My favorite Disney song - I was so excited to see you covered it! Good catches on the internal rhyme and the parallels between the writers' other work!
So I came to this video by two converging avenues: my love for this song vis a vis the live performance of it by a quartet called Ringmasters, and my love for the theory breakdowns that Rick Beato does. Love this analysis of the song. If you have a few minutes, I highly recommend looking up Ringmasters performance of their Notre Dame Medley because the arrangement does such an amazing job of vocally highlighting some of the great things you pointed out. Thanks so much for this video!
Been watching your ANALYSIS videos for a few years now, and I think this is my favorite one! I really wish Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken would get to watch this!
OMG! I can't decide what I enjoyed more, the analysis of the song or the singing! I so love this! When I go back to Toronto, I will come and see your shows...
Hi! I just want to thank you for sharing this analysis. I always enjoy certain songs and I get excited about how they progress, but I couldn’t really explain why, but watching this, I get it a bit now. This is amazing. Thank you.
It's such a beautiful song. One of the most complex musicals Disney had made. I'd love to hear you compare God Help the Outcasts and Someday, because they almost feel like they harmonize with and echo each other.
Although I had watched The Hunchback of Notre Dame as a kid, I had forgotten this song entirely until I listened to it on a Best of Disney complication CD. Not sure how because it's quite possibly my favorite Disney song now. Found this video because I've been greedily watching every analysis video I can find. Thanks for this one!
I loved this video. Just found your page for the first time. I played this role for nearly a year and wish I had heard this before. I gained such an appreciation for the song in a completely new way! 🔔🔔🔔
Fantastic analysis. You put into words why I liked it so much but I could never really quite explain. I'm no musical theatre nerd like you. I knew that I loved the song, but I didn't know why. Thank you for breaking it down for me in a way I can understand!
Thank you for joining the Music Theatre Theory community! "Out There" has a very special place in my heart, too -- it's the first song I sang with my first vocal coach when I was 12 :-)
Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and knowledge! I am awed by your wonderful voice and musicality, and the intricate way you guide us through this, which is one of THE musical theatre 'I Want' songs and one of my personal favourites. Michael Arden of course sung this wonderfully and really embodied the hope and sadness of the character. I love your observation that Quasimodo takes something dark and turns it into something beautiful, and how this is so gorgeously displayed in the lyrics and especially the music. A new enthusiastic subscriber here! Best wishes for your own career and performances :)
13:55 It's funny that you say that, because I was thinking about this song earlier and the thought came to me that it was kind of like a male version of "Defying Gravity" in the way that it's sung.
My theory as to why Menken uses the minor seventh is because it's like you're reaching for the octave, but you just can't touch it yet.
Great point. :)
"The lyrics can lie, but the music can't." That is such a cool idea, thank you for that!!
My favorite Disney song - I was so excited to see you covered it! Good catches on the internal rhyme and the parallels between the writers' other work!
So I came to this video by two converging avenues: my love for this song vis a vis the live performance of it by a quartet called Ringmasters, and my love for the theory breakdowns that Rick Beato does. Love this analysis of the song. If you have a few minutes, I highly recommend looking up Ringmasters performance of their Notre Dame Medley because the arrangement does such an amazing job of vocally highlighting some of the great things you pointed out. Thanks so much for this video!
I love the Ringmasters cover
Been watching your ANALYSIS videos for a few years now, and I think this is my favorite one! I really wish Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken would get to watch this!
OMG! I can't decide what I enjoyed more, the analysis of the song or the singing!
I so love this! When I go back to Toronto, I will come and see your shows...
“The music can lie, but the lyrics can’t”. I’m obsessed with you and this channel. Good work.
That was such a brilliant line!
You've got that the wrong way round!
Hi!
I just want to thank you for sharing this analysis. I always enjoy certain songs and I get excited about how they progress, but I couldn’t really explain why, but watching this, I get it a bit now. This is amazing. Thank you.
It's such a beautiful song. One of the most complex musicals Disney had made. I'd love to hear you compare God Help the Outcasts and Someday, because they almost feel like they harmonize with and echo each other.
I've always liked this song a lot ... and NOW I have a newfound appreciation for its genius. THANK YOU.
Not only did we get a wonderful insightful analysis, but also a great performance!
Although I had watched The Hunchback of Notre Dame as a kid, I had forgotten this song entirely until I listened to it on a Best of Disney complication CD. Not sure how because it's quite possibly my favorite Disney song now. Found this video because I've been greedily watching every analysis video I can find. Thanks for this one!
I loved this video. Just found your page for the first time. I played this role for nearly a year and wish I had heard this before. I gained such an appreciation for the song in a completely new way! 🔔🔔🔔
Fantastic analysis. You put into words why I liked it so much but I could never really quite explain. I'm no musical theatre nerd like you. I knew that I loved the song, but I didn't know why. Thank you for breaking it down for me in a way I can understand!
amazing analysis man, lots of details you caught that really make a difference when you think about them. Fantastic job!
The use of Cynghanedd in the lyrics - it's a Welsh girl's dream!
YAYYYY I missed your song analysis videos so so much!! I love this song and this video made me love it even more :)
Thank god I discover your channel. This is one of my all time fav song and now it even more special having you analyzed it. You are so amazing.
Thank you for joining the Music Theatre Theory community! "Out There" has a very special place in my heart, too -- it's the first song I sang with my first vocal coach when I was 12 :-)
this is the kind of content i will always watch
This is so cool and interesting
Brilliant! Can you analyse "In a crowd of thousands" ?
This is awesome and you deserve all the views!
Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and knowledge! I am awed by your wonderful voice and musicality, and the intricate way you guide us through this, which is one of THE musical theatre 'I Want' songs and one of my personal favourites. Michael Arden of course sung this wonderfully and really embodied the hope and sadness of the character. I love your observation that Quasimodo takes something dark and turns it into something beautiful, and how this is so gorgeously displayed in the lyrics and especially the music. A new enthusiastic subscriber here! Best wishes for your own career and performances :)
This is spectacular! Thank you!
New subscriber here... because of your dissecting and intricate review of Don't Rain on My Parade. Thank you sir.
Awesome!
I enjoyed your analysis. Well done!
Love this so much!!! Thanks for this information delivered in such an accesible, pedagogical way. What a great teacher!
13:55 It's funny that you say that, because I was thinking about this song earlier and the thought came to me that it was kind of like a male version of "Defying Gravity" in the way that it's sung.
Hey, wonderful video.
Looking forward for a DEH song analysis :)
love this, please make more!
Yes, love the musical theatre theory videos!
thanks!!
I just subscribed because of your intro 😂👍🏻
your vibrato sounds really nice in this one!
You should play Quasi!
Hey I love your work, I would be really interested by an analysis of the Tick, Tick...Boom! songs, that would be awesome
Can you do sheets for the piano part??
lol helped me with my music assignment