The Score – An Epic Journey

The Score – An Epic Journey
Soundtrack album by Epica
Released	20 September 2005
Recorded	October 2004 to May 2005
Studio	Epica Studio, Reuver, The Netherlands Huts Studio, Antwerpen, Belgium Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre	Orchestral
Length	63:25
Label	Transmission
Producer	Mark Jansen, Yves Huts, Miro, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier
Epica chronology
Consign to Oblivion (2005) The Score – An Epic Journey (2005) The Road to Paradiso (2006)
Singles from The Score – An Epic Journey
"Solitary Ground" Released: 25 April 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Lords of Metal	(no evaluation)[1]

The Score – An Epic Journey is the third album of the Dutch symphonic metal formation Epica, released in 2005. It is the film soundtrack to Joyride, a Dutch production.

Most of the songs of the album are purely instrumental, except for four songs. The three songs that do feature the singing voice of Simone Simons ("Trois Vierges", "Solitary Ground", "Quietus") are different versions of songs from the album Consign to Oblivion, which was released earlier the same year.^[2]

The album was originally supposed to be released on 8 September. After two delays, this date changed to 20 September 2005. The first samples of The Score were given to Jimmy Lim by Mark Jansen in Madrid.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Vengeance Is Mine"		Mark Jansen	1:53
2.	"Unholy Trinity"		Yves Huts	3:09
3.	"The Valley"		Huts	2:09
4.	"Caught in a Web"		Jansen, Coen Janssen, Huts	4:25
5.	"Insomnia"		Jansen	2:07
6.	"Under the Aegis"		Huts, Jansen	2:49
7.	"Trois Vierges" (solo version)	Simone Simons	Jansen, Janssen, S. Simons	4:41
8.	"Mystica"		Huts	2:45
9.	"Valley of Sins"		Jansen	5:39
10.	"Empty Gaze"		Jansen	2:09
11.	"The Alleged Paradigm"		Jansen, Huts	2:23
12.	"Supremacy"		Jansen, Huts	3:19
13.	"Beyond the Depth"		Jansen	1:55
14.	"Epitome"		Huts, Jansen	1:17
15.	"Inevitable Embrace"		Jansen	3:50
16.	"Angel of Death"		Jansen	3:28
17.	"The Ultimate Return"		Jansen	4:46
18.	"Trois Vierges" (reprise)		Jansen, Janssen, S. Simons	2:04
19.	"Solitary Ground" (single version)	S. Simons	Janssen, Jansen, Ad Sluijter, S. Simons	4:05
20.	"Quietus" (score version)	S. Simons	Jansen, Huts, Janssen, Sluijter, S. Simons, Jeroen Simons	3:55

Personnel

Band members Simone Simons - mezzo-soprano Mark Jansen - guitars, synths, orchestral arrangements, producer Ad Sluijter - guitars, acoustic guitar on "Beyond the Depth" Coen Janssen - synths, orchestral arrangements Yves Huts - bass guitar, synths, orchestral arrangements, producer Jeroen Simons - drums Production Miro - producer, engineer, mixing, synths, orchestral arrangements Olaf Reitmeier - producer, engineer Sascha Paeth - producer, engineer and mixing on "Trois Vierges", "Solitary Ground" and "Quietus" Philip Colodetti - engineer and mixing on "Trois Vierges", "Solitary Ground" and "Quietus" Hans van Vuuren - executive producer, coordination and research Sander van der Heide - mastering

Epica Orchestra (on "Trois Vierges", "Solitary Ground" and "Quietus") Benjamin Spillner - violin Andreas Pfaff - violin Tobias Rempe - violin Gregor Dierk - violin Swantje Tessman - viola Patrick Sepec - viola Astrid Müller - viola Jörn Kellermann - cello The Score Orchestra Swantje Tessman - violin Gregor Dierk - violin, solo violin Tom Glöckner - violin Barbara Bultmann - violin Benjamin Spillner - violin Marie-Therese Stumpf - viola David Schlage - viola Nikolaus Schlierf - viola Alev Ackos - cello James Bush - cello

References

1. Smit, Bas. "Epica - The Score - An Epic Journey". Lords of Metal webzine. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
2. "Epica (Nld) - The Score - An Epic Journey". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 23 September 2010.