Vocal Analysis of Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Voice Teacher Reacts) 

It's noteworthy that Jansen is a vocal coach herself.

geez man, of the vocal coaches that have reaction channels, you are by far the clearest in your analysis

"I want to hear her on a more beltier song" -- Floor -- "hold my beer"

I like how you actually explain every single action that she makes XD other people that have reacted to this song just say it’s “amazing” which it is, but we come to watch the reaction of a vocal trainer/teacher so yeah you would expect more

You kept using the word CONSISTENT with how she performed and I couldn't agree more. The reason why I feel Floor is one of the absolute best vocalists is due to her consistency which is insane considering how wide her style and range is. Thanks for the analysis, been waiting months for a nightwish video!

I NEVER CLICKED ON A VIDEO SO FAST! Thank you so much for reacting to this song, awesome video as always!

More Nightwish! I agree with seeing Poet and the Pendulum at Weberley Arena

Pausing that last note should be criminal. #Bastard (jk don't ban me)

Thank you for analyzing this performance. You explain vocal technique like no other vocal coach could. Be prepared for the Nightwish army to invade this video. P.S. remember Nightwish fans, he is a vocal coach not a reactor.

YES. I've been waiting for this. Hope you keep on doing Nightwish. Thank you.

I think Floor Jensen is very aware of what she's doing to craft the sound she's creating. The best example I've seen is from a European show that showcased singers performing each others songs or songs special to them, during which she performed The Phantom of the Opera. It's a small stage and the camera work is excellent, which shows the contortions and odd faces she uses to shape the sound in precisely the manner she wants it. (She also performs an interesting and breathy rendition of Shallow.)

Of all the reaction videos I've seen you're the first to actually go in depth to how our voice works. Thanks for that, it's really entertaining and educational.

This song is about an hour into their 105 minute set, and she still has the control and energy to do this song.

This is the one vocal reaction I was dying to see 😍 Edit: I’ve seen Nightwish live with Floor three times, and yes, she nails this perfectly live - don’t let the video editing/sound balancing/mixing fool you.

Yaaass finally! Please do Romanticide! Or whatever, just keep reacting to Nightwish and metal 🤘🏻

Lol the mobile game ad was interesting. Glad ur getting paid somehow for your work

OMG! You made a video of Nightwish! I've loved them for about 11 years and I haven't clicked on a video so fast. Floor voice is beautiful and even Sam liked it 😍.

Nice!! I’ve seen this requested on so many channels- glad you did this!!

Everybody starts smiling when they first hear Floor 😊

He needs to react to Epica ft. Floor Jansen - Sancta Terra!!! Like so he can see!!!❤️

I am gonna cry, i have been asking for this since I first wach your videos, thank you. I really love the way you explain things

" I would like to hear her in the belting of the higher notes, but I don´t really think it´s their thing.." O´man, are you in for a surprise!...... Excellent run through of her techniques btw. Good job.

I want to thank the replies months ago for helping me discover this great band and Floor from reading all the comments from people requesting this song. Trying to catch up on 20 years of music makes me feel like a kid on Christmas, new gifts every day. Thank you for inadvertently directing me to Nightwish.

Hey Sam, I saw Florence + The Machine live yesterday and it was amazing, she jumped and danced the whole time and didn't miss a single note! So I want to join all the people who've been asking you to react to Flo. Try something from the new tour, she's improved a lot over the last years. I really like 100 years live at Later with Jools. Thank you!

you paused the Floorgasm :(, but its forgivable since you did an analysis instead of a reaction, but still u paused it and didn't hear it in its full power :(

You should definitely react to "the poet and the pendulum" live wembley, interesting vocally :)

Finally !!! OMG ! I was waiting for this one for so long !! Thank you so much for making this video !!

Yes, I would love to hear you analyze Tarja's vocal performance too. The comparison between Floor and Tarja would be very interesting to analyze.

Finally! I wished, that you would react to that masterpiece :)

Finally SAM!!!! I’ve been waiting this video for 5 months!

Oh God I have been WAITING for this. Thanks Sam!!

Yes. What you said about Classical Sopranos... At 4:58... is very correct. Thank you for saying that. Most people don't believe we can. I sing Classical Soprano but can also sing contemporary. But I am no where near her level. Love Enya. Sam, you are Awesome!

Such a treat to wake up to! Thank you, Sam! I love hearing people break down Floor's technique.

I love how seriously this guy treat these reactions, the analysis is incredible though the video got a little choppy regarding to the emotion of the song getting interrupted, but I'm OK with that, he wasn't just saying things, He's really really focusing on the voices

YES THANK YOU, SAM. Been waiting for this one for ages.

Been waiting for ages for this! Thanks Sam for doing it. Really brightened up my day.

This Woman is a living Legend. My Queen

I had a feeling, scrolling through, that people might be on ya for pausing that final note. People like to see full reactions to it in the full Floor glory. But don’t be so hard on him, guys, he’s a vocal coach and he’s analyzing!

Again, you are the best 'analyst' for Floor that I have watched. Everyone has their niches (okay, almost everyone, some just ooh and ahh). Every time I watch this (7-8 times now?) I learn something. Sounds simplistic, but I think people who do a single pass on anything are missing a lot. I haven't seen you much lately, I hope everything is well. I realize I am somewhat necroing this thread, but still I watch.

what a marvelous vocal breakdown here Sam! ive watched this on dozens of channels and by far you smashed it

Holy cow. I just learned more about why Floor sounds so good in twenty minutes than in the whole of my life so far. Nightwish with Floor is my absolute favorite band because of the dynamism of her voice. I know few singers as dynamic, but Larkin Poe’s more vocal sister provides a pretty close approximation. Check out “We Intertwine.” Totally different style of music, but her vocal ability is equally sublime. IMO, anyway. I see David Draiman of Disturbed as an example of the “grabbing” you’re talking about, a maneuver that changes the sound of the voice.

Thank you so much for this reaction. When I saw the alert in my email, it was like being a kid again and receiving the best Xmas present ever LOL... And your analysis was fascinating. Always love learning new things, which is why I love your videos. If you could do the Poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley 2016, that would be awesome. As others have mentioned, it showcases even more of Floor Jansen's ability. Again, thank you so much for doing this. It was awesome :D Oh, I'd also suggest you prepare to be inundated by a legion of Nightwish fans.

I just got the biggest grin in my face when you introduced the sponsor- you just seemed so happy about it, and I’m so happy for you that you got a sponsor, even if I have absolutely no interest in the game whatsoever (and normally put up with ads grudgingly) But you seem so excited and happy, and I’m happy along with you! Also, as much as I loved Nightwish with Tarja (and I loved the full on opera sound she brought), I also love them with Floor. She’s a wonderful mix of contemporary and classical, and she fits with them so well.

this was wonderful and your description of mix at the end was really clear and helpful. also hi silver play button, i see you back there queen

I've been waiting for this!!!!!

Floor is a voice teacher as well, she knows what she is doing :)

I am so happy you reacted to this 😍👌 love your analysis and all your videos!!!

Finally !! What we were waiting for !! Thank you Sam!

Finally! Omg I'm so excited

Thank you for the analysis. I got the impression that you liked her vocals a lot. It is great to hear from someone that knows what they are doing. My untrained hearing tells me that she is really good. So If you are liking it, I feel better about how I much I like it................ :-)

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSS

I have been waiting for this for so long! ❤

Omg! I had the chance to watch this performance live here in Argentina :3 It was great! Thank you soooo much for uploading this ♥️ Nw is my fav band! Love your videos Sam! :D

Floor is absolutely amazing, her range and talent is phenomenal

I've seen a bunch of these analysis now. This one is good! It brought a lot of new stuff to my attention. Thanx dude!

Yours is the best and most analytical vocal coach reaction I have seen so far. Great job!

Floor? Angel? More like Valkyrie. Also, this song is almost 80 minutes into that particular set at Wacken, so she hadd been singing like that for over an hour.

FINALLY! I've been waiting on you to do this for a year now. Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish and the Floorgasm! The ADHD in this is real though - interrupting the Floorgasm by pausing is a sin. I'm glad you at least unpaused to let it finish. :) Now how about Nightwish - Romanticide (Live Wacken 2013) ? She hits a D6 effortlessly and its a much shorter song so you won't feel the need to rush through the whole thing or pause it constantly. Thank you!

Dude... I loved your analysis. I've been looking for these mathematical like explanations of Floor's instrument for so long.

Love your videos and knowledge! Your energy in each video is always up and I appreciate it👍

Floor Jansen is a beast. I'd love to see you do a comparison video between her and Tarja Turunen doing the same Nightwish song. I think the difference between how they each approach the same lines would be really interesting to evaluate. I recently unlocked my head voice, and when I did I found I was able to bring it pretty low into my chest voice range. What you said at the end about mix made a lot of sense to me, and it made a lot of what I've been doing make sense. I was singing at karaoke on Sunday, and I managed to take an extended note that began in my chest and as it was still being sung I opened things up and got my head voice in there, and I don't think anyone noticed I was doing it. So that was cool. I'd call my chest voice mature and my head voice juvenile to adolescent, but practice makes progress.

You should perhaps make a note of which Nightwish singer is performing this song!(unless I missed it?) As some one who listens to Nightwish I recognize that this is Floor Jansen(As do, I see, many fellow commenting watchers ^-^), but when the band originally recorded the song it was with Tajra Turunen. If I recall from an interview Floor doesn't actually enjoy singing (learning?) the classical style. I'd have loved to hear your thoughts on how the song has changed (or not changed) between the different vocalists of Nightwish, but Ghost Love Score is indeed quite a song to tackle, never mind doing it multiple times for the sake of analysis. That was a great watch nevertheless, lovely work as always. Cheers!

Been waiting for this video for months!

I was one of the many that had been begging you to react to this song, so you can imagine my happiness when I saw you finally did. And you certainly didn't disappoint. :D

I’m not a singer, but I play violin and this guy knows what he’s talking about. A+ for music theory.

"How she sounds like on a bigger, beltier song" Ooohhhh boy... 😂😂

Thank you for being there! Keep on doing what you are doing! So grateful....

I was waiting for this video. Thank you.

Have you reviewed Tarja doing ghost love score? would love to see that. if anyone has it btw please link it to me

I downloaded the game because while I really love RPGs I also REALLY want to support you. So glad to see you getting endorsements and sponsors!

Been waiting for this, awesome!

Omg! We have waited and we've received! 🙌🙌🙌🙌 Now, to be absolutely happy we need some new Hozier material 😊

Plz do more Nightwish

Sam, she can growl aswell, and does it pretty good in "yours is an empty hope" live from wembley 2015 concert. I'd reccomend you to react to that it's really dope

Congrats on the sponsor, dude! Keep doing what you do, I love your videos and don't mind sitting through an ad or two if it allows you to keep making this quality content.

SAM!! This video made me soooo happy! I was having a terrible morning and then you popped into my feed with one of my favourite songs from one of my favourite artists and made everything better! Floor has such a wonderful instrument and I really enjoyed watching you experience her properly and give me more of an insight as to how she does what she does. I hope you have an amazing day! 😍

Oh I KNOW you didn't just pause in the middle of that last note. YOU MONSTER.

I would live to see you react to someone older, like Judy Garland or Ruth Etting. It's such a different style to today that it would be fun to know how a vocal coach hears it.

This is the best explanation of all the ones i have seen, and it makes me even more in awe of how good this voice is.

HOLY SHIT THANK YOU!!! I've been hoping and hoping you'd do this one!!

I may get shit for this but I really want to know what he says about Tarja. I still love her voice

An awesome song! Thanks a lot! I would like to suggest Kamelot ("One Cold Winters Night" live) - Elizabeth I, II, III. Masterpiece, one of a kind. Who's agree?

I love listening to your analysis and reactions! I clicked on ur video so damn fast cuz I knew it was gunna be great! I sung along the whole time and learned a lot!

This might be the most intense vocal analysis of this song I have seen. Impressive, learned a lot just hearing your explanations. Like a vocal master class...

Excellent analysis! I've mostly seen reactions to this song, with only some light analysis/commentary on her technique and such. You being so thorough was an interesting take! Now, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want you to react to more Nightwish because please please do! Basically any song from this performance (Wacken Open Air 2013) would be a great candidate but especially Romanticide, Ever Dream, and Song of Myself. Also, Poet and the Pendulum from Wembly 2015 is amazing. And Greatest Show on Earth from Tampere... I have a feeling everyone will be politely requesting these songs once the Nightwish fans drop in en mass... :) Still though, please do more. I love the way you break it down and explain what's happening to a mere mortal such as myself. =D

Sam low-key displaying that awesome RU-vid button over there, yeah!!! :D Like the new framing of the shot, also love that you're closer to your mic so the sound is cleaner. Might I make a suggestion though? (And you know I love your videos! This is just, hopefully, helpful critique) I'm not really an audio person (I'm a video editor) so I'm not quite sure what's causing this, but either your audio is clipping because the record level is too high or there's over-compression happening, either way, your audio's a little distorted in this video. Maybe drop the record level a bit when you're sitting closer like this? Also, a pop shield wouldn't be a bad idea for when you're talking facing your screen and speaking directly into the mic. That's my unsolicited comment for the day ;) (And it's possible you already noticed all this when you were editing!) Great video, you went into loads of detail! Thanks, Sam!

thank you for finally doing this! i will hold my promise and subscribe ;)

I love your videos man. So helpful; thank you for everything you do.

I've always loved the way how you actually explain what happens. These cheap copycats who came after you are "vocal coach reacts" and they just react - and there is nothing interesting in watching what someone expresses on their face while watching a video. Keep on doing the good work!

Awesome reaction! Try Devin Townsend Project -Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall)

I've been waiting for this day ♥

omg I thought you'd never do this!!! I was waiting for it!!

Oh my god Sam!!!!!!... Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!

YOU STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOORGASM! BLASPHEMY... LOL... other than that Thanks for the wonderful reaction and all the info. She is the queen of Metal and you should do more Nightwish reactions. Like Poet and the Pendulum or The Greatest Show on Earth :)

omg I've been waiting for this for so goddamn long!!!!!!

Been waiting for this one!!!

Yay! Thank you for finally reacting to this song! Her vocal skills are amazing!

you need to watch her singing After Forever and Revamp songs. she has different voices.

You are a wonderful person with a great way of explaining and taking us along the ride

Mr Sam Johnson, your analysis is amazing ! I always get very impressed with your skills !