The Score - An Epic Journey is the third album of the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 formation Epica

Epica (band)

Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen subsequent to his departure from After Forever. They are known for their symphonic sound and the use of female vocals and male growls performed by Simone Simons and Mark Jansen, respectively. All six members write...

, released in 2005. It is the film soundtrack

Soundtrack

A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

 to Joyride

Joyride (2005 film)

Joyride is a 2005 adventure mystery film from the Netherlands which featured the music from symphonic metal band Epica.-Main cast:*Peggy Vrijens - Joy*Georgina Verbaan - Chantal*Tygo Gernandt - Tim*Dorien Haan - Roos*Don Clovis - Boswachter-Plot:...

, a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 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

Simone Simons

Simone Johanna Maria Simons is a Dutch coloratura mezzo-soprano singer who is the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Epica.-Biography:...

 ("Trois Vierges", "Solitary Ground", "Quietus") are different versions of songs from the album Consign to Oblivion

Consign to Oblivion

Consign to Oblivion is the second studio-album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, and was released in April 2005. "Trois Vierges" features a guest appearance by Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan. The album's lyrics are heavily influenced by Mayan Civilization. The CD was released with copy control on it....

, which was released earlier the same year.

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

Mark Jansen

Mark Jansen, , is a heavy metal musician.As guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one of the main songwriters since their debut album Prison of Desire. He left After Forever in 2002, and after his departure the band took a new musical direction...

 in Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

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Personnel

Band members

• Simone Simons
  Simone Simons
  Simone Johanna Maria Simons is a Dutch coloratura mezzo-soprano singer who is the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Epica.-Biography:...
  
   - mezzo-soprano
• Mark Jansen
  Mark Jansen
  Mark Jansen, , is a heavy metal musician.As guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one of the main songwriters since their debut album Prison of Desire. He left After Forever in 2002, and after his departure the band took a new musical direction...
  
   - guitars, synths, orchestral arrangements, producer
• Ad Sluijter
  Ad Sluijter
  Ad Sluijter is a Dutch guitarist who is mostly known for his work with the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. He also contributed to other bands like Delain.- Links :* the of his current band, Hangover Hero...
  
   - 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
  Michael Rodenberg
  Michael Rodenberg, nickname Miro, is a German keyboardist and musical producer known for working with power metal bands such as Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, Heavens Gate, et al...
  
   - producer, engineer, mixing, synths, orchestral arrangements
• Olaf Reitmeier - producer, engineer
• Sascha Paeth
  Sascha Paeth
  Sascha Paeth is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever, Epica, et al...
  
  - 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