Nightwish Ghost Love Score instrumental

It's the 10th anniversary of the release of our watershed album, "ONCE". To celebrate the special year we give you a previously unreleased, often requested instrumental version of " Ghost Love Score " ! Listen to Once here: nightwish.bfan...
Thank you all for the wonderful years!
Nightwish

[@mememan3447]

Despite all the horrible stuff going on, I’m happy to live in a timeline where this song exists.

[@madwolf]

Agree

[@DomenicoFruncillo]

In my opinion, this is the best song they have composed.

[@robertbalan]

I'd say it's right up there with 'The Greatest Show on Earth'

[@dcharith]

Agreed! Me personally cannot decide between this and The Poet and the Pendulum. Every time I hear this, I feel like this is the best and every time I hear The Poet and the Pendulum, I feel it's the best one!

[@ekatn]

Besides The Greatest Show On Earth... They are like 2 of the best songs ever created by ANY artist.

[@KLAUDYA]

For me too!!

[@Jose_Carlos19833]

Is a masterpiece

[@Alkcair91]

Probably the song I listened the most to in my whole life... It's just so awesome.

[@foh8501]

👍

[@maxvliko]

We used to swim the same moonlight waters Oceans away from the wakeful day My fall will be for you - My fall will be for you My love will be in you If you be the one to cut me I will bleed forever Scent of the sea before the waking of the world Brings me to thee Into the blue memory My fall will be for you - My fall will be for you My love will be in you If you be the one to cut me I will bleed forever Into the blue memory A siren from the deep came to me Sang my name my longing Still I write my songs about that dream of mine Worth everything I may ever be The Child will be born again That siren carried him to me First of them true loves Singing on the shoulders of an angel Without care for love ‘n loss Bring me home or leave me be My love in the dark heart of the night I have lost the path before me The one behind will lead me Take me Cure me Kill me Bring me home Every way Every day Just another loop in the hangman’s noose Take me, cure me, kill me, bring me home Every way, every day I keep on watching us sleep Relive the old sin of Adam and Eve Of you and me Forgive the adoring beast Redeem me into childhood Show me myself without the shell Like the advent of May I’ll be there when you say Time to never hold our love My fall will be for you - My fall will be for you My love will be in you You were the one to cut me So I’ll bleed forever

[@АлександрСтароверов-ф6п]

Круто, очень понравилось!

[@liandelangel]

Greatest score ever written. Epicness level: Nightwish.

[@Luna_Anonymous]

This song is so powerful it makes you feel so much emotions and makes you cry 😭

[@robTCGZ]

Tuomas Holopainen MUSIC GOD!!!

[@victoriasmith1657]

Now that I've wiped the tears from my face, yet again, perfection is the best adjective I can come up with. What an outstanding production. Floor has such beautiful projection with this number. The emotion it stirs in me is simply uncontrollable. I become totally lost in it.

[@andreez1]

This is just an instrumental version, there's no one singing on it besides the choirs.

[@mattmanbrownbro]

Hahaha! holy shit...

[@victoriasmith1657]

Yes, yes, I realize this is the instrumental. I play piano, so, in my defense, if necessary, I know just a little bit about music. However, there is a version with Floor doing the vocal, on "Showtime, Storytime," from WOA 2013, and for this was my reference. And so pleased I could offer a bit of humor @Matthew Brown. That's always a rewarding realization.

[@andreez1]

Then, don't you think you should have aptly commented on the video of that performance instead of this one?

[@mattmanbrownbro]

I'm thinking I didn't fully pay attention to the first post, but it really did look like you thought Floor was singing this one.

[@savinedawn3556]

These instrumentals without doubt show that Holopainen's talent is the secret of Nightwish success. It sucks that they attribute everything to the singers. This song is so perfect even without the vocalist ( though, Floor Jansen's version is simply wow).

[@LittleVeni]

I've never heard Ghost love score instrumental before, and I had no idea of all these little details. Makes you appreciate Tuomas even more. It is so beautiful! I hope Tuomas gets his opportunity to make music for a movie(s), and that he will be recognized as a great composer.

[@LittleVeni]

@@Ioannis1924-0 Um, if you listen movie soundtracks, you do preciate music without main vocalist.

[@leosurname6993]

lol demonstrating your own complaint right there buddy.

[@gillandianyt3920]

@@Ioannis1924-0 He gets his chance with Hvman :II: Natvre, disc 2

[@schneevongestern9898]

I would say: Tuomas is the alchemist inventing the spells, Floor is the sorceress casting them. With the help of the other instrumentalists. But the music of Tuomas as high emphasis on lyrics and vocals. Enforced by genius instrumental composition and skilled live playing.

[@maksphoto78]

The epitome of Symphonic Metal :)

[@killewzblouf6682]

An instrumental version shows the excellent quality of music and sound of nightwish

[@charvandoorn8423]

I love floor's version with all my heart, but man, the instrumental also manages to give me goosebumps

[@jonaerakua1]

The best part in this song is p is the orchestral backing ghost chrous that goes: "MY FALL! WILL BE FOR YOU! MY LOVE! WILL BE IN YOU! IF YOU, BE THE ONE TO, CUT ME I'LL BLEED FOREVER!"x2 And then you sing in an impossibly high ghostly falsetto that reaches the heaven itself, "MAIIIIIII FALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL WIIIIIEIIIIIIEEEELLLLLL BEEEEEE FOOOOOOOOOO YOUUUOUUUUU!!!!"x2 then remember youre not Tarja or Floor nor were you channeling their spirit-like vocalizations into this ephemeral corporeal existence of yours. K bai.

[@ThisIsMaiAccount]

Damn that was harsh I cried a little.

[@jonaerakua1]

MusicMakesYouBraver harsh is what I live for ;D well, dishing harsh out, at least. These razor sharp lips I wasn't born with, friend! I visited the Origin Of All, the Giant Turtle of legend, and studied its divine majestic stature, to assimilate what little I could into this puny existence of mine. I like your nick btw.

[@jonaerakua1]

MusicMakesYouBraver oh I forgot to say, if you listened to the current versions, aka Floor's version, the backing chorus is changed to reflect the _'Treachery Of Tarja'_ as much as this version says _'Don't Betray Us, Tarja!'_ , the current version goes as such: *"My fall, will be for you. My love, will be in you. You were the one to cut me, so I will bleed forever!"* The tell, in versions you cannot hear the backing choir is in the pauses. Tarja's version has two pauses where current version has one. If you want link to a clear recording with re-recorded backing vocals, I can provide you with it. Have fun!

[@ThisIsMaiAccount]

Thanks, metal isn't 100% of my listening material. And only less than 1% of my metal listening material is Nightwish. I'll pass on the recording. Not entirely fond of the NW boys and their childishness.

[@emmanuelcareaga3867]

Kevin Tan That's just not true. They didn't change the backing chorus. The first two times it sings "if you be the one to cut me I'll bleed forever" and at the end of the song it changes to "you were the one to cut me so I'll bleed forever". But that's the way it's always been, they didn't change it to "reflect the Treachery Of Tarja", you simply made that up.

[@luananogueira7853]

A música tem mais de 10 minutos, mas quando acaba você quer que nunca tivesse terminado. A primeira vez em que me apaixonei por esta obra angelical, lembro que a escutei umas 5 vezes consecutivas, e terminei de ouvir o álbum com muito pesar, por ter que parar de repeti-la. Ja faz uns 5 anos, e até hoje sinto um arrepio nostálgico ao ouvi-la. Uma obra-prima do Nightwish, com certeza!

[@Marcos_DR_MA]

Eu também ouvi a música várias vezes. Ela é de viciar. É a minha preferida depois da Ocean Soul.

[@luananogueira7853]

Ocean Soul também é magnifica!

[@v3ldin]

I must say that Ghost Love Score is my most fav Nightwish song.

[@juuliq6]

To think that we would have the instrumentals for ALL the songs on "Once", had Tarja not objected to it so strongly...! It saddens me that, in her view, it's "erasing her part", even though that's just not possible. How does an instrumental version ruin her vision for what the album stands for, when it gives us an amazing window into how the songs were arranged, etc? There are many special moments I'd love to hear with more clarity (one of them being the pads at 2:45 !!!) and, is it now too late to hope for instrumentals of "Fantasmic", "Getsemane", "Deep Silent Complete", "Beauty Of The Beast" and all the great ones, knowing that she will feel this way? :'(

[@veronicadavanzo2064]

Agree! I love Tarja, don't get me wrong. I have learned a lot from her as a singer and there is no denying that she is incredibly dedicated and talented. But she was not the only member of the band! I love it when bands release instrumentals - it's one of my favorite things that Epica, Nightwish, and Blackbriar do, among others. So much work and care goes into every part of the songs, but much of it gets lost when you put everything together because we focus on vocal lines and melodies. I actually like hearing the multitracks sometimes because you catch things that you would have missed even in a complete instrumental. I have written songs and sometimes interesting things get buried or ignored despite your best efforts. Hey, I just hope that the instrumental bonus disc trend continues in this genre. I will be buying every time.

[@gillandianyt3920]

Remember that SHE could hear all this marvellousness on stage, but she didn't want US to appreciate it, so no longer a fan. It's great to hear this and then revisit Floors version!

[@dianaprobst3157]

I can see why in a way, though. For every fan who adulates the vocalist of a band, there's others who don't consider them "real" musicians because they don't play an instrument, especially female singers. They're either too much the main focus or disrespected, doesn't seem to be a middle ground. It does undermine the genius behind the composition.

[@celsofernando6489]

...very beautiful...very special...

[@maximumcarnage1381]

I have a strong hunch 5:33 is why you're here.

[@sn1per1741]

If you spell subtlety like THIS 5:33

[@antoniofernandodiasjunior8896]

Kiryuin Satsuki ya dude, you're fucking right. 5:33 'n 7:40

[@Luna_Anonymous]

No i am here for the chorus and the part starting at 3:20 and also the part before the last chorus.

[@lightningcore4187]

+Kiryuin Satsuki right on the nose

[@connorparrish7002]

Why take main course for 45 seconds when you can waste hours on repeat?

[@rmachinegun]

The force on this song is strong

[@ameliarose727]

Is this what Mika Jussila was teasing us about when he said he was mastering some previously unreleased Nightwish material?! I'm so happy right now!

[@NecroBourgeois]

Ten years? Really :o Then it's ten years since I discovered Nightwish. They really changed my life for the better ^_^

[@sulovalo]

Just an incomprehensible song! In many parts, and all work together. The song rises towards the end, the best-lift sang Floor Jansen.

[@DanasLilMakeup]

Enchanting and lets us see why the music is all that matters, without caring who sings, is the music itself the one that speaks.

[@DanasLilMakeup]

Plus! is my birthday :3

[@elendilion]

DanasLilMakeup Happy birthday ;)

[@boyanatanasov123]

DanasLilMakeup HBD :)

[@commonrabble8559]

Well said! The music is heart and soul of it eh?! Happy birthday to you as well!

[@DanasLilMakeup]

Thanks everyone! :D

[@christopherransley5319]

My God I never thought I would be able to heat this without vocals. It's brilliant 😃

[@natasjadirken5633]

I am a rock girl but 10 years ago I was't ready for Nightwish. Now I'm totally hooked! SO much epic songs but this was my first one and Floor blew me away!!! But this is if possible even better! I mean Floor is nothingh less then friggin awesome, but this music.... The music is an adventure on it's own. Thank you guys for this is music for the soul 💓

[@Nightwishfansmetal]

tarja & Olzon

[@Anthony-ro4ek]

Fantastic instrumental version of this great Nighwish classic. Full of beautiful textures, melodies and sheer top class musicianship only Nighwish can do

[@WMfin]

10 years ago.. I remember buying this album and listening it so much ^^

[@AlienAleKaulitz]

Perfect, flawless! So absolutely beautiful.

[@Spat856]

Imo this song sounds WAY more sick without vocals.

[@true_sparta]

Hello From KazaKhStaN! Love NW with Floor!!! Perfect recitation! Thnx God for this song with FlooR!

[@RussellRRocke]

I went through a phase about 7 years ago where I listened to this and only this on repeat for weeks. Hearing the instrumental now is so cool, I can hear the lyrics in my head. Really brings me back.

[@kkaisakaro]

I have said this about million times before, but I fucking love this song and will never get bored with this masterpiece; this is absolutely the best song of the whole Nightwish production. Amen.

[@frankisfunny2007]

no matter who sings it, it's Nightwish. Both Floor Jansen, & Tarja both are amazing singers

[@RobertRussellComposer]

It's really interesting to hear the detail on the sitar in the verses, isn't it?

[@VandrefalkTV]

How anyone could ever dislike this is just.. beyond me. 10 years ago already, man, time really does fly by when you're not paying attention to it in the grand scheme of things. As a kid, Nightwish was one of my first, true musical 'loves'. Decades later, literally, and I still find myself being reminded of why I first fell.

[@Momonne]

This version is so beautiful! And those string runs at the very end are amazing!

[@florencia_luna]

En mi opinión... ESTO es el verdadero Nightwish. Va más allá de cualquiera de las tres cantantes

[@TRM74ify]

María F. Luna Tu comentario deberia se rebasar minimo los 1000 likes, completamente de acuerdo

[@taurus6392]

EHH

[@felipepizarro3520]

no muy de acuerdo, para mi el verdadero nightwish es del oceanborn y wishmaster

[@em6010]

EXACTAMENTE

[@jeremendoza5492]

Si, va más allá de las cantantes, tenés razón, está es su mejor canción, pero no estoy de acuerdo en eso de "el verdadero" ya que casi cerca de esta canción están las otras 2 obras maestras: "the greatest show on earth" y "the poet and the pendulum" El verdadero nightwish es Tuomas, y nadie más que él...

[@juanm.quiroga3488]

Its amazing how much you can apreciate the background music with this! It's perfection

[@MandyMeadowsOfHeaven]

Now I can finally pretend I'm Floor on Showtime :p haha (No one would like to hear it :p) Happy Birthday to Once!

[@juliamosley]

MandyMeadowsOfHeaven ✨😊👍👍

[@CarlaHellBorck]

Thanks Nightwish fo share this masterpiece with us. Once is one of my favourite albuns and I hope you guys continue writing and playing those wonderful songs. Hope to see you guys in Porto Alegre again (without the high temperatures)!

[@TuomasLahtinenFilms]

Still one of my favourites...so amazing masterpiece! Tuomas is really genious!

[@Kornatoski]

Thanks! .... certainly showcases the compositional skills of Tuomas ... Excellent!

[@MsMeLonii]

10 years? Oh my, I'm getting old xD

[@Vic-dx2bv]

Wow! It's been 10 years and yet it still sounds so fresh! Everytime I listen to this album I feel the same way I did 10 years ago. Regardless of who the singer is, I personally consider ONCE Nightwish's very best album ever!

[@anibalglaniver4064]

If Mozzart was alive, his music would be like this.

[@AdamSvenstring]

If Mozzart was still alive I bet he would endorse it 100%

[@dionthornton-haynes8557]

Who's mozzart

[@flavy1000]

Or he woud have written some piece for Floor , maybe ...Who knows.. =)

[@DJ-xd3dt]

If he was alive he would be very old

[@leosurname6993]

@@dionthornton-haynes8557 he's the inventor of the pizza

[@Kobelanda]

Thank you for being Nightwish!

[@claudiadeak5660]

Everything I can say is that it is absolutely wonderful... I have no words...

[@KazuVii]

Up until now, everytime i listen to this instrumental, i cant control my tears

[@TheMajesty86]

I'm never bored of this song. This is absolutely masterpiece. Thanks for instrumental.

[@CJ00014]

The violin part from 9:19 to the end. I love that simple loop

[@JuniorBaconfrito]

Essa música é minha música preferida. Não importa quantas vezes eu escuto ela sempre me puxa uma emoção! Simplesmente amo.

[@TioHerni]

Una pieza musical estupenda, ya sea instrumental o con la increíble voz de Tarja, incluso la versión con Floor Jansen, que también transmite mucha fuerza.

[@foh8501]

No Menosprecio A Tarja Pero Me Gusta La Versión De Floor Jansen

[@herrsupersmart]

This sounds werry different than I thought. But there are so many small things I first hear now that make this song so good. Thought I haven't heard these things before I have always felt something in the back of the singer. And this isn't the only song like this from Nightwish. I've heard this in many other songs by this band. And this is the reason for I love this band.

[@luizapardut475]

The violin from the ending choir is just so heart wrecking

[@captainlunacy4392]

-intensity itensifies-

[@araknidude]

intense intensity intensifies intensely at 5:34

[@tomo-lift]

CptChickenVomit intensly intensifying the intensity

[@tomo-lift]

CptChickenVomit is intense even a word anymore

[@gonzarasa]

Old Nightwish sound !!!

[@connorparrish7002]

Say hello to every finale boss fight soundtrack in my DnD campaigns.

[@araknidude]

ikr

[@alphakodiak16]

The villain gets written by himself just listening to this.

[@ambey464]

lucky!

[@Magenta1982]

I still remember and must have the version with 'You are listening to the new Nightwish album this song is called ...' waiting for the real CD to come out. Gosh 10 years already gone and eagerly waiting for the new album, with Floor it might be better then Once, but it is very difficult to make a better song than Ghost Love Score and I don't care which singer you put on the song, it is a masterpiece!

[@Ahasverus92]

Great, perfect as always. Now add Floor's studio vocals and we're done.

[@lordofnightcore2026]

8:22 is the best part, the guitar is so awesome

[@leosurname6993]

@@iexist1303 normie

[@Maxi_Nqn]

Thanks Tuomas por all your music!

[@MrMisterGuesh]

This guitar solo just got a whole new dimension ...

[@TastyLovedOne1]

I have arrangements with people for this to be played at my funeral. I want to go with this beauty.

[@hamstermunchies5558]

+TastyLovedOne1 I've arranged for Nemo to be played at mine but this is a great choice too.

[@jonaerakua1]

I'll just leave instructions to hire a chorus to repeatedly sing: "MY FALL. WILL BE FOR YOU. MY LOVE. WILL BE IN YOU! YOU WERE, THE ONE TO CUT ME, SO I'LL BLEED FOREVER!" I shall rise(from plank rising erect in an arc motion to 90 degrees and back like a cardboard cutout) and sing the active chorus part when every cycle repeats. It will be splendiferous!

[@SebastienBIZOUARDPRATINI]

Best than I've heard before!!! Thx Tuomas for all this wonderfulls moments!

[@tibofred6565]

An epic story song with great orchestration. Congratulations.

[@kirstenrichards8558]

This album oozes class out of every track.

[@TheStarWarriorHorse]

When I saw the title, I thought, "Am I in heaven yet? Cause this is heaven!" Thank you so much for uploading the instrumental version of my most favorite song of all time! ♡♡♡♡♡

[@ray101mond]

those last two min of this song man...always blows me away

[@ijdiya0072]

Absolutely fucking masterpiece.

[@DarkYggdrazil]

Thank you very much Nightwish! :) It's beside Song of Myself my favourite song.

[@lafierose]

Absolutely beautiful as always. I've always been somewhat curious as to what it would sound like without Tarja's voice and now I can. Thanks for uploading!

[@Kajimadoushi]

Thanks for this instrumental! Always wanted one! This is going straight in my son's lullaby playlist

[@Jrgg1994]

Shut up everyone. THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENNED TO ALL OF US.

[@nikkipellegrino7629]

Absolutely love it! My favorite Nightwish song! Happy 10 years to this album!

[@Peachy_Pikachu]

Thank you so much! This is my favourite song of all time, absolutely tragical till the end; flawless, perfect with or without the vocals. I'm proud of being a Nightwish fan and I will always be no matter what. Thank you once again for all this years, it's been one hell of a ride, keep making our worlds just as magical as you have made :)

[@PrincessFloor]

The whole song is SO awesome! One of the best NW songs ever!

[@commonrabble8559]

Thank You Nightwish! For the original version and this great instrumental!

[@WilliamLasgorndalf]

I had been waiting for this for many years. Thank you so much! Why not release the entire album on instrumental to further celebrate its anniversary?

[@eam2564]

That ending gives shivers like no other song

[@CurlyKatMarie]

Has it truly been ten years? Majestic. Simply majestic.

[@mrl1593]

There's not better song than this in symphonic metal. This is the best.

[@Hizkia_33]

Happy 20th anniversary, Once! 🥳

[@RicodeWaard]

Man, the last minute and a half are soo powerful. Love it.

[@johanareyes3117]

Muy buena la versión instrumental Nightwish the best band

[@benbaer3525]

Love this, don't know how I didn't know about NIGHTWISH before today

[@nintendude7cubed]

I've wanted this... for so.... SOOOOOOOOOOOO long!!!

[@mistressrhapsodos]

Me, too! Searching for so long. XD The orchestral one is wonderful, but I wanted this version, too.

[@daianaisis4334]

Thank you, for the best music ever made!

[@demonizer123]

I absolutly enjoy very much drumming to this masterpiece.

[@wanilsonbrasil]

música perfeita e melhor desempenho de audio.. perfeita qualidade

[@haplo2k10]

Speechless.... Beautiful... Just plain beautiful

[@eam2564]

Masterpiece for all the eternity!

[@stianb.hansen3870]

Finally an instrumental version of this song. I love it 😄

[@TheGrayMysterious]

5:34 should be the new theme of the U.S. Cavalry.

[@altariaapple]

Once I had a dream, and this is it..

[@UltamiaDC]

I've listened to the song so many times I still hear singing over it anyway! D:

[@Obamakka]

come for the epic maneuvers, stay for the rest

[@Katos15938]

Thanks so much! My favourite Album EVER and my favourite song from it!!!

[@1988ildar]

The most epic song I ever heard. Like so much!

[@Khandreia]

I have been wanting to hear this version for years! Thank you for finally giving us this opportunity, Nightwish.

[@foh8501]

El Himno de Nightwish The Nightwish Anthem