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Classical Variations and Themes

Timo Tolkki - All guitars, bass, guitar synth, vocals
Tuomo Lassila - Drums
Antti Ikonen - Keyboards

Produced and engineered by Timo Tolkki
Mixed by Mikko Karmila


[Album Cover]
  1. Lord Of The Rings 5.42
  2. Fire Dance Suite 4.58
  3. Guitar Concerto 2.52
  4. Northern Lights 2.18
  5. Capriccio In A Minor 1.09
  6. Back To The Ice Age 4.04
  7. Death Of A Swan 3.54
  8. Soldiers Prayer 4.05
  9. Flying Samir 3.02
  10. Sunwinds 2.41
  11. Greensleeves 1.53

    Playing Time : 36.38


1. Lord Of The Rings 5.42

Music : Tolkki
Instrumental

2. Fire Dance Suite 4.58

Music & Words : Tolkki
Dancing around the fire
We've gathered here tonight
Flames are getting higher
Memories are filling my mind
As I look back through the time
Nothing left to find

You've just a memory from the past now
And now it's time for Fire Dance

Fire is burning my soul
I'll be lost forever
Fire is burning my heart
Until the end of time

In this mysterious place
The fire's showing its face
Secrets are revealed
There is no turning back now
And as the hour draws near
I will burn with fear

You've just a memory from the past now
And now it's time for Fire Dance

Fire is burning my soul
I'll be lost forever
Fire is burning my heart
Until the end of time


3. Guitar Concerto 2.52

Music : Aranjuez

NOTE! This is what the CD cover says. The actual title of the composition is Concierto De Aranjuez, and it is written by a Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo. Thanks to Kimet for the correction!

Instrumental

4. Northern Lights 2.18

Music : Tolkki
Instrumental

5. Capriccio In A Minor 1.09

Music : Tolkki
Instrumental

6. Back To The Ice Age 4.04

Music : Tolkki
Instrumental

7. Death Of A Swan 3.54

Theme : Tchaikovsky
Instrumental

8. Soldiers Prayer 4.05

Music & Words : Tolkki
Stars shine bright in the sky
Warning you're gonna die
Freezing wind blows across the snow plains
Here all alone
Marching towards the front line
Hoping this is the last time
Fighting for what I don't know
Praying something I can't conceive

Won't you please save my soul
Trying to find my way home
Kill or be killed is the law in this mad game
Won't you please save my life
I'm not ready to die
Just trying to find my way back to home again

What is wrong with the mankind?
All those things that you can find
We just waste our time
War is just another crime
Marching towards the front line
Hoping this is the last time
Fighting for what I don't know
Praying something I can't conceive

Won't you please save my soul
Trying to find my way home
Kill or be killed is the law in this mad game
Won't you please save my life
I'm not ready to die
Just trying to find my way back to home again


9. Flying Samir 3.02

Music : Tolkki
Instrumental

10. Sunwinds 2.41

Music : Tolkki
Instrumental

11. Greensleeves 1.53

Music : traditional
Instrumental