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It's funny, this ranks as one of my favorites by them... and there are no lyrics. It takes so much talent to convey a story with only sounds, body language, and costume. Absolutely brilliant.
I like that not only are there no instruments but no lyrics. I played this in high school 56 years ago. I got to play Geoff's part since I was on the contrabass clarinet. VoicePlay's arrangement and video absolutely brings a new feel to the piece. I love it. Elizabeth and Geoff worked at Disney at the same time. She denies that she is an opera singer, says she only does it when and if Layne asks her to. Since she wasn't having any issues with that Layne gave her to sing, he added the highest line to challenge her. She was up to it. She or her voice were in VP's Frozen 2 as the ethereal background voice and of course she was in Just Sing which VoicePlay did during the early pandemic honoring the people who had sung with them over the years. If you do that one, make sure the captions are on so you will know who everyone is and their claim to fame.
Geoff from Voice Play just dropped a new one. It's called ... Ghost Riders In The Sky. It's his best one yet. People say that the foreground music is louder than the ghost in the background. I believe the whole concept of that is because the ghost are transparent & are far away in the sky so they aren't going to be as loud. Tell me what you think. Please do a reaction video of Geoff's cover to Ghost Riders In The Sky please. You will love it.
Every time someone added something to the pot and they took a sip their voice mutated. I thought that was a really clever understated subplot. My favorite is when Cesar adds the spider legs and it makes Layne drunk. I love that they used all those crazy noises. Another viewer commented that it reminded him of Spike Jones and I have to agree. Elizabeth says she is not a trained opera singer but she’s certainly got the pipes for it. She has spent over 20 years working with Disney among other things working with Voices of Liberty as did many of the people who are currently in Voctave. Generally they try to put out one video per month and sometimes actually manage to go from start to finish in about three weeks. However the more epic costumes pieces take longer. However this year, they put out a Halloween piece as well, in costume, and got it out before Halloween in spite of the hurricane knocking out their power It is set in Disney’s Haunted Mansion and if you’ve taken the ride you’re going to recognize many of the characters. Lauren Paley, their guest artist, posted a TikTok of her singing Hide and Seek and it went viral. So of course VoicePlay had to grab her and have her do a collaboration with them.
So happy to see you back with Voiceplay. This one was so much fun and just silly. This was Layne's (beatboxer) arrangement and vision, although the credits say that Geoff did additional arrangements. I think probaby that last swing part, but they haven't said. They dropped their true Halloween piece today, I'm sure you will enjoy it!! I am subscribed for more Voiceplay and Geoff.
This is a lot of fun but it wasn't made for Hallowe'en. That one has been released today and is also a lot of fun. :) Elizabeth is not actually an opera singer but may have had some training in that direction.
Loved your musical insights for this, as I knew I would. Halloween belongs to VoicePlay & to Geoff (on his personal channel). I'm always amazed by the intensity they bring. This was another of Layne's arrangements/videos. They mostly alternate months, Geoff will arrange/do the video one month, and Layne the next. So - except when there are problems/delays - that's their time frame. 2 months for each production, although they seem to have more than that in the pipeline at any one time. Over the last 12-18 months Eli has been a lot more engaged behind the scenes, often doing the lighting and sometimes the set design and helping on arrangements and video editing. But yeah, it's a HUGE amount of work. And meanwhile, Geoff drops a performance almost every month on his personal channel (he works on those at night after he puts his son to bed) and Layne has a production company, PattyCake Productions, where he and his partner create videos and support other artists. A lot of VoicePlay's performances are also filmed at PattyCake, as are some of Geoff's. Seems to me that both of them are bringing equal parts genius, hard work and efficiency! (Not every set/costuming is this elaborate. But hey, it's Halloween!)
Agreed! My first impression was definitely that she was an opera soprano, but she insists in responding to reactors that she's "just a session singer." I don't think she gives herself near enough credit!
she's a session singer, not an opera singer, and although she has a very good classical quality to her voice when she wants to (she clearly must have had classical training at some point) it's at the same time quite distinctly NOT opera. pure opera has a very distinct tone to it. but it sounds gorgeous with that classical quality!
1:40 Can we seriously give Geoff some credit there for pulling off q VERY operatic "ah" vowel there? The man has some really talented pipes on him, and he's just got SUCH an acrobatic voice!
@@janetdw she did say that, but that was before they recorded, the original arrangement didnt have the highest notes. Layne did add the high notes, so the high notes she sang in this were very high notes for her.
The Mickey Mouse broomsticks song is The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which VoicePlay used to good effect by weaving it through their Pumpkins, Poppins & Sorcerer's medley on one of their older albums (hear it here th-cam.com/video/35PhFhN89OM/w-d-xo.html). But the Mountain King is certainly used in a lot of other cinematic places!
Hola, saludos desde Argentina. muy interesante este video 👍💗💗 Serías tan amable de reaccionar a la última obra maestra de Dimash: "The Story of One Sky "? Desde ya muchas gracias 😘 🇦🇷
Great reaction - I really enjoy your comments. Elizabeth (i believe) has classical traing but not opera. She's in Voiceplay's 'Just Sing' (please, please watch with captions ON for who is who), and just dropped a short vid on her channel which is a collaboration with Layne and Pattycake. She did say "they didn't even ask me for my high notes'.
Check out Voiceplay's latest Halloween song "Hide and Seek (Ding Dong)". The featured artist did the song on the "songs in a stairwell" series. She's great and a great first time with Voiceplay!
The piece in Fantasia with the dancing broomsticks is called The Sorcerers Apprentice, which is also well known and recognizable, though arguably not to the same extent as In The Hall of the Mountain King, which is almost as well known as Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Most of the music that's more famous and recognizable, people know it by name. One notable exception is the choral part from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, which is a familiar melody to at least three quarters of the population of the entire planet, but only a tiny fraction knows the original title. (In the English speaking world, it's mostly known these days by a different title, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.)
No, Mickey and the brooms (sounds like a band from the 50s) was The Sorcerer's Apprentice. In the Hall of the Mountain King wasn't in Fantasia, Night on Bald Mountain was.
Please do a reaction video of Voice Plays cover of Dream On originally by Aerosmith. Nobody does justice to this song like Voice Play does. I love how your face lights up when viewing Voice Play & Geoff.
@@bobcieslinski definitely... would you please please please do a reaction video of Voice Plays newest cover song ( Nothing Else Matters ) ? Who would have ever thought that Voice Play would take on Metallica ? Every reactor was blown away by Voice Plays cover.
:D I would just respectfully disagree with the "all of that for four minutes" comment. Because honestly. Which of us is going to listen to these just once? ;DD
@@carinarodebak9419 I’m wondering if this is the first time since the bean scene in Blazing Saddles where a fart has been part of a song. LOL. (PS.. I don’t recommend Blazing Saddles-the bean scene is about the only moment I found even a little funny. Dated “humor.”)
There were four body function “notes”. Apparently Layne is still in that junior high school boy world of humor😂! There was Cesar’s little toot, Eli’s spit, Geoff wiping his nose, and Layne’s burp.
@@janetdw well, you can't really expect manners from trolls! At least not Scandinavian ones. Typical troll behaviour I'd say😄. So don't blame Layne, praise his true characterisation instead.
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This is exactly why Voice Play are known as The Theater Kids of acapella ❤️ I can't thank you enough for all your great reactions to Voice Play.
@@marshayoung9387 thanks Marsha! I appreciate it. Hide and Seek will be out soon.
And Voiceplay just dropped Hide and Seek-another genius bit of Halloween insanity. I look forward to your reaction!
😂 I was just gonna comment the same thing. It is a fantastic Halloween video.
@@ronsbrat525 me too lol.
@@allisoncameron-dicker2737 😂😂😂😂😂
@@ronsbrat525 great minds thinks alike 😂
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Yep 😁😉
It's funny, this ranks as one of my favorites by them... and there are no lyrics. It takes so much talent to convey a story with only sounds, body language, and costume. Absolutely brilliant.
So true John. They did a fantastic job. It blew me away.
Brilliant Bob. Most of the reactions are by vocal coaches, but as someone who works with bands, you bring a new perspective. Brilliant.
Thanks so much Kiaran! I appreciate the kind words!
Can't take that long not that much time between releases lol just raw talent
I like that not only are there no instruments but no lyrics. I played this in high school 56 years ago. I got to play Geoff's part since I was on the contrabass clarinet. VoicePlay's arrangement and video absolutely brings a new feel to the piece. I love it. Elizabeth and Geoff worked at Disney at the same time. She denies that she is an opera singer, says she only does it when and if Layne asks her to. Since she wasn't having any issues with that Layne gave her to sing, he added the highest line to challenge her. She was up to it. She or her voice were in VP's Frozen 2 as the ethereal background voice and of course she was in Just Sing which VoicePlay did during the early pandemic honoring the people who had sung with them over the years. If you do that one, make sure the captions are on so you will know who everyone is and their claim to fame.
Geoff from Voice Play just dropped a new one. It's called ... Ghost Riders In The Sky. It's his best one yet. People say that the foreground music is louder than the ghost in the background. I believe the whole concept of that is because the ghost are transparent & are far away in the sky so they aren't going to be as loud. Tell me what you think. Please do a reaction video of Geoff's cover to Ghost Riders In The Sky please. You will love it.
I just recorded that one today. Hoping to get it out soon
@@bobcieslinski Thank you♥️
Yes. Awesome video.
Every time someone added something to the pot and they took a sip their voice mutated. I thought that was a really clever understated subplot. My favorite is when Cesar adds the spider legs and it makes Layne drunk.
I love that they used all those crazy noises. Another viewer commented that it reminded him of Spike Jones and I have to agree.
Elizabeth says she is not a trained opera singer but she’s certainly got the pipes for it. She has spent over 20 years working with Disney among other things working with Voices of Liberty as did many of the people who are currently in Voctave.
Generally they try to put out one video per month and sometimes actually manage to go from start to finish in about three weeks. However the more epic costumes pieces take longer.
However this year, they put out a Halloween piece as well, in costume, and got it out before Halloween in spite of the hurricane knocking out their power
It is set in Disney’s Haunted Mansion and if you’ve taken the ride you’re going to recognize many of the characters. Lauren Paley, their guest artist, posted a TikTok of her singing Hide and Seek and it went viral. So of course VoicePlay had to grab her and have her do a collaboration with them.
Surprisingly, Elizabeth said she is not an opera singer..but MAN can she sing!!!
She sure can.
VoicePlay just dropped Hide and Seek (Ding Dong!) feat Lauren Paley, and Geoff has a new on Ghost Riders In The Sky. All new for Halloween.
I just recorded the Ghost Raiders one. Hope to get it out soon
Thanks for the reaction, loved it! This was so much fun, can't wait to see your reaction to the latest VP song that just dropped this morning!
Love this, they never cease to amaze!
So happy to see you back with Voiceplay. This one was so much fun and just silly. This was Layne's (beatboxer) arrangement and vision, although the credits say that Geoff did additional arrangements. I think probaby that last swing part, but they haven't said.
They dropped their true Halloween piece today, I'm sure you will enjoy it!!
I am subscribed for more Voiceplay and Geoff.
Thanks Ghost Raiders will be out soon.
This is a lot of fun but it wasn't made for Hallowe'en. That one has been released today and is also a lot of fun. :) Elizabeth is not actually an opera singer but may have had some training in that direction.
I love this one for pure fun. Sooooo good. But for pure Halloween spookiness, their new one.. Hide and seek... Ding song song.. Pure brilliance.. 🇬🇧❤️
Loved your musical insights for this, as I knew I would. Halloween belongs to VoicePlay & to Geoff (on his personal channel). I'm always amazed by the intensity they bring. This was another of Layne's arrangements/videos. They mostly alternate months, Geoff will arrange/do the video one month, and Layne the next. So - except when there are problems/delays - that's their time frame. 2 months for each production, although they seem to have more than that in the pipeline at any one time. Over the last 12-18 months Eli has been a lot more engaged behind the scenes, often doing the lighting and sometimes the set design and helping on arrangements and video editing. But yeah, it's a HUGE amount of work. And meanwhile, Geoff drops a performance almost every month on his personal channel (he works on those at night after he puts his son to bed) and Layne has a production company, PattyCake Productions, where he and his partner create videos and support other artists. A lot of VoicePlay's performances are also filmed at PattyCake, as are some of Geoff's. Seems to me that both of them are bringing equal parts genius, hard work and efficiency! (Not every set/costuming is this elaborate. But hey, it's Halloween!)
Thanks Aurora for the great comments and kind words!
Elizabeth claims not to be an opera singer. She works for Disney among other things. If she is indeed not an opera singer, she could certainly be one!
Agreed! My first impression was definitely that she was an opera soprano, but she insists in responding to reactors that she's "just a session singer." I don't think she gives herself near enough credit!
she's a session singer, not an opera singer, and although she has a very good classical quality to her voice when she wants to (she clearly must have had classical training at some point) it's at the same time quite distinctly NOT opera. pure opera has a very distinct tone to it. but it sounds gorgeous with that classical quality!
Excited! So glad you're doing this one! thanks!
I am too.
1:40 Can we seriously give Geoff some credit there for pulling off q VERY operatic "ah" vowel there? The man has some really talented pipes on him, and he's just got SUCH an acrobatic voice!
He sure is. He is my favorite because of the bass sounds he can produce. Incredible and he keeps working hard to go lower and lower.
I think geoff actually said in a video once that hes the one arranging voiceplay's songs and likes it since its rare that the bass singer does it
Thank you for your analysis! I agree, Hide and Seek would be fun for you to review, to!
Please watch Dimash's latest video. This is something out of the ordinary, and it carries an important message. It lasts almost 14 minutes.
NEVER stop a Voiceplay video before the credits roll! Sometimes there's extras!😀
Good call!
Next plz Dimash-The story of one sky. This is the best Dimash’s project
She actually isn't an opera singer. She just acts as one here. She commented on What It Do Dave's reaction to this piece
Thanks! What a voice!
I think I’ve seen her respond to some comments on reaction videos where she says she’s not an opera singer. I could be wrong.
I also heard that she commented that Layne didn’t give her any “high notes “to sing but I haven’t been able to verify that.
@@janetdw she did say that, but that was before they recorded, the original arrangement didnt have the highest notes. Layne did add the high notes, so the high notes she sang in this were very high notes for her.
@@huldradraco Thanks for clarifying. I try to be accurate, but don’t always make it.
Thanks for giving context.
The Mickey Mouse broomsticks song is The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which VoicePlay used to good effect by weaving it through their Pumpkins, Poppins & Sorcerer's medley on one of their older albums (hear it here th-cam.com/video/35PhFhN89OM/w-d-xo.html). But the Mountain King is certainly used in a lot of other cinematic places!
Yes you are right I realized it too late. My memory is not what it used to be.
Great reaction ☺️
Hola, saludos desde Argentina. muy interesante este video 👍💗💗 Serías tan amable de reaccionar a la última obra maestra de Dimash: "The Story of One Sky "? Desde ya muchas gracias 😘 🇦🇷
Great reaction - I really enjoy your comments. Elizabeth (i believe) has classical traing but not opera. She's in Voiceplay's 'Just Sing' (please, please watch with captions ON for who is who), and just dropped a short vid on her channel which is a collaboration with Layne and Pattycake. She did say "they didn't even ask me for my high notes'.
Thanks Jan!
Check out Voiceplay's latest Halloween song "Hide and Seek (Ding Dong)". The featured artist did the song on the "songs in a stairwell" series. She's great and a great first time with Voiceplay!
The piece in Fantasia with the dancing broomsticks is called The Sorcerers Apprentice, which is also well known and recognizable, though arguably not to the same extent as In The Hall of the Mountain King, which is almost as well known as Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Most of the music that's more famous and recognizable, people know it by name. One notable exception is the choral part from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, which is a familiar melody to at least three quarters of the population of the entire planet, but only a tiny fraction knows the original title. (In the English speaking world, it's mostly known these days by a different title, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.)
Yep I missed that one. I knew it but My brain doesn’t work the same as it used to.
No, Mickey and the brooms (sounds like a band from the 50s) was The Sorcerer's Apprentice. In the Hall of the Mountain King wasn't in Fantasia, Night on Bald Mountain was.
Yes my memory isn’t what it used to be.
Please do a reaction video of Voice Plays cover song Hide & Seek ,( Ding Dong ). It was just released today.
Please do a reaction video of Voice Plays cover of Dream On originally by Aerosmith. Nobody does justice to this song like Voice Play does. I love how your face lights up when viewing Voice Play & Geoff.
Thanks Marsha! Oh my they are just amazing. The singing and th attics are excellent!
@@bobcieslinski definitely... would you please please please do a reaction video of Voice Plays newest cover song ( Nothing Else Matters ) ? Who would have ever thought that Voice Play would take on Metallica ? Every reactor was blown away by Voice Plays cover.
@@marshayoung9387 already got that one in the list Marsha. Thanks!
Ah.....the famous carrot at the end. :)
You missed a real fun part, the ending Credits! (seriously go watch it, it will put a smile or even a Grin on your face)
And bear in mind that Layne, the beatboxer, is the one doing the voices, all of them.
Thanks for letting me know. I never know if I should watch them or not. Lol
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:D I would just respectfully disagree with the "all of that for four minutes" comment. Because honestly. Which of us is going to listen to these just once? ;DD
Lol
Hall of the Mountain King was not in Fantasia. Mickey and the brooms was The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas.
Yes you are correct. Sometimes I’m in the moment and my memory is not what it used to be.
Love to see your reaction video, hope to see you react also to the new polyphia song "Ego Death"
Yes I want to do that one.
I loved this video and your reaction Voiceplay just recently released a sequel called Classical Chaos I hope you check it out.
Thanks I’ll look for it.
Elizabeth has a youtube channel called the charasmtic voice
Different Elizabeth on The Charismatic Voice.
Wait! Did Cesar FART just before Layne belched? OMG!!
The Charismatc Voice called it burp- boxning in her reaction.
Lol
@@carinarodebak9419 I’m wondering if this is the first time since the bean scene in Blazing Saddles where a fart has been part of a song. LOL. (PS.. I don’t recommend Blazing Saddles-the bean scene is about the only moment I found even a little funny. Dated “humor.”)
There were four body function “notes”. Apparently Layne is still in that junior high school boy world of humor😂! There was Cesar’s little toot, Eli’s spit, Geoff wiping his nose, and Layne’s burp.
@@janetdw well, you can't really expect manners from trolls! At least not Scandinavian ones. Typical troll behaviour I'd say😄. So don't blame Layne, praise his true characterisation instead.
Elizabeth is not an opera singer
Isn't 5 days a bit long?
Not sure I follow you?
@@bobcieslinski it says video premieres in 5 days, just thought it was too far away, nothing else :)
@@orcunsen6514 gotcha videos usually come out on Tuesdays and Fridays. I would love for this to be a full time gig then I could release way more.
@@bobcieslinski Geoff dropped a new one. Ghost Riders In The Sky. It is his best one yet. Thank you♥️