I mentioned elsewhere that while love the alternate musical they present here, but the changes are so... specific... I could actually imagine that it's Erik (the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera) actually being the author of "The Phantom" from this book. "I'm going to make my own Christine! But better! And she'll be named Esmerelda! And unlike the real Christine, she doesn't need my help to become famous! And she loves me- I mean, the phantom, yeah- alone! And that no good stupid muscle head Raoul gets angry and kills me! Yeah, she didn't stop him this time! And then Christin- ah, Esmerelda gets super-sad and dumps that jerk! So she's sad that I'm dead! And he's sad that I'm dead! And then everyone is sad that I'm dead! Oh, they're so going to regret killing me!" I mean, he literally crafted an entire opera called "Don Juan Triumphant" simply to allow himself to live out his own romantic fantasies with Christine/as a reflection of his desires - it's *extremely* in-character for him to create a kind of "alternate history" version of the play. (And it's a tremendously better sequel/reboot than Love Never Dies, anyway.) XD
I love all of the musical inspiration from the original phantom of the opera musical in this song! Yet it manages to stay distinct, its really well done!
Outside of the wonderful singing, cool lyrics and catchy melody I also love the combination of classic and electric intruments, especially the electric guitar and the clarinet with theremin near the end. Zeke refrencing Harry Potter, The Lion King and Beaty and The Beast throught the song also gives a nice charm to it since the original Goosebumps books came out in the 90s.
This song is eerily beautiful Big musical fan here and I had to listen to the full song. Saw an amv using part of it - for Centaurworld, of all things. This is an amazingly done piece and you, and everyone else who worked on it, should be given the highest of praises. Bravo!
@@firetypetoby I would probably do both roles, just for fun. But would have to keep the singing soprano in the background cause my contralto ass can't make that noise without surprise spider involvement and I'm not ready for that level of performance yet.
THIS IS ANDREW WEBBER PHANTOM LEVEL PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!! SHES PERFECT IN THE VOICE AND PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS ALREADY AND WANT TO SEE THIS PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@DannyAbosch Hey would you look at that. That was in record time! I hope to see future adaptations with your scores in the future, it really formed the atmosphere of the entire play.
@AveryLittlewitchTheWitch because i heard esmeralda it sounds very Christian thats why i asked is it Linked to the hunchback of the notre dame but i know the phantom of the opera
@@DannyAbosch THIS IS ANDREW WEBBER PHANTOM LEVEL PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!! SHES PERFECT IN THE VOICE AND PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS DARK AND FRETENING JUST LIKE PHANTOM IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS ALREADY AND WANT TO SEE THIS PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DANNY PLEASE BRING THIS BACK !!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO SEE THIS !!!!!!!!!
Ok. Put on your listening ears for five minutes Got them on? Good. Now just listen Long ago, there lived a man His name was Carlo, and he ran An ancient theater where his daughter was the star With me? Karla's the star, yeah No! His daughter's name is Esmerelda, and she's famous People come to hear her sing from near and far Got it Good Now, there's a rumor going round That in the tunnels underground There lives Wait, I know, can I guess? Sure, if you can A mysterious phantom! Me! Right? Right, well, mostly But the twist is that this ghostly Evil presence isn't monster, but man Now, this man had been blessed With a gift he possessed Musical talents completely unmatched But, as you often will find In epic tales of this kind This gift came with a curse attached A face that was hideous And so jarring He wore a mask to cover all the scarring Cool! And lived underground inside a hole Wait, a hole? Why a hole? All his life, he'd been tormented, teased, and taunted But now his hunters would become the haunted The world that always made him feel unwanted would hear the toll The sounds of a tortured soul Ok, so I was born with a lightning scar, got it No, no. Your typical, everyday scar Ohh, Scar like Lion King You know, you are actually the worst Listen up, you're gonna need to know this One day at his piano Distant sounds of a soprano Drifted towards him from the theater above K, so this hole has a piano? Sweeter than a bird In all his life he'd never heard A sound like this, and he was instantly in love The voice, of course, was Carlo's daughter And the Phantom went and sought her To become his secret student, and his muse And if you think she found this oh-so- Enigmatic virtuoso Kinda creepy, then I've got some shocking news Because she fell, and fell hard He was battered and scarred But she could see that inside, there was more Something alluring, she'd find In the sadness behind That terrifying mask he wore Wait a minute, I'm your boyfriend? Are we gonna have to kiss? That's gross, you're like my sister Zeke, it's called acting And though he was hideous And she was perfection Through music, they found their connection A bond beyond their own control You better not get sick, I am NOT kissing Tina! And though his face tormented her and chilled her His compositions haunted her and thrilled her His mesmerizing melodies fulfilled her, made her whole The sounds of a tortured soul She was beautiful, and he was hideous Ok so this IS Beauty and the Beast? Zeke, less talking. More listening 'Cause here's where it gets interesting Ezzy has another man, some Guy named Raoul who's tall and handsome And not all that pleased about her latest beau Ah, always a triangle Angrily, Raoul tracks him To his lair, where he attacks him And they battle in the passageway below Awesome! And when he took his last breath The Phantom welcomed his death He'd rather die than live apart When it was over and done Raoul had killed him-he'd won But he'd lost Esmerelda's heart 'Cause though he was pretty, yes And a keeper The Phantom's love was so much deeper A loss that nothing could console No more, she'd see that face that once had chilled her No more, she'd hear that music that fulfilled her And people say that that's the thing that killed her, on the whole She ran away and was never seen again. But get this When they returned to find the Phantom and unmask it They never found a body for the casket They say he had, depending who you ask it, one last goal (One last goal) To this day, inside that theater, or near it If you listen very closely, you can hear it The songs of a tortured spirit's final role The sounds of a tortured soul That's the basic plot, anyway So it's about a person who died at a theater And then haunts it forever? Yes Brooke! That's just like the story Ms. Walker told! This play is just like the story of our school That is so... meta. Man
why does this song go so hard? seriously why is this so good?
RIGHT! It’s been my most listened song of 2024
I’ve seen the Phantom of the opera and this song summarizes the play so well, but even still I absolutely love this song it’s so cool
I mentioned elsewhere that while love the alternate musical they present here, but the changes are so... specific... I could actually imagine that it's Erik (the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera) actually being the author of "The Phantom" from this book.
"I'm going to make my own Christine! But better! And she'll be named Esmerelda! And unlike the real Christine, she doesn't need my help to become famous! And she loves me- I mean, the phantom, yeah- alone! And that no good stupid muscle head Raoul gets angry and kills me! Yeah, she didn't stop him this time! And then Christin- ah, Esmerelda gets super-sad and dumps that jerk! So she's sad that I'm dead! And he's sad that I'm dead! And then everyone is sad that I'm dead! Oh, they're so going to regret killing me!"
I mean, he literally crafted an entire opera called "Don Juan Triumphant" simply to allow himself to live out his own romantic fantasies with Christine/as a reflection of his desires - it's *extremely* in-character for him to create a kind of "alternate history" version of the play.
(And it's a tremendously better sequel/reboot than Love Never Dies, anyway.) XD
@@Tacticslion The fact they changed Christine's name but not Raoul makes this scenario even funnier 😂
Good that they picked a goosebumps story that can be a musical
I love all of the musical inspiration from the original phantom of the opera musical in this song! Yet it manages to stay distinct, its really well done!
Never though I needed an interaction between Samantha Brown and Jeremy Heere
Outside of the wonderful singing, cool lyrics and catchy melody I also love the combination of classic and electric intruments, especially the electric guitar and the clarinet with theremin near the end.
Zeke refrencing Harry Potter, The Lion King and Beaty and The Beast throught the song also gives a nice charm to it since the original Goosebumps books came out in the 90s.
This musical is so criminally underrated
This song is eerily beautiful
Big musical fan here and I had to listen to the full song. Saw an amv using part of it - for Centaurworld, of all things. This is an amazingly done piece and you, and everyone else who worked on it, should be given the highest of praises. Bravo!
IN CENTAUUUUURWORLD
Do you know where to find that AMV? I’ve been looking for it because I vaguely remembered seeing it but can’t find it
I always comeback to this.
Thanks for being such a champion of our cast album! 👻💚
@@DannyAbosch anytime. I'm honored actually.
I love this song so much!
Glorious!
This song is awesome!
Awesome song!
I really want to do a cover of this!!
Please do!
@@firetypetoby I would probably do both roles, just for fun. But would have to keep the singing soprano in the background cause my contralto ass can't make that noise without surprise spider involvement and I'm not ready for that level of performance yet.
Genuinely top tier
THIS IS ANDREW WEBBER PHANTOM LEVEL PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!! SHES PERFECT IN THE VOICE AND PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS ALREADY AND WANT TO SEE THIS PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Would love to see an instrumental version of this as well!
You might be in luck! Keep an eye out for a special announcement today... 👻
@@DannyAbosch Hey would you look at that. That was in record time! I hope to see future adaptations with your scores in the future, it really formed the atmosphere of the entire play.
That is so nice, thank you so much!
excellent work 😀
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I love this song so much
Same!
DUDE IM OBSESSED I WANNA SEE THE OG STAGE PERFORMANCE SO BADLY😭
Please do another play on this PLEASE.
Hits hard
Wait.. only two people sing/speak here. Brooke and Zeke. So why are there three names in the title?
I believe Stephanie did the operatic vocals in the background.
VOCALIST DOING THE ACAPELLA IS HER!!!!!
i think thats the choir in the background
can confirm! Stephanie did the operatic "Esmerelda" vocals!
Last time I looked to see how long ago these were posted it was three months, now it's been a year. Why is time flying so fast
I know, right??
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Is this linked to the hunchback of the notre dame
Phantom of the opera, actually.
@AveryLittlewitchTheWitch because i heard esmeralda it sounds very Christian thats why i asked is it Linked to the hunchback of the notre dame but i know the phantom of the opera
@@SamBakker-s1m Okay, sorry.
Wow. Almost two years
How can I skip this ad? This is fire!!
Thank you!
@@DannyAbosch THIS IS ANDREW WEBBER PHANTOM LEVEL PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!! SHES PERFECT IN THE VOICE AND PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS DARK AND FRETENING JUST LIKE PHANTOM IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS ALREADY AND WANT TO SEE THIS PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DANNY PLEASE BRING THIS BACK !!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO SEE THIS !!!!!!!!!
They made a real musical based off the book?
Yeah
Ok. Put on your listening ears for five minutes
Got them on? Good. Now just listen
Long ago, there lived a man
His name was Carlo, and he ran
An ancient theater where his daughter was the star
With me?
Karla's the star, yeah
No! His daughter's name is
Esmerelda, and she's famous
People come to hear her sing from near and far
Got it
Good
Now, there's a rumor going round
That in the tunnels underground
There lives
Wait, I know, can I guess?
Sure, if you can
A mysterious phantom! Me! Right?
Right, well, mostly
But the twist is that this ghostly
Evil presence isn't monster, but man
Now, this man had been blessed
With a gift he possessed
Musical talents completely unmatched
But, as you often will find
In epic tales of this kind
This gift came with a curse attached
A face that was hideous
And so jarring
He wore a mask to cover all the scarring
Cool!
And lived underground inside a hole
Wait, a hole? Why a hole?
All his life, he'd been tormented, teased, and taunted
But now his hunters would become the haunted
The world that always made him feel unwanted would hear the toll
The sounds of a tortured soul
Ok, so I was born with a lightning scar, got it
No, no. Your typical, everyday scar
Ohh, Scar like Lion King
You know, you are actually the worst
Listen up, you're gonna need to know this
One day at his piano
Distant sounds of a soprano
Drifted towards him from the theater above
K, so this hole has a piano?
Sweeter than a bird
In all his life he'd never heard
A sound like this, and he was instantly in love
The voice, of course, was Carlo's daughter
And the Phantom went and sought her
To become his secret student, and his muse
And if you think she found this oh-so-
Enigmatic virtuoso
Kinda creepy, then I've got some shocking news
Because she fell, and fell hard
He was battered and scarred
But she could see that inside, there was more
Something alluring, she'd find
In the sadness behind
That terrifying mask he wore
Wait a minute, I'm your boyfriend? Are we gonna have to kiss?
That's gross, you're like my sister
Zeke, it's called acting
And though he was hideous
And she was perfection
Through music, they found their connection
A bond beyond their own control
You better not get sick, I am NOT kissing Tina!
And though his face tormented her and chilled her
His compositions haunted her and thrilled her
His mesmerizing melodies fulfilled her, made her whole
The sounds of a tortured soul
She was beautiful, and he was hideous
Ok so this IS Beauty and the Beast?
Zeke, less talking. More listening
'Cause here's where it gets interesting
Ezzy has another man, some
Guy named Raoul who's tall and handsome
And not all that pleased about her latest beau
Ah, always a triangle
Angrily, Raoul tracks him
To his lair, where he attacks him
And they battle in the passageway below
Awesome!
And when he took his last breath
The Phantom welcomed his death
He'd rather die than live apart
When it was over and done
Raoul had killed him-he'd won
But he'd lost Esmerelda's heart
'Cause though he was pretty, yes
And a keeper
The Phantom's love was so much deeper
A loss that nothing could console
No more, she'd see that face that once had chilled her
No more, she'd hear that music that fulfilled her
And people say that that's the thing that killed her, on the whole
She ran away and was never seen again. But get this
When they returned to find the Phantom and unmask it
They never found a body for the casket
They say he had, depending who you ask it, one last goal
(One last goal)
To this day, inside that theater, or near it
If you listen very closely, you can hear it
The songs of a tortured spirit's final role
The sounds of a tortured soul
That's the basic plot, anyway
So it's about a person who died at a theater
And then haunts it forever?
Yes
Brooke! That's just like the story Ms. Walker told!
This play is just like the story of our school
That is so... meta. Man
Seeing this ad made me want to join musical theatre but not sure I can sing (─.─||）
I love this song so much