It's not that surprising considering every corporation in the world right now is prioritizing quantity over quality. Disney could care less if people love their movie, they just want people to tolerate it enough to take their kids to see it in theaters, and sit through it at home 100 more times streaming it on disney+
Like a multi animator project? Honestly I’d love to see UA-camrs remake Wish but I don’t know if there’s enough people willing to do that animation takes a lot of time
At this point I genuinely feel tempted to do so. The sole reason I haven’t made an animatic of any of his songs is because I’m already busy working on my own passion projects
Well this guy is really good with music, let's not be derogatory towards him by saying what he did was easy. The problem is that Disney should be hiring people like him and giving them enough time to cook, too.
I know usually people exaggerate that a redo is "so much better than the original" but this really is, in many ways. There's parts that need polishing, but in that regard, the original is a god damned sea urchin
@@Yellowguy0619 like how the line about how he'd give you whatever you'd ask for (like clothes and stuff) is followed by a weird line, just small stuff like that
@@DrizzingSakuras Well for my criticism in Jonah's version is when he still added "All I want is a little respect." Cause in the original movie, he was already getting respect so what's the point in saying that, and what's the point in adding it still if he is already respected??
"At all costs." The way you delivered that line broke my heart. It really sounded like Magnifico understood what he was sacrificing, what he was about to lose... And it saddened him. This is the kind of line and delivery people cling onto when imagining the villain can be redeemed.
Jonah I feel like you're underestimating your abilties because this is a genuinely really good rewrite. It just needs the professional mixing and mastering of the one we got and Chris Pine. Then it will be perfect
This is 100% how I feel about it, it's more than perfect but it still kisses a bit of professionalism mixing (for example the chorus and lyrics sounding more smooth), also while I do love the way he sings it a British voice actor is would totally sell it!!
Yeah the thing I like about disney musicals is the long note on the ending and the camera zooms out from the character. Like ariel's "part of your wooooooooorld" or genie's "never had a friend like meeeeeeeeee". That also applies to villain songs like the ending note of frollo's hellfire and scar's "be prepaaaaaaaaaaared" So Asha ending her song like "to have something more than.... this", I was like where's the rest of it? Lol I expected it to be longer. So Jonah doing the same long note to This Is The Thanks I Get was a big respect to the disney formula
Yeah, i actually think the end of this song is a little too close to “friend like me’s” ending tune and cadence. My mind immediately went to Aladdin when I heard this for the first time. Besides that this song is perfect *chefs kiss.
@@cubonefan3 And I think that if this is what Disney had done it would have worked perfectly, Wish was supposed to be the 100 annyversary. Having winks in the songs too, and not just in your face easter eggs, would have been amazing because those songs where the ones to save the princess movies, withouth the good music Disney would be nothing.
This is a much better version story-wise, it shows his descent into madness perfectly and makes more sense than the original. Someone get Chris Pines to cover it!!
I couldn’t agree more The original had me thinking “awww this poor sweet old man” whereas this version has me like “yikes, this king’s clearly been through the wringer and needs therapy, but somebody bring him to justice first!”
The "Just come on out. I'm sure that all of this is a big mistake" part made me genuinely nervous when I first heard it. The delivery is so subtly sinister. It 100% reads like he is baiting someone out of hiding so he can hurt them. ....Meanwhile in the original song, the line sounds like he genuinely just wants to talk it out 😂
Not only does this sound better than the original, but it also gets the point of Magnifico's heel turn across way better. It's not just him randomly feeling disrespected due to his ego. He's been through the wringer to make Rosas as amazing as it is, and he wants to protect it. Framing his use of evil magic as a reluctant sacrifice instead of an irrational fit makes him seem like what he's supposed to be: a well-intentioned ruler who thinks he knows better.
My only suggestion is instead of "In this book I may have my mind lost", it'd be "In this book my mind may be lost". Feels cleaner and more direct putting focus on the mind
Absolutely adore this version of the song. It's so passive-aggressive but you can definitely feel the anger building and building. I can speak to this truth since I found myself in the situation before
@@sliceofmaggpie I'm also aware that it's bad, but hey, I didn't say I didn't like Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo. I like it too, and I somehow enjoy that more than King Magnifico's song.
They were chasing the success of Let It Go and We Don't Talk About Bruno that got radio play, and decided to make every song a pop hit. The problem is that pop songs are nothing like show tunes, and the crossovers were unique lightning strikes. The fact that they gave the love song duet to the hero and villain to sing after removing the love interest from the script really shows the priorities.
@@PlatinumAltaria that definitely gives classic big coporation vibes -- in an attempt to make their music more marketable, they strip it of what made it popular in the first place
The difference is one is written by a musical theatre person (while Lin’s music is pop and rap, he’s first and foremost a musical theatre writer) to one that is written by the same people who wrote Justin Bieber songs
If there were a team of artists that suddenly decided to redo the entirety of Wish, Jonah is the first person I’d expect them to ask to rewrite the music NO QUESTIONS ASKED
This is not only a much better song than the original, but also the only Disney villain song aside from Hellfire that genuinely made me feel scared The piano and snare drum make me feel like I’m being hunted and that accompanied by the lyrics just triggers a fight or flight response Basically, this is absolutely fabulous and I love it
I like this, it's not just improving the song by making him sound evil. He sounds like he's well intentioned but has inner demons that claim him over the course of the song as he almost "Falls"
As I said before this rewrite does a better job of showing the king going mad. I love that this song gives more time to show him slowly breaking down. Better the song bring it back to his origin story being the catalyst or reason behind him going mad with paranoia. Nicely done!
Dude?? If you could pair a matching instrumental rewrite with someone who could match the octave ranges (or just put yours, since you're also a great singer), it would be HEAVENLY. 😭😭
This makes him feel like a sassy, tired, overworked ruler who means well and is trying his best. I feel like this would have been perfect in a storyline where Asha slowly realises how problematic granting everyone's dream could be. Her spreading her veiws and gathering supporters but not fully realising the consequences of her actions. All the while the king desperately tries to hold everything together, giving emphasis on the message that one person's wish could be another's nightmare. How we dont always NEED an imediate fix and need to learn how to appreciate life for what it is sometimes. Also how we need to take different points of view into consideration, and that old traditional veiws aren't always as "outdated and pointless" as we sometimes believe them to be and are actually lessons and warnings passed down to avoid the same mistake being repeated by the next generations. This could have been a good movie about friction between "the old and new order" and finding balace between the two, like they could have a council shown at the end who actively discuss which wish to grant so the decision isnt only in the hands of a single person or something, connecting it back to Disney's theme of "tradition" that they were going for.
Your version also brings out the cooler ideas the original melody was going for (trouble…crumble). It’s clever. I also like that the instrumental overhaul doesn’t strip the song of the original “upbeat villain” idea, and the snare helps maintain the integrity of the song while elevating it. This is extremely impressive work.
This version succeds at making hik both a bit symphatetic and a proper villain with a saviour complex. Disney has been woobifying their villains for far too long and this includes Magnifico, so kudos on this rewrite!!
So in love with how the lyric "this is the thanks I get" is less of a question and more of a statement, assuming a sense of correctness and superiority
I love the lyrics here, I really do. But I do miss having the King act pissy by screaming "THIS IS THE THANKS I GET?!" It just would have been funny, though I do get that it would clash with the vibe that this revision is trying to achieve.
The ending to this song rewrite was literally villainous-ly magestic. How could Disney miss so badly. I'm glad someone's doing justice in this platform
I love how your lyrics focus on keeping Magnifico’s arrogance about himself without getting distracted on things like his looks. Even though he’s done some kind things, he’s caught up on “how amazing he is” for them, which you balance well. It also helps to stitch together the pivot his character takes, rather than the switch coming out of nowhere.
THIS ATE DOWN SOOO BADDDD!!! You literally just inspired a freshman to take music theory and start making my own songs, in just like 2 weeks. YOURE AWESOME DUDE
I feel like "I give you shelter, I'd give you clothes. If you really needed those" would be a better rhyme + fits the message better. The next line is also a bit clunky, maybe instead its "I offer kindness, I offer hope, (and yet) all you want is trouble, I can't let this Kingdom crumble"
they should've given magnifico an edge beyond just magic. he's the frickin king of a *fully* loyal kingdom. they should've given him military power at the beginning, making the time he used his powers more threatening. your use of the drums couldve further highlighted this shift from reliance to his army to the swishing magicky mumbling at the end :3 (overall going from a heavy, grounded bassy feel to more uncontrollable, cutting wind instruments). man i really wish (lol) they made a more frightening and compelling villain as it's been a while. eitherway,, these were amazing! this and the i are a star song had some truly amazing bars ksksk. and nice villain voice! ^^
2:13 something I still don’t get about his character, even with a WAY better version of this song, is that after the sad backstory and wanting to protect the town, why would he want to destroy it?
I don’t say this to stick it to Disney’s wish… but this is a legitimately better song. You conveyed exactly what magnifico is all about what he seeks to protect. Flow beautifully and the cadence is on point. You wrote poetry where the original was AI shlock. Keep it up! Maybe, if we’re lucky and all subscribe hard enough, we can blow yer channel up
I love how he got rid of the "Oh wait nvm im good again !!" aspect in the song, simply because it made no sense and didn't work with the plot OR the song. I like this much better
I can’t believe you not only made it make sense, but made it into a genuinely awesome villain song. In the original, every “This is the thanks I get” is the same angry and annoyed “I’m awesome and nobody appreciates it!”. In this version not only can each one be interpreted differently, but it tells a story. With the first one he’s frustrated with how things are, exasperated but ultimately resigned to it. As if to say “So that’s how it is, I give them everything and they give nothing in return, this is just the thanks I get.” After he starts cheering himself up, he reinforces his own hype and confirms his own greatness, and he is baffled and starts questioning it. “Are they crazy or something? Don’t they see everything I do for them? this is really the thanks I get?” Once he resolves to use the book, he becomes much more sinister, and finally puts matters into his own hands. “I won’t accept this, I’ve put everything I have into this, this is the thanks I get? Heh, No, I don’t think so…” He goes from frustrated to questioning to resolved. It makes his turn to evil so much better and understandable. my only problem is that I’m not sure it was actually intentional or if I’m just reading too far into it, it works with the lyrics but the inflections for each one don’t fully match what I’ve said. But either way, I have an amazing villain song that I want to sing with passion. For me it’s like the difference between “How bad can I be” and “Biggering” from the Lorax. One of them might be catchy and pop-y, but I know which one I’m going to be belting out with emotional fervor.
So much better. The only thing i would change is "I give you shelter, i give you clothes. If you really need them most" I would have said "I gave you shelter, i gave you clothes, when you really needes those". I think it rhymes better.
this was literally only posted a day ago (not the video of him fixing it, im just talking about THIS upload) and i had it stuck in my head ALL DAY TODAY AND YESTERDAY. i think that tells you how AMAZING this version is!!
Your revamp really highlighted just how catchy the original song could have been if the professionals working on it were just given more of a clear vision. I would love to see someone with more intimidating vocals do a cover of this version
“This is the Thanks I Get!?” (Jonah’s version) I can’t help it if you can’t see the way It’s pathetic! You think you know best? You think you know pain? I’m the king! I work magically! When it comes to looks, no one matches me! Yeah, I’m passionate, I’m not petulant! Someone praise me for my benevolence! Ahem- just look, I’d give you shelter, I’d give you clothes If you really need them most I’d be the first one to volunteer my troops If ever you’re in trouble, I can’t let this kingdom crumble I welcome you all here from nearby cities and distant lands I clean up all your messes And I keep you safe any way I can I give, and give, and give, and give There’s no need to pay me back! All I want is just a little bit of respect! And this is the thanks I get? Oh, come on don’t worry about them You’re a great king! Is that so? Of course! I mean, where to even begin You’re so brilliant! That’s the least that you could say There’s more Oh, come on now! Yeah, you’re cute, and strong, and bold, and brave! Thanks, fellas I’m a saint, it’s true I built this whole city just for you And now you’re complaining? You’ve got no clue How hard it is to do what I do! I did fourteen wishes last year That’s impressive, would you agree? And now you question my methods While you reap of my generosity You know I’ve always had your back So why can’t you just trust me? I’ve been nothing but gracious and kind since the day that we met! And this is the thanks I get? No hesitations, no regrets I didn’t wanna do this I swore I’d never do this But I’m hypnotized by how these pages flip I refuse to have my power stripped A portion, a spell, a summon, a curse! Anything to make that light reverse! In this book I may have my mind lost But I must protect my home at all costs There’s a traitor in our midst An errant, insidious snake Just come on out I’m sure that all of this is a big mistake! I’ll find you soon enough And til then, I will take no break! The sacrifices that I must make No, nothing can ruin this claim I’ve staked I’ve been through the storm for all your sakes, and yet This is the thanks I get?
i hope the cover artists and arrangers get their hands on this one bc this is already a 7/10 but with even a little more polish it could be a 9/10 easily
I hate that this is literally a million times better than the original. A multi-billion dollar company gave us what sounds like ai generated slop or something you'd make up in the shower, whilst some dude on youtube with less than 50k subscribers makes a version that makes sense and matches the character's vibe perfectly.
I actually can’t stop listening to this song😭 the revisions he did are so good like come on Disney you have professionals. This is a guy in high school😭
this dude managed to make a better disney villain song using a snare drum, a piano, audacity, and a microphone
I forgot audacity was an actual software
@@EtamirTheDemiDeerLMAOOO I THOUGHT THE SAME THING
@@EtamirTheDemiDeer I was not aware that it was and just assumed they were being funny lmao
@@EtamirTheDemiDeer Hey! Memento Mori 🤍🖤
@@incoherentdrawings memento mori : )
Imagine one person writing a song 10 times better than an entire team of writers who work for the #1 animation studio in the world.
Imagine? Why imagine where it actually happened!? Lmao!
Disney deserves less
It's not that surprising considering every corporation in the world right now is prioritizing quantity over quality. Disney could care less if people love their movie, they just want people to tolerate it enough to take their kids to see it in theaters, and sit through it at home 100 more times streaming it on disney+
@@clumsy_zebra_97 But Sykes.
real 💀💀
all it's missing is the British accent
But Sykes is a Disney villain who doesn't have a British accent and yet he's good
@@Yellowguy0619 but imagine if he had a British accent
@@CarpetBanana I mean... Sykes's book counterpart WAS from London...
@@CarpetBananait'd be as bad as the original
@@Yellowguy0619In the book, he’s British
this version has the absolute CORRECT VIBE FOR THIS CHARACTER, amazing
Yeah, i agree with you! 😊
Starts off upbeat but slowly his visage crumbles showing the monster that he is
The relief i feel not hearing those “ba ba ba ba” noises 😭
BA BA BA BA, BA BA BA BA, BA BA A BA 💥
Ba baba ba ba
THIS IS RHE THANKS I GET BA BAB AB AB. AB BA BA BA BABAB- (but no that shit was kinda annoying)
@@pianopaeonia The fact that this translates to “NO NO NO NO” is HILARIOUS 😂
@@katherinesmallbean3594 “Not Dad” 💀
at this point youtubers should just remake wish from scratch
I saw someone else rewrite the plot (just as a summary) and I thought it was pretty sick
There are animations of scenes adding the scrapped concept ideas
Like a multi animator project? Honestly I’d love to see UA-camrs remake Wish but I don’t know if there’s enough people willing to do that animation takes a lot of time
At this point I genuinely feel tempted to do so. The sole reason I haven’t made an animatic of any of his songs is because I’m already busy working on my own passion projects
Lol
Disney used to be the best at the music game for animated flicks. Now we got people on UA-cam upping them so easily.
Sykes will be missed. Oliver and Company.
I just wish Howard Ashman had lived longer... Greatest Disney music writer of all time.
Well this guy is really good with music, let's not be derogatory towards him by saying what he did was easy. The problem is that Disney should be hiring people like him and giving them enough time to cook, too.
@@CreeketsCreek I wasn't being derogatory, atleast that wasnt my intention, I know Jonah is good
Ur pretnding as if encanto didnt happen before this one, one mistake (the way the wrote the film) doesnt nullify everything else they did and do
I know usually people exaggerate that a redo is "so much better than the original" but this really is, in many ways. There's parts that need polishing, but in that regard, the original is a god damned sea urchin
What parts of this song need polishing if I may ask?
@@Yellowguy0619watch the video where he shows his process of rewriting it, you will see just how bad the original was.
@@ar-je9lv no no, I mean what was this guys criticism on the remake Jonah did.
@@Yellowguy0619 like how the line about how he'd give you whatever you'd ask for (like clothes and stuff) is followed by a weird line, just small stuff like that
@@DrizzingSakuras Well for my criticism in Jonah's version is when he still added "All I want is a little respect." Cause in the original movie, he was already getting respect so what's the point in saying that, and what's the point in adding it still if he is already respected??
It's almost like he enjoys being a martyr it's very interesting
This king has a saviour complex the size of Sweden
@@ezrastardust3124Which is pretty great thing to make villain out of yet Disney messed up doing that
Relatable
The whole catholic church 😂
In the best way possible, this rewrite feels like a cross between “you’re welcome” from Moana and “Meant to be yours” from the Heathers musical.
HEATHERS MUSICAL MENTIONED?!?!?!?!?!!?!!!
YESSS
That is SUCH a cursed description but honestly..... you're right
absolutely. the self-righteousness and borderline insanity in the last segment sounds so much like JD
"At all costs."
The way you delivered that line broke my heart. It really sounded like Magnifico understood what he was sacrificing, what he was about to lose... And it saddened him.
This is the kind of line and delivery people cling onto when imagining the villain can be redeemed.
Jonah I feel like you're underestimating your abilties because this is a genuinely really good rewrite. It just needs the professional mixing and mastering of the one we got and Chris Pine. Then it will be perfect
He did make it clear that he’s not good with singing when he did his other video re writing this
Let’s not involve Chris Pine! It’d be so much better and easier to get a real character voice actor - maybe even a VA with a British accent?
@@cubonefan3
Chris did a good job with what he got
Chris Pine deserves a real villain song like this one
This is 100% how I feel about it, it's more than perfect but it still kisses a bit of professionalism mixing (for example the chorus and lyrics sounding more smooth), also while I do love the way he sings it a British voice actor is would totally sell it!!
At least it’s better than “I can’t help it if mirrors love my face. It’s genetics! Hey, I got these genes from outer space!”
“I let you live here for free and i dont even charge you rent”
"Im Always here if you need to vent" 💀💀💀
@@Bunny_Billi have a burning hatred for that line 💀
Look out world, here I are!
@@AnonymousFohYOU there is no way corporate or whoever approve that.
Please, we NEED the instrumental of this version. This would be such a fun song to see covers of
There's a google drive link in the comments of the video where he showed his process!
@@graphgiraffe Oh, thank you! I'll be sure to check it out
i can make it if needed
Yeah the thing I like about disney musicals is the long note on the ending and the camera zooms out from the character. Like ariel's "part of your wooooooooorld" or genie's "never had a friend like meeeeeeeeee". That also applies to villain songs like the ending note of frollo's hellfire and scar's "be prepaaaaaaaaaaared"
So Asha ending her song like "to have something more than.... this", I was like where's the rest of it? Lol I expected it to be longer. So Jonah doing the same long note to This Is The Thanks I Get was a big respect to the disney formula
Yeah, i actually think the end of this song is a little too close to “friend like me’s” ending tune and cadence.
My mind immediately went to Aladdin when I heard this for the first time.
Besides that this song is perfect *chefs kiss.
"Motherrrrr knows sss BESSSTTTTTT"
@@cubonefan3 And I think that if this is what Disney had done it would have worked perfectly, Wish was supposed to be the 100 annyversary. Having winks in the songs too, and not just in your face easter eggs, would have been amazing because those songs where the ones to save the princess movies, withouth the good music Disney would be nothing.
This is a much better version story-wise, it shows his descent into madness perfectly and makes more sense than the original. Someone get Chris Pines to cover it!!
This both makes him more sympathetic and more villainous at the same time i love it 😭
I couldn’t agree more
The original had me thinking “awww this poor sweet old man” whereas this version has me like “yikes, this king’s clearly been through the wringer and needs therapy, but somebody bring him to justice first!”
The "Just come on out. I'm sure that all of this is a big mistake" part made me genuinely nervous when I first heard it. The delivery is so subtly sinister. It 100% reads like he is baiting someone out of hiding so he can hurt them.
....Meanwhile in the original song, the line sounds like he genuinely just wants to talk it out 😂
I like how it kept the pop vibes while being an ACTUAL VILLAIN SONG WORTH LISTENING TO.
LITERALLY SUPERIOR
That lines after "at all costs." Is purely amazing
Not only does this sound better than the original, but it also gets the point of Magnifico's heel turn across way better. It's not just him randomly feeling disrespected due to his ego. He's been through the wringer to make Rosas as amazing as it is, and he wants to protect it. Framing his use of evil magic as a reluctant sacrifice instead of an irrational fit makes him seem like what he's supposed to be: a well-intentioned ruler who thinks he knows better.
This is my headcanon song
your headcanon is accepted.
W headcanon
My only suggestion is instead of "In this book I may have my mind lost", it'd be "In this book my mind may be lost". Feels cleaner and more direct putting focus on the mind
Absolutely adore this version of the song.
It's so passive-aggressive but you can definitely feel the anger building and building.
I can speak to this truth since I found myself in the situation before
The thanks *you* get is a prize for making a banger out of the most mediocre song in musical history
Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo is a villain song people tend to forget
@@Yellowguy0619 and I will defend it until the day I die (and yes I am fully aware Home on the Range is also mediocre but whatever)
@@sliceofmaggpie I'm also aware that it's bad, but hey, I didn't say I didn't like Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo. I like it too, and I somehow enjoy that more than King Magnifico's song.
THE PICTURE AT “There’s a traitor in our midst” SCARED ME SO BAD
The "No hesitations, No regrets" hit SO HARD. Who knew four words could communicate more than Disney's entire song could.
This is so much better. I really wish Caleb Hyles or Annapantsu would make a cover of this version.
Oh!! Caleb would rock this re-write!!! And anna the re-write of Asha's songs
Caleb Hyles released a rendition that goes so hard imo
not the same but you should check out wish king and queen alternative universe song by milkymelodies ft caleb hyles
Love the changed lyrics and more subdued music. It conveys its message more clearly.
I like how every time at “this is the thanks I get?” the song continuously refuses to become a big bombastic pop song.
2:13 - 2:21 - So Cool.
i think thats mostly because he's not a professional music creator, so he stayed safe by keeping the sound of the somg subdued
Disney went from Encanto, one of if not the most popular disney musical to this damn trash.
They were chasing the success of Let It Go and We Don't Talk About Bruno that got radio play, and decided to make every song a pop hit. The problem is that pop songs are nothing like show tunes, and the crossovers were unique lightning strikes.
The fact that they gave the love song duet to the hero and villain to sing after removing the love interest from the script really shows the priorities.
@@PlatinumAltaria that definitely gives classic big coporation vibes -- in an attempt to make their music more marketable, they strip it of what made it popular in the first place
Encanto should’ve been their anniversary movie instead of wish-
The difference is one is written by a musical theatre person (while Lin’s music is pop and rap, he’s first and foremost a musical theatre writer) to one that is written by the same people who wrote Justin Bieber songs
2:22 This part is just GREAT. The slower pacing, the lyrics, the acting, the final note... Just WOW.
If there were a team of artists that suddenly decided to redo the entirety of Wish, Jonah is the first person I’d expect them to ask to rewrite the music NO QUESTIONS ASKED
There is, a youtuber named PinkieMachineStudios is remaking Wish, music and all.
Thanks for mentioning it! I just watched the first 25 minutes of the storyboard animation they did along with a few other artists and it is so good!!
This is not only a much better song than the original, but also the only Disney villain song aside from Hellfire that genuinely made me feel scared
The piano and snare drum make me feel like I’m being hunted and that accompanied by the lyrics just triggers a fight or flight response
Basically, this is absolutely fabulous and I love it
be prepared, hellfire, and this song are my favorite villain songs :3
I like this, it's not just improving the song by making him sound evil. He sounds like he's well intentioned but has inner demons that claim him over the course of the song as he almost "Falls"
It’s giving the You’ll Be Back vibes, and I’m all in for it!
THIS! never have i ever seen a better description
He really succeeded in making Magnifico more like the classic evil Disney villain that they said he would be
God, I love the delivery on the "and this is the thanks... I get?"
The restrained anger is amazing. He sounds so resentful and tired.
2:19 Ok but the ‘at all costs’ line hit so hard👌
As I said before this rewrite does a better job of showing the king going mad. I love that this song gives more time to show him slowly breaking down. Better the song bring it back to his origin story being the catalyst or reason behind him going mad with paranoia. Nicely done!
I do like that the internet is building Wish up on its potential and cut concepts rather than clown on and forget it. Very inspiring.
This is the true version to me.
Dude?? If you could pair a matching instrumental rewrite with someone who could match the octave ranges (or just put yours, since you're also a great singer), it would be HEAVENLY. 😭😭
I love how your song makes him less openly dickish and has an air of plausible deniability toward being the villain
This makes him feel like a sassy, tired, overworked ruler who means well and is trying his best. I feel like this would have been perfect in a storyline where Asha slowly realises how problematic granting everyone's dream could be. Her spreading her veiws and gathering supporters but not fully realising the consequences of her actions. All the while the king desperately tries to hold everything together, giving emphasis on the message that one person's wish could be another's nightmare. How we dont always NEED an imediate fix and need to learn how to appreciate life for what it is sometimes. Also how we need to take different points of view into consideration, and that old traditional veiws aren't always as "outdated and pointless" as we sometimes believe them to be and are actually lessons and warnings passed down to avoid the same mistake being repeated by the next generations. This could have been a good movie about friction between "the old and new order" and finding balace between the two, like they could have a council shown at the end who actively discuss which wish to grant so the decision isnt only in the hands of a single person or something, connecting it back to Disney's theme of "tradition" that they were going for.
You should make this a full series of taking songs from other musicals you think could be reworked and try them your way. This is really good stuff
There's something about this version that makes the song much more creepy and sinister especially the main chorus and I'm living for it
I actually downloaded this and slapped it in my Spotify playlist cause wtf it's so catchy and villainous and there's no BABABABABA I love it
Your version also brings out the cooler ideas the original melody was going for (trouble…crumble). It’s clever. I also like that the instrumental overhaul doesn’t strip the song of the original “upbeat villain” idea, and the snare helps maintain the integrity of the song while elevating it. This is extremely impressive work.
This version succeds at making hik both a bit symphatetic and a proper villain with a saviour complex. Disney has been woobifying their villains for far too long and this includes Magnifico, so kudos on this rewrite!!
So in love with how the lyric "this is the thanks I get" is less of a question and more of a statement, assuming a sense of correctness and superiority
I love the lyrics here, I really do. But I do miss having the King act pissy by screaming "THIS IS THE THANKS I GET?!" It just would have been funny, though I do get that it would clash with the vibe that this revision is trying to achieve.
honestly that was the one good part in the song
i think maybe if he was a professional singer/music writer he would've done that
thing is, if he grants a wish every month, fourteen wishes a year IS generous
Much better than the original.
1:51 ahhh your change of the chorus makes it so much better! this is such a bop now like…
The ending to this song rewrite was literally villainous-ly magestic. How could Disney miss so badly. I'm glad someone's doing justice in this platform
I love how your lyrics focus on keeping Magnifico’s arrogance about himself without getting distracted on things like his looks. Even though he’s done some kind things, he’s caught up on “how amazing he is” for them, which you balance well. It also helps to stitch together the pivot his character takes, rather than the switch coming out of nowhere.
i cant believe one guy made a better song than Disney 😭😭
The lyrics of this song sound like the traits you would associate with a good leader more than a bad one. Especially the first verse.
THIS ATE DOWN SOOO BADDDD!!! You literally just inspired a freshman to take music theory and start making my own songs, in just like 2 weeks. YOURE AWESOME DUDE
the delivery of "at all costs" was some genuinely professional stuff
Dude your version made me legit tear up, which is so far from the emotion the actual movie gave me
Jonah!! You’re giving Lin Manuel Miranda 😍😍
Bravissmo! I've actually watched your rewrite on this one and the city of Rosas, but holy shit, that long note is perfection! Chef's kiss!
This is a banger flows better than the original
Very interesting version
I feel like "I give you shelter, I'd give you clothes. If you really needed those" would be a better rhyme + fits the message better. The next line is also a bit clunky, maybe instead its "I offer kindness, I offer hope, (and yet) all you want is trouble, I can't let this Kingdom crumble"
they should've given magnifico an edge beyond just magic. he's the frickin king of a *fully* loyal kingdom. they should've given him military power at the beginning, making the time he used his powers more threatening. your use of the drums couldve further highlighted this shift from reliance to his army to the swishing magicky mumbling at the end :3 (overall going from a heavy, grounded bassy feel to more uncontrollable, cutting wind instruments). man i really wish (lol) they made a more frightening and compelling villain as it's been a while.
eitherway,, these were amazing! this and the i are a star song had some truly amazing bars ksksk. and nice villain voice! ^^
I love how some lines are kept cause they are just good line as he said in the full video it had reminence of a good song by a rushed deadline
thank you!! this is so amazing though!!
disney needs to get their game up.
This is great, love the bitter frustrated feeling we get from him
The only note I have for this is that I feel like there’s not a lot going on with the background music, but I mean ITS SO GOOOOOOOOODD AAAAH-
2:13 something I still don’t get about his character, even with a WAY better version of this song, is that after the sad backstory and wanting to protect the town, why would he want to destroy it?
I don’t say this to stick it to Disney’s wish… but this is a legitimately better song. You conveyed exactly what magnifico is all about what he seeks to protect. Flow beautifully and the cadence is on point. You wrote poetry where the original was AI shlock. Keep it up! Maybe, if we’re lucky and all subscribe hard enough, we can blow yer channel up
I love how he got rid of the "Oh wait nvm im good again !!" aspect in the song, simply because it made no sense and didn't work with the plot OR the song. I like this much better
I can’t believe you not only made it make sense, but made it into a genuinely awesome villain song.
In the original, every “This is the thanks I get” is the same angry and annoyed “I’m awesome and nobody appreciates it!”.
In this version not only can each one be interpreted differently, but it tells a story.
With the first one he’s frustrated with how things are, exasperated but ultimately resigned to it. As if to say “So that’s how it is, I give them everything and they give nothing in return, this is just the thanks I get.”
After he starts cheering himself up, he reinforces his own hype and confirms his own greatness, and he is baffled and starts questioning it. “Are they crazy or something? Don’t they see everything I do for them? this is really the thanks I get?”
Once he resolves to use the book, he becomes much more sinister, and finally puts matters into his own hands. “I won’t accept this, I’ve put everything I have into this, this is the thanks I get? Heh, No, I don’t think so…”
He goes from frustrated to questioning to resolved.
It makes his turn to evil so much better and understandable.
my only problem is that I’m not sure it was actually intentional or if I’m just reading too far into it, it works with the lyrics but the inflections for each one don’t fully match what I’ve said.
But either way, I have an amazing villain song that I want to sing with passion.
For me it’s like the difference between “How bad can I be” and “Biggering” from the Lorax. One of them might be catchy and pop-y, but I know which one I’m going to be belting out with emotional fervor.
Honestly, this is a much more menacing version of the song
I love how it sounds less like pop now
So much better. The only thing i would change is "I give you shelter, i give you clothes. If you really need them most"
I would have said "I gave you shelter, i gave you clothes, when you really needes those".
I think it rhymes better.
this was literally only posted a day ago (not the video of him fixing it, im just talking about THIS upload) and i had it stuck in my head ALL DAY TODAY AND YESTERDAY. i think that tells you how AMAZING this version is!!
I listen to all your remakes so often i forgot how originals sounds like
Thank you.
Your revamp really highlighted just how catchy the original song could have been if the professionals working on it were just given more of a clear vision. I would love to see someone with more intimidating vocals do a cover of this version
Sometimes i think “how does Disney mess up this bad?” And then i remember they made the “I’m the alpha im the leader” song
The "At all costs" Parallel gave me chills. Nice job on all these rewritten songs!
With proper vocals, sound mixing and more backing, this would be so much better than the movie version.
“This is the Thanks I Get!?” (Jonah’s version)
I can’t help it if you can’t see the way
It’s pathetic!
You think you know best? You think you know pain?
I’m the king! I work magically!
When it comes to looks, no one matches me!
Yeah, I’m passionate, I’m not petulant!
Someone praise me for my benevolence!
Ahem- just look,
I’d give you shelter, I’d give you clothes
If you really need them most
I’d be the first one to volunteer my troops
If ever you’re in trouble, I can’t let this kingdom crumble
I welcome you all here from nearby cities and distant lands
I clean up all your messes
And I keep you safe any way I can
I give, and give, and give, and give
There’s no need to pay me back!
All I want is just a little bit of respect!
And this is the thanks I get?
Oh, come on don’t worry about them
You’re a great king!
Is that so?
Of course!
I mean, where to even begin
You’re so brilliant!
That’s the least that you could say
There’s more
Oh, come on now!
Yeah, you’re cute, and strong, and bold, and brave!
Thanks, fellas
I’m a saint, it’s true
I built this whole city just for you
And now you’re complaining? You’ve got no clue
How hard it is to do what I do!
I did fourteen wishes last year
That’s impressive, would you agree?
And now you question my methods
While you reap of my generosity
You know I’ve always had your back
So why can’t you just trust me?
I’ve been nothing but gracious and kind since the day that we met!
And this is the thanks I get?
No hesitations, no regrets
I didn’t wanna do this
I swore I’d never do this
But I’m hypnotized by how these pages flip
I refuse to have my power stripped
A portion, a spell, a summon, a curse!
Anything to make that light reverse!
In this book I may have my mind lost
But I must protect my home at all costs
There’s a traitor in our midst
An errant, insidious snake
Just come on out
I’m sure that all of this is a big mistake!
I’ll find you soon enough
And til then, I will take no break!
The sacrifices that I must make
No, nothing can ruin this claim I’ve staked
I’ve been through the storm for all your sakes, and yet
This is the thanks I get?
thanks for the lyrics.
thanks for the lyrics.
Jonathan Young really needs to sing this version
i hope the cover artists and arrangers get their hands on this one bc this is already a 7/10 but with even a little more polish it could be a 9/10 easily
The fact that I listen to this song on loop instead of the original says a lot.
I've been dying for someone to sing a rewritten version of the fvck ass original song ✋🏾😭💕
I hate that this is literally a million times better than the original. A multi-billion dollar company gave us what sounds like ai generated slop or something you'd make up in the shower, whilst some dude on youtube with less than 50k subscribers makes a version that makes sense and matches the character's vibe perfectly.
This is brilliant, just pure brilliance.
I like how it sounds annoyed and sinister, and never has a huge note.
The Frolo section was absolutely amazing!
I loved the "At All Costs" line, what a great throwback that hits hard.
I actually can’t stop listening to this song😭 the revisions he did are so good like come on Disney you have professionals. This is a guy in high school😭
THANK YOU! I have been manually clicking on the chapter marker to listen to this on repeat until now.
THIS IS ART AND 100% BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE. This is the official Magnefico villain song for me.
This is what I have stuck in my head. Such a great revision.
I love this the time and effort you put into this clearly shows