I know I'm SUPER late to the party but nobody told me THE GREATEST SHOWMAN had incredible songs???

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  • @MathewMcKenna
    @MathewMcKenna  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1681

    only took like a billion comments to get me to do it lmao hope u enjoy

    • @KingSilverTheNightWolf23
      @KingSilverTheNightWolf23 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hi

    • @najatmouchtaq9918
      @najatmouchtaq9918 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You really should listen to rainbow high music !!

    • @Echo_warrior_
      @Echo_warrior_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hi

    • @jat6748
      @jat6748 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      You need to make a part two!! I need your reaction to Never Enough!!!

    • @spudulika6728
      @spudulika6728 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Can u do lemonade mouth songs plz, or another six the musical video pleaseeee

  • @fyrn1_
    @fyrn1_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5077

    The immediate ‘WAS THAT- no I’m not going back I’ll see it later.’ Was SO HILARIOUS 😭

    • @MathewMcKenna
      @MathewMcKenna  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +665

      im trying to work on being better lmfao

    • @charwillusher2377
      @charwillusher2377 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +278

      Hey Matthew. For a bit of context on rewrite the stars the two characters are in love but can't be together bc zendaya's is African American and at the time the movie takes place interracial relationships are frowned upon so while zac wants to be open about it she feel like they can't because society won't accept them

    • @kamdenwilson9340
      @kamdenwilson9340 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

      ​@@charwillusher2377 and this is me was about self-acceptance for people that were treated worse in a lot of ways. at least that's how I always thought of it.

    • @loserbabyface
      @loserbabyface 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      @@charwillusher2377 wait really? i always thought it was because they were on different social classes

    • @Imacelestralbody
      @Imacelestralbody 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      @@loserbabyface probably a bit of both but I feel like it had a lot to do with her race

  • @jessc.994
    @jessc.994 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2372

    Fun fact: Zendaya actually did her trapeze stunts! There’s a really interesting interview she did with Jimmy Fallon where she describes how exhilarating yet terrifying the whole thing was.

    • @mettelindegardnielsen9411
      @mettelindegardnielsen9411 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

      Yeah, seem to be a byproduct of the fact that musicals doesn't get that big budgets, so things like these need to be done by the actors themself.

    • @reneebush2399
      @reneebush2399 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

      They both did. The director was very insistent on being able to see their faces during the stunts as much as possible without using CGI. She and Effron both worked hard to get to the point where they didn’t end up having to use doubles in the end!

    • @broblerone413
      @broblerone413 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      oh that's so cool! as a fan of both musicals and flying trapeze (i used to do a bit of it myself, and hope to again in the future if my back injury gets better), the scenes with the trapeze made me so happy and were amazing

    • @adriannaa545
      @adriannaa545 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      ​@@mettelindegardnielsen9411it was also because Zendeya really wanted to step up to the Challenge and add to the performance to be more committed to the role. She tends to enjoy doing her own stunts when possible.

  • @crimsonrealm7
    @crimsonrealm7 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +943

    Now that you mention it, in Rewrite the stars maybe there was a reason why Zendeya has the deep tone while Zach has the airy tone.
    From the lyrics, we can say that the character that Zack is playing is like -living in the clouds wishing for a romantic relationship Zendeyas's character. Hence the "Airy" tone of voice
    Zendeya's character on the other one is contrasting and saying "Its impossible" because the reality is there will be a lot of opposition, and she can feel it. Hence the "Deep" tone to convey the pressure that the character is feeling. Or rather than deep, we can say that her voice is rather "Grounded and Restricted" while he's is more "Free"
    Were bound to break and my hands are tied
    broo the lyrics are sooo well written

    • @aleece4
      @aleece4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      What 😶🤯 I never thought of that, but I absolutely LOVE it! I think your theory is right, but even if not, it fits and add so much depth to the song’s meaning. Brilliant ❤

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Good ear :D

    • @jasminm7018
      @jasminm7018 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      It's kinda cool if you also take into account that as performers, she's the one on the swings in the air while he's always on the ground

    • @crimsonrealm7
      @crimsonrealm7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @jasminm7018 ayoo so true, i guess its slightly ironic
      Zendeya the one on th eswings has the grounded tone
      Zach the one on the ground has the airy tone
      I guess this can also reflect on their maturity as characters?
      Zendaya's character feels like their already mature, reached the sky but still open to reality
      Zach' like a child wanting to reach for his sky

    • @peyton1768
      @peyton1768 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@crimsonrealm7 Yes!! She's always looking at the ground while he's always looking at the sky. They're both looking at each other from their positions, and it also shows off their view of the other person. She loves him because she can see him for who he is, but she can't reach him, while he is longing for the person he can see in the sky, and she doesn't think he understands properly the position that she's in and who she is as a person because all he can see up in the sky is her.
      It's so romantic + kind of depressing at the same time if I say it like that 😭

  • @CassandraTheAuthor
    @CassandraTheAuthor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +484

    If you really want to hear something special. They released footage from their practice. When they where trying to get the movie greenlit. There are two clips, Hugh Jackman singing one of his songs. And then there is, This is me. And it was the first time she sang the song in public and its so incredible. It gives me goosebumps and makes me cry everytime i hear that version. It truly is something on the next level.

    • @rhast57
      @rhast57 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I cry every time

    • @elizabethcoudare6058
      @elizabethcoudare6058 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Agreed! This is Me rehearsals makes me tear up every time!

    • @RevSandi
      @RevSandi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same

    • @julesj2353
      @julesj2353 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And then you learn that Hugh wasn’t even supposed to be singing due to a minor sinus surgery right beforehand. So they brought Jeremy Jordan in to sign while Hugh did the speaking and “acted” the songs. Jeremy was led to believe this was a precursor to getting cast in the role Zach got - Jeremy got screwed over because they wanted a more mainstream name.

    • @lindagauvin9809
      @lindagauvin9809 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have watched those videos more times than I can count! It was the This is Me video that made me know I had to see this movie on the big screen and it was everything I had hoped for and more

  • @parentalcryptid569
    @parentalcryptid569 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3433

    if you enjoyed these I highly recommend listening to the other songs! "From Now On" gives you that amazing build and the real bouncy feeling, and "The Other Side" has an amazing beat to it and has Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron singing together. The choreography in both songs is also stunning!

    • @v69alix
      @v69alix 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

      yes!! the choreography from the other side is so good, and it's such a good song as well

    • @kopcode6346
      @kopcode6346 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

      I second these recommendations! Come Alive (which would most certainly have Matthew charging out to change the world for the better, lol) and Tightrope (gorgeous softer solo) are two more of my favorites! I’m sure Never Enough would also go over well as a new voice to the mix

    • @v69alix
      @v69alix 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kopcode6346 I had completely forgotten about Tightrope! that's one of my favorite ones lmao

    • @mercedeslp
      @mercedeslp 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I third those recommendations XD
      Both songs are so great and the choreography~

    • @dilphined3476
      @dilphined3476 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Yes! Please react to the other side it's a really good song

  • @forrestgumpthechump
    @forrestgumpthechump 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1928

    my mom is obsessed with this movie and also has a thing for hugh jackman so I’ve memorized every song against my will

    • @MathewMcKenna
      @MathewMcKenna  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +623

      having a thing for hugh jackman is incredibly understandable tho

    • @marieporter9488
      @marieporter9488 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      ​@@MathewMcKennaWithout a doubt!

    • @starkiller332
      @starkiller332 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      That's me with Mama Mia songs

    • @choerryerim
      @choerryerim 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      MY MUM TOO LMAO

    • @forrestgumpthechump
      @forrestgumpthechump 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@MathewMcKennaif you say so man

  • @LividityInk
    @LividityInk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

    'This Is Me' always sends shivers down my spine, it's such a good song. Keala Settle is an amazing singer and did a fantastic job

    • @powerof3ozzyluver2
      @powerof3ozzyluver2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too

    • @Pyranut
      @Pyranut 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I saw the video of the cast together for I think like…the script read but for the songs? She had hugh close to tears, and me bawling 😭

  • @dclavijo91
    @dclavijo91 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Keala Settle plays the Bearded Woman and she’s an absolute powerhouse! She’s a Broadway actress, and only did this movie because Hugh Jackman convinced her to do it after she crushed it during the movie’s green lighting process. She had only planned to perform the songs during that process, but had no desire to actually be in the movie. Hugh had different plans 😂

  • @sophielem59
    @sophielem59 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +898

    I love how you kinda got the context right for This Is Me.
    The people in the circus are very different in apparence like you saw, so they are freaks for everyone else. People enjoy the circus, but also you got to understand "they are a threat to our existence, people like that should hide, we can't let our kids see that and we can't let them think they belong to our society..." 🙃

    • @StrangeStartrackerArt
      @StrangeStartrackerArt 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      People like that still exist, it was only a few decades ago that disabled people were knowingly hidden by society because we make them uncomfortable. And unfortunately, some people still hold that sentiment.

    • @deaththegirl3371
      @deaththegirl3371 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Similar to how the girls, gays and theys are treated nowadays, mostly the they though sadly

  • @albajar2842
    @albajar2842 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1557

    If you do another The Great Showman video you should listen to "The Other Side", "From Now On", "Come Alive" and "Never Enough". I think you'll love the high notes of Never Enough and Hugh Jackman and Zack Efron singing together in The Other Side. Also "Tightrope" is pretty cool as well

    • @notaseat5934
      @notaseat5934 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Y e s

    • @questworldiangreenknight7455
      @questworldiangreenknight7455 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      Tightrope is a very underrated song

    • @allthingsjustice6465
      @allthingsjustice6465 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      From now on was epic, and I loved the other side as well

    • @notaseat5934
      @notaseat5934 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@questworldiangreenknight7455 I love tightrope! It's so beautiful

    • @dominikaglosova7537
      @dominikaglosova7537 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Never enough is mind blowing😍❤️

  • @shineforevercommentary8193
    @shineforevercommentary8193 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    16:00 she gives me chills every damn time, you need to watch their rehearsal. I had goosebumps and cried while listening to it

  • @singingofsilver
    @singingofsilver 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    8:15 "...a million dreams are keeping me awa̸̘̔a̶̰̟̅ą̷̛̉a̷̰̋͆ả̴̧͓a̴̖̕a̸̻̟̭͑̂̈́a̸̘͗a̷̩͇͑͂̽ä̷̠̊ả̵̪̻a̴͓̝͓͒̾͊a̴̛͓̱̽ͅa̷̜̤̺̎ke"

    • @spoopy3963
      @spoopy3963 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know why he had to pitch shift the audio, but it made it sound bad

  • @wintersong1235
    @wintersong1235 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +549

    Keala Settle (who sang This is Me) is such phenomenal singer. She’s Broadway trained and has been in things like the Waitress. I love her so much

    • @Miladybug
      @Miladybug 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Came here to say this! I love Keala Settle!!

  • @MillsNils
    @MillsNils 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +432

    A little context:
    The Greatest Showman is about a man that wants to make a show/circus with people that are "different" than the average person. Some examples are: a woman with a beard, a "dwarf" and the worlds heaviest man. So a lot of the people outside of the circus don't like them because of their differences.
    :)

    • @lizamoonblooded4196
      @lizamoonblooded4196 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

      The movie is a fictional retelling of the Barnum and Bailey Brothers Circus. I say fictional because the actual truth isn't that great. Barnum(who is the only Ringling Brother to appear in the film) takes in "freaks" to be apart of a new business venture he wants to try. The movie shows the con man and the family man of Barnum and even though it's not telling a real factual story, it's still a great retelling of the story.
      I do want to say before people get mad at me and "hate comment" this comment. "Freaks" are what the performers of the circus were called. Them being called that was horrible and it doesn't excuse how the performers were treated back in the 1800s. But, I'm trying to be factually correct with my wording no matter how bad the language was back then.

  • @aguamiel2349
    @aguamiel2349 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Only this guy watches a new thing and gets the first experience from the finale.

  • @svehyoung
    @svehyoung 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    Omg! We need a part 2 please! I really recommend "The Other Side", "From Now On" and "Never enough"! Those are amazing songs

  • @penguin50279
    @penguin50279 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    the first song actually takes place at the end of the movie 😭

    • @MathewMcKenna
      @MathewMcKenna  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      I KNEW I MESSED UP LOL

    • @marieporter9488
      @marieporter9488 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      ​@@MathewMcKennaThere is a shorter version of the same song at the very beginning, where the main character is a kid and daydreaming

    • @hollowwoods7130
      @hollowwoods7130 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@MathewMcKennait is a reprise(?) of the song from the beginning so you were close

    • @Captgroundhog
      @Captgroundhog หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hollowwoods7130you are right it is indeed a reprise

    • @Captgroundhog
      @Captgroundhog หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@marieporter9488I think the song you are talking about is a million dreams but you are right in the fact that there is a version at the beginning of the movie

  • @maexslg-at
    @maexslg-at 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Wait a damn minute, he started at the bloody end of the movie.

  • @nennejoh
    @nennejoh 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    It is actually criminal that Zendaya isn't a pop artist and giving us albums to listen to. I could listen to her voice all day.

  • @_ash82
    @_ash82 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +269

    Please react to the other songs from the greatest showman. I recommend ‘The other side’ where Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman sing together; ‘tightrope’ is also another good underrated song

    • @Rox7ne
      @Rox7ne 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Dang I wanted him to check "The Other Side" so badly 🥲🥲 hopefully he does another video...

    • @jaylenwilliams3235
      @jaylenwilliams3235 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I agree that tightrope is soooo underrated. It, to me, is one of the best songs in the movie.

    • @crystalcollins6742
      @crystalcollins6742 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      And from now on it’s one of my faves

  • @AgRoseCrystal
    @AgRoseCrystal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    Am I the only one who thought he was going to some how react to the songs in order and not out order like normal? lol.

    • @MathewMcKenna
      @MathewMcKenna  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

      im an agent of chaos

  • @june_jupiter
    @june_jupiter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    LOVED that video! Highly recommending the song "Tightrope" from The Greatest Showman. It's kinda underrated but the lyrics, the vocals, the visuals- everything is SO GOOD. (it's a solo song by the female lead Charity Barnum (Michelle Williams). Absolutely beautiful voice

  • @aisleelovegreenwood6448
    @aisleelovegreenwood6448 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    So the context for "This Is Me," and the movie in general, is that yes: they are essentially considered a "freak-show," full of people who look different or have some obvious abnormality about them, and while some people are fascinated, much of the public are scared of them, and don't like Hue Jackman's character trying to show them off. They were offended by the existence of these people, and kept trying to chase them out of town. Even when they gained fame, and Hue's character starts getting invited to elegant parties, they're treated as too unseemly to attend.

  • @KingSilverTheNightWolf23
    @KingSilverTheNightWolf23 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +634

    Mathew is such a amazing and kind. He is always makes our day or night better. He deserves this success he has!

    • @MathewMcKenna
      @MathewMcKenna  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +108

      awww thank you sm :')

  • @Uni_op
    @Uni_op 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +391

    I literally can’t help but smile during these songs, this movie has such an interesting story behind it.
    The movie was pitched by the actors, they were looking for a studio to get the musical/movie greenlit and went around singing their songs. Those videos are on TH-cam to this day. It definitely makes it stand out from other movies/musicals in my opinion. The videos are also pretty inspiring and heartwarming to see.

    • @cheyennemccall6228
      @cheyennemccall6228 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Links please?

    • @liesbethverlaeckt8083
      @liesbethverlaeckt8083 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've been a fan of the movie since it came out yet somehow I didn't know this! So interesting! /gen

    • @Uni_op
      @Uni_op 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cheyennemccall6228
      th-cam.com/video/6-CCxYR80mU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=VVeB_txloUqcW9UQ
      Here’s one of the links, it’s the most inspirational in my opinion. It’s from when they were pitching the show to different studios.

  • @LadyGreensleeves33
    @LadyGreensleeves33 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I'm definitely one of many advocating for Part 2! Also, on the subject of Zac Efron's singing voice, are you familiar with Hairspray? Because, it not, perhaps you should be 😂 The rest of the cast is just insane, too.

  • @superherolover339
    @superherolover339 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    There isn't a song I dislike from this musical! Every piece is so beautiful and put together well! I'm so happy you like it! (Definitely listen to the rest of this soundtrack)!

  • @luizasabbaga592
    @luizasabbaga592 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    Guys, i think it’s now our mission to make him a late onset theater kid. DROP SOME STARKID REACTIONS I DARE YOU

    • @AngelLikesArt
      @AngelLikesArt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think he’s done TGWDLM but I really want him to do the rest of the hatchetfield trilogy!!

  • @ScribbledCrayon
    @ScribbledCrayon 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +189

    Please please please PLEASE we need a part two - Come Alive is my absolute favorite song in this movie and one that I think gets slept on a lot behind such huge hits as Never Enough, Rewrite the Stars and This is Me (all fantastic songs to be sure). From Now on and The Other Side are also musical AND visual treats because the choreography and staging are just as wonderful to enjoy as the songs themselves are!
    As usual, absolutely adore watching your brain explode and your words dissolve into incoherence when introduced to amazing music. Please continue to rebuild your faculties so we can enjoy watching them get destroyed over and over again! :)

  • @mjrodriguez13
    @mjrodriguez13 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    YOU HAVE TO DO A PART TWO OH MY GOD, NEVER ENOUGH. FROM NOW ON. THE WHOLE SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZING

  • @megperks6322
    @megperks6322 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Keala Settle (This is me) performed a few times with Hugh Jackman in 2019 on his world tour and I was lucky enough to see it. Her voice is even more amazing in person! Incredible talent x

  • @cliffbaker3695
    @cliffbaker3695 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +133

    This musical is one of my favorites. A detail everyone seems to be missing telling you is it’s based after P.T Barnams circus!! It was one of the first circus’ with “freak shows” not being a real thing thing anymore, they’re just unique people. I loved this video and hope we see you do the rest!
    Edit: That would also explain the forbidden love, it’s in a time where interracial relationships would be seen as wrong and Zac’s character is trying to convince her the world doesn’t matter to their love and they don’t need to hide anymore behind the walls of their own home.

    • @Cinema_Treats
      @Cinema_Treats 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Hey I’m so sorry to inform you but the people in PT Barnums show were very much still paraded around and treated as “freaks” and in-fact Barnum barley considered them human. He treated them (and his animals) horrifically and even sold tickets to an enslaved woman’s autopsy as he claimed she was the “Oldest [insert slur] in the world!” And that she had been owned by George Washington (very much not true). And that’s not even getting STARTED on how he treated the real life Jenny Lind…
      I really wish they had made this movie about a fully fictional character rather than trying to polish and paint and glitter over a the story of a very bad person.

    • @nativenewyorker3144
      @nativenewyorker3144 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      It was definitely marketed as a freak show. Barnum was a horrible person

  • @midnightmotions29
    @midnightmotions29 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I never thought you haven't seent the Greatest Showman before! If anything, you'd be the first person I'd think of with this kind of musicals! Also, now that I've paid attention to the first song, it's a reprise of the first song in the movie and it plays at the end, after the climax!

  • @dazzle3b73
    @dazzle3b73 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Watched this movie with my mom and was so happy that even she loved it even though she can be picky with musicals. We all shed big happy tears then I lost it when “The Other Side” came up. IT LIVES RENT FREE IN MY BRAIN. The story is so heartwarming and the SONGS MY GOD ARE INSANE🌟

  • @elisabethmichel7259
    @elisabethmichel7259 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "I didn't know Zac Efron could sing" whilst he became internationally famous with his Role of Troy Bolton in High School Musical.
    (Yes in the first film he didn't sing most of the songs by himself but that was because they were already written in a different key before they cast him and he couldn't hit the notes)

  • @racheltallaway5992
    @racheltallaway5992 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    So fun watching you react to these masterpieces! Tightrope, Never enough, From now on and The other side is four other songs from this film that deserves a reaction.

    • @leesajune7763
      @leesajune7763 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Exactly what I was thinking! Would love to see him react to them

    • @kailanishinault9201
      @kailanishinault9201 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yess I love tightrope. such a beautiful song

  • @jacquietimms3075
    @jacquietimms3075 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    I really think you'd enjoy reacting to the musical 'Epic- the troy saga'. The song 'warrior of the mind' from that is an especially incredible song!
    Great video, as usual!

    • @QueenViolet
      @QueenViolet 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes that's a great idea.

    • @Miss_Myth
      @Miss_Myth 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      YES! ANY Epic reactions would be great!

  • @morganluster2550
    @morganluster2550 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    1000% recommend listening to “Tightrope” it’s beautiful! Also, “The Other Side” has some great harmonies!

  • @alexrightnow2531
    @alexrightnow2531 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You 100% have to do more songs from this movie!
    - from now on
    - never enough (if you don't already know it)
    - the million dreams reprise
    - tightrope
    - the other side

  • @jjcarter9148
    @jjcarter9148 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +142

    Love how blown away you are by the music in this. It's so good. If you want to react to more, I would recommend The Other Side (if you can find the full clip from the film the choreography between Hugh and Zac is amazing), Come Alive and From Now On are three of my favourite songs. There's also a behind the scenes recording with the studio hearing some of the songs for the first time that you should check out. Hugh had been told by doctors not to sing as he had just had a melanoma removed from his neck and he could burst the stitches, but he sung anyway and needed the stitches redoing

  • @megancooper1710
    @megancooper1710 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    There are videos of the actors/ artists performing “this is me” and “from now on” live back when they were trying to get the show greenlit it’s so amazing and the backstory of both proformances makes it so much more impactful!

  • @Joslynn-ud2zt
    @Joslynn-ud2zt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the fact that mathew with no context explained the meaning of This is Me showed how well the lyrics were and how they portrayed the characters in this movie

  • @user-ts2og7lc1z
    @user-ts2og7lc1z 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A million dreams is my fav song. It gave me so much hope as a kid to reach for my dreams and I wish I still had that passion for a dream now.

  • @baybee2721
    @baybee2721 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    If you do a sequel to this video, I think that both “the other side” and “from now on” cater the most to your interests and just so happen to be the best in the movie 😅

  • @torijeri
    @torijeri 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Zac Efron was the lead in the high school musicals (he only sings in the 2nd and 3rd)
    he was cast after they wrote the music for the first one and he couldn’t hit the notes so it’s dubbed but for movies 2 & 3 they wrote for his voice and it’s amazing)
    i highly recommend Scream & Bet on it lmao

  • @broblerone413
    @broblerone413 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    so glad you reacted to this!! you're right about how the songs in The Greatest Showman don't seem like the kind of songs that would be in musicals, the songwriters for it have a style that, imo, really stands out from a lot of other musicals in their musical style

  • @wwaxwork
    @wwaxwork 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    If you do more of the songs I highly recommend you listen to the live version of "This is me" that they did at the presentation to the backers to try and secure funding. Keala, the woman singing it was just supposed to be a fill in studio musician as she had massive anxiety about performing live, but her performance that day was so mindblowing they put her in the movie. It was kind of about her living the song all in 4 minutes, the other performers reactions to her and it was amazing and well worth the watch.

  • @christinajackson5571
    @christinajackson5571 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    I got my older sister who hates musicals to watch this movie and she loves so much that she starts to watch by herself just to find "This Is Me" we sing to the soundtrack every time i play so im happy you get to experience the songs from this movie.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jpachu16
    @jpachu16 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    Maybe million dreams should’ve come with a video lol. It did start in the past and then transition into the present. This is me always gives me chills. It’s so good. Her voice is stunning. I love most of the songs on this soundtrack. I hope you do more. Like the other side and from now on. Tho tbh I feel like you should actually watch the whole thing lol

  • @audreymattson1347
    @audreymattson1347 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My mom and I loved this movie so much that we saw it twice in theatres and I’ve been waiting for you to react to the songs from this and honestly this is exactly how I thought you’d react 😂

  • @squeebers
    @squeebers 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    15:06 I can't believe how on point you were with that!

  • @leahgiselle3070
    @leahgiselle3070 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    So so happy you finally reacted to some of these amazing songs and I really hope you do the rest cause at least in my opinion none of these songs are a miss!!! I also highly recommend reacting to the This Is Me and From Now On live versions from when the movie was trying to get greenlit, especially for This Is Me, the live version really heightens the emotional aspects of the song and you can really hear Keala Settle's voice shine.

  • @PandyDaize
    @PandyDaize 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    It's been so long since I've watched that master piece! I have some of the songs on my playlist, but I'm so glad to see you reacting to it! Being sick is much less painful now that you've uploaded this!

  • @ira__s
    @ira__s 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I'm so glad you enjoyed the songs! I went to see this movie in theaters and loved all the songs so much. I almost feel like we need another video of the other songs (if you want to ofc). "The other side", "Never enough" and "From now on" are all songs that I feel like you would just love too!

  • @liesbethverlaeckt8083
    @liesbethverlaeckt8083 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love that you're reacting to this!
    I watched this movie in theaters with some of my college classmates and the songs just BLEW US AWAY!
    We were obsessed lol! Especially those first few weeks all of us were just belting the songs in the hallways (We were in art school, it wasn't as weird as it may sound 😆)
    Also, fun fact: The movie isn't about A circus, it's about THE circus, as in, the very first one! I definitely recommend watching it fully!

  • @moistwrmonastring1017
    @moistwrmonastring1017 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    I’m not a huge fan of this movie, but the songs are WONDERFUL outside of it, just incredibly crafted

  • @Lisa_Wznk
    @Lisa_Wznk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    We definitely need a part 2. This movie is made of amazing songs

  • @sannagjet3564
    @sannagjet3564 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video was so fun to watch! your reactions made me smile through the whole thing

  • @idajansson9926
    @idajansson9926 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Would love a part 2 for The Greatest Showman!! There is still a few songs left and they are all so good😍
    - Never Enough
    - The Other Side
    - Come Alive
    - Tightrope
    - From Now On

  • @lillyg9972
    @lillyg9972 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Your reaction has reminded me how much I love this soundtrack. Some other songs from the show that are great are The Other Side, Never Enough, Tightrope and From Now On

  • @Plohc7438
    @Plohc7438 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    YES YES YES the singers on this musical are so amazing. We'd love a second part of this reaction

  • @shortyshawty
    @shortyshawty วันที่ผ่านมา

    Every time I watch a reaction to this I rediscover how hype the Zefron slide moment is and mmm so good

  • @Fan.domfan
    @Fan.domfan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I RECENTLY REWATCHED THIS MOVIE!! also a few years back my school did this as a concert and I played in it and loved it! its also when i first watched this movie.

  • @liammcfarlane13
    @liammcfarlane13 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    If you love Keala Settle’s voice you should react to some of the songs from the musical Waitress. Top songs I’d recommend are I Didn’t Plan It (Keala leaves no crumbs behind), What Baking Can Do, You Matter To Me and She Used To Be Mine

  • @guestguestly9500
    @guestguestly9500 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    btw, the music video you saw for the Greatest Show, isn't the full song. There's usually a more quiet build up part in the beginning (which is my favorite part).

  • @Hufflepuff_cookie
    @Hufflepuff_cookie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Sir, I have never see your channel before, but this showed up in my recommendations, and I LOVE tye Greatest Showman, so I'm here. I loved seeing your first-time, out-of-context reactions to these songs (it was really funny knowing the story of the movie watching you be so confused) as soon as you mentioned Zac and Zendaya in The Greatest Show, I really hoped you would watch Rewrite the Stars, was veryuch so rewarded. I was smiling the whole time!

  • @miyomikonran
    @miyomikonran 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I absolutely love watching your reactions and I love The Greatest Showman so this video was hella enjoyable, seeing your mind be blown more and more with each new song! This movie is really something else, so I reccomend that maybe you could listen to the rest of the songs, just for yourself. They give me goosebumps even after so much time, so I'm really happy you enjoyed them so much! Take care Mathew!

  • @cadence-2
    @cadence-2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I’d love to see you watch the whole movie (it’s one of my favorite musicals), but if that’s not something you’d want to do I’d still love to see you react to more songs from it. Especially The Other Side, Tightrope, Never Enough, and From Now On. Besides the songs in this video, I feel like those 4 have some really powerful vocals I’d love to watch you experience 💜

    • @nevaehrose3235
      @nevaehrose3235 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      tightropeeeee omg so fucking gooood

  • @HannahS65
    @HannahS65 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Recently saw the sing along version of this and I tell you no lie, I was singing my little heart out. My voice was a little bit off by the end lol

  • @treefrogg
    @treefrogg 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    please make a part 2!! there are so many amazing songs in the greatest showman 💕

  • @commander-fox-q7573
    @commander-fox-q7573 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Please do a part 2! would love to hear your thoughts on “From now on”, “The other side”, and “Never enough”!

    • @lolavota403
      @lolavota403 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      and tightrope 😩😩

  • @starzzdontshine
    @starzzdontshine 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    if you ever do more PLEASE listen to the other side it’s the best song from the movie imo and i would love to see your reaction to it

  • @eline_van_dijk
    @eline_van_dijk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    The artists in this movie (singing, acting, dancing, stunts) are so amazing, but let's also appreciate the songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul who never once fail at creating these kind of songs. Between projects like The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen and Spirited the songs are just so well written and constantly surprising. I highly suggest you check out songs from DEH and Spirited as well as they go even further to show how amazing they are.
    Songs I'd recommend:
    Never Enough from The Greatest Showman
    The Other Side from The Greatest Showman
    From Now On from The Greatest Showman
    Tightrope from The Greatest Showman
    The Greatest Show (actual start) from The Greatest Showman
    ---
    Unredeemable from Spirited the Apple Original
    Good Afternoon from Spirited the Apple Original
    Bringin' Back Christmas from Spirited the Apple Original
    The View From Here from Spirited the Apple Original
    The View From Here (Riverwalk) from Spirited the Apple Original
    Do A Little Good from Spirited the Apple Original
    Ripple (Cut Song) from Spirited the Apple Original
    The cast: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer
    ---
    You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. Beautiful harmonies in this one)
    Words Fail from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. I personally preferred the video of the movie)
    Good For You from Dear Evan Hansen (from the musical)
    So Big / So Small from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. Both very different voices)
    Anybody Have A Map from Dear Evan Hansen (from the musical)
    Waving Through A Window from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. I personally preferred the musical version)
    Requiem from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
    For Forever from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
    Sincerely, Me from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
    Only Us from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
    Today Feels A Little Closer from Dear Evan Hansen (from the movie)
    Anonymous One from Dear Evan Hansen (from the movie)
    Bedroom Down The Hall (cut song, but very beautiful)
    The musical cast: Ben Platt, Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Laura Thompson
    The movie cast: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Colton Ryan, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, Amandla Stenberg

    • @Lupin788
      @Lupin788 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I would also add the Pasek & Paul wrote the lyrics to most of the songs in the film La La Land (music by Justin Hurwitz). After working with them on Spirited, Ryan Reynolds also enlist P&P to write a funny tribute song to Rob McElhenney, with whom Reynolds bought a football team in Wales (you should react to the docu-series Welcome To Wrexham)..

    • @TheIndigoSystem
      @TheIndigoSystem 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Their song cycle show Edges was great too

  • @oliviarichardson1537
    @oliviarichardson1537 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    now you HAVE to listen to “the other side” and “from now on” they are soooo good

  • @mrxe7565
    @mrxe7565 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is my favourite movie. I was feeling very blue when it was released and like you said, it gave me a lot of positive energy and after that, I had a very good change in my life and I was listening all the songs every day the next year. I even knew my mood because of the song that motivated me the most that day 😂. Love every song ❤

  • @DiogoChris
    @DiogoChris 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The title 😲... Naa!! Thank God you've decided to right this wrong, Matthew.
    It's absolutely criminal that you haven't heard any of these songs.
    Can't wait to watch❤😂

  • @freshcupofangst
    @freshcupofangst 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I love this movie!! The songs are such bangers fr

  • @amberlyrane8006
    @amberlyrane8006 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These songs always make me tear up, the emotion in them is so strong.

  • @ItzGrace1108
    @ItzGrace1108 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how you watch every movie /music that was a great hit back in those days , I really love it

  • @_Nightshade_Paws
    @_Nightshade_Paws 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The fact that I’ve watched this movie so many times since it’s release, and I can tell you he’s on the right note with no context but giving us the right context especially with This is Me
    I now wanna rewatch this movie once again
    I also believe we broke Mathew with The Greatest Showman

  • @RedHeadedJumper
    @RedHeadedJumper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Have you watched Spirit Stallion of the Cimmeron? It’s a little different then what you typically watch but the music is SO GOOD. There’s almost no talking, just action and music. I’d highly suggest it!

    • @warcatfurever101writeroffanfic
      @warcatfurever101writeroffanfic 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My childhood favorite movie. ❤
      Made me fall in love with horses

    • @kailynstorer1650
      @kailynstorer1650 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My favorite movie soundtrack ever!! Makes me cry every time

  • @lime_beanz5662
    @lime_beanz5662 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I find it funny how he decided to watch the *finale* song first

    • @ShadowFox1412
      @ShadowFox1412 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Technically it’s also the intro. Cause the first half of the song plays at the beginning while the second half plays as the finale.

  • @helenarosno
    @helenarosno 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “this is me” made me cry when i saw it in theaters. the lyrics really got to me at the time

  • @DarleneLesmana
    @DarleneLesmana 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    random musical theatre songs you gotta listen to and the specific versions:
    -i'm here (chynthia erivo)
    -losing my mind (jeremy jordan)
    -breathe (In The Heights OBC version)
    -the privilege to pee from urinetown
    -blue from heathers
    -i believe from the book of mormon
    -not getting married today (darren cris)
    -she used to be mine from waitress
    -if i didn't believe in you (jeremy jordan version)
    -hadestown (just the whole thing)

    • @michaelinthebathroom7560
      @michaelinthebathroom7560 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not Blue, anything but Blue 😖 Also Jeremy Jordan is iconic.

  • @blueJAYbirdie
    @blueJAYbirdie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    *Mathew* you gotta listen to "The Other Side", its one of the most iconic songs from the musical

  • @Dev_Soren
    @Dev_Soren 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    definitely glad to see this pop up here, and definitely check out the other songs from this. They're pretty much all bangers in their own ways and the movie is phenomenal

  • @luckybug479
    @luckybug479 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whenever I see the video of them singing This is Me to display what the music would be (i search This Is Me Greatest Showman rehearsal and it comes up) I can’t help but cry along with Keala. It’s so emotional and it’s beautiful. Highly recommend seeing that version

  • @marmooz
    @marmooz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    greatest showman always makes me so nostalgic cause it came out during my last year of primary school and i remember how obsessed everyone was with it and how we made it our leavers’ ceremony / prom theme💕

  • @Army-ue4vj
    @Army-ue4vj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Please do another video with the rest of the songs 🙏🏻 Especially "From now on" 💜

  • @jodiedaly
    @jodiedaly 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi Matthew, as a fan of the movie I’m glad that u enjoy it. Fun Fact: the Special Olympics have used the song This is Me the same year as the Greatest Showman, personally that song makes me tear up as it brings back memories ❤

  • @cutus88
    @cutus88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Eagerly awaiting part 2 - you need to hear the rest of the songs ! Many More goosebump-inducing songs left to enjoy !

  • @rosiethedarkone2189
    @rosiethedarkone2189 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ooh, I loved those songs! They sound so beautiful!

  • @DarleneLesmana
    @DarleneLesmana 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    i swear to god matthew if you haven't seen mamma mia and you don't do a reaction i'm gonna start crying

    • @MathewMcKenna
      @MathewMcKenna  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i actually havent lmao

  • @elnonymous
    @elnonymous 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the greatest showman is about a guy named PT Barnum (Hugh Jackman) who starts a circus for the known "freaks." he then partners with a playwriter(?) named Phillip Carlyle (Zac Effron) and Phillip becomes PT's assistent sort of. the movie basically follows everyones struggles and life while the people in the circus get a lot of hate.
    sorry if i messed up some details. been a while since ive seen it.

  • @RamblingRose08
    @RamblingRose08 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Well, you missed my favorite song "The Other Side" with Zach Efron and Hugh Jackman, but this was a great reaction. So fun and I loved hearing your take on all of the songs. I loved that you were worried about starting with the last song and that is exactly what happened lol. Would love to see your reaction to the movie. Stay cool.

  • @MtVesuvius
    @MtVesuvius 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Your guesses are pretty on point. The first song is both the intro AND the ending. The switch is somewhere around Zac Efron.

  • @aquari22
    @aquari22 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    No way you missed Never enough. Its my favourite song from this movie.😭

  • @m4len_gam693
    @m4len_gam693 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Keala Settle has one of the most beautiful and powerful voices I've ever heard

  • @Ol.i.lo4
    @Ol.i.lo4 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I LOVED THIS. I hope that you react to more of the songs here because, in my opinion, they are REALLY good