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| name       = Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Tuomas Holopainen]]
| cover      = Tuomas Holopainen - Music Inspired by The Life and Times of Scrooge (2014).jpg
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| released   = {{Start date|2014|04|15|df=yes}}
| recorded   = August&ndash;October 2013
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Soundtrack]]|[[Classical music|classical]]|[[Celtic music|celtic]] [[folk music]]}}
| length     = 54:05
| label      = [[Nuclear Blast]], [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| producer   = Tuomas Holopainen
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| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge
| type        = studio
| single1     = A Lifetime of Adventure
| single1date = February 7, 2014
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'''''Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge''''' is the first solo album by [[Finnish people|Finnish]] songwriter and keyboardist [[Tuomas Holopainen]], best known for his work in the [[symphonic metal]] band [[Nightwish]]. It was based on cartoonist [[Don Rosa]]'s ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]'', a [[graphic novel]] which featured the [[Carl Barks]]  [[Disney comics]] character [[Scrooge McDuck|of the same name]]. Rosa contributed the cover artwork. The first single, "A Lifetime of Adventure" was released on February 5, 2014 along with a music video directed by Ville Lipiäinen.<ref name="firstdetails">{{cite web|title=First details about Tuomas's solo album "The Life And Times Of Scrooge"|url=http://nightwish.com/en/news?month=11&year=2013#2363|work=Nightwish|accessdate=April 12, 2014|date=November 28, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140706053959/http://nightwish.com/en/news?month=11&year=2013%232363|archive-date=July 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="albumdetails">{{cite web|title=The debut single from the Tuomas Holopainen solo album out on the February 7th|url=http://nightwish.com/en/news#2394|work=Nightwish|accessdate=April 12, 2014|date=January 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007214546/http://nightwish.com/en/news#2394|archive-date=October 7, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It features several vocalists including [[Johanna Kurkela]], [[Tony Kakko]] of [[Sonata Arctica]] and narration by [[Alan Reid (musician)|Alan Reid]], with lyrics in English and [[Scottish Gaelic]]. It also features the [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]], the choir group [[Metro Voices]], and several guest musicians including fellow Nightwish member [[Troy Donockley]].
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Tuomas Holopainen]]
| total_length    = 54:05
| title1          = Glasgow 1877
| length1         = 6:27
| title2          = Into the West
| length2         = 5:01
| title3          = Duel & Cloudscapes
| length3         = 4:50
| title4          = Dreamtime
| length4         = 4:47
| title5          = Cold Heart of the Klondike
| length5         = 6:52
| title6          = The Last Sled
| length6         = 5:40
| title7          = Goodbye, Papa
| length7         = 6:27
| title8          = To Be Rich
| length8         = 3:22
| title9          = A Lifetime of Adventure
| length9         = 6:13
| title10         = Go Slowly Now, Sands of Time
| length10        = 4:36
}}
{{track listing
| headline        = iTunes/deluxe edition bonus tracks
| total_length    = 60:05
| title11         = A Lifetime of Adventure (Alternative Version)
| length11        = 6:00
}}
*The deluxe digibook also includes a bonus disc with an all instrumental version of the album minus the Alternative Version of "A Lifetime of Adventure".
This Track can be also found on the Standard Edition as a [[Hidden Track]].
==Personnel==
All information from the album booklet.<ref>(2014). "''Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge'' liner notes". In ''Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge'' [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast / Roadrunner.</ref>
'''Musicians'''
*[[Tuomas Holopainen]] – [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]], producer, photography<ref name=firstdetails />
*[[Troy Donockley]] – [[uilleann pipes]], [[low whistle]]s, [[bodhran]]
*Mikko Iivanainen – [[guitars]], [[banjo]]
*Teho Majamäki – [[didgeridoo]]
*Jon Burr – [[harmonica]]
'''Vocalists'''
*[[Johanna Kurkela]] as [[List of Donald Duck universe characters#Goldie O.27Gilt|"Glittering" Goldie o'Gilt]] (on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)
*Johanna Iivanainen as The Narrator and [[Downy O'Drake]] (on tracks 1, 6, 8, 9)
*[[Alan Reid (musician)|Alan Reid]] as [[Scrooge McDuck]] (on tracks 1, 6, 10)
*[[Tony Kakko]] as Storyteller (on track 5)
'''Orchestra and choir'''
*[[Pip Williams]] – orchestral [[arrangement]] and [[Music director|direction]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Holopainen|first=Tuomas|title=Scrooge update|url=http://www.tuomas-holopainen.com/en/diary/274-scrooge-update|work=Tuomas Holopainen|publisher=Kersantti|accessdate=April 12, 2014|date=November 20, 2012|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726164840/http://www.tuomas-holopainen.com/en/diary/274-scrooge-update|archivedate=July 26, 2014}}</ref>
*[[London Philharmonic Orchestra]]
*[[Metro Voices]]
'''Production'''
*Mika Jussila – mastering, photography
*Tero Kinnunen – recording, mixing
*Janne Pitkänen – layout
*[[Don Rosa]] – artwork
==Charts and certifications==
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===Charts===
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! Chart (2014)
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{{album chart|Austria|52|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|France|80|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|Wallonia|106|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|Netherlands|92|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|Germany|23|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|19|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|UK|92|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|album=The Life And Times Of Scrooge}}
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{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|29|artist=Tuomas Holopainen|id=1541693}}
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The album went Gold in Finland.<ref name="kultalevy">{{cite web | url = http://kaaoszine.fi/tuomas-holopaisen-sooloalbumille-kultaa/| title = Tuomas Holopaisen sooloalbumille kultaa| author = Mäenpää, Arto| work = Kaaoszine| date = 2014-06-04| access-date = 2021-12-08}}</ref>
==References==
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{{The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck}}
{{nightwish}}
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[[Category:2014 debut albums]]
[[Category:Tuomas Holopainen albums]]
[[Category:Nuclear Blast albums]]
[[Category:Roadrunner Records albums]]
[[Category:2010s concept albums]]
[[Category:The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]
[[Category:London Philharmonic Orchestra albums]]