I LOVE the operatic ending. Wow! Just wow! It sends chills down my spine. So beautiful. As for the haters who think this album isn't metal enough for them....they should just go listen to the old albums then. Nightwish has moved on and is exploring other musical avenues...nobody is holding a gun to their head saying they have to listen to or like the new direction. I, for one, like it...I like it a lot! Cheers! PS...Olly, you're not just an essential worker...you're also an essential reactor!

In a Q&A, Floor said it was very difficult to get the operatic part to sound in a way that she and Tuomas liked. Ultimately, it took her listening to the choirs then recording her part from her own home afterwards then sending it to Tuomas who said "That's it!" :)

can no longer classify as music, but as art, hymn, a blessing...

After all the other comments all I can say is: "Laudato si Tuomas, Floor & the other members of Nightwish."

I am glad I was on KZfaq when you put this up. I really love how deep you get into the lyrics. And how you share them. And you do them treating everyone with dignity. Also you never in your reactions disrespect the artists or the fans. Thank you for being a really kind and loving human being. I cry too every time I hear this song. Take care my friend and stay safe.

Oh dear Olly! Here I’m crying too and everytime I hear this song. Masterpiece! Harmonies are sung by all three of them in every song where harmonies are ❤️

This was instantly my favorite song of the album

If heaven exists then the angels singing there will probably sound like the end of this song. Shivers every time I listen to that.

I hear Marko on the left, Troy in the middle, and Floor on the right.

All 3 of them. Listen for Marco. He is the middle pitched voice. It is just such a perfect blend. Tuomas' wife Johanna does the Shakespeare quote part. Visual and aural art!

What we get in the beginning, my friend, is the old hammered dulcimer (or the keys programmed to its peculiar sound) - "the dreamlike dulcimer" as duly noted... nothing is random with Tuomas at this point!

regarding the analysis for Shoemaker you need to see a guy named guylain prince. he did a wonderful analysis

Someone should tell Shoemaker family about this awesome tribute to Eugene. Just saying.

All praise be to the stars.

Oli, Laudato Si refers also to Pope Francis' second encyclical in which he condemns consumerism, uncontrolled development, environmental degradation, like the album's themes. " “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” - “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”."

I didnt know of Eugene Shoemaker.... BUT as soon as i did some research as you did i noticed he touched my life. With the comet Shoemaker Levy 9 ! Which was named for him, his wife and David Levy. When it was first sighted, this comet was already ripped into 21 parts and caught by the gravity of Jupiter, making it cruise around Jupiter instead of the sun. And they calculated its future journey and noticed next time it comes back it will HIT Jupiter ! And i saw this pictures from Hubble telescope and Galileo (?) sonde and saw what an comet impact on a planet means, on Jupiter, the biggest thing beside the sun in our solar system ! PRRZZZZZZZ--------

I still can't listen to the Latin vocals without crying. It's so beautiful. It's my favorite song on the new album. I bought tickets to the LA show on the 12th the day they went on sale. I have a feeling they might cancel those concerts because of COVID-19, but I have no doubt they'll be back in the US next year.

Damn, Tuomas and crew have another ma6stpiece!

What can I say? Nightwish just is so good...!!! And whole album is so good! This time, they lift the bar much! If you think pole vault, how there usually lifting is 1, 2 or 3cm in time. So, now Nightwish lift it at least 1m ! Incredible band!

Tears of joy, tears of eternal love, tears of eternity as a whole...tears of today's life being totally turned around. All of these come together in (this) Nightwish song(s) and it touches our hearts, souls and all that is life. We feel it, we've beautifully been put out of balance and start or try to take these masterworks fit into our own lives and try to manage to make life a fraction better. My personal (and so serious here) feeling: NIghtwish 'had' to be here, now, with us...a guideline, a higher level of heavenly protection. Hope you can meet Floor one fine day, Sir ;-}

As soon as Johanna talks, the tears start. Same when she sings, I cry every time, she's amazing.

Hallo Olly, your opinion about the Way Nightwish go is so right. I totally agree with you..i dont want hear Wishmaster3..greetings from northern germany Thanks Tuomas for this Masterpiece 😊👍🤗

the lyrics is some of the best I ever heard. this part was what really got me : We all wait the due night Beauty which is worth the hurting We're coming to join you eventually we will all reunite with shoemaker, but not too soon as the beauty of life is worth the wait.

This is next level of music, stunning😍 speachless. This album is just a piece of art😍😍 what a band💣💣💥💥💥

Great reaction, thank you. I love the direction the new album has taken and it shows the evolution of Nightwish in terms of the music and the subject material they reference in it. For some reason, many of the songs bring emotions out of me that I wouldn't expect. I cry every time I hear 'Shoemaker', 'How's the Heart' and the final movement of 'All the works...' Tuomas has a way of making me connect with the meaning of his songs and Floor's vocals just deliver that meaning perfectly. The whole band are genius at what they do and we are incredibly lucky to have them.

EPIC AWESOME TRACK! THE HISTORY OF EUGENE SHOEMAKER JUST WOWWW BLOW YOU AWAY! Same happened to me! Awesome Reaction one of the best as you always do.

I enjoyed your reaction very much. Yes, Tuomas challenged Floor with this song. It is a masterpiece. My favorite so far as well. And I love the evolution of the band. Life is about changes...all the time.

Breathtaking! I feel what you are feeling! Their music is beyond words. Their deep intellectual content set them apart from other symphonic metal bands, among other aspects.

Yes, Marko is in there. The thing about Marko's vocals is that his voice is so on point that it's hard to distinguish from other harmonies. He blends in really well, but gives more depth to the quality of the sound. Amazing.

Thank you, Olly! The intro is an adaptation of Finnish folk song, I think. During the end (Laudato sia, Ad Astra) I always have tears in my eyes.

Holy Shoemaker !😂😂💥 Love that...

Olly, i'd buy the ticket! If it get's cancelled they will reschedule ;) . I was soooo lucky yesterday to get my hands on two tickets for the Amsterdam show. Excited to show my girlfriend what an absolute amazing band this is! But for now; stay home and stay safe 💪🏻

I was waiting for this so much! Started to think that I missed your reactions after Music and Tribal. Nightwish could probably do a great song about shoes as well, or the evolution of feet - Marko likes to play barefooted 😉

Breathtaking song. Thank you for your amazing reaction. Greetings from Greece.

Listen carefully, Troy bass, Marco tenor, Floor mezzo-soprano/soprano.

This song is so beautiful. I love everything about it, the rhythm, the music, the lyrics, the vocals, the video and its visuals, the poem, and boy the ending with Floor's majestic yet a bit vulnerable operatic vocals ... I totally understand why Floor said it was a hard one to sing too... The lines are fast paced, with little time to breathe, a lot of note changes with each vowel, etc... And yeah, the visuals... They go so well with the lyrics! Shoemaker, the founder of planetary science as we know it, one of the people that discovered the Shoemaker-Levy comet, that crater on the Moon named after him... You feel that with the visuals. Anyway, I'm glad you did this one! It's one of my favourites from the album, alongside Endlessness (a very close second), Tribal and Pan.

You fully understood the video and its message. Only really few fully understand this song. I appreciate it!

Fantastic reactions my good man. Ive been watching your channel all day, starting from your first reaction to GLS (although not every one of them yet, got finals to study for lol). You have a great ear for the beauty and poignant symbolism in this group’s works of pure art and I love your analysis. Excellent work. Can’t wait to see what you think of the rest of the album. Pan is going to blow your socks off 😎 And after you do How’s the Heart, take a look at the acoustic version with Troy and Floor. Gorgeous. Given that NW is my absolute favorite band of all time, I’d be remiss if I didn’t throw out a recommendation for my second favorite band: Nothing More. I really think you’ll dig them. Very unique and versatile prog rock/metal with poetic lyrics and thought-provoking subject matter, full of depth and emotion. Start with This is the Time (Ballast), then try out Jenny (it’s about his sisters struggle with mental health and substance abuse while his mother was dying), God Went North, Fade In/Fade Out, and pretty much everything else they do is amazing. Even though they were nominated for a Grammy a year or so ago, they are still criminally underrated. Can’t wait to see what you think! Keep up the good work dude. Subbed!!

Yell, that first dos of floor will make your eyes water, every time.

14:10 at your left sings Marko, at center sings Troy and on the right side we have the heavy metal queen of the planet.

There was Ghost Love score, The poet and the pendulium, The greatest shoiw on earth, just to mention some, Now there´s Shoemaker to add to the MAASTERPIECES that Tuomas composed... Thanks for that!! You still have Pan to react to.. thats maybe my favoirite song from the whole album, but ok its hard to pick out one as the best..lol

Great song! Great reaction bro! While my favorite of the new album is Pan this one is close second! I believe that Marko is singing in the chorus aswell as Floor and Troy.

Great reaction as usual! Take your time with producing videos, take care of yourself :) Can't wait to see you react to the other songs though - since Shoemaker made you cry and you're someone who pays attention on the background and the lyrics, and appreciates the meaning of the songs, How's the Heart and Procession definitely are gonna make you cry as well!

There is a classical choir on the album: The Metro Voices which comes into its own at the ned of this track

About the direction the NW is going. They (especially Tuomas) do not like to just replicate the well known recipes, nor to do music to be easily consumed as supermarket songs. They make something bigger. Some people do like, some other don't. Some people don't even see the big picture and still like songs, some sees the bigger picture but don't want to have it. We've got different flavors.

thanks for your reacts.you are serious.i see your goosebumbs.many other tell that but they never had.they never feel the world of nightwish.

Olly The Rock, I like your reactions. You are one of the absolute best Nightwish followers and I just have to see & hear you react. Thank you, my friend!

Those lyric music videos are really well-done. It must have taken some time to prepare them. Those drums are great and placed really nicely. That ending is lovely with those violins, I believe, and drums and voices of a choir and Floor holding that Siiiiiiii - that wovel is perfect for it because it allows for a lot of resonance and can be held for a long period of time. :-) I think Marco sings in it, but his voice may occupy some lower frequencies in those harmonies and that may be why we can hardly hear them in the mix. There are also more passages in which they sing more in a staccato style.

The precision-n of Kai’s drumming is a remarkable aspect of this track.

The second one who knows it's R&J straight from the first words but the first one who knows the latin translation!! #kudos

Thank you so much for this reaction Olly

Love love love your reaction! GREAT!!!

Thank you Olly. At the beginning you say you don’t wan’t to do them quick. Did you still feel the same after the song? 😀 Well, I can’t wait to get to listen them all with you. 😀

The instrument, in the beginning, is a Dulcimer -"Stars calling with the sound of a dreamlike Dulcimer."

Great reaction. Thank you!

Brilliant reaction. I'm in tears every time.

Olly. I really appreciate your way presenting. Greetings from Finland.Take care.

This time, i guess, the chills didn't just come only from Floor! Same here.

Man, where do you get that discipline to NOT just getting through the entire album as quick as possible...? I'd be waaay too impatient lol. On the day of release, I listened to the whole thing at least 4 times! :-D If my memory doesn't trick me, you still got Pan, How's The Heart, Procession and Endlessness from CD 1 on your to-do list. All of them definitely not falling short of what you heard so far :-)

So Beautiful. I really love this evolution of the band.

Great song, great reaction. As always!

Nice reaction video, thanks!

Should be called Shockmaker😝. Btw I love how we can always count on you getting the lyrics references fast af! So smart

This last part always got me....

Hi Olly.... So glad you did this song! My mother died two days ago at 73 because of Covid-19, and because of the lockdown and my own health situation it's not even sure I can say goodbye to her, or visit her cremation. My fiance is in the Phillippines, the other side of the world (I'm in The Netherlands). She was visiting her children, who live with her ex- husband, and is in lockdown. She can't come home, we don't even know when we will see each other again. So I am sad and lonely now.... Mom, this one I dedicate to you, every time I look at the stars I will see your beautiful face and I will think of all the love you gave to me.... 😥

Floor said this one and How's the heart a little difficult for her lyrically

Don‘t wait, CD2 is even More beautiful and spectaculair: All the Works of Nature which adorn the World´ .Is My opinion. Tuomas Master Piece. Greetings from Germany.

I dont have any words, just mindblowing. Its a shame they are not going to play this in concert live, too difficult to play says Tuomas, We cant still dream cant we?

The spoken part is tuomas wife.

IMAGINE being at a live concert hearing Floor sing this live....OMG!!!

"I'm crying.." Every time I listen to this song.

Tuomas' wife Johanna Kurkela speaks the quote from Romeo and Juliet in this track.

Stay metal my friend but also stay safe and healthy.

This is worth of reacting. In "asteroids part" I hear some echoes and vibes from the "Noise", I mean somekind similarity in melody.

Got my tickets for the NYC show so I hope they can make it!!! 🤘🤘🤘

I've watched both of Floor's Instagram live streamings and she's intimated, although she obviously can't be sure but the North American concerts look to be in danger of being rescheduled. I've got tickets for both UK shows in December but I have my doubts even they will happen. Never say never but....... .

Great reaction as always. 🤘🏿🤘🏽🤘🏻 Will you do another Feuerschwanz reaction? I love their funny and energetic performances. Maybe you can try "Die Hörner hoch" (in English "Hold your horns high" more or less)

the fragments are probably a reference to Shoemaker-Levi 9.. the comet that he and Levi found, and whose fragments hit Jupiter

Olly, it is three part harmony with Marco taking the higher tenor line. Throughout the album, Troy's line seems to be more prevalant in the mix, but Marco is always there! The quotation is read by Tuomas' wife Johanna. Take care

Laudato Si = Praise be to you (Shoemaker) Ad Astra = To the Stars...

Laudato si, mi Signore, per sora Luna e le stelle: in celu l'ài formate clarite et pretiose et belle. Canticle of the Sun Francis of Assisi

Wow Olly 🤘97 Nightwish reactions 👍 Waiting when 💯 done. Greetings from 🇫🇮🤘❤️

Laudato si is a poem by Francis of Assisi (sorry I don’t know his name in English). That’s why the pope probably uses it.

Olly, I eally love your reactions. Straight from the heart. Moreover, you did do something in college? I wonder how many people knew that the quote was from Shakespeare, before they re told. Anyway, I viewed on the images of the rocket leaving the planet was a metaphor for human kind leaving in order to explore other pastures. Nightwish truly amazing!

Thank you

I agree Olly. My fav band Sonata Arctica have evolved from being a power metal band to being multi genre. The "fans" whinge they're not Power Metal anymore and don't get that people evolve from their 20's to their 40's and honestly I prefer what Tony is doing now because we're a year apart in age so I get what he's composing and his concerns for the world as it is at the moment. Music evolves I do wish people would get that.

That ending gets me every time 😭

this is art

Get tissues for Endlessness. Marko hits you in every feel. I got the CD the other day.

Laudato Si is an encyclical by Pope Franciscus (2015). In short he tells us to take better care of earth (our home).

Good to see you back working, even in these harsh times... All praise be to the stars Google translates...beautifull song by Floor. I'm not sure if Marko is singing but Love how Troy is more present on this album. Strong parts by Empou and finally Kai...👌 The Shakespeare quote before that ending, is just well thought of! Very curious how this all sounds Live....🤞 for November. Thnx Olly, good reaction on point and with substance! 🤘👌😎 ...🖐

Laudato SI means you or better Thy should be(HAvE TO BE) praised. Then second sentence as a shoutout, Ad Astra to the stars. So as a honor he was send to the stars. The pope wrote not long ago a piece with titel Laudato Si and this is about ecology.

Yes!!!!!!! Thank you Oily.

i believe the instument you heard at the very beginning was a hammer dulcimer ...

Tuomas the wizard....Best song ever....

It's all three of them, Troy lead and Floor and Marko backing.

The show is going to be cancelled for sure. Floor said in a recent livestream that the Toronto concert will likely not happen. I don't know what the policy is in the US for carrying over tickets to rescheduled shows, but if that is normally done, I'd buy my ticket now, firstly because otherwise tickets might be sold out, and secondly to support the band. "Laudato si" isn't Latin, but an old Italian dialect and means "be praised". It's the title of a famous hymn by Francis of Assisi offering praise to all creation. "Ad astra" is, however, Latin. The two phrases do not form one sentence, being as they are from two distinct languages. I understand the end to mean "Praise be to you [Shoemaker], [let's go] to the stars".

I hope you are right that the tour wil happen september in the USA, it's all depending on the outcome of or defeat of corona virus. I hope you wil be alble see Nightwish live in the USA 2020.

My only criticism of this song is it is far to short a journey. Brilliance incarnate!

Laudato si is original from Francis of assise, an italian friar in the 12the century