Award-Winning Songwriter's First Time Reacting to Nightwish – Ghost Love Score Live
As an award‑winning songwriter and GRAMMY member, this was my FIRST TIME ever hearing Nightwish, Floor Jansen, or Ghost Love Score – and experiencing it LIVE from Wacken 2013 completely blew my mind. In this video I react in real time to Nightwish – Ghost Love Score (Floor Jansen, Wacken 2013) and break down the vocals, songwriting, orchestration and storytelling from a classical and opera background. If you love powerful symphonic metal vocals, this Nightwish first time reaction is for you. ⏩ Original Nightwish performance: Original video here: • Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (WACKEN 2013) 🌠Nightwish official channel: / @nightwish 🏆 Who am I? I’m Rachel Walker Mason – a Billboard Hot 100 and UK Top 10, multi‑award‑winning songwriter, GRAMMYs and Ivors Academy member, and executive member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. I train singers, songwriters and artists around the world and specialise in vocal performance and songcraft. In this Nightwish Ghost Love Score reaction I cover: • Floor Jansen’s insane vocal control and stamina • How the melody and harmony build the emotional climax • Why Ghost Love Score works so well LIVE in a huge arena like Wacken • What makes Nightwish’s songwriting so cinematic and powerful TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Reaction Teaser 00:28 - Song opening section 01:42 - Opening instrumental reactio 03:12 - Floor Jansen's opening verses 04:47 - Initial reaction to her operatic voice 06:23 - A cinematic odyssey! 11:07 - Lyrical breakdown 14:32 - A waltz or a sea shanty? 16:37 - Buy me a tea? 17:19 - Floor Jansen's vocal masterclass 18:58 - MIND BLOWN! 21:19 - I'm speechless. 22:20 - Final analysis: A masterpiece. 24:04 - Synesthesia reaction What other symphonic metal showcases this level of vocal versatility? Should this opera singer dive deeper into Floor's technique? Let me know in the comments below! 🔔Join the Colourwave Crew! Get early access, vote on my next reviews, and unlock exclusive behind-the-scenes content: / @listenincolourwithrachel ☕️ Support Independent Music Songwriters earn just ~$0.0004 per stream, split between us! Buy me a coffee to keep the music analysis coming: https://buymeacoffee.com/RachelWalker... ✨ More reactions: • Listen In Colour With Rachel #nightwishreaction #nightwish #operasinger #floorjansen #ghostlovescore #vocalanalysis #symphonicmetal #coloraturasoprano #QueenOfTheNight #classicalvocalist #vocalcoach #vocalcoachreacts #wacken2013 Get vidIQ to grow your channel faster! 🚀 https://vidiq.com/ListenInColourwi
