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arranged by [all symphonic and orchestral arrangements by] Alex Staropoli
artwork [cover artwork by] Marc Klinnert
artwork [cover artwork by] Studio Oxmox
artwork [dragon's sculpture by] Marc Klinnert
artwork [dragon's sculpture by] Studio Oxmox
artwork [original rhapsody logo by] Eric Philippe
artwork [rhapsody logo by] Peter Maus
band [rhapsody], bass Patrice Guers
band [rhapsody], drums Alex Holzwarth
band [rhapsody], guitar Luca Turilli
band [rhapsody], keyboards Alex Staropoli
band [rhapsody], vocals Fabio Lione
booking [pragokoncert director, czech recording session] Jiří Daron
classical guitar [all classical guitar parts performed by] Johannes Monno
co-producer, engineer, mixed by Sascha Paeth
composed by [all songs, vocals, bass, drums and classical interludes composed by] Alex Staropoli
composed by [all songs, vocals, bass, drums and classical interludes composed by] Luca Turilli
coordinator [london recording coordination by] John Pettigrass
coordinator [orchestra and choir recording coordination by, czech recording session] John Pettigrass
design concept [cover concept by] Marc Klinnert
design concept [cover concept by] Rhapsody
design [cover/booklet design by] Karsten Vom Wege
directed by [orchestra director, czech recording session] Marek Obdrzalek
edited by Olaf Reitmeier
engineer [engineered by, london recording sessions], edited by [edited by, london recording sessions] Rob LaVaque
executive-producer Joey DeMaio
guest [special guests] Brněnský akademický sbor
guest [special guests] The Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic
guest [special guests], choir [elgard's holy choir] Previn Moore
guest [special guests], choir [elgard's holy choir], soprano vocals [soprano solo] Bridget Fogle
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Dana Kurečková
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Iva Holubová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Jana Klinerová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Jaroslava Zezulová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Kateřina Hudcová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Lucie Matalová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Ludmila Kieseljovová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Ludmila Markesová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], alto vocals [alto] Vladimíra Dolejšová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Jiří Klecker
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Karel Seffer
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Libor Markes
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Michael Pinsker
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Milan Hanzliczek
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Pavel Konárek
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Robert Kurečka
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Serhij Derda
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Tomáš Ibrmajer
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], bass vocals [bass] Vladimír Kutnohorský
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], directed by Jaroslav Kyzlink
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Alena Sobolová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Andrea Dáňová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Barbora Francová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Dana Toncrová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Eva Badalová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Eva Klepalová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Kateřina Nejedlá
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Kateřina Pastrňáková
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Magda Krejčová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Marie Vališová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Petra Bodová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Petra Koňárková
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Terezie Kamenická
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Terezie Plevová
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], soprano vocals [soprano] Zora Jaborníková
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Ivan Nepivoda
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Jakub Herzan
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Jiří Barták
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Marek Mikuš
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Matěj Dupal
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Tomáš Kamenický
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Vladimír Prachař
guest [special guests], choir [the brno academy choir], tenor vocals [tenor] Vít Matuška
guest [special guests], choir [the epic choir] Cinzia Rizzo
guest [special guests], choir [the epic choir] Gerit Göbel
guest [special guests], choir [the epic choir] Miro
guest [special guests], choir [the epic choir] Olaf Hayer
guest [special guests], choir [the epic choir] Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
guest [special guests], choir [the epic choir] Thomas Rettke
guest [special guests], ensemble [baroque ensemble], harpsichord [cembalo] Stefan Horz
guest [special guests], ensemble [baroque ensemble], lute Søren Leupold
guest [special guests], ensemble [baroque ensemble], recorder [baroque recorder] Manuel Staropoli
guest [special guests], ensemble [baroque ensemble], viola da gamba Paulina van Laarhoven
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], bassoon Jaroslav Janoštík
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], bassoon Václav Kaniok
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], clarinet Aleš Pavlorek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], clarinet Jiří Kundl
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], directed by Petr Pololanik
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], double bass Josef Horák
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], double bass Michal Pášma
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], double bass Pavel Juřík
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], double bass Vladimír Hudeček
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], double bass Vítězslav Pelikán
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], flute Jana Holásková
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], flute Jiřina Vodičková
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], flute Vladimír Vodička
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], french horn František Vyskočil
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], french horn Jiří Zatloukal
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], french horn Josef Číhal
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], french horn Milan Kubát
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], french horn Rudolf Linner
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], french horn Vlastimil Kelar
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], harp Lucie Vápová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], oboe Krista Hallová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], oboe Svatopluk Holásek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], strings [string quartett] Michaela Slámová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], strings [string quartett] Miroslav Křivánek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], strings [string quartett] Viktor Kozánek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], trombone Ivan Dřínovský
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], trombone Milan Tesař
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], trombone Roman Sklenář
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], trumpet Pavel Skopal
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], trumpet Rostislav Killar
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], trumpet Zdeněk Macek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], tuba Miloslav Žváček
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Dana Božková
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Juraj Petrovič
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Lucie Dümlerová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Michaela Slámová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Miroslav Kašný
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Oldřich Šebestík
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Pavel Novák
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], viola Roman Janů
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Antonín Ticháček
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Emil Nosek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] František Hrubý
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Hana Roušarová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Hana Tesařová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Jan Nedoma
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Jana Štípková
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Jitka Hanáková
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Milan Lapka
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Miroslav Křivánek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Přemysl Roušar
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [1st violin] Zdenka Hlaváčková
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Dana Blahutová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Hana Bílková
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Jan Kotulán
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Jaroslav Aladzas
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Jitka Šuranská
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Josef Geryk
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Josef Kubelka
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Josef Vyžrálek
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Leo Sláma
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violin [2nd violin] Yvona Fialová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violoncello Alexandr Erml
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violoncello David Kefer
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violoncello Erich Hulín
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violoncello Hana Škarpová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violoncello Zdenka Aladzasová
guest [special guests], orchestra [the bohuslav martinu philharmonic orchestra], violoncello Zuzana Ermlová
guest [special guests], rhythm guitar Dominique Leurquin
guest [special guests], voice actor [iras algor] Toby Eddington
guest [special guests], voice actor [the wizard king] Christopher Lee
lyrics by [all lyrics by], narrator [all narrations by], concept by [the dark secret saga by] Luca Turilli
management Hinrich Stürken
management Joey DeMaio
management MCM Management LLC
mastered by Filip Heurckmans
photography by [photos by] Karsten Koch
producer Alex Staropoli
producer Luca Turilli
producer [produced by, london recording sessions] Joey DeMaio
producer [produced for ragnar productions ltd. in association with, london recording sessions] Hinrich Stürken
recorded by [mobile recording team, czech recording session] Bernd Kugler
recorded by [mobile recording team, czech recording session] Jan Wrede
recorded by [mobile recording team, czech recording session] Marc Lenz
recorded by [mobile recording team, czech recording session] Stefan Schmidt
recording supervisor [orchestra and choir recording supervision by, czech recording session] Joey DeMaio
recording supervisor [recording consultant, czech recording session] Gregor Zielinsky
supervised by [entire production supervision by], coordinator [entire production coordination by] Hinrich Stürken
transcription by [orchestral transcription by], score [scoring by] Petr Pololanik
written-by [all classical guitar parts written by] Luca Turilli
written-by [baroque recorder parts written by] Alex Staropoli
Phonographic Copyright (p) Magic Circle Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Circle Song Music GmbH
Copyright (c) Magic Circle Music Ltd.
Copyright (c) Circle Song Music GmbH
Licensed To Steamhammer
Distributed By SPV GmbH
Produced For Ragnar Productions Ltd.
Published By Circle Song Music GmbH
Published By Circle Song Music LLC
Mastered At Galaxy Reference Mastering Studio
Recorded At Gate Studio, Wolfsburg
Recorded At Studio NSR
Recorded At The House Of Arts
Recorded At The Town House
Glass Mastered At Sonopress Arvato
Original pressing with band name Rhapsody, no Of Fire added.
For the repress with the new Of Fire band logo see this edition.

Packaged in a standard jewel case with a 28-page booklet.

The label side of the disc is printed with full color artwork.
For a similar press where the label side of the disc is printed in black with no artwork see this edition.

Catalog numbers: SPV 085-69612 CD on spines, booklet, back and disc; MCA 06138-2 on back.

The title for track 1.1 appears only in the lyrics booklet

[Booklet]
Total playing time 72:52

Mastered at Galaxy Reference Mastering
Executive Producer: for Ragnar Productions Ltd.

All songs published by Circle Song Music GmbH/ Circle Song Music LLC

Dominique Leurquin, recorded at Gate Studio, Wolfsburg and N.S.R. Studio, F- 26700 La Garde Adhémar

Czech Recording Session
Orchestra and Choir recording at the House of Arts Zlin
On site facilities provided by Pragokoncert Bohemia AS

London Recording Sessions
Mr. Christopher Lee recorded at Sanctuary Townhouse Studios London
Narrators recorded at Sanctuary Townhouse Studios London
Produced for Ragnar Productions Ltd.

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Mastered at Galaxy Reference Mastering
Executive Producer: for Ragnar Productions Ltd.

℗&© 2004 Magic Circle Music Ltd. / Circle Song Music GmbH
under exclusive license to Steamhammer, a division of SPV GmbH
Made in Germany

[Disc]
℗ 2004 Magic Circle Music Ltd. / Circle Song Music GmbH
© 2004 Magic Circle Music Ltd. / Circle Song Music GmbH
under exclusive license to Steamhammer, a division of SPV GmbH
Made in Germany
Barcode: 693723696126
Label Code: LC 09002
Rights Society: GEMA
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress Arvato logo] 51206995/69612 22 (Variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 47 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0767 (Variant 1)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 47 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0744 (Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress Arvato logo] 51206995/69612 22 (Variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 47 (Variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0788 (Variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress Arvato logo] 51206995/69612 22 (Variant 4)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 47 (Variant 4)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0752 (Variant 4)