The Raven - narrated by James Earl Jones, Music Moonlight Sonata subtitles

[@MetalGod999]

The Raven is the greatest all-time poem ever written. And James Earl Jones is the man. Long Live James Earl Jones.

[@AddMoreQuarters]

Moonlight Sonata + The Raven + James Earth Joined = Near perfection

[@Rain-Man915]

Near perfection? It IS perfection.

[@JS_naturephotos]

Earl Jones

[@joefawcett2191]

the best version

[@Mom2MrBabyHaikin]

May he rest peacefully & his voice live on forever more...! He must of lived a difficult life, but so much respect for his talent and hard work.

[@tmntfangirl4700]

RIP James Earl Jones. You will be forever missed but never forgotten

[@mavsayz]

I can listen to this over and over and over again. Then all over again. Real poetry. So pure and so passionate. Nothing beats Poe!

[@thenameless2379]

Poe and Lovecraft. 💜

[@mancebo7]

Sublime poem. Sublime voice. Sublime background music. Sublime images. Sublime blend of the four. Even the idiosincratyc repetition of "nevermore" at the end works. 8:03 minutes of artistic perfection. I wouldn't change a single second of it. (Made me miss my North American Literature classes at university...) Poe would have loved it. Congratulations.

[@TheBigdave62]

I've heard several renditioins and all have a different flavor, but this man's voice just infuses my soul with a richness that few others can inspire.

[@MrAdal206]

This the best reading ive ever heard! So powerfull...

[@marthananbonelli2094]

I really enjoyed the poem i read in the Ness County newspaper ,Oct.18,2012.The poem is about America being in trouble today,and written by Gayle Antenen,Bazine Kansas.Thanks Gayle.

[@willrobinson3662]

This is wondrous, thank you for sharing this story with me. I love James Earl Jones and his deep bass voice very much.

[@joyunicycle]

"Join me and we shall rule the galaxy as father and son." "NEVERMORE!"

[@galenaL]

just don't believe how perfectly the thing is!

[@areamooncat51]

we read about edger allen poe back in highschool. idk but something about his poems are just so mysterious and kind of frigtening. but i love it. ^^

[@gingergamergirl98]

James Earl Jones' voice is perfect for this.

[@desariec]

gorgeous poem talking about loneliness in the darkest sense, i love this poem.

[@botsysguy]

2 people will always give me chills: Christopher Lee and James Earl Jones.

[@MythicSuns]

Quoth the raven: "I am your father"

[@Literantee]

+Ben Knight (KnightVision) Quoth the raven: "Eat my shorts!"

[@varelalifestudioz79]

quoth the raven, " Encarnación!!"

[@feedmemorelegos7859]

Quote the Raven: YOU ARE A PART OF THE REBEL ALLIANCE AND A TRAITOR

[@MythicSuns]

Feed Me More Legos this has officially topped my comment XD

[@SeagullsGather]

quoth the raven: where is padme?

[@INDIOcomvoce1]

How long shall I smoke till I get myself such a voice?

[@NoBullFitness]

Yes

[@seraphinn1000]

ravens mate for life hold hands (claws). groom one another, and bring flowers to their beloved .......................~

[@TheBibleWitness]

Wow, Edgar Allan Poe read by Darth Vader and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as background music. How the heck cold this get any better?

[@chompo17]

Aaaahhh nada mejor que esta bella pieza de literatura ♥ I love it from beginning to end.

[@Dismantled95]

If you only knew the power of the dark side.

[@bigchickenfu]

Damn. My favorite poem with my favorite classical piano piece playing in the background. Thumbs up !

[@Jaybers100]

3-way brilliance. Favorite piece of poetry, one of my all-time favorite voices & the most beautiful piece o' piano there is (imo, anyway) Couldn't be happier :)

[@QuiietHeart]

This gives me chills.

[@Torres89013]

Poe+Beethoven+Jones=scarier than ANY horror movie in todays day and age.

[@Komix777]

Those are actually three mastepieces. Poem, music, and voice of Jame Earl Jones.

[@fredweasley16]

If you read the complete works of Poe in chronological order you can see where he started to go crazy. By the time he wrote "The Raven" and "The Bells," he had completely lost it. I would love to find a way to combine the first couple verses and the last one with "Don't Fear The Reaper" to create a dramatized version of the poem for the local Burlesque show. The bridge in the song echoes Moonlight Sonata. It would be perfect.

[@TimelessBunny]

My favorite poem and poet

[@FerdAlmo]

I really like Zimmer, but Herrmann was a specialist when it came to songs and sounds that creep, spook, and unnerve. Seems like a great match, although I would be really interested in hearing a Zimmer take on it too.

[@Heylilvelvet]

James Earl Jones's favorite poem! He loves Edgar Allen Poe! WOOHOO! I can't wait to meet you!! JEJ 4EVER!!

[@FriedKeyboard]

'Tis some jedi rapping, tapping at my chamber door. Only this and nothing more.

[@ImCalebRosengard]

YOU MY GOOD SIR, made my night

[@MsSofi999]

what a voice..

[@krysar1930]

nothing like a story from mufasa

[@sergioquintana39]

it is a good thing i don`t get to post empty bottles of wine over here ...just fell in "love",into "love" into pain. Possessiveness again,it all ends in death. Darkness there and nothing more.

[@Grigeral]

A very good reading. 'Almost' as good as Vincent Price for me, but the music, much as I love the Moonlight Sonata, pulls from the poem.

[@Torres89013]

cause people listen to the quick meter instead of the words written by Poe....I like this version.

[@abdeghnidahman4989]

your voice is melodious and musical you are a good reader

[@b14luar]

Poe+Beethoven+Darth Vader... Powerfull

[@ComoUnCuervo]

RIP James Earl Jones 🐦‍⬛

[@meridethrose7506]

Poe is my one true love. I would give anything to have met him. I like to think that my writing is inspired by his true genius.

[@Chatroom64]

Oh, you must be Lenore

[@jewamen]

Poe+Beethoveen = nightmares that will scare the bejesus out of me.

[@victorhernandez8723]

James Earl Jones also narrated The Raven in the first Simpsons Tree-house of Terror special.

[@VaporizerBrothers]

the pictures are pretty funny way too emo but this narration + moonlight sonata is perfect

[@EroticVultures]

He's got such a cool voice. He narrated the spoof of this story on The Simpsons too.

[@TheEnneagram]

Me, too. Thanks for listening. Cheers.

[@IvanMiBg]

@Onewriterwriting Agree. my feeling is that they carry different emotions, and even if they did't I'm not sure the one would supplement the other. But I'm not against experimenting.

[@totaldramagirl4714]

i cry when i hear this poem it is soooo dramatic

[@ComicsFromScratch]

This is what culture sounds like.

[@angelsarereal777]

Great job!!!Good work!!

[@lauralovesbfmv]

Beautiful..

[@Deathatter01]

beautiful

[@FerdAlmo]

A Bernard Herrmann piece to this would be fantastic as well.

[@PaperadiGomma123]

It's a mistical experience.

[@xXLiLJokerXx]

Beautiful

[@FerdAlmo]

Wow that's pretty cool man. I kinda prefer the 2nd one myself, nice

[@Wolfmyth100]

Quoth the raven: "Remember who you are"

[@TechRajRick]

So Darth Vader/Mufasa is telling us of Poe's horrors and Beethoven is giving us the atmosphere.....COOOOOOOOOOOL

[@KiraTheGameShinigami]

Just picturing Darth Vader reading this to Luke in hopes he'll join the Dark Side

[@norevelation]

that was fantastic!

[@alexwebber-date706]

much as I love James Earl Jones, I still think the Christopher Lee narration is better

[@LordSia13]

@Corwynbv Ah. More Modern "Art"? Like that statue in the Eastern Pavillion of the local University, which, at a closer look, consists of plastic trash cans, covered in black tarp and nylon ropes, which have then been heated so the whole thing melted into itself before hardening. Or, in the same hall, a 2x2 metre painting consisting of white dots on a white background placed in a series of perfectly symmetrical lines and rows. Or...

[@gingergamergirl98]

I found this again!!!

[@Supersoccerchic]

Mufasa rocks!

[@katrinaslomczynski1672]

Love this pome

[@im10pplok]

I just came from seeing the movie "the raven" w/john cusak, not bad at all.

[@Corwynbv]

@LordSia13 Nope, it's the poem itself, I didn't touch the audio... Symbolists used to love repetitions..

[@prettyboykellz]

Best version. Better than Vincent Price's even.

[@Courtney_Ann_]

Nicely done :)

[@themadwhistler]

@Corwynbv The poem itself has no repetition at the end of the word 'nevermore'. The audio here does sound like it is accidentally repeating, as opposed to James Earl Jones repeating it himself (if he had, it would be a lot better sounding than this).

[@TheCosplayhero]

At the end with the triple nevermore i thought it was going to break into dubstep.

[@katisthedevil]

Watched this high, at about a 4 out of 10. And OMG fucking intense.

[@gnikcohs]

J E J has a deep, wonderful, and resonant voice, but I don't think it is quite suited to this kind of reading. His s is pronounced with a VERY sibilant hiss that detracts from the sonorities of the poem. Although J E J reads the ending magnificently, I'd suggest listening to Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, or Basil Rathbone reading this.

[@areamooncat51]

happy halloween everyone. :)

[@Buddy1306]

No, it is not. The musical piece in Donnie Darko is "Mad World" by Gary Jules, and this mucal piece is Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. They may have a few notes in common, maybe that's why I like them both so much.

[@madstoner6911]

NENNO HAI RAGIONE!!!

[@hangemhigh2000]

Mr. Mr. Jones, Lenora got a bad thing, going on :)

[@superman31172]

that was awsome who remembers the bart simpson version of this poem

[@gertrudebumble6515]

this is terrifying

[@jumpovertheriver]

It was really enjoyable to listen to, but I did get a little lost in the middle for a bit.

[@jay733]

My favorite reading, and great music, maybe you should fix that end part though.

[@raziel12us]

but we have the soothing voice of mufasa

[@jewamen]

I'll drink to that.

[@dgdaner]

Christopher Lee is a close second.

[@SullySadface]

Needs more rainymood

[@DragonMasterThlayli]

Quoth the raven: 'I am your father'.

[@Minaker1]

I know this poem backwards and forwards, and it poem doesn't repeat the word "nevermore" at the end like that. It's an audio problem.

[@LordSia13]

No, I'm bloody well aware.

[@JannieBaby1]

To the last two posters above: Grow up!

[@wpnace]

anyone that adds music to try and spice up a poem has no appreciation for this art form

[@ac_trejo21]

Quoth the Raven -"Nevermore"

[@bartraven6003]

Nevermore

[@Johnplayspokemon]

damn this is scary

[@BustDaMove]

Quoth the Raven: Baltimore!

[@Nanthecowdog]

I keep hearing Mufasa reading this... xD

[@Lukergamer]

I think Bach would be more appropriate personally, otherwise great recording, except for the glitch at the end.

[@steelerific2000]

Is this piano piece in Donnie darko? Or some variant of it?

[@josephmenezes7978]

Thulsa Doom!

[@SheerSniper7]

i am conflicting who has a better voice james earl jones or morgan freeman. please don't hate me ; _ ;

[@juliandelagarza4603]

quoth the raven... nevermore