Optimus Prime & Darth Vader - The Sound of Silence | (AI Disturbed Cover Song)

I will start this by saying I have all the love and respect for David Draiman, Peter Cullen and James Earl Jones.
Transformers and Star Wars were the epitome of my childhood experience. I found solace in the stories and characters. Luke Skywalker was my first "superhero." Princess Leia was my first crush.
Disturbed (as well as Linkin Park) helped me unleash my inner rage and was paramount in getting me through some of the darkest periods of my life.
Because these are the voices of my childhood, I make this as an homage to
their amazing talent.
There is absolutely no disrespect intended with this work.
Full Darth Vader Solo version - • Darth Vader - The Soun...
Full Optimus Prime Solo version - • Optimus Prime - The So...
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[@JossWaddy]

I AM ALTERING THE SONG. PRAY I DON’T ALTER IT ANY FURTHER!

[@SquirrelDad]

BWAHAHAHAHHAHA PERFECT!!!!

[@natalyabruce1402]

This song deserves recognition and respect. Well done sir!

[@Jahades]

THAT'S JUST PRIME!

[@johnmccarthy9791]

Dude James earl Jones and Peter Cullen need to be shown this. This is badass.

[@paulhuck7533]

This comment wins the internet

[@El_Sparky]

Darth Vader standing in front of Padme’s tomb, Optimus Prime staring out at a cold and lifeless Cybertron… and both breakout into song

[@sexysammij1]

It's exactly how I envisaged the video clip. Someone has to he abke to do that as a music video

[@gavinschmidt3584]

Wow..

[@jacobklier278]

or from the WfC series standing over Elita's grave.

[@adrienduchayla5401]

Dammmn.....😓

[@DarkVenom98]

❤❤❤

[@alanclark8087]

People who came here from insta to hear the full version of this masterpiece 👇

[@asherlennon]

It sounds different here idk why

[@tricot6468]

I came from ifunny

[@Grunthor17]

@@asherlennon most likely because phone speakers give a different quality than pc speakers. I'm gonna play this bad boy on my gaming rig for even better speakers lol

[@Raoulelcuervo]

Here I am, again 🤟🤟

[@ThisVideoGameGuy]

I came from Facebook

[@TheClonejackjack]

I wonder if we could convince Peter Cullen, James Earl Jones, and Disturbed to come together to make this song a reality.

[@logeyperogi1805]

Isn’t James Earl Jones dead?

[@miniwarriorsdo]

​@@logeyperogi1805 What?No

[@wazuuuuuup]

@@logeyperogi1805 the guy inside the darth vader suit died, but the VA (earl jones) is still alive

[@Leonator19]

xxD yeah sure, we could try

[@Kosree1]

@@logeyperogi1805Not yet, but back to back articles about his life this past month had me worried.

[@sanuaj127]

The song actually fits both of their backstory.

[@dustinhemmer-ritchey6159]

👍

[@travisgardner5411]

you are right

[@Raoulelcuervo]

Exactly, especially with Optimus Prime

[@UnimportantUser]

1980: In the future, we'll have flying cars 2024:

[@roachmusic700]

This is so much better😂

[@unkultur]

Flying cars wouldn't make me feel a thing

[@nathanhodges411]

People can’t drive on roads, I’m very glad there aren’t flying cars

[@joaohenriqueneuhaus2023]

To be fair, this is way better than flying cars.

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

we have flying cars, just not for commercial sell, tons of various versions of driving car that can fly

[@georgewashington3918]

Bro dropped the hardest song ever and thought we wouldn’t notice

[@ZenkaiBoostx3]

Honestly Optimus Prime and Darth Vader are an interesting pair of characters to compare and contrast against. Optimus Prime, a machine who has so much humanity because he is strong yet gentle soul. Anakin/Vader, a man who lost his humanity for love and became a machine full of rage, self-hatred, and pain. A machine with a human soul vs a man whose more machine than human, twisted and evil

[@awesomearchivist1705]

I was also thinking about how this shows the mechanical parts as neutral where as thier character determines whether or not one is good or bad. Kinda of beautiful in that regard.

[@InTheFilth]

Bro casually dropped the deepest collaboration of our generation

[@redbelladonna668]

Also fun fact for Vader, his suit was intentionally made to continually piss him off.

[@spacetitan2198]

Best comment here!

[@Im_a_miztake]

I’ve always wondered what an interaction between the two would be like. I imagine Optimus seeing Vader in a similar light that Luke did, not an unfathomable evil, but a broken soul. Both are warriors whose fight all but destroyed everything they held dear, and I imagine Prime would be able to bestow some parting wisdom that would guide Vader back to the light, to hold on to hope.

[@Lord_Vad3r_Plays]

Them: How many times did you listen to this? Me: Yes

[@Pockets4507]

Them: How many times is yes? Me: All of them.

[@juliemcneely7727]

About 12 times so far...I can't seem to stop. It's got my adrenaline going!

[@TheBlackknight18]

Just like 27 times, and counting

[@juliemcneely7727]

@@TheBlackknight18 Your reply notification came up and I came to take a look...Now I'm hooked again!!

[@TheBlackknight18]

@@juliemcneely7727 as you should be

[@chknnuggies]

I’m so glad AI is being used to make stuff like this instead of provoking World War III or sumthn

[@lucklesscope8367]

*AI constructs a representation of a poker face*

[@curtispalmer7866]

Why not both?

[@VenomWithEyes]

I never thought a sentient truck and a cyborg warlord could bring me to tears. Imagine if this duo did hurt from Jonny Cash. Bravo, bravo.

[@SquirrelDad]

.....uh oh.... now look what you've done....

[@riptide7277]

I'd listen to that

[@Charcoal_83]

​@@SquirrelDaddo it

[@Basilisk1976]

@@Charcoal_83Please!!

[@andrewaldridge5516]

The Nine Inch Nails version of Hurt would be better since it's the original.

[@boogiedownbrown]

Vader singing "when my eyes were stabbed by a neon light, that split the night" just hits right in that feeling spot.

[@user-dm2dz7tg7c]

1000000000%

[@TrueAterLupus]

insert blaster or lightsaber noises.

[@Lcuzz123]

This is why the internet exists.

[@Canadiator]

I NEED THIS ON SPOTIFY PLEASE IT GOES TOO FUCKING HARD

[@Optimalpax]

Agreed

[@Ampoisson]

Yes

[@stefanearl9749]

This eeds to be on Spotify now!

[@matthewcharles9813]

This gives me Johnny Cash hurt feels. The worn out old man.

[@AlexBabbage]

Have you heard the Johnny Cash AI cover of Sound of Silence by Vicarious?

[@stupid9533]

I’ll wear out your old man

[@Madetochill297]

You just made a grown ass man tear up less than 4 minutes. You need a Grammy Award.

[@21stcenturyschizoidmana29]

Anakin finding redemption in Optimus Prime

[@joshuaboone7115]

Optimus Prime at 1:35 was majestic

[@tommy_t684]

Vader at 1:42 follows it just absolutely *PERFECTLY* too

[@TheGuyWhoStoleTheChipmunks]

It was all majestic. The whole thing.

[@ashdaddyactual6933]

That harmony at 1:55

[@Calumruic92]

When dark Vader says struck by a flash of neon light I never new I could feel goosebumps like that almost like he was always ment to sing this lol

[@RangerAJ127]

The "neon God they made" line from Vader fits.

[@_mylastname]

This song always hits the nerves

[@Spectre3554]

Darth*

[@tadashitime]

*insert Danny DeVito´s "I get it" gif*

[@mikesyck2624]

We need to get Peter Cullen and James Earl Jones together and do this for real

[@PotatoAustin]

I think James died sadly but I would love Peter Cullen to sing us some songs

[@mikesyck2624]

@@PotatoAustin no he's alive 93 yrs old

[@Mysticpink5725]

That's one hundred percent fact we totally do

[@SchazmenRassir]

We are neither ready nor worthy

[@DavidPoturica-kd8wj]

The ultimate collab we never deserved but got

[@CarlosDecker-eq5td]

🗿

[@Frostycrypton]

“Take my arms that I might reach you.” *Dooku in Episode II*: “Sure thing fam.”

[@giygas_9577]

Dooku in Episode III: *Gets his arms taken*

[@thomasturtle7207]

Lol!! Both Vader and Prime can relate to that also! 😆

[@animatedink2529]

@@giygas_9577sorry to be that guy, but he lost his hands. And his head 😢

[@giygas_9577]

@@animatedink2529 Okay, okay, just let me have this one, dude!

[@chadfalardeau5396]

I didn't know that this needed to exist but I'm glad it does now

[@nullarcstudios8910]

Now I want it to be a trio with the Arbiter. This is perfect, but that would be another kind of perfect.

[@bearman9033]

Bro Keith David has such a badass voice. His spawn character was next level.

[@Jackal_XXX]

@@bearman9033could not agree more

[@YinAught]

Yes! The contrast of a non-synthetic voice would be amazing

[@jakehayden5153]

01:48 literally gave me goosebumps. The harmonising... Holy shit...

[@user-ld7tu9yr8s]

This is an absolute masterpiece. This would be the reason for the phrase, “the most awsomist thing I have ever seen” be a thing.

[@coreyg638]

Awesptimus

[@therwbymeta2652]

The way they resonate with each other is absolutely beautiful

[@SaiyanVegeta4900]

The fact that the A.I voices of both characters are spot on makes this cover even more fire 🔥

[@nofuxpapi9417]

They both need to get together and do this. Holy shit.

[@levifleming277]

Growing up with these titans in movies and comics. This is absolutely masterful.

[@BeardGuy-vz8tn]

When they both come in and harmonize.. chills 💯

[@izonpakingahuriwai4334]

Here from a random IG Reel. Anyone else?

[@Digihubtcg]

Same here

[@joeyt9865]

FACTS😂😂😂

[@bryon29able]

Tik Tok for me... But wow you sure feel this one

[@midraeus]

Here from tiktok

[@mikemedina3813]

Here from Facebook reels and wow that really fits them both!😢

[@ultra_phantomaj8300]

It seems Optimus can't really cover lower notes, but excels at the higher ones. Vader on the other hand has a full vocal range. Excellent harmony when they both sing though. A true work of art.

[@thetruetradic5859]

It's because after TF07, Voice directors only every let Cullen do half an octave for His optimus voice, thus, he excells at thoes notes and can't hit others very well

[@ShwappaJ]

Two old machines from separate eras, yet both obsolete by modern standards, join forces, not to exterminate mankind, but rather... ...to beg mankind to preserve the legacy of the machines that once protected them from extinction.

[@mcflywalker83]

The culmination of 13.8 billion years. 🥹🫡

[@BluePoo52]

3:05 wow hearing Vader sing “to the neon God they made” was super epic 😂

[@grandpaoffhismeds]

This scratches a part of my brain that I didn't know itched. Thank you for this.

[@popcorncolonel726]

This goes unreasonably hard.

[@MudOregonVet]

This is epic, but imagine both actors actually singing this song in the original voices

[@TheTsunamiBoy]

This is absolutely beautiful. We need more songs from this duo.

[@megawarrior_101]

People can say what they will about AI but this was amazing

[@dhova_2113]

Vader sounds awesome. In the quiet parts you can hear his breathing during his words. It's very close to the move lol

[@behzadmirmozaffari2563]

And now my thirsting soul has been quenched. How? How can this be so perfect...in so many ways?!

[@kyleshepard3139]

Holy shit, I was skeptical at first, but THAT HARMONY THO

[@kevina.7234]

I didnt know my life needed this so badly.

[@terrysilverthorn4582]

Just when you thought nothing can be better than David Draiman 😂

[@CattlemanGaming16]

at first it sounded like megatron then it slowly morphed into optimus... i love it

[@007duckboi5]

Did the disturbed version, absolutely legendary

[@fabioredaelli413]

I didn't know I needed something this much till I got this. WOW

[@eliice1715]

The greatest duet we never knew we needed

[@jeffdaniels308]

I know it's just an AI cover, but this legit brought a tear to my eye, and that's not easy to do.

[@Master_Sword_Link]

The dynamic duo we didn't know we needed.

[@keelyevans6354]

IM IN LOVE...This brings so much dopamine. Seriously makes the static in my head quiet and is peaceful up there for a while. I'm in tears.literal tears. Thank you Thank you thank you

[@Abinadi42]

"People writing songs that voices never share" 😲

[@CodyKiker]

Why... WHY... am I listening to this on repeat?

[@johnwaters7212]

This needs to be on Spotify!

[@brandonjohnson9777]

It's like James earl Jones and petter Collin are singing with there characters in perfect tone!

[@actionman9451]

It’s amazing to think how much these two have in common both fighting for their own vision of a better version of their worlds. Vader trying to bring peace to the force and Optimus fighting for a better Cybertron.

[@cyclonephysix]

ok... what the hell, this gave me chills like never before. especially that part where both of them are singing together

[@coverman-mv9hw]

Even if you arent in the fandoms, this song cover. No, this masterpiece will bring tears to your eyes, ive listened to this on repeat for a couple hours now, and it still gets to me

[@457dragon]

Definitely an homage to the original singers, heck of a way to do it! definitely worth a listen.

[@christopherjameshaywood9982]

Wow I have Hurd lots of versions of this song but wow this one gave me goosebumps bumps because if you close your eyes you can picture Optimus prime and Vader singing a song Love it

[@Grunthor17]

Only two songs I've ever listened to that can get me all teary. This is one of em.

[@LordVader972]

This was a fun collab. I look forward to working with prime again

[@JosephBurkeArts]

What sorcery is this!? I can't stop listening/watching.

[@budnrobots2968]

Telling my kids Optimus and Vader got along…

[@donavankingston9238]

This got me in the feels, fits them both so well. Vader a bit better but, you know there was the whole destruction of Cybertron.

[@S197Szymonik]

Primes story is a lot more tragic than most realize. He had a love once as well, Elita One, formerly known as Ariel. Depending on the show/movie you watch, she usually dies on Cybertron because of the war. In Prime, there was supposed to be a scene where Prime punches Ratchet after he said that Elita dying was Prime's fault. A lot of people don't realize it but Primes hurt goes past a lot more than just losing Cybertron.

[@johndise3842]

Almost made me cry.... whole time in my minds eye anakin was at padmes' tomb and optimis was looking over a slowly fading cybertron

[@The_train-spotter]

Omg I saw it yesterday and all I could think about was when will it be out and finally it's here the best ai cover ever

[@richmeigel7862]

This gave me freaking goosebumps!!!!! I bow and tip My hat to you sir. The force is strong in you.

[@envelope.entertainment]

I didn't know how bad I needed this.

[@boogier.t.1207]

Saw this on a Instagram reel, i came running to hear this. Not disappointed.

[@animaloverload7465]

Some Vader breathing would've been AWESOME!

[@the.lonely.hellhound666]

Shivers through the whole song, this is amazing

[@ascensionofares]

A Vader breath at the end would be the most amazing thing ever

[@leonardbeers2729]

Oh my god, that was beyond awesome. Could feel my soul sing

[@michaeltat]

Thousands of years of evolution, creation, thinking, inventions of computers and AI - all led to this epic moment of creation of this amazing song, with the voices of two my childhood heroes. Thank you so much for this!

[@Samurai_Admiral]

Beautiful. I never thought that Optimus prime and Darth Vader would be good for this.

[@DarkFiend69]

Beyond fantastic.

[@austinhall2259]

I've watched this multiple times and I'm still never prepared for the harmony

[@appointedzeusthegod5125]

The harmony😩😩😩😩

[@lyricalmiracle9466]

I WAS LISTENING TO THE SHORT ALL DAY HYPED FOR THIS, YOUR THE GOAT FOR RELEASING THIS SO SOON!

[@darksand8704]

The goosebumps are nuts

[@user-hz5qy8km1d]

5th time listening and found even more to be grateful for that you made this. Originally I loved hearing the bass of James Earl Jones when Vader starts but as others have stated tglhe song fits their backgrounds eerily well

[@chieftain2515]

This has gotten far fewer views than it deserves. This is hands down the best ai cover I’ve ever heard

[@VandalNZ]

Me *sits in shocked awe* Them "He understood the assignment"

[@youngtom6209]

History is about to be made.

[@skarodexttm8249]

Finding this today.... it's beautiful! It gave me chills the first time listening to this as when I heard Disturbed's cover for the first time, so very well made! Personally, the only thing that is missing is the dramatic ending from Disturbed's cover instead of Darth Vader's breathing, I can live without that.

[@thomasbumgardner6825]

All of the dopamine... all of it

[@ethanduckworth7229]

Ngl, thought this song wouldn’t go as hard, but damn did it cook…

[@ThiccOmniMann]

This may be the greatest thing I’ve ever heard

[@bigbazza1206]

I would unironically put this on my playlist

[@simmssg]

This touched all my feelings… all three of them. Thank you squirrel dad…. We who are silent salute you ❤🎉😅

[@TobyKester9]

AI Darth Vader singing is actually really cool!

[@FrankieKnowhere]

They were wrong, AI *can* replace the original. Probably the best AI cover I've ever heard. And I'm big into voice acting, Peter & James are amazing. Tony Jay is another one of my favorites.

[@stevenp5925]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!!

[@itstheclown5929]

How and why is this good

[@thefunnyhatter7390]

Oh my god... I get it....