No One Mourns the Wicked - Ariana Isolated Vocals (High note)

[@yazdanysoto5690]

"Goodness knows, ...alone, she died alone!" So much sentiment, It breaks my heart.

[@denised9075]

Yes, I can't stop listening to this line over and over and over.

[@crystalvulpix20]

i wish my theatre had english subtitles, because I was really struggling to understand what she was singing at times and missed this completely

[@LoneWulf278]

Mine too. 😢

[@momochy]

"Goodness knows, ...She died alone." This line combined with the look of regret & barely contained grief on her face broke me 😭

[@zoot_yam]

duuuuuuude yes watching her have to pretend like that as she burned a satirical effigy of her best friend and regret or even just think about what might have happened if she went with elphaba was so poignant.

[@marianperez96]

CLEAR AF!!!! Her vocals have never been this clean this superb!! She’s definitely in her prime!!! Look at that clarity in her voice!!!

[@norberto05121964]

It sounds clearer because opera voices demand clairity. Her pop clairity probably won’t change too much, because opera training kinda counteracts pop training and vice versa

[@lisadelguidice9771]

Yesssss! She was an amazing singer before but she definitely put in WORK!!! Especially with her pronunciation

[@magicmayhem929]

She for sure put in some work, I recently learned that she was about to cancel her Sweetener tour at the rumor of Wicked auditions, because she would need to immediately get a vocal coach. I'm sure once they were open to casting she dropped what she was doing and went all-in!

[@JBananas-pk5ls]

I dislike that no one is really talking about her singing! Everyone comments on how she’s funny and acted well, which she did! But she also sounded magical!!!!

[@johnnyb598]

THIS! 👆👆

[@mariajosecabrera1784]

yeah but also she is Ariana grande, is more than obvious that she would sound magically

[@rai452]

Probably because people were surprised by her comedic timing and acting, whereas everyone knows she can sing.

[@JBananas-pk5ls]

@@rai452 True! But a lot of us haven’t heard her sing operatic! Not saying it’s surprising that she can hit those notes, but it is a pretty magical experience hearing her sing like that!

[@FreelancerJessMC]

Will you agree with me, Ari at times outsing the green singer. Like in theater you want Elphaba to have the highest voice and most powerful, but Ari sings greater. They are both good though. I just miss the power of Elphaba.

[@user-ym9ek3bc8o]

Ariana, a soprano, spent an entire year training her voice to be more operatic than pop. She truly meant it when she said she never wanted anything as badly as this role. She has dreamt of it since the age of 10. “Dream a dream, and what you see will be….” ~Limahl, Neverending Story

[@JessaHawke]

I give her a 7/10. Some parts are kinda rough

[@AmandaAllen-c2q]

Well said, I could not have said it better myself.

[@thedudeabides2531]

Wow! I didn’t realize it would sound even better without the music.

[@KAZAM707]

True it really does sound better

[@subwaydaddy]

welcome to listening to ariana grande

[@YellowGiraffeGal]

The mix on the original soundtrack release is pretty bad unfortunately. Many amazing moments are quite lost in te mix of instruments and effects.

[@VictoriaWhitlock]

I knew it would because it sounded kinda off in the movie theatre to me

[@luna-mo3ol]

​@@YellowGiraffeGalI don't think the mix sounds bad at all?

[@foxtatertot]

1:02 "Goodness knows, the Wicked die alone" is just HEAVENLY and filled with emotion. You can really hear Glinda's anguish and mourning in the way that Ariana performs this whole song. Oh my gosh, her vocals are so amazing.

[@ruthsamson1189]

the saddest line for me is "It just shows when you're wicked, you're left only on your own" the way she sings it just....ugh it's so emotional, with the context too :'((

[@아기라-f9f]

Ikr!! I feel like this lyrics could also be for glinda so it makes it even more emotional

[@helderinto]

Yes, she made her choices and is "happy" but inside she knows she was also left alone and wicked 😭

[@jordanmain9994]

My sis was BREATHING

[@korij-u9q]

SIS WAS WORKING REAL HARD😭😭😭

[@Thismeekpotato]

I can’t stop laughing at this now. 😂😂 That’s our girl. - Shes always had sharp inhales when they should be smooth, through the nose. But this just kinda adds to her heartbreak

[@blake-i-guess]

@@Thismeekpotatocan you sing those notes? they purposefully left them in it’s part of her lines

[@Thismeekpotato]

@@blake-i-guess We agree… are you alright?

[@sameerpervez1165]

​@@Thismeekpotato I feel here it was a choice, because it sounds like she is almost about to cry. Because this doesn't really happen in any other song.

[@kaila_sparksflystan]

OPERIANA PERIODDDD

[@dearjoe_]

IM CRYING 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TimoteoDeBaum]

😂💀💀

[@silkspectre7979]

this is barely opera, she is not bad, but this is not opera

[@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395]

@@silkspectre7979 Opera singer here- opera is more so a genre of entertainment than it is a singing style. You wouldn't sing a Rossini aria in the same vocal styling as you would a Purcell, for example. The same logic would apply to musical theatre. People may have an idea that comes to their heads when they hear "musical theatre singing," but Carousel would sound quite bizarre sung with the vocal techniques used in Rent, and vice versa. Wicked is wonderful because it intentionally features roles that span in range and style more than many other musical theatre shows do. Glinda, originally played by opera singer Kristin Chenoweth, was written to be and has always been performed in what some in the vocal world call "legit singing." That is, essentially, a more classical style associated with opera- with purer vowels, a diaphragmatically supported head voice, and less of the chesty or sometimes nasally buzz associated with belting techniques. All that yapping through with, I see no reason why not to refer to her singing here as opera except for the fact that Wicked isn't an opera (that in itself is arguable, but that's a separate conversation topic from this). Perhaps you associate opera with a taller, darker tone with heavy vibrato, but that's simply not Ariana's voice type. She's probably a light lyric soprano, so she's always going to have a softer, lighter, brighter sound as she soars through her upper register.

[@PensadorProfundo42]

@@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 the BREATHINESS in the tone is just terrible from an operatic pov, but fine from a pop singing stance. That much air in any opera context would mean no one, not even on the first row, would hear her as she would be drowned by the orchestra. But yes, she sounds nice, her tone is very pretty.

[@-elmarine1248]

I love that you can hear Glinda but at the same time also hearing Ariana 😭💗

[@davonfryar-frazier435]

Well, Ariana is Glinda, lol

[@TonyDingus]

Ariana is out of this world

[@GaneshGrandeofficial]

True

[@Anonymous-ng7ji]

Yeah because she’s currently in Oz

[@pierdolomentos]

No, she is not. She just prepared well and did her job. She is a normal human with possibilities opened through money, connections and talent. That’s it… not from another world.

[@bst_plyr9149]

@@pierdolomentoscalm down

[@inventions178]

@@pierdolomentos So yes, she is out of this world. She is not on your level at all.

[@refillpan]

so mind blowing that people can just sing like that 😭

[@Misscoochstar]

What’s more mind blowing is people acting like this wasn’t gorgeous lmfao

[@wickedsnailz7218]

With a lot of training

[@SuperiorRobyn]

She can't just "sing like that" she's been training since she was a small child. Everyone would sound amazing if they trained since they were small children, just saying.

[@candacewesley4794]

@@SuperiorRobynno, some people just don’t have it. If you keep pressing a note on a piano and a person can’t match it there’s nothing you can really do.

[@carina_huang]

this is what i think i sound like in the shower

[@tiredofthebull7669]

0:55 I love this part of this song it’s sooo fucking good omg

[@angelofromdragcandy]

It just scratches an itch in my brain! It’s my favorite part of the song. It’s so sad but so beautiful!

[@technotycoons]

It's the best part!!!

[@siunmadness5009]

It fucking amazing

[@samimajid9909]

my fav part.... so heartbreaking yet so beautiful!

[@ItsNicckster]

*it’s crazy hearing ari sing in this style after being used to her pop side*

[@miloc6507]

It's wild having a music background and not being able to noottt hear she needs some real classical training. 😭 she is all over the place and it's 80% contemporary still breathy singing. She did great tho but it's hard when you're a realistic music lover. I appreciate this video because I kept hearing this stuff when watching n this solidifies it😅

[@ItsNicckster]

@ i don’t know what you mean by racist music lover? lol. it’s completely different than what she normally sings so yeah she did good.

[@miloc6507]

@ItsNicckster bruh lol realistic* lord that's wild 🤣

[@Misscoochstar]

@@miloc6507LMAO 😭😭

[@guinnmyahslaysstaymad]

@@miloc6507she is getting classical training since she got the role,it takes times to be a pro and Ariana is obviously a pop singer so expect her to be even better in the next movie

[@kevvvex]

Her vibrato is insaneeeeeee

[@tourmii]

I think I’m the only one on earth who strongly dislikes vibrato

[@a.gonzalez4441]

I hope she does this as an intro at the Oscar’s or wherever she performs it. 100 percent acapella Live in silence it will be breathtaking moment that would be talked about for decades!

[@quimbz]

The way she sang "it just shows when you're wicked you're left only on your own" sounds so satisfying. Plus the sadness in her voice.

[@cauesantos2675]

0:40 this is so clean, OMFG ARIANA IS PERFECT IN EVERYTHING

[@Theivorytreeart]

It’s a studio recording

[@crazyasiandyo]

@@Theivorytreeartthe vast majority of the vocals were recorded live on set! Simon Heyes is a Live Sound Mixer who helped make this happen. Also the cast including Ari and Cynthia were very keen on wanting to sing the musical live.

[@hzsid8733]

​@@crazyasiandyoin the movie, yes they used live recordings. But in streaming apps, where they uploaded the soundtracks, those are studio recordings.

[@leonardocruz4641]

The minute Ariana appeared in the movie and delivered tgese vocals, I was invested. She nailed it so hard! I simply love her Glinda ❤

[@JohnSmith-xg9wx]

I'm delusional and think I sound just like this when I sing this song 😂😂😂💀.

[@dylankai21]

me

[@lolitalemons5457]

😭😭 me toooo 🤣

[@sarahmitchell4455]

LMFAO

[@xavierfox13]

Give her every award known to man!! Ari and Cynthia deserve every fucking award !!! This movie has changed me ‘ thank you

[@kaila_sparksflystan]

i love this fandom so much in moments like these

[@M_JW]

Holy fricking crap that last note is UNBELIEVABLE! Honestly the most insane part of that is she’s hit higher notes before

[@alfredmeneses5496]

I’ve heard some people say that she was doing a good Kristin impression, but my rebuttal to those comments is that it’s not that Ari was trying to sound like Kristin’s Galinda, but she understands she’s not singing pop music and that to sing a particular role like this requires a different vocal technique. People are so used to Ari’s pop style of singing that her taking a role that’s synonymous with Kristin, people are going to automatically say she’s just trying to do a Kristin voice. But really just she’s a really good singer who just understands the assignment and technique required for Galinda.

[@JessaHawke]

Having watched many Galindas on stage.. she is doing a great Kristen Chenoweth impression

[@randimahoney3289]

@@JessaHawkeI agree that she does try to impersonate Kristen in some parts. Like in popular she kind of goes back and forth between sounding like herself and sounding like she’s trying to emulate Kristen’s more nasally sound

[@nini67323]

i can't believe people doubt her for this role, she sounds amazing

[@dylankai21]

SHE ATEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@CGagnon5]

No one mourns the wicked. No, one mourns the wicked. Ariana’s performance here is perfect.

[@emmahenrysoprano1253]

Ariana ends this song on a high E. To put that in perspective, that's a half step higher than the infamous final note in "Phantom." Seriously, my jaw was on the floor during the ending.

[@user-kk2fb3dw8h]

It’s the same note as the note in phantom.

[@hisokamorow1816]

for an ariana discography comparison, it's one semitone higher than the standard giaw high note

[@h.f6364]

@@hisokamorow1816 and its the high note she hits in into you but like 5 seconds longer

[@emmahenrysoprano1253]

@hisokamorow1816 a lot of those notes tend to be throwaway at the end of phrases. To hear it sustained is a totally different technique.

[@RicardoGarcia-lh6kd]

It's the same note, both amazing

[@AJ-kz1rg]

1:22 she sounds so good

[@thislovesposessingme]

1:06 amazing note

[@DisneyClasica91]

So fucking clean. Singing live in the studio. Hats more than off.

[@melissagray8138]

I felt so proud of her when I saw the film! She did such an incredible job and I know she worked her tail off rehearing, training, and learning! It was absolutely beautiful! 🩷

[@BrokenFingerParadise]

Her voice was so powerful in this film, it's interesting to listen to this song and her lines especially after seeing the film. She sort of skirts around ever calling Elphaba directly wicked and says a lot of vague platitudes like "oh isn't it good to know good will conquer evil" She only really says sympathetic things in regards to her. Very mournful.

[@bobehanson]

she is amazing, I was worried about her in the show, but she is just amazing, and this isolated vocal really proves that, so clear and diction is spot on

[@patricialeonita5367]

0:54 I’m tearing up fr

[@mizzviolet]

this is so INSANE. I am so astounded by her talent

[@pl8435]

Let us be glad Let us be grateful Let us rejoicify that goodness could subdue The wicked workings of you-know-who Isn't it nice to know That good will conquer evil? The truth we all believe'll by and by Outlive a lie For you and - And Goodness knows The Wicked's lives are lonely Goodness knows The Wicked die alone It just shows when you're Wicked You're left only On your own Goodness knows She died alone Woe to those (Woe to those) Who spurn what Goodnesses They are shown No one mourns the Wicked Good news! No one mourns the Wicked! Good news! No one mourns the Wicked! Wicked! Wicked!

[@charnellc6666]

Smh. Its so good i cried. I get why they keep crying in every interview. This music is so hard so sing and it will make you cry.

[@ashstephx]

The opera singing is truly unmatched

[@arc7375]

You must not be a fan of actual opera then. This doesn’t compare. It’s nowhere as good.

[@ashstephx]

@ I said it's unmatched

[@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395]

@@arc7375 I'm an opera singer and I don't see the need to make a negative comment or gatekeep. If this person enjoyed or was perhaps even moved by Ariana's performance, wouldn't that be a good thing? Ought not we welcome more people into the art via whichever avenue may be most accessible to them? There's no reason why the "fine arts" have to be kept on this pretentious, classist pedestal with a big fat sign saying "plebeians: don't touch." If you really cared about the validity of their comment, you might suggest who they should listen to next, a la: "if you enjoyed her performance, I'd recommend checking out x in y! They're fantastic, one of my favorites." Instead, you chose to make a pass of personal superiority and failed to elaborate on your point. Also, from a technical standpoint, Miss Grande killed it, so perhaps you just hate her more than you love opera?

[@Slay.On.Me.R.E]

​@arc7375 you must not be a real music fan if you don't let other opinions exist

[@jalaaaah]

@@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 ​​⁠ i don’t think they were trying to rain on the person’s parade, i think they were simply just adding their own opinion, and also were probably taken aback by the word “unmatched”.. i love ariana & i know little of operatic history but i _do_ know, this isn’t the most superb operatic performance ever. i think both opinions may come off as extreme but they are entitled to those. and it sucks that people can’t simply state their opinion without it being labeled as “hating”.

[@Findingsuitcase]

I can’t get enough of her!! I never got into her pop albums but this I can get to. She sounds like a Disney princess ❤️

[@hehe8012]

her singing hits my ears so satisfyingly

[@PistachioDean]

I was SO keen to hear her singing operatically and she KILLED it 👏🏻

[@jodavitow]

That octave lower harmonic hit SO HARD on that high E

[@thebabyismine]

ARIANA U CRIMINAL, THIS IS FIRE

[@MorganFaitheHarrell]

This movie is everything

[@Biskmut]

I really admire her commitment to making this the best version of Wicked it could have possibly been. Even as a pop icon, she allowed herself to become a working part of the vision, and not the focal point, if that makes sense. From her acting to her vocals you can tell she loves the original version, and probably grew up watching theater bootlegs like a lot of us. Even her opt-ups are choices Broadway Glindas do as special little treats on good nights. I am blown away and have a whole new appreciation for her as an artist.

[@MaryJane0224]

MY JAW IS ON THE FLOOR.

[@sheismymom]

she worked so hard

[@DoingItOurselvesOfficial]

From an operatic technique perspective, she was singing from the wrong place, a little nasal and less from the diaphragm. But damn it’s still incredible. I wish she could have met my old ex opera singer singing teacher. She practically sang instead of speaking, but I don’t even know if she is still alive.

[@alinaivanov5536]

she’s also so breathy and hoarse

[@CJosephine13]

Most likely that is how the director/whoever was guiding her vocally on set directed her to sing this way, also technically she isn’t singing opera, but her voice sounds very operatic

[@GetWellSoonR.E.M.]

I personally call it “p-opera”. Pop imitating operatic singing. It’s always done that way in any contemporary setting (including broadway) since contemporary singers don’t have to project the voice the way an opera singer without amplification would have too. They just sing with taller vowels like an opera singer would, but without as much support and not as much space and vocal cord closure to amplify the sound the same way a classically trained opera singer would. Given the genre, Ariana did just fine. Even being able to vocalize this high is a feat in and of itself, even if it’s not fully classical technique.

[@CJosephine13]

@ yes exactly. I couldn’t have said it better myself!

[@onionbubs386]

Thank you for explaining why it sounds so off. I have no experience in singing professionally and I couldn't articulate what I disliked about her version besides "too breathy".

[@new0033]

Wow. She's perfect! The end. Truly the voice of an Angel

[@ttabor100]

1:55 wow! ❤

[@smileypresent]

The voice of an angel; she is an angel 💚

[@Veebee85]

Ari embodied Glinda. She gave this role everything and it showed throughout the entire film. Her singing . Her acting. She absolutely ATE!!!!

[@shownuscareme6473]

OH GODRIANA

[@cherryhappily]

0:54 she sounds beautiful

[@Karen-yt9lt]

i didn’t know i needed this , this saved me

[@rachuichan9707]

We need more of these !!!!

[@arriek.1375]

ariana really using tf out her flute register, YES ARI! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@reng935]

Jesus! Talk about gorgeous vocals

[@calvinstaley0123]

1:49 - B5, E6

[@nicholasKMAmusic]

Theres a semitone on the final note its like her voice split, Lalah Hathaway is known for this tequnique, fascinating

[@twixotic04]

I was shocked and blown away...

[@amsbrooks]

I’m getting more obsessed with this everyday!

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

her voice in this movie is insane my favorite of Ariana

[@jordanmiller2516]

That girl can SING!!!

[@joao28747]

Omg I was craving for this!

[@Chrisalphamale]

Ariana grande is my favorite soprano

[@min3rva33]

DO POST MORE…

[@min3rva33]

waiting for popular

[@figaronove4618]

I lowkey wanna hear Ariana sing Christine in Phantom

[@bobbravo503]

While I am not an Ariana fan, she was absolutely spectacular. The singing , very impressive. I am always Leary of pop stars singing broadway. But she absolutely killed it!. Very Impressive. I truly enjoyed the movie and her performance. A new fan.

[@subwaydaddy]

i’m so happy more people who aren’t ariana fans get to understand why we love her and stand behind her so much as an artist, despite her personal drama.

[@VioletStone100]

@@subwaydaddyI think she did great in the movie and really embodied Glinda, but I still wouldn’t stand behind her as an artist. She has done too much which I personally do not stand behind, and not really explained or addressed her actions.

[@subwaydaddy]

@@VioletStone100all her past drama has been debunked so i’m confused?

[@aleeben7201]

لآ اِلَهَ اِلّا اللّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل اللّهِ لآ اِلَهَ اِلّا اللّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل اللّهِ لآ اِلَهَ اِلّا اللّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل اللّهِ لآ اِلَهَ اِلّا اللّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل اللّهِ لآ اِلَهَ اِلّا اللّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل اللّهِ Makcik-makcik Istana Tun Mustapha Insya’Allah ♡ BALAS DENDAM & HUKUMAN KERANA JESUS & ALLAH ♡Noor Neelofaالله أكبر

[@Lost._puppyUwU]

That second verse in opera just tickles me the right way

[@cwm8565]

I actually love how airy and breathy this is.

[@iago07]

1:08 I love that part at the end

[@kikikomuri]

magnificent

[@barhorovitz2134]

She's just amazing

[@daniiieru717]

ATE, DEVOURED

[@JeremyMYG]

I’m sure we all knew she would kill this role, but this level of effort and commitment and execution shows how seriously she took the training and delivery. 10/10. She deserves every bit of recognition.

[@brando6323]

so clear omg thank you🩷🩷🩷

[@cocomo3141]

Baby !!! Clear vocals!!!!!

[@Boubsie]

I truly needed this so bad. Thank you.

[@gregcondones]

this made my entire life thank you very much

[@Onechance_ngl]

She’s an angel, I’m convinced.

[@iamreborn3463]

Angels do not use the Lords name in vain and she does it constantly

[@ZOOZOO-x9i]

@@iamreborn3463 sorry but loads of other celebrities & others do it aswell... what ur point ?

[@RihannaFanatic]

I ASCENDED 👏👏👏

[@Tim_Line99]

Angelical😍

[@gizmomac1520]

OMG PRAISE ARI 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Vidgirl88VODArchive-sh1nj]

From the moment I heard she was cast I knew she was the perfect choice. Hairspray Live was the first time I heard her sing naturally without all the electronic processing modern music production adds to vocals. I knew that girl really had a gift.

[@jonathanleal1869]

By the gods 😮 HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE ? If she was a fantasy been her voice definitely is how she do her thing , like a Mermaid or an Angel, even now sounds out of this mortal world , how she do it ?

[@kithalie]

One of the best songs in wicked, it’s just I sound like a dying cat when I sing so I don’t play it too much lmfao.

[@Misscoochstar]

No cause I want to sing this so bad but my baritone ass cannot do it ☠️☠️☠️

[@straightcouponingsierra1866]

Have watched this like 10 times in the last 30 minutes

[@straightcouponingsierra1866]

Ariana is freaking insane

[@marissaconniff]

You GUYS. Ariana may have trained for this role but she’s always had the ability to sing in this style. You CANNOT sing like Ari without classical training. She would not have the career and range she has without classical technique. She’s an artist and knows how to use her tools to express different styles and genres. Classical is the foundation to all genres - from pop to death metal.

[@MaryJane4and20th]

not fully true, its because she had vocal support from playing french horn. Many classicaly trained lack those same breath chops

[@santiagorosas354]

YES GOD YES THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FORRRR

[@eugene1o]

Thank you for this! I’m so freaking proud of her omg!!!! She continues to amaze us! 😭😭😭💕💕💕

[@aleeben7201]

ARIANA GRANDE ❤

[@matthewpargeter-villarreal3538]

That last note is (I believe) an E6. That is legit operatic coloratura soprano territory. She most certainly did her homework and understood the assignment

[@gabbyp549]

1:21 saving this for myself

[@blackmanses]

Thank you for this

[@malakaiwaldrobe]

insaneeeeeeeee MOTHER🤍🤍🤍🤍😭

[@xavierfox13]

This is how getting into heaven sounds like