Night Castle
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Disc two
Personnel
- Paul O'NeillPaul O'Neill (rock producer)Paul O'Neill is an American music composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter.-Early years:A New York City native, O'Neill began playing guitar with a number of rock bands in high school and quickly graduated to folk guitar gigs at downtown clubs...
- Producer - Robert KinkelRobert KinkelBob Kinkel is a professional session keyboardist and music engineer most known for his role as a co-creater/co-producer/co-composer and touring keyboardist with Trans-Siberian Orchestra along with extensive studio work with the prog-metal band Savatage...
- Producer - Dave Wittman - Recording & Mix Engineer
Vocals
Solo:- Jay Pierce - "Childhood Dreams", "The Safest Way Into Tomorrow"
- Tim Hockenberry - "Sparks", "Believe"
- Jeff Scott SotoJeff Scott SotoJeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...
- "Night Castle", "Another Way You Can Die", "Dreams We Conceive", "Time Floats On", "The Safest Way Into Tomorrow (Reprise)" - Rob EvanRob EvanRob Evan is a singer and actor, best known as a lead performer in numerous Broadway musicals, a performer in national and international tours of musical productions, and a featured vocalist on several music albums.-Personal:...
- "There Was a Life", "Epiphany" - Jennifer CellaJennifer CellaJennifer Cella was a singer for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.Jennifer sings Christmas Canon Rock on tour as the lead vocalist for TSO's Eastern Tour. This is the live performance version of their extremely popular Christmas Canon. Christmas Canon Rock is available on TSO's The Lost Christmas Eve...
- "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost", "Remnants of a Lullaby" - Alexa GoddardAlexa GoddardAlexa Goddard is an English pop and R&B singer from Blackwater, Hampshire. Born in Camberley, Surrey, Goddard attended Yateley School before being spotted singing at a talent contest at the age of 14...
- "Child of the Night" - Valentina Porter - "Child of the Night"
Backup:
- Steve Broderick
- Luci Butler
- Jennifer Cella
- Britney Christian
- Rob EvanRob EvanRob Evan is a singer and actor, best known as a lead performer in numerous Broadway musicals, a performer in national and international tours of musical productions, and a featured vocalist on several music albums.-Personal:...
- Dina Fanai
- Tommy Farese
- Allison Flom
- Tony Gaynor
- Christie George
- Alexa GoddardAlexa GoddardAlexa Goddard is an English pop and R&B singer from Blackwater, Hampshire. Born in Camberley, Surrey, Goddard attended Yateley School before being spotted singing at a talent contest at the age of 14...
- Kristin Lewis Gorman
- Erin Henry
- Steena Hernandez
- Kelly KeelingKelly KeelingKelly Keeling is an American musician and songwriter. Keeling started playing at the age of 14 and first appeared on the music scene as the lead singer of the American heavy metal band Baton Rouge...
- Robert Kinkel
- Danielle Landherr
- James Lewis
- Tany Ling
- Sanya Mateyas
- Ireland Wilde O'Neill
- Valentina Porter
- Andrew Ross
- Bart Shatto
- Evan Shyer
- Abby Skoff
- Zachary StevensZachary StevensZachary "Zak" Stevens , is best known as the former lead vocalist of the band Savatage. He is also a drummer and has a degree in psychology but is not, as is often reported, a licensed, practicing psychologist....
- Adrienne WarrenAdrienne WarrenAdrienne Lefon Warren is a professional singing, acting and dancing performer.-Personal:Adrienne Lefon Warren on May 6, 1987. She was a student at Marymount Manhattan College, studying theater and musical theater, and graduated in May 2009...
- Scout Xavier
Guide:
- Bryan Hicks - "Epiphany"
- Dina Fanai - "Night Enchanted"
- Robert Kinkel - "Night Enchanted"
Gospel Choir:
- Keith Jacobs
- Lucille Jacobs
- Nathaniel Jacobs
- Shelia Upshaw
Child Choir:
- The American BoychoirAmerican Boychoir SchoolThe American Boychoir School is a music boarding school located in Princeton, New Jersey. It is one of only two boychoir boarding schools in the United States, the other being Saint Thomas Choir School in New York City...
, directed by Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
Vietnamese Dialogue:
- Truc Xuan Le
- Khanh Ong
- Nhattien Nguyen
- Nga Nguyen
Instruments
Band:- Paul O'NeillPaul O'Neill (rock producer)Paul O'Neill is an American music composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter.-Early years:A New York City native, O'Neill began playing guitar with a number of rock bands in high school and quickly graduated to folk guitar gigs at downtown clubs...
- Guitars - Robert KinkelRobert KinkelBob Kinkel is a professional session keyboardist and music engineer most known for his role as a co-creater/co-producer/co-composer and touring keyboardist with Trans-Siberian Orchestra along with extensive studio work with the prog-metal band Savatage...
- Keyboards - Jon OlivaJon OlivaJohn Nicholas Oliva is best known simply as Jon Oliva and as founder of and lead vocalist for Savatage. He is the third of four children...
- Keyboards - Al PitrelliAl PitrelliAl Pitrelli is a guitarist, best known for his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Joe Lynn Turner, Asia and Savatage.-Early career :...
- Lead & Rhythm Guitars - Chris Altenhoff - Bass
- Luci Butler - Keyboards
- Chris CafferyChris CafferyChris Caffery is a heavy metal guitarist who is best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra...
- Guitars - Shih-Yi Chiang - Keyboards
- Roddy Chong - Violin
- Angus ClarkAngus ClarkAngus Clark is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. He has toured with the internationally renowned and Grammy-winning New Age artist Kitaro, as well as with the hard rock acts Drill and Naked Sun, and is currently touring with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and DareDevil Squadron...
- Guitars - Jane Mangini - Keyboards
- Johnny Lee MiddletonJohnny Lee MiddletonJohnny Lee Middleton is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the bass guitar player for Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.-Musical beginnings:...
- Bass - John O. Reilly - Drums
- Anna PhoebeAnna PhoebeAnna Phoebe , is a London-based violinist, who is known for her proficiency in many musical genres, including rock, folk, jazz, Celtic, and Middle Eastern music.-Biography:...
- Violin - Jeff PlateJeff PlateJeff Plate is a professional drummer and percussionist. He currently plays with the progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra and with thrash metal band Metal Church until their 2009 disbanding, although he is most remembered for his drumming for the band, Savatage on their albums since...
- Drums - Alex SkolnickAlex SkolnickAlexander Nathan Skolnick is an American jazz and metal guitarist. He was a member of the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Testament from 1983 until his departure in 1993...
- Guitars - Derek Wieland - Keyboards
- Dave Wittman - Drum, Guitar, & Bass Inserts
Strings:
- Roddy Chong
- Caitlin Moe
- Anna Phoebe
- Allison Zlotow
- Lowell Adams
- Karen Dumke
- Lei Liu
- Chizuko Matsusaka
- Sarah Shellman
Additional Instruments:
- Jeff Allegue - Bass
- Jay Coble - Trumpet
- Alicia Crawford - Bass
- Jason Gianni - Drums
- Peter EvansPeter Evans (musician)Peter Evans is an American trumpet player based in New York, who specializes in improvisation and avant-garde music. Evans has been a member of the New York City musical community since 2003, when he moved to the city after graduating from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music...
- Trumpet - Max Johnson - Bass
- Greg LakeGreg LakeGregory Stuart "Greg" Lake is an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a vocalist and bassist of King Crimson, and the bassist, guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist of Emerson, Lake & Palmer.-1960s: King Crimson:...
- Bass on "Nutrocker" - Trey Tosh - Guitars
Savatage connections
Some of the songs on Night Castle trace their origins to music written by SavatageSavatage
Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.-Early days :...
, the heavy metal band from which the Trans-Siberian Orchestra evolved.
- "The Mountain" was originally recorded as "Prelude to Madness" on Hall of the Mountain KingHall of the Mountain King-Personnel:At this point, Savatage remained essentially intact from their original group. Interesting to note is that in the liner notes for the album, they gave themselves roles instead of listing their instruments.*Jon Oliva – "The Grit"...
. The song itself is recording of the "Mars, the Bringer of War" suite from The PlanetsThe PlanetsThe Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst...
by Gustav HolstGustav HolstGustav Theodore Holst was an English composer. He is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets....
and Edvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
's In the Hall of the Mountain KingIn the Hall of the Mountain KingIn the Hall of the Mountain King is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of Act II in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which premiered in Christiania on February 24, 1876....
. - Parts of the song "The Lion's Roar" are taken from the song "Temptation Revelation" off of the Gutter BalletGutter Ballet-Song information:On the original cassette and CD releases, "Thorazine Shuffle" was a bonus track.Had the band originally stuck with the story set-out in Paul O'Neill's original 1979 story, the song "When the Crowds are Gone" would have followed Streets track "A Little Too Far".Two videos from the...
album. Parts are also from the traditional Irish song "The Minstrel Boy" - "Mozart and Memories", a reworking of Mozart's Symphony No. 25Symphony No. 25 (Mozart)The Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183/173dB, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in October 1773, shortly after the success of his opera seria Lucio Silla. It was supposedly completed October 5, a mere two days after the completion of his Symphony No. 24, although this remains unsubstantiated...
, was originally recorded as "Mozart and Madness" on Dead Winter DeadDead Winter Dead- Story :In the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, there is a town square surroundedby buildings that were constructed during the Middle Ages. Thesquare has a beautiful stone fountain at its center and at one...
. - "Believe" was originally featured on Streets: A Rock OperaStreets: A Rock Opera-Production:The album was originally due to be a double CD record, but record label Atlantic Records lost reels of the sessions in their vaults. These "lost tracks" were re-written over the years and eventually formed parts of songs on Edge of Thorns and later works...
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