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Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge - Tuomas Holopainen

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Track List:

Glasgow 1877
Into The West
Duel & Cloudscapes
Dreamtime
Cold Heart Of The Klondike
The Last Sled
Goodbye, Papa
To Be Rich
A Lifetime Of Adventure
Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time
A Lifetime Of Adventure (Alternative Version)

Symphonic Rock
2014
Finland

I'm very impressed with this album and I think it would fit on SST. It is not the soundtrack to anything, but was inspired by a comic book series / graphic novel. There are other albums on SST that are not soundtracks, most similarly Return To The Centre Of The Earth.
Tracks 3, 4 and 7 are instrumental, the rest have lead vocals. Tracks 1 and 6 also have a bit of narration. I have a limited edition which includes a second cd with all lead vocals and narration removed (it says it's instrumental, but it still has choir), but personally I find the narration and vocals pretty integral to the tracks, and probably wouldn't often go for the instrumental versions.

Finnster · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:06 am Post subject:

I am a huge Nightwish fan and love all their work. Tuomas took his imagination and ran with it on this album. Atmospheric and steeped in story, this album would do well here I would think. It does, as 607 says, fit into the paradigm of SST and would introduce more listeners to the genius of Tuomas Holopainen

Xalira · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:10 pm Post subject:

Big Nightwish fan here, too! Ashamed to say I haven't actually listened to this album as I was hoping to be able to track down the comic book first. But definitely in favour of adding this.

607 · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:27 am Post subject:

Hey, turns out there is a third/second album inspired by a literary work and unused in any film that's on SST! http://www.streamingsoundtracks.com/modules.php?name=Album&asin=B07D9TW8SN That increases my hopes of this being added... I could probably donate a copy, if JERIC wants it (depends on if I can find it for sale in the USA, because of sending fees).

607 · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:44 pm Post subject:

Bump? :3
Listen to a track or two and see what you think!