Nightwish - The Greatest Show On Earth (Music Video)

[@acurioustraveller8194]

Ugh every time I hear "We were here!" I tear up a bit. I just think of all the people who came before us pleading the same thing. Only in a hundred years we'll be replaced with a new set of Humans. Joining the ones who came before us, we'll not even be a whisper. or dwelling in the shadows. We'll just be gone. Only a select few of us will be "immortalized". and even then that's not enough. But at the same time. How beautiful is it that we're all in this together. The experiences we get to share that no Human's have experienced in existence. People reading this probably live thousands of miles away from me. Or in another country entirely! We really are a unique generation of Humans.

[@RangelGabriel]

Reading your comment from Brazil and tearing up, too!!

[@poncandn1]

Same

[@poncandn1]

Except I'm in Georgia, USA

[@Vonnie666]

I'm from the netherlands.

[@gustavobieker6047]

That could not be more accurate... I'm from São Paulo, Brazil.

[@EulenMond19]

My grandson was born today..2/26/18. His name is Declan Thomas. This song was going through my head, while he was being born. 🖤 He will hear Nightwish songs as his lullabies, especially this one.

[@ballcockfiend]

Nice!

[@golfbl]

How is it going with Declan and how does he like his lullabies?

[@EulenMond19]

Joost Dre ~ He’s nearly two and a half now, and loves the new album. Shoemaker is his favorite, especially when Floor does her Ad Astra bit at the end. We put a guitar in his hand a year ago and he’s showing a talent for it already, just like his daddy. Thank you for asking..🤘 Stay safe out there.. I don’t know how covid is where you’re at, but here in the US, thanks to shitty leadership, it’s wiping us out..

[@liberalmonk839]

@@EulenMond19 that's so cool👍 Now he's already 4 years old as I am reading your story. Still interested in guitars and nightwish?

[@EulenMond19]

@@liberalmonk839 - - Yes, he still loves Oma‘s favorite band. He’s still a little guy so when we were watching/listening to Live In Tampere a few months ago, he got Marco confused with Santa..which I mean, I guess I can see the resemblance.. He can play some easy songs, nothing too complicated yet but hopefully he’ll improve as he gets older.

[@craigmilton466]

Tuomas is so underrated, this is truly one of the best songs, not only by nightwish, but ever written, it is perfection, that 24 minutes just fly by, ive listened to this countless times and it never gets old

[@FrogOf4Chan]

My absolute favorite long format song is easily "The divine wings of tragedy" by Symphony X, seriously anyone reading who likes long format metal operas will love that song.

[@QuartuvLarry]

Didn’t seem to make his stride until Turunen left. Before that, it was just songs about lust, and she was probably saying, “Ugh! Tuomas, not again!”

[@craigmilton466]

@@QuartuvLarry theyve definitely matured in the last few albums, for the better. I loved tarja, and theres no denying she was what made them be seen, but the real fans know, its all about tuomas

[@gulanhem9495]

@@QuartuvLarry What do you mean by lest specifically? Do you mean that Thuomas always wanted to have Tarja Turunin as a girlfriend and make love to her all the time?

[@mistycat85]

You guys have no idea how hard it was for me, as a middle school science teacher who also loves Nightwish, to convince myself not to show this video to all of my students.

[@davemason4055]

Do it. Science has no secrets..

[@rustyspace900]

Why wouldn't you, Isn't that the obvious thing to do?

[@matthewcowell]

Haha i'm in the same vote, i've been so tempted when covering Evolution. The problem is, a lot of students just wouldn't get into it and ask why you are playing them a song they aren't used to hearing.

[@ecisjbucusj]

Please do that!!!

[@ffcglp]

mistycat85 you have to do it!

[@koopakiid16]

Oh my god. *"We were here!"* That gave me chills awesome job!

[@tapnerd1512]

koopakiid16 I love that part too! Can't wait to hear that live as an audience chant.

[@dreamflight5637]

koopakiid16 Did u heard it live or at least from video ?? When she sing this i had hard chills at first listen :)

[@koopakiid16]

WeirdD ShittT gonna see them live this Friday I'm so excited :D

[@dreamflight5637]

koopakiid16 So u saw em at friday ??? HOW IT WAS, subscribe it please for me !! :)

[@tapnerd1512]

It was amazing. I got to see Sabaton open and they were incredibly fun and awesome. And then Nightwish came on and I was blown away. They opened with Shudder Before The Beautiful, which is perfect. I was on the floor not far from the stage. I could see Floor clearly, but not as much for the other band members. The energy was phenomenal. Hearing people sing along to songs only released a month ago was cool, and "We were here" was an audience participation thing. For this tour they transition from "Sleeping Sun" to "The Greatest Show on Earth" in a really beautiful way. After Floor stops singing the first song, Troy plays the chorus for Sleeping Sun on the Uillean pipes and gradually transitions to his solo in Greatest Show (the part before "after sleeping..."). Then the band pulls out all the stops and just rocks out. I'd recommend going if you get the chance.

[@lol-io5dw]

in my opinion, this might be the best thing tuomas has ever written :)

[@davemason4055]

I agree

[@pnsteam2655]

me too

[@danielrodriguezperrone7845]

Perhaps . . !

[@InTheKM]

Up until this point, my favourite was The Poet and the Pendulum.

[@theshamanofenterprise7408]

1. ghost love score 2. the greatest show on earth 3. the poet and the pendulum 4. the song of myself.

[@hermesmercury]

After the video finished, I stayed a couple of minutes quiet, in awe.

[@davemason4055]

+Hermes Mercury Shuddering before the beautiful?

[@baky582]

+Dave Mason Imagining stuff with Weak Fantasy?

[@davemason4055]

Baky It has been known to happen ;^)

[@yoon0479]

and i asked myself , "Who am I?"

[@timomastosalo]

@@yoon0479 God's creation. God is life.

[@rogthepirate4593]

This song is the ultimate proof that science and nature are something incredibly magnificent. Anyone who still clings to their bronze-age fairytales after seeing and hearing this is beyond all hope.

[@OrangeGriff]

You know there is a good chance that God could have used science and evolution as his tool to make the whole universe. Man included.

[@rogthepirate4593]

Colton Robertson No, there really isn't, since the god-concept itself is logically incoherent and thus very likely to be a fabrication.

[@cvetageorgieva4312]

Colton Robertson What do we call God? What we can't explain with logical methods - simply the life and life force itself. We don't know how and why life first happened and because of this we chose to belive there is someone greater than us who caused it in first place. The same way children belive in Santa Claus. That force doesn't care what name you will call it, what you do, what you belive in - just as gravity doesn't care these things. It simply is.

[@BatsAndBadgers]

your belief is that its a fabrication. But you are missing out on the heartwarming idea that something infinite in scope created something as complex as nature, and whatever other dimensions we dont know about yet. Its alot nicer than believing you are nothing but a mesh of atoms like a rock. i dont know why some people are so averse to the idea of a being greater than themselves that wanted organic life to exist.

[@rogthepirate4593]

For several reasons. Firstly, I don't find the idea heartwarming in the least. I don't see why it's heartwarming that supposedly this infinitely powerful being created everything, us included, and that this for some reason means that I owe this being a duty of worship. Without ever having seen it. I don't find it heartwarming that that being supposedly created us the way we are, yet penalizes many behaviors that are simply natural to our being. I don't find it heartwarming that a being that created the whole universe supposedly disapproves of me jerking off. I don't find it heartwarming either that this being supposedly created women as lesser beings, intended as not much more than men's slaves. If the god of the bible existed, he would be a tyrannical, malevolent, petty, genocidal, misogynistic, hateful, racist monster. And in my book, even if oyu supposedly created the universe, that doesn't entitle you to be all of the above and still claim to be perfect and just. Besides of these reasons ... I find it to be an intellectually dishonest answer. It's not like I could simply _choose_ to believe in a god. To do this I would have to actively delude myself, because all of what we can see in nature in no way implies a god. On the contrary, everything we find points to the fact that the universe and life simply developed this way on its own. Sure, there are unanswered questions, but looking back in history, many things we know today were unanswered questions at one point, and are now explainable perfectly rationally by science, none of them require a god. It thus stands to reason that any leftover unanswered questions will eventually also be answerable by science. Throwing a god in there feels like admitting defeat. It feels like saying "I dunno how it happened, maybe it was just magic". It's incredibly dishonest. So ... in the end it doesn't matter what's "nicer" or more "heartwarming". What matters is what's more likely, realistically speaking. Besides. I find it a heartwarming idea that in this universe, which is for the most part a very hostile, inhospitable place, there are little areas where life can come into being, survive and thrive. Even become sentient, create art and culture - basically from nothing, over thousands of years. That's something incredibly beautiful and precious. And much more satisfying.

[@ToastedCigar]

Nightwish is a wonderful band, they just keep getting better and better. This song is the ultimate form of art. Words can not describe how beautiful this is!

[@papa6036]

still a great video and a fantastic song in 2024 and I like when Lucy rocks to it😎

[@simonacandiniart]

This made me cry at the concert in Bologna. Pure magic. Thank you Nightwish.

[@seboepican4344]

I cried so hard in Leipzig ;')

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

Me too!!!! when they performed it in Edmonton I just had chills the whole time. plus how awesome is it the animal noises are actually done live and not played on a tape!!!

[@LadyEsarhal]

It's not magic, it's science!!!!!!!

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

It's both ;)

[@newsupermichal]

@@YouCantDeleteDenzelL wait, u mean they have like dinosaurs on stage or what?

[@AWF1000]

I consider this the greatest song ever written. Not just by nightwish, i mean ever written. It's just so perfect...

[@minetruly]

Man took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand

[@RangelGabriel]

So meaningful!

[@flippyfish4622]

God this song is amazing, this band is amazing. People should be listening to master pieces like this, not stupid pop songs with no musicality whatsoever.

[@dimor696]

Nightwish has really outdone themselves with not only this song, but the entire album.

[@Cah013]

WE WERE HERE!

[@madpolitico]

That's written on their tour shirts, and I feel like if anyone spots it, I'll have to point out to them the actual reference, that it's not them saying "We went to these locations" (it's under a list of tour stops), but rather, "We - the human race - were here - on Earth."

[@sergey1583]

На мой взгляд - это величайшее творение Туомаса Холопайнена. И автор видео невероятно точно и потрясающе реалистично передал это.

[@ashleighburnett3814]

Theres never a time when i watch&listen to this that I don't cry.

[@ryanandersen9314]

This may be the Greatest Song on Earth.

[@derekspradling7452]

This song needs to play at my funeral. It it encapsulates everthing i have come to understand and feel about life!

[@maurojota]

five years late i have the exact same tought.

[@miracleofsound]

Glorious

[@arnodorian9014]

Fuck yea you da man Gav

[@DavidJohanssonSN]

miracleofsound You know you're doing something right when you're getting positive feedback from Gavin Dunne :D

[@Jean-LucPicard85]

miracleofsound Oh you and your awesome taste in music. :P This song really needs an official lyric vid and/or some kind of documentary reel I think.

[@ohdeer3763]

+miracleofsound Dude, you like Tuomas Holopainen too? No wonder I like you music so much. Keep up the good work :)

[@bhasimalayamlatl1194]

+OhmmDeer!

[@paul-blovesmovies]

The section at 15:38 to 16:30 is an absolute orgasm. 48 seconds of the finest music I've ever heard. The whole 24 minutes is spectacular, but that selection is truly magnificent. Nightwish ROCK!

[@RyoDRoux]

In a mere 20 something minutes Nightwish has captured the grandeur of our universe and the beauty of evolution, from the first living creatures to the age of man and beyond. This is an absolute masterpiece and quite the humbling experience. "We were here" sends chills down my spine every time....excellent video my friend, very well done :)

[@Powerranger-le4up]

Its amazing what God is capable of especially since it is testament to his majesty and glory.

[@birrextio6544]

@@Powerranger-le4up Haha, I hope that was irony. Religions and greed will eventually make us go extinct and we enter ratkind. Without humans there will not be any gods either and the planet will recover.

[@Tbone.357]

@@Powerranger-le4up which god? Not understanding the grandeur of science and biology isn't an excuse to think that an invisible deity created everything. It's possible but there's less evidence for that than there is for evolution.

[@rainingtacos24yearsand36]

@@Powerranger-le4up your opinion

[@Powerranger-le4up]

@@birrextio6544 It’s not. I don’t think a world this complex could come into being by chance

[@Quasihamster]

This is EXACTLY the video I dreamed to make, but knew I'd never be able due to the overly strict copyright laws. Big Bang, Theia, Dinosaurs, Human History, Life After People. I mean, EXACTLY this video. Thank you wouldn't be enough.

[@Leyrann]

It doesn't even matter while you think the song is good or not, this is Nightwish's number one masterpiece. This is what the word "masterpiece" was originally CREATED for.

[@ambersmith3328]

while not my fav song by them it really shows how much talent the band has and how well they all work together

[@andresico1646]

Dude, you need to calm down.

[@Snailed_Suika]

this and Steins;Gate

[@chrisd7474]

Leyrann preach

[@constantinciubotaru6687]

and The Poet too and also Song of Myself and also Dead Boy's Poem and also Ghost Love Score and also soooo much more like Meadows of Heaven and on and on and on.....forgot Sleeping Sun and ......

[@rebirth_mishap]

It's not about beliefs, it's about understandings

[@mamavswild]

Man- he took his time in the sun; had a dream to understand...a single grain of sand. -Spectacular

[@NaderSl]

So basically Nightwish are giving us a nice biology & chemistry lesson, no need to go to school anymore! xD

[@jakubvanecek8595]

So beautiful it made me cry. Perhaps the most amazing song of all times.

[@Leyrann]

It is amazing how this song is so different from basically anything else there is - at least as far as I know - and it really doesn't have anything I'd point at and say "look, that's why this is a good song", but it's just... A masterpiece. Somehow, without making any part of the song special, Nightwish has managed to create an absolute masterpiece, that actually manages to give a feeling of something that cannot be captured or understood in any way.

[@altair6292]

Leyrann it will be awhile before anyone understands... Even longer for it to become a majority understanding.

[@teemupoikela227]

Mr Holopainen is a pure genius!

[@bepxclarke]

Listen to "Atom Heart Mother" by Pink Floyd. You won't regret

[@constantinciubotaru6687]

It's Tuomas brain master..vampire king..i must confess i also love Dark passion play album,even if it s another vocal,it is all in composition,a masterpiece just IS...for ever and ever Nightwish!!

[@Straddllw]

It doesn't hurt to have Richard Dawkins and literally the entire history of the universe as your inspiration.

[@Sansol13988]

Went to the concert in Amsterdam yesterday and they played this song. It was so amazing what they did on stage! In my opinion it was even better live than on the cd. 'We were here' gave me the chills when the whole band and the crowd sang this part. And this music video fits very well!

[@fryrish7749]

If only one music video could be sent back to any point in our history, it should be this.

[@BreegFIN]

Now that is some awesome work. The video supports the story of life told by the song perfectly!

[@stffnt0]

Thanks Matias! I'm glad somebody has actually watched it because of the black screen in the first 90 seconds :P

[@pabloarcelino4026]

Steffix Very good video, but why did not you put something at the black part and why the quality is only 480?

[@ameliarose727]

Pablo Lima The "black part" is the expanse before the big-bang event.

[@dias17se]

Matias Kautto I found the video to be a bit shitty, but at least its something to look at

[@ralucatomescu9334]

I know it's nitpicking, but actually, the universe was born 13 billions of years ago, 4.6 is only the birth of the Earth, so nah, it doesn't fit quite right. Still, the vid's nice.

[@sykoperson]

A friend of mine asked me how I would describe this song to someone, my answer was "Nightwish Presents: EVOLUTION, The Musical"

[@OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz]

Blake Burton I feel for all the lost individuals falling for and believing the grandeur lie of evolution. If you are concerned with DNA you can do some research on your own to see every host body's DNA has descended from one female. Do you not know you are one of the elohim caught in a host body snare of flesh? John 10:34 Jesus G2424 answered G611them G846, Is it G2076 not G3756written G1125 in G1722 your G5216law G3551, I G1473 said G2036, Ye areG2075 gods G2316? The word gods is elohim, meaning angels. He is quoting the LORD GOD YAHOVAH in Psalms 82 5-6 They know H3045 not, neither will they understand H995; they walkH1980 on in darkness H2825: all the foundations H4144 of the earth H776are out of course H4131. 6 I have said H559, Ye are gods H430; and all of you are children H1121 of the most High H5945. You hate me and the LORD GOD'S message without cause? Not surprising. What may be surprising for you will be when the locusts come out of the pit REVELATION 9. You're a fallen elohim like I am, but DAD the LORD GOD came into this system of flesh (created by lucifer in Genesis 1, "god created the heavens......) the word god in Genesis 1 is NOT THE LORD GOD YAHOVAH, He is not mentioned until GENESIS 2 ! you left your eternal estate and are not caught in the snare of flesh by the devil. 2 Tim 2:26 And G2532 that they may recover themselves G366 out of G1537 the snare G3803 of the devil G1228, who are taken captive G2221 by G5259 himG846 at G1519 his G1565 will G2307 I love you

[@stormbornapostle5188]

I always love when primitives try to tell people that science is wrong. Your god is a lie, and if he was real, would be a monster far worse than any human despot. A smart person wouldn't fall for the lie - but a moral person would, at the least, have the courage to spit in his murderous face.

[@OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz]

Stormborn Apostle you poor thing. Your words show, you are blind. You think you can see though, but you are blind. The seed of the serpent SHOULD have been murdered, but you have already shown, you have no knowledge of the word of YHVH the LORD GOD. Those unrepentant serpent seed, the ones who hate Him without cause, like you , bringing to pass the scripture as it is written they hated Me without cause. You have this idea that evolution is proven and true. You have this feeling that you are more wise than one like me, who, ironically knows what the truth of your existence is, while you hope what you think is right. But you don't have the absolute proof, if you think you do, then you are taking someone else's word (man) as the truth but still you don't know whether it is true. Evolution is a nice little lie that seems to tie everything together. But even a 5 the grader knows that nothing can multiply 0 and make anything. Yet, the so called atheists and evolutionists certainly claim that over "millions of years", somehow, when there was nothing, absolute zero in "space" that it ended up in one moment multiplying creating everything randomly. Laughable... 1 Corinthians 3:17 Let G1818 no man G3367 deceiveG1818 himself G1438. If any manG1536 among G1722 you G5213seemeth G1380 to be G1511 wiseG4680 in G1722 this G5129 worldG165, let him become G1096 a foolG3474, that G2443 he may be G1096wise G4680. 19 For G1063 the wisdom G4678 of this G5127 world G2889 is G2076foolishness G3472 with G3844 GodG2316. For G1063 it is written G1125, He taketh G1405 the wise G4680 inG1722 their own G846 craftinessG3834. 20 And G2532 again G3825, The LordG2962 knoweth G1097 the thoughtsG1261 of the wise G4680, that G3754they are G1526 vain G3152. 21 Therefore G5620 let G2744 no man G3367 glory G2744 in G1722 menG444. For G1063 all things G3956 areG2076 yours G5216; 22 Whether G1535 Paul G3972, orG1535 Apollos G625, or G1535Cephas G2786, or G1535 the worldG2889, or G1535 life G2222, or G1535death G2288, or G1535 things presentG1764, or G1535 things to comeG3195; all G3956 are G2076 yoursG5216; 23 And G1161 ye G5210 are Christ'sG5547; and G1161 Christ G5547 is God's G2316. You have fallen to what is so called science as truth. 1 Timothy 6:20 O G5599 Timothy G5095, keepG5442 that which is committed to thy trust G3872, avoiding G1624 profaneG952 and vain babblings G2757, andG2532 oppositions G477 of scienceG1108 falsely so called G5581: This happens to describe you perfectly but was written thousands of years ago. Brother, do you not know you are an elohim (angel) caught in Lucifer's snare of flesh? Jesus told you in John 10:34 Jesus G2424 answered G611them G846, Is it G2076 not G3756written G1125 in G1722 your G5216law G3551, I G1473 said G2036, Ye areG2075 gods G2316? Ye are GODS AKA ELOHIM AKA ANGELS He was quoting the LORD GOD YHVH (Himself) from PSALM 82:6 I have said H559, Ye are gods H430; and all of you are children H1121 of the most High H5945. 7 But H403 ye shall die H4191 like men H120, and fall H5307 like oneH259 of the princes H8269. I have said YE ARE GODS (angels) but will fall and did like men (what's happening to YOU right now) You are one of my brethren, I hope you will soften your heart and allow the Truth (which is Jesus Christ) come into you and show you the foolishness of YHVH is more wise than the wisdom of pathetic men who know NOTHING. I love you, and only told you these things because they are true. I am not speaking lies. I truly hope you figure these things out. That you are an ELOHIM who left your residence as I did and am caught in this snare dying now. But the LORD GOD came into the sinful system of flesh made by Lucifer in Genesis 1, to REDEEM you unto Himself. He died for you. And was resurrected the 3rd day. Most documented event in history. Even pagans and unbelievers have written of His resurrection. Goodbye.

[@PatricioHondagneuRoig]

Stormborn Apostle Now that's a powerful truth to say

[@AngelusaNobilis]

I believe evolution and the Bible can and do coexist. Foolish and egoist of mankind that they presume 7 days to man is 7 days to God, when God exists outside space and time. Logic is there.

[@joshsquidlyburgh5820]

this is the greatest show on earth

[@pablomatheus5857]

Really!

[@OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz]

One of the top propaganda stories for surd

[@OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz]

Sure

[@samwisegamgee6532]

Not only are we among the few lucky ones who get to be born but among them we are even among the luckiest ones, the ones who are alive at the same time as Nightwish. 30 on 13 billions odds.

[@mobrage]

"We were here..." the chills me so hard my leather jacket got goosebumps.

[@andysokal1564]

There is only one show that can be considered The Greatest Show on Earth. That is Life and natural Selection. This song proves it. This I believe is my new favorite Nightwish Song!!!

[@Powerranger-le4up]

Amazing what God can do. He created all this through millions of years of evolution.

[@przemog88]

@@Powerranger-le4up Which god? And why there are not even a single holy book in which is written anything about evolution?

[@Powerranger-le4up]

@@przemog88 The God of the universe who was there before time itself.

[@przemog88]

@@Powerranger-le4up "Before time" is an oxymoron. Try again.

[@coribueno]

WOW JUST WOW! every science teacher has to show this in class to their kids... its such a graphic and accurate evolution story... only thing, I wish it was higher quality. But really amazing job, thanks for sharing with us! WE WERE HERE!

[@darkwoodmovies]

Favorite lyric ever: "Ion channels welcoming the outside world to the stuff of stars, bedding the tree of a biological holy, enter life." I absolutely love the way she emphasizes "life".

[@davidkopecky6687]

I think this is the best song that humanity ever created and perhaps that will ever create.

[@crazypower3795]

Night wish is nothing but awesome. There sounds, vocals, and the emotions that I feel when I listen to them. I don’t care what music you are into. They have something for everyone. Love you guys!!

[@johannessilver8653]

Right !

[@ToastedCigar]

Probably my favourite song ever written. Everything about this is so beautiful: melodies, vocals, orchestration, the topic etc.

[@arkman2237]

remember when there was people claiming that floor doesn't fit in night wish, and that her vocal range wasn't meant for the band ...... well... I guess those people got the answer to their doubts

[@Michael.Larsen]

Being one who didn't get to Nightwish until after Tarja had left, I could appreciate her but had no emotional attachment to her. Likewise, discovering Nightwish with "Dark Passion Play" I couldn't get the criticisms against Anette. Sure, she was different from Tarja but it worked for the material she was doing for them on both "Dark Pasion Play" and "Imaginaerum". However, Floor, IMO, does both eras justice and beyond. Looking forward to the future releases for sure :).

[@dragonfireband]

20+ minutes of nightwish. couldn't have wished for anything better:)

[@stpfs9281]

What will 2024 bring? Part 3.

[@DavidV-321]

I really hope the members of Nightwish have viewed this video, they would love it. Steffix did an amazing job with it.

[@Chrissie797]

Love the song! By the way have you noticed this: At 14:30 you hear the evolution of music, first some kind of banjo, then the riff of Enter Sandman by Metallica and then a house beat. Love that ! :P

[@hundredpercentmetal]

Chrissie797 I dunno, i dont think it was intentional to sound like the enter sandman riff, as that's a pretty standard and common riff that appears in many metal songs (and not as homages to metallica or anything but just because it's such a simple and easy riff, the kind that most beginner guitarists learn right away)

[@Roywaf]

Chrissie797 that's dies irae at 14:08...a really old Latin hymns that has been used as a theme or musical quotation in a number of classical compositions.

[@mateuszmorycinski2055]

Chrissie797 as Roy Lam has said that's Dies Irae, not metallica riff

[@koopakiid16]

Chrissie797 I wish they would have added all the music genres with different instruments, it would have felt united and fit the theme of song perfectly.

[@Katullus16]

14:17 You can easily hear Minuet in G major by Bach.

[@sorinblaga5981]

In my opinion is the best song of Nightwish .... thank you :)

[@rafaelpfutze]

I agree

[@angelagaviria6448]

+Sorin Blaga it's the fav NW song of most of its member (like Floor and Tuomas)

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

This song - the very definition of "EPIC"!!! It doesn't even feel 24 minutes long since it goes by so quickly!!! And this video just makes it even more epic.

[@TonkiPapperosArt]

I'm wondering if Nightwish ever watched this video. They would be proud of this! Great job!

[@rayhallistapelaamista1844]

Here is real music video on background kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqiQfJiXobCZb6s

[@fallenangel9716]

The planet's anthem

[@abelnaruto359]

Fantastic! At the end...We were here!

[@davemason4055]

Abelo Oxo We were, are and, for whatever time we have left, will be here. If this is all there is and nothing exists after death then I am fine with that. Life hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows, but it's been an amazing ride and I try to enjoy it as much as I can. Whatever is the true origin of everything is I just want to say thanks for including me in the show.

[@florencia_l]

Geniaaal!!! creo que es la MEJOR canción de EFMB Absolutamente todo es magnífico!!! Floor es increible!!!!!!!

[@christiannemecek6522]

Tuomas, you are a genius.

[@tremere26]

So happy that they did this song live, was a great experience.

[@greenscarab2]

Floor, we need a box set of all your work, from the very beginning to now. Cds, dvds!! A nice book with all your pictures. Singing. Please. Please!🙏what are you waiting for? People will be trampling each other to get it or order it , bidding war. it will be out of stock so fast....to have all this on a blue ray!!

[@nicholasgrozier2852]

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

[@srr1887]

I dont know nightwish BEFORE this song actually pop randomly on my Spotify . But with only listening to the music i get a visualization how universe created in my head. Such one of masterpiece this century i would say. At least in my humble opinion

[@rxhx]

Whoever made this video.. i cannot thank enough, ever.

[@lioubinos99]

That "Man, he took his time in the sun..." part is so awesome!

[@slrdarien]

This stands as one of the few true pieces of art to come out of this century. I can't even put into words how many powerful emotions this song causes me to feel.

[@nthomas87]

This might be the most incredible video on KZbin.

[@manos6590]

That song gave me almost the exact same images when I listened to it for the first time. The nuclear explosion on 14:22 gave me a massive chill. Damn, Nightwish, what a band... And great job man...

[@TheSenecaHighlander]

This video really needs to go viral.

[@byronarnaoutoglou885]

You know for me this is the ultimate song with the ultimate video. I don't think that I have ever listened to anything remotely similar and nor will I do. I dare to say that it surpasses art altogether and it even gave me a feeling of completion for which I was searching for many years. Kudos to you for breathing life to this masterpiece. With this song, Tuomas succeeded in obtaining immortality.

[@davemason4055]

Bobby Truck The history of everything in 24 minutes. I tip my hat to you Tuomas. Well done.

[@michaelwanklin3580]

Byron As you say "Masterpiece "period. Just an awe inspiring piece of music.

[@jente1]

This song, played with an entire orchestra and choir, whilst this video playing in the background.... that would easily be the most amazing experience on earth.

[@AveburyEddie]

I saw Nightwish perform this Live at Wembley, just before Christmas. They played this in its entirety. I can assure you, it a stunning piece to hear live :) A work of pure Genius :) A great job youve done with putting video to this masterpiece :)

[@deminybs]

officially the longest music video I've ever watched, and it was worth it

[@PureGonzo]

Nightwish featuring Dawkins and JS Bach made me trully satisfied. Nice video also.

[@LiviLumina]

I saw them in Chicago and I got chills when Floor told the audience to sing along with "We were here!". It was so cool to feel all the excited energy from the other fans all around me. :)

[@marymontijo7671]

I'm not a big fan of symphonic metal, but especially this song is incredible. Love the atmospheric sound that it emanates and, of course, the musical structure as a whole in these 24 minutes of glory!

[@marymontijo7671]

@Mot91 Thank you!

[@martinaguilar1977]

Absolutely beautiful song and I just saw then last weekend , the entire 20 plus minutes of this song. The ending when they yell "we were here!" Gave me goosebumps at the concert cus the entire crowd was singing it, loving the vibe

[@clarinetgirl75]

I have no words to describe this song. And this video is seriously perfect for it. Thank you so much. Now all I need is a lyric video.

[@AleksandarGospic]

Kristin Black You are not the only one! This song is miracle as life itself :)

[@diocollins2379]

This song is so perfect and Troy adds with his pipes, sounds that in my opinion were missing before he ever joined Nightwish. Floor is the cherry on top of the cake, I can't imagine this song with anyone else singing it.

[@OnsNola]

this song gives me goosebumps everytime i hear it. have to wear woolen sweaters 24/7...

[@zsuzsannakiss3848]

Whenever I am fed up with all the mess, I listen to this song. It reminds me that I am actually participating in the greatest show on Earth.

[@JanneTarhanen]

The Greatest verse on Earth sung by Greatest voice on Earth "Man, he too his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day'll cease to be Greet the last light of the library"

[@hypermodkid]

Whoa!!! That's got some deep meaning.

[@MetalRazzia]

This song is a great exemple of what Nightwish should always sound like.

[@johnt5997]

If you don't know its R.Dawkins narrating, this song and others on the album paint a lot of very strong religious imagery that really speaks to me as a Catholic. The beauty of the creator's works and so on. Since he quotes C.Darwin, a Christian, I'd say this work celebrates the divine. As to the music being more of the same I say this is their unique signature sound which is great, so thank you for your music NW.

[@nuctemeron2412]

Don´t get confused, the lyrics are about science, they are not about any belief at all.

[@TarjaSantaSaphira]

Since when is Darwin a christian?

[@johnt5997]

Nucte Meron I didn't say it was about belief, I was saying how they are about the beauty of the creator's works and the mysteries there that we will never fully understand, and how wonderful the gift of life is.

[@johnt5997]

Nipah Nano Desu Since when was he ever not? He said that he was not an aetheist and even went on saying he thought it absurd that you have to belive in on or the other, evolution or God.

[@ВладВоловик-р2в]

Шедевр в рок музыке я, ничего подобного не слышал за 46 лет , это мего шедевр¡¡¡

[@marlonquilante84]

This song is the greatest show on earth itself

[@saviitrius]

The Greatest Show On Earth is without a doubt the greatest show on Earth. :)

[@SGRev1]

When I first heard this song, I had the impression of a soundtrack. You did an excellent job at visualizing it.

[@justplay6247]

Triple power, music-voice-video. Beauty, unbelievable. What a vocal range !

[@ameliarose727]

Stunning! I'm absolutely amazed. Thank you so much for making this video. I was so moved that I had to have a good cry. The combination of the song and the visuals packs a real good punch to the conscience. A truly humbling experience. Thanks again. PS. loved the Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story scene.

[@stffnt0]

Margo Belle-Fleur I'm glad you liked it! Anne of Green Gables is also a series very dear to me. Just like The Borgias and Troy which I've also used in this clip.

[@MikeJunior94]

+Margo Belle-Fleur I absolutely agree, man tears were shed.

[@jf13919]

I'm not even at the 1min mark and I can feel the emotion in the song....

[@generalerica4123]

Not only is it perhaps the best song I ever listened to, it also features Richard Dawkins. 100/10 pts. Straight up.

[@rxhx]

The expression of the whole universe, life, existence, humanity, whatever you wanna call it with beautiful vocals, instruments, visuals... just WTF

[@kennethkall5197]

THE MOST INTERESTING SONG EVER. JUST FOR TRAVEL. THANK YOU NIGHTWISH.

[@Leyrann]

The first few times I listened this song I couldn't decide wheter or not I liked it, but now I just realized that this song is the absolute BEST song in the world to have on when practising my favorite hobby: Writing.

[@magnuspeacock5857]

I use it whenever I have work to do

[@carstoncarey2015]

I know right with literally all of their songs being pretty poetic

[@mattheweddy2546]

What an amazing job!! I know everyone is praising Toumas and rightly so. He is truly a musical genius! But whomever edited this video did an incredible job capturing the entire song!!

[@wolffe93]

Of all composers in the world, and in history, there only are very few that manage to make me cry with their music. Tuomas Holopainen is one of them.

[@enny_a7x]

Não me canso dessa música. Pra mim, a mais grandiosa que o Nightwish já fez.

[@Dokikongg]

The only song in the world that can make me cry

[@Armandox]

This is the most honest, beautiful and respectful video-representation of this song and the whole album Endless Forms Most Beautiful! Great visual storytelling. You should receive a Grammy-award for this, and thanks for this most wonderful and beautiful video!!! Tears in my eyes... Much love

[@Coelones]

Makes me remember i'm alive. I'm a body, product of thousands of years of evolution and learning from experience. This music delights me, and makes me feel one with the mankind and the universe.

[@dreamflight5637]

Nightwish do 15 songs every concert, Greatest show on earth, stargazers, she is my sin, poet and pendulum, ghost love score , all SO fucking hard song to sing, and still is FLoor so amazing live .... i dont understand, she is Queen and this song is Maaaasterpiece !

[@davemason4055]

WeirdD ShittT 100% right on both counts.

[@angeltales748]

What a masterpiece. And I don't just mean the music!

[@Letzzzzz]

This is a work of art. Thanks to Nightwish for making such a great song and thank you for making such a great video out of it!

[@genevievebeaudoin3893]

Nightwish has truly outdone themselves with this masterpiece, and you have to with this video. I always get a little choked up at the end of "Part 3: The Toolmaker". It reminds me of all the amazing things humans have accomplished, and how much more we can achieve. Floor singing "We were here!" is definitely my favourite part, because it reminds me of how although human extinction is inevitable(we can assume), we're hell-bent on being remembered throughout the universe. It could be considered narcissistic by some, but(call me crazy) I find it inspiring.

[@davemason4055]

Faye B Me too. It's the only true legacy we will leave behind when humanity is gone.