The Hunchback of Notre Dame OST - 01 - The Bells of Notre Dame

[@itrashcant7947]

Those last "bells, bells, bells" will always give me goosebumps

[@brandonichavez5700]

Truly spinechilling, was going to say the exact same thing.

[@audiobyjen6589]

IKR??

[@iamcnfused6161]

SAME it’s so intense but amazing none the less

[@sschweg08]

Paul Kandel did a phenomenal job of voicing and singing as Clopin!!!

[@dianapatriciareyescruz6419]

I always feel the same in that part ❤️

[@xaechireon]

"...He saw corruption everywhere, except within.", I didn't catch the lyrics as a kid, but now I understand how descriptive and powerful it is in its simplicity, this short sentence.

[@phillipdannyjohnston8506]

exactly , above all when frollo is suppoused to be the priest

[@chandrawagner4061]

That's like my favorite line of this song

[@TheThetaMan]

That's why this movie underrated in my opinion. Because of its moral message, even applying to those who *seem* right on the outside

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

His high note at the end will never fail to amaze me. That high note sounds like insanity. *Bells of Notre DAME!* Pure brilliance.

[@DMJGarcia]

@@phillipdannyjohnston8506 archdeacon

[@superzilla784]

I envy the people who got to experience this in theaters. they must have been literally blown away during the climax of this song

[@jesusleyva4386]

Yea it was awesome

[@sedij2358]

Same. It must have been phenomenal!

[@ryancrockford5517]

First film I ever saw at the cinema at the age of 6, remember being blown away by scene of Paris on fire, and crying my eyes out for reasons I didn’t really understand at ‘Sanctuary! Sanctuary! Sanctuary!’

[@FLTRoRo]

Yes, this intro was preposterously impressive, as was the scene where Frolo sings to the fire about Esmerelda. These two are some of my favourite scenes ever

[@starrlewistheauthor7194]

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[@batmanvsjoker7725]

That high note on the last “DAAAAAAAAME!!!” though, just WOW! The voice actor for Coplin didn’t have to go this hard, but he did it for us

[@ChienaAvtzon]

Actually, he did have to sing it like that. Stephen Schwartz is the king of belting, and wrote the lyrics that way.

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

@@ChienaAvtzon Schwartz only wrote the lyrics, the composition was Alan Menken's doing.

[@adammartinez8061]

Especially in the ending.

[@blam9360]

It gets me every time I hear it. It just hits that musical sweet spot... 😇❤️‍🔥

[@reddy161]

He's my fav character honestly

[@TheJoukai]

That high note man, it's something else.

[@TheJoukai]

And today I was able to actually hit it!

[@ellac.949]

Nice one! Proud of you, stranger upon the internet 😊

[@patricialeonita5367]

@@TheJoukai that's awesome!

[@johnathangoldblatt2931]

I love singing it

[@marlesayson8631]

But can you sing the high note from the choir here 3:31

[@lulystalgianature2968]

And then Clopin does that question "Who is the monster and who is the man?" And then after that terrific opening, we're introduced to Quasimodo motivating a cute little bird to fly. Yeah, that answered the question really fast.

[@porshialyde]

My favorite part of the song “who is the monster and who is the mannn” 😂😂

[@juanrisa945]

@@lifelovingrogue it does

[@ruru_bckwrds8737]

That's sublime

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

Does Clopin's badass high note at the end seriously get anyone else. *Bells of Notre DAME!* Sounds absolutely insane.

[@hel7374]

@matteo.parzanese LOL

[@OhLookAGoth]

Let's all be honest, this is the most badass opening Disney has ever had in a movie.

[@kurtyhumchietonelada4784]

(my opinion) id say not the best but one of the best

[@-maquia-]

@@kurtyhumchietonelada4784 what do you think is the best?

[@kurtyhumchietonelada4784]

@@-maquia- circle of life(lion king) but bells of the notre dame is second

[@craftyyt2745]

thats undisputed

[@apprentice_jedi]

@@-maquia- Gospel Truth, Hercules

[@nahicorua]

Honestly Frollo is one of the best villains portrayed in any Disney Reinassance movie, he literally murders an innocent woman and attempts to kill her baby in the first five minutes of the movie, his obsession with Esmeralda and the fact he genuenly thinks he's perfect and can do no wrong makes him so terrifyingly realistic that I can't believe how this movie is so underrated. I wish there were more Disney movies like this...

[@jambler15]

And his death scene is one of the all-time greats...and not just for a Disney movie.

[@yardz876]

I think this warrants a live action version.

[@scoutz0rs]

Disney gave up on art and storytelling for pure cash grabs and we’ll never get anything like this era again. Tragic.

[@jeremygilbert7989]

@@yardz876 Don't tempt them. They'd make Quasimodo into a gender fluid who has to constantly be rescued by a Mary Sue Esmerelda who's somehow a master combatant and Phoebus into a total cuck who worships at her feet.

[@fightevilbymoon]

well said

[@mrodriguez16ks]

"She ran, I pursued" Is just the coldest shit you can say after you just murder someone on the steps of a church.

[@kaiaballobey4239]

That was the coldest shit he could have said after murdering a mother of an infant baby in front of a church. Then how he said "Just like your gypsy mother" at the end. He was a villan the moment I heard his voice.

[@depressedthoughts]

SANCTUARY PLEASE GIVE UP SANCTUARY That part was just more sad

[@josephmarrison4606]

Judge Frollo was sure a heartless, nasty badass, but that was what made him so cool if you ask me.

[@raesmith2164]

@@josephmarrison4606 what made him cool to me was how realistic he was almost paralleling similar historical figures

[@TheHManShow]

And this is in the first 5 minutes! When I think of Hunchback I think of Frollo

[@jish55]

Worst part, Hunchback didn't even win best musical score or song, even though 95% of the entire soundtrack is just epic with so much passion and emotion behind each second of music.

[@jwalt8019]

Completely agree.

[@TheHManShow]

I believe by then was when the Academy had to change the rules because Menken had one every year before this movie. Pocahontas came before Hunchback and that was the last Oscar he won.

[@n8flyer79]

The 95% mostly because of A Guy Like You right? right...

[@ArtinVulpin]

This soundtrack is amazing 100% agree

[@MTRZ97]

@@TheHManShow So basically voter fatigue?

[@janeeger769]

“A tale of a man...of a man and a monster” Chills Also “who is the monster and who is the man”

[@TheHManShow]

Jane Eger double meanings galore

[@armandocastaneda5310]

The man is Quasimodo and the Monster is Frollo.

[@phoebeahn8941]

Went full circle. That's good music writing

[@x-rex7236]

When i was a kid, i heard "A tale of a man and his master"

[@SunasGeminiArcher]

Let's not forget the ending reprise: "What makes a monster, and what makes a Man?"

[@IvanAtYT]

4:20 When the Archdeacon said that Claude Frollo can't hide from the eyes of Notre Dame, he didn't just mean the building alone. The scene panned to the saints and then to the Virgin Mary Herself. "Notre Dame" means "Our Lady" in French so when he meant you can't hide from the eyes, he meant you can't hide from the Virgin Mary's eyes watching in judgement in Heaven. Such a chilling and beautiful scene. Disney doesn't have the guts to make such a movie in this day and age.

[@thegenji4889]

*Notre-DamE ;)

[@soundwavesuperior28]

I love how Frollo calls for the virgin Mary to “give him sanctuary” later in the film - where he was the one who was about to drown a baby, while the statue depicting Mary is her, protectively holding her baby.

[@katherine_queen5294]

Ha 420 no but fr that scene made even ME horrified even though I haven’t done anything that comes even remotely close to the horrors Claude Frollo has committed

[@youtubecommentergal4346]

I also understood it as God is watching because Notre Dame is a church and considered holy ground so you can never hide from God.

[@flashkirby101]

Not just panned to them. All of the eyes were looking directly at him as well if I remember right. Granted that was over 20 years ago I don't remember.

[@WereDictionary]

I love how the Hellfire chorus keeps showing up in the cracks of this theme.

[@MrTimshellscherber]

WereDictionary Me 2

[@milesgaunt6767]

leitmotifs

[@raineeholmes566]

Oh my gosh you're right!

[@lilianharperova5922]

Yees, me too😍😍😍

[@sajanpatel4956]

no the chorus of hellfire is the bells of notre dame

[@sananaryon4061]

Let's all admit it, the Archdeacon's part is amazing *See there the innocent blood you have spilled* *On the Steps of Notre Dame* *Now you would add this child's blood to your guilt* *On the Steps of Notre Dame* *You can lie to yourself and your minions* *You can claim that you haven't a qualm* *But you can never run from* *Nor hide what you've done from the Eyes* *The very Eyes of Notre Dame*

[@skittylee6743]

that line gave me chills because the priest is calling out frollo in front of God and his church

[@jorgedasilva7665]

Nor hide what you've done from the Eyes The very Eyes of Notre Dame Considering Notre Dame means Our Lady, referencing Mary, the Archdeacon isn't personifying the cathedral or speaking figuratively, he is literally saying you can't hide from the eyes of Mary.

[@mechamudskipper]

really conveys the feeling of "NOW YOU'RE FUCKED"

[@meganhallisey7028]

I have been thinking, when the archdeacon catches Frollo and calls him out, you sly dog you. Ha, you committed a crime on holy ground. I didn't think about that when this came out.

[@Imaginexall]

It's even better in French, he says "Go tell your lies to your minions, so they can praise the purity of your soul, but you will never hide you guiltiness to the holy eye of Notre Dame" (well imo it's better. But the "he saw corruption everywhere except within" is badly translate so Idk which version I prefer)

[@PhuongNguyen-wu9uu]

The only thing rivalling this opening is "Deliver Us" from The Prince of Egypt. Such powerful songs, truly.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

Which was also Stephen Schwartz. (This time, music AND lyrics and not just lyrics.)

[@randomgirl3492]

I just came from that song thinking the same thing. Both excellent and spine chilling openings, they're both such powerful songs.

[@oliverwakila]

I would say the opening to Anastasia is a close second ;)

[@jayeef2313]

There both so good

[@arielrivera5511]

Phuong Nguyen LITERALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@ok_uh_eli_i_guess376]

“Who is the monster and who is the man” is a line in the song I physically cannot get through without getting major chills

[@KipperTheArt]

The soundtracks to Prince of Egypt (yes, I know this isn't a Disney movie) and Hunchback of Notre Dame are my favorite of any animated movies I've seen. I love each song from both of the movies. They just have a way of making chills travel down your spine.

[@boolson7888]

Price of Egypt... That a boy/girl

[@bradleyelsken1886]

KipperTheArt Stephen Schwartz, he is THE MAN!

[@aylinozer9341]

KipperTheArt exactly! both of them were composed by the same person. Stephan Schwartz should have done more scores

[@keianawhite7358]

KipperTheArt Amen!! :D

[@wouldyoukindly144]

KipperTheArt Couldn't agree more!!

[@WH40KHero]

The voice of Clopin does an amazing job here, singing the opening song. Especially the last high note is just perfect

[@sschweg08]

Paul Kandel! He's amazing

[@StaysAndStories]

@@sschweg08 I found a podcast recently where he said it took a whole year of practice to be able to hit that note and damn, I was even more impressed. They threw this song at the poor musicians halfway through production not even knowing if they would be able to do it and they NAILED it.

[@sschweg08]

@@StaysAndStories that's FASCINATING omg!!

[@sschweg08]

@@StaysAndStories what podcast if I may ask?

[@StaysAndStories]

@@sschweg08 www.dizradio.com/dod/DOD_1_7_2016.mp3 It's kind of a shame that they used a different mix at the end of the soundtrack version that doesn't blend the different voices together as well as in the movie and highlight that note, but MAN do I appreciate that one soprano singing a whole octave above him so much more now

[@annahill99]

“Some say the soul of the city’s the toll of the bells of Notre Dame” it’s withstood 800 years. It withstood that fire. Notre Dame is still there. And it will rebuild.

[@kenjikune2565]

800 years, 8,000, it matters not. Notre Dame will fall like every other building one day. Still looks pretty cool.

[@kaorinyuuki5099]

@@kenjikune2565 the pyramids: 🙂

[@kenjikune2565]

@@kaorinyuuki5099 What about them? They've all been looted & are now only used as tourist attractions. I'd give them a few more millenia.

[@robertlionel2675]

@@kenjikune2565 you're gonna be excited when I tell you how it burned down

[@robertlionel2675]

@@kenjikune2565 Looted, but still standing.

[@MarisolMiriah]

06:03 Been replaying this for 25 years and it gets the goosebumps going and the hair standing on end EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. That one soprano going hard as hell pierces my soul.

[@MotherNature101]

I can hit that note since I am a coloratura soprano, which is a rare female voice that you don't hear very often. It takes a lot to hit that note, but it can be done. As a Catholic, I love this film and the musical that combines the book with the songs from the film. No matter how many times I sing this song with the others from the film or the musical, I get chills every time. But that is more than enough to tell you how good the song is. 😄

[@davidkymdell452]

Same....the narrator hits a top D at the end as well....I was studying to be an opera singer at the time and tried many times to get it. Half killed myself lol.

[@BlackValentine16]

Same!❤

[@malcum7947]

I come back to this song like once a month just to hear that high d. Straight up toe-curling.

[@zooer64]

Why don't we get epic openings like this anymore?

[@mr.derpyface558]

Disney is more focused on quantity nowadays rather than quality, to increase profits

[@nathanjackson9112]

Moana had a pretty epic opening...

[@carlycchapman]

@- Fú - Tangled and Moana are both great in my opinion

[@trevorvallo5841]

Because religion offends everyone.

[@keny1555]

someone neutered Disney.

[@alexandriaantonelli9927]

20 years later and I still can't get over the magnificence of this.

[@maryhales4595]

I know I never will. This music shaped me as a human.

[@pegicorasoulhawk841]

Same

[@werewolf15orlando]

This movie's soundtrack is godly.

[@KingSilly]

No disputing that

[@donutsarecute5209]

quite literally

[@coulsonintahiti]

I love how this film combined Disney music, the parent death cliche, villainous monologues, and more into a song that not only works, but surpasses any other music to this day. Also I love how the Archdeacon basically tells Frollo "you're damned to hell" without ever showing anger.

[@Nixqtis]

Agreed

[@noonefromnowhere7945]

Righteous anger if any

[@stevie_ily]

I love how the music swells from silence and deepens. It really does give you a feeling of a looming power looking over you. Like the eyes of Notre Dame.

[@somerando9475]

6:03 that soprano in the background is legendary.... Holy crap

[@leonardosomma4196]

It's just.......heavenly! Ehhhhh?

[@hydracdxv]

Why thank you I know the person

[@TigerPrawn_]

@@hydracdxv What's their name?

[@sageof6pandas233]

@@TigerPrawn_ Its the guy who plays Clopin I think

[@mayhare9754]

I may be wrong on this, but I heard that's Paul Kandel himself.

[@bobstone3386]

"YOU CAN NEVER RUN OR HIDE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FROM THE EYEEEES!!!!"

[@gaiafroeschke6802]

rhyu dao the very eyes of Notre Dame

[@adudewithabetsyrossflag8125]

*KYRIE ELISON!!* And for one time in his life Of POWER and CONTROL *KYRIE ELISON!!!* Frollo felt a twinge of *fear* For his immortal soul....

[@megalunalexi5601]

the priest has such a *powerful* voice, I love it so much

[@arvisjaggamar]

Sooooooo many goosebumps...

[@AndreNitroX]

Still epic to this day

[@gigglestheclown13]

"You can lie to yourself and your minions, you can claim that you haven't a quam, but you cannot run from, nor hide what you've done from the eyes, the very eyes of Notre Dame!" Powerful stuff there.

[@KevinToddMusic]

6:08 “DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!!”

[@depressedthoughts]

While its on fire

[@constanzaanaisbustosflores1101]

Jajajajaja, and say: Norte Drame

[@WizardOfHumor1989]

It’s ironic that the main theme is attributed to a Disney villain song

[@PrincessX-ke8tj]

That man can sing higher than I can

[@miguels.b.2749]

The Chorus is so powerful... it should be part of an awesome opera.

[@LiveatAurburnstudios]

This song is part of our marching band's halftime show. Does that count?

[@miguels.b.2749]

LiveatAurburnstudios Well... it's a start

[@ShaharHarshuv]

I like how he use "Dies Irae" - like mozart and verdi.

[@neemperiod]

How about those pipes on Clopin? That was quite a powerful High note at the end.

[@miguels.b.2749]

Shachar Har-Shuv Yeah, I like that one too

[@IronianKnight]

Musical storytelling is a fading art. Listening to this reminds you why that's kind of a tragedy.

[@AsheQuinn]

[Intro: Choir] Olim Olim deus accelere Hoc saeculum splendidum Accelere fiat venire olim [Clopin] Morning in Paris, the city awakes To the bells of Notre Dame The fisherman fishes, the bakerman bakes To the bells of Notre Dame To the big bells as loud as the thunder To the little bells soft as a psalm And some say the soul of the city's The toll of the bells The bells of Notre Dame (Speaking) Listen, they're beautiful, no? So many colours of sound, so many changing moods Because you know, they don't ring all by themselves [Puppet] - They don't? [Clopin] No, silly boy Up there, high, high in the dark bell tower Lives the mysterious bell ringer Who is this creature? [Puppet] - Who? [Clopin] What is he? [Puppet] - What? [Clopin] How did he come to be there? [Puppet] - How? [Clopin] Hush, and Clopin will tell you It is a tale, a tale of a man and a monster (Sung) Dark was the night when our tale was begun On the docks near Notre Dame [Man #1, spoken] Shut it up, will you! [Man #2] We'll be spotted! [Woman] Hush, little one [Clopin, sung] Four frightened gypsies slid silently under The docks near Notre Dame [Man #3, spoken] Four guilders for safe passage into Paris [Clopin, sung] But a trap had been laid for the gypsies And they gazed up in fear and alarm At a figure whose clutches Were iron as much as the bells [Man #1, spoken] Judge Claude Frollo! [Clopin, sung] The bells of Notre Dame [Chorus] Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy) [Clopin] Judge Claude Frollo longed To purge the world Of vice and sin [Chorus] Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy) [Clopin] And he saw corruption Ev'rywhere Except within [Frollo, spoken] Bring these gypsy vermin to the palace of justice [Guard] You there, what are you hiding? [Frollo] Stolen goods, no doubt. Take them from her [Clopin] She ran [Chorus, sung] Dies irae, dies illa (Day of wrath, that day) Solvet saeclum in favilla (Shall consume the world in ashes) Teste David cum sibylla (As prophesied by David and the sibyl) Quantus tremor est futurus (What trembling is to be) Quando Judex est venturus (When the Judge is come) [Woman, spoken] Sanctuary, please give us sanctuary! [Frollo] A baby? A monster! [Archdeacon] Stop! [Clopin, sung] Cried the Archdeacon [Frollo, spoken] This is an unholy deamon I am sending it back to Hell, where it belongs [Archdeacon, sung] See there the innocent blood you have spilt On the steps of Notre Dame [Frollo, spoken] I am guiltless. She ran, I pursued [Archdeacon, sung] Now you would add this child's blood to your guilt On the steps of Notre Dame [Frollo, spoken] My conscience is clear! [Archdeacon, sung] You can lie to yourself and your minions You can claim that you haven't a qualm But you never can run from Nor hide what you've done from the eyes The very eyes of Notre Dame [Chorus] Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy) [Clopin] And for one time in his life Of power and control [Chorus] Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy) [Clopin] Frollo felt a twinge of fear For his immortal soul [Frollo, spoken] What must I do? [Archdeacon] Care for the child, and raise it as your own [Frollo] What? I'm to be saddled with this misshapen...? Very well. Let him live with you, in your church [Archdeacon] Live here? Where? [Frollo] Anywhere (Sung) Just so he's kept locked away Where no one else can see (Spoken) The bell tower, perhaps And who knows, our Lord works in mysterious ways (Sung) Even this foul creature may Yet prove one day to be Of use to me [Clopin, spoken] And Frollo gave the child a cruel name A name that means "half-formed": Quasimodo (Sung) Now here is a riddle to guess if you can Sing the bells of Notre Dame Who is the monster and who is the man? [Clopin and Chorus] Sing the bells, bells, bells, bells Bells, bells, bells, bells Bells of Notre Dame

[@zapheil]

空白 I appreciate this

[@toony5874]

Clopin is a neat character.

[@carebear91]

Bless you, my dude

[@toonkid5196]

What does the intro part translate to?

[@carebear91]

@@toonkid5196 Someday, someday, God speed This bright millennium Let it come someday

[@Sashi_Mee]

the music here is just epic. I wish disney would go back to this style.

[@JadenOmega]

+Erick Pan-Cho Oh I know Disney would be a lot more awesome if they went back to this style

[@Sashi_Mee]

It seems that disney was more mature during our childhood. Then suddenly went to a coddling posture after. Strange.

[@JadenOmega]

Very weird....I never realy noticed as a child,and they say Disney is never dark.

[@Sashi_Mee]

A lot of the cartoons we watched as kids had dark moments.

[@JadenOmega]

Although there r people wo don't see them and they just think Disney's for kids

[@lizajuziemusic]

The organ at 4:28 is so chilling. I absolutely LOVE it. And the singers voice on that note right at the end gives me the chills. Tenors, man! So beautiful❤

[@Stitchthecat4]

The voice of Clopin Trouillefou throughout the film, both spoken and song, puppet and man is Paul Kandel.

[@kieraking4865]

@@Stitchthecat4 they picked a great person for clopin

[@originalindigodingo]

Someones gonna kill me for this, but I don't care - on balance, Hunchback has the best soundtrack of any Disney movie. There are some songs that are better than certain ones in the film, but on balance none manage to reach the consistent high point of this one.

[@JJdaPK]

I don't even think "A Guy Like You" is a bad song, it just feels out of place with the AMAZING songs like "The Bells of Notre Dame" "Out There" "God Help the Outcasts" and "Hellfire."

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

JJdaPK "a guy like you" isn't a bad song. It's just not very useful plot wise.

[@josephine2202]

I kinda think it's a tie between this and the Hercules soundtrack. That shit is real.

[@kristinebautz1859]

I agree. This is Broadway material. The music still gives me goosebumps and reminds me of my love for church music and how it can get right to your soul. I love the lion king soundtrack as well but it doesnt compare to the beauty of the bells of Notre Dame

[@chandrawagner4061]

God help the outcasts, out there, hellfire, this song. No Disney song is as beautiful or causes such emotion!

[@Steven_Stanton_Music]

This man,,,,belted a D5. Had nothing but chills when I first heard it

[@rejvaik00]

I can as well 😊 I sing in a tribute band for Judas Priest and I can match Rob Halford's range very well all the way up to a C6

[@mimirants7935]

"Judge Claude Frollo longed to purge the world of vice and sin, And he saw corruption everywhere, except within..." *BRO*

[@leonardosomma4196]

Chilling right?

[@mariecarie1]

Every once in a while I get the urge to just listen from 5:43 to the end like five times in a row. That final high D kills it every time

[@JadenOmega]

One of the best and probably the darkest movie Disney has ever had,i love everything about this movie especially this opening.

[@DuchessofEarlGrey]

I didn't see it as a child but I know a lot of the deeper, darker themes would have been lost on me if I had. Watching it now is unnerving.

[@meliachristiansen1523]

Merlyn Pyndragon actually I never saw it until I was 14. I loved it. my mom didn't like this movie, or anastasia. I just recently got to watch them. I love them both now, and the music in this blew me away.

[@RandomSubjects]

I love this movie but I would also say that The Black Cauldron is pretty scary for a Disney movie.

[@dollie5794]

The book was so depressing and sad

[@ahkashsungkur1678]

Jaden Omega Pinocchio is the darkest. Trust me try it now. 👊🏽

[@AmeliaHirna]

"Sanctuary, please give us sanctuary!" the raw desperation in the delivery of that line gives me chills and manages to make me tear up even after having listened to this song for six years and counting.

[@TheChloclo]

Hello everyone, random Parisian person here. Thank you so much for having us in your thoughts. It’s really heartwarming seeing so many people sharing our pain like that. Monday was truly heartbreaking for us. Thankfully the damage is less extensive than we initially thought! The roof and spire might be gone but she’s still standing strong and the most precious art pieces are safe and that’s what matters most! We’re all really impatient to see her rebuilt and a ton of money is being donated to see that happen. I can’t wait for opening day!

[@MatthewGross87]

When she's rebuilt, the place will shine as beautifully as ever. As sad as it is to lose the history that comes with the ceiling and the forest, the bell towers and much of the other parts of the building from original structure built centuries ago still stand. The mixture of modern and historical pieces of the building will also only add to its lure as the spire had existed for less than half its history before it burnt down. This is just another chapter in the long and storied history of Notre Dame,

[@Damocles16]

Hey fellow parisian. I imagined the grand re-opening day as soon as I saw the fire. It greatly helped to cope with the "upset". Actually I don't understand how anyone could be that saddened: that big ol' church is immortal! I secretely hoped one chunck of the wall would collapse, so we could really use the word "re-build". That was just a flesh wound! I mean a wood wound on France's soul! Still, we'll meet on opening day! Hope the bells will cover the cheers!

[@kyliemagnusson7251]

My prayers and postive thoughts and energy go to you and the city of Paris forever

[@machaeladenice567]

Im not a very religious person but God bless you guys in Paris and all over France, I cried for Notre Dame when I saw the news. Her glory will be restored and she will shine as bright as ever when she is restored❤

[@LadyAmanita]

I can't wait to see beautiful Notre Dame rebuilt. She's wounded now, but still hanging on, and she's got good people looking after her. I love modern skyscrapers and consider buildings like Notre Dame to be their living ancestors, who showed the way forward for all that we know now, in terms of engineering. I was horrified when I woke up after a long night shift and saw the news, and thought for sure that we were going to lose that precious building. Imagine my relief when word came out that she was saved, and even her stained glass windows had survived, along with so many of her other treasures.

[@xyon9090]

*"But you never can run from nor hide what you've done from the eyes.* *The very eyes of Notre Dame!"*

[@urahara_daioh]

Disney no longer has the balls to make something like this today.

[@kishinkuro]

The Princess and the Frog was actually pretty good, with the concept of black magic and dealing with evil spirits. Dr. Facilier's death was one of the darkest I've seen, but it was kinda funny too.

[@CaptainCJ97]

mtman318 well it did flop in a sense

[@GKIRA89]

mtman318 The dark tone and the social/religious/sexual questions it rolls up? Surely not. But it is not Disney's fault. BUT! Luckily, Disney (Pixar) still can make complex movies that offer just as much for adults as for chilldren - or even more. For example Up!, Wall-E, Inside Out.

[@urahara_daioh]

William R Your icon perfectly fits your comment!

[@ninjatops99]

+William R my friend, you have tact. lol

[@arismaiden6457]

In greek the part where clopin says "frolo felt a twinge of fear for his immortal soul" is so powerful: "And for the first time the cruel judge, felt that somewhere above there is an Ultimate Judge"...

[@cranberrythecat4555]

holy - that is such a raw line - thank you for sharing!!?

[@ΡΙΖΟΣΚΡΑΒΒΑΡΙΤΗΣ]

I'd also really love to mention that,once again in the greek dub,Frollo is reffered to as "the enemy of notre dame", and yk what, someone else latinised and translated the lyrics literally,let me just copy and paste, oh btw I added in the part where Clopin and the puppet are talking, everything else is by that other random stranger lol) Na, to Parisi ksipnaei ksana sta skalia tis Panagias (Here, Paris wakes up again at the stairs of Notre dame) Psarades psarevoun fournarides psinoun sta skalia tis Panagias (Fishermen fish, bakers bake, at the stairs of Notre Dame) Oi megales kabanes vrontane, oi mikres tragoudane glika (The big bells thunder, the smalls sing sweetly) Kai afti i mousiki eine i idia i psihi tis palias.. tis megalis Panagias (And this music is the same soul of the old... of the big Notre Dame) /|\ Back at the theater wagon /|\ "Akooste,panemorfos ihos,ti orea melothia,posa sinesthimata.." (Listen,beautiful sound..what a great melody,how many emotions..) "Giati ops xerete,den htipoun apo monew toos." (But as you know,they don't ring by themselves.) "Ohi?" (No?) "Ohi,anorime." (No,immature one.) "Eki pano,psila,psila sto skotino kabanario,zi o mistiriodeis kabanokoostis." (Up there,high,high in the dark bell tower,lives the mysterious bellringer.) "Pio ine afto to plasma?" (Who is this creature?) "Pio!" (Who!) "Pos ine?" (How is it?) "Pos!" (How!) "Ti kani taha eki pano?" (What is it doing up there?) "Ti!" (What!) "Papse!" (Stop!) "Ahh.." (Ahh..) "Sas to lei o Clopinos,itan mia fora enas adras,ke ena teras.." (Clopin's telling you,there was once a man,and a monster.." Mauro skotadi eixe pesei ston molo sta skalia tis Panagias (Black darkness, had fallen on the pier at the stairs of Notre dame) Nati tsigannoi skies pou glistroun sta stena tis geitonias (Here gypsies, shadows that slip in the alleys of the neiborhood) Omos kapios tous stinei pagida, enas agrios, kakos dikastis (But someone sets them a trap, a brutal, evil judge) Mia morfi san grothia, siderenia, varia, san tou exthrou o dikastis Frolo tou exthrou tis Panagias (A shape like a fist, iron, heavy, like the enemy- judge Frolo- the enemy of Holy Mary/Notre Dame) O Claude Frolo dikastis kritis tou kosmou autou (Claude Frolo, judge, ruler of this world) Kinigaei pantou tin diafora ektos eaftou (hunts everywhere the corruption, except from himself) "Ferte auta ta parasita sto megaro tis dikaiosinis" (Bring these parasites in the hall of judgment) "Esi ekei! Na do ti kriveis! Klopimaia sigoura, partis ta amesws" (You there! Lemme see what you hide! Stolen goods for sure, take them immediately To skaei... ( She runs...) "Doste mou asylo, sas parakalo!" (Give me sanctuary, please!) "Ena vrefos? Ah, ti asximo!" (An infant? Ah, how ugly!) "Mh! - Fonakse o iereas- Einai enas frixtos daimonas, ton stelno piso stin Kolasi, opou anikei" (Don't! - Shout the priest- It is a hideous demon, I'm sending him in Hell, where he belongs) "Exises aima athoon anthropon, sta skalia tis Panagias"( You spilled blood of innocent people, at the stairs of Notre Dame) "Eimai athoos, epraksa to sosto" (I'm innocent, I did right) "Thes na skotoseis kai touto to vrefos sta skalia tis Panagias" (You wanna kill and this infant, at the stairs of Notre Dame) "Exw kathari sinidisi!"( I have clean conscience!) "O eautos sou mporei na to antexei na sou leei pos den exei enoxes, ma pote den tha vreis pouthena na krifteis, ap to vlemma, ap tin matia tis Panagias" (Yourself may endure it, telling you you have no guilts, but you will never find anywhere to hide, from the sight, from the gaze of Notre Dame) Kai gia proti tou fora o agrios dikastis, eniose pos kapou iparxei o anotatos kritis.. (And for hia 1st time the ruthless judge, felt like somewhere exists the ultimate judge/ruler) "Ti prepei na kanw?"(What must I do?) "Frontise to paidi, san na tane diko sou"(Take care of the child, like it was yours) "Pos?! Thes na mou fortoseis auto to teras? As einai... tha zisei omos mazi sou stin ekklisia" (How? You want to burden me this monster? Let it be... He will however live with you in the church) "Na zisei edo? Pou? (Live here? Where?) " Opou thes.. Zise edw kala krimmenos san se filaki. Sto kabanario mporei.. O Theos pos tha ta ferei.. pote den ksereis.. I frixti morfi sou isws tha mou xreiastei, kapoia stigmi... "( Wherever you want... Live here, good hidden like in prison. In the bell tower maybe... How God will bring it.. You never know... Your hideous shape maybe be in use for me.. Some moment...) And Frolo, edwse sto paidi ena fovero onoma, tin leksi pou simainei dismorfos.. Kouasimodos... (And Frolo, gave the child a despicable name, the wors that means disfigured... Quasimodo...) Na exo ena enigma gia olous se sas sta skalia tis Panagias (Here I got an enigma, for all of you at the stairs of Notre Dame) Poios einai Aggelos poios Satanas ( Who is an Angel and who a Satan) Kai ixoun pantou kabanes stin kardia tos Panagiaaaaas ( And sounds everywhere bells in the heart of Notre Daaaame

[@chicha3maddy971]

Who is the monster and who is the man? All the chills. Every time.

[@constanzaanaisbustosflores1101]

Who the monster? The men call Dad, Who the men? The people bulling :D

[@Black101Warri0r]

When he hit that last note, goosebumps!!!

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

Oh god yes^^

[@thecook1993]

That soprano too tho!!

[@TheDeceivingHeart]

it brings tears to my eyes every goddamn time.

[@thecook1993]

TheDeceivingHeart while I love the movie I don’t watch it too often. I do happen to be watching it this moment😂 such a funny coincidence to get that notification right now

[@stormstrider1990]

Best intro to a Disney film since a very long time.

[@doctorcragmire7299]

And what was the last great Disney intro before this film came out?

[@elijahanderson3288]

+Doctor Cragmire (Dr. Cragmire) Why, that's easy... The Lion King

[@spacepod9178]

+Elijah Anderson AH ZABENYA Or is it... The Bells of Notre Dame!

[@rassilontdavros3004]

+Elijah Anderson Nah, Beauty and the Beast.

[@finisanchez6828]

don't forget about the prince of egypt. that's great too

[@SamPasserdoodlesandhappenings]

And now, after 5 long years , those bells finally ring once more.

[@missladyhaha]

Best opening Disney had ever done!

[@commando6683]

indeed

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

Better than CoL for sure.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

CoL?

[@eazy1437]

İts the best Definately !!!

[@chandrawagner4061]

Nothing else compares!

[@Millennia0007]

I've never heard a more powerful ending to a song in my goddamn LIFE.

[@kishinkuro]

The endings to almost every song in this movie are so powerful I can't pull it off, no matter how much I wanna impress people by shouting "bells of NOTRE DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!!!"

[@analdestruction5818]

try putting holy water in your lungs maybe it'll work i never actually really tried but i heard someone did it

[@DrMoriole]

+Spike Garland . . . You just aren't trying hard enough. ::winks::

[@RelientKftw]

+Millennia0007 It makes every hair on my body stand on end, and a tingling sensation course through every vein in my being.

[@TheItalianBreadMan]

You need to listen to the end of this number in the French version then, one of the sustained notes in the chord has a little more emphasis and makes it even more powerful. Search for "Le Bossu de Notre Dame - Les Cloches de Notre Dame" and click the on the video with the same thumbnail as this, skip to the end, you won't be disappointed.

[@zzzeus78]

That last part...that insanely high note, "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!!!" I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets chills every time. BTW listening to this in June 2020.

[@leonardosomma4196]

The climax I just 👌

[@anniefarrell9907]

He was like "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaame! ' and I went" Damn!"

[@abbymorrison3097]

I fucked around on my guitar and the best note I could find was a D on the high E string. Are you fucking kidding me?!? 😂 THIS MAN IS A LEGEND

[@DiaryPages_]

Honestly that jester needs more appreciation

[@TigerPrawn_]

@@abbymorrison3097 Sure that's not just someone else in the choir - i don't think it's the main singer...

[@theenergetichopecat7006]

I love the way the storyteller narrates the entire story of Quasimoto in six minutes. His voice is super dramatic and fun to listen to. Every single character in this movie has a deep recognizable and gentle voice all except for the villain of course. But they all have a deeply recognizable and distinctive sound to their voices making them the way they are. Just by listening to the voices I can easily pinpoint which characters which so very superb voice acting from the cast of this movie! One of Disney’s best!

[@morgan595]

Since the Notre Dame Cathedral burned down today I thought it was only right to listen to this in it's honor. We truly lost a priceless piece of history today.....

[@linkfan160]

It didn't completely burn down. The bell towers and front facade is still intact along with the inside of the building but the roof is almost completely gone. It is still very sad :(

[@morgan595]

@@linkfan160 Oh really? That's great news! I didn't know they were able to salvage any of the building. Thanks for correcting me

[@EasternFantasy13]

@@morgan595 Even more good news; the statues on top were removed last week for repair and during the blaze, the priests and emergency crew rescued relics and art and the stained glass windows have survived, including the famous rose windows such as the one Esmeralda stands beneath during God Help the Outcasts.

[@makaylareitman1232]

Katrynna Rochelle do you think they will try to recreate the spire or will they add their own touch to make it a mix of ancient and modern

[@trevlightkeeper507]

@@makaylareitman1232 Interestingly, the spire itself was a "mix of ancient and modern", since the spire that was destroyed was built in the 19th century, hundreds of years after the cathedral was originally built. I think because we're looking at Notre-Dame de Paris through the lens of 850 years of history, we sometimes forget all the changes it already has undergone over all that time. While I personally dislike the idea of adding something ultra-modern and completely different from the rest of the architecture, I try to remind myself that the cathedral has always been an ever-evolving work of art.

[@brighambentley]

“She Ran!” (Turns up volume to max) *”D I E S I R A E, D I E S I L L A!!!”*

[@kieraking4865]

"SANCTUARY PLEASE GIVE US SANCTUARY" (I have my volume all the way up the entire song)

[@Lughrochben]

I wonder how many started listening to this again after the fire yesterday?

[@bebeco-b2co]

Edward Probst I’ve loved this story for years and I come back here

[@sandysushi591]

Once I saw on the news that Notre Dame was on fire, all I thought of was Quasi screaming "Santuary!"... Came back to the soundtrack as soon as I was able to. Prayers to Notre Dame 🙏

[@jamesfranco1997]

Yup

[@makaylareitman1232]

KZbin just happened to recommend this to me when the fire started

[@BaronessVonHizen]

Me!! Since Monday night...

[@nonoo2157]

The way Quasi's mother shrieks *"Sanctuary? PLEASE GIVE US SANCTUARY!!"* is honestly haunting

[@DrBrianaJackson]

Best Disney movie ever! The music is so brilliant, and let's not forget Frollo's awesome awesome awesome song! This movie is SO underrated and I have no idea why.

[@VladNorris]

Too dark for typical Disney Audiences, too light for honest to God Victor Hugo fans.

[@MoreDance96]

I loved it when i was a kid, and i love it now! If you look away from the childish factors, it's a great movie for adults too :D

[@krombopulos_michael]

This and Pocahontas really don't get the credit they deserve imo.

[@thelouisfanclub]

the music in this is just faboo, it was the first disney ost i ever bought and i used to listen to it all over and over alan menken is a god

[@leighrmifan]

thelouisfanclub And don't forget Stephen Schwartz! He wrote the freakin' lyrics!

[@john.arnold1860]

Props to the soprano who holds a high D for 15 seconds 6:08-6:23

[@PRsweetness]

It's actually held by the narrator as well

[@brennenfoerst3908]

Yes. It was insane

[@timothygibbs9527]

@@PRsweetness It's an amazing feat.

[@DrDingsGaster]

Late comment but dude, right?!

[@DrDingsGaster]

@Anna Marfa Just because you're a dude doesn't mean you can't sing high notes

[@Mpiewizard]

"...a figure whose clutches were iron as much as the bells of Notre Dame" is still one of my favorite lyrics of all time.

[@masteroftheassassins]

Notre Dame has offically been restored and reopened to the public!! SING THE BELLS OF NOTRE DAME!!!!!!

[@sage6861]

That last note though that Clopin hits though ... damn

[@RatedPG64]

6:00 You gotta have the balls and the best vocal cords by pulling this off, holy shit that’s powerful!

[@SharksandDinos]

Everyone Else: Disney no longer has the balls to have openings like this anymore! . Fans of the Notre Dame novel: This movie is way too light!

[@shortstory.8120]

still pretty dark for disney

[@SharksandDinos]

@@shortstory.8120 It really is.

[@ConnellxSilverfur]

Victor Hugo himself started lightening the story long before this. Look up "La Esmerelda."

[@benshapiro4597]

Victor Hugo’s copy is very dark and probably my favorite book

[@emilyforsberg9955]

The original book was actually written to draw attention to gothic architecture so it makes sense Disney changed it a lot. It was also really graphic.

[@veevee306]

When Quasimodo's mother is running and it builds to a crescendo, the chorus says in latin, "Dies irae" meaning "wrath of God." As in, the wrath of "God" (how Frollo sees himself) is after her. That's also why the chorus stops abruptly when the Archdeacon cuts in. His actually holy presence counteracts Frollo.

[@corvus8873]

Right! And then at 3:37 the actual dies irae hymn plays for a second in the trombones and bells! Such a great piece in its music theory choices

[@kur0sh1]

it means day of wrath

[@aymanfalna7150]

I love how they used this music here, because it is talking about the judgement day, when Jesus will judge us humans, but on this movie it's implying that Frollo is the "judge" (and he is a judge, haha!)

[@argon7624]

Dies means day. Deus means god, or "deity", which literally descended from the latin "deus".

[@Thelaretus]

Perfect analysis, except that _Diēs Īrae_ means literally 'the Day of Wrath', not exactly 'God's Wrath'... although it is evidently God's wrath, this specific line doesn't explicitly state that yet; it comes later in the chant.

[@666Shinedown]

Dat last note tho Clopin hit it out of the park with the ending,gives me chills every time.

[@sofianishimura4231]

*googles alan menken* "HE'S ONLY 66 HE CAN STILL MAKE MORE MUSIC!!"

[@TjSamson]

+Sofia Nishimura Well, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, Home of the Rage (Heard this Disney movie yet?), Enchanted, and Tangled.

[@jubilee482]

0_0

[@ljbrodie1847]

Him and Stephen Schwartz they need to put in a bubble.

[@joellelittle9510]

@RosePetalProductions He's the guy who composed all the music for those movies

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

He's composing for Enchanted 2!

[@ILuvKnucklesShadow]

This has been my favourite movie for years and years and I think it will always be. It is a MASTERPIECE and everytime I watch it I love it even more. Such a dark story but so beautifully... made. The songs send chills down my spine every single time. I can't describe how much I love it and what an amazing film it is.... sigh, so lucky to have watched it as a child and as an adult to appreciate it's every side :')

[@Mustangar666]

Wanna it to get darker, deeper and better ? You should read the book written by Victor Hugo "Notre-Dame de Paris".

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

The soundtrack is one of Disney's best. Probably even THE best.

[@64Walt64]

It was good that they stayed pretty faithfull to the book. The book is a damn good one.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

They didn't stay faithful to the book, @@64Walt64, because the book is more solemnly somber & depressingly melancholy. Oh & the fact that all of the principal characters DIE with NO HAPPY ENDING AT ALL kind of flies in the face of Disney's modus operandi as "The Happiest Place on Earth" that is the master of "Happily Ever After".

[@MrBump2]

Did Disney music peak with this exact song? I'm gonna say yes.

[@PrincessX-ke8tj]

You are correct, sir

[@hydracdxv]

Yep

[@infini.tesimo]

I think that honor goes to Tarzan actually.

[@3sikesimdead946]

@@infini.tesimo that was more phill collins win

[@redude08]

4 years late, but no. Same movie, actually. Two words Hell Fire

[@tomasjakovac7950]

The music in this movie truly makes it feel larger-than-life. It has all the elements of a great soundtrack: Gregorian chanting, a full orchestra, solo vocalists, and even church bells! Just undeniably epic in every sense of the word!!

[@TheOriginalSaikex]

The climax to this song “bells, bells, bells…” gave me goosebumps when I was 6 years old, way back when this first released in theaters. And it still does to this day.

[@snape-itachiel6167]

"who is thw monster and who is the man?" disney have the best morals .... and that line in the end of the movie- this is just so powerful and good

[@macdhomhnaill7721]

Snape-Itachi el “Disney have the best morals...” Dude. No.

[@alking7655]

Snape-Itachi, the line in the reprise at the end is more powerful, in my opinion. "So here is a riddle to guess if you can, sing the bells of Notre Dame. WHAT makes a monster and what makes a man?"

[@valkiriforce]

I have this vivid memory of one of the first sunrises I'd seen - back around the time this was still relatively new, my family bought the soundtrack. I woke up one morning around 6 AM and for some reason decided to get up while it was still dark and everyone was asleep, and I started listening to this music at a low volume on a stereo CD player while I looked outside as the sky slowly grew brighter from the darkness. I always treasured that memory and this song makes me nostalgic for that time in the 90's.

[@skypph5319]

5:55 Clopins shaky and raw voice combined with the amazing choir in the back adds such a depth and epicness to the end of the song. One of the most underrated of the Renaissance Disney scores for sure.

[@TjSamson]

+Skypp H I think together with Mulan.

[@NitaKerns]

Frollo: Now what? Archdeacon: Adopt that baby and raise it like a son!! Frollo:... this baby that I was just wanting to kill? K. Archdeacon: yes, this is a good plan.

[@shawty1016]

This sis so true

[@dig-daegstudios2340]

Why did the Archdeacon think that was a good idea, again?

[@TravisBroski]

@@dig-daegstudios2340 He made him raise his son as a way to repay his sin for killing someone (Quasi’s mother) on God’s sacred ground.

[@Edible_edibility]

@@dig-daegstudios2340he did this to see if the judge is willing to repent for literal murder on the holy grpunds

[@KatieCochran]

"Now here is a riddle, to guess if you can, sing the bells of Notre Dame; who is the monster and who is the man?"

[@OpenOceanOnly]

That build up from 3:44 - 4:00 is the most beautiful emotional thing ever. Would love to hear that live.

[@litalienne727]

"Who is the monster and who is the man" That gave me chills all over my body

[@js_musicmedia8981]

Revisiting the Disney Rennaisance, I'm blown away by this movie's music. Generally, this soundtrack puts all the others to shame. It creates such a dramatic and somber tone, and it's just so epic!

[@abbie5201]

When Frollo says at 5:24 “And who knows are Lord works in mysterious ways” that gave me the chills even the music when he says that literally gives me chills. I love this movie. So beautifully done :)

[@epache315]

5:24 When Judge Frollo Sings 🎶Even This Foul Creature May Yet Prove One Day To Be...🎶 Whoa! Judge Frollo Has A Great Singing Voice

[@Chazza_1201]

3:05 with the Latin and the build up to the main theme is by far the most epic piece of music I’ve ever heard in my entire life!

[@LilDemona]

"I'm free I'm free... DANG IT"

[@lucyxd9059]

2019: I'm free, I'm free! 2020: ..Dang it!

[@LilDemona]

@@lucyxd9059 Lol XD

[@lucyxd9059]

@@LilDemona XDD

[@armandocastaneda5310]

@@lucyxd9059 XD

[@sedij2358]

@@armandocastaneda5310 XD

[@ppsddancer]

Major goosebumps and little tears at 6:03. Simply gorgeous and otherworldly

[@trondordoesstuff]

Can't believe I didn't notice the Hellfire motif at 0:35 until now.

[@ruiko27]

Other way around

[@NiktheBik]

Listen, I grew up with Disney music. I love Under the Sea, Be Our Guest, Circle of Life, I'll Make a Man Out of You....but this movie has the most amazing and criminally underrated soundtrack out of all of them by a mile

[@donavanboykin9489]

Lion King was my favorite movie growing up and I absolutely adore its soundtrack. But after growing up and understanding music better, I can agree that this soundtrack is criminally underrated. It is so powerful. It's secretly now my new favorite Disney soundtrack

[@TheWes301201]

Alan Menken is a musical genius.

[@TheWes301201]

oh wow. I stand correct.

[@leighrmifan]

Ricky Smith Enchanted and Chicken Little were Disney.

[@leighrmifan]

Oh, and don't forget Stephen Schwartz! He wrote the freakin' lyrics!

[@leighrmifan]

Ricky Smith Ok! Calm down! You've clarified that.

[@leighrmifan]

You don't need to take that tone... Even though I can't hear the way you're saying it.

[@kmasucci]

One of Disney's best introduction songs....right up there with "Circle of Life". Like, "Circle of Life", this song sets the tone perfectly and the choir is absolutely gorgeous! It makes me wonder how many sopranos can hit that final note that Clopin beautifully belts out with the bombastic choir in the background.

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

Krista Masucci One underrated opening song is He Lives in You from Lion King's sequel.

[@jubilantsleep]

Not to mention Clopin’s fking pipes

[@PrincessX-ke8tj]

To me, this outperforms "The Circle of Life" tenfold, but you do you

[@SabrinaTwyla]

Literally chills at the "Who is the monster and who is the man" to the end. I saw the showing that would decide if this will go to broadway or not, and Alan Menkin was there and he waved to me, and literally everyone stood for the bows. It made me cry because it was PERFECTION.

[@caidalee1994]

I’m sorry, but no one is giving enough love to the soprano holding that D6 for around 3 slow measures on a ritardando with only a catch breath toward the beginning. Is it an impossible note? On its own, bit really. But it barely wavered for a moment the entire time. Good for her!

[@PYC334]

that's some Montserrat Caballé stuff right there

[@nickyt9097]

As a first soprano, I can truly appreciate this marvel. Especially with someone that has such a broad octave range! Truly magnificent.

[@thevampirefallen]

Does anyone else think Frollo is the best Disney villain ever?

[@dollie5794]

He kinda scare me but yeah he is a cool Disney Villain ties with my other fave villains

[@patricialeonita5367]

@@anna45564 don't you mean, "be prepared" to kill?

[@jikennx]

frollo is the best okay he just is

[@rachaelb9331]

Of course he is. He was a real man with real motives for behaving the way he did. In an era when man was devoted to God, and religion mandated no man of God could take a wife, how that mortal battles with his primal desires. He's a robust and complex character whose complexity is based in real life, and I think that's what makes him such a compelling character.

[@scottishjedi1522]

He’s the most realistic. He isn’t an evil witch or a scheming god, he’s a man. A man who is racist and self righteous, believing those he deems below him to be nothing but scum and vermin and believing that he is in the right. And then he’s also lustful and ironically amoral for someone claiming to be always in the right. He’s far more close to home than the other villains, you can find people like him in the real world.

[@UniversalHeat]

DAT FINAL NOTE. HOLY SHIT.

[@DXhardy831]

I know right?

[@ROCKaholic]

I get chills every time

[@DXhardy831]

It's very intense and unexpected

[@borisdegroot4620]

DXhardy831 And almost impossible to sing

[@DXhardy831]

Boris de Groot oh I believe that

[@pimpsonparade]

Jesus Christ, Paul Kandel (Clopin) has an incredible voice.

[@esther_eren6291]

Stop using my Savior's name in vain.

[@pianogang2273]

That note he sings at the end with the soprano is just incredible!

[@barmhd]

Listen Polish version, belive me, its worth it.

[@cipherthedisaster]

the jester character ATE, THOSE NOTES AT THE END GIVE ME CHILLS

[@lucifer5788]

This opening scene I cried so hard. The passion you can hear in the voice actors. The soul in the throats of the performers The art work in the background stills the animation..... its beautiful Victor Hugo would be proud

[@goldenheart3887]

Fun fact: It took Kandel an entire year to hit that last note. It paid off. It paid off big time. -Also good god, Roulxs Kaard has -*-pipes!-*

[@grinderlector]

At the end when the guy hits the high note :3 goosebumps! this song is so amazing

[@lordsiomai]

That Latin never fails to send chills down the spine

[@1996jacksparrow]

“ you never can run nor hide what you’ve done from the eyes, the very eyes of Notre Dame” This whole song does but that line gives me goosebumps

[@thatherringlife]

As a child, listening to epic scores for movies like this and The Prince of Egypt is the most impressionable thing to ever happen to me. My love of strong, emotional music, let alone beautifully crafted lyrics is directly influenced by movies like this.

[@plutonis6562]

I was six years old when I saw this in the theater, and I remember being absolutely captivated by this opening -- it was one of the first times I'd seen a film (and a Disney one, no less) go so hard on its prologue and tackle a host of pretty dramatic themes to great effect, and in a way that was consumable for both children and adults. To this day, it still gives me the chills. I hope that, one day, I can make something that makes other people feel the way this made me feel.

[@jambler15]

This is a truly great film and has one of the best beginnings & endings to a movie I've ever seen (first 6 mins, final 6 mins).

[@plutonis6562]

@@jambler15 Agreed wholeheartedly, regarding the beginning and ending. The film as a whole does have its flaws, namely that the comedy doesn't jive well with the thematic elements; they should have kept it a straight drama, in my opinion. Other than that, though, it doesn't get as much credit as it deserves. The crew put a lot of heart into this production and it shows in the craftsmanship.

[@jambler15]

@@plutonis6562 Overall for me it's third-best of the Disney Renaissance, behind Aladdin and Beauty & The Beast. As is, Disney should have pushed Hunchback for a PG rating. The film had a lot of untapped Box Office potential (just not for some young families haha).

[@plutonis6562]

@@jambler15 Agreed. They should have given it a PG rating, but they were probably afraid of doing that, especially after the last animated film of theirs that got rated PG tanked horribly. Lol.

[@Kerorofan1990]

God, I get the goosebumps every time the Archdeacon warns him about "The eye of Notre Dame". You can just feel the very heavens glaring at Frolo through those statues during that scene.