
Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And Produced By Tuomas Holopainen / Nuclear Blast Audio CD 2014 / 3196-2
UPC 727361319625
Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge is the first solo album by Finnish songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, best known for his work in the symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was based on cartoonist Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, a graphic novel which featured the Carl Barks Disney comics character of the same name. Rosa contributed the cover artwork. The first single, "A Lifetime of Adventure" was released on February 5, 2014 along with a music video directed by Ville Lipiäinen.
It features several vocalists including Johanna Kurkela, Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica and narration by Alan Reid, with lyrics in English and Scottish Gaelic. It also features the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the choir group Metro Voices, and several guest musicians including fellow Nightwish member Troy Donockley.
| Label: | Nuclear Blast – 3196-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | US |
| Released: |
Apr 11, 2014 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Symphonic Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Glasgow 1877 | 6:27 | |
| 2 | Into The West | 5:01 | |
| 3 | Duel & Cloudscapes | 4:49 | |
| 4 | Dreamtime | 4:47 | |
| 5 | Cold Heart Of The Klondike | 6:52 | |
| 6 | The Last Sled | 5:40 | |
| 7 | Goodbye, Papa | 6:26 | |
| 8 | To Be Rich | 3:22 | |
| 9 | A Lifetime Of Adventure | 6:15 | |
| 10 | Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time | 4:35 | |
| 11 | A Lifetime Of Adventure (Alternative Version) |
6:00 |
- Conductor – James Shearman
- Cover, Artwork [Cover Artwork & Sketches] – Don Rosa
- Didgeridoo – Teho Majamäki
- Guitar, Banjo – Mikko Iivanainen
- Harmonica – Jon Burr
- Layout [Coloring] – Janne Pitkänen
- Mastered By – Mika Jussila
- Orchestrated By – Pip Williams
- Photography By – Mika Jussila
- Pipe, Low Whistle, Bodhrán – Troy Donockley
- Recorded By – James Mottershead
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Tero "TeeCee" Kinnunen
- Vocals – Alan Reid (tracks: 1, 6, 10), Johanna Iivanainen (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), Johanna Kurkela (tracks: 1, 6, 8 to 11), Tony Kakko (tracks: 5)
- Written By, Producer, Lyrics By, Keyboards, Grand Piano – Tuomas Holopainen
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