Élan by Nightwish

First released: 13 Feb 2015, Length: 4:47
album version

Creators (94)

Arranger

  1. Emppu Vuorinen
  2. Floor Jansen
  3. Ilona Opulska additional
  4. Jukka Nevalainen
  5. Kai Hahto
  6. Marco Hietala
  7. Nightwish
  8. Tero Kinnunen
  9. Troy Donockley
  10. Tuomas Holopainen

Conductor

  1. James Shearman
  2. Pip Williams

Chorus Master

  1. Jenny O’Grady
  2. Lynda Richardson

Instruments

  1. Andrew Parker viola
  2. Andy Findon flute, piccolo
  3. Andy Wood bass trombone
  4. Boguslaw Kostecki violin
  5. Bruce White viola
  6. Chris Laurence double bass
  7. Chris Tombling violin
  8. David Daniels cello
  9. David Fuest bass clarinet, clarinet
  10. David Theodore cor anglais, oboe
  11. Dermot Crehan violin
  12. Ed Tarrant tenor trombone
  13. Emil Chakolov violin
  14. Emppu Vuorinen guitar
  15. Everton Nelson violin
  16. Frank Ricotti percussion
  17. Frank Schaefer cello
  18. Gary Kettel percussion
  19. Jacqueline Hartley violin
  20. Jim McLeod violin
  21. Jonathan Williams cello
  22. Jukka Nevalainen drums (drum set)
  23. Julie Andrews bassoon, contrabassoon
  24. Kai Hahto drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
  25. Kate Moore trumpet
  26. Marco Hietala bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  27. Mark Berrow violin
  28. Mark Nightingale tenor trombone
  29. Martin Humbey viola
  30. Martin Loveday cello
  31. Mike Lovatt trumpet
  32. Nicholas Bucknall clarinet
  33. Nigel Black French horn
  34. Owen Slade tuba
  35. Patrick Kiernan violin
  36. Paul Clarvis percussion
  37. Paul Kegg cello
  38. Perry Montague‐Mason violin
  39. Peter Hanson violin
  40. Peter Lale viola
  41. Philip Cobb trumpet
  42. Pip Eastop French horn
  43. Rachel Bolt viola
  44. Richard Pryce double bass
  45. Richard Watkins French horn
  46. Rita Manning violin
  47. Skaila Kanga harp
  48. Sonia Slany violin
  49. Steve Henderson percussion, timpani
  50. Steve Mair double bass
  51. Steve Morris violin
  52. Troy Donockley low whistle, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, bouzouki
  53. Tuomas Holopainen keyboard, piano

Vocals

  1. Floor Jansen lead vocals
  2. Marco Hietala background vocals
  3. Metro Voices choir vocals
  4. The Young Musicians London choir vocals
  5. Troy Donockley background vocals

Engineer

  1. Jeremy Murphy assistant
  2. Mikko Karmila
  3. Steve Price
  4. Tero Kinnunen

Miscellaneous Support

  1. Isobel Griffiths task
  2. Lucy Whalley task
  3. Richard Ihnatowicz task

Producer

  1. Nightwish co-producer
  2. Tero Kinnunen co-producer
  3. Tuomas Holopainen

Recording Engineer

  1. Mikko Karmila
  2. Tero Kinnunen

Mixer

  1. Mikko Karmila

Arranger

  1. Pip Williams choir vocals

Orchestrator

  1. Pip Williams

Locations

Engineered At

  1. Röskö

Recorded At

  1. Röskö (Aug 2014 - Sep 2014)
  2. Petrax (Oct 2014)
  3. Angel Recording Studios additional
  4. Angel Studios
  5. Hats Off Studios

Mixed At

  1. Finnvox (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Élan

    Revised By

    1. Petri Alanko

    Composer

    1. Tuomas Holopainen

    Lyricist

    1. Tuomas Holopainen

Links (1)

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/track/43GqKeH9sEl2BMLa4ruwQ0

Releases containing this recording (31)

Official

Album

  1. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 25 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  2. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 25 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  3. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 25 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  4. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish deluxe version
  5. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  6. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish black vinyl
  7. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish picture vinyl
  8. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish 2 disc Mediabook
  9. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish earbook
  10. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  11. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  12. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  13. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  14. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  15. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 27 Mar 2015 Nightwish
  16. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 2015 Nightwish limited tour edition

Album - Compilation

  1. Masters of Rock 2015 2015 Various Artists Compilation from festival Masters of Rock 2015 held in Vizovice, Czech Republic
  2. Decades 09 Mar 2018 Nightwish
  3. Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015 09 Mar 2018 Nightwish
  4. Decades 09 Mar 2018 Nightwish
  5. Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015 09 Mar 2018 Nightwish limited edition earbook
  6. Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015 09 Mar 2018 Nightwish
  7. Red Passion Box 2018 Nightwish red vinyl
  8. Metal: Diabolus in musica 04 Apr 2024 Various Artists

Single

  1. Élan 13 Feb 2015 Nightwish
  2. Élan 13 Feb 2015 Nightwish
  3. Élan 13 Feb 2015 Nightwish limited edition
  4. Élan 13 Feb 2015 Nightwish
  5. Élan 15 Feb 2015 Nightwish

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Classic Rock #218: The Best of the Year 2015 Dec 2015 Various Artists
  2. Heretic Anthems, Vol. 2 2015 Various Artists