THIS MAN COULD MAKE SMAUG COWER | Reaction and Analysis | Misty Mountains - Geoff Castellucci
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- The man whose voice could shake the Misty Mountains themselves has returned and blessed us with an incredible cover of a Middle Earth classic. I literally melt at some points in the video :D
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Pattycake Productions is responsible for the set (and I assume costumes)! So you can thank former Voiceplay member Tony Wakim and current member Layne Stein for it! It’s their channel. They have great videos on that channel too, many Disney related.
Pattycake definitely did the set and props, but the costuming is from Penguin Point Productions (they also provided costuming for VoicePlay's My Mother Told Me (you can see they used some of the same costume pieces in different combinations in this video).
@@PiscesintheRain Thanks.
None of Geoff's songs on his own channel are a cappella. He either plays, uses instrumentation plug-ins or some combination of the two (so far, anyway). He mentioned that since he does a cappella with VoicePlay, his solo stuff allows him to experiment with different things. 😁💕
By the by, some of the costume pieces in this video are reused from "My Mother Told Me." 😉
This is my favorite rendition of this song. Geoff is so talented and amazing!! I love it! 💖🔥✨💕
It‘s not just talent. You have to practice, practice, practice, practice, practice and practice. Oh, and don’t forget: practice!
@@repluggedx3265 Exactly, talent can only get you so far. I was "talented", but due to not practicing and slight abuse of my voice, it's now difficult to sing in Falsetto, I can sing higher in my Chest Voice than in my Falsetto/Head Voice. Even the most Talented has to maintain such Talent by practicing.
I'm with you that the call-and-response he does on this is just wonderful. It's a really great way to add interest to an otherwise familiar song. I also wanted to mention something that struck me as I was watching your reaction - Geoff's humming is really just beautifully resonant. It takes skill to make that closed-mouth hum sound as full as open vocalization, and he really nails it.
Odds are the violin was played by his friend and fellow VoicePlay member Layne Stein. Also, note, the costumes are, in part from My Mother Told Me. They often reuse props. And yeah, whoever did the makeup did a GREAT job
The singing was EPIC!
Mortius. This is gold! Smaug would be jealous of Geoff's sultry dragon tones😁😁😁 Wonderful reaction by the way! I melt too😆
Tim is by far the best bass
@@robertboling9057 He's not a bass by far..
@@robertboling9057 I'd say there is a tie. Geoff and Tim are both legendary
@@robertboling9057 nah dont think so
Your reaction video is the best one I've seen so far. I love your breakdown of the switched A/B, which I haven't seen anyone else do, and your reactions were definitely appropriate for Geoff's level of talent. Wow, indeed. I also like how you made sure to go back and credit the costume/makeup/hair people, because yes, they were excellent. I felt Geoff's last note (held for 10 seconds!) in my sternum. I'll never forget this video, and I revisit it often. Kudos to you for fully appreciating everything that went in to the production of this stellar cover of Misty Mountains Cold.
I swear Mortius is so happy to hear cool pieces of music. It makes me happy just listening to him geeking out!
I had to laugh when Geoff hit that last main note. You looked like he broke your brain for a second there! Even though we all know it's coming, we still play it back to be sure our ears aren't playing tricks on us! 🤣
OK, I'm just about as straight as you get; wife who hates me, two kids, drummer for a metal band and voting to the right. But if Geoff fancied crawling into my bed, holding me, and hum something I like, let's say Cid Highwind's theme in his wonderful low, rich tone, then who am I to say no...
The Dwarf choir here are Thorin on the left, his nephew Fili, and Bofur with the epic mustache. The verses he sang were:
Far over the Misty Mountains cold,
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
We must away ‘ere break of day,
To find our long forgotten gold.
The pines were roaring on the height,
The wind was moaning in the night.
The fire was red, it flaming spread;
The trees like torches blazed with light.
The wind was on the withered heath,
But in the forest stirred no leaf:
There shadows lay, be night or day,
And dark things, silent, crept beneath.
Farewell we call to hearth and hall!
The wind may blow and rain may fall,
We must away ‘ere break of day,
Far o’er the wood and mountain tall.
We must away, we must away,
We ride before the break of day.
the two middle ones look like both Fili and Kili to me, they're so close.
@@elizabethhostetter1946 They do, the one in the Middle Right doesn't look like Bofur at all.
Great reaction as always!
Loved your reaction and also loved the colour of your nails xx
(He isn't ready for the sequel)
That final 'day' has the tone quality of a fog horn.
Had to swap to headphones to appreciate that bass. Great version of the song and great video!
6:57 D1 subharmonic is that bottom note
I appreciate your analysis. This version was moving musically more than some other versions. I love the theatrical costuming, too. Thanks again for your reaction. Wish you would do “In The Blood” by Home Free
Watching you geek out over this song is totally making my day. I'm still partial to Tim and Peter's version, but your review gave me a new appreciation for this one!
Great reaction, as always! The background is perfect!
Geoff always exceeds my expectations, even though I always know he will, since he’s better than I can understand...
I am not educated in music. I just like his singing. Your comments help me understand and appreciate what he does even more. Thanks!!
I love your analysis!
That note you wanted to know -- where he said "lay" -- was a G1.
Thank you!
@@officialmortius so was the ending word "day" that was a G1 too
@@lurecyyy, both were a G1. However, one was a subharmonic and the last a growl note. That part of Geoff's range is interesting, since he can hit a G1 in chest, subharmonic, and growl.
@@johndeeregreen4592 the final one was chest too I understand exactly what chest sounds like it was that it was simply super airy
@@lurecyyy, ya do, do ya? Well, you are wrong; you can clearly hear the air of the growl... it produces a dramatic effect.
Tim Foust is awesome but i don't hear him having such clear notes in lowest register. Not even in Ring of Fire compared to last "Day" in this one by Geoff!
Geoff is so good. Love him.
Truly masterful. Geoff does not disappoint.
Those G1s make Smaug cry.
We heard you!! Woooowww….. really amazing cover
pretty sure its a G1 with a subharmonic on all the low bass notes
The G1 on "gold" is subharmonic but on "lay" its pure chest and "day" is very breathy chest
Hi, Mortius... new subscriber here. When it comes to Geoff, I don't think there is a 'they'... he is a brilliant arranger, who usually does his own arrangements, as well as arranges for other groups (including Home Free). I've sung for many years, in small and large groups, both a capella and accompanied, and truly enjoy your reactions and analyses. You always point out something I didn't notice, which let's me enjoy it that much more!
8:33 G1 chest
Geoff's Country Roads cover is my favorite one he's done, with Misty Mountains a close second
Dude you’re so underrated!! You need so many more subscribers than you have!
What a reaction, loving it!
You can actually hear subtle strings in the background at 6:14 leasing up to the instrumentation you hear at 9:35.
P.S. when Geoff goes so low that even his voice fries (at least it sounds like it fried) - 12:24
You should react to Peter Hollens feat Tim Foust version of Misty Mountains
In intro Mortius said he already saw Tim Foust one. And also Avi Kaplan's attempt.
Yes, I did see that one before I began doing reactions so I’m afraid the reaction would not be genuine if I did that
@@officialmortius We don’t mind if you show it. Go ahead and do it. Just call it a review or comparison instead of a reaction. 😊
@@gailw415
Or not a reaction, but an educational video pointing out tones, notes. How the harmonies work.
@@officialmortius I'd love to see you do a contrast video. This one has some good technical aspects and of course his basement growl is always impressive, but it fell flat with me after seeing the interplay of Tim and Peter. Their layering was masterful. I know it's a preference thing, but after 16 Tons which I loved, this doesn't hit home.
Maybe he tamed Smaug, since he is also a kind-natured fellow, and kept him as a pet. Maybe even rode him through the flaming forest!
First reaction video that sounded just like a real judge's tape. Fine job.
On these solo videos, Geoff isn't shy about using offscreen musical help, usually in the form of plug-ins and multiple backing tracks.
Geoff Castelucci is something else ❤. I absolutely love his version of Blackbird. If you haven't listened to it, please check it out.
Geoff is just Ancalagon The Black in human form
8:29 twas a G1
You kept repeating and talking about the line “The wind was all,” but the line was actually “The wind was on the withered heath.”
@ 8:17 its a G lol im a suprano who was forced to sing alto sometimes so my choir director told me "if you cant hit it bring it up an octive" so i learned to match pitch lol ur welcome
also the "hit" noise is probably the cello or bass the echo of it... likely a person with a bracelet or ring bc theres a hard nock to it that non blinged out hands dont get lol its complicated
alot of stand up bass also includes percussion XD
Most of Geoff's solo piece have minimal instrumentation throughout- he's mentioned using various instrument plug-ins, which I assume means something to people more tech-savvy than I am when it comes to sound engineering. I think there are some light strings present; it's difficult to get my ear to tune into that, when it's competing with those vocals.
The plug-ins are to make what he plays on the keyboard (the instrument) sound like other instruments such as guitars.
Could you imagine if they had drafted Jeff into the role of Smaug? I mean i know that Smaug was already amazing, but… i mean… really now, you would have had people running from the theater when his voice shook their seats like he was flying over…
I don't want to sound juvenile but as a woman his voice speaks to me and I think his voice could impregnate me. 😆😆😆❤
That dissonance around 10 minutes is fantastic.
That last note was a G1 in chest voice. Like what's he need subharmonics for at this point?
I wonder if you would/could survive a collaboration between Geoff, Tim and Avi?
That would be fun to watch and listen too.
Mortius - using your hands a lot to emphasize differences has brought me to wonder about your nail polish selection (very highlighted in the first half of this reaction). Light blue/dark blue? I know you've said you have a spouse - is that the significance of the color singularity? Just a curious guy - wondering aloud. Thanks for the reaction. Chuck in NE Kansas
The significance is: I like the color and I wanted shark themed nails this week 😅 I would love to say it’s deeper than that, but that’s pretty much all that went into that decision process lol
Btw mortius, at 6:15 he hits a D1 sub
Never noticed til watching your reaction here, but Geoff has 3 low G1's in the melody each using a different technique. The first one on the word "gold" is subharmonic, the second on the word "lay" is chest voice, and I just noticed his final note at the end is a growl note, the same as Tim does in Peter Hollen's version of Misty Mountains. I feel like he's sorta showing off how he can reach that note a number of different ways depending on the tone and quality he wants.
Final note is actually an airy chest note. Very impressive!
@@IrishNomad It's definitely a growl note that he's put effects on. The growl at the end of Daddy Sang Bass almost sounds like subharmonics because of the effects
@@1PieceNarutoBleach I thought it was growl myself but Geoff replied to my comment and said it was in fact chest and there was no growl in the video.
Geoff hit 3 different G1's in that song!
SORRY ABOUT THE ERROR IN 1ST POST THE WORD NEWER WAS LEFT OUT BETWEEN IS AND THAN
I’ve never wanted to be a dwarf so bad in my life! 😉
This version seems immensely German where old taverns typically have men's choirs.
Great Reaction, Love Geoff Version but for me Peter Hollens and Tim Foust version will always be my favorite
Chris Rupp (Ex-Baritone of Home Free) just dropped a pretty awesome version of Amazing Grace, would be really cool to see you check that out!
This guy reminds me of Harald on The Red Green show
MORTIUS-GREETINGS FROM FAIRVIEW OREGON [14.7 MILES OUTSIDE PORTLAND] SINCE THIS IS THAN YOUR REACTION TO MAYDAY [YOU POSTED IT DAY BEFORE MY 73RD BIRTHDAY] I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE LIVE CONCERTS OF MAYDAY BUT QUALITYWISE THE ONE DATED 12/7/18 IS THE BEST ONE. THERE IS A SURPRISE AWAITING FOR YOUR REACTION
I will definitely make sure to check that one out, thank you very much :)
the left-most jeff looks like Jarl Ulfric.
Please check out his "16 tons."
Unfortunately I watched that one before I started doing reactions 😭 But it’s one of my all time favorites!!!
Amazing commentary and info given
And if you think THESE costumes looks nice
You NEEEEEEEEED to see pattycake productions (The villains' lair) Series of musicals
The low mote Geoff hits is an F1
Nah theyre all G1s just he makes some sound lower than it is
Is your background the unreal engine 5 demo? Great reaction
I’m not sure! I use unsplash.com for all of my backgrounds, and just search and try to find one that I think matches the energy of whatever song I’m about to listen to :)
@@officialmortius ah gotcha :)
Since it's getting close to Halloween react to Voice Play the Oogie Boogie song. Geoff hits a subterranean E1.
He's not growling that's his chest voice
ME AGAIN. WHEN YOU SAIN YOU DID PETER HOLLENS VERSION WAS IT A SOLO OR WITH TIM FAUST
Is that Clamavi de Profundis performing with Geoff? I'm.curious.
Geoff is singing all the parts here.
@@lachimiste1Thanks. I didn't realize that was Geoff until I came back just now to watch again. He's amazing.
Speaking of your audio software, I can barely hear Geoff, but you are coming through loud and clear.
Got to give a shout out to homefrees cover of how we roll pleas react to it!
Can barely hear song ;(
G1
Guess you missed Tims doing that song
Guess you missed the opening of the video where I said the exact opposite of that
@@officialmortius No I heard you Tim just gets lower and holds it way longer.
@@davidhunt3689 no he doesn't... Tim's version is beautiful, but if you're talking specifically about the key, then Geoff sings his a key lower. His last note is a G1, whereas Tim sings a G#1. Also, Geoff holds the note for 7 seconds, while Tim holds his for 5. They're both great covers, though.
@@officialmortius lmao
If it is BASS what you're listening for, then try out Tim Storms "Lonesome Road".
Tim Storms is Guiness world record holder for the lowest voice ever recorded.
I find that bullshit. I've heard it, it's just ehhh I don't trust it
@@elliotcoffman2643 It's not lowest voice, but he does hold the record for lowest note, which I think is in the negative octaves, though I don't actually recall what it is. However, it's not chest, as anything below the first octave for him is pure fry, just really loud.
@@elliotcoffman2643 OK looked it up. He has two records, lowest note, at an astonishing G-7, and the record for the widest range for a human, at 12 octaves wide.
@@taatanka I don't believe that for a secons
@@elliotcoffman2643 This is a link to his G-7. I recommend good headphones because this is extremely hard to hear without. And it's less hearing the note and more feeling the vibration of the note. th-cam.com/video/7qAFDzSMD54/w-d-xo.html
Since you don't like Pentattonix I am going to drop you from my subscriber list.
My channel isn’t an airport, no need to announce your departure 💖
I like that you review this music. That being said, interrupting 19 times in the space of 3 seconds of music could be considered by some excessive. Just saying.
I don’t know how you could appreciate a song when you interrupted every five seconds. This is the first time I’ve heard them do this song, but I can’t enjoy it at all with so many interruptions, and so much talking over the song.
You shouldn’t be using my content to watch their content for the first time. That isn’t how it works. The link to the original content is in the description, because the original artist deserves support. THEN, if you want to hear an analysis, you can go watch the reactions of it. Never use a reactor as a substitute for original content.
@@officialmortiusI really enjoy watching reactions the first time I hear a song. I watch them all the time, and really enjoyed Misty Mountains by Peter Hollens and Tim Foust which I heard for the first time recently. I think that version was much better. I will concede, I may have jumped to conclusions here. I actually only counted 14 times you talked over the song, 14 times you backed it up to replay, and only 26 actual times you stopped it. My bad.