Nightwish - Ghost Love Score - Wacken 2013 (pianist reacts to metalhead friend’s suggestion)

[@Greatmeasures]

Apologies for the video and audio not being synced up. It was synced during editing but wasn’t when we uploaded it. We’re still trying to figure this whole KZbin thing out. ❤️

[@RPMGames]

all comments already answered questions you may have had, so i would like to mention a serious pair of bands that need a reaction video. 1st let me say both are classically trained and based. one is world known and the other is unknown outside the metal world. the all time greatest show since pink floyd in the modern era is and will remain "Trans-Siberian Orchestra" they came from Savatage Gutter Ballet when they introduced an orchestra into the songs, that spurred on the idea of a christmas album which became a world known phenomenon ever since, but, on the album Night Castle, there is a long song worth every minute of your listening pleasure called "Epiphany" a wide variety of musical arrangements and many harkening back to classical roots. the duration of the song will also grant longer watch times, lol, especially if you pause more and break down a bit of what is going on in that section. the 2nd band i think deserves a serious reaction is "Powerwolf" some of their earlier stuff was heavy but also extremely classically influenced and very under rated because of it in the metal world. however, being a classical fan, i think you will find the production of it to be worth a bit deeper look into it, even their most recent stuff is still very deeply classical, or maybe a bit more theatrical to some. either way i think both of these bands will be something good for the ears and worth a shot to listen to. keep it up and enjoy the sounds

[@wilcowiersma9465]

And maybe go back a little further. With Trail of tears and Within Temptation. I'm especially wanting to now what he thinks of the last one. Oh and this is me asking you guys to do Pneuma by Tool for the 3rd time😂. And if you want to see something really cool bring up the Vick Firth Dan Carey drum camera. It boggles the mind...

[@jeppydcg2000]

Orchestra parts are largely piped in through audio input, recorded in a studio by London philharmonic. If you want operatic, look up Nightwish's phantom of the Opera cover. There exists 3 versions with nightwish doing it (there is one with floor but no other nightwish people). One with Tarja ( the original), two with Floor ( one with Henk Poort, one with Marco). My suggestion is the fan made one with Marco (the now former bassist), as he is an awesome phantom.

[@R---66---R]

Nightwish is always good, on every speed!

[@thepreviousguy]

Ok so Nightwish! Definetly check out Greatest show on earth live tampere and Nightwish Shoemaker. For Shoemaker i prefer the studio version. But honestly you cant go wrong with Nightwish. Every song is awesome and they do not miss. Floor is the third singer and by far the most talented. Tarja was the first and she was really good too but the middle one is not worth mentioning. I would honestly stick with the 2013+ material.

[@jpdemer5]

The big sound is courtesy of the London Philharmonic - the band plays in perfect sync with a backing track, which gives the impression that all of the music is coming from the stage. Floor Jansen does have classical training in a variety of vocal formats; opera is just one of the styles she can sing.

[@janjanssen9629]

Not true, to use Floor own words…” I’ve studied classical singing, but not to a great extent”. She continues…” I don’t even like it…” So, Floor isn’t classically trained, although many states she is (again and again and again),she went to a Rock Academie in Tilburg The Netherlands, she took extra classical lessons in a conservatory though around her time in the Rock Academy purely to satisfy her interest for music and especially the vocal techniques. She even stated herself in an interview she was never interested to have a pure classical training. She is “just’ a perfectionist interested in many many vocal techniques.

[@danigar]

@@janjanssen9629 But the funny thing is that she actually used operatic way more at the beginning, almost entirely in After Forever's first 3 albums.

[@kevindowney5770]

she states in nearly every interview she does that she is classically trained! she says she isn't an opera singer. @@janjanssen9629

[@deed5811]

She didn't want to be an opera singer because it was too restrictive. I think Floor loves being a vocal chameleon too much to stick with a single style. She puts classical training to good use though.

[@jpdemer5]

@@janjanssen9629 "Extra classical lessons in a conservatory ... to satisfy her interest for music and especially the vocal techniques." Sounds like classical training to me, whether or not she wanted it to be "pure." And it's obvious that she uses what she learned.

[@sovex9331]

Can't go wrong with any Nightwish live performance.

[@nodonn656]

Weak Fantasy at Hellfest in 2015. The infamous cryo blasts. 😂

[@asjaosaline5987]

Floor is not Opera singer, but first singer who this song was designed for She had classical oprera training

[@XeonX__ASMR__METAL-experiments]

Tuomas Holopainen The "keyboardist" He is the writer of almost all Nightwish songs / whole compositions I LOVE NIGHTWISH AS MUCH AS I LOVE METALLICA this "two" are very special!

[@NickBR57]

So did Floor

[@XeonX__ASMR__METAL-experiments]

They sounds live interesting than in studio. Also very clean as it was in studio !

[@gabriel_bardac]

Hello Richard & Judson [ Great Measures ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community 🤘

[@Irka87]

General Gabriel! 😁🫡🤘

[@quecksilber457]

Wow that must have been minutes after my comment, in wich i was wondering where you are. Now that is funny! :)

[@gabriel_bardac]

@@Irka87 🤘

[@gabriel_bardac]

@@quecksilber457 I found the discord notification as soon as I woke up, but I didn't rush to post the answer before I really woke up a bit more (after a cigarette and a coffee) during which I saw the reaction. To avoid morning brainfarts :)

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you, Gabriel. We were told you would be stopping by. Thank you for the info. We’re excited to hear more from this amazing band. 🤘

[@jamieforte8627]

Nightwish is definitely a rabbit hole to get lost in. Story time and Song of myself are epic!!!!along with all the rest of the catalog!!!

[@Karavyre]

You are one of the first I see mentioning Song of Myself, love that song!

[@gexwing]

I belive this is was Song 13 of 15 of the Wacken 2013 Show. It's one of the highlights that's played on most shows. She only was with them for 10 Months at this concert, but as you've seen, everything came together beautifully and it's still one of their best recorded shows today.

[@pen7759]

Yes, Tuomas Holopainen the keyboardist, he not only composes most of Nightwish pieces, but is the one who creates 95% of all we hear/see on stage. Tuomas is a great poet too. Floor Jansen is the 3rd singer, they started with Tarja Turunen, who is a soprano as Floor too. Band comes from Finland since 1996. There was two more songs to come after this one at that Wacken 2013 concert. A nice reaction, thank you guys ! Greets from Finland. Take care.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you! Can’t wait to hear more.

[@yvonnecampbell7036]

Always go for the live performances. Enjoy xD

[@XeonX__ASMR__METAL-experiments]

❤

[@Diveyl]

With this performance Floor took that song from Tarja and make it hers.

[@ellieb3930]

What were the two songs that followed, out of interest. Because it's hard to imagine anything topping this one.

[@stonesia1]

"Greatest Show On Earth" is an entire journey of a song and "Shoemaker" has some interesting things going in it. I'd recommend those from Nightwish.

[@Kazumatempest]

idk to me greatest show is more like the last song after checking out the rest.

[@andrebrodbeck3883]

It is even too early for shoemaker right now.

[@MacFall]

"Some interesting things going on" sure is a way to say "an aria that rips your heart out, seduces it, makes it breakfast, and sends it back to your chest feeling like a god".

[@Bunny99s]

@@Kazumatempest Have to agree. Even though TGSOE is one of my favourite Nightwish pieces, it's really kinda the top you should check out at the end. They also close many concerts with it. NW has so many songs and quite different ones. It's worth checking out the older songs with Tarja, but some of the Anette songs are also great. Though Marco's vocals also play a huge role in NW and lately Troy's instruments. As others have said, there's a lot to discover in the NW world :)

[@JWNanaimo]

Wacken 2013 starring Nightwish and co-starring the 80,000 is..wow!! The energy this band always creates with their crowd connection is incredible!! Get on the Nightwish express. It takes you away. You don’t know where they’ll take you but you know it going to be friggin’ epic every time . Sensory overload….and Floorgasms..NW style!!

[@SamZapadinsky]

Yes! I was hoping for Nightwish!! Tuomas is a musical genius.

[@bigmw]

Thanks guys! Great reaction like always. Nightwish is my favorite band. I'm counting for more content with them. All the best and see you soon🤘

[@Greatmeasures]

🤘

[@Duskwind_]

Floor Can sing opera easily, but her training is in the classical style, and she attended the School of Rock. She's been singing in Metal bands since age 16 and has been performing for 26 years. Much love from the Nightwish army New York 🤗

[@ALINA-ye2eu]

She couldn’t sing opera! It’s a parody and singing “like opera”

[@missrubyphoenix]

​@@ALINA-ye2euWhat about her rendition of Mio Bambino Caro?

[@PhilAlumb]

​@@ALINA-ye2eu... Your use of "parody" is incorrect.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

@@ALINA-ye2eu Opera is not singing, so you're not wrong.

[@CosmosesJones]

Any Floor performance on the Dutch show "Beste Zangers" is also a must watch, one of the songs she sings is Phantom of the Opera. Yes she was classically trained

[@TimoArula]

Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia reporting in ! 6'1'' Dutch Valkyrie Goddess spotted ! Gabriel Bardac entered ! This is called Symphonic Metal !!! Floor her name is derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring, Flora. Floor Jansen is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal and Empathy. Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 4 octaves (Eb2 to F6). She can sing from classical to belting and raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. And she's also a voice coach and teacher to boot. Plus, huge vocal nerd 😉. Floor Jansen was the singer of the Dutch metal band After Forever from 1997 to early 2009. From 1999 she studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg, where she graduated in 2003. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons. She plays guitar, piano and flute. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ReVamp, which was disbanded in September 2016. From 1 October 2012 Jansen replaced Anette Olzon (Second singer of Nightwish after Tarja) as singer of Nightwish during the Imaginaerum World Tour (And she had to learn the setlist in 48h). On October 9, 2013, it was announced that she would be the group's regular new front singer. In 2015, Nightwish released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful with Jansen as lead singer. Nightwish's second studio album with Jansen as front singer, Human. :II: Nature., was released in April 2020. And the master of this magic is: Our Metal Mozart Tuomas Holopainen (founder, leader, keyboardist, songwriter and the main composer for Nightwish) Tuomas the keyboardist writes about 95% of Nightwish songs, music and lyrics. He also composes the music for the backing track they use. It is recorded in London with musicians from The London Philharmonics. Pip Williams helps with the orchestration. There are two London based choirs too on the backing track, the other one is a children's choir. And of course with a synth you can do a lot. This was recorded at the 2013 Wacken (pronounced Vahken) Open Air festival in Germany in front of an audience of 82,000 people (one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open-air festivals in Germany). The fiery bull head is the symbol of the festival. We hope, that there is more coming. NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Welcome to the magical world of symphonic metal and Nightwish. This is one of the most epic live performances EVER. Glad you liked, and greetings from Finland! ⛄👍

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you!

[@cancelled_user]

Hello @@Greatmeasures ! If you like operatic stuff and you liked Nightwish, you will also love Epica! That's currently the peak of symphonic metal. Generally heavier than Nightwish, Epica also incorporate elements of death metal into symphonic metal. Their lead singer is gorgeous Simone Simons, a classically trained soprano. I would suggest to start with something not very heavy, not too long and more straightforward. Maybe later on try some of their more intricate compositions. EPICA - Unleashed (Live at the AFAS Live) please make sure it's exactly this performance as it's from 2023, so you can see what are they like today, and it's also super epic. It's a great audio-visual experience!

[@Thorgrim247]

The orchestrated parts are backing track from the London Philharmonic and also some real choirs. You got it! Floor has both operatic & musical theater training. Tuomas (keys) is the main composer of the lyrics and music for Nightwish. 13th song in a 15 song set. the flaming bull's head is the logo for the Wacken Open Air festival.

[@christomashofski9160]

The BIG sound you mentioned is the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metro Voices of London Choir. Yes, Floor (Fleur) is classically trained and she does do opera and just about every other genre in existence..... in eight different languages. This was song 13 in a 15-song set list. The "pipe organ" is a keyboard stand. He has several Korg synthesizer boards behind there. The pipes are modelled after a famous sculpture at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. The flaming bull's head is the logo of the Wacken (Vokken) Festival and has nothing to do with the band itself. The keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen (TWO-oh-moss HOLLOW-pine-nen) is the mastermind/founder and top boss man of the band. He writes essentially all of the music (with few exceptions) and orchestra scoring for the LPO, which they record for Nightwish in studio. It's obviously prohibitively expensive to haul a full, big name orchestra around on a world tour that touches 34 countries and well over a hundred venues. Yet the orchestral elements are indispensible from the music, so they solved this problem by using backing tracks for the full orchestra parts. He also writes the lyrics, which are not dumb, vapid lyrics like we Americans are accustomed to hearing. No, no, no. Tuomas writes world-class poetry which is never to be taken literally or straightforwardly. Metaphor upon deep metaphor is woven throughout everything, and you will not be able to immediately understand the deeper meanings. It takes quite a bit of introspection and piecing together of the story woven throughout much of their discography. Hope you guys enjoy the journey down this beautiful rabbit hole. Be on the lookout for a guy named Gabriel Bardac.... he's got the goods on all the best, curated links to the best performances. Cheers!

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you for this info! 🤘

[@janjanssen9629]

Not true, to use Floor own words…” I’ve studied classical singing, but not to a great extent”. She continues…” I don’t even like it…” So, Floor isn’t classically trained, although many states she is (again and again and again),she went to a Rock Academie in Tilburg The Netherlands, she took extra classical lessons in a conservatory though around her time in the Rock Academy purely to satisfy her interest for music and especially the vocal techniques. She even stated herself in an interview she was never interested to have a pure classical training. She is “just’ a perfectionist interested in many many vocal techniques.

[@janjanssen9629]

@@Greatmeasures - not all info you get is true, Floor isn’t classically trained…. To use Floor’s own words…” I’ve studied classical singing, but not to a great extent”. She continues…” I don’t even like it…”

[@The_Real_Fomsie]

@@janjanssen9629 She has actually performed Opera, singing Oh Mio Babbino Caro, and you don't perform opera without some training. Also, you coming in and saying "in her words" doesn't make what YOU said correct either, unless you can provide something to support it.

[@janjanssen9629]

@@The_Real_Fomsie - she studied the vocal techniques of classical singing, just to perfect her own voice and range… but I guess you know beter then Floor herself, stating she was never interested in classical training….

[@casteliero]

Nightwish is a Finnish band originally. Tarja was first singer and she’s trained opera singer. Anette was second, she is more pop/rock type. And third is Floor. She can belt it and rock as well. Marco (basist) is also quite good singer and compliments quite good Floor’s (and Tarja’s) voice. Tuomas is the keyboard player and main composer of the songs. Other good reaction options could be Greatest Show on Earth and maybe even Phantom of the Opera. I don’t really get why everyone is suggesting this song always. It’s not really their best to show their talents, but somehow internet took it as a reaction trend song anyways.

[@BlackieNuff]

It's that money-shot note at the end. That's why. It's not the song, it's the performance. Other live version of this song are not nearly as good as Wacken 2013.

[@Tuclix]

GLS is a good starting song. It introduces nicely the Nightwish formula (Longer than usual songs, Great blend of metal and orchestral music, sectioning of the song into movements), but it's not overwhelming. It's not as hard and heavy as many of their other songs, you don't need any background information to fully appreciate the piece (GSOE, TPaP) and it shows of nicely Floor's abilities. The song is also impressive enough to make people immediatelly crave more. And let's face it, we all get teary eyed on GLS, even if we like other songs more. Pair all that with Wacken 13, one of their best performances ever, and you have a guaranteed path to success. You could most likely find some other songs with similar qualities, but this suits really well as an intro into Nightwish.

[@solenskinerable]

tarjas stuff is way worth listening to too

[@MC_505]

floor Jansen hypnotizes, she is one of the best voices I have ever heard, she has so many nuances, different ways of singing and a spectacular voice timbre and the whole band is fantastic.

[@phils866]

Your raised eyebrows when Floor hit 'that note', and your goosebumps, said it all. Floor has been clasically trained, and did study opera for a couple of years, but she prefers to sing in a clasical style, rather than full opera. However, as you found out in this, she can sing in any style she wants, rock, pop, opera, classical and she can add grit at will, and even growl and scream (eg her early career with Revamp and After Forever). The pipes you mentioned around the keyboards are just for show. And you are absolutely correct about the keyboardist. He is Tuomas Holopainen, the genius who composes and arranges most of Nightwish's music. He has orchestral instruments synched in to his keys, but most of the orchestral music is a backing track of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Pip Williams. Tuomas and Pip have been collaborating on Nightwish albums for years, and make a formidable team. Pip has gone on record stating that there is no one else currently in the music business who can do what Tuomas is doing, with his melding of metal and symphonic music. Praise indeed, from some one with Pip's record and accomplishments. In fact, a popular nickname for Tuomas is the Metal Mozart, and with good reason. The other musicians are Emppu on lead guitar, Marko on bass guitar and Jukka on drums. Marko has an amazing voice, too, as shown in his performance of Nightwish's tribute version of the Pink Floyd classic, High Hopes, which I recommend you check out; kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIm3nptum6iSiLM Marko has since left the band, due to health issues, and is much missed. Jukka had to stop drumming, also due to health issues (chronic insomnia), but is still with the band in an adminstrative capacity. One thing is for sure, if you keep heading down the Nightwish rabbit hole, there will be an army following you, and you will be amazed at the variety of Nightwish's music.

[@merqury5]

This is the bes reaction for a long time! He understood Thoumas is the brains and he let Floor get to him. I want to see more of this guy doing NW. Sleeping sun live with Floor maybe?

[@Greatmeasures]

Can’t wait to listen to more from this amazing band! 🤘

[@Asa-Maria]

These harmonic/instrumental sounds are pre-recorded with London Philharmonic Orchestra. 😊 Keep the journey going. Greetings from Finland.

[@ecbftl]

Don't forget the London choirs as well, mixed into the backing track with the full orchestra. The band uses a click track in their in-ears to stay on time and in sync.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you! Will do!

[@rnowak85]

Enjoyed your reaction! Welcome to the glorious world of Symphonic Metal, the mash up of symphonic composition, orchestral instruments, and heavy metal. Floor started singing in her first metal band at age 16 and was one of the students in the first Dutch Rock Academy. After that she also studied classical singing for a year and two years of musical theater. She doesn't consider herself an opera singer although she has sung a few aria's (O Mio Babino Caro on a Dutch TV show and Vilja Lied on Beste Zangers) instead she is big vocal nerd who has studied multiple techniques so she has more tools with which to create the emotions of the song. She can sing almost anything from opera, classical, hard rock, metal, pop, and even Death Metal growls. She is Dutch, thus her hair flips are called windmills. The pipe organ thing is a keyboard stand that holds two of Tuomas's Korg keyboards. It is modeled after the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki, Finland. It is a memorial to Jean Sibelius, a famous Finnish classical composer who is a big inspiration to Tuomas. He is the main songwriter and composer of the band, which is mostly Finish except for Floor and Troy Donockley who is English and plays many instruments but is best known for playing the Uilleann Pipes (Irish bagpipes) and Irish whistles. He isn't on stage for this song. Most of the orchestral instruments and choir sounds are from pre recorded backing tracks although sometimes you can see Tuomas playing something like the strings on his keyboard. They work with famous orchestra's and choirs in London to get that full orchestral sound. Don't remember the exact orchestra and choir but when General Gabriel comes along he will provide that information. Song is 13 out 15 on the setlist. As a classical musician you might enjoy this analysis of Ghost Love Score by another composer where explains how Tuomas creates this epic masterpiece and that dramatic ending. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6LPZYxnZ92Vmc0si=w5Kj-7zrZLACQqGf.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you for this! Looking forward to hearing more from them.

[@huynguyen6247]

I never get tired of seing people got goosebumps after heard Goddess Floor singing last note 😂😂

[@Irka87]

Great reaction! No one escapes from the floorgasm! 😁🤘🖤🖤🖤

[@pdutchie4924]

Happy you met our Dutch Charismatic Valkyrie Metal Goddess and Nightwish, please do more. Everything is just this awesome❣️

[@rolandconnor575]

Be ready for our General Gabriel to make his appearance here and guide you into further amazing performances by this generational band. But Ghost Love Score is perhaps the greatest of them all, and Floor, she IS the greatest of them all. Nightwish Army Vancouver, BC Canadian Division reporting.

[@Greatmeasures]

General Gabriel, you say? 🤔

[@HCH944]

@@Greatmeasures Yes.....Gabriel Bardac......General of the Nightwish Army. Nightwish Army South Germany reporting on duty. Hope to see more of you guys.

[@dbn52]

The Queen of Metal weaving her magic. That voice entangles more people. So yes she is classically trained and does Opera among everything else.13th of 15. Nightwish Army of Chicago here.

[@littleraven28]

You just saw Floor killing it in front of 80,000 people. In fact the band slayed the whole show. Something magical happened on that 3rd of August 2013, everything in the Universe aligned resulting in one of the best concerts ever recorded. I know it sounds presumptuous, but ckeck it out and you'll see I am right. Not a bad note in there. This song is very melodious, but they also have more metal and heavier songs. Floor does it all, from full operatic to death growls. You mentioned the "keyboardist", but he is so much more than that. He is the composer and the heartbeat of Nightwish.

[@BigzampanoXXL]

Well done, you saw one of the very best bands IMO and Floor, one of the best performers of our time.

[@Bane2Face]

Welcome back to the Nightwish Army, or welcome. YOU WERE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!

[@majbrat]

They can not travel on tour with a full Symphony, so record with members of the London Symphony Orchestra and Two London Choirs. :) It's a combination of what Tuomas controls from his keys and the backing tracks depending on the song. Also, another unseen member Troy Donockley from the U.K. is the one who plays the flute, Uilleann Pipes (Irish Bagpipes), and a myriad of other instruments. Floor had a year of operatic training in the Netherlands when she was a teenager. There are videos of her singing O Mio Caro, and a German Operatic song Viljia Lied & Phantom of the Opera on the Dutch TV Show Beste Zangers. She & Epica singer Simone Simmons sing Stabat Mater Dolorosa as well which is glorious, and she has many other various styles on her KZbin channel done during lockdown to keep her voice in shape, as well as a new solo album - my favourite is Storm. 😊 p.s. the flaming bullhead is the Waken Festival symbol - its cattle country.

[@jaskau2462]

London Philharmonic Orchestra + London Metropolitan Choir 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙 💯 💥

[@Seelieness]

And London's Young Musicians Children's Choir.

[@jsalvatori]

The band plays along with backing tracks. The tracks are recorded by the LSO. Tuomas, the keyboard player, is the composer of all their pieces. Floor is the 3rd singer. Traja was the original singer of this song, and the first of the band. She was replaced by Annette who had more of a pop style. Floor is a great singer who sits somewhere between the two and does it all. I would suggest "Song of myself" from the same live concert as another to react to

[@amygoodson-catlady]

The orchestral music was played by The London Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded and played back thru the Korg

[@Gibbetoo]

nope, orchestral track's are separate and played behind songs. it is tech who plays them for the band along other track's@@amygoodson-catlady

[@OPJ1974]

@@amygoodson-catladyThey are using Pro Tools to play backing tracks (orchestra, choir, backing vocals), click track and time stamped lights, pyros etc.

[@pro-v7500]

@@OPJ1974both comments are correct. Depending on the song some orchestral elements are Tuomas on the synth n and some are back tracks, typically a combination of both.

[@amygoodson-catlady]

@Gibbetoo Yes, I've seen their set up...but for a brand new reactor, it's simpler to understand that it's coming from the Korg...not everyone understands click tracks and computer set-ups. But ty for getting down to the tech!

[@markclements7767]

Hi guys, Nightwish Army UK reporting in That was a great reaction, thank you 😉 Tuomas (keyboards) composes most of their songs and lyrics, and he also composed the classical interlude that you liked so much Because it would be laborious to tour with an orchestra they approached The London Philharmonic Orchestra who recorded the composition, and that is played during performance on a backing track and also the keys I hope that you continue to explore more of their discography

[@Greatmeasures]

We’re excited for more!

[@johnbeaulieu2404]

Ghost Love Score was the 13th of 15 songs of the performance. They perform with a backing track composed by the Keyboard player and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. In some of their songs they also use the London Metro Voices choir, and a Children's Choir. Tuomas Holopainen, the Keyboard player has written all but a few of their songs.

[@joonassiljamo8551]

well that was a floorgasm :D please more Nightwish. New sub here and greetings from Finland.

[@alanfoster6589]

As a bit of an amateur composer, I recommend you listen to one of NW's live performances of "Bless the Child". There's an octave drop in there that'll kill you.

[@Anttik_]

The classical dude got it right. The keyboard player Tuomas is the one who started the band and writes and composes almost all the songs. But he is not playing all those sounds from his keyboard, they are using a backing track. They have London Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir playing on the background. And it is just a normal keyboard, that "pipe organ" thing is just a prop for the show. The flaming bull head is Wacken Open Air festival symbol. Wacken is a small German countryside town known for a lot of cattle farming, so they use that as their logo. The flaming bull head is located between the two main stages of the festival, that's why it is on the side of the stage.

[@maxwinterwolf66]

Hello new subscriber here. Just love the chemistry in your reactions and yes all the funny quips and also the magic you see in the songs. If you guys do requests I'd like to suggest Star One - Lost Children of the Universe . Have fun with the chords there :)

[@warbear323]

Great reaction guys. I have seen hundreds of first reactions to Nightwish via this song. You (the guy in the light shirt) are the first to pick up on the keyboard player being the driving force of the band. Well done. He is. Nightwish is his creation and he is the creative genius behind 95% of their songs. He himself has described the band as the "landscape of my soul". He is a gifted poet and composer and has been called the "Metal Mozart". The Nightwish catalogue is large and varied, ranging from heavy metal to celtic/folk. There are music videos for some of their songs which are very well done, but their live performances are where they shine the brightest. Welcome to your journey down the Nightwish rabbit hole. You will not be disappointed.

[@paulbooth77]

Just superb; I was wondering when you were going to review this song! Arguably the most reacted to song on KZbin. The 'flaming horns' is the official logo of the Wacken open air festival in Germany, and not Nightwish. Not being biased as I love heavy metal, but this band encapsulates everything great about music - the passion, technicality, showmanship and energy. They have it all. Floor Jansen is indeed their third vocalist, but imo their finest, most accomplished, and the most powerful with the greatest range. This performance in particular gives me goosebumps every single time I watch it. It's a perfect performance from a brilliant band.

[@elisakallokoski801]

Greetings from Finland. NW army is coming this way fast.

[@124Spider5]

Something that you should know about FLOOR JANSEN. She started singing in a symphonic metal band at just 16 years old. After Forever (1995-2009). Then she created a new Progressive Metal band, ReVamp (2009-2016). In 2018 she released a personal Hard Rock project (Northward). In 2012, she was invited by Nightwish to finish their world tour, after the band's second female singer (Annete Olzon) left. In 2013 she became Nightwish's full time lead Vocalist. She is a singing teacher. She sings in Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Italian and Latin. She sings Heavy Metal, Trash Metal, Pop, Rock, Symphonic Metal, Arya and Opera. She even sang rap. THE BEST SINGER TODAY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

For more operatic pieces, I'd recommend their "version" of "Phantom of the Opera", especially the live performance from 2005 with the first singer, Tarja (though Floor singing it with *_the_* Dutch "Phantom", and Andrew Lloyd Webber's favourite, Henk Poort, is absolutely worth it, too) - and for something more recent, "Shoemaker" (no, it's not about a cobbler, but about Eugene Shoemaker, the only human so far whose remains are in part on another stellar body, namely the moon 🥹)

[@TheEricthefruitbat]

Floor's performance is amazing, especially the note at the end. But, for me, it's the drumming; the machine gunning at the end just resonates with my soul.

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

Tuomas is one of the single best storytellers in all of music today. Not a composer, but a storyteller. You don't just hear a Nightwish song, you experience it, go on a journey with it, let it uplift you or bring you down. And Floor's final note here was literally MONTHS in the making....trying different tactics and approaches to it for her to reach this point, and she has done it this was ever since. And still to this day, it makes the hair on the back of my neck rise, and brings me close to tears. And I was over elated to be able to tell her that in person when they came to Dallas in 2015. Sadly, this is one of the last times we gt to see Jukka on drums. He left the in the following years due to severe battles with insomnia, but their new drummer Kai Hahto is a beast in his own right. He plays everything Nightwish has, and makes it look effortless in the process!

[@satortenet]

I can already hear the footsteps of the Nightwish Army approaching. Look out for Gabriel's comment! I missed the classical guy trying to play the song on the spot.

[@Greatmeasures]

We’re curious about Gabriel. Can you tell us more?

[@satortenet]

@@Greatmeasures Sure. Gabriel is the "General of the Nightwish Army". Usually he gets pretty early to comment on people reacting to Nightwish with lot's of information you'll enjoy knowing. If he's late, I bet he's on other fronts for the time being. But he'll come.

[@kquincy3068]

That is the emblem for the WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL. It’s a small town in Germany that was a cow pasture-hence the emblem. The crowd and musicians of the many bands make up 82,000 people at that performance. Nightwish was just one of the headliners

[@rickphil9999]

Hey guys. Great reaction to this #1 most reacted to song on KZbin. Nightwish Army Phoenix new subscriber here for you. This is Nightwish with their 3rd and current female vocalist, our 6'1" (barefoot) Valkyrie goddess, Floor Jansen (Yan-sen) on lead vocals. Nightwish is the rare band whose live performances are even better than their studio productions. Loved the reaction and thank you. Hope to see more of you back with Nightwish live reactions soon.

[@Greatmeasures]

We’re excited to hear more! 🤘

[@christelsegbars1630]

Oh dear beautiful humans, this band is perfect. Floor Jansen did 'the phantom of the opera' live on stage with Henk Poort during a Nightwish concert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/in6VZJqXiZmtobsfeature=shared Warm hug from a stranger from the Netherlands ❤

[@Hilariumosis]

I vould name st least 30 bangers. There's so many bangers! Nightwish is a hit machine it's crazy. Metallica used to be my favorite bsnd... The Nightwish hit my radar and floored me. My favorite band since a few years back now. I've known then for like 20+ years, but only like 3 years ago did I dive into their music. My father gave me a CD when I was little wgere it had like a 30 mn medley he had put together of parts from his favorite Nightwish songs. So I had heard of them I just never gave them a chance until recently when I got reminded of that CD. He died last year and on one of his hard drives i found that medley again since I didn't know what happened with that CD for the longest time... It felt unreal hearing it again.

[@shoemaker688]

This is just a little example of the capabilities of Nightwish and Floor. She has a flourishing solo career to and does a lot of guest shows. If yoy really want to hear here going operatic with the band you might be listening to Shoemaker live at Hellfest. Just listen the whole song through and be amazed in the last 2,5 minutes. Anyway. Have fun with the digging of this rabbit hole.

[@richardhall6034]

Hi from the UK 👋 🇬🇧 division of the Nightwish army welcome to your first floorgasam lol 😊

[@Greatmeasures]

😂 Thank you!

[@MrAlexvonk]

Enjoy your Nightwish journey. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you!

[@yvonnecampbell7036]

You might also want to check out Ayreon "The day that the world breaks down" for example, has a nice suprise ;)

[@EyesOfGehenna]

There are a lot of music arrrangements as with that middle piece but also behind the rest of the song that are written by Tuomas (keyboard player) but recorded with an actual choir and orchestra in London. The pipes around his keyboards are simply a stage prop but a really cool one :) The last name of the singer Floor Jansen is pronounced Yahnsen. She's not an opera singer (Floor doesn't see herself as one) like Tarja (their first singer) is but she does have classical training in her musical education so she can sing opera stuff. The last few notes of the song were not in the original so she added those herself. The horned emblem is the festival emblem.

[@berndschuster1547]

Thanks "Great Measures" for the good music from Wacken and Nightwish with singer Floor Jansen! One of the best live bands and music in the world. And Wacken north near Hamburg- 2013 with 82.000 Metalfans. 2023 sold total out.

[@watcher2554]

"I'd like to know what's making all this music"...that section in the middle is a backing track recorded with the London Philharmonic. Nice catch! It may just be Hype, but this video is said to be the Most Reacted To video on KZbin.....and its pretty obvious why!! Your Eyebrows sure told the story!! LoL!! Thanks for the Reaction!!

[@ExUSSailor]

Floor Jansen, the singer, studied music, initially, at The Dutch Rock Academy. She then entered the Conservatorium Tilburg. She studied musical theater, with a year of classical opera.

[@NickBR57]

The keyboard stand (which doubles as a wine rack) is non functional from a sound perspective but was inspired by the Sibelius monument/memorial in Helsinki. Floor had some years training at Tilsburg conservatory, which included opera training. But she can sing any style you care to mention ( bit she doesn't do rap or country, though she can sing the Dutch phone book a capella and impromptu). Her name is pronounced Yahnsen.

[@Shadowrunner340]

Do "The Poet And The Pendulum" next. You won't be disappointed. Scaretale is a good one, too.

[@dennisthemenace671]

To Soon for that

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Jansen is amazing. She can hold a note much longer than I can hold a breath.

[@AMetalPotato]

As good as I expected

[@raulgillette3669]

"The greatest show on earth" next please, it's by Nightwish as well, amazing song, especially the live version!

[@dmj4966]

Nightwish is like Ren and Pink Floyd....all song clearly them, all different and unique, and all just different degrees of brilliance....Floor is classically trained and sings Opera and death metal, and everything in between

[@janjanssen9629]

Not true, to use Floor own words…” I’ve studied classical singing, but not to a great extent”. She continues…” I don’t even like it…”

[@dmj4966]

@@janjanssen9629 studied , trained, tomato tomahto, if symatics count I stand corrected, but she sings classically a lot for someone who doesn't like it....

[@hexesayuri90]

Welcome to the army 🤩👌🎉 Even off-sync its one of the most epic live performances ever played at Wacken ❤ So for the band: The keyboardist, Tuomas, is one of two left original members of the band and Nightwish is HIS baby for sure - he's also the composer, songwriter and poet of the band. Floor actually is the third singer and is classically trained as well. By the time of the concert she wasn't a full-time member and was with the band for only a few months, but they made her a member shortly after 🙃 Back then, there still was a lot of commitment for their original singer, Tarja, as well (She's replaced 8 yrs prior by their second singer Anette, who's with the band until Floor came) and for a really long time the community was very split after they parted from her, bc it wasn't on good terms either, but I think Floor established herself in the band by now - even for them 😉 She's an insane vocal range (she even does the growling in "Yours is an empty hope") and a presence on stage only a very few have in the industry. As for the flute: when "Once" came out in 2004, its tracked, but they do have a full-time member named Troy for almost 10 yrs now, that plays all the whistles, flutes, various string instruments and even bagpipes. Hope, that helped 😁 Long story short: Buckle up and I hope to see more of them soon 🥰👍

[@SteveCoronado2]

Far and away my favorite version of this song. I believe I’ve discovered when Mr. J ( don’t want to misspell his name) is into a song he just sits entranced.

[@rianavermeulen4316]

Amazing Nightwish ❤❤❤ from South Africa

[@johnmc128]

Good one. Try any other song same show, Song Of Myself, Story Time, Ever Dream, Ghost River etc. Floor is the third singer that was the thirteenth of fifteen songs. Wacken 2013 was Floors introduction as the new singer to the European fans.

[@Greatmeasures]

What an introduction! Nightwish is a band I’ve heard a few songs from, but I don’t know that much about them and their history. Thanks for the info. 🤘

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻 well done and welcome to the Nightwish familie

[@paisa20]

Thanks, welcome to Nightwish

[@XeonX__ASMR__METAL-experiments]

Congrats! 10K subs ... 100K in near future... Cool, right :D Wish you good luck. Thanks for the content.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you! 🤘

[@AlvenmodFoto]

Great reaction again, Nightwish are something else for sure. Happy to see you sorted out the aspect ratio on the video, looks so much better now👍

[@helli0n824]

Great Measures, great pleasures :) Nice to see the rising excitement and the goosebumps at the end They toured from January 2012 to end of August 2013, it is impossible to do this with the London Philharmonic Orchestra musicians and the Choirs, so they decided to do all this with backing tracks. and yes, Floor Jansen (pronounced Yah-nsen) has studied Opera as well, but she don´t want to sing Opera ... Thanks for this ! next: "Storytime", same show ! greetings from Germany

[@helli0n824]

Another 2 suggestions: 1. Nightwish - All the works of nature which adorn the world ... 31 minutes of Tuomas Holopainen and Orchestra feat. 2 members of Nightwish, Floor Jansen (ad astra ending) and Troy Donockley - Uillean Pipes (the moors) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-ylYRrjLONgM0si=PqHfF4kj6YqlxnNn (please read the pinned comment) 2. Lorna Shore - Pain Remains Trilogy - with the original musicvideos (You might hate me for this one, but let´s try it out!) ... 21 minutes of the most brutal DeathCore BALAD you can find, this is really hard stuff. Parted in 3 single videos without lyrics, so it is better to have the lyrics on screen / 2nd phone so you can at least try to follow them ;)

[@silverblack5475]

Another Soul Snatched by the Valkyrie Goddess Look for Gabriel's comment itll show you the way to continue this Nightwish journey. Tuomas the keyboardist is the composer , writes all the music, he is Nightwish, so to speak . Floor is the 3rd singer and she can do it all vocally from classical to growling and EVERYTHING in between. BTW ....you haven't seen Floor throw her Magical Hair around YET !!

[@XeonX__ASMR__METAL-experiments]

Tuomas Holopainen The "keyboardist" He is the writer of almost all Nightwish songs / whole compositions I LOVE NIGHTWISH AS MUCH AS I LOVE METALLICA this "two" are very special!

[@vicjmur]

No words needed, the expressive eyebrows say it all ☺️

[@kquincy3068]

Backing track is done by the London Philharmonic. They work with Nightwish a lot .

[@nemobard]

I'm going to stay here solely for the piano intro to this video. You've got a new subscriber.

[@77bubba00]

Welcome to Nighwish! Enjoy the journey. It'll take to places you couldn't have imagined. 🙂

[@Greatmeasures]

We’re excited to hear more!

[@Silkki6]

Brother fell in love right there! :D No worries, we all have done so! I would HIGHLY recommend checking out their next song in that concert, Song of Myself (some serious hair flicking there *cough cough) and their live performance of the song Siren (End of an Era -concert) with their original singer, Tarja Turunen. Thanks for the reaction and definitely a new subscriber here!

[@Greatmeasures]

Welcome! Thanks for the recommendations!

[@Pymander]

Thanks. So much more to see of NW. Please continue the journey. Follow Gabriel’s suggestion! NW Army Philly Division.

[@ThatofMusic]

Great video guys. Wakken 2013 is my personal favorite lineup of the band. "Last ride of the day" is the set closer. Yall have to do that one. Floor Jansen and Hank Porte on best zangers 2019 is bucket list worthy watch. They do Phantom of the Opera and Hank has played Phantom many times in productions. Can't wait for more reactions 👍

[@ThatofMusic]

Floor is classically trained

[@prividinc]

They have a great repertoire, another great song from them is Phantom of the Opera!

[@davidsuttles101]

Even if you don’t react to it, watch this entire concert…magical!

[@varoqua1992]

A highly recommended video is Romanticide by Nightwish as well. Floor is really killing it in that song!

[@davidellinsworth3299]

For each album, when the band are ready they go to London to record the symphonic parts with London Philharmonic. During live shows part of this is played in the backing track and other parts (notably piano and strings - but not limited to those) are played by Tuomas on keyboards. Only in certain instances does Tuomas use in-built patches.... when it fits. Welcome to Nightwish... I'm subbed and looking forward to seeing you react to more.

[@drg032961]

I was watching the Disturbed Sounds of Silence live on Conan O'Brien video three plus years ago. There was a comment that said it was the best live performance ever. Another comment said check out Nightwish ghost live score 2013. I have been obsessed ever since.

[@AntaryDraconis]

nice, thank you, try more (General Gabriel List if he comes along) TRY SHOEMAKER And for me speed of the Video was a little to slow/fast; hope when you do the recording it was Ok (I haved watched it so many times 😉) And NW to watch Live is a "must do"; try a bigger screen for you Greetings from NW-Army-Germany and SabatonFan

[@alnorwood134]

That song was performed 1hour into a 100 minute concert. They are considered a symphonic metal band.

[@reddiamondstone]

Welcome to the wonderful diverse world of Nightwish. UK Oldies Division of Nightwish army here as a new subscriber. Hope you'll keep on watching and listening. Especially their live recordings. I saw them live at Wembley in November 2022 and it was the most amazing experience. To hear more from them, I suggest you follow Gabriel's list or pick and mix from it. I have followed Nightwish for some time now and have just about every Nightwish recording, live and studio and not a single track I don't like.

[@Greatmeasures]

We’re excited to hear more. Do you have a link for Gabriel’s list?

[@reddiamondstone]

@@Greatmeasures I see Gabriel has now checked in! He's usually here before the rest of us.

[@Fulschermd]

Nightwish Army, Iowa division, checking in. 🤘

[@monicacarolina6480]

That sir isTHE London Phylarmonic Orchestra. The composer (keyboard writes out th music for the whole orchstra and choir) They often have the LSO as backing trach, since touring with a whole symphonic orchestra is not practical and undoable. It is not Floor JENSEN but a soft J ( not DJ) a(dorable) nsen.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you

[@monicacarolina6480]

Thank you :) I also love the choir in their music. Floor went as teenager to the Rockacedemy, she finisht it, but it was not what she had hoped for. Not challenging enough. She found a great classical coach at the conservatory (music uni?) and there she studied opera and theatre, She is fully opera trained and you can find her singing opera on KZbin. I love classical music and metal (these genres are the most interesting to me as musician myself) so I love the symphonic metal mix. @@Greatmeasures

[@samwalters2904]

Great band and song choice 👌

[@voidmage84]

Welcome to the world of Nightwish and symphonic metal. They really are a unique band; each song is different and awesome. Floor's beautiful voice reaches your heart in unexpected ways. I hope you continue to explore their music. Hello from the NW Army Portugal.

[@Greatmeasures]

We will definitely be listening to more from them. 🤘

[@roy19491]

Floor stands just a tad under 6-2 in bare feet; and she's wearing 4 to 5 inch heels here......we call her the Valkyrie Goddess...she does have some formal training in music theatre and classical singing....the pipes are a facade for a set of three Korg keyboards.....Tuomas Holopinen (the Metal Mozart) is the keyboardist, co-founder (1n 1996), leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the bands music....audience was an intimate little gathering of 82,000.....hello from the Nightwish Army, South Carolina, USA

[@Mytwocentsisallicanafford]

Floor is classically trained was a vocal coach and studied musical theater

[@BracchiAlessandroFineArt]

Nightwish Army Italian division present ! 🤘

[@Greatmeasures]

Welcome!

[@mike2590rrr]

Richard, when you started cracking up at the beginning, I knew immediately where you were gonna go with it, because I went the same place! lol

[@Greatmeasures]

😂

[@jerrymail]

Welcome into the magical realm of Nightwish ! Oh, someone told that already 😁