Creepers as Musical Instruments?!? - Minecraft Hermitcraft Season 9 #24

[@Hat_shaped]

I appreciate Etho putting on his leather armour composer suit because he never changes his skin

[@baseballjustin5]

Like the background staff in the black lol

[@kennyjac]

He doesn't know how 😂

[@baseballjustin5]

@@kennyjac didn't he update it at one point lol

[@aiporia1284]

@@baseballjustin5 he changed it slightly when the Alex model came out and just recently he changed the fact that his face was on his undershirt bc it was messing with Joel’s thumbnails when they were partners in Double Life if I remember correctly

[@meow3343]

You can't spell "Beethoven" without "etho"

[@hglbrg]

GREAT joke, wrong compose. :) Still great joke.

[@SACworks]

I did not even think about that. Genius! Edit: Wait till he changes his skin to look like Beethoven.

[@KathyClysm]

GG i will never be able to unsee that now lol

[@caegray6987]

And you can't spell 'Tchaikovsky' with at least some of the letters in 'zedaph'

[@grondhero]

Oh, snappers!

[@Morgoth_Ariendi]

First off: my face hurts from grinning. Secondly: as a long time Etho watcher, this is almost a dream come true. Well done!!!!

[@justcallmeness]

Yes yes. I've been hoping for a Collab for ages!!

[@queenraven007]

if you think about it, you yourself made it happen!!

[@stringcheese4108]

Literally was just thinking about how great it would be if my two favorite hermits collabed last night. Dreams really do come true :D

[@sordidknifeparty]

So funny, grinning ear to ear

[@coralqueen6064]

I was the 1,000th like on this comment

[@oxiwanmc]

i cannot believe how casually etho agreed to make tchaikovsky in minecraft and i cannot believe how amazing the final result came out. this duo is a dream ❤

[@MsDogleaf]

Yea it so cool They make a great team

[@TNTspaz]

Just watched the achievement video Xisuma put out. Etho did an insane amount of music block tuning this season. I've made music in minecraft and I've never even gotten close to his numbers.

[@kf7872]

@TNTSpaz - that's really interesting! Good spot!

[@eddieprasad108]

Etho is the most cameoed Minecrafter. He has more appearances in other peoples videos then his own.

[@bellyjellybean248]

Haha literally this! One of the reasons I started watching so many other hermits is just to see the things etho does that he doesn't show us

[@milkwithpulp1]

that's why I love his life series POV sm😭

[@lukebomber]

​@@bellyjellybean248 thats been ethos plan all along

[@homelaptop4510]

t e c h n o b l a d e

[@eddieprasad108]

@@homelaptop4510 NEVER DIESSS!!!!

[@5pindin]

Full credit to Etho for not running away screaming as soon as he heard the words '1812 overture'. I've played it and I can't imagine trying to score it for noteblocks (the creepers would be easy by comparison)..

[@RoNiobium]

RIGHT?! One of my favorite pieces to play (french horn player) but OMG

[@mishirish]

Percussive creepers + Catalystic pufferfish = Ballistic music

[@KrystianaVichan]

A while back when Etho said he was moving away from noteblocks due to all the copyright issues, I had suggested in Etho's comments to do exactly THIS song because it's in public domain. I was definitely picturing TNT and not creepers, but this is even better. Fantastic. Thank you SO MUCH for making this happen.

[@AshenElk]

Just don't pull an Eric Carmen and rip off Rachmaninoff too early, eh? ;)

[@justcallmeness]

The funny part about public domain is that it specifically means that it's royalty-free as long as you are doing an original performance of the piece. So it's perfect that they did it in noteblocks! You technically can't take someone else's performance of a public domain piece...you would need to give that person royalties for their performance. wheeeee I'm a nerd.

[@McCetera]

When they performed the song originally, the cannons had to be quite a distance away, otherwise they would have been too loud, and so they also had to fire them early to compensate for the delay. Just like you!

[@inoutoftherain9771]

they also had to account of the length of the fuse, exactly like with the creepers!

[@isaacsarver5730]

@@inoutoftherain9771 The length of the fuse is only important if you use a fuse. By the time American Civil War (1860's), they had friction primers, which have zero delay. The 1812 Overture was written in 1880 and first performed in 1882. Friction primers were available at the time.

[@SpaghettiEnterprises]

@@isaacsarver5730 Then why use whole giant cannons instead of like, guns or something? Or just cannons with very little gunpowder

[@ToadKwonDo]

@@SpaghettiEnterprises drama

[@LilChuunosuke]

​@SpaghettiEnterprises Tchaikovsky specifically emphasizes that cannons must be used to play this correctly.

[@skycherryyt]

I am in awe of the thought process that went behind this. how does one THINK of these things?

[@Jason-sm4oc]

Three parts crazy + one part chaos + two slightly unstable Hermits ... Mix well and stand clear!

[@sh42]

it was suggested by a viewer. but still, Zed is THE person to pull this off.

[@TussockyBongo57]

​@Shazzerflies The viewers are just as insane as the hermits apparently

[@nmgg6928]

By realizing silly can be a way of life alongside keeping responsibilities 😊

[@cherrydragon3120]

​@@Jason-sm4oc and dont forget your blast resistance

[@Aranel_Alasse]

That was epic! I'm sure Tchaikovsky would be proud... very confused... but proud! Another piece that might work well with creeper accompaniments would be Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King, or even the Addams Family theme with creepers for the clicks.

[@timmcc6899]

Or if you wanted to go with something more modern, AC DC's For Those About to Rock uses a cannon accompaniment ... Which, according to a friend of mine who saw them do it live, can be quite the deafening experience.

[@jakemenlo3725]

Not so sure he would, since Tchaikowsky hated that piece himself xD But I think what Etho and Zed have done was a very awesome work nonetheless!

[@justcallmeness]

You have given me an odd idea about using dispensers for snaps/clicks in a song, lol. Redstone instruments, creepers, bells,...what else could be used?

[@muffinman3052]

Zed really is one of the most slept on minecraft youtubers, his creativity in coming up with content that has never been seen before in a decade old game with a hypersaturated online presence is incredible!

[@justcallmeness]

Welcome back to the wonderful world of Zedvancements! Reporter Ness here with the latest and greatest...buckle up, friends. This one's a banger! First, Zed goes Bach to his roots with some science! Experimentation is definitely his forte, and he conducts his explosive exploits Fauré away from his bass of operations. After Zed gets a Handel on precise Creeper cannons, he cues in Etho. The maestro of noteblock composition arranges his blocks without Haydn them underground, and Zed wrangles each Creeper into its own Cage. Opening night approaches, and the dynamic duo, after discussing the Liszt of things that could go awry, press their buttons in perfect harmony. Will the performance go up in smoke? Will they lose their composer? Will it crescendo into a charged finale? Find out in this episode!!!

[@SACworks]

I appreciate all of the musical references my friend.

[@86larsonrd]

Bravo

[@violentvixen592]

Respect for this comment

[@monsoonsheep]

Brilliant reporting!

[@coralqueen6064]

I have never been so grateful I learned music. I loved ALL the puns

[@Waterfall8484]

The moment you said music with creepers I was hoping for the 1812, and you did not disappoint!! This is why you're my favourite Hermit, no-one else could have come up with such a wonderful crazy stunt like that 😆 When my orchestra played the 1812 we used very small cannons shooting blanks, and it was such a blast (pun totally intended). Lots of kudos to Etho for the noteblock work, that can not have been easy!

[@grondhero]

My brain was stuck on Zedaph having creepers walk across the ground on a redstone block surface randomly playing note blocks. I am so glad I was wrong with what I thought he was trying to do.

[@ejf8996]

The old Performing Arts Center director at my school once did percussion for the 1812 using massive stage extensions landing on a floor

[@lukebomber]

You should also check out how he did "what is love" using a queue up hopper system

[@owenorwig1344]

The music playing with all the creepers blowing up perfectly in time is probably my new favorite moment in season 9

[@LeopardMask12]

Same! I loved the pointing at each creeper perfectly with the baton too, because it all just worked so well!

[@hermitcollector]

Same here!

[@diegomountin585]

That finale was amazing! 😂 My only disappointment is that you didn’t get any other Hermits to view the performance. I’d love to see this again as a concert with additional Hermits!

[@splitmac]

Agree 100%, Zed should put on a night at the orchestra

[@mavericktheace]

I cant believe you didnt make a big event out of it and invite all the hermits! That was epic! You should do another showing but have it at night and include some fireworks :D

[@disguisedcat1750]

I think cuz a lot of stuff could go wrong so they were prepared to redo it many times

[@ohjearelle]

23:08 - Just leaving this timestamp for me as I've been replaying the music part multiple times now This was incredible! Peak creativity and ingenuity from two of the best players to have undertaken this feat. What an episode! What a Zedvancement!

[@Rebecca_2012]

Thank you

[@derrickstorm6976]

Thanks I'm gonna steal this comment

[@katiecrooked]

Blessings on you for this! I wanted to watch this moment again and scrolled down hoping someone might have left the timestamp.

[@liketheseason]

I love how Etho has black armor instead of being forced to have a different skin. So accommodating.

[@Lyarrah]

Glad to see the outfit held up despite you not having included "explosion-proof" in the specifications :P This was a ton of fun, and as always it's nice to get an excuse to see you hang out with someone you might not otherwise be on screen much with!

[@samspenguins8975]

I’ve played the 1812 Overture with live cannons, and this was far cooler!

[@justcallmeness]

Yes! They do it for Independence Day at the county park every year. Super fun. I'm so impressed with the timings on this, honestly.

[@bluenono3821]

This episode had me grinning the *hole* time. I can't think of a *crater* thing to end a tune. What a blast!!

[@stclen_earth]

you have no idea how happy i am to see an etho zedaph collab

[@451error8]

Etho has become that side character that is always there and never unwelcome

[@sirromap1021]

Cub's reaction to the death message was priceless.

[@LeeGoGators]

Oh what musical instruments do you play? Zed: it’s complicated

[@Zeldrake]

My single favorite part of this is Cub's reaction at 24:13. Like you see Zedaph was blown up, Etho was blown up, this is _clearly_ some Zedaph shenanigans which may or may not have worked as planned and instead of worrying about stuff it's just "LOL"

[@myrandamiller91]

Never had I considered using creepers (or any explosives) in Minecraft music, but this Perilous Percussion Presentation was probably the best that could be created! Also you totally need to borrow Etho for more collabs!

[@blitzfire911]

Conducting with the stick had me rolling 😂

[@christofferoff]

This honestly might be your most impressive episode of Hermitcraft. Such an imaginative idea completed to such a high quality. Genuinely amazing!

[@hannah_iv]

So I’m studying to be a music composition major in college right now. And just the other day, in one of my music theory classes, we were talking about Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. I kid you not, for 10 of the 60 minute lecture, my professor ranted about how he despised that Tchaikovsky wrote in cannons for the score and how they shouldn’t have been included. This is so funny.

[@rlprototype]

Creepers have done so much in this series they own an award.

[@anastasiia_v]

A Zed and Etho colab is truly everything I ever wanted. The whole video is fantastic and awe-inspiring, but I'm so glad you also got the legendary Mr Slab involved

[@valedragonspeak9004]

As soon as you said "creepers" I immediately thought of 1812. It's just such a classic lol, and the creepers replacing the cannons is a beautiful touch. Congrats and well done to you and Etho both :D

[@y3llom3llon]

The only thing missing was a large audience. You should build something like an albert hall, and invite the hermits to experience that.

[@msgrvt7757]

Sometimes I wonder what the messages that preceed collaborations like this look like. "Good day, my friend, I need your help with note blocks, creepers, and buckets of pufferfish. Love, Zedaph"

[@redford4ever]

I imagine that building that huge track Etho had to grumble that it was insane work for a collab but I suspect that once he was watching it happen he must have thought "totally worse it". Zedvancement are truly glorious.

[@eledatowle8767]

Zed is so quotable, without even trying! "You got stuck behind a bush? Fair enough, bushes can be tricky."

[@izzyliberty8720]

"I don't know how people aren't dying [due to the cannons in the score]" Sir. Sir you can load the cannons with powder but no actual projectiles. You can just make them go boom without shooting at a target. Sir.

[@Myanii_]

It was genuinely so gleeful to hear the final melody play perfectly after seeing how much work you and Etho probably put into making that little song

[@NickyKnickerson]

I appreciate the tremendous amount of work you and Etho put in to make a bunch of people on the internet laugh and clap our hands. Hopefully you got as much enjoyment from it as we did.

[@BlahCraft1]

The way they play the 1812 Overture irl is either using large wooden blocks, or doing it outdoors with the real cannons. Additionally to the cannons, the bells played were supposed to be all the church bells in Moscow.

[@1TW1-m5i]

I have seen it done with cannons. It's pretty cool.

[@korenn9381]

I've seen a performance where someone smacked an anvil with a hammer

[@Dankonen]

@@1TW1-m5i LIVE??? OMG! That is amazing! I have only seen videos of it on youtube... I would figuratively kill to see something like that... and operate one of the cannons.... Maybe combine the two?

[@johnnyshortfor]

My first (and much simpler) thought for this would have been Surprise from Hayden’s 94th, but this was so much better!! The lifelong musician in me is so delighted by the sound-based art possible in Minecraft as well as the visual (we are pretending briefly that the cacophony machine does not exist)

[@foxy_girl00saga77]

I love Tchaikovsky `1812 overture´! It really is a masterpiece, but really difficult to play on the Violin. Can't magian how difficult it was to make in Minecraft!

[@cherrydragon3120]

You guys are crazy, the fact it even worked out so perfectly is amazing. Etho is such a musical genius with noteblocks

[@kathyjohnson2043]

FYI: the 1812 original score calls for small cannons loaded with gun powder but no cannonballs. A century earlier, Handel wrote music to accompany Fireworks.

[@darthobsidian]

At Texas Tech band camp they showed us the 4th of July fireworks celebration in Boston where the US Military band played 1812. We were singing along to it. The fireworks in comparison were boring lol.

[@dbseamz]

You mean they didn't try to time the fireworks themselves as the cannons?

[@EvesterBee]

I never knew how explosive music could be! Beautiful on both the ears and eyes

[@KTen911]

Zed never ceases to amaze me. Zed and Etho together are perfect.

[@WebkinzWor1d]

Genuinely one of the most impressive things I’ve seen in minecraft

[@ramblewheels2044]

Wow.... just wow. I honestly think that this is the most impressive and amazing zedvancement so far. My eyes were wide the whole time with a smile on my face. Etho making the song and you timing the creepers. The synchronization tickled he right places in my brain to just make my day. Congratulations on this one. I think you should restock it and gather some Hermits to watch it. It deserves an audience.

[@neocelestia]

This was, without a doubt, the single most entertaining (and satisfying) Zedvancement I've seen in a LOOOONNNNG time. Love, love LOVE your collaborative hijinx with Etho! So good! Congrats on the great achievement, Zed!

[@Dankonen]

I must've watched the music part 10 times! That's friggin amazing!! XD This is where etho's "delicate mastery art" in music and redstone is mixed with the chaotic redstone skills of Zed. This is a masterpiece! It should go into minecraft history! It's amazing! Only 2 content creators as talented as Etho and Zedaph could come up with this. Bravo! I tip my tophat to thee!

[@rfresa]

Thank you, Zedaph! I will be sharing this video with anyone I know who is both a musician and a Minecraft player, which is a surprisingly large number of people. For future reference: 23:18

[@pennyflyer1946]

I was ssssooooo worried this was an April Fools prank and I'm so glad it wasn't that was amazing!!! Also, LOVE the composer's outfit and the stick, glorious touch 😉

[@emilyknox8489]

My dad used to wake my sister and I up on Sunday mornings with this song blasting on the stereo and shaking the walls. Every year our local symphony brings in the military that uses blanks and performs this song with them the same week as my birthday. This episode made me so happy. As someone who knows the song front to back I can tell you that the cannons could not have been more perfectly timed.

[@LisaMiza]

That's it. We need a Zedcraft version. That was awesome! Wonderful skin as always too, Ly!

[@spnhm34]

This will always be one of the great Hermitcraft moments

[@TheKosstImogen]

I literally clapped like a sealion when I saw Zed had uploaded. I am not ashamed.

[@strbourne]

As soon as I saw that you wanted to use creepers for music I was thinking "please do Tchaikovsky, please do Tchaikovsly, please do Tachikovsky..."

[@miniciominiciominicio]

Etho had to work exponentially harder for this Zedvancement than anyone else. Clearly, he was up to the task. That was beautiful, Zed! Thank you for this glorious gift. I hope some artists do some animatics of the performance! Definitely saying this in my best of HC9 playlist so I can come back and listen it to whenever I need a pick me up.

[@aarongrooves]

I am so impressed!

[@VenGardGator]

Zedkovski you mad man you've done it again! I applaud your insanity and vision. I'm so glad that it all worked out and those hours were worth it!

[@thepartridgesings]

As a musician I appreciate this so much. Zed is such a great composer/conductor

[@rockinggamerdude]

There should be an achievement where creepers are scared of the music cat, and when they get frightened, you could get the achievement called cat, got your tongue

[@StarNanny]

Zed! 23:09to 24:08 here’s your short! I think the best part was the silenced laughter so they wouldn’t interfere with the song! 😂 Soooo fun!😂Second best: The creepers hiss on the beat😂

[@KevOSMusic]

Btw, usually a separate conductor is needed to manage the timings for the canon in this Overture. You did a great job conducting that part Zed.

[@staleflageoletbeans]

i love zedaphs hermitcraft because it isnt like "today we are going to work on our mega base. Next we are going to work on this."

[@slidingarchitecture]

What an absolute joy this episode was. Can't stop smiling.

[@cr4cker394]

I so hoped to see you interact with Etho. I think you two have kind of a similar way of approaching the game. Exited to watch this 😀

[@yuGtahT]

This is one of the coolest things to have ever been made in Minecraft.

[@joelconolly5574]

Fact that this is uploaded on April Fools day makes this even more intriguing. Also if this was 1.20, explosion can be redstoneable, if you count the calibrated skulk block.

[@afiott]

Encore 👏👏 Bravo Monsieur Zedaph and Monsieur Etho. That was an absolute mind-blowing (partial cause of the creepers) performance. Missed seeing your episodes Zed and can't for more insane Zedvancements

[@dudeguy8686]

Missed this episode til now, but found this musical contraption while exploring the map today. I was at once delighted by the song choice, then quickly confused by the pufferfish, and finally horrified by the filets those fish flopped themselves into becoming. Had to come see what i missed, and it's more beautiful than i could have imagined. Thanks, Zed! Thanks, Etho!

[@SACworks]

This is probably my favourite episode by far, not just cause I am a bit of a musical nerd (I don't play any instruments), but also...this is Zedaph. Any episode of Zed is a joy. Now to give my thoughts. (Rambling ahead) The music in noteblock form is really good. Sounds very funky, a bit like for a party or something. Well done Etho, and Zedaph too of course. Regarding 1812 overture by Tchaikovsky, I believe the orchestra members would have earplugs. Fantastic work. Now do Mahler's 6's hammer bang.

[@zenzangzong]

Every hermitcraft upload is such a joy, there's such creativity. I've rarely seen a series take minecraft in such an interesting direction like this one has. Absolute wonderful way to start my day, thank you so much!

[@Moonscale_]

I was grinning the whole way through this episode, what a masterpiece! I also loved the colab with etho, you're both such wonderfull guys and this zedvancement was just perfect for etho and you both! :]]]

[@Erfedwe]

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra does a July 4th show every year. At the finale, they play the 1812 Overature with timed explosions. These are airborne bursts, not cannons, but the effect is the same. Then they play Stars and Stripes Forever as the fireworks display begins. When Zed mentioned creepers and explosions, I was really hoping this was were he was heading. This was extremely creative and a lot of fun. Plus, Etho!

[@bexseely2649]

This brought me so much joy?!? Thank you so much, my face hurts from how much I'm smiling! I will be playing that on repeat for the next month!

[@coopbrown7866]

The moment you mentioned making musics wif explosions, I hoped it was 1812. Splendiferous!

[@Tonestas]

I've made music by hitting creepers, and with exploding TNT, but exploding creepers is several mad scientist steps further! And what a fantastic performance, amazing collaboration. 10/10

[@em-mermaid]

I was thinking about this episode again and I genuinely think it is one of the best videos all season (out of all the hermits, and i've been watching everyone). Thank you for the lovely videos they always bring me so much joy.

[@HeineArthur]

This is one of the best Hermitcraft episode ! You and Etho can be proud ! What a tremendous amount of work !

[@obsidianmusic303]

AMAZING! Tchaikovsky would approve, he should have originally composed it for creepers!

[@bigkspicy8257]

This is perfect! One of my favorite hermitcraft eps of all time

[@RescueLynn81]

Love how Etho jumped back when the bucket of puffer fish came out.. Limited Life flashes! lol

[@niceguy6384]

awsome wonderful episode we needed a zed-etho collab

[@fabiangraf9046]

Aah yes, a connesseur of Tchaikovsky!

[@yaminoryuu9558]

omg, that was absolutely EPIC

[@helenbartzou4850]

that was the most amazing thing i've seen in hermitcraft and i've been watching for a while now

[@mtbrocket]

I had to watch several times. It was so impressive. 😊 You have put on a full concert for all the hermits. 😊 it is just too good to just have this one time. 😊

[@anmochdea]

I know this is really late, but Thunderstruck by ACDC would be awesome with creeper explosions!

[@lostboykaleido675]

That's gotta be one of the most amazing things I've ever seen done in Minecraft, way go Zed. That was amazing!

[@BaronHumbertvonGikkingen]

THIS is incredible omg!!! what a delightful video and what a delightful idea. i liked the charged creeper ✨reveal✨ add some fireworks and a small scale big ben to blow up at the end there and it'd be like a v for vendetta minecraft diorama concert 😂

[@tommy.eklund]

Can't believe how difficult it was to find a comment about V for Vendetta..

[@BaronHumbertvonGikkingen]

@@tommy.eklund really?? maybe we’re just showing our age then lmao. it was the first thing i thought of

[@tommy.eklund]

@@BaronHumbertvonGikkingen It was my first thought too, lol 😅

[@alfrottos]

This was an amazing collab that Im so happy was able to be done. Both of you did amazing work, had a giant grin on my face throughout the whole song. Need to bring scar a creeper firework show for Scarland lol

[@tidmouthmilk12]

Super glad you took my suggestion of the 1812 overture (if you even saw that comment and it wasn't just a coincidence) You absolutely nailed it. Kudos to you and Etho for pulling it off!

[@Andreeee75]

I can't get enough of Etho.

[@greatharlekin]

As soon as Z started to explain the idea, that piece of classical music was in my head... genius!

[@OliviaCynderAera]

I have to say, you have some definite jester vibes about you in your videos with how fun and engaging your content is. Keep up the good work, Zedaph.

[@ramza314]

23:12 for those who want to replay that amazing song over and over.