Evanescence Adds Piano and Orchestra to ‘My Immortal’ on Synthesis Live

Amy Lee sings “My Immortal” in Evanescence’s Synthesis Live arrangement, where piano and orchestra broaden the familiar ballad.

Mercury Studios identifies the recording with the Synthesis Live tour supporting the band’s Synthesis album. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

Sustained instrumental lines expand the musical space around Lee’s lead voice while the melody remains recognizable. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context.

Piano provides a harmonic foundation and connects the voice with the surrounding orchestral parts. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

Lee’s singing carries the principal melodic line through the ballad’s familiar phrases. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context.

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Different instrumental colors add texture while remaining part of the song’s continuing progression. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

Coordinated entrances help the larger ensemble support rather than obscure the vocal lines. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context.

The stage setting shows the musicians surrounding Lee within the concert arrangement. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

Quieter passages leave room for the voice while other instruments shift around it. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context.

Broader sections expand the same melodic material through a fuller sound. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

Another Evanescence recording of “My Immortal” at London’s O2 Arena offers a separate performance setting. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context.

“My Heart Is Broken” from Synthesis Live is another selection by the band. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

The companion recordings retain their own songs and occasions alongside this orchestral arrangement. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context.

The familiar melody provides continuity while the ensemble supplies additional instrumental colors. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

Lee’s lead and the orchestral support work together through each phrase. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context.

This Synthesis Live version places “My Immortal” in a wider concert texture. The source keeps this detail attached to the performance and its stated context. This keeps the music connected to the setting shown in the source recording. The editing and source frame retain this recorded context.

More videos to explore

Evanescence’s 2022 O2 Arena visualizer presents another version of the song.

The band’s Synthesis Live video for “My Heart Is Broken” offers a separate performance.

Further reading: Performance background and source. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ6oVEPrQDo