Sacrament of Wilderness

~ Recording by Nightwish

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:09NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • FI1998-12-07
Spinefarm RecordsSPI67CD
1.2Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHellDorado IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spinefarm RecordsSPI70CD
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label)NEMS 105
1.1Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishSacrament of WildernessNightwishSingle
Spinefarm RecordsSPI72CD
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • JP1999-04-21
TOY’S FACTORYTFCK-87179
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:09NightwishOceanborn (limited edition)NightwishAlbum
  • DE1999-05-31
Drakkar Records (German label)DRAKKAR 002
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:09NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • DE1999-05-31
Drakkar Records (German label)DRAKKAR 002
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • KR1999-07-01
East RockERCD-312
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • DE1999-08-30
Spinefarm Records, Drakkar Records (German label), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321 70359 2, DRAKKAR 002
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanborn (limited European tour edition)NightwishAlbum
  • FR1999-11-10
XIII Bis Records151792 MU 662
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Spinefarm RecordsSPI67SP
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Laser CompanyRBR/LCR 1440
4.5Sacrament of Wilderness (single version)4:08NightwishGolden WishesNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2001-01-15
Vinyl Collectors
2.4Sacrament of Wilderness?:??NightwishGolden WishesNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2001-01-15
Vinyl Collectors
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:09NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • US2001-03-06
Century Media (imprint of Century Media Records GmbH and its subsidiaries)8027-2
2.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishNightwish 1997–2001NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2002-01-07
Spinefarm RecordsSPI150CD
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Spinefarm Records064 654-2
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanborn / From Wishes to Eternity – Live, Volume 2NightwishAlbum + Compilation
AGAT Company Ltd.
2.4Sacrament of Wilderness?:??NightwishBox‐Set 1NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • FI2003-12-01
Spinefarm RecordsSPI195CD
1.2Sacrament of Wilderness4:10NightwishTales From the ElvenpathNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-10-18
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Drakkar Records (German label)82876 65478 2, DRAKKAR 075
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Spinefarm RecordsSPI67DG
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:09NightwishBestwishesNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2005-03-09
TOY’S FACTORYTFCK-87383
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-09-23
Spinefarm Records987 395 8
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:10NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish (international version)NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • -2005-09-26
Spinefarm Records[none]
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • FI2005-09-28
Spinefarm RecordsSPI234CD
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • UA2005-09-28
Spinefarm Records60249871720
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:10NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish (Finnish version)NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • FI2005-09-28
Spinefarm Records
1.11Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)987372-1
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • CZ2005-10-10
  • HU2005-10-10
  • PL2005-10-10
  • SK2005-10-10
Spinefarm Records602498745168
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish (extended version)NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-10-17
  • GB2006-03-06
Spinefarm Records602498740712
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Spinefarm Records602498718094
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Spinefarm Records, ЗАО «Юниверсал Мьюзик»2600633
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Spinefarm RecordsSPI234CD
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2006-01-25
Spinefarm RecordsUICO-9014
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-10-31
Century Media (imprint of Century Media Records GmbH and its subsidiaries)8369-2
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanborn (Nightwish RELOADED)NightwishAlbum
  • GB2007-10-15
  • FI2008-01
Spinefarm Records U.K., Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)0602517449213
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Spinefarm Records
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Spinefarm Records, Universal Music Russia064 654-9
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • CA2008-06-10
Spinefarm Records U.K., Universal Music Canada0251744921
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • XW2008-06-10
Spinefarm Records[none]
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Spinefarm Records USFONINT9213
2.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishLokikirjaNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Spinefarm RecordsSPI 400
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanborn (clear tray Nightwish RELOADED, made by Sony DADC)NightwishAlbum
  • FR2010-03-30
Spinefarm Records U.K., Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)0602517449213
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • DE2010-08-26
Drakkar Records (German label)DRAKKAR 002
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:11NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2012-05-23
Spinefarm RecordsUICN-15008
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • JP2012-05-23
Spinefarm RecordsUICN-15002
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)0602537388905
1.18Sacrament of Wilderness4:14NightwishDecadesNightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-03-09
Nuclear Blast (metal and subgenres)[none]
2.9Sacrament of Wilderness4:15NightwishDecades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2018-03-09
Nuclear Blast (metal and subgenres)27361 40570, NB 4057-0
2.9Sacrament of Wilderness4:15NightwishDecades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2018-03-09
Nuclear Blast (metal and subgenres)NB 4057-2
2.9Sacrament of Wilderness4:15NightwishDecades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015 (limited edition earbook)NightwishAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2018-03-09
Nuclear Blast (metal and subgenres)NB 4057-4
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:10NightwishHighest Hopes: The Best of NightwishNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Spinefarm Records[none]
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
Spinefarm Records
1.2Sacrament of Wilderness4:10NightwishTales From the Elvenpath – Best OfNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Spinefarm Records[none]
Promotion
1.2Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishPassion and the OperaNightwishSingle
  • DE1999-05-31
Drakkar Records (German label)74321-67990-2
Bootleg
1.8Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishThe Metal Museum, Volume 4: Symphonic MetalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.12Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishGreatest HitsNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark16310-1/2
1.2Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishBest of TarjaNightwishAlbum + Compilation
Withdrawn
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanbornNightwishAlbum
  • XW2006-05-31
Spinefarm Records[none]
1.4Sacrament of Wilderness4:12NightwishOceanborn (UK edition)NightwishAlbum
  • FI2007-10-01
Spinefarm Records

Relationships

recording engineer:Tero Kinnunen
mixer:Mikko Karmila
bass guitar:Sami Vänskä
cello:Erkki Hirvikangas
drums (drum set):Jukka Nevalainen
electric guitar:Emppu Vuorinen
flute:Esa Lehtinen
keyboard:Tuomas Holopainen
viola:Markku Palola
violin:Plamen Dimov
Kaisli J. Kaivola
lead vocals:Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
arranger:Tero Kinnunen
Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
Erno Vuorinen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Spin‐Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1998)
Spin‐farm Records OY (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2007)
recorded at:Caverock studio
Tempputupa Studios (formerly Caverock Studios) in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 1998-08 until 1998-10)
mixed at:Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1458861025 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669932406 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669947086 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669947325 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669975620 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/1prti3tDxHDOJ4r4nWhO5R [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/3J4yFOcNoy4ToEr77U51QN [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/4nLRvvPBfUwYgyB5tq3wJS [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/5fI3curb51BQ5eUDippXlS [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/558O8a36jcCT9kIRrCPnVC [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/660675332 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/2137397097 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/2137550867 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/2137563047 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/2137857587 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1458861025 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669932406 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669947086 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669947325 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1669975620 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/107168832 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/275126732 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/275141662 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/275141674 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/275168055 [info]
recording of:Sacrament of Wilderness (in 1998)

Related works

Sacrament of Wilderness

lyricist:Tuomas Holopainen
composer:Tuomas Holopainen
Emppu Vuorinen