Oh hi! This came up as a suggested video for me and I couldn’t resist. 😂 It’s weird to hear someone break down my technique since I don’t really think about it in the moment. Thanks Lawrence University for the classical training. ⚫️👄⚫️👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
Oh Hi Emily! That’s insane. Just like your performance in RTC! I don’t think I could do what you did. Lawrence University must be amazing. I feel like this performance required a crazy amount of support and training! Brava! 👏 thanks for watching and stopping by!
Fun fact: for those whistle ranges the actress did it on accident and they kept it in, later in the cast recording and Atlanta shows she added an extra note
I saw a theory that commentated on the fact that Jane doe’s song is so much more complex musically wise because she knew nothing about her past except that she was in choir. It’s her only bit of information so she pops off using that sweet, choral tone
What I absolute love, too, is how she changes from a desperate, whistly and gentle voice to this accusing, almost bitter tone. „Why Lord?!“ Always gives me the chills.
Actually! The reason she's singing in a more operatic choir style is that she has no memories of who she is. She sings in what's considered to be the default style of music because she has nothing else to base her song on
@@singwithAshleyits true! In the musical all the choir kids sing in their own style but jane has no memory of what she liked so she sings like that because all she knows is the carnival and choir
I feel as though I should explain! This show is about a school choir from a small Canadian town who die in a rollercoaster accident. They're, in a way, pleading their cases for who should be given another chance at life. Some songs are about who they wish they could have been, some songs are about who they are, and some are about why they really should be given another chance! Jane's head is a replacement, taken from the doll she's occasionally seen holding. Every song is good but I think you really have to start with the introductory song to get the full explanation. Sometimes it's called Fall Fair Suite, sometimes it's the Uranium Suite, the song has been changed multiple times so it's really up to whether or not you want a video of it. Excellent video!!
The opening number is split into two parts "Uranium" and "Suite" each part differs each time depending on the song, and "Waiting for the drop" is completely different. The Uranium Suite (Used from the album and after) The Fall Fair Suite (Off-broadway/Chicago) Tragic fact (Canada?) Waiting for the Drop (Seattle)
It’s also important to add that they died in an accident, and they visit Karnak the fortune teller machine before getting on the ride, who knew they would die before-hand, but couldn’t say a thing because he was forced to stay shut. Everyone died, and all people were identified as poor children from the chamber choir of their school, but her body, found with the same uniform, was without a head, and since no one claimed her, no one could identify who she was. She and everyone else are ghosts in limbo battling for who lives.
The mourners behind her are there because it’s an “I want” song. She wants there to be people to mourn her because she is unidentified so no one can mourn her
What I love abt this musical is that each character’s song is a different genre that matches their personality/backstory. You should listen to talia! It’s a beautiful song and one of my favs from the musical :)
I think it’s amazing because Emily (the girl who played hand doe) is on a stage with people filming her, her chest is suppressed kind of because she’s wearing a harness, and she’s flying, and as she’s flying goes upside down and spins around while singing those high notes perfectly, she did amazing.
Another fun bit of speculation: The ascending and descending portions (as well as her flight pattern in this version) can be interpreted as the path of the roller coaster that killed her! It derailed at the top of the “loop de loop” before she was somehow decapitated, and she has a slow vocal ascent followed by the faster descent, and then the final, more isolated note in that passage could be interpreted as her head landing somewhere separately from the rest of her body. It’s a fun use of implied word painting lol. There’s a college streaming their production for free this weekend (I think it’s Ohio College? Ohio University? I don’t remember) and they really leaned into to coaster path parallel, with the backup members of the choir using a string of lights to outline the roller coaster throughout this song. One more fun fact: The actress in this version, Emily Rohm, put a rehearsal video of this song on TikTok where all of the lights were up and you could see the flight mechanism really well. It’s not wires (those would probably tangle during the flips anyway), but more of a bicycle seat strapped to a long arm that a stagehand lifts up and down like a really fancy seesaw. She does have some sort of safety harness under the costume, but I *think* most of her weight is on the seat when she’s upright.
Has that behind the scenes been put on TH-cam? I've been so fascinated by that flying effect, and knew it couldn't have been wires just because of that insane sideways 360 she does at "does no-one care". I briefly thought it might be some sort of hydraulic system attached to a seat based harness for it to be that precise, but that would have eaten up the budget and made too much noise. What a fantastic and simultaneously practical way to pull off something so darkly magical. Truly the carny spirit brought to musical theatre.
That *really* helps the roller coaster illusion, making her seem to be held by a seat even though she’s floating. I always thought it looked strange compared to other folks being suspended from a wire.
Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this yet, but according to the people who made the musical, some of those high notes (especially the part where her voice climbs and then falls towards the beginning of the song) represent her screams during the accident. I highly recommend this show though, it's amazing!!
I think the screams at the end are an interpretation of them "flying off the rails" on the cyclone, notice everyone pretty much has some sort of scream expect for Constance, who says that "She didn't scream like the other kids".
ok this was a year ago BUT if you listen to fall fair suite and reaallyy listen on constances “i hope i wiped my browser history clean” after she finishes that you can hear a very faint laughing so i think she was laughing instead of screaming
Ok so, at the beginning of the play she's there "without a head" but then when she shows up she has a headless doll, so Jane doe "replaced" her head with the doll's. Cause in the pictures with the choir she originally has brunette hair while here she has blind hair that's styled like a doll's. Just thought that was neat for anyone who hasn't seen the play
Since they are breaking the fourth wall, they didn't want the audience to be grossed out at the sight of a headless body so they decided to use the doll's head.
In reference to the thing you didn’t like at 16:00, I think the “why, oh why, oh whYy” is supposed to sound like crying, like catching breath, without the gross snotty sounds or heavy breathing. It also might be an artefact of this musical style. Edit: Oh, and a final catch: the rest of the choir sings the first four notes of Dies Ire while Jane sings her final note. You know, the medieval chant of death that asks “god, why?” I was wondering where we’d hear a full version of that since we’d been getting the half version this whole time. The last two notes are like Jane’s motif, half the chant of death, and most of her song is calling out to god to complete her (and thus her theme) since she only can sing the “ire” so she needs others to give her the “dies”. Second Edit: Although, on second thought, her cries of “why, Lord” may have the “dies” part. All the more Dies Ire.
i don't know how to explain it but her vibrato is so heavy. it's so much more pronounced, especially during the transition. which i think is insane. the amount of practice she probably had to do, doubled with the emotion and attitude of the song just makes it such an amazing, powerful song.
10:47 I think during her introduction to her chest voice, she’s starting to get a bit frustrated and angry that her body was unidentified and that nobody knows who she is, and that she’ll forever be forgotten and unknown. :-)
Watching reactions to the live preformance this song is so fun because SHE SINGS UPSIDE DOWN It makes everyone shook the first time, i remember i literally cried and screeched the first time i watched it and just watched it on repeat for like an hour. Your comments are super helpful aswell!
Context: A choir or six students went on The Cyclone rollercoaster and all died in a freak accident. In the musical, the fortune teller (robot dude on the side) brings them all so they can tell about their hopes and dreams. The six kids, including the beheaded girl known as Jane Doe throughout the musical, can each vote for someone to be brought back to life, but it has to be unanimous Each of the kids gets their own song or two, and Jane’s song talks about how she wishes she knew who she was before dying. Nobody remembers her, not even herself. Her head was replaced by a doll’s head, which is why she has a headless doll “Jane Doe is what the coroner said. They found my body, not my head”
A bit late, but the opening scene (in the ballad) is part comedy, Jane Doe, having no knowledge of her past, doesn't have portraits fall from her past as her introduction. Every song begins with the character pushing the lever, having pictures descend behind them, and then they begin their song. So Jane, being a Jane Doe, has no past for pictures to descend *from*, it's actually a pretty good way of doing visual storytelling without being super overt.
The first decending melisma during the transition actually functions as a leit motif throughout the show for what (i think) is the roller coaster breaking down; the "fall." The last thing those kids ever heard
Everyone’s reccomending what the world needs but I disagree it’s kind of meant to sound bad vocally. You should do talia it’s beautiful and heavy on vocals
I feel like they made oceans voice kinda sound “bad” because she’s supposed to be like the bratty annoying smart character that thinks she’s better than everyone.
According to the actress, Emily Rohm, she had very little time to learn with the rig (and was not informed about it till they put the harness on), so she basically had to get it down the first day.
also at the beginning when she pulls down on the fortune teller’s (Karnak) lever on the bumpers behind her theres supposed to be childhood photos that get projected that’s why she does it multiple times and looks behind her
In my high school our parents signed a permission form to do this musical due to the mature themes and I got casted as Jane! I truly had a fun time doing it too!
This is a great reaction, and the song is so good. I just wanted to point out that John Smith is just a name for an average generic man. John Doe and Jane Doe are names of unidentifiable bodies. The last name being Doe for both genders explains her “John and me” phrases.
I thought John and Jane doe were people whose names cannot be disclosed for legal or *other* reasons. But i guess they could be unidentified as well in that regard.
Okay I love this reaction because I also love figuring out all the different aspects that make a performance and you do this beautifully. My lil fun fact I want to throw in is that she isn't on a fly system. She leaves right before her song (and with a cape right after) because she is in a hip harness that attaches to a pole. This is also why she doesn't turn around at any point during this staging. So, absolutely, the times they have the curtain closed and her "wings" (the lighting effect gives me 😍) are out are the times they're locking/unlocking her from the pole. Thought you might enjoy this knowledge, I found it fascinating. Thanks for this video!!
That makes sense! She does look a lot more stable than being on a fly rail system. You’re right! There is no way she’d be able to turn herself like that! I knew she was on something, just assumed it was a fly rail system because that’s all I’ve ever used! Still don’t know if I’d manage singing on a railing system either! Is he’s intense! Thanks for this! 🙏
the entire musical was beautiful, but i was and still am intrigued by this song. it’s such a pretty song, along with a pretty voice and it’s almost mesmerizing. ❤️
I remeber reading a comment saying that people speculate that the high notes in the song are ment to be her screams as the Rollercoaster decapitates her. 😰 Also the beginning was jane pulling a lever tht was ment to show photo's of her past, given the fortune teller didn't read her fortune that day nothing showed up.
Jane doe Said “Time eats all his children in the end”, this is referencing greek mythology where Kronos the god of time basically saw in the future that his children were going to eat up taking over the throne. Of course Kronos didn’t like that so he ate his own kids but luckily Zeus if I remember correctly killed his father Kronos and freed his siblings.
Haha unintentionally! My hair is braided into a natural headband. Ocean’s is an actually headband. But so many have pointed out my resemblance to her! My voice is similar as well! I actually had no idea who ocean was until I read about her in the comments! I had to ask my students who she was 🤣 Thank you for watching!!
Am I the only one who thinks she looks EXACTLY like Ocean?! Also I love how many things I didn’t realize what Ms. Emma Rohm had to do until you said something lol
One of my personal favorite parts of this song is when she does the descent from her "oooos" into the "AAAAaAAAaaaah" because it feels like someone on a rollercoaster going up and then down and agh I love this song so much
the wide vowel for oh whY is to go along with the rest of the whistles, representing her screams on the coaster!!! i feel like the wide y adds to the scream affect when you really analyze it.
This was so wonderful! I've been waiting for a vocal coach to react to something from this musical, you should check out other pieces from the musical if you are interested. There's a song for a mezzo call "what the world needs" that I think would be interesting to hear your thoughts on, especially as a mezzo. Thank you for your video 🙂
This is one of my new favorite videos on TH-cam; I love this song and performance, and you give every second of it every bit of focus (and awe) it deserves!
16:10 There's a theory she went so high and cut it abruptly because in the ride she was screaming and then her head got ch0pped off, cutting her scream
Oddly enough, the first thing I thought when I heard The Ballad of Jane Doe was that it sounded almost like a cross between Stephen Sondheim and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
if you ever plan on watching this musical I give you a warning it gets very crazy and I got to say Noel's lament and space age bachelorman are very... interesting to say the least
The sad part when Jane Doe introduction she is pulling the level to show her life. Since no one remember hers and her soul doesn't remember their io picture of her childhood or family. Plus her move is like a doll marionette.
I just watched this video but I had to come back. I am not a professional singer and have 0 training. But I love singing. I watched your video and tried a few of the things you mentioned and I FINALLY hit the notes I wanted to for so long. I have played around with my mouth space and breathing and I made it!!! Thank you!
Others may have commented this but in the show each character had their own song which are completely different styles and the other actors plat backup so the ranges on all of them was incredible. Love this song and your commentary adds such an amazing element to it as someone with no musical training. 😊
im LOVING this. id totally recommend watching the full musical! i don't believe its up publicly anymore but i have the link to the unlisted video if you'd like it
its a great musical- even better with context. some songs are definitely strange but they all fit the characters so well and make for a very interesting and entertaining hour and a half
So excited to watch this! Saw this show for the first time about a month ago and was blown away by this scene. It takes hell of acting and singing chops for an actress to pull this off
about her flying, ive seen some bts and she actually isnt on a wire! the mechanics are actually super cool. its almost like an arm from way back upstage reaching out diagonally connecting to her waist. this is how it doesnt drag up her shoulders or clothes at all. oml, its so cool!!
I would love to see some sort of reaction/comparison between this original version and Anna Pantsus cover of it. They are so very different performances, and while Anna's is not a live recording, She has such a different take on it, that I would love someone musically versed to put into words what those differences are because I can't seem to find the words for it, despite listening to both versions dozens of times
I keep coming back to this video!! It’s where I started watching your videos, which was the peak of my obsession with RTC! I’m so happy that I came across this video on my recommendations, because I love this small fandom we have. Happy 1 year anniversary of me being an ashtronaut! Keep making cool content and helping people sing!
Please please please react to more songs from Ride The Cyclone! I know that Space Age Bachelor man isn't the most impressive song but I want to know your thoughts on it!
i’d argue with the ‘not the most impressive’ part, ricky’s high notes are *amazing* also the vocal choices and difference are very interesting if you listen to the cast recording
btw she was not on a fly rig during this song, behind the curtain there is a counterweight system that she gets connected to by an exposed harness on the back of her costume
I don't know if anyone has explained it yet (and I know it's been 3 months but anyways) The choir of Uranium city went on a roller coaster and they had an acident, they all died and in the afterlife they have to vote for someone to come back to life. Also Jane Doe was the only body unidentified etc. (that was a really vague explaination guys don't worry it was just to give context to those who don't know)
There's actually a part in the beginning where Jane Doe says "When a lioness has babies with a lion she stops making love with the lion. Sometimes he gets so jealous that he eats the babies, you would think the lioness gets upset. But it's actually quite the opposite, she makes love with the lion again." And then in this song she says "Time eats all his children in the end." Which someone said it could be because everyone including her parents didn't know who she was and just moved on.
I thought of it more as Kronos (the god of time) ate his kids, ya know? Like. Zeus and Hestia and Hera and all of them? And then Zeus sent Kronos to Tartarus out of fear of him doing it again without fail, even though Zeus pretty much knows it's bound to happen again. So idk, maybe she's referencing that idk
You remind me of another pretty redhead vocal coach I know on youtube, maybe you and Hannah Bayles should collab sometimes! You're the sweetest and I think y'alls sense of humour would blend really well together lol Great video, glad to see this musical is getting more recognition!
I just want to tell you about Ride The Cyclone. In the fictional town of Uranium, Canada, a school choir goes to a fair. Five of them (Ocean, Constance, Noel, Ricky and Misha) have their fortunes read by The Amazing Karnak, the fortune teller machine who introduced Jane at the begining of the video. Karnak can predict the exact time and cause of anyone's death, including his own, however he is programmed not to say those death predictions out loud. Instead, he sugested they ride the Cyclone knowing full well they would all die. As Karnak predicted, the roller coaster derailed, hurling all six members to their deaths. Amongst the wreckage of the Cyclone accident, Jane Doe's body was found, but not her head. Dispite it being a small town where everyone knew everyone, no one could identify her. She has no memory of her life. She doesn't even remember her own name. The other 5 members of the choir do remember their lives though. The musical takes place in the afterlife where Karnak has them compete to win the chance to come back to life (Karnak is only able to bring one person back
Oh hi! This came up as a suggested video for me and I couldn’t resist. 😂 It’s weird to hear someone break down my technique since I don’t really think about it in the moment. Thanks Lawrence University for the classical training. ⚫️👄⚫️👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
Oh Hi Emily! That’s insane. Just like your performance in RTC! I don’t think I could do what you did. Lawrence University must be amazing. I feel like this performance required a crazy amount of support and training! Brava! 👏 thanks for watching and stopping by!
Hi Emily just want to say as an aspiring singing you my idol 😊
You're AMAZING
OH MY GOD IT'S JANE DOE! Your character creeped me the hell out but your operatic voice is SO GOOD.
HOLY QUACKAMOLE
Fun fact: for those whistle ranges the actress did it on accident and they kept it in, later in the cast recording and Atlanta shows she added an extra note
source ?
The actress mentioned it on her tiktok
What's her tiktok???!
@@chungleandthebims167@emilyrohm
@@emilee_16 that is an amazing name
"Her versatility is really good, going from choral singing to singing more from the chest."
"Cool, wanna see me do it while flying?"
🤣👏
I saw a theory that commentated on the fact that Jane doe’s song is so much more complex musically wise because she knew nothing about her past except that she was in choir. It’s her only bit of information so she pops off using that sweet, choral tone
I like it!
What I absolute love, too, is how she changes from a desperate, whistly and gentle voice to this accusing, almost bitter tone. „Why Lord?!“
Always gives me the chills.
Like Animal by Sir Chloe! In Animal she goes from a calm tone but when she says “I’m asking nicely. Give me what I want!” She’s very angry and bitter
REAL! The “And when all is said and done, isn’t there anyone to tell me who I am?!?!?” ALWAYS GIVES ME THE CRAZIEST CHILLS JUST THINKING ABOUT
the reason why she is going "AaAaaAaHHhHh" is bc its supposed to represent her screams as she's dying
It’s so dark lmao
It does make sense
Her arm going up and down during the high note is the roller coaster going up and falling
@@SylviaSanchez-be2btyeah, and also her reaching for the derailing coaster as she flew from her seat, thus losing her head :) fun show, right?
She sings a lot with head voice for someone whose body has no head
This comment made my day 😂
Maybe she's on to something here
@@carolinemary7876 well her head isn’t
@@Chuuyaslvvty JAIL
these comments are as unhinged as the rollercoaster
Actually! The reason she's singing in a more operatic choir style is that she has no memories of who she is. She sings in what's considered to be the default style of music because she has nothing else to base her song on
Interesting take on it!!
@@singwithAshley You sound like you dont argree lol
@@SeanSaju oh! On the contrary, I truly enjoy the different perspective! I hadn’t looked at it that way yet.
@@singwithAshleyits true! In the musical all the choir kids sing in their own style but jane has no memory of what she liked so she sings like that because all she knows is the carnival and choir
14:55
Jane: **angelic AF as she flies**
Ashley: Show off 😏
Jane: later spins around
Ashley: 😧
I feel as though I should explain! This show is about a school choir from a small Canadian town who die in a rollercoaster accident. They're, in a way, pleading their cases for who should be given another chance at life. Some songs are about who they wish they could have been, some songs are about who they are, and some are about why they really should be given another chance! Jane's head is a replacement, taken from the doll she's occasionally seen holding. Every song is good but I think you really have to start with the introductory song to get the full explanation. Sometimes it's called Fall Fair Suite, sometimes it's the Uranium Suite, the song has been changed multiple times so it's really up to whether or not you want a video of it. Excellent video!!
Thank you! I needed this explanation! So glad you enjoyed the video!
The opening number is split into two parts "Uranium" and "Suite" each part differs each time depending on the song, and "Waiting for the drop" is completely different.
The Uranium Suite (Used from the album and after)
The Fall Fair Suite (Off-broadway/Chicago)
Tragic fact (Canada?)
Waiting for the Drop (Seattle)
@@pdtrx4900 Thank you for being able to explain what I couldn't particularly understand myself!
It’s also important to add that they died in an accident, and they visit Karnak the fortune teller machine before getting on the ride, who knew they would die before-hand, but couldn’t say a thing because he was forced to stay shut.
Everyone died, and all people were identified as poor children from the chamber choir of their school, but her body, found with the same uniform, was without a head, and since no one claimed her, no one could identify who she was. She and everyone else are ghosts in limbo battling for who lives.
Completely unrelated to your comment I’m just excited to see someone with a Star Trek profile pic. Love Deanna Troi
The mourners behind her are there because it’s an “I want” song. She wants there to be people to mourn her because she is unidentified so no one can mourn her
What I love abt this musical is that each character’s song is a different genre that matches their personality/backstory. You should listen to talia! It’s a beautiful song and one of my favs from the musical :)
exactly how i put it when i tell people about this musical lol
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@@pianolover3711 she’s gonna have to prepare herself for that one
@@pianolover3711 You can predict the future can't you?
TALIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I think it’s amazing because Emily (the girl who played hand doe) is on a stage with people filming her, her chest is suppressed kind of because she’s wearing a harness, and she’s flying, and as she’s flying goes upside down and spins around while singing those high notes perfectly, she did amazing.
The girl who played **Jane** doe
I concur!
hand doe, where her head is replaced by the doll’s hand instead of head
@@s1sh3r3thanks i hate it.
I was like
“Can’t wait for Ashley to see her spin”
God was the wait worth her reaction XD
''Is she a ghost "
They all are
Another fun bit of speculation: The ascending and descending portions (as well as her flight pattern in this version) can be interpreted as the path of the roller coaster that killed her! It derailed at the top of the “loop de loop” before she was somehow decapitated, and she has a slow vocal ascent followed by the faster descent, and then the final, more isolated note in that passage could be interpreted as her head landing somewhere separately from the rest of her body. It’s a fun use of implied word painting lol.
There’s a college streaming their production for free this weekend (I think it’s Ohio College? Ohio University? I don’t remember) and they really leaned into to coaster path parallel, with the backup members of the choir using a string of lights to outline the roller coaster throughout this song.
One more fun fact: The actress in this version, Emily Rohm, put a rehearsal video of this song on TikTok where all of the lights were up and you could see the flight mechanism really well. It’s not wires (those would probably tangle during the flips anyway), but more of a bicycle seat strapped to a long arm that a stagehand lifts up and down like a really fancy seesaw. She does have some sort of safety harness under the costume, but I *think* most of her weight is on the seat when she’s upright.
a fun? horrific? theory that i've seen about her singing in her flight pattern was that Jane is basically screaming while preforming her high notes
@@celestevioletta omg I love it
Has that behind the scenes been put on TH-cam?
I've been so fascinated by that flying effect, and knew it couldn't have been wires just because of that insane sideways 360 she does at "does no-one care".
I briefly thought it might be some sort of hydraulic system attached to a seat based harness for it to be that precise, but that would have eaten up the budget and made too much noise.
What a fantastic and simultaneously practical way to pull off something so darkly magical.
Truly the carny spirit brought to musical theatre.
@@Thommy2n I don’t think it is, but her TikTok is just her name without spaces and the video is pinned at the top!
That *really* helps the roller coaster illusion, making her seem to be held by a seat even though she’s floating. I always thought it looked strange compared to other folks being suspended from a wire.
Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this yet, but according to the people who made the musical, some of those high notes (especially the part where her voice climbs and then falls towards the beginning of the song) represent her screams during the accident. I highly recommend this show though, it's amazing!!
And the flight sequence represents the track of the coaster :)
REALLY?!?! Omg thats such a cool fact
as soon as i heard you say "it has to be so hard to sing while floating" i knew you would be shocked when she did the spin 😭😭
I think the screams at the end are an interpretation of them "flying off the rails" on the cyclone, notice everyone pretty much has some sort of scream expect for Constance, who says that "She didn't scream like the other kids".
Intrigue! You’re right! She did say that!
ok this was a year ago BUT if you listen to fall fair suite and reaallyy listen on constances “i hope i wiped my browser history clean” after she finishes that you can hear a very faint laughing so i think she was laughing instead of screaming
Ok so, at the beginning of the play she's there "without a head" but then when she shows up she has a headless doll, so Jane doe "replaced" her head with the doll's. Cause in the pictures with the choir she originally has brunette hair while here she has blind hair that's styled like a doll's.
Just thought that was neat for anyone who hasn't seen the play
Omg I hadn’t made the connection of replacing her head with the dolls, that’s actually brilliant! ^_^
Since they are breaking the fourth wall, they didn't want the audience to be grossed out at the sight of a headless body so they decided to use the doll's head.
In reference to the thing you didn’t like at 16:00, I think the “why, oh why, oh whYy” is supposed to sound like crying, like catching breath, without the gross snotty sounds or heavy breathing. It also might be an artefact of this musical style.
Edit: Oh, and a final catch: the rest of the choir sings the first four notes of Dies Ire while Jane sings her final note. You know, the medieval chant of death that asks “god, why?” I was wondering where we’d hear a full version of that since we’d been getting the half version this whole time. The last two notes are like Jane’s motif, half the chant of death, and most of her song is calling out to god to complete her (and thus her theme) since she only can sing the “ire” so she needs others to give her the “dies”.
Second Edit: Although, on second thought, her cries of “why, Lord” may have the “dies” part. All the more Dies Ire.
Addressing the flying, Emily Rohm described it as singing while doing a straight plank (of what I heard)
i don't know how to explain it but her vibrato is so heavy. it's so much more pronounced, especially during the transition. which i think is insane. the amount of practice she probably had to do, doubled with the emotion and attitude of the song just makes it such an amazing, powerful song.
10:47 I think during her introduction to her chest voice, she’s starting to get a bit frustrated and angry that her body was unidentified and that nobody knows who she is, and that she’ll forever be forgotten and unknown. :-)
Your reaction to her spin on the harness DID NOT disappoint 😂
Watching reactions to the live preformance this song is so fun because SHE SINGS UPSIDE DOWN
It makes everyone shook the first time, i remember i literally cried and screeched the first time i watched it and just watched it on repeat for like an hour. Your comments are super helpful aswell!
Context: A choir or six students went on The Cyclone rollercoaster and all died in a freak accident. In the musical, the fortune teller (robot dude on the side) brings them all so they can tell about their hopes and dreams. The six kids, including the beheaded girl known as Jane Doe throughout the musical, can each vote for someone to be brought back to life, but it has to be unanimous
Each of the kids gets their own song or two, and Jane’s song talks about how she wishes she knew who she was before dying. Nobody remembers her, not even herself. Her head was replaced by a doll’s head, which is why she has a headless doll
“Jane Doe is what the coroner said. They found my body, not my head”
A bit late, but the opening scene (in the ballad) is part comedy, Jane Doe, having no knowledge of her past, doesn't have portraits fall from her past as her introduction. Every song begins with the character pushing the lever, having pictures descend behind them, and then they begin their song. So Jane, being a Jane Doe, has no past for pictures to descend *from*, it's actually a pretty good way of doing visual storytelling without being super overt.
I saw an interview with Emily Rohm and she said that she didn't know she was going to fly until they day they fitted her with the harness!
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She has the most impressive vocals I have EVER heard
The “time eats all his children in the end” is the same melody as Sally’s Song from NBC almost exactly “it’s not be, for I am not the one”
The first decending melisma during the transition actually functions as a leit motif throughout the show for what (i think) is the roller coaster breaking down; the "fall." The last thing those kids ever heard
Everyone’s reccomending what the world needs but I disagree it’s kind of meant to sound bad vocally. You should do talia it’s beautiful and heavy on vocals
I could do both! Thanks for watching!
@@singwithAshley I love hearing about vocal stuff this was very interesting to me so I’m curious on what you think of talia lol
@@singwithAshley yes please do! I would love to see more
I feel like they made oceans voice kinda sound “bad” because she’s supposed to be like the bratty annoying smart character that thinks she’s better than everyone.
According to the actress, Emily Rohm, she had very little time to learn with the rig (and was not informed about it till they put the harness on), so she basically had to get it down the first day.
you would make a PERFECT ocean
This could be the best compliment or the deepest burn
also at the beginning when she pulls down on the fortune teller’s (Karnak) lever on the bumpers behind her theres supposed to be childhood photos that get projected
that’s why she does it multiple times and looks behind her
I saw this musical live and it was great! Jane Doe is definitely a goal role. I love her ballad it's INCREDIBLE
In my high school our parents signed a permission form to do this musical due to the mature themes and I got casted as Jane! I truly had a fun time doing it too!
If you are wondering about the harness yes!our school could afford it and it was really scary but fun!
@@Sprout.pawz.101 I always wonder about the harness! Bravo! You’ve truly achieved something great!
This is a great reaction, and the song is so good. I just wanted to point out that John Smith is just a name for an average generic man. John Doe and Jane Doe are names of unidentifiable bodies. The last name being Doe for both genders explains her “John and me” phrases.
Caught my mistake in the edit! Jane just sang my brain to space I guess! 🤣👏👏
@@singwithAshley fair
it can also be read as a reference to John the Baptist, who died by decapitation
I thought John and Jane doe were people whose names cannot be disclosed for legal or *other* reasons. But i guess they could be unidentified as well in that regard.
You HAVE to react to what the world needs from this musical, its very funny! Plus you look a bit like the character who sings it lmao
Intrigued! I shall!
@@singwithAshley yes you should definitely react to more songs from this musical!! 😆😆
Okay I love this reaction because I also love figuring out all the different aspects that make a performance and you do this beautifully. My lil fun fact I want to throw in is that she isn't on a fly system. She leaves right before her song (and with a cape right after) because she is in a hip harness that attaches to a pole. This is also why she doesn't turn around at any point during this staging. So, absolutely, the times they have the curtain closed and her "wings" (the lighting effect gives me 😍) are out are the times they're locking/unlocking her from the pole. Thought you might enjoy this knowledge, I found it fascinating. Thanks for this video!!
That makes sense! She does look a lot more stable than being on a fly rail system. You’re right! There is no way she’d be able to turn herself like that! I knew she was on something, just assumed it was a fly rail system because that’s all I’ve ever used! Still don’t know if I’d manage singing on a railing system either! Is he’s intense! Thanks for this! 🙏
you literally picked the creepiest one to do first but she's so goood
I really did, didnt I 😂😅😅 No regrets! 😂🤣
Okay but she looks and sounds exactly like Ocean lmao
Not sure who the ocean is, but I hope it’s good! 😅 can’t wait to find out !
@@singwithAshley She’s another character from Ride the Cyclone! Her song is called “What The World Needs.” You should totally listen to it!
that’s what i was thinking!
Literally! For a sec I thought the actress was reacting to her own musical😂
I was looking for this comment!!!
the entire musical was beautiful, but i was and still am intrigued by this song. it’s such a pretty song, along with a pretty voice and it’s almost mesmerizing. ❤️
I remeber reading a comment saying that people speculate that the high notes in the song are ment to be her screams as the Rollercoaster decapitates her. 😰
Also the beginning was jane pulling a lever tht was ment to show photo's of her past, given the fortune teller didn't read her fortune that day nothing showed up.
It’s super creepy
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Jane doe Said “Time eats all his children in the end”, this is referencing greek mythology where Kronos the god of time basically saw in the future that his children were going to eat up taking over the throne. Of course Kronos didn’t like that so he ate his own kids but luckily Zeus if I remember correctly killed his father Kronos and freed his siblings.
Love this!
What's funny is that Greek mythological references are made in Legoland as well. I believe it's a tie in.
I’m pretty sure it’s also a reference to the her earlier line about the lions
@@SerialAnkleBiter ohhh that also makes sense
I love how you're wearing the same hairstyle as another character in the musical, Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg! At least I think it's the same, lol
Haha unintentionally! My hair is braided into a natural headband. Ocean’s is an actually headband. But so many have pointed out my resemblance to her! My voice is similar as well! I actually had no idea who ocean was until I read about her in the comments! I had to ask my students who she was 🤣
Thank you for watching!!
Am I the only one who thinks she looks EXACTLY like Ocean?! Also I love how many things I didn’t realize what Ms. Emma Rohm had to do until you said something lol
I suggest listening to all the others songs! Personal suggestions: Noel's Lament, What the World Needs, and Talia
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One of my personal favorite parts of this song is when she does the descent from her "oooos" into the "AAAAaAAAaaaah" because it feels like someone on a rollercoaster going up and then down and agh I love this song so much
the wide vowel for oh whY is to go along with the rest of the whistles, representing her screams on the coaster!!! i feel like the wide y adds to the scream affect when you really analyze it.
I like that take on it! Great catch!
This was so wonderful! I've been waiting for a vocal coach to react to something from this musical, you should check out other pieces from the musical if you are interested. There's a song for a mezzo call "what the world needs" that I think would be interesting to hear your thoughts on, especially as a mezzo. Thank you for your video 🙂
Id recommend listening to the entire thing without stopping at some point. It’s very impressive if you listen without a stop
If your gonna continue this series I heavily suggest listening to What The World Needs or Jawbreaker/Sugar Cloud
My teacher’s husband wrote this musical and it’s crazy to see how big it has gotten
Very cool! 😎
Can you find a way to ask him to add the disability back? (You know who I’m talking about.)
@@victoriaveselka I don’t know him that well unfortunately!
@@LillyJones-je8yg aw! :( I understand, it’s just horrible that they took it away.
Damn. We could say you were in "the room where it happened"
"Show off."
*.005 seconds later she goes upside down while maintaining support and not wavering in the slightest *
SHOOOOOK! 🤣
This is one of my new favorite videos on TH-cam; I love this song and performance, and you give every second of it every bit of focus (and awe) it deserves!
16:10 There's a theory she went so high and cut it abruptly because in the ride she was screaming and then her head got ch0pped off, cutting her scream
Oddly enough, the first thing I thought when I heard The Ballad of Jane Doe was that it sounded almost like a cross between Stephen Sondheim and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Been waiting for a vocal coach to react to this insane performance!
The ballad of Jane doe is one of my favorite songs, it’s so unique and lovely. I practice this song a lot and it’s really fun to sing
Wow, I would love to see more reactions to this musical! Some song suggests from this is What the World Needs and Taila!
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I need her to watch Space Age Bachelor Man with Alex's high note
I'd love to see you react to other songs from ride the cyclone! Love hearing your voice!
I love how you described the lack of diction to a blob in space
We aim to please 🫡
if you ever plan on watching this musical I give you a warning it gets very crazy and I got to say Noel's lament and space age bachelorman are very... interesting to say the least
The sad part when Jane Doe introduction she is pulling the level to show her life. Since no one remember hers and her soul doesn't remember their io picture of her childhood or family. Plus her move is like a doll marionette.
This is a magnificent piece and an awesome performance vocally and dramatically!
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Little funa fact the high notes of this song are very implied to be Jane Doe screams after she's falling out of the roller coaster to her death
I just watched this video but I had to come back. I am not a professional singer and have 0 training. But I love singing. I watched your video and tried a few of the things you mentioned and I FINALLY hit the notes I wanted to for so long. I have played around with my mouth space and breathing and I made it!!! Thank you!
16:53 it’s giving ocean vibes! (From rtc)
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I know this is a reaction, but the fact that she pauses it every 30 secs it's making me anxious because she stops at the more important parts HAHAHAAH
Duly noted! Thanks for the feedback!
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Not her looking exactly like ocean
Is that a Dazai pfp I’m seeing :3
Others may have commented this but in the show each character had their own song which are completely different styles and the other actors plat backup so the ranges on all of them was incredible. Love this song and your commentary adds such an amazing element to it as someone with no musical training. 😊
im LOVING this. id totally recommend watching the full musical! i don't believe its up publicly anymore but i have the link to the unlisted video if you'd like it
its a great musical- even better with context. some songs are definitely strange but they all fit the characters so well and make for a very interesting and entertaining hour and a half
ALSO some of the higher notes i feel are in reference to her screams, as the song relates heavily to her death
i know you aren’t talking to me but can I have it LOL
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So excited to watch this! Saw this show for the first time about a month ago and was blown away by this scene. It takes hell of acting and singing chops for an actress to pull this off
about her flying, ive seen some bts and she actually isnt on a wire! the mechanics are actually super cool. its almost like an arm from way back upstage reaching out diagonally connecting to her waist. this is how it doesnt drag up her shoulders or clothes at all. oml, its so cool!!
I wanna see the bts! So cool! Thanks for the info!
@@singwithAshley also, THE ARM IS CONTROLLED BY A PERSON!! LIKE WHAT?- sorry its just so cool to me
I would love to see some sort of reaction/comparison between this original version and Anna Pantsus cover of it. They are so very different performances, and while Anna's is not a live recording, She has such a different take on it, that I would love someone musically versed to put into words what those differences are because I can't seem to find the words for it, despite listening to both versions dozens of times
I keep coming back to this video!! It’s where I started watching your videos, which was the peak of my obsession with RTC! I’m so happy that I came across this video on my recommendations, because I love this small fandom we have. Happy 1 year anniversary of me being an ashtronaut! Keep making cool content and helping people sing!
I adore your work! As someone trained operatically, it’s awesome to hear you break this down! :)
Please please please react to more songs from Ride The Cyclone! I know that Space Age Bachelor man isn't the most impressive song but I want to know your thoughts on it!
i’d argue with the ‘not the most impressive’ part, ricky’s high notes are *amazing* also the vocal choices and difference are very interesting if you listen to the cast recording
The low to high are the screams of fun on the roller coaster and the high to low is it being derailed and her flying to the ground
The way you went “Transition :D“ made my day omg 😭
Just saw this in Washington DC a few days ago.. breathtaking..
You’re so damn Lucky
I am so jealous
@@singwithAshley I mean, you could put the show on if you wanted to, so you have no right to be jealous, lol.
btw she was not on a fly rig during this song, behind the curtain there is a counterweight system that she gets connected to by an exposed harness on the back of her costume
try auditioning for jane doe bc bc ur a vocal coach and i think ur voice is perfect for her
Awe so sweet!
I’m now convinced all vocal coaches have red hair, first my teacher, Hannah Bayles, and now you
What I love is that the high notes represent her screaming which is just a nice detail and also horrifying.
I don't know if anyone has explained it yet (and I know it's been 3 months but anyways) The choir of Uranium city went on a roller coaster and they had an acident, they all died and in the afterlife they have to vote for someone to come back to life. Also Jane Doe was the only body unidentified etc. (that was a really vague explaination guys don't worry it was just to give context to those who don't know)
There's actually a part in the beginning where Jane Doe says "When a lioness has babies with a lion she stops making love with the lion. Sometimes he gets so jealous that he eats the babies, you would think the lioness gets upset. But it's actually quite the opposite, she makes love with the lion again." And then in this song she says "Time eats all his children in the end." Which someone said it could be because everyone including her parents didn't know who she was and just moved on.
I thought of it more as Kronos (the god of time) ate his kids, ya know? Like. Zeus and Hestia and Hera and all of them? And then Zeus sent Kronos to Tartarus out of fear of him doing it again without fail, even though Zeus pretty much knows it's bound to happen again. So idk, maybe she's referencing that idk
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Kronos also has 6 kids.
3 boys and 3 girls.
You remind me of another pretty redhead vocal coach I know on youtube, maybe you and Hannah Bayles should collab sometimes! You're the sweetest and I think y'alls sense of humour would blend really well together lol Great video, glad to see this musical is getting more recognition!
I get Hannah Bayles comparisons even prior to my TH-cam series start! I take that as a high compliment! Love her!
I love how you are reacting to the ballad of Jane doe and you kinda remind me of ocean (appearance wise [ocean is one of the other characters]) 😊
Your the first person I saw reacting to Ride the cyclone
Really? Hope you enjoyed! I had so much fun!
You’d probably have a fun time reacting to Annapantsu’s cover of this song.
hey Ashley it’s AJ 🫶 also if you’re looking at ride the cyclone I think you should listen to Talia (it’s my favorite 🤭)
Hi AJ! Will do!
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Random but, you already reminded me of Ocean from the same musical where the ballad of jane was performed in
I'm thinking of learning this song next lol Very funny and educational reaction :)
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watching this because i'm singing this song for voice lessons :) thanks for the tips!
Good luck! Hope it helps!
I just want to tell you about Ride The Cyclone.
In the fictional town of Uranium, Canada, a school choir goes to a fair.
Five of them (Ocean, Constance, Noel, Ricky and Misha) have their fortunes read by The Amazing Karnak, the fortune teller machine who introduced Jane at the begining of the video. Karnak can predict the exact time and cause of anyone's death, including his own, however he is programmed not to say those death predictions out loud. Instead, he sugested they ride the Cyclone knowing full well they would all die.
As Karnak predicted, the roller coaster derailed, hurling all six members to their deaths.
Amongst the wreckage of the Cyclone accident, Jane Doe's body was found, but not her head. Dispite it being a small town where everyone knew everyone, no one could identify her. She has no memory of her life. She doesn't even remember her own name. The other 5 members of the choir do remember their lives though.
The musical takes place in the afterlife where Karnak has them compete to win the chance to come back to life (Karnak is only able to bring one person back
Love it! Thanks!