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- "The Confrontation" performed by Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean and Philip Quast as Inspector Javert for the Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, 8th October 1995.
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg. Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Libretto by Alain Boublil based on the novel by Victor Hugo.
*AGGRESSIVELY TRIES TO SING BOTH PARTS SIMULTANEOUSLY*
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I love how Valjean starts out with this appeal to Javert's morality, and when that doesn't work, switches to "listen, we both know I can kick your ass."
"And neither of us wants that to happen! So, please, step the fuck aside before I grab that baton of yours and..."
Absolutely! One of many frustrations with the movie where they just make Valjean far too much a white knight early on when the whole point is that he's a morally gray conflicted character himself until the very end of the show.
As you alluded to, Valjean is the strongest man in France (somehow) and could definitely kick Javert's ass if he really wanted to haha. And I love Hugh Jackman's performance, but he is so timid and chaste way too early when he oughta be a badass survivor who will do what he needs to do at this point. And they take out the, "If I have to kill you here," stanza and have him jump into the river rather than knock Javert out. It's so lame and cowardly and disingenuous. Sigh, we could go on and on.
There's only one Colm Wilkinson and I get how subsequent actors need to not just do Colm Wilkinson impressions. Still...Valjean should not be an angel in Act I or Act II. He's a badass who only finds salvation at the very end! Let's not overthink things haha!
>the guy in front of walmart escalating a minor shoplifting charge into a police involved shooting because he can't not run his mouth
I love how Javert starts out impersonal and authoritative, like he wants to be, but gets progressively more intense and raw, and after 'I am from the gutter too!' he kind of steps back, seemingly shocked that he actually revealed that part of his past. Makes him very vulnerable and human. Water from the rock. That's how I always interpreted that moment. Fantastic acting from Quast
Expertly put
I understand Jean Valjean is partially based on a real person who had been imprisoned for taking a loaf of bread to save his Sister's children
@@eliotreader8220 and Javert was probably partly based on the mystical Vidoque, the former criminal who became a tough police Inspector ( and who Hugo was very familiar with)
@@greedavaricious7760very incisive
And amazing writing!
Philip Quast went low with "cha-ain"
Colm Wilkenson went high with "ru-un"
I just love how they contrast each other. Perfect actors for the roles indeed
I swear there won’t be a better Val Jean and Javert than those two. And Phillip had an intensity I haven’t seen in a long time.
They were born to play those roles.
Singers?!
There's almost a rock and roll quality to that note
this version is so much better than the newer film. it just goes to show what happens when you market to the lowest common denominator with talentless celebrities
I love the duality of the "I will be there". From Valjean, it's a promise. From Javert, it's a threat.
"You wear a different Cha-ain"
"My race is not yet Ru-un"
Those two lines were sung so well i had a hard time actually finishing the video
AGREEED
Sooooo agreeable
I had shivers!
Quast's low F is heavenly. Only a bass-baritone can pull it off like he does. Too many baritenor Javerts out there!
"My race is not yet ru-un" got a little funky in there for a second
One of the biggest “oh shit” moments in musical history. Fantine has just died leaving her young daughter behind with Valjean (who just confessed who he was to save another mans life) and out of no where just hearing “Valjean at last...” you know some shits about to go down
This plays in my head whenever I have a big argument with someone.
Well don't let it sit there, pick a character and sing the parts. I guarantee whoever you are arguing with forget what they are saying.
Martin Lee Or even better do what i do and attempt to sing both parts XD
Just sing as Javert (my personal pick) and confuse the shit out of them :)
I wish my arguments were this artful.
It plays when I have a big argument with someone in my mind. Like when I'm imagining myself confronting them to figure out what I am going to say and how to say it. But in real life it would be too distracting if this were playing in my head.
How can anyone ever say Quast is not the greatest Javert ever... Everything about him is so perfect. He is so sinister with every word he sings. That evil stare, and the pronunciation of "you must think me mad." Chills every time. He is the greatest PERIOD!
the part where he sings "chain" and even deepens his voice just gives me the chills
+Ryan DeFrees Starting with the fact that you can barely hear his lyrics, maybe...?
*****
lol what are you talking about? every word is very audible... maybe clean your ears?
+Ryan DeFrees Whelp! I can see this is going to be a pointless discussion. Carry on.
+Jennifer Daniels Not trying to troll or argue with you... I legitimately want to know where you can't "hear his lyrics." Maybe you were being facetious? Or maybe you were talking about a different aspect of his vocal performance.. please tell me what you meant
Im convinced the little shudder the camera does when he sings ‘a man such as you’ is due to the actual building shaking from the sheer vocal ferocity
Nah, that was just the camera man having a heart attack from that note resonating with the frequency of his heart
Love how low Javert sings the word chain. Sinister.
I KNOW RIGHT, CHILLS
I know right!
i know right! This is often why the villains or authority figures in opera are usually basses.
timestamp?
and sexy, man... sexy.
Phillip Quast is by far the best Javert ever. His voice is pure perfection.
I respect your opinion, but Norm Lewis gets my vote.
One of, if not the most, badass songs in the whole play.
Billy Berry Of any play or musical, even. Except, maybe with the exception of Sweeny Todd.
Yep. It totally makes you shiver. The second is one day more 😊
Although it's basically two grown men saying "You don't understand me!" like teenage girls
As goofy as this may sound, I listen to this before I go into an important meeting, interview or negotiation. The spirit backing these two actors runs to my core and has a life or death undertone. These two take it all the way. I absolutely love it. So pure strong and motivating at times when your nerves show their faces and have to be put to rest.
this is still more professional than the presidential debate last night
amity 😳
I mean, obviously 😂
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Holy shit Owl House fans really are everywhere.
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While everyone is praising the two fantastic singers, I am so bowled over by Claude Michel Schoenberg. How can anyone write such beautiful, emotional, complex music like this???
I did this song for a school project, we had to perform a duet but I didn't have a partner so I recorded myself singing Valjean's part and then sang Javert's part over top of it in class.
You have the vocal range for that?
@@TheRockonist All competitive baritones have a passable high A and a resonant low F
Pi The Dancer Okay
Pi The Dancer Damn I wish lol
you are the most intelligent person i’ve ever seen relating to les mis
It must be incredibly hard to keep focus on the lines you have to sing with another person beside you singing at the same time. These guys make it seem simple. They are amazing singers and actors.
And also singing loud enough to be the main voice and then dropping to the quieter one to give the other their chunk
Yes it's incredibly difficult as I've had to do it on a few occasions. Many props to these men for doing it perfectly!
Best Confrontation in the History of Les Mis. I mean you have Colm who is the best Valjean by a country mile and Philip Quast who is the best Javert EVER, PERFECT.
Alfie and Norm are good too...
@@general_dude8025 Absolutely they are great - but I remember hearing it said that Philip is a better performer while norm is a technically better singer, thought that was a good way of putting it - different strengths bringing different aspects out of the character
I don’t think norm is a better singer, Quast is superior in my view. However, Alfie and Norm contrast each other well.
This duel duet is almost as close to perfect as possible on this side of life , , , the pair will be hard to best ,
the movie was far better. these guys are so emotionless in most of their delivery, and are just standing there "singing" at the audience. thats not how a play/musical is supposed to be. the audience is not supposed to exist to the actors.
@ 1:25 "My RACE is not yet ru-UNH!" Literal pop princess Colm Wilkinson!!
That WAS cool
that was some real ariana grande shit
Right up there with HOGH?!
Colm’s voice has such unparalleled control and softness to it, he can go from determined to making an audience member want to cry in the fraction of a second
Philip Quast is my favorite Javert BY FAR. I've yet to find an actor who plays the role better than he did.
I totally agree. I saw him in the Australian version of Les Mis in 1987 and it is the greatest stage performance I have seen. The strength of his voice, phrasing, and presence were simply incredible.
Hayden tee. His awesome by the way.
Agree :)
Norm Lewis did really well. From what I've seen, I prefer his performance to Quast's. The quality of his voice is richer and holds more authority.
My race is not yet ruuUUN!
+lesbeyonceknowles the best note in theatre history
So awesome
Lmao what the fuck was that 24601
That was clean as fuck
Best note in musical history: ruuUUN!
Best line in musical history: Atlast! My arm is complete again!
"You'll wear a different cha-ainnnnn"
I can listen to that over and over. Amazing
Philip Quast has such a powerful, intimidating presence...O_O .
"I swear to you, I will be there!"
Such an incredibly powerful moment, two men honoring two different gods... yet, the same.
At 0:49 you can actually see the cameraman having a seizure from all the awesomeness that is Philip Quast.
To be completely fair to Jalvert, the musical tones down the crimes that Valjean committed In the books, he was much more violence. He mugged a young boy and stole gold from him, even after is meeting with the Bishop, but then he thought about what the Bishop had told him, felt remorse, and tried to find the boy to apologize and return the gold, but Jalvert had already been informed of the crime, and his parole had been revoked.
The musical tries it's best ro make it appear that Jalvert is simply an overzealous policeman who can't see the difference between crimes committed for survival and crimes committed out of greed. However, Valjean isn't as innocent in the books as he is in the musical. Yes, he stole the bread to save his famly, but he also became a hardened criminal and mugged people out of greed later on. So, the musical takes a very important part of Valjean's character out, and makes him into an innocent who only turned to crime out of desperation.
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As someone who also read the book, I completely agree
But I think the writers of the musical and Victor Hugo has different themes in mind when writing their stories, and that detail of Valjean fits each theme depending on whether or not it is included.
The book is more about redemption, and the saving power of Jesus. All that nice Christian ideology. Thus, Valjean being somewhat despicable before his saving at the Bishop’s hands makes redemption seem even more improbable. Including that, Hugo showed that anyone can be saved. Even the greatest of sinners.
The musical, however, was more focused on government apathy. There are many songs dedicated to showing how the rich and powerful hurry past with no thought for the poor. And the idea of Javert blindly following the law fits that theme perfectly. Take “you would sooner see me dead than see justice done” Here, Valjean accuses Javert of being all-consumed. This fits the Musical’s writers’ meaning well, as it shows the law enforcement to be blind to true justice.
So it’s less the musical skipping parts and people being uneducated on Valjean’s character, and more his character being changed to bring a new meaning to the musical, as opposed to being a copy-print version of the book
Wow, including that would have been a lot more believable.
The musical is not the book. That’s part if making this musical what it is.
I do love the scene they added in the movie version of the musical where Jalvert comes to Valjean to confess that he had false accused him and asks that charges be filed against himself. It went a long way to show that while he was harsh and overzealous in his pursuit of criminals, he was also fair and held even himself to high high moral standards. He was more of an antivillain, a villain with noble intentions.
@@Leviticus_Prime That's what I truly love about Javert. He's so painfully human because of that; yes, he's an overzealous bigot, but he has the same incredibly rigid moral standards for HIMSELF that he does for everyone else. He's so painfully entrenched in his black-and-white view of the world that when Valjean refusing to murder him and then pleading for Marius's life at the potential cost of his own brings this view into question, he actually goes and kills himself because he can't live with his doubts and his wrongs. He's not a "do as I say not as I do" type character, he's much more complex than that. Even if I could never agree with his morality or his actions, I can still *understand* them, and that's what makes him so fantastic, I think.
No one will do a better job at Javert than Philip Quast, he's perfect for the role.
I'm going to sleep with Quast's voice under my pillow. But he's so scary here I can't believe he taught me my ABCs. But I love his F. I love how he snidely says "The Mayor" And I love it when they both spit out JAVERT!
Colm Wilkinson has one of the most unique voices I've ever heard. He is by far the best Jean Valjean now, then, and forevermore. This is the best duo I've ever heard perform this duet. Philip Quast is also one of the best Javerts ever. I just love this concert!
I always have to listen to this song twice: concentrating on Colm the 1st time, then on Philip the next time. Easily the best performance of this song out there!
Rafterman Howard i'm glad i'm not the only one who does this
Found the mic mixing in this performance unfortunate for that reason.
Javert and Valjean should really be mixed quite evenly in that song, but several times Valjean was set well above Javert.
Ethan Alt higher pitches carry more, Colm is tenor singing above a baritone
I just hold the earphones in my ears and then I can hear both clearly at the same time but then I hit replay anyway
I'm a 100% with you on that!😅
I've listened to this like 20 times. Chaaaain still gets me. What a beautiful voice.
I used to be a janitor at a living arts center and Colm Wilkinson was performing at a Mayors Gala one night. I walked by him. He's a tall dude, well over 6 feet. My biggest regret is not getting his autograph that night.
he's 5'8"
Maybe your a short man
Met them both many times in London Phil is a huge man 6'4" Colm is a small/ average man about 5'7" /8" maybe you mistook him.
Dude Colm is not a tall man.
Colm is about 5’ 8” or 9”. Sorry he’s not 6’. Not even close. And I’ve never seen him in platform shoes either.
This is my first time listening to/watching this song be performed (I'm new to Les Mis, lol) and I'm just amazed. This is so freaking cool. I especially loved how he sang "my race is not yet run" at 1:24
If you liked it, you have to listen to "2 4 6 0 ooooooooooooone"
***** I have! It is amazing as well
Yeah!! I love 1:24 , too!
I've seen this when i was six, and this is the song which i will never forget!
natisinvisible I wish Victor Hugo could see this, the music and singing are phenomenal.
I actually had no idea that was intentional, in fact, I thought his voice cracked XD try re-watching that scene after reading this comment
No one else lives up to the standard of this version.
❤ Absolutely, NO ONE. ❤
Fun fact: the actor playing Valjean is the bishop in the 2012 movie.
I noticed that!!! I wasn't paying attention to the TV but when the bishop sang I was like "Holy shit! I know that voice!"
@@trevorrude4956 Exactly.
@@VRichardsn so glad I wasn't the only one
We don't talk about that movie tho...
He's not just an actor, he's Colm Wilkinson , a legendary singer.
You know nothing of JAVERT!!! By far my favorite villain in all litterature :)
Agree, a villain, who doesn't follow the pack, you could actually see why he's doing it and how he's torn apart by guilt and his principles.
+Kristian Brandt I thought he was a great villain but I always thought the villians in Count of Monte Cristo were the best.
+Kristian Brandt I think the word antagonist would be more suitable. Javert is not a villain, he's a good man, who follows his principles
+Lauco I agree. Quoted Valjean "You merely done your duty"
+Lauco More an obsess man who try to relentlessly chase a good man to convince himself that his fanatical "principles are true". If you read the novel, his obsession is quite obvious. He's definitely the bad guy, not just a guy following the law.
I love how they both shout Javert at the same time at 1:29
Love how Javert is making a threat, whilst ValJean is making a warning. Shows the characterization very well.
The aspect you get from Javert here compared to all others is the sense that he believes himself to be utterly superior to Val Jean rather than just an authority figure. He looks so smug and his tone is like he is speaking down to him. I love it. Other javerts miss the mark by being aggressive and authoritative, but it doesn’t really make sense why someone who is basing their role on authority would kill themselves. Someone who can’t believe an inferior person would be able to show mercy, something he can’t show Val Jean, makes total sense.
PHILIP QUAST THOUGH HIS VOICE IS LIFE
still the best performance of this I have seen. somehow the Javert's reaction sells that it is not the death threat that ends the fight but the seemingly unintentional "I am from the gutter too!"
I was in a debate in my English class, and the lines, “Every man is born in sin; every man must choice his way” from this song (which I was singing in my head) helped me come up with enough ideas to win. Thanks Les Mis!
I just LOVE that I can actually the scene of the confrontation in my head based on their vocals alone. Like Javert comes in being all smug and authorative, while Valjean is distressed and tries to explain the situation - here Javert has the upper hand. Then Valjean gets pissed and starts yelling that "is a stronger man", and now his voice is the dominant one. And then Javert gets pissed too and they both start yelling at each other, so now they are on the same level. And the performers just stand still! Ugh, Wilkinson and Quast are definitely my favorite Valjean and Javert duo, they complement each other so well!
No body will ever top this cast.
When Javert says "i am from the gutter too" I can't help but feel like he is so ruthless with the criminals and the poor because there might be a slight part of him that identifies with them, and maybe just a bit of self loathing from having grown up in poverty
It's pretty much the latter. Hugo goes into Javert's past quite a bit in the novel and how it fashioned his outlook. Javert knew that as the child of a convict he would always be outside of society, and as such he could either be a lawbreaker himself or an upholder of the law. He chose the second path and was very strict with himself as far as following the law goes.
That's why he kills himself after letting Valjean go later on after Valjean saves his life at the barricade. He realizes that no matter what he did, it would be wrong. Letting Valjean go was wrong because Valjean was an escaped convict, but arresting him was also wrong because Valjean saved his life. He can't reconcile the conflict in his mind and is driven to throw himself into the Seine to end the mental anguish.
The way they both said 'JAVIER!' together was epic.
I'm in love with the little smirk Quast has at 0:55 when he sings "youuuu"
my dog's looking at me all crazy as I sing Jean Valjean's part from "I'm warning you Javert"-"my race is not yet run" XD I can't help it the way he did that part is EPIC
me too it's so fun to sing too XD
ExactlyOneGrape The fuck, dude that was You!
The way he sings "run" is just the best thing I've ever heard.
easily the BEST confrontation scene in Les Miserables.
The best Valjean and Javert together in one stage?!?!?!
+The Video Guy I prefer norm lewis as javert but quast easily earns 2nd favorite
Wow, I love how audible they make the tension; it's just as strong as their voices!
love your pic! Doc 9 forever
Why, thank you! He's fantastic ;)
Personally I prefer tenet
Best Valjean VS Best Javert.
And then there's one of best Fantine in the middle of rap battle.
listening to it twice so that you can sing it as valjean and then javert lulz
How the hell have people clicked on dislike? These two are the best that have ever been in the roles. We won't see another two such as them for a long time.
Try Joshua Colley for Valjean
Wilkinson and Quast are both acting and singing so well. Their voices full of character and intention!
Colm with the "If I have to KILL you here!" Is just so dramatic. It feels like a verbal sword fight in that way.
Quasts devilish eyes during this gives me chills. Reminds me of "silence of the lambs". Just psychotic and powerful.
stephersluvsyou Just wait until you see him on playschool... chills.
Get goosebumps when I hear The Confrontation. Awesome vocal duel...singing over each other...hearing the other but staying on their course. Fabulous, haunting, chilling.
imagine being alive in 1995 and being in the same place as colm and quast experiencing greatness
Ok, when you hear the ending of the song without context, it feels like they're singing "and i'll will be there" to each other, like romantically
Gitzy San the funny thing is that many songs like Stars have a soundtrack that sounds like a romantic ballad or something
Omg, I KNOW RIGHT!!!
Hdbddhf you're right but that only makes the irony of their opposition all the more delicious
Can we all agree that this is the definitive version of this song!? 😱 😱
This is a rendition I never get sick of
These guys are the best of the best. I've heard many other renditions of this song and loved them, but this one takes all the wins in my book. Colm Wilkinson is amazing - is soulful, truthful, and completely phenomenal. Philip Quast will always be my favorite Javert - no one can match that dedication and the purity of his acting is unparallelled - he is Javert, the others just play at it. These guys rock!
When they say Javert at the same time. W-O-W.
Ahhhh this is actually flawless. Colm and Quast's voice balance each other really well in this duet, and they have such great diction.
This is all the reasons men fight each other and all the hatred that goes along with it poured (to protect, to punish) into elegant musical form. With their words they deny each other. Goosebumps...
As a passionate writer and artist this play always brings me chills. Truly timeless. A masterpiece.
I just love how he delivers the "There's power in me yet, my race is not yet run" line. So powerful.
French Version:
Javert: Valjean, at last,
Your sentence you will serve,
Monsieur le maire,
You will wear the chain you deserve.
Valjean: Before you say another word, Javert,
Before you chain me up like a slave again,
Listen to me! There's a favor I must do.
This woman leaves behind a suffering child,
I have sworn to help her.
In heaven's name, three days are all I need!
Then I'll return, you have my word!
Then I'll return.
Javert: Your words of a convict!
I've hunted you across the years.
Men like you do not change
You can never change.
Valjean: Believe of me what you will,
There's a duty I must do
You know nothing of my life,
All I did was steal some bread
You know nothing of the world,
It is not all black and white.
Nothing will prevent me from doing my duty.
I am warning you, Javert,
I am stronger than you by far,
I know what I must do,
If you would oppose me.
I am warning you, Javert,
If I have to kill you here,
I will do what must be done,
And see my duty through to the end.
Javert: Men like me can never change,
Any more than men like you.
No, 24601,
I am the one who serves the law,
You have no rights!
You are under arrest 24601!
Now your luck has turned around,
Jean Valjean is lost and found!
Dare you talk to me of crime,
And the price you had to pay,
Every man must choose his way,
Every man is born in sin.
You know nothing of Javert,
I was born inside a cell.
I was raised with scum like you,
I was surrounded by outlaws too.
Valjean: And this I swear by all I hold dear
Javert: You will never escape me again.
Valjean: Cosette will have a father soon.
Javert: Wherever you hide, I will be too.
Valjean: And she will want for nothing.
Both: I swear to you, I will be there!
I wish my life was as perfect as these two together
Gotta love a Javert with a strong and resonant low F!
Definitely, Philip is my favourite Javert al the time!
Ah, such a great duo! They are in perfect time and you can hear both parts perfectly. Also, I just noticed that at the end, Javert/Philip Quast takes a small step back from the microphone with an almost horrified look, right after he sings "I am from the gutter too!" - as if he can't believe he just admitted that. I don't know if he intended that, but if so, what a splendid detail!
I think it is from Javert taking a step back when valjean breaks a chair in front of his and uses the chair leg as a weapon, brandishing it to Javert and threatening him with it. It's more like Javert takes a step back to prepare himself in case a fight has to go down
This will always be what I think of when somebody says Les Miserables. All time favorite moment in the song/ All time favorite rendition of this song right here.
agreed
Best javert ever!! His voice cuts trough everything.
I love that ruthie just at the back chilling
The fact this song starts right after Come to Me ends illustrates just how dogged and ruthless Javert is.
On a serious note, how have they managed to record this so you can actually hear both of their voices - whichever one you chose to listen to?
They are professionally recorded as most broadway musicals.
that and the lyrics and music are carefully written so they don't actually step over each other.
they practice a lot together and do soundchecks
I like Javert’s part best :D
But the are both astounding
@@JohnDoe-zw6to plus, this recording pans each part to a different side.
Quast's voice is just pure perfection. He has amazing range!
My God Philip Quast has an amazing voice. LOVE HIM.
The thing is with musicals, they cracked it. It took a hundred years,but they did it. Best. Musical. Ever. Nothing can compete. Cats?
❤ Les Mis ruined all other musicals for me. It was the first Broadway production I've ever seen, and nothing else compares. Pure Perfection. ❤
*I AM WARNING YOU JAVERT. I'M THE STRONGER MAN BY FAR!*
Gives me shivers every time
The menacing smile of Quast in this scene though... It’s as if he’s happy to find Valjean after all these years of searching for him. Ugh... Philip Quast really is so awesome in the role of Javert. 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
The composition is such that when one sings at a lower pitch, the other sings higher and then they switch depending whose words want to be stressed more. This is just an amazing piece of work.
I am very lucky to see both of them perform in Singapore 24 years ago. Recently in 2016 a new cast came to Singapore again. I was ao excited as I waited for almost 20 years for les miserables to arrive however the new cast was not as good.
I just noticed that they cut out the stanza where Valjean says "I am warning you Javert, there is nothing I won't dare, if I have to kill you here, I'll do what must be done" from the movie. This sets him up as a lot harder then he is in the movie. It's the difference between Christian Bale's Batman who won't kill the Joker even after the chaos he's created and Batfleck who has guns and yeah, less said about the Batman who kills the better. Also I like that Wilkinson looks about 60 in this because Jackman doesn't and that's a major part of Valjean's character in the book, he's old but he's ripped and manages to brand himself without wincing to scare Thenardier's goons. It's a lot more scary when you have an old man rip an iron bed apart then a thirty-year-old guy who played Wolverine.
Both versions are awesome though. It's pretty hard to screw this up, even though Crowe's a little off-putting at times.
gandalf 1420 I think they also cut that out to bring focus to Javerts lines during that segment, as it explains Javerts background
Can’t stop watching this on repeat
Saw it in person, and have listened to it probably hundreds of times since, and I still get chills down my spine every time I hear this.
0:12 the Philip Quast's bass voice gave me goosepmups.
This song gets me every time I see the show its intense I love it the acting and the singing omg it's brilliant it gives me chills in a good way
Whenever I see my brother, I'd sing "Valjean at last, we see each other plain" and we both start laughing.
Let's be honest, can anything really better this? No! Is the emphatic answer.
One of my favorite songs, this is completely amazing
''I will be there'' from Valjean is a promise. From Javert it's a threat. Love that
Two of the best singing at once can never get better than this!!!! Amazing!
The best confrontation ever.
i fell in love with the music from this show when i was a kid, and didn't even understand the story yet. so obsessed with it, even 22 years later!
'My race is not yet run' that line just kills me! Amazing!
If this show runs forever these two greats are the dream pairing that will never be bettered. I only wish we got to see more of Philip Quast in this country.