You guys are amazing i hope you make it big 🎉🎉🎉❤

You were talking about his "wall of sound".... it seemed to me that he did not have any one voice obviously singing melody with harmony around it. He sounded as though every voice was equal, and maybe passing the melody from voice to voice, none of them holding it for very long. He did something similar when he did God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

It seems to be that they got inspiration from the BTS Butter Hotter version, where the members are doing sily things in the background. :) I love Voice Play's humor for the song!

This was a song Geoff wanted to do himself, no request from any fans. He does such a good video with it.

Good times!! But this is the only version, of this video, that I've seen with that much glitching! There's sped up dancing to give it that "creepy" factor, but I'm hoping you 2 have seen the original video! 😍 Happy Halloween and good times! God bless!

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React to “oldie” by odd future music video

Imagine was shot in a private residence which was available to rent as Geoff liked the white room so he could mimic Lennon's video. The grand piano is just a shell into which Geoff plugged his keyboard. Geoff does love to use discord in his arrangements, just as he likes to go from simple to complex as the song goes along.

Yeah! The "Hey y'all!" Geoff often does in his end credits, came to my mind, too when he said "..y'all's neighbourhood". 😄 And like to say, the narrator in the Original was Vincent Price. Here it is "Geoff Priceless".😄

I really love this one.

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This was such a fun cover! Loved your reaction!

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I like the ominous instead of evil way of describing the narration. I felt it is because the narrators approached it differently. Vincent approached it as an actor would. More just straight spoken than anything. Geoff approached it as a singer would. More connection of tone.

Geoff and VoicePlay often do "word painting" in their covers. aka letting the music literally do what the text says. in this case they stopped the word "stops", lol 😄

Two reasons I think J. None. skipped the ¨Stop¨: 1. Because right before the ¨almost stops your heart¨ the beating heart sound begins referencing the heart pounding because of anxiety and adrenaline. 2. No zombies in sight in this version...yet.

This cover has been in the works for several years, with Omar Cardona the original choice for collaborator, but they couldn't make the schedules work out. It was Kathy's idea, during setup for the shoot, to have Layne kick "her" away. The doll Layne kicks resembles Kathy's character thanks to Rick Underwood's magic and is from Spirit Halloween. They call her Greta the Gruesome (actually, she's Little Greta and Kathy is Big Greta). Fun fact: once he becomes a full-fledged zombie, Geoff never blinks when on screen.

I loved Kathy's important role in this production. 😊 And, of course, the Carrot Lord made an appearance. Did you see that Layne's eyes turned orange?

I found this very thrilling Geoff rising back up,like that is so scary!

Michael Jackson went into the chorus after the first verse in the single, and possibly in the album version (not sure about that.) But in the _Thriller_ video, he strung all the verses together first and only went into the choruses later, when they got to the big group zombie dance sequence. VoicePlay sort of split the difference in this version.

This was SO fun!!! FYI in your 'description' you have Mykal listed instead of J - I presume as a leftover from "Be Prepared". No idea whether or not that might affect how many views you get - after all you do have J in the title. But I don't really totally understand how key words fit into KZbin algorithms, so I thought I would mention it in case it might make a difference. Wouldn't want you to miss out. A few things I really loved in this - first, the way the background vocals drop out right in the middle of the word 'paralyzed' right as Cesar freezes in frame. Neat play on the words. And then also J's tremulous voice at the door, as if frightened. Lastly - Eli apparently has the best constitution as it takes him the longest to turn 'sick'. And I find it a little funny that Geoff might be turning into a zombie but he still seems a bit vampiric with the way he rises up - shades of previous Halloweens.

This was so much fun! I'm very old so not invested in the Michael Jackson world, but EVERYBODY knows this song. Geoff's arrangement is stellar (duh), but he had a hard time coming up with the video. Their makeup artist/friend, Rick Underwood, came up with the zombie pass along idea, hence he has Creative Concept credit with Geoff. Geoff told him, whatever else you do with the makeup, be sure to put a carrot somewhere on Layne. I think there was carrot shaped smoke in Classical Chaos, I think that was the last carrot we saw.

Two weeks late with our Halloween reaction, oops! Hope you guys have a spooky weekend! 🎃 P.S. Our reaction to Geoff Castellucci's "Imagine" will be out shortly! 🤩 UPDATE: It's out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ_PoZeOeqampLc

This song is iconic because it came out in 1959 and went gold almost immediately . Sung by Marty Robins

Listen to Marty Robbins!

Beautifully rich song. Loved the lows and high, especially the softness in which they were performed. Great reaction.

Such a beautiful, reverent song. Geoff made the casket. Gimli is the center, Durin's folks ghosted in and out at the end, leaving Gimli by himself.

Kili's lack of a beard comes from the movie, because he was so young... ONLY 77 years old. Considering dwarves could live to 350, he's practically a teenager. The book actually says he and his brother Fili both had blond beards, but the movie changed it to really play up visual differences between each dwarf. Plus I think Geoff just appreciates NOT having to put on facial hair for one of his shoots, haha!

Yes, you figured it out. Gimli is a new addition (idea by Kathy, prosthetic nose by Rick Underwood🤥😆), but the other dwarves are the same as in "I see Fire" and "Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold". They all have their "special items": Fili's beard and sword, Thorin's sword and the key to Erebor, Kili has the bow and Bofur the typical beard and a mace.

The 4 dwarves from Misty Mountains and I See Fire are all from The Hobbit, this is actually the first appearance of someone from LotR in one of Geoff's videos - and it's Gimli, as you figured out. This scene comes from LotR, The Two Towers, where Gimli is reminiscing about the glory of his people from Durin's day as he stands by Balin's tomb, and he recites the poem in the book that has now been turned into a song. Which is why the other four dwarves appear and disappear out of thin air - these are really their ghosts as Gimli remembers them. From details in the clothing, armor, and especially mustaches and beards, others have figured out who is who. In SoD, from L to R - Fíli, Thorin Oakenshield, Gimli, Kíli, and Bofur. And yes, Kili was (relatively) clean shaven in The Hobbit - he was the archer who fell in love with the Elven woman.

I haven't read or seen The Hobbit out Lord of the Rings. Geoff presentation in each of the related songs brings out the emotions so well. I think I See Fire is still my favorite, but this was just haunting! Great reaction, as always!

not Legolas but I can see why you would think that ❤

It does have a lot in common with the Misty Mountains song. The Dwarves were essentially diaspora who'd been driven out of at least two major stronghold/kingdoms by the time of The Hobbit. Lonely Mountain was actually the second and lesser of the two, where Durin's heirs retreated after the Balrog drove them out of Moria.

This is a poem written by Tolkien for The LotR but did not appear in the movie which we will not discuss. ( I know I said The Hobbit first because I'm still fuming about the movies lol )

Beautiful... 🌹🕊

I still don't know how Bofur fits in here, but his voice is beautiful so I'm happy to see him

Voiceplay posted their Halloween video on their Patreon about a few days ago. It should be released on KZbin soon. It is fun, scary and thrilling.

All are dwarves from the Hobbit movies... Filli, Thorin, Gimli, Killi and Bofur. Killi doesn't have a beard in the movies either but is a dwarf. Filli and Killi are brothers.

This isn't the first time we've reacted to Geoff doing LotR-related songs! - I See Fire: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5mzoKt3fZaMatEsi=Ba73JW2asPqXCGPc - Far Over Misty Mountains: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emS7ln-mnNWEmqssi=zk-3ddBXi0dQ63IR

Killi Thorin gimli bofur and filli

Zach was totally mesmerised by Geoff 🥰

FUN FACT: When JMC composed this song, he wanted Lea to sing this with him. However, they're under different labels that collaboration was impossible. JMC ended up dojng the duet with his daughter, which is also precious. Now, I know JMC is more than happy to let Lea do this.

Meow! 😺

Mykal Kilgore was with VoicePlay when it was still known at 4:2Five. The only time you see him with the group since leaving is in their video Just Sing where you have to have the caption on to identify everyone showing up.

Cesar is definitely Ed, but sometimes they have to rearrange/add/subtract stuff due to the practical realities of making it all work in the video. It's unclear whether Layne is supposed to be a surplus hyena (there was a whole army of them by the end in the movie,) or some random warthog who somehow wandered in and enlisted without promptly being eaten. 😆 Disney's propensity for backing up their villains with three-man henchman contingents complicates things when these guys are writing a five-man arrangement.

Layne must be the Warthog.

When VoicePlay has a singer with them who is not a regular member or a former member, they list them as "featuring" not that they are the featured performer.

6:36 Yes. 3 octaves in 5 seconds. Effortlessly.

The effect approx. 5:51 is a combo of Cesar's and Mykal's voices ❤ Also "yes" is a B4

Because this was so Geoff-centric, Mykal is doing another one with them to showcase his voice and talent. Don't know if it's the next one, but soon. Great reaction, good catch on the Meow!