Old VoicePlay SHOCKED Me!! | The Phantom of the Opera - VoicePlay | Acapella Reaction/Analysis
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Such a good VP song, and yes, a very defining moment I am sure. I love Tony in this one and he is such an iconic Phantom in my mind solely because of this song. It is such an under-reacted song because of how old it is but really should have more love.
I'm glad you weren't warned as the unprepared Mortius is the most entertaining Mortius! ;)
Have to agree!!
That's exactly why they didn't warn him, I reckon. :)
My daughter’s high school was 1 of the first high schools to perform Phantom. Andrew Lloyd Weber came to the school, talked to the kids and told them stories. It was amazing.
I have been told to yell “Mortius where’s the OG Linnnnnnk!?” Kidding man this was a great reaction crazy how far they have come and still sticking to their roots at the same time
Fixed!! tysm
Yeah, it's always funny to hear Tony say it's a departure to 'indugle the theatrics' knowing where they ended up 🤣 But I agree with you that this was kind of their first step into that, and I'm so glad it was succesfull enough to encourage them in that direction! They did get some hate for the departure from the original, but as someone who is pretty attached to Phantom, I think this cover is MUCH more successful than The Greatest Showman Medley was at doing it's own thing without loosing what makes the original work.
This is honestly my top 3 favorites from them… the EDM bass and drum work, the drama (Tony!), the high notes, the video concept are all 🔥🔥🔥
Phantom is just goosebump inducing. The vocals are beautiful and the guys are somewhat menacing as they circle Rachael.
somewhat? First time I saw it I thought it was terrifying.
@@Aurora-cv5to I am creeped out every time I watch this one. The vocals are fantastic, though.
Maybe just me but I always kinda wanted to be in the midst of that circle of extremely handsome talent… 🤭
Definitely not just you. They could be creepy, menacing, I don't care - what a fantasy to stand in the midst of all that...talent and chemistry.
I think Phantom was absolutely a "defining departure" that pulled me in to the VP rabbit hole, so glad you enjoyed it!! Love to hear your take on it all
Old VoicePlay blowing Mortius' mind just as well as VoicePlay does with their new stuff - that never gets old 😉 - and Mortius when realizing that Tony is in the video might be my new favorite "Mortius-mind blown" moment 😆
How on earth did the universe arrange itself to where my music appreciation class discussed the Phantom of the Opera play, I got to recommend voiceplay's cover to my teacher just yesterday, and you release your reaction the very next day? 😃 Love your surprise and confusion at seeing Tony. I believe Tony appeared in their song 'just sing' around covid time.
Each time I come back to this video, I am impressed all over again with how they managed to capture the sexy and menacing tones of the song with their imagery. Like the whole video you are walking a knife edge between is this a seduction, or a threat.
The vibe of circling sharks, or stalking cats, slowly closing in on her.
I have a Huge connection to Phantom,and Love it deeply. I first heard this and was taken aback due to my expectations. HOWEVER, the second time i listened I was drawn in because I knew it was not "my phantom" and was able to appreciate everything so much more. I love this version so very much.
Absolutely agree with your initial reaction. As someone who has loved musical theater since the age of five when I first heard my parents' original cast recordings of My Fair Lady, Camelot (which they actually got to see with the original cast), and West Side Story, this video and their "If I Were a Rich Man" videos were ones which I was really hyped to watch after first discovering VoicePlay. And both of them are so radically different from what I was expecting that I immediately clicked off of the videos and thought, "They're not doing it right!". However, I eventually managed to return and watch them all the way through and was able to appreciate that they were succeeding in doing something very different with their interpretation of the songs. That being said, I have to confess that while "Rich Man" eventually won a place in my VoicePlay audio playlist, "Phantom" never did. I love the Tony's and Rachel's performances enough, along with some of the video/lighting choices to occasionally watch the video, but the audio by itself is just not something I want to hear on a regular basis. (Although, I just happened to think that if somehow the original cast version were to be forever lost, and I had to choose between listening to this or the move soundtrack, as the only version to be preserved, I would certainly go with this one 😉)
I think they set a record for blowing your mind in this song.
As someone VERY MUCH attached to Phantom (it's my husband's favorite, we've seen it 3 times since getting married, and I knew some of the pit musicians when it was at the Pantages in the 90s) I loved this remix. This was definitely their FIRST STEP toward what VoicePlay would become, their "baptism" into theatrics and costumes that now defines them.
I love Phantom and I love this cover even more.
Rachel is in the process of producing another human being for her family, so unfortunately, I don't think we'll be getting a collab anytime soon.
And you are spot on about this video being the defining moment that gave us the theatre kids of a cappella.
I think that is one of my favorite ways to describe what I assume is a pregnancy.
She also hurt her knee or foot awhile back. I can't remember which.
@@meganmurdock9107 true. I think it was her knee but I'm not 100% sure about that.
Mason is correct in that The Greatest Showman was the last full length video she was in with them, however, technically, the last video she did with them was the Thanksgiving Song mini. ❤😉
I doubt that just being pregnant would have stopped Rachel from featuring with the guys. (She’s been pregnant in at least two previous videos.) But when you add in her knee injury s couple months ago, I’m sure she’s sticking close to home right now.
Are you aware that Tony made Rachel’s dress for this video? As he did for Greatest Showman. His mother and grandmother were both seamstresses, and he took an early interest in costuming. He does almost all the costumes for Pattycake and many for VoicePlay.
Thanks for the info! I knew Tony made her dress here, but not about his mom and grandma. Rachel is pregnant in Kidnap the Sandy Claws and which other one?
@@shirleykarr560 Little Mermaid
This is where I realised how talented Tony was. ❤🏴
Awesome reaction as always Mortius.
Hi Mason 🙋♀️
I didn't like Phantom of The Opera until this one.
They have a talent for doing that. Turning non like songs into one of my favorites.
Voiceplay released their new video on Patreon Sunday. It is bad a**. Apocalyptic time again.
They turn songs I don't like around for me too. And I almost always like their versions better even of songs I already liked.
This one reminds me how much I love and miss Tony's voice. (No shade on their baritones since -- they're all awesome.) I think this was the beginning of the end for Tony touring with VP and instead going strictly behind the camera, co-founding PattyCake with Layne. I keep hoping they'll do a collaboration with him. I mean, he's *right there* and he still sounds awesome when he sings in Pattycake originals, like Quarantine: The Musical.
Good stuff! I found their EP the other day when they were called 4:2Five, and I’m so excited the CD still works! It’s almost 20 years old, which is insane.
VP full production Phantom please.
Wouldnt that be the next step in epic acapella?
To comment about Rachel Potter, she's currently expecting, therefore there won't be any collaboration that soon
Oh, I forgot about that announcement! That totally makes sense
This is brilliant. Just brilliant.
I kind of like your sneaky patrons not giving you a heads up. It's more fun this way. All of it was wonderful, of course, but Tony, WOW. That powerful baritone just doesn't come out in the standard acapella world. I'm so glad he's still part of the family through Pattycake.
I love when we break Mortius lol Haven't seen this for a good year but it is still fantastic and one of their best early songs.
I felt the same way about their Greatest Showman arrangement, but this was amazing and I'm really attached to Phantom of the Opera like you are to Greatest Showman.
I think this is the first time I saw Voiceplay, and I only watched for about a minute, because I'm a Phan who saw Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in POTO. I didn't get it. Didn't understand A Cappella. But once I'd seen some other Voiceplay ("This Is Halloween" is the first full video I watched and it got me into them) I came back to this and love it!
A great showcase for Tony's talent(s).
Loved your reaction! I ALWAYS get the chills when you dropped under your desk - so I can relax now: It's not only me that is knocked hard by this vocal "situation"... 😅 Love Tony's help with creating awsome fantastic hilarious videos: In the hall of the mountain king, Nothing else matters, Golden hour and many many more... 🎉❤
Rachel Potter is a great singer and I have liked her collab with these guys every time she does one.
Voiceplay breaks another UA-camr! 😂
This really is an amazing one from vp, and your reaction was fantastic! 💜
Thank you Mortius for another wonderful, and very entertaining reaction. I love it when Tony appears, and you are like...."ooohhh it's THAT old" LOL. as many times as I have seen this one, that ending still gives me chills.
Oh dear, they've killed Mortius...Again. LOL. Awesome reaction as usual. Thanks!!!
"Oh!! This is THAT old!!"
God we love you Mortius XD
I still get goosebumps hearing this cover. Sooo glad you've found it 👏🏻👏🏻
Rachel hits an E6 at the end, rather than the A6 it's originally written as (no shade whatsoever, E6 is ridiculously high and she hits it flawlessly), and I've always wondered if they lowered the key to accommodate the guys
one of my favorite reactions for sure!! i vibe with the emotions in this one. this is one of my favorite songs of this era and you gave it its due justice, so thanks!
It''s on my top 10 list for VoicePlay. I came onto it early in the VoicePlay list and I love it. Can't believe you hadn't done this yet. I am attached - every version I've heard hit my soul. This is gorgeous.
Great reaction
I m glad you react to old voiceplay song
They are always awesome right ?
Been looking forward to this one from you. I'm so glad it was everything that I had hoped.
Love that Voiceplay is so popular on here that you have to do a separate poll for them. Psst, make a Voctave poll and put Prince of Egypt Medley on it. That would get my vote. Hint hint. 😁
YAAAAAAAS! Finally! Great reaction!
From this and other of ;your VP reactions, I've learned appreciation for your "favorite thing". The spot in this song where it happens also contains 2 of my favorite things - key changes and suspended chords. Goosebumps squared.
Look out everyone, I think they broke Mortius with this. I completely understand. They broke me too. I love "the Phantom of the Opera" and this was amazing!
Loved your reaction! I am still recovering from that high note.....just amazing! Love how this song was so different and funky....😊💚🌹
This was the first song of voiceplay’s I’ve heard, and I was hooked. SO SO SO GOOD. what a perfect gift for my birthday month. Love your reactions as alway! :)
Mortius, I've seen most of your VoicePlay reactions. This may be my favorite of yours! Thank you! I loved it!!
This is the song that introduced me to Voiceplay!
I really really love your intro ❤ This cover was one of the most surprising for me. They rocked it! 🙌
You are going to love this!❤
I think I read that this was their first real theatrical production video.
I'm a HUGE Phantom of the Opera fan, but I LOVED this version.
This is the second song i saw from Voiceplay after Chandelier (also featuring Rachel). The third was their Moana medley. Subbed
I really love Phantom, and have since I was like a tween, and I was a little iffy about this remix at first but the more I listened to the more I loved it. Mortius is definitely right about that and that there are parts that is so creepy and stunning
Bro this reaction won you my sub, I giggled way too much at your reactions. Great stuff 😂😁
I miss Earl.
everyone loves your reactions I'd like to add something different. having the pup remind me to like the video was the best way to get my attention and a perfect touch for anyone who has been following along with you. thought you should get some appreciation for it
Thank you for that!! 😊
You could react to their old Disney medley, ''VoicePlay and Disney on Broadway''. It's really fun!
This really showcases what a voice Tony has.
I do think that you are right that this was... kind of their Rubicon, which set them down the path of the more theatric pieces. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a big part of what set them on the road to creating Pattycake Productions. Especially since Tony co-owns it with Layne. Anyway, while the lineup including Tony wasn't the "current" lineup that was in place when I started following them, I started early enough in JNone's time with them that he was still... comparatively speaking, their "new" full-time member, so in looking back over their library, I still kind of thought of Tony as one of the "originals." Still, it is amazing how much of a staple J became in the years following that. He might not have been my #1 favorite member, but I do appreciate and respect him, and what he brought to the group, though.
This is another awesome cover by voice play. So well done guys . Please keep up the great work
this is the song that got me into VoicePlay. great to see it.
Very awesome they always out do themselves!!
Wow. I managed to FORGET this one. Gotta go watch it a dozen or so times. :)
Hi Mason! Keep up the great work. 👌🏼
I really enjoyed this take, especially in the production. It's more menacing indeed. She's very much a victim, and i think it harkens back to the book a bit more than to the show. The book is a lot creepier..:)
This is the song that lead me down the voiceplay rabbit hole!
The VP rabbit hole….crowded indeed!! 🤣🤣😁
I have to say, you are as entertaining as the videos.
Yeah, I saw an interview at one point, wherein they talked about how they saw themselves as a group back then, defined in terms of their theatrical stuff like Road Trip and Auditions and the Chicken Song (skits with singing in them, basically), and how when they were on the Sing-Off, they had difficulty figuring out how to turn that into the 3-4 minute pop songs the show runners wanted. To me, that explains why their performance on the show was so underwhelming, and why they got voted off the island. They hadn't done Phantom yet; it came later, after the show was over and done, and yeah, it feels *way* more similar to the stuff they do now, than anything else they had done up to that point. Lest I overstate my case, they had done some limited before. They did that Zombies vs Hillbillies collab with HF. They dressed for dinner and sat around a table singing Be Our Guest. Maybe the most modern-VP thing they'd done, before Phantom, was Cheerleader, which they did in workout clothes around exercise equipment. But Phantom took it to another level, in terms of the arrangement, as well as the video, and yes, I think it definitely helped set them on their course to where they are now. It's not hard to believe that their Phantom and Valhalla Calling videos, for example, were done by basically the same group, membership changes notwithstanding. It fits the profile. Though they did have to replace that short-haired bass singer with somebody who can actually hit low notes :-)
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I LOVE Tony! ❤
Thanks for reminding me, Ella.🙂
I need Voiceplays to just do a full on musical at this point
I gotta say, the musical theater nerdgasm is pretty fun.
I absolutely love phantom of the opera ! And yes they changed a lot but I think they kept enough essence of it. And I love their version. Not as much as the original but both are amazing
I've been waiting for you to do this one I knew it would be a good one. It has to be my favourite OG @VoicePlay song ever Tony just shone in this. It always gives me goosebumps.
That cape swirl!
Mortius in so many reactions: Lots of people warned me, but I'm gonna ignore that!
Also Mortius here: Patreons! You didn't warn me!
Yknow what… you’re so right 😆
Mortius melted at 10:38
Best Video ever
I know you like standing, but you might want to have a stoll/chair or something you can collapse onto instead of the floor. We don't want you to hurt yourself.
I've always loved Phantom, I've heard it done by so many different people that try to replicate the original, but dont have the singers to hit the high notes, mostly tenors, so they change the key for the ending and butcher the song. I like that VP made it their own.
V vs Phantom. Battle of the Phantoms!
One day we will see poor Morb stroke out on one of these… we may need to start warning our friend a Little just to avoid the end of the series haha
I’m a big fan of Phantom. The first time I heard this I was a little shaken by the differences; I’ve listened to the original so many times that I no longer need to hear the recorded version-I can hear it in my head. It took me a minute to get used to the movie as well-initially I missed Michael Crawford’s voice, and Butler’s was more rock/rough. But it didn’t take long for me to be over the difference-and develop a little crush on Butler. LOL.
Anyway, the differences here didn’t bother me that much on second listen, especially since Tony’s voice is absolutely gorgeous, and so is Rachels-both of them could legitimately play the leads in the musical.
Word has it vp wanted her for sing off. I think they could have won with her.
Actually, it was the *producers* of The Sing-Off that wanted VoicePlay with her. VoicePlay wanted to be on the show as themselves.
Rachel declined as she was going on The X-Factor. The producers insisted VoicePlay have a female, so they asked their friend Honey to help them out.
In the background, when tony is talking, there is some kind of remix version playing, I would love to know where to find that and if its fully developed.
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VoicePlay: breaking Mortius since 2015 ( if not earlier) 😅😂
My favourite version is still Nightwish official live from End of an Era (Marko & Tarja), but I always enjoy the creativity here too!
Link if anyone's interested: ua-cam.com/video/yUISFqiaYK0/v-deo.html
Phantom was my introduction to musicals, so I am very attached to the music. Even so, I LOVE this version. It is so well crafted and stays true to the drama of Phantom. Perhaps the difference with Greatest Showman was the mashup aspect and too much tone shift. Their medleys of musicals sometimes fall a little flat for me. I think they really shine brightest when they go all in on a single song
i love cesar but i miss earls voice also
Have you not reacted to Grim Grinning Ghosts? Tony is in that one ❤
That’s one I saw and loved before I started doing reactions, so it would unfortunately not be possible to do a true reaction. Might do an analysis for Halloween this year though!
@@officialmortius Yay! That is such a fun one!! 😁
You have to warn him next time! I think you either are breaking him or already broke him😂!
Love this song. Although I can't afford patreon please could someone suggest any song from the spongebob musical especially plankton song
My favorite fantom is done by Nick pitera hes my favorite but Nice job voiceplay
It might just be me, but the way the camera shakes when you move is very distracting. Feels like whatever your camera is supported by isn't very stable or perhaps your desk is on top of a floor joist that you bounce on, making the camera also bounce. Either way, I see it whenever you get excited. Perhaps put your camera on some foam to dampen the bounce if it's on a tripod?
nightwish ghost love score
nightwish dark chest of wonders
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I don't know if you've listened to their new song yet, but, uh, you might want to sit down
10:38...and dead
Mortius, I have been begging you & every other reactor to do a reaction v of Voice Plays one minute musical: Miley Cyrus. The music & lyrics are by Geoff & it is hilarious. Also Voice Play/ one minute musical : Light Bulb. The music & lyrics are by Eli. Because they are short you can do them both in one sitting. They were done in 2015. Because they are older not many people know of them so they don't get requested. Everybody focuses on the new ones only. Please do them, you won't be sorry. Also .. Stuck In Traffic, music & lyrics are by Lauren & Tony. It is hilarious. Better than Road Trip. Please please do them. I love your reactions & I know you will have fun with these.❤️