Tracklist
- 1-1 Alpha - AnteludiumJansen, Epica 1:38
- 1-2 Abyss Of Time - Countdown To SingularityJansen, Epica 5:20
- 1-3 The Skeleton KeySimons, Epica, Loo 5:06
- 1-4 Seal Of SolomonJansen, Epica 5:28
- 1-5 GaiaSimons, Weesenbeek, Epica 4:46
- 1-6 Code Of LifeSimons, Janssen, Epica 5:58
- 1-7 Freedom - The Wolves WithinJansen, Epica 5:37
- 1-8 Kingdom Of Heaven - Part III - The Antediluvian UniverseJansen, Epica, Delahaye 13:24
- 1-9 RiversSimons, Epica, Loo 4:48
- 1-10 Synergize - Manic ManifestSimons, Epica, Delahaye 6:56
- 1-11 Twilight Reverie - The Hypnagogic StateJansen, Epica 4:29
- 1-12 Omega - Sovereign Of The Sun SpheresJansen, Epica, Delahaye 7:06
- Omegacoustic
- 2-1 Rivers - A Capella 4:34
- 2-2 Abyss Of Time 4:13
- 2-3 Omegacoustic 4:29
- 2-4 El Código Vital 3:50
Musicians
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Coen JanssenArranged By (Choir Arrangements), Arranged By (Orchestral Arrangements), Bass Drum (Gran Casa), Bongos, Finger Cymbals, Tambourine, Shaker, Chimes (Barchimes), Mallets, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells, Percussion, Snare (Orchestral Snare Drum), Tom Tom (Orchestral Toms), Sampler (Additional Samples), Effects (Additional Effects), Score (Choir Scoring), Music By
- Linda JanssenBacking Vocals
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Marcela BovioBacking Vocals
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Simone SimonsBacking Vocals, Lyrics By
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PA’DAMChoir
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Zangschool BrabantTalentChoir (Children’s Choir)
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Igor HobusCongas, Gong, Cymbal (Suspended Cymbal), Cymbal, Percussion, Snare (Orchestral Snare Drum), Tom Tom (Orchestral Toms)
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Joost Van Den BroeckCongas
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Joost van den BroekEngineer, Edited By, Mixed By, Music By, Arranged By, Producer (Produced By), Sampler (Additional Samples), Effects (Additional Effects), Written-By (All Acoustic Adaptations), Arranged By (All Acoustic Adaptations), Written-By (Vocal Lines Co-written By)
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Sandip BanerjeeInstruments (Ethnic Instruments), Sitar, Santoor, Sarod, Bansuri, Didgeridoo, Tabla, Pakhavaj, Mridangam, Ghatam, Thavil, Kanjira, Daf, Gong (Gang)
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The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestra
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Ariën Van WeesenbeekPercussion, Snare (Orchestra Snare Drum), Tom Tom (Orchestral Toms), Vocals (Additional Grunts), Music By
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Isaac DelahayePercussion, Snare (Orchestral Snare Drum), Tom Tom (Orchestral Toms), Music By
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Ben MathotScore (Orchestral Scoring)
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Zaher ZorgatiTranslated By (Arabic Translations), Vocals (Arabic)
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Paul BabikianVocals (Spoken Word)
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Vicky PsarakisVocals (Spoken Word)
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Jeroen GoossensWoodwind (Additional Woodwinds), Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo Flute, Clarinet, Ney, Bansuri, Low Whistle, Tin Whistle
Production
Also credited
Also credited. Written-By (Co-written by): Jérôme Bailly. Written-By (Vocal Lines Co-written By): Sascha Paeth. Lyrics By: Mark Jansen. Music By: Mark Jansen, Rob van der Loo. Art Direction: Stefan Heilemann. Design: Stefan Heilemann. Engineer (City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Engineered By): Jan Holzner. Engineer: Jos Driessen. Edited By: Jos Driessen. Engineer (Simone’s Vocals Engineered By): Jens Kothe. Engineer (Vicky’s Voice Engineered By): Christian Donaldson. Engineer (Zaher’s Vocals Engineered By): Kevin Codfert. Legal: Paul Bezilla. Management: Daniel Regan, Feat First Management. Mastered By: Darius van Helfteren. Other (Children’s Choir Vocal Coaching): Floor-Anne van Vliet. Translated By (Latin Translations): Gjalt Lucassen, Jaap Toorenaar. Translated By (Translator For City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra): Stanislava Vomáčková.
Release notes
Made in the EU.
From booklet:
Recorded at Sandlane Recording Facilities, Rijen, The Netherlands between January and May 2020
Mixed at Sandlane Recording Facilities, Rijen, The Netherlands between May and June 2020
Mastered at Amsterdam Mastering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands in June 2020
Simone’s vocals recorded at Bader Studios, Weil der Stadt, Germany
Mark’s vocals recorded at Casterly Rock Studio, Serradifalco, Italy
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra recorded at Smecky Music Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
Children’s Choirs recorded at Sint Antonius Kerk, Overlangel, Netherlands
Indian ethnic instruments recorded at Sandip Banerjee’s Studio, Kolkata, India
Zaher’s vocals recorded at Kevin Codfert’s Studio, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France
Paul’s voice recorded at PaulyB Studios, Tampa, Florida, USA
Vicky’s voice recorded at The Grid, Montreal, Canada
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