Les Misérables The Dream Cast 10th Anniversary Concert Colm Wilkinson - Valjean " Soliloquy" ( What have i done)
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@phantomsonlylove9 жыл бұрын
i played this song side by side with "javert's suicide" and it made me see the two songs in a totally new light. this musical is too brilliant
@christinaanton38598 жыл бұрын
+phantomsonlylove I completely agree. When I saw the correlation between the lyrics I got chills. The endings use the same words (almost) and yet they are so completely different given the context. Simply beautiful. What have I Done: "I am reaching, but I fall And the night is closing in As I stare into the void To the whirlpool of my sin I'll escape now from that world From the world of Jean Valjean Jean Valjean is nothing now Another story must begin!" Javert's Suicide: "I am reaching, but I fall And the stars are black and cold As I stare into the void Of a world that cannot hold I'll escape now from that world From the world of Jean Valjean There is nowhere I can turn There is no way to go on!"
@katherine42364 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how both songs are essentially the death of a character 😭
@harringt1004 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the musical makes a lot of use of parallelism through melody. Personally I think the reason for using the same melody here is to draw a contrast between Valjean's response to mercy (from the bishop) and Javert's response to mercy (from Valjean.) Valjean is ashamed of himself but so stunned and touched by the bishop's mercy that it allows him to believe in God's mercy and realize his life can be redeemed. Javert is so against the idea of mercy and so determined to believe Valjean _can't_ be redeemed that receiving mercy from Valjean himself is intolerable. It's pitiable; he's so unable to change his opinion or loose his commitment to the law that he'd rather die. The themes of mercy and redemption are strong in both the novel and the musical, but I actually think they come out even stronger in the musical.
@Mentalsamurai283 жыл бұрын
Yes, the two characters represent two different aspects of faith. Valjean = mercy, grace, and redemption while Javert=legalism, rigidness, and law. Neither is right nor wrong just different although I would say Valjean's angle on faith seems more fulfilling.
@gotplague2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, with Valjean he saw the world he always knew collapsing but chose hope. While Javert chose death
@TheEgg-o4 жыл бұрын
The voice crack on the "this is all I have known" gives me chills. Such a talented singer
@jasnesciemnienie91074 жыл бұрын
I think that it was intentionaly
@TheEgg-o4 жыл бұрын
@@jasnesciemnienie9107 Doesn't matter, still beautiful
@LilacSnowBun3 жыл бұрын
That’s the best part 🥰
@kevinkeeler8041Ай бұрын
1:35 Colm Wilkinson will always be my favorite Jean Valjean.
@AsiaMs11 жыл бұрын
"This is all I have lived for. This is all that i have known! " Yes! Colm Wilkinson IS and always will be Jean Valjean.
@kevinkeeler8041Ай бұрын
1:35 Colm Wilkinson will always be my favorite Jean Valjean.
@mikeheth11 жыл бұрын
At "Take an eye for an eye!!!!!!!!" The first timer in the audience thinks: "Woo..This musical is really good!"
@user-kh1vi1ns1k4 жыл бұрын
"Take an eye for an eye" that line always gives me goosebumps ;)
@adrianb34293 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite song in all of Les Mis and lucky for me that it comes so early on in the production. I've listened to many others perform this piece and can say that no one comes close to Colm Wilkinson. In particular, what makes this version the best, in my opinion are: the vocal range, how well he conveys different emotions (which no one else really captures), and my God can he hold a note!
@desmondgentle1474 Жыл бұрын
I don't know why but that line "I feel my shame inside me like a knife" really resonates with me
@TheSimplyJJP6 ай бұрын
This speaks to me so much. Valjean is a well written main character. Though I've never been to prison nor committed any crimes his view on life is very relatable.
@jasonbayse5874 Жыл бұрын
I grew up on this musical. Oh, the honor to be a part of this would be so fantastic and rewarding
@BlinkinFirefly4 жыл бұрын
I always catch myself singing this. The part where he starts singing "Yet why did I allow that man to touch my soul and teach me love?" This whole show is just so phenomenal though. What an amazing cast this was
@AmandaWithLov311 жыл бұрын
"He told me that I have a soul... how does he know..?"
@breezingby26112 жыл бұрын
No one can ever top Colm, he was perfection
@MsPandacakes11 жыл бұрын
I couldn't believe it when I found out Colm Wilkinson was to return in 2012 to play the Bishop in the Les Miserables movie! I cried from happiness when I saw him! He is truly a gift from God and will never be out sung.
@jaynemcfadden33614 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Hes amazing
@luongvunam35284 жыл бұрын
sad that he didn't reprise his role as Valjean.Hugh Jackman 's voice was so so so so so awful!
@jack_skeean4 жыл бұрын
@@luongvunam3528 Personally, I don't think Hugh did a bad job. He certainly acted it really well, and he sounded good for most of it! Colm is too old now anyway.
@NamDickNguyen3 жыл бұрын
His acting was great, the complain is about his voice which was not so good due to his exhaustion
@redcrown50702 жыл бұрын
@@luongvunam3528 now, let's stop bitching about it, Jackman did an amazing job and although his voice is not as good as Clm's voice, he did justice to Valjean's character.
@DernLud6 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite scene and of course Colm Wilkerson is the greatest of greats . I think he just brings so much emotion to this role.. I cry every time I watch this scene.
@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo17587 жыл бұрын
Just for stealing a mouthful of breeeayed
@TheCosmerenaut1 Жыл бұрын
🤣
@betanderson6043 Жыл бұрын
This is the voice that I hold as the standard against all other male voices. Incredible is putting it lightly.
@decadencewhimsyandsarcasm5 жыл бұрын
Quite simply the G.O.A.T
@Flangel663 жыл бұрын
Every time I see that acronym I struggle to remember what it stands for. This time it was clear as day.
@johncantor7345 Жыл бұрын
What have I done? Sweet Jesus, what have I done? Become a thief in the night Become a dog on the run Have I fallen so far And is the hour so late That nothing remains but the cry of my hate The cries in the dark that nobody hears Here where I stand at the turning of the years? If there's another way to go I missed it twenty long years ago My life was a war that could never be won They gave me a number and murdered Valjean When they chained me and left me for dead Just for stealing a mouthful of bread Yet why did I allow that man To touch my soul and teach me love? He treated me like any other He gave me his trust He called me brother My life he claims for God above Can such things be? For I had come to hate the world This world that always hated me Take an eye for an eye Turn your heart into stone This is all I have lived for This is all I have known One word from him and I'd be back Beneath the lash, upon the rack Instead he offers me my freedom I feel my shame inside me like a knife He told me that I have a soul How does he know? What spirit comes to move my life? Is there another way to go? I am reaching, but I fall And the night is closing in As I stare into the void To the whirlpool of my sin I'll escape now from that world From the world of Jean Valjean Jean Valjean is nothing now Another story must begin Source: LyricFind
@naranara169028 күн бұрын
Something so rapturously powerful about the line "Jean Valjean is nothing now" while the singing kicks up an octave
@YoshikiByankotsu6 жыл бұрын
it's really interesting how the two more inner songs (this one and Javert's suicide) are so similar, and yet so opposite.
@misterblueskyyy2 жыл бұрын
It’s a heartrending parallel.
@josiaharaki73104 жыл бұрын
What I love about this song is the contrast between it at Javert's suicide. While this is a song of rebirth and redemption, Javert's is one of despair and destruction. When Valjean's worldview is challenged, he adapts and emerges from the other side a better man. WIth Javert, he cannot bear living in a world that so sharply contradicts his worldview and succumbs to despair, taking his own life. While I love the poeticism of it all, I must admit, I prefer the parallels of the Animated Adaptation "Little Girl Cosette". In this adaptation, they toned down a few of the more dramatic and intense parts of the novel for children. While they kept most of the deaths, they did a few whitewashes such as glossing over Cosette's mother's prostitution and most deviating, Javert has an epiphany as he's leaning over the bridge and commits himself to giving everyone a chance to change. He is the one to arrest the Thanagiers at the wedding party, and when Mousier Thanagier rants about just escaping again, Javert replies that he shall continue to arrest him then, until he truly learns to change or until he rots.
@Orholam53 жыл бұрын
Thernadier*
@shambaby11 жыл бұрын
Um, that is freaking amazing. Why are there not ZILLIONS of views?
@indus7841Ай бұрын
Thats a huge number.
@Tsukihimon2411 жыл бұрын
Colm is the master of masters!!!! One of the greatests valjeans!!!!!
@kevinkeeler8041Ай бұрын
1:35 Colm Wilkinson will always be my favorite Jean Valjean.
@katiejo3663 Жыл бұрын
an incredible performance
@katerinapetrova97384 жыл бұрын
Grabe talaga cast ng 10th anniversary. Walang tatalo
@oliverdelica22894 жыл бұрын
Hi kabayan
@joshuasipat93644 жыл бұрын
Dream Cast
@LegendOfZeldafan66610 жыл бұрын
as the nostalgia critic said : OHM nah jokeing aside this is amazing o.o
@fatomalbishry27077 жыл бұрын
LegendOfZeldafan666 عف
@mandieeleaver3321Ай бұрын
So good! Wow!
@eduleal11 жыл бұрын
I know. he's always favoured technique over diction, which makes some words sound weird. It's cool though, he's awesome.
@cavejohnsonful11 жыл бұрын
Colm Wilkinson is Valjean. Anyone else playing Valjean is an actor playing Valjean.
@oliverdelica22894 жыл бұрын
Fair enough
@mary0leary3783 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more 😁👏
@Fif0l2 жыл бұрын
I hope he's not Valjean. We can't allow such a dangerous bread thief to walk freely.
@passantstuggi70462 жыл бұрын
Same applies to Philip Quast for Javert.
@calvintang6520 Жыл бұрын
What about hugh jackman
@ChowMeinWarrior2 жыл бұрын
Colm Wilkinson=legend
@kevinkeeler8041Ай бұрын
1:35 Colm Wilkinson will always be my favorite Jean Valjean.
@davidnelson53813 жыл бұрын
"He gave me his trust. He called me brother." - Forget it. Done. Over. I have the poster. And I'm not an organized religious man. But I have personal faith. Maybe others try this instead of being followers of something else.
@mickmaloy11 жыл бұрын
Moves me everytime
@walkingmacrocosm4 жыл бұрын
In the beginning I thought I accidentally switched on speed up button.
@TheRealCantaraBella4 ай бұрын
Insane everytime I see this🎉
@calluminnes98413 жыл бұрын
Another story must begin.
@TheSlippinJim11 жыл бұрын
colm wilkinson is colm wilkinson
@ketokat673 ай бұрын
gracias sideways
@SyanaLovesYou11 жыл бұрын
Incredible
@sunnydays62211 жыл бұрын
My favorite!!
@benszekely4336 Жыл бұрын
the soliloquy at 10 fps!
@samwheat24802 жыл бұрын
This is beyond
@EJIsaksen11 жыл бұрын
i know, definitely my favourite valjean1
@SuperGirlNerd11 жыл бұрын
Colm
@michaelyee271611 жыл бұрын
Wilkinson is Jean Valjean. Anyone else is playing Wilkinson.
@McFatteh11 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Probably the same reason Michael Ball used to sing 'SOMEBODY'S HEYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' at the end of The Attack on Rue Plumet xD
@HaydnG2664 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 accurate
@luigicavallo2702 жыл бұрын
1:39 "This is all *I* have known!"
@oneofspades11 жыл бұрын
nuff said
@sangwonseo2865 жыл бұрын
쩐다
@EJIsaksen11 жыл бұрын
its a musical technique because ah is the easiest sound to sing.
@denisbudarin10 жыл бұрын
At first it sounds like he is sining Rap =))
@user-rs5pd5zn7r4 жыл бұрын
Denis Budarin I totally agree🤣🤣
@foggyforest26252 жыл бұрын
Oh hi bishop
@juki00911 жыл бұрын
Is he physically strong too?
@kabiraltaf2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what the top note in this song is?
@fbwsrd9910 Жыл бұрын
I think its A4
@sgeekmc8530 Жыл бұрын
@@fbwsrd9910 It’s actually a Bb4 I think (on “this is all I have lived for….”)
@MrDrumStikz11 жыл бұрын
No, they're playing Colm Wilkinson...
@katelynnkenney96942 жыл бұрын
Ok, I kinda want to dance at the first part.
@scraggyboi2 жыл бұрын
fun fact - this is transposed up by a semitone
@exterminateexterminate97512 жыл бұрын
2:28
@Vladimoskov11 жыл бұрын
Lemons!
@iamgr80k12 жыл бұрын
U mean begin
@KayFireVM11 жыл бұрын
Alfie Boe is also Jean Valjean.
@elisabethduartedossantos70497 жыл бұрын
Dante Pozzos Quetzal k
@wwa_minuet3 жыл бұрын
bread
@AlonzoMartinez1111 жыл бұрын
i wanna see the alternate ending where Javert kills Valjean
@jasnesciemnienie91075 жыл бұрын
I wanna see the alternate ending where Javert kills Enjoras and Marius, and Valjean kills Javert. And Eponine kills Cosette too.
@sahrasaid7610Күн бұрын
U do better like bishop than valjean.
@eduleal11 жыл бұрын
No he doesn't. It sounds like begaaaaaaaaa...n
@benszekely4336 Жыл бұрын
I think the that Alfie was overall worse than Colm, but Alfie is better for the prologue.
@nomnomfoodthief2 жыл бұрын
Wilkinson does great voice wise, but his facial expressions could be better...
@yura505979 жыл бұрын
Why did they change the style so drastically after 40 seconds?Am i the only one who hates that?
@sparrow27717 жыл бұрын
Yura Yedynak No, that's super annoying to me too
@weeaboo_weirdo7 жыл бұрын
Justsomeguy He changes style to illustrate his inner turmoil. He doesn't know what to do
@jakobm13473 жыл бұрын
The „stealing a mouthful of breeaaaaaaaaaad” ruined the performance for me.
@scotthood-bi3yj Жыл бұрын
Colm Don't like Voice not strong don't like les miserables 10th anniversary
@andrewkomaniecki480 Жыл бұрын
Why do I like Hugh Jackman's version of this song better than this guys?
@manuelreyes4293 жыл бұрын
I like Hugh Jackman better.
@tommyproductionz21593 жыл бұрын
It’s close but I gotta give it to Colm
@wwa_minuet3 жыл бұрын
Hugh Jackman could have done so much better if he was actually hydrated and wasn’t overworked