from album liner notes. Muse Matt Bellamy – lead vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–9, 12), guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, orchestral arrangements, production, additional mixing (track 6) Chris Wolstenholme – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3–12), Misa Kitara (track 2), synthesizers, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 10–11), production Dominic Howard – drums, electronic percussion, synthesizers, production Additional musicians David Campbell – conductor and additional orchestral arrangements Alyssa Park – first violinist Gerardo Hilera, Josefin Vergara, Kevin Connolly, Mario Deleon, Michele Richards, Ruth Bruegger, Sara Parkins, Sara Thornblade, Serena McKinny, Songa Lee, Tamara Hatwan – violins Andrew Duckles – principal viola Alma Fernandez, David Walther, Matthew Funes – violas Steve Richards – principal cello Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, George Kim Scholes, Suzie Katayama – cellos Dave Stone, Oscar Hidalgo – basses Rodrigo D'Erasmo – additional violin on "Prelude" and "Explorers" Daniela Savoldi – additional cello on "Prelude" and "Explorers" Wayne Bergeron – trumpet solo on "Supremacy" Joseph Meyer, Nathan Campbell – French horns Alan Kaplan, Charles Morillas, Craig Gosnell, Nick Lane – trombones Charles Findlay, Steven Madaio – trumpets on "Panic Station" Tom Saviano – tenor saxophone Donald Markese – baritone saxophone Katie Razzall – spoken words on "The 2nd Law – Unsustainable" and "The 2nd Law – Isolated System" Tom Kirk – additional chanting on "Survival" Bingham Bellamy – Additional sound effects on "Follow Me" Aaron Page, Antonio Sol, Baraka Williams, Beth Anderson, Bobbi Page, Christian Ebner, Chyla Anderson, Clydene Jackson, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Francesca Proponis, Gabriel Mann, Gerald White, Gregory Jasperse, Gregory Whipple, Guy Maeda, Joannna Bushnell, John Kimberling, Karen Harper, Karen Whipple Schnurr, Kathryn Reid, Kimberley Lingo Hinze, Michael Geiger, Oren Waters, Raven Kane, Reid Bruton, Robert Joyce, Scottie Haskell, Susie Stevens Logan, Teri Koide, Walter Harrah – choir Production Tommaso Colliva – additional production, engineering, mixing (tracks 4, 6) Adrian Bushby – additional production, engineering Paul Reeve – additional vocal production (tracks 10–11) Nero – additional production and mixing (track 6) Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9, 12) Mark Stent – mixing (tracks 2, 8, 10) Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 3, 11, 13) Alessandro Cortini – additional synthesizer engineering Brendan Dekora – engineering assistance Olga Fitzroy – engineering assistance Sean Oakley – engineering assistance Tom Bailey – engineering assistance Ted Jensen – mastering Additional personnel Gavin Bond – photography Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history Notes and references Notes References External links A Dip In The Muse