Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Has (Even) Better Music Than You Think

[@Jo-dk9my]

I remember 'Ready As I'll Ever Be' autoplaying after I finished one of my playlists, and I was SHOCKED by how good it was??

[@eglol]

The first I ever heard it was from that Miraculous Ladybug cosplay video, so yeah it being so good was shocking

[@Aisubun]

It is PEAK

[@aromaladyellie]

"If you're going to get an Elphaba to sing your song, you may as well use that to your greatest advantage" (side-eyes Frozen)

[@akiumzeno]

fr i'm still a disney fan and yet i always groan at let it go and i doubt it's solely me hating it after hearing it so many times. mind you, i loved frozen as a kid.

[@PlatinumAltaria]

@@akiumzeno In hindsight of what Disney put out since Frozen, Frozen really is not that bad. Like damn, we didn't even know.

[@akiumzeno]

@@PlatinumAltaria yeah it's nowhere near Wish but that's a very low bar. idk i just never see myself wanting to come back to it unlike other disney movies. it's probably a good movie but it doesn't have the same charm as any other disney movies. same thing with let it go, i really don't like the song despite having a disney playlist

[@thesparkleunicorn14]

YES, FINALLY, SOMEONE APPERICATES THE MUSIC FROM THIS SHOW

[@RRRRRRAAAAAAA]

EVERYONE APPRECIATES THE SONGS

[@13sinra13]

Exactly! The music in the series is good. My favorite songs are Waiting in the Wings and Crossing the Line.

[@onceuponahair20]

FR THEY’RE LITERALLY SO GOOD

[@kristenkortright2921]

@@RRRRRRAAAAAAA Except Disney. They did not publicize the show nearly enough.

[@growingupwithdisney]

Nothing Left to Lose is one of the bests too, love the different ways Cassandra and Varian use the meaning of the saying, so well done

[@PurpleTheTapricorn915]

Ngl this video makes me realize how much Knowing What I Know Now from Wish is trying to be Ready As I’ll Ever Be 😭

[@onceuponahair20]

fr 😭

[@SavouryGalette]

It's like someone at Disney grabbed Julia Michaels, pointed at Ready As I'll Ever Be, and told her "Do that". The difference is that Ready As I'll Ever Be is a _very_ character-driven song, while Knowing What I Know Now just... Isn't. Ready As I'll Ever Be also works in the villain _and_ gives the side characters something to do. Knowing What I Know Now, on the other hand, exclusively focuses on the protagonist, a single star, a goat, and seven teenagers who we don't care about. Ready As I'll Ever Be has depth, Knowing What I Know Now doesn't.

[@PurpleTheTapricorn915]

@@SavouryGalette fr like you can feel the tension in Ready as I’ll Ever Be while in Knowing What I Know Now they just make random models of the kingdom 💀

[@SavouryGalette]

@@PurpleTheTapricorn915 Exactly, there is stakes and tension in Ready As I'll Ever Be, as we switch between Varian building the automatons, to Cassandra rallying the guards, to Rapunzel and Frederic preparing to sneak past Varian's defenses, to them all coming together in the final chorus, leading up to the finality in the final repeat of the title. Knowing What I Know Now doesn't do anything close to that, so instead of getting this intense punch, it feels more like a mosquito bite. That, and it suffers from Wish Lyricism Syndrome.

[@dudnika-anti]

there's a reason "ready as i'll ever be" has been used in so many animatics across many different fandoms. good music is timeless. there's just a really universal feeling to its lyrics. it describes a feeling every human has felt at least once in their life. and the contrast present with the different perspectives in the song (varian vs. cassandra vs. rapunzel) is also strangely personal and familiar. the song is just so human, no wonder it spoke to so many people. not to mention that jeremy jordan, eden espinoza and mandy moore are all excellent singers whose voices work well together, even if their styles are all different. i am not exaggerating when i say that a college paper could be written about the music in this show.

[@TheDiamondCore]

Crossing the Line, Nothing Left to Lose and Waiting in the Wings (and the reprise) have been eternally etched into my neural pathways to me to remember at random times, this show’s music slaps

[@13sinra13]

Yes! I love those songs, and Crossing the Line was THE ONLY SONG with Electric Guitar out of the soundtracks.

[@onceuponahair20]

Y E S

[@jukesy1992]

@@13sinra13 Nothing Left to Lose also has electric guitar during the first chorus.

[@13sinra13]

@@jukesy1992 Oh yeah. And I…also kind of remember (I think) there were other songs that had electric guitar. I’m sorry about my previous comment.

[@jukesy1992]

@@13sinra13 No need to apologize at all, because the electric guitars are sometimes low in the audio mix, so this is a very easy thing to miss. What are your favourite songs from the series?

[@godrules311]

2:29 Based on the context of the previous line, I think Rapunzel’s line is actually “Together we will, guaranteed!” When I looked up the lyrics, there’s a comma after “will,” and you can’t hear the D on “guaranteed” well.

[@caracaracat2958]

I got shivers listening to ‘waiting in the wings’. Every time I listen to it I remember how good it is all over again

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

There's a reason why this is the show that got Alan Menken the rare EGOT status.

[@핑엘리]

The theming of "Girl Who Has Everything", "Nothing Left to Lose", and "I'd Give Anything" in the last season heckin SLAPS

[@noveltea9593]

Hearing to praise and explain "ready as I'll ever be" made me unreasonably happy

[@Lady_ETHNE]

Ok I haven’t actually watched this show but thanks in part to all the animatics people made with these songs (especially “Ready as I’ll ever be”) I’ve heard quite a few of them and they all SLAP. Also I didn’t know Alen Menken worked on these songs which explains a lot.

[@growingupwithdisney]

Waiting In The Wings, Crossing The Line, and Nothing Left To Lose are some of my FAVORITE Disney songs ever, the lyrics hit me hard! Cassandra and Varian have my favorite songs, which is surprising because I LOVE Rapunzel and Eugene’s voices/characters: Mandy Moore especially is my favorite Disney princess voice, so it’s surprising to me that these unexpected side characters have my favorite moments, songs, and character moments❤

[@john52933]

You're gonna do a whole video on Nothing Left to Lose right? Right!?

[@ChrysanthosC.]

*casually forgets to talk about the best song when talking about the best songs*

[@panicathedogpark]

!!!!!

[@mixedfiction112]

that's my favorite from it and i haven't even watched it. 😂

[@luizaraposo2320]

Can you analyse "Nothing left to loose"? It's my favorite from the series and I love the parallel between the characters and the animation and timing of everything it's so good!

[@onceuponahair20]

SAME I LOVE IT SM I PAY IT TO LIVE IN MY HEAD

[@Phobie_2000]

I loved the Tangled movie as a kid, but when it comes to the show I never really cared for it because I was older and wasn’t big on princess cartoons. But after constantly hearing how great the songs are, I might have to give it a try.

[@GinjerGacha2010]

The show is really good!

[@phantomskadi]

i hope you do! it has its problems of course especially in its final season but its an absolutely fantastic show, highly recommend

[@eglol]

Yeah, you really should haha I love/loved Tangled too but never watched the show because I always thought it would be boring and for little kids, until almost two years ago (Omg it's been so long now) when I watched Ready As I'll Ever Be on loop for two days straight until finally breaking and watching the show. I went into a total frenzy for it which lasted like 10 months of absolute Tangled The Series fever

[@핑엘리]

I does go quite a bit darker than the movie in parts, with lighter tones to keep it open to children

[@jukesy1992]

You absolutely should, I'd definitely say up to and including season 3 episode 1, but then perhaps keep going. Ending of season 2 is a moment I wasn't expecting from a Disney cartoon and is worth it even for that alone, with season 3 episode 1 absolutely slapping.

[@SuperMeglen]

Ooh, yes! I watched the Tangled series on a whim a couple years ago, and really wasn't expecting much. I love the movie very dearly (it's my favorite of the Disney CG animated movies), but my hopes weren't too high for the series. But the music took me aback at how good it was, and that people weren't phoning it in. And when I heard "Waiting in the Wings", that was THE clincher. This was actually a quality production that I would have been a fool to miss. And more than quality, it was really good for the most part, and absolutely excellent for the rest of it.

[@stellesappho]

forever screaming crying throwing up when hearing cassandra's "who cares how loud the silence rings" and "and for us if we're over that's fine"

[@spid8578]

I also recommend “The View From Up Here”, a duet with mandy moore and eden :) It’s one of those irrelevant-to-the-plot songs, but i feel like you would get a huge kick out of the unique rhymes Slater made there. It’s immensely underrated in my humble music opinion. Make sure you listen to the extended version of The View From Up Here though, not the show version, or else eden won’t sing as much there. EDIT: So i made the criminal mistake of getting the song name wrong lol it’s not set yourself free it’s the view from up here!

[@TailsFan]

"Set Yourself Free" is a good song, too.

[@SavouryGalette]

Goddammit, you introduced me to Waiting In The Wings, now it lives rent free in my head.

[@spid8578]

Did you know alan menken and the lyricist he worked with for tangled the series (forgive me for forgetting his name) made another whole set of lyrics for this song called “lady in waiting” for cass that had the same idea, but they had to scrap it to make waiting in the wings? the lyricist actually posted the scrapped version on his twitter! i also hope you enjoyed “crossing the line” and “nothing left to lose” also sung by eden espinosa in the same show (the second one being a duet with jeremy jordan). maybe you did already tho idk havent watched the full video yet

[@eglol]

Whaa? Cool.

[@lauraduarte712]

This series is definitely underrated! Thanks for talking about it! ❤

[@sprinkles06]

Been re listening to songs and AUGh as much as I am a Varian stan, I also LOVE Rapunzel and Mandy Moore's voice (devastated they never got a duet) but just seeing Raps like develop over time in the story is honestly one of my favorite things. Her going from barely an adult singing "when will my life begin" to "the girl who had everything" at like what 21? It just makes my heart just go AAAUAUUFUUGUH. And the pilot "happily ever after" to the actual like, end of shoe "happily ever after" ☹️☹️☹️ !!!!!!

[@SquirrelHavenArt]

Aghhh yes I love Waiting In the Wings, I watched an animatic for the song and I didn't even know where it was from but I thought it was so pretty! Definetly deserves more recognition in my opinion

[@evakazoo]

Finally, musical analysis on Tangled the Series, I used to pray for days like this, I am EATING THIS UP ❤❤❤

[@SM-cs2my]

this is making me want to rewatch this show sometime

[@irlbananabread]

TANGLED THE SERIES VIDEO? 3 DAYS AGO? THE FANDOM IS STILL ALIVE?

[@AskForDoodles]

I'm ecstatic that you're covering why and how the music in this rocks :) Very educational. I know a lot of RTA fans (myself included) discovered the series by stumbling across various unrelated fandom animatics with Ready As I'll Ever Be playing, and being really shocked to discover it was from a straight-to-tv animated Disney series (and not a full-on broadway show I just hadn't heard about).

[@malthekjrbendtsen194]

i have listened to this music for years! I know Ready as I'll ever be and Crossing the Line by heart after hearing them on repeat! thank you for breaking it down! :D

[@sparklingsora]

great video! i never get tired of people covering this show and its music, its so good :D i hope you cover 'nothing left to lose' sometime too!

[@UnsightlyMuse]

Since we’re on the subject of animated Disney shows, I would love to see you discuss some of the songs from Sofia The First. Yes, I know, it’s a Disney Junior show, but I would suggest listening to ‘My Evil Dreams’ and ‘That’s Not Who I Am’ before passing judgement. I was completely blown away by the sheer quality and emotional depth of these songs.

[@byonty886]

I live for tangled the series appreciation ✨

[@RPGLover87]

Something about the shift in the timing in Crossing the Line is it makes the duet section feel more conversational. "This has to stop now" is replied to with "No, THIS has to stop now!" because of the extra syllable pushing Cass into the stronger rhythm, which also shows how Rapunzel is about to accidentally push her further off balance into full villain mode. Raps pushes Cass onto the Rhythm because she's unintentionally reinforcing her making this decision.

[@Vincent.E.M.Thorn.Author]

This is one of my favorite shows (and you grabbed my favorite songs), and it's always nice to see it appreciated

[@SaberNezumi]

Analysis of this series is always welcome, especially when it touches on an aspect as fundamental as its music. It's interesting to hear about the decisions made behind each song, as they are precise and deliberate. In the current scenario of gAI taking space in various creative areas, I appreciate videos that highlight the importance of the human aspect in artistic creation.

[@alyxleaf]

I LOVE the music in this show, every single song SLAPS and if anyone knows the Warriors MAP to the song "Ready As I'll Ever Be" that was the first time I'd heard that song and when I looked it up I was stunned that it came from a TV show of all places! I thought it was from a movie

[@rachelyerkes5632]

Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies and when I heard it was gonna turn into a tv show, it makes me a little nervous cuz I know you have to be careful with how you handle an already established world. But thankfully it turned out better than I expected and I’m glad that a few of the voice actresses/actors came back. It’s crazy it ended 4-5 years ago. The world of rapunzel and Flynn rider will always hold a special place in my mind. The songs were amazing! 🥰

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

Omg Tangled Ever After is so underrated and I’m so glad that people are finally starting to acknowledge that.

[@phantomskadi]

astor rhymemaster video about the music in one of my all time favorite shows it's like a holiday this is awesome

[@caracaracat2958]

This show has such good music. I genuinely like the songs from this show more than most classic disney songs. They have so much character, and story, and beats that feel modern and catchy.

[@MasqueradeMaggie]

Oh, HECK YEAH! One of my favorite music KZbinrs talking about this show!! I love this show even though I’ve only seen the first season. I would loooooooove to watch the rest but god, damn it, it’s on Disney frickin plus😅

[@genogenohat]

ID LOVE to hear her thoughts on Nothing Left to Lose, its one of my favourite songs from the series!

[@TheCatsLibrary_1]

In Sideways' video on the Wonder Woman theme, he said that strings are considered a more feminine instrument and that an electric guitar gave the theme a strong and feminine feeling. I wonder if the Tangled song writers were thinking something similar.

[@SheegogProductions]

I was thinking that the choice of guitar vs electric guitar was a reflection of Rapunzel, since from her very first song in the movie guitar has been associated with her (don't forget the gorgeous finger picking in I See the Light, either!). Here, since she's so angry, the guitar gets literally amped up, and even a little distorted until she calms down and tries to reason with Cass.

[@normalperson659]

I'm happy to see people are remembering this show in 2024.

[@onceuponahair20]

same

[@wolfsong4720]

I ADORE the music from this show! I still need to finish the last couple of episodes, but I’ve adored every minute of it. More people should watch this show, it's definitely underrated. I hope someday you can talk about Nothing Left to Lose as well, it’s another high favorite of mine from the soundtrack, as well as a great duet between two of the greatest singers on the cast!

[@ognicho2333]

EIJUFBIKWSJ YOU MADE A VIDEO BREAKING DOWN TTS SONGS I CAN GO TO HEAVEN NOW

[@Misster28]

Eden Espinosa really is the MVP. The music is excellent! If only the writing of the series was just as good 😔👊

[@goodguyamr6996]

words cannot describe how overjoyed I was when I saw this video. Tangled the Series is SO good (secretly hoping for a Sofia the First song analysis video)

[@glieric]

I loveeee your analyses, I’d definitely watch another vid about this show 🙏🙏🙏 (Nothing Left to Lose is my personal favorite 😌)

[@isabellaestupinan5527]

As a long time fan of the show, I really loved watching your video! You explain everything in such a knowledgeable yet accessible way, and I can tell you really know your stuff/appreciate the hard work that went into creating each song. Great job!!!

[@chubbymeel6476]

Love the video! Have you heard of centaurworld? It’s also an animated musical. If you can get pass the bizzarw humour, there’s a gem there

[@Kam_i_]

Astor, your musical analyses are amazing !! Thank you for your insights, I love learning about stuff like this

[@draconic1100]

I've been waiting for when you'd make an analysis on a song for being good and my did you deliver

[@Rex133TV]

On the note of ungepatchka, I've been making similar arguments towards many highly technical artists over the years, admittedly most in metal and jazz. I once saw a jazz trio live that, at the time at least, consisted of three absolute masters of their instrument at the top of their game, and while there's no denying what they played was incredibly complex and technical, it - to me at least - felt like form over substance to the max. It was a very neat composition and all, but it felt like a series of songs written to showcase musical talent instead of to be a good song. In a similar vein, there's a reason there's only one Dream Theater song that ever achieved mainstream success, to the point that the band even released a compilation CD called "Greatest Hit (... And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)", that reason being... Well, okay, there's more than one reason, but a big part of the reason is definitely that their music much too often focuses on being technical showpieces over music, and they're far from the only band that does this. Less really is more a lot of the time.

[@Crossfiremusic94]

Finally, and Alan Menkin appreciation channel! Seriously I can’t think of anything he had his hand in that didn’t turn out amazing

[@unsightedmelodies6801]

Thank you thank you thank you for showcasing crossing the line. I feel it's a song that can get overlooked in the third season. Also I'm adding waiting in the wings to my audition book because these songs need more exposure outside of love for the show

[@Nimelennar]

It's a great show, especially the music. I just wish they had given Cass a better motivation from her villain turn than "I want to be the main character" and "Rapunzel stole my [spoiler];" the former makes her seem like a narcissist, and for the latter, the truth, as Cass knew, was actually the other way around. It's frustrating when the motivation for Varian's villain turn is so much better: Cass feels betrayed for no reason, but Varian WAS betrayed (albeit for an understandable reason).

[@kitcat7645]

TANGLED THE SERIES IN 2024!!!! We're eating good!

[@odeio_milho]

I've never heard about "Ungepatchka" until this video and it sounds so useful :V

[@spid8578]

WAIT YOU DID DO CROSSING THE LINE!!!! Did you know for show cutting-down purposes (can’t think of the right phrase rn) they had to shorten Crossing the Line? It’s a massive pity because I’ll never get enough of eden espinosa. The lyricist for tangled the series actually posted the would be full version of crossing the line on his X page!!!!! EDIT: there is also a couple of people on KZbin that sung the full version.

[@wwpjd28]

I have watched this show multiple times. Yes, there is some goofy, kid stuff. But the characters are great and the music is fantastic. Each time one of these bangers played, I’d replay the scene 3-4 times. Ready as I’ll Ever Be was incredible. He crushed it.

[@olived9560]

aa amazing analysis, thank you!!

[@PlatinumAltaria]

Play tracks from RTA in one ear and tracks from Wish in the other ear to instantly lobotomise someone.

[@hollyzandstra4413]

This was a really informative video, and honestly made me want to check this show out! Your point about Alan Menken and Glenn Slater got me wondering if you've ever considered doing a video on Galavant? Seeing as that show also had those two doing songs for it.

[@XanderVJ]

This is as good time as any to remind humankind as a whole... Tangled > Frozen

[@DLxxx]

The music in this show has ALWAYS been immaculate. People just forgot that over the years, which is so sad.

[@familytablet6453]

Yeah thanks to one of my favorite video game series Nothing Left To Lose and Ready As I'll Ever Be are always in my mind somewhere. Well, thanks to the fandom, that is. March Caprice is the greatest 'by fans for fans' event ever and I love it

[@Violet-Sky-4580]

I fucking loved this show

[@RosieTheWickedFangirl2007]

Even though when people meet Cassandra they attend to not like her but when we see her in season two we look more into her heart and struggles and we can’t help but love her and feel sorry for her. Well the reason why I love her is because she’s played by Eden Espinosa💚

[@imhannahbrooks]

also you starting with ready as i’ll ever be🤌🤌🤌😭

[@imhannahbrooks]

RIGHT?? i think i listen to the songs everyday in my car😭😭 their SO good

[@MrGabeanator]

do I need to justify what a musical genius Alan Menken is

[@-orczy-5111]

2:38 I actually thought it said "together we will, guaranteed". Huh. 7:33 Eden Espinosa is an ALTO???? I was sure she was at least a mezzo or a mezzo soprano because of how well she sings those high notes! Wow, mind blown.

[@timothyjohnson5699]

Oh. We're looking at Disney's lesser known projects now? Cool. Do "Carried Away" from Mickey Mouse Shorts next.

[@Malefic_Cinephile]

I respect your input on the music but I just wish the overall writing was at the same standard.

[@OpticalSorcerer]

While I wasn't really impressed by the film's soundtrack except for Gothel's songs, I really enjoyed several of the show's songs.

[@sarcomeresarecool]

The other fun thing about Crossing the Line is that it's a song that's very very clearly written from Cass's perspective. Like--she's actually being pretty unfair to Rapunzel, if you think about it? Rapunzel has a nice life now but had a distinctly worse childhood than she did, after all. But it's not about the literal truth or giving a measured, balanced opinion; it's about how she *feels* and that comes through so clearly and so well.

[@gab-le5mf]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

[@KrookedKlown-kl5tk]

In my opinion, Cass ans Varian had the best songs. They just had so much emotion in their singing, if they're sad, angry or happy you can tell. I don't think they did good things as villains, but I understand why the writers did that. Varian wants justice for his father. Cass wants justice for herself.

[@bncumali1555]

Astor, can u plzzzzzzz make a vid on Epic: the musical???? Their songs kinda slaps

[@Aisubun]

The music in this show is the one thing that makes me view it positively even after the S2 finale ruined everything That being said, Ready As I'll Ever Be is still the peak of the series imo lol

[@prxckish]

I feel like I heard the melody of Waiting in The Wings in Cassandra’s parts in Nothing Left to Lose, am I hearing things or is this valid?

[@roukitz5795]

Will you be giving your opinion on “Nothing Left To Lose” from the final season?

[@uliyanagolub2645]

I was wondering why the song are so good and Alan Menken was there all this time

[@elenamagliochetti4951]

idk how much they paid eden but it wasn’t enough

[@lanasinapayen3354]

Can you do a song from Steven Universe?

[@theanimekid7839]

Jeremy Jordan is the best singer in the series and carries the soundtrack on his back. Not to discredit the rest of the cast who are all amazing.

[@Narvalo_Lastar]

There is no discord link in the description

[@michaelcorbalis9860]

Do you have any way of breaking down aspiring song writers lyrics and giving advice? Asking for a friend…

[@astorrhymemaster]

I stream every couple weeks doing exactly that! Stay tuned for posts about the next one!

[@personperson4571]

:)

[@ThePreciseClimber]

The songs are pretty great. However... the actual writing is pretty weak. Cassandra's villain arc was quite nonsensical and artificial. The story presented far too many bonding moments between her and Rapunzel for the betrayal to feel in-character. Varian's villain arc was a little better but it was tainted by Rapunzel's inconsistent characterisation in S1. The moment when she just stood there when the guards threw Varian out of the castle even though SHE was in charge was soooo out-of-character. And her inaction in regards to checking up on Varian after the snowstorm was also off-putting.

[@ponyfish157]

The songs are great but the 2 main characters turning villains never felt all that believable to me and more like it was done for cheap drama. That together with the constant edgy imagery of darkness and spikes, makes it more a show that i wish i enjoyed, then a show i enjoyed.

[@bored_person]

Why is luckless okay but not respectless?

[@Eloraurora]

Preexisting word, internal alliteration, strong meter, not having internal sibilance to kill momentum... I'm not knocking the song, but respectless is an extremely awkward word to sing.

[@Rikrobat]

Using a cliche line in prose or in verse doesn’t have to be a bad thing. They are cliche because they’ve stood the test of time. If you lean into it with great characterization / atmosphere / vocalization / etc., it will sound way better than something that is new or fancy just to be new or fancy.

[@unsightedmelodies6801]

Thank you thank you thank you for showcasing crossing the line. I feel it's a song that can get overlooked in the third season. Also I'm adding waiting in the wings to my audition book because these songs need more exposure outside of love for the show