This is why as a voice play community love to vicariously live through the reactions, unbelief, and sheer joy that hearing these incredibly talented performers brings. It is incredibly difficult to try and assimilate, technicalities and musical capabilities while watching it for the first time. It takes multiple times over multiple watches to disseminate and dissect the talent and passion the voice play has. then to top it all off the amount of fun that they have during it just brings a smile to everyone who sees it.
VP has the widest genre range of all the a capella groups. That is because they are 1) talented beyond reason, 2) are independent and can follow their own creative road and they 3) have theatrical prowess. What is not to like? Please do a deep dive!! So many roads to go down - a very adventurous 🐇hole. Choose your genre and go for it. They have so many fantastic creations - personally, they have never, ever disappointed. Thanks for the reaction! 🌹🕊
Yeah, it's kind of impressive that this video, Mountain King, Tennessee Whiskey, Creep, Rich Man, A Crimpella, and The Chicken Song are all by the same group. Their emotional range is just all over the map.
VoicePlay fans love a good deep dive, whether it's on the vocals, the arrangement, the production; anything to further examine the many, many, *many* things that make VoicePlay such an astonishingly great group. The guys always give credit where it's due on their video and audio productions, so you can always check out the details of each video for the specifics of various studios they shoot at, or if they subcontract out any particular camera work. It will also reveal how hands on they are with their projects; generally Geoff or Layne (vocal percussion) create the arrangements and shoot/edit the video, although Eli (bald rock tenor) has also provided a few arrangements that are also stellar. Eli does nearly all of their video lighting work, as well as CGI work (particularly in Unreal Engine). If you want to see some of their more tech-heavy videos, check out their cover of Enemy by Imagine Dragons (pretty great greenscreening, considering their feature was in South Korea when the video was shot), or their most recent release, Sleeping In the Cold Below (from the video game, Warframe). For that last one, I have two words: LED tiles. So freakin' cool'.
While Geoff arranged Nothing Else Matters, Layne (beatboxer, or Zero in this video) arranged this masterpiece. Layne tends to push his performers a little more than Geoff, and since he and Geoff have known each other since middle school (I think?), he often pushes Geoff to hit new highs or lows. In this song, the original ending note was supposed to go back up the octave, but Layne asked Geoff for a "big finish", and so Geoff gave us the subharmonic E1 for the final note. If you'd like to see how VoicePlay got their theatrical start, try Phantom of the Opera - the outro even mentions that it's a departure for them, being more theatrical. It's got one of the earlier version of VoicePlay, with a member (Tony Wakim) you haven't seen yet, and with one of their frequent guest artists, Rachel Potter.
Yessss! Geoff doing Jacks Lament on his solo channel is so frickin good, highly suggest it! Voiceplay also does this is halloween, whats this, and kidnap the sandy claws from NBC 😊💜
Absolutely! If you're into "TNBC", then Geoff's "Jacks Lament" is a MUST SEE/HEAR. Although it's not quite the season, I highly recommend that piece of art. Visually and musically, of course.
This is why we call them the theater kids of a capella. They also did this is Halloween and on Geoff's channel he covered Jacks lament(I think I spelled that wrong, my bad)
this is probably the video that most reactors start with for VoicePlay, as it features Geoff's amazing range. Don't worry about making sense when you watch this one, because no one that I've seen has been able to make much sense without composing themselves for a moment. Now that you've seen why VoicePlay's fans are so happy watching reactors try to make sense of life while watching them, take a moment and figure out where you would like to go next. I'm not certain of your musical tastes, but there's probably something for you. Just pull open the VoicePlay's channel page and scroll through their videos. They even have a few videos showing how they arrange things. If you're in their Patreon, they have behind the scenes videos that go deeper into their process.
Ginx, don't forget to breath, LOL. You met Geoff, Layne and Eli in your first reaction. J.None was a guest in that, he is a full member here, before leaving to join the Navy. The other guy here is longtime member Earl Elkins Jr, he left just before J. None did. As you see , they also covered "This Is Halloween". One of my favorites is their cover of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto. Geoff also has covers on his channel. "16 Tons", 'Ain't No Sunshine" , and "Big Bad John" are a few.
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Deep dive on Voice Play from a sound engineer's perspective? Yes, please! Especially the Wicked Medley. But basically every song has a lot to talk about. They always come up with something new and surprising.
I do pro audio work, play several instruments, and have a 6 octave vocal range.... when I watch VoicePlay, I tend to not think straight for the first listen, lol. They always just kill it on so many different levels, that even being knowledgeable enough to understand what and how they did it, it all slips my mind when checking out something new from them. And, I used to hate a cappella AND theater. VoicePlay just makes those two things something different. For me, with VoicePlay, it's all about the creative process more than anything... since anyone has access to the technology nowadays.
3 words: Geoff's Solo Channel. Lots of goodies. In VoicePlay? Good theater AND lows in The Dragonborne Comes Pure fun? The Lion Sleeps Tonight, We Don't Talk About Bruno, Drunken Sailor, Little Mermaid. You won't stop smiling.
PLEASE do the deep dives! Voiceplay deep dives are always really interesting to watch, and I LOVE catching things that I hadn't heard before when I see the deep dive/analysis videos!
If you like Bass Check out -Valhalla Calling Ne -Skyrim Dragon Bourne -My Mama Told Me -Misty Mountain Cold -I See Fire -16 Tons The last three are the Bass Singer Geoff Castiliccu and he plays all 4 parts
I'd like to suggest In The Hall of the Mountain King, Creep, Hellfire, In The Air Tonight. We, the fan base of VoicePlay will be delighted to have you do that! Wait until you find Geoff's solos.
So many more from VP that are worth an analysis. I'd strongly recommend "Valhalla Calling" and "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" for a sound engineer's perspective, but pretty much anything they've done to date is worth a listen.
This was so much fun to watch, you are so expressive! I can't wait to see you react to their other Nightmare Before Christmas covers. Geoff's cover of Jack's Lament blows the original out of the water as far as I'm concerned but that is on Geoff's solo channel. I definitely vote for getting deep dives of their videos! I love David K reacts and his video's are about an hour per reaction.
I'm so pleased to hear you comment that "They're just having a ball!" I've often said that one of reasons their videos are so much fun to watch is that the guys are having so much fun making them. You should check out their recent "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." They really get carried away!
Might I suggest you react to VoicePlay doing "My Mother Told Me" followed by "Valhalla Calling", in that order. Other songs I'd recommend would be "Hoist The Colors" and "We Don't Talk About Bruno"...
Loved your reaction. Another vote yes for the deep dive, I’m subbed to a few reaction Chanel’s where a short video is 25-30 minutes and a hour long is not out of line. This and NEM (nothing else matters) tend to be where the rabbit hole starts 😀 so you hit both. If you want to see just how extreme they can take things Valhalla Calling ft J. None will show you just how far a Layne arrangement can push everyone.
Please deep dive. There are lots of us who would love to learn things we don't know/ didn't catch that you could pick out from a completely different perspective than others offer.
I’m so glad that you enjoyed this. And I’m glad it wasn’t your first exposure to them because it used character voices which is a little misleading if that’s your first view. They did four from the movie as a group and in October Geoff did a spectacular version of Jack’s Lament. Because you have so much experience, you might consider occasionally doing some things that another reactors do/did. One reactor had already seen this so he did an analysis. He covered his monitor so he couldn’t be distracted by what was happening visually. He picked up things that he had not noticed before. A few reactors have a two-step process . The first time through he just reacts. Then after a few moments to absorb everything he re-watches it pausing at certain points and sharing what he is observing. We get the benefit of both, and so does he. He gets to thoroughly enjoy the video in its entirety. And then he gets to share his expertise with us. Some of those reactions can last close to an hour and many of us subscribe due to this way of reacting. Reactions from people with musical experience are so instructive to people like me with zero musical training, so share what you can. If you are going to do a deep dive, you might consider doing some older ones as well as newer ones. You can really see their growth not only in production values but the risks that they take with their arrangements. The last few years they have just exploded. Because they do such a wide variety of genres you might flip between a more serious or non-theatrical version and then switch to something more lighthearted or more theatrical. Don’t worry about the fact that you may feel little tongue-tied at times. One reactor, while viewing Hoist the Colours (a theatrical masterpiece- one of my favorites) jumped out of his chair, forgetting that he was only wearing his boxers! A few varied styles with this lineup would be: Queen in 5 Minutes, True Colors (no percussion), Daddy Sang Bass, Warriors (J plays a bit of violin as well as a full performance by VioLayne), Tennessee Whiskey and Trapped (Billie Eilish medley) to be followed by the two-part Panic at the Disco videos. There are others but that’s what I could remember at the moment.😂
This was several years old. That was Geoff's B1. He gets much lower now. Voice play did many of the Nightmare songs. Geoff, on his site, just released Jack's Lament this last October. Dare I say, the best yet. They covered a bunch of other Disney movies, as well.
Oh please deep dive. Hoist the Colors and Little Mermaid Medley from the whole VoicePlay crew, and Jack’s Lament and I See Fire from Geoff’s personal channel.
At the 5:03 time mark of your video that little bit of bass guitar you hear is Geoff. Thought as an auudio engineer you might like to self review that portion of your video.Geoff does much more bass guitar in "i will survive" by voiceplay.
Another vote here for a deep dive! I’m loving your reactions so far - I particularly like the way you stop to think about your words, rather than nonstop talking for the sake of it.
If you're looking for another acapella band, look up The Bass Gang. They're 4 bass singers like Geoff, and have a huge genre range😊 The vid I'd recommend the most to start with would be Bones, or Gaston! Such spectacular ranges, each of them have anywhere from 5-6.5 octaves to draw from, and they KNOW how to use them. Have a good deep dive 😅
Voiceplay also did... What's This?.... This is Halloween... Kidnap The Sandy Claws from Nightmare Before Christmas. They have tons of other videos to choose from as well. All fantastic. Geoff has his own channel where he sings solo with instruments. He clones himself 3-4 times for harmonies. Each with their own name... Jeff, Jeoph, Goff and Daryl. The first 3 got their names in his video... Way Down.... when he portrayed 3 janitors and a supervisor. Daryl got his name in his video... Ghost Riders In The Sky. For Halloween last year he did... Jack's Lament from Nightmare Before Christmas. Voiceplay's new video is ... Sleeping In The Cold Below. It is a fantastic space shanty. Geoff's new video is.... Wicked Game. It is absolutely beautiful. So many on both channels to choose from because all are fantastic. The first video I saw of Geoff's is... Ain't No Sunshine. The first I saw of Voiceplay's is.... Dragonborn Comes Skyrim.
I strongly recommend Geoff’s cover of jacks lament. they all are very talented and I’d love to recommend so many songs that show each of their amazing voices but if you’re into the bass voice, Geoff is the gateway in to loving all of their voices individually. I also recommend their cover of creep, it shows their newer member ceaser voice so nicely. Layne the beatboxer has a very lovely voice they have a few covers where he sings but gosh the talent is overwhelming at times (in a good way) I’m so glad you wanna deep dive! I’ll definitely stick around for that
Your face watching this! Loved your reaction. This is such a fun song and yes, you definitely need to react to Jack's Lament. As for a deep dive on some videos exploring the more technical side, I think that is a great idea.
Another reactor summed it up for everyone: "I didn't know that I needed sexy Oogie Boogie in my life, but here we are!" XD A lot of other reactors talk about the vocals but I haven't seen a lot of folks really discussing the tech side of their performances. That would be really cool!
They did three other songs from Nightmare Before Christmas: This is Halloween, Kidnap the Sandy Claws, and What's This. Also, Geoff did Jack's Lament on his solo channel.
This is a rabbit hole that will just keep giving. They love what they do and it shows on every thing they do. There is so much to recommend. And then when you start on Geoffs solo work you have a complete side line as well. Good luck hehe.
I rather think you enjoyed that..! 😂If you love that movie, you need to do the next one, teased in the outro - 'This Is Halloween'! They do almost all of it themselves, except from advanced makeup/prosthetics, some camera work - and the final audio mix, by Ed Boyer (acapella mix wizard!). I love seeing you get the same reactions I did when I first heard/saw these, your reactions are awesome! A deep dive sounds a great idea - there are several reactors who analyse the voice side of things, but a more tech-based analysis would be fantastic! 🥰
GREAT reaction!! This was the first VoicePlay exposure for many of us! It is SO fun and SO engaging!! They do everything really well! With your enchantment with Nightmare, you really should check out Geoff's solo work "Jack's Lament." I think it is his best work to date (which is really saying something!). For theatrical expressions, you might like Golden Hour. With these guys, all you need do is look at their extensive song list and pick something that jumps out at you! There are two viking-themed pieces that most of us LOVE... My Mother Told Me (earlier/first) and Valhalla Calling (recent/second). Two of MY favorites are "Hoist the Colors" and "We Don't Talk About Bruno." Then again, I would have a really hard time listing my top ten from VoicePlay. Top 50 would be a LITTLE easier. Top 5 depends on my mood when you ask. You get the point.... they are fantastic!
No need to repeat all the suggestions above, but really glad you found their content to react to. I cannot wait to see how to digest the rest of their work.
I'm definitely in for deep dives! Yes, I'm not a "TikTok-1-Min.-is-enough" consumer. I'm able to watch longer videos, staying focussed and try to learn more from the creator. 😆 I enjoy every reaction to VP (and Geoff, too), but analyses are 'next level'. There are some professional musicians who do reaction & analysis videos and I like every single one of them, because of their individual and unique professional POV. The range of creators varies from instrumentalists, music (theory) teachers up to opera singers - and so their analyses have other key aspects. I really would like to learn from your perspective.🥰
I am so excited to get this deep dive series started☺️. I have one that I have listed in the deep dive playlist currently, and they will continue to get even more in depth as I get in the groove with them
I would adore a deep dive on VP from you with your expertise. That would be amazing! Plus, if you like Nightmare Before Christmas, they have done 5? songs from the movie. Four are with VP and one is just Geoff.
Thank You. 1) VP tend to have fun in their subtitles. 2) please deep dive Valhalla Calling and Hoist the Colors. 3) Just have fun with The Lion Sleeps Tonight and The Drunken Sailor. 4) Acapella without the words In The Hall of the Mountain King and Halo. Later one: keep tissues on hand. 5) Record till the end of the VP videos. You can allways trim boring ending out but often there is some extras hidden.
I know you love watching Jeff Castalucci. I highly recommend watching his cover of Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford. He is a "solo" in that video. I also recommend a different artist if you like the opposite end of the tone spectrum, react to Morrisette Amon. She is a Phillipino singer and she also has 5 octave range but on the top end. She does a beautiful cover of Never Enough but if you want to see her top end either react to her original Akin Ka Na Lang OR react to her cover of I wanna know what love is by Foreigner. She is amazing also.
Yay you got oogie boogied by the best lol i rec Geoff castelluchi deep bass cover of i see fire ,from the hobbit and remember there all Geoff castelluchi in costume ,and voice play Valhalla calling , yes vikings and the rock this cover loved it
Great reaction, and I'd love to see a deep dive! Other suggestions: _Valhalla_ _Calling_ (to show what they can do when they go all out on their production) and _The_ _Phantom_ _of_ _the_ _Opera_ (their first not-so-tentative step into the theatrics). I'd suggest saving some of the halloween songs for Halloween, otherwise I'd be recommending _Jack's_ _Lament_ too...
I think you should definitely be doing technical analysis. It will be one more thing to set your channel apart. There are a whole lot of reactors out here in the vast internet ocean. Some sink, some float and some can build cruise ships and take people on tours. Those who float like you do have personality, they're engaging and interesting. But having a skill set that translates to your channel really ought to be utilized to keep leveling you up. I'm excited to see where you go next, for Voiceplay and more. A couple of popular suggestions for your next ones are Skyrim/The Dragonborn Comes and In The Hall Of The Mountain King. You will ❤❤❤ those.
Thank you! I love this analogy and I certainly will have a deep dive series, and am super excited. They will definitely take more time and research so might shoot for 1 or 2 a month☺️
There are a few good vocal analysis channel [and a lot of crappy ones]. Having a channel that looks at the production would be a change of pace. Look at their "watch us arrange a song" video to see them put together a short! For their over-the-top stage production numbers I would suggest "Hall Of The Mountain King" or "Ding Dong [Hide And Seek]".
You started going down the Rabbit Hole. So a Deep Dive is very acceptable. Once you find 1 amazing thing, you are probably going to find 10 more. Have fun. That is the purpose of a deep dive, in my opinion, anyways. LOL. GREAT Post.
This is why as a voice play community love to vicariously live through the reactions, unbelief, and sheer joy that hearing these incredibly talented performers brings. It is incredibly difficult to try and assimilate, technicalities and musical capabilities while watching it for the first time. It takes multiple times over multiple watches to disseminate and dissect the talent and passion the voice play has. then to top it all off the amount of fun that they have during it just brings a smile to everyone who sees it.
VP has the widest genre range of all the a capella groups. That is because they are 1) talented beyond reason, 2) are independent and can follow their own creative road and they 3) have theatrical prowess. What is not to like?
Please do a deep dive!! So many roads to go down - a very adventurous 🐇hole. Choose your genre and go for it.
They have so many fantastic creations - personally, they have never, ever disappointed. Thanks for the reaction! 🌹🕊
Yeah, it's kind of impressive that this video, Mountain King, Tennessee Whiskey, Creep, Rich Man, A Crimpella, and The Chicken Song are all by the same group. Their emotional range is just all over the map.
VoicePlay fans love a good deep dive, whether it's on the vocals, the arrangement, the production; anything to further examine the many, many, *many* things that make VoicePlay such an astonishingly great group. The guys always give credit where it's due on their video and audio productions, so you can always check out the details of each video for the specifics of various studios they shoot at, or if they subcontract out any particular camera work. It will also reveal how hands on they are with their projects; generally Geoff or Layne (vocal percussion) create the arrangements and shoot/edit the video, although Eli (bald rock tenor) has also provided a few arrangements that are also stellar. Eli does nearly all of their video lighting work, as well as CGI work (particularly in Unreal Engine). If you want to see some of their more tech-heavy videos, check out their cover of Enemy by Imagine Dragons (pretty great greenscreening, considering their feature was in South Korea when the video was shot), or their most recent release, Sleeping In the Cold Below (from the video game, Warframe). For that last one, I have two words: LED tiles. So freakin' cool'.
While Geoff arranged Nothing Else Matters, Layne (beatboxer, or Zero in this video) arranged this masterpiece. Layne tends to push his performers a little more than Geoff, and since he and Geoff have known each other since middle school (I think?), he often pushes Geoff to hit new highs or lows. In this song, the original ending note was supposed to go back up the octave, but Layne asked Geoff for a "big finish", and so Geoff gave us the subharmonic E1 for the final note.
If you'd like to see how VoicePlay got their theatrical start, try Phantom of the Opera - the outro even mentions that it's a departure for them, being more theatrical. It's got one of the earlier version of VoicePlay, with a member (Tony Wakim) you haven't seen yet, and with one of their frequent guest artists, Rachel Potter.
Yessss! Geoff doing Jacks Lament on his solo channel is so frickin good, highly suggest it! Voiceplay also does this is halloween, whats this, and kidnap the sandy claws from NBC 😊💜
same here! please!
Yes please do Jacks Lament ❤
Yes, Jack's Lament is one of Geoff's very best!
Came here to say this.
Absolutely! If you're into "TNBC", then Geoff's "Jacks Lament" is a MUST SEE/HEAR. Although it's not quite the season, I highly recommend that piece of art. Visually and musically, of course.
This is why we call them the theater kids of a capella. They also did this is Halloween and on Geoff's channel he covered Jacks lament(I think I spelled that wrong, my bad)
this is probably the video that most reactors start with for VoicePlay, as it features Geoff's amazing range. Don't worry about making sense when you watch this one, because no one that I've seen has been able to make much sense without composing themselves for a moment. Now that you've seen why VoicePlay's fans are so happy watching reactors try to make sense of life while watching them, take a moment and figure out where you would like to go next. I'm not certain of your musical tastes, but there's probably something for you. Just pull open the VoicePlay's channel page and scroll through their videos. They even have a few videos showing how they arrange things. If you're in their Patreon, they have behind the scenes videos that go deeper into their process.
Ohhh, you totally gotta check out Geoff's Jack's Lament on his solo channel. You get Geoff in all of his vocal and theatrical glory 🤩
Ginx, don't forget to breath, LOL. You met Geoff, Layne and Eli in your first reaction. J.None was a guest in that, he is a full member here, before leaving to join the Navy. The other guy here is longtime member Earl Elkins Jr, he left just before J. None did.
As you see , they also covered "This Is Halloween". One of my favorites is their cover of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto.
Geoff also has covers on his channel. "16 Tons", 'Ain't No Sunshine" , and "Big Bad John" are a few.
Deep dive on Voice Play from a sound engineer's perspective? Yes, please!
Especially the Wicked Medley. But basically every song has a lot to talk about. They always come up with something new and surprising.
Couldn't agree more. I'd love to learn new stuff that'll make me love their music even more
I do pro audio work, play several instruments, and have a 6 octave vocal range.... when I watch VoicePlay, I tend to not think straight for the first listen, lol. They always just kill it on so many different levels, that even being knowledgeable enough to understand what and how they did it, it all slips my mind when checking out something new from them. And, I used to hate a cappella AND theater. VoicePlay just makes those two things something different. For me, with VoicePlay, it's all about the creative process more than anything... since anyone has access to the technology nowadays.
3 words: Geoff's Solo Channel.
Lots of goodies. In VoicePlay? Good theater AND lows in The Dragonborne Comes
Pure fun? The Lion Sleeps Tonight, We Don't Talk About Bruno, Drunken Sailor, Little Mermaid. You won't stop smiling.
PLEASE do the deep dives! Voiceplay deep dives are always really interesting to watch, and I LOVE catching things that I hadn't heard before when I see the deep dive/analysis videos!
We are called the VoicePlayers❤❤
Yay! Thank you! Lol, I knew you all had a name, but I couldn’t remember it🤭. And also…I am clearly a fellow VoicePlayer now😉
Another reactor with a colossal simile. Makes me smile. 😍😍😍👍👍👍
I'll be waiting for the adventure.😺😺
You are totally fan girling over them. Too cute! Great song!
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If u loved this one u gotta watch Valhalla calling gives u the total voiceplay experience 😊
Also my second song heard when I was introduced to VP. Mind blown just like you. Excited to join you on your VP journey.
Absolutely deep dive. We live for that. Maybe halo, Enemy, or Valhalla Calling
If you like Bass Check out
-Valhalla Calling Ne
-Skyrim Dragon Bourne
-My Mama Told Me
-Misty Mountain Cold
-I See Fire
-16 Tons
The last three are the Bass Singer Geoff Castiliccu and he plays all 4 parts
Yes, by all means, feel free to nerd out. We're here for it.
I'd like to suggest In The Hall of the Mountain King, Creep, Hellfire, In The Air Tonight. We, the fan base of VoicePlay will be delighted to have you do that! Wait until you find Geoff's solos.
So many more from VP that are worth an analysis. I'd strongly recommend "Valhalla Calling" and "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" for a sound engineer's perspective, but pretty much anything they've done to date is worth a listen.
After many times watching his range here gives the Boogiemsn a super power aura
I love phantom of the opera from them, the first big theatrical breakaway they did
Geoff’s latest, Wicked Game, is the ultimate bass treat.
This was so much fun to watch, you are so expressive! I can't wait to see you react to their other Nightmare Before Christmas covers. Geoff's cover of Jack's Lament blows the original out of the water as far as I'm concerned but that is on Geoff's solo channel. I definitely vote for getting deep dives of their videos! I love David K reacts and his video's are about an hour per reaction.
Yes do deep dives please, those are my favorite.
I'm so pleased to hear you comment that "They're just having a ball!" I've often said that one of reasons their videos are so much fun to watch is that the guys are having so much fun making them. You should check out their recent "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." They really get carried away!
Hell yeah deep dive this as well
Might I suggest you react to VoicePlay doing "My Mother Told Me" followed by "Valhalla Calling", in that order. Other songs I'd recommend would be "Hoist The Colors" and "We Don't Talk About Bruno"...
Its always fun to see a newcomer's reaction to Voiceplay....Welcome to the party!
Loved your reaction. Another vote yes for the deep dive, I’m subbed to a few reaction Chanel’s where a short video is 25-30 minutes and a hour long is not out of line. This and NEM (nothing else matters) tend to be where the rabbit hole starts 😀 so you hit both. If you want to see just how extreme they can take things Valhalla Calling ft J. None will show you just how far a Layne arrangement can push everyone.
Please deep dive.
There are lots of us who would love to learn things we don't know/ didn't catch that you could pick out from a completely different perspective than others offer.
I’m so glad that you enjoyed this. And I’m glad it wasn’t your first exposure to them because it used character voices which is a little misleading if that’s your first view. They did four from the movie as a group and in October Geoff did a spectacular version of Jack’s Lament.
Because you have so much experience, you might consider occasionally doing some things that another reactors do/did.
One reactor had already seen this so he did an analysis. He covered his monitor so he couldn’t be distracted by what was happening visually. He picked up things that he had not noticed before.
A few reactors have a two-step process . The first time through he just reacts. Then after a few moments to absorb everything he re-watches it pausing at certain points and sharing what he is observing. We get the benefit of both, and so does he. He gets to thoroughly enjoy the video in its entirety. And then he gets to share his expertise with us.
Some of those reactions can last close to an hour and many of us subscribe due to this way of reacting.
Reactions from people with musical experience are so instructive to people like me with zero musical training, so share what you can.
If you are going to do a deep dive, you might consider doing some older ones as well as newer ones. You can really see their growth not only in production values but the risks that they take with their arrangements. The last few years they have just exploded.
Because they do such a wide variety of genres you might flip between a more serious or non-theatrical version and then switch to something more lighthearted or more theatrical.
Don’t worry about the fact that you may feel little tongue-tied at times. One reactor, while viewing Hoist the Colours (a theatrical masterpiece- one of my favorites) jumped out of his chair, forgetting that he was only wearing his boxers!
A few varied styles with this lineup would be: Queen in 5 Minutes, True Colors (no percussion), Daddy Sang Bass, Warriors (J plays a bit of violin as well as a full performance by VioLayne), Tennessee Whiskey and Trapped (Billie Eilish medley) to be followed by the two-part Panic at the Disco videos. There are others but that’s what I could remember at the moment.😂
Thank you for this super thoughtful comment, I appreciate this!
This was several years old. That was Geoff's B1. He gets much lower now. Voice play did many of the Nightmare songs. Geoff, on his site, just released Jack's Lament this last October. Dare I say, the best yet. They covered a bunch of other Disney movies, as well.
Oh please deep dive. Hoist the Colors and Little Mermaid Medley from the whole VoicePlay crew, and Jack’s Lament and I See Fire from Geoff’s personal channel.
At the 5:03 time mark of your video that little bit of bass guitar you hear is Geoff. Thought as an auudio engineer you might like to self review that portion of your video.Geoff does much more bass guitar in "i will survive" by voiceplay.
That arpeggio is insane!
Yes. I would like to hear your analysis.
Another vote here for a deep dive! I’m loving your reactions so far - I particularly like the way you stop to think about your words, rather than nonstop talking for the sake of it.
Thank you!☺️
If you're looking for another acapella band, look up The Bass Gang. They're 4 bass singers like Geoff, and have a huge genre range😊 The vid I'd recommend the most to start with would be Bones, or Gaston! Such spectacular ranges, each of them have anywhere from 5-6.5 octaves to draw from, and they KNOW how to use them. Have a good deep dive 😅
Voiceplay also did... What's This?.... This is Halloween... Kidnap The Sandy Claws from Nightmare Before Christmas.
They have tons of other videos to choose from as well. All fantastic.
Geoff has his own channel where he sings solo with instruments. He clones himself 3-4 times for harmonies. Each with their own name... Jeff, Jeoph, Goff and Daryl.
The first 3 got their names in his video... Way Down.... when he portrayed 3 janitors and a supervisor.
Daryl got his name in his video... Ghost Riders In The Sky.
For Halloween last year he did... Jack's Lament from Nightmare Before Christmas.
Voiceplay's new video is ... Sleeping In The Cold Below. It is a fantastic space shanty.
Geoff's new video is.... Wicked Game. It is absolutely beautiful.
So many on both channels to choose from because all are fantastic.
The first video I saw of Geoff's is... Ain't No Sunshine.
The first I saw of Voiceplay's is.... Dragonborn Comes Skyrim.
I strongly recommend Geoff’s cover of jacks lament. they all are very talented and I’d love to recommend so many songs that show each of their amazing voices but if you’re into the bass voice, Geoff is the gateway in to loving all of their voices individually. I also recommend their cover of creep, it shows their newer member ceaser voice so nicely. Layne the beatboxer has a very lovely voice they have a few covers where he sings but gosh the talent is overwhelming at times (in a good way) I’m so glad you wanna deep dive! I’ll definitely stick around for that
Your face watching this! Loved your reaction. This is such a fun song and yes, you definitely need to react to Jack's Lament. As for a deep dive on some videos exploring the more technical side, I think that is a great idea.
Another reactor summed it up for everyone: "I didn't know that I needed sexy Oogie Boogie in my life, but here we are!" XD
A lot of other reactors talk about the vocals but I haven't seen a lot of folks really discussing the tech side of their performances. That would be really cool!
Youmight want to check Geoff's solo stuff where he sings all the parts. Maybe start with his cover of Jack's Lament from the same movie.
Great reaction! Their cover of "this is Halloween " is absolutely worth checking out too!
They did three other songs from Nightmare Before Christmas: This is Halloween, Kidnap the Sandy Claws, and What's This. Also, Geoff did Jack's Lament on his solo channel.
This is a rabbit hole that will just keep giving. They love what they do and it shows on every thing they do. There is so much to recommend. And then when you start on Geoffs solo work you have a complete side line as well. Good luck hehe.
I rather think you enjoyed that..! 😂If you love that movie, you need to do the next one, teased in the outro - 'This Is Halloween'! They do almost all of it themselves, except from advanced makeup/prosthetics, some camera work - and the final audio mix, by Ed Boyer (acapella mix wizard!). I love seeing you get the same reactions I did when I first heard/saw these, your reactions are awesome! A deep dive sounds a great idea - there are several reactors who analyse the voice side of things, but a more tech-based analysis would be fantastic! 🥰
GREAT reaction!! This was the first VoicePlay exposure for many of us! It is SO fun and SO engaging!! They do everything really well! With your enchantment with Nightmare, you really should check out Geoff's solo work "Jack's Lament." I think it is his best work to date (which is really saying something!). For theatrical expressions, you might like Golden Hour. With these guys, all you need do is look at their extensive song list and pick something that jumps out at you! There are two viking-themed pieces that most of us LOVE... My Mother Told Me (earlier/first) and Valhalla Calling (recent/second). Two of MY favorites are "Hoist the Colors" and "We Don't Talk About Bruno." Then again, I would have a really hard time listing my top ten from VoicePlay. Top 50 would be a LITTLE easier. Top 5 depends on my mood when you ask. You get the point.... they are fantastic!
“Jack’s Lament by Geoff Castelucci “ is a must!
No need to repeat all the suggestions above, but really glad you found their content to react to. I cannot wait to see how to digest the rest of their work.
As someone else said Voiceplay fans love a deep dive!
I'm definitely in for deep dives! Yes, I'm not a "TikTok-1-Min.-is-enough" consumer. I'm able to watch longer videos, staying focussed and try to learn more from the creator. 😆
I enjoy every reaction to VP (and Geoff, too), but analyses are 'next level'. There are some professional musicians who do reaction & analysis videos and I like every single one of them, because of their individual and unique professional POV. The range of creators varies from instrumentalists, music (theory) teachers up to opera singers - and so their analyses have other key aspects. I really would like to learn from your perspective.🥰
I am so excited to get this deep dive series started☺️. I have one that I have listed in the deep dive playlist currently, and they will continue to get even more in depth as I get in the groove with them
I would adore a deep dive on VP from you with your expertise. That would be amazing!
Plus, if you like Nightmare Before Christmas, they have done 5? songs from the movie. Four are with VP and one is just Geoff.
And remember voice play does all the arangment and production work only thing they dont do is make-up now thats talent
Thank You.
1) VP tend to have fun in their subtitles.
2) please deep dive Valhalla Calling and Hoist the Colors.
3) Just have fun with The Lion Sleeps Tonight and The Drunken Sailor.
4) Acapella without the words In The Hall of the Mountain King and Halo. Later one: keep tissues on hand.
5) Record till the end of the VP videos. You can allways trim boring ending out but often there is some extras hidden.
Can’t wait to see you react to the new song Sleeping in the cold Below. The tech work involved was awesome!
They all do great character voices, but Geoff outshines even their outstanding performances.
Yes, please I would love to know more about the technical side.
I know you love watching Jeff Castalucci. I highly recommend watching his cover of Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford. He is a "solo" in that video. I also recommend a different artist if you like the opposite end of the tone spectrum, react to Morrisette Amon. She is a Phillipino singer and she also has 5 octave range but on the top end. She does a beautiful cover of Never Enough but if you want to see her top end either react to her original Akin Ka Na Lang OR react to her cover of I wanna know what love is by Foreigner. She is amazing also.
There are reactors who analyze the vocal part of Voiceplay but a deep dive into the technical side would be interesting
As much fun as it is to listen to Geoff. Watching reactions to Geoff’s videos is just as fun. This video gets a full “WHO” rating from me.
Yay you got oogie boogied by the best lol i rec Geoff castelluchi deep bass cover of i see fire ,from the hobbit and remember there all Geoff castelluchi in costume ,and voice play Valhalla calling , yes vikings and the rock this cover loved it
Love to the see child like happy look on your face as you were enjoying the song :)
ahhh casta fecking lucccciiieeee crazy voice just crazy
Great reaction, and I'd love to see a deep dive! Other suggestions: _Valhalla_ _Calling_ (to show what they can do when they go all out on their production) and _The_ _Phantom_ _of_ _the_ _Opera_ (their first not-so-tentative step into the theatrics). I'd suggest saving some of the halloween songs for Halloween, otherwise I'd be recommending _Jack's_ _Lament_ too...
Ooo…Great suggestion! Thank you
Lyric Noel does an Awesome Sally’s Song! 🎶
If you want to see some stuff that has been done on Voiceplay production you can look here: th-cam.com/play/PLhi2KMrNczRSf6GRgT3k4b1DplYMtLL4L.html
Another great reaction. I’m gonna keep pestering you until you do more 😂
Would love a deep dive too! Now subbed
Yes! Really looking forward to your tech analysis/reaction deep dive videos!
I knew I would enjoy watching you do this reaction.
Dont forget Geoff has his own channel too :)
Well then, you absolutely need to explore Geoff's solo work! It is all awesome!
Welcome to the VP rabbit hole. On your journey, also consider Geoff's solo work. Enjoy!
Incredible
Oh yes..., you likedand enjoyed the song like I do!
subbed for more acapella reactions.
I think you should definitely be doing technical analysis. It will be one more thing to set your channel apart. There are a whole lot of reactors out here in the vast internet ocean. Some sink, some float and some can build cruise ships and take people on tours. Those who float like you do have personality, they're engaging and interesting. But having a skill set that translates to your channel really ought to be utilized to keep leveling you up. I'm excited to see where you go next, for Voiceplay and more. A couple of popular suggestions for your next ones are Skyrim/The Dragonborn Comes and In The Hall Of The Mountain King. You will ❤❤❤ those.
Thank you! I love this analogy and I certainly will have a deep dive series, and am super excited. They will definitely take more time and research so might shoot for 1 or 2 a month☺️
you need to check out VoicePlay cover of Valhalla Calling.
Its more than 5 octaves, but he can easily do 5 without even much effort (for him)… its crazy yup
There are a few good vocal analysis channel [and a lot of crappy ones]. Having a channel that looks at the production would be a change of pace. Look at their "watch us arrange a song" video to see them put together a short! For their over-the-top stage production numbers I would suggest "Hall Of The Mountain King" or "Ding Dong [Hide And Seek]".
If you really like this you must watch "valhalla calling" Jeff hits B0
Their cover of Running up that Hill from Stranger Things is not to be missed.
I would suggest voice playing.This is halloween
Tim Burton likes this🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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You started going down the Rabbit Hole. So a Deep Dive is very acceptable. Once you find 1 amazing thing, you are probably going to find 10 more. Have fun. That is the purpose of a deep dive, in my opinion, anyways. LOL. GREAT Post.
#VOICEPLAY
Try ''16 Tons' cover of Geoff...........🙂
Imminence with their new song “Continuum” please…..violin metalcore at Sweden’s best…..
You like Nightmare before Christmas? Well, Voiceplay and Geoff have about 5 videos for you
Welcome to the Rabbit Hole. Enjoy the experience.
What did you just do to me brain box Gina?