Thank you for watching this video - Thought we would point out that we have recently learnt we pronounce Eli's name wrong. We are aware and have corrected this for future #voiceplay videos. Make sure to hit the like and subscribe button legends!
Haha I saw alot of those comments from the last warning and you did confirm you had it in this video aswell. Your only Human and I still read Eli in your prounouciations so i think all isn forgiven lol
@@barbarakennedy2667 Girl…I spend entirely too much time thinking about VoicePlay. We have a new hire where I work named E-Lie and I keep getting it wrong. 😳
As background info on this particular video, J None left VoicePlay in 2021 to sing for the US Navy, so his rap being about fighting and 'ops', etc. is especially apt as is him walking into the 'longhouse' from a separate location at first. He comes back regularly to sing with VoicePlay when he can get leave, but he is considered 'featured' because he is not currently a VoicePlay member. Many of us hope he will return permanently after his tour of duty is done. Note that when J walks in, that creaky door noise and close is all done by Layne's voice. J None also raps in their cover of "Superstition". Both raps were written for VoicePlay by Alfredo Austin (as credited in the description). Surprisingly, VoicePlay has used rap in other videos, too - done by Layne and one with mostly Eli (a cover from Hamilton, "My Shot"), but with bits by all of them as well as singing. And since you commented on the 'CGI' backgrounds, I'll let you know that they were actually done by Eli in a game design software called Unreal Engine. This particular video was also unusual in that it was filmed in a different production house than they usually use. This was filmed at 'Vu' which has giant LED screen walls so the background is projected at time of filming instead of green screened. Usually, VoicePlay films at PattyCake Productions, which is co-owned by Layne and Tony Wakim (a past VP member, who decided he preferred to be behind the scenes. He was the baritone before J None, who was before Cesar. He was also the shadowed figure in "HellFire"). And while video editing is often done by whomever does the arrangement for the song (Geoff or Layne), I'm pretty sure this one was Eli.
This one was Layne. Eli (pronounced like jelly) found and set up with Vü Studios the background. Also. The AC broke down that day so they were filming all day in those heavy hot costumes. But being the Vikings they are forged on. This is the sequel to their Viking video "My Mother Told Me" they did a little over a year ago. Same characters and costumes. Except.... Cesar is in place of Jose Rosario Jr. He is wearing Jose's costume and Geoff's top. So Geoff is wearing the fur he had on his shoulder as a top. You can see Jose in their videos... "My Mother Told Me", "Hoist The Colours" and "Drunken Sailor".
Thank you for your comment about the LED's. I remember reading it in a comment elsewhere and that it was not a green screen but I didn't have all the pieces of information. So once again thank you for the information
Funfact, on that day, they had around 37 degrees Celsius and high humidity. And the darn AC did not work........ YES at the end of that day they were parboiled. I saw their "Behind the scenes" video on Patreon.
Eli used to sing with a metal tribute band.... and Layne was originally a baritone but took over vocal percussion when Scott Porter left to persue an acting career. (He can be seen featured in Halo theme). Voiceplay have a brilliant sense of humour too and show it in their Disney medleys. Geoff also does a brilliant tongue in cheek version of way down by Elvis ... with choreography 😅... another fun fact is that Geoff arranged Home Free's cover of Elvira... Rob also features in their top 10 movie themes.... for a side aching chuckle perhaps check out Road trip by Voiceplay.... it's an oldie with members that are no longer part of the group... lots of fun and very relatable. 😊.
Geoff said he had to trash his voice for five hours to record this song and its the hardest song he's ever done. Warning about Pentatonix.... You'll run into copyright issues on the regular with them
Defintely respect his graft. Yes unfortunately we have recorded one of there tracks but it has been banned World wide currently. We Will see if we can push past that though 😊
@@hollyryalsgrubb1273 fyi - *Pentatonix* appreciates youtube and reactors. *Sony* does not and unfortunately they're still leashed to their label. They haven't been able to go independent like VP and HF are.
They out do themselves every time! I cannot stop watching this, it is amazing!! Geoff hits 3 B0's! Eli has become the Asgardian god of rock, Layne is a beatboxing god, Cesar has become a Berserker, and J None has shown us that rap indeed belongs in acapella! And Miracle of Sound gave this 10 out of 10 raised ale horns!! Great reaction! This from the Assasins Creed Valhalla video game, but that rap is all J None!!
Thanks for another great reaction to Voice Play! Yes, you are right about Voice Play having more of a theatrical approach to acapella music whereas Home Free is more of a Country/Folk style (both very innovative from the traditional acapella music we have heard in the past and both groups are good friends supporting each other despite their differences). J None was a former Voice Play member that left to join the Navy but is still very close with the rest of the members and frequently is a featured guest when he is on military leave-- for more rapping from J None check out Voice Play's "Superstition".
I think it's been commented before, but VoicePlay takes a few more liberties with post production because they're not a touring group. (they used to, but the global pandemic stopped them going forward.) They don't have to worry about having to reproduce some of the notes/sounds with a live audience. Fun note on this video, Eli produced the background on Unreal Engine (he also did it with their My Mother Told Me), so you're not far off on the CGI comment. Another great group to get into is the Bass Gang. They just did a series of Disney songs, but do a lot of different genres too.
The One they did before this was My Mother Told me which was on the TV series Vikings. Want surprise with Layne singing the Mona Medley, Little Mermaid Medley, We Don't Talk About Bruno, In the Air but there are a few others. He also sings in some the shorts. I love a part Layne does in the Road Trip one.
All the backgrounds scenery in this video was made by Eli with a software called, if I'm not mistaken, "Unreal Engine" or something of the like. Then they went to a different studio (not Pattycake Productions, this time), which had full wall LED screens they projected the backgrounds through. Even the big, wooden, creaking door J None uses to "come into the hall and join the others" never existed... Nor creaked (it was Layne who made that sound, but don't ask me how! 😅). The problem has been that the AC broke, and they were wearing full furs and leather Viking stuff with 100° or so 😱... In this song, Geoff hits THREE times a B0, which is the third key of a full 88 keys piano. 😁 Liked your reaction, I knew you'd love this one. 🙂 Now I lay back and wait for "Nothing else matters" 😁 See you next time! PS: BTW, they just sang together with the band "Chicago" in Atlantic City, for two nights. Not "opened for", they SANG TOGETHER with them. Not bad... ❤
@@highlyreactivereactions Eli is also the one who designs the lighting for them (and sometimes for Geoff's solo stuff). He is also going to be sharing the arrangement duties with Geoff and Layne in the New Year, so instead of every other month, they will only be responsible for 1 VoicePlay song every 3 months. Eli arranged "Creep" for them a few months ago.
Amazingly, they do all this work themselves. Arrangement - Layne Stein Video - Creative Design, Direction, Unreal Engine, Virtual Production, and Editing - Eli Jacobson.
Great reaction, if VP uses any sound effect or instrument you will see it, boom whackers in "Attention" violins in "Warriors" and "Nothing Else Matters", otherwise it will be all vocal sound like the creaking door etc trumpets, guitars (processed possibly) but still vocal. You may like to take a look at their minis/shorts amazing little gems or the one shot live "ACA Top 10s" I think the only ones prerecorded are "Video Games" ( you should watch that before seeing) " The Dragon Born Comes" or "Halo" and the "Movie Themes" one starring Rob from Home Free, there is also " Bro Country" with Chris Rupp formerly of Home Free.
Every cover they do is amazing but a few of my favorites are Nothing Else Matters, In the Air Tonight, Warriors and Dream On. They also did a fun thing - It’s 3 videos that should all be done together in this sequence - TRAPPED - Billie Eilish and then Panic in 4 minutes parts 1 & 2 ❤
VoicePlay is known out the 3 major ones as the theater Kids of acapella. The other major one is Pentatonix but they are a bit hard to do because some get strikes but they do it
Valhalla Calling was written and first performed by a man who goes by Miracle of Sound. His first video was solo, but then he did a couple more versions; first with Peyton Parrish, then with Peyton Parrish and Eric Hollaway (be ready for an earthquake deep voice with Eric). Payton Parrish has done a solo version himself. MiS loved VoicePlay's version of his piece and gave it 10 out of 10 raised ale horns. (I have all five songs on my iTunes playlist and often play all of them on a shuffled loop for an hour or two, while washing dishes, laundry, and/or myself. Talk about singing in the shower!)
Miracle of Sound is his own RUclips 'Rabbit Hole' with widely differing music styles. He writes music inspired usually by video games, movies or TV. I'm sure he does other music as well, but it is what he is 'known' for. Wonderful stuff!
Earlier I mentioned Pentantonix hey you will be blown away with thier 90's dance medley you will swear they are using instruments and you are at da club
Oh, you just haven’t gotten to the humoutistic side of VoicePlay yet, just you wait..!😂 They’re so much fun!! Both VoicePlay and HomeFree are excellent, even though VoicePlay is my favourite.
Layne has a singing voice as fine as anyone else in the group. Listen to their cover of True Colors sometime. It’s an older one. but you get to hear Layne well.
I cannot wait for you to see the video of in the hall of the mountain king... Yes voice play, an accapella group, doing a classical ohestral piece with no words.
This one was amazing - their first 'Viking' one was 'My Mother Told Me', which was also impressive as they were all in seperate locations, due to when it was made...!😁 Their guest in that one (Jose Rosario Jr.) was wearing the hooded robe that Cesar is wearing in this one! Jose also appears in 'Hoist The Colours' and 'Drunken Sailor'..
Actually, an earlier line of Voiceplay with Tony Wakim, a baritone, and Earl Jenkins, a high tenor, and a fantastic singer named "Honey" AND Home Free (when Chris Rupp, Adam's brother, was still in the group, before Chance joined) did a song together, called "Survivor." I won't tell you too much about it, other than, it's a bit short, but silly and a lot of fun.
@@acorrado5529 Thanks for the tip! I seem to be a page or two behind...That's cool though, I'm always seeing reactors just recently discovering it who have been doing Voiceplay for years!
Couple recommendations - Voiceplay's video of Oogie Boogie's Song is absolutely phenomenal, and their Nothing Else Matters video breaks all the reactors. Geoff also has his own channel with his own solo work (a lot of times you'll see 4 or 5 of him, they're all him though), his channel is just his name, Geoff Castellucci. He's done covers of Sound Of Silence, Misty Mountain and I See Fire, and a lot of others. His solo works really show off his full 5 octave vocal range.
You should check out Geoff's solo channel as well. It's no a capella, but he does all the vocal parts and makes the backing tracks for the songs. You can't go wrong with any of his covers, but my favorites are High and Dry, Way Down, Shenandoah, and Blackbird.
Just a tidbit... Eli pronounces his name Elly (like Jelly). Great callout on Tim working with Geoff. Two amazing vocal talents. I enjoyed watching YOU react! Great job!
They are absolutely wonderful, the best! I remind myself every time I see this that J None did not crash through a door, that was all Layne! Next, go for their version of Creep. You've seen arrangements from Geoff and Layne, Creep is Eli's. Then, for fun, Drunken Sailor. Watch to the end. Trust me!
As well as Tim helping Geoff, Geoff helped Home free with their arrangement of Elvira. If you havent watched that i would recommend it VP has also performed it live but not a produced version so its not on their page.
Great reaction, guys! Yeah, the acting is amazing as well-wouldn’t want to meet any of these guys on the battlefield. Cesar was especially unexpected because his tone is usually so sweet and kind of whispery (there’s a little of that in this one but also plenty of grit and berserker).
@@highlyreactivereactions @miracleofsound (AKA Gavin Dunne) is the original composer. If you check the comments he gave it a 10 out of 10 alehorns. I doubt he expected his baby to go dubstep with added rap, but I guess he liked it. And you should definitely check his original. There are several versions out there-first his ORIGINAL original, with just him. He put a bit of it on TikTok and invited others to sing along, and saw Peyton Parrish, and invited him to do a duet version, then Eric Hollaway did a contribution and they invited HIM to do a full version with them. The last one is less splashy (no music video, just three frames with each of them singing) but you really should hear all three of them. Eric has one of the lowest bass voices I’ve ever heard (he also does a MEAN James Earl Jones impression).
I've always thought of Home Free as more traditional, though in a great way, and VoicePlay as more edgy. And of course, many of VP's & Geoff's more recent videos are literally movie musicals in miniature. They just suck you right in.
If you gents haven't seen Warriors yet.. Highly recommend. If you want a twist from the boys, check out Road Trip & The Chicken Song. Love to you both ❤
Awesome group and you will be mind blown next year with their Halloween offerings. Plus, they do things like Boy Bands in 5 Minutes and Queen in 5 Minutes compilations that are different equally enjoyable. BTW, sometimes their outros have bonus material so it's worth letting it play in the background so you can possibly catch it, too. For anyone unfamiliar with their stuff, the sense of dry humor shoes in the captions they include which sometimes have fun asides, so watch those on your own with subtitles included.
they are all amazing by the way Eli is pronounced Elly rhymes with Jelly both groups cover both comedy and more serious stuff enjoy your journey ❤🏴
This is considered a follow up song to my mother told me. There is a reactor peter barber who is Bass singer. reactor and primarily does opera. He has an interview With Geoff on His Flavors of bass interview that was done 4 months ago. Actually A good number of voice play members have worked for Disney. home free also has Avi Kaplan of pentatonix's Singing with them on ring of fire. I don't know if you seen the butts Remix by home free but layne did the arranging for that one. Voice play has a video with Attendees of An acapella camp. A reactor named Qofy Has an interview with J. None. All 3 of the a cappella groups have phenomenal singers. For a change of pace listen to teo country singers try to sing opera. It is Rob and Austin from home free. They are singing Nessun Dorma from Puccini's opera Torandot. The piece Is considered one of the best known tenor arias in all of opera. Luciano Pavarotti Is considered The person who sings the aria the best.
#voiceplay im Swedish by heritage (my maiden name was Olson) and every time i hear this song j get so hyped. Ive actually decided to get two tattoos after hearing this song
If you like bass check out another acapella group called The Bass Gang.. There new sea shanty song (Jolly Sailor Bold) will turn your insides to jelly. All of their stuff is great too.
As I understand it Tim taught Geoff the growl technique and then Geoff went to other subharmonic singers to learn the actual subharmonic technique. I'm sure that's what he's said. Oh and just so you know, Eli's name is not said as eel-eye, it's pronounced as ellie, rhymes with jelly, as it's short for Eliezer.
#Voiceplay! Check out dragon Bourne comes from Skyrim Halo great as well check out HOIST THE COLOURS MY mother told me Enemy from imagine dragons so many you just started Nothing Else Matters also great
I may use some layering effects, but I doubt in my own opinion that any of their voices are autotuned. Need to go down the voice, play rabbit hole, some more and realize that everyone of these gentlemen has an unbelievable voice, and doesn’t need anything autotuned to improve it.
I can't be the only one to know that high section Eli was doing was painful; that's a good way to damage your vocal cords. It's not worth having surgery or permanent damage; he's way too talented to risk it.
Reminds me of the 80s rock where that style was quite popular. Long as they are getting checked out and take it easy when they aren't making music he should be good to take it to those next levels. All about the training
#voiceplay really does do it all! Id love to see tou react to some of their funnier and sillier stuff like Little Mermaid, Moana, We dont talk about Bruno, and Drunken Sailor
Voice play is very serious in how little they take themselves seriously (see Oogie Boogie or Friends on the Other Side or any other Disney stuff). OTOH they aren't so strict as to limit themselves to just a capella. I see you already reacted to Nothing else matters, so you know what I mean.
Cool reaction! SUCH a good song! But you're still saying "Ee-lie," not "El-ee." And yes, this song totally gets me pumped! I'll listen to it on repeat for hours, and the effect never lessens!
Please reach to voiceplays cover of CREEP, and if you love deep bass check out Tomi p SWEET DREAMS or NO TIME TO DIE , Tomi P has a crazy vocal range and he does all the vocals in both songs, Thanks Guys, hope you react to one, looking forward to your reactions ❤
Speaking as a musician losing their ears: 1) I do not *dare* drink anything during #voiceplay songs - i was waiting for the spittakes... 2) I literally have to take my beta blockers to cope with these covers 😇 especially hoist the colours and nothing else matters :)
Just wanted to let you know you,re pronouncing Eli's name wrong ....Hey guys love your channel, love seeing reactions to voice play, home free and hopefully soon you will check out pentatonix, just wanted to let you know Eli's name is pronounced Eleee with an e sound not an I sound I think it's short for Eliot
Geoff with his two sustained b0s is disgusting in the best way possible. The practice shorts where for the sustained b0 into his lyrics towards the beginning cause even for him and Tim that is absurdly low
I consider Voiceplay and Pentatonix to be roughly equivalent. Home Free are fun, and sing well, but the creativity of the first two, in arrangements particularly, edges out Home Free just a bit. My heart is with Pentatonix.
listen to kids who can sing but don't understand what they're talking about....better listen to MIRACLE OF SOUND & PEYTON PARRISH - "Valhalla Calling".
Thank you for watching this video - Thought we would point out that we have recently learnt we pronounce Eli's name wrong. We are aware and have corrected this for future #voiceplay videos. Make sure to hit the like and subscribe button legends!
Haha I saw alot of those comments from the last warning and you did confirm you had it in this video aswell. Your only Human and I still read Eli in your prounouciations so i think all isn forgiven lol
We know Eli has a unique circumstance with his name.
It took many of us fans a while to get it right as well.
It makes more sense when you know that "Eli" is short for "Eliezer"
@@barbarakennedy2667 Girl…I spend entirely too much time thinking about VoicePlay. We have a new hire where I work named E-Lie and I keep getting it wrong. 😳
As background info on this particular video, J None left VoicePlay in 2021 to sing for the US Navy, so his rap being about fighting and 'ops', etc. is especially apt as is him walking into the 'longhouse' from a separate location at first. He comes back regularly to sing with VoicePlay when he can get leave, but he is considered 'featured' because he is not currently a VoicePlay member. Many of us hope he will return permanently after his tour of duty is done. Note that when J walks in, that creaky door noise and close is all done by Layne's voice.
J None also raps in their cover of "Superstition". Both raps were written for VoicePlay by Alfredo Austin (as credited in the description). Surprisingly, VoicePlay has used rap in other videos, too - done by Layne and one with mostly Eli (a cover from Hamilton, "My Shot"), but with bits by all of them as well as singing.
And since you commented on the 'CGI' backgrounds, I'll let you know that they were actually done by Eli in a game design software called Unreal Engine. This particular video was also unusual in that it was filmed in a different production house than they usually use. This was filmed at 'Vu' which has giant LED screen walls so the background is projected at time of filming instead of green screened. Usually, VoicePlay films at PattyCake Productions, which is co-owned by Layne and Tony Wakim (a past VP member, who decided he preferred to be behind the scenes. He was the baritone before J None, who was before Cesar. He was also the shadowed figure in "HellFire"). And while video editing is often done by whomever does the arrangement for the song (Geoff or Layne), I'm pretty sure this one was Eli.
This one was Layne. Eli (pronounced like jelly) found and set up with Vü Studios the background.
Also. The AC broke down that day so they were filming all day in those heavy hot costumes. But being the Vikings they are forged on.
This is the sequel to their Viking video "My Mother Told Me" they did a little over a year ago.
Same characters and costumes. Except.... Cesar is in place of Jose Rosario Jr. He is wearing Jose's costume and Geoff's top. So Geoff is wearing the fur he had on his shoulder as a top.
You can see Jose in their videos... "My Mother Told Me", "Hoist The Colours" and "Drunken Sailor".
Wow thank you for sharing all that information with us. Thats really impressive and amazing and earnt more respect out of us
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You're very welcome 🤗.
Thank you for your comment about the LED's. I remember reading it in a comment elsewhere and that it was not a green screen but I didn't have all the pieces of information. So once again thank you for the information
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You're very welcome 🤗
They have a cover of The Dragonborn Comes you might like. They even cosplay in it and the makeup is really cool.
We will have to check it out
As a skyrim addict I adored this. This was also the start of my daughter's Omar Cardona obsession
Funfact, on that day, they had around 37 degrees Celsius and high humidity. And the darn AC did not work........ YES at the end of that day they were parboiled. I saw their "Behind the scenes" video on Patreon.
That sounds like it was a rough day 😂
Eli used to sing with a metal tribute band.... and Layne was originally a baritone but took over vocal percussion when Scott Porter left to persue an acting career. (He can be seen featured in Halo theme). Voiceplay have a brilliant sense of humour too and show it in their Disney medleys. Geoff also does a brilliant tongue in cheek version of way down by Elvis ... with choreography 😅... another fun fact is that Geoff arranged Home Free's cover of Elvira... Rob also features in their top 10 movie themes.... for a side aching chuckle perhaps check out Road trip by Voiceplay.... it's an oldie with members that are no longer part of the group... lots of fun and very relatable. 😊.
Yes, you would love the humor in Voice Play's "Road Trip".
Or "The Chicken Song." That will have you rolling on the floor laughing as well.
@lullyhoneybee definitely... cracks me up every time... I even start to giggle because I know what's coming. 😆
Wow that amazing. His voice definitely suits it. Thank you for those recommendations 😊
@@lullyhoneybee the extended version with the elusive last verse!
Geoff said he had to trash his voice for five hours to record this song and its the hardest song he's ever done. Warning about Pentatonix.... You'll run into copyright issues on the regular with them
Defintely respect his graft. Yes unfortunately we have recorded one of there tracks but it has been banned World wide currently. We Will see if we can push past that though 😊
Yes, stick with independent artists like VoicePlay and Ren who appreciate reactors.
@@hollyryalsgrubb1273 fyi - *Pentatonix* appreciates youtube and reactors. *Sony* does not and unfortunately they're still leashed to their label. They haven't been able to go independent like VP and HF are.
I'm surprised you haven't run into Copyright issues with home free
You should check out the Bass Gang too.
They out do themselves every time! I cannot stop watching this, it is amazing!! Geoff hits 3 B0's! Eli has become the Asgardian god of rock, Layne is a beatboxing god, Cesar has become a Berserker, and J None has shown us that rap indeed belongs in acapella! And Miracle of Sound gave this 10 out of 10 raised ale horns!! Great reaction! This from the Assasins Creed Valhalla video game, but that rap is all J None!!
Thats amazing. It will be the game I had heard it before then 😂
The rap was written by Alfredo Austin. In a recent interview J None said he wanted to write it and maybe next time. 😅
Thanks for another great reaction to Voice Play! Yes, you are right about Voice Play having more of a theatrical approach to acapella music whereas Home Free is more of a Country/Folk style (both very innovative from the traditional acapella music we have heard in the past and both groups are good friends supporting each other despite their differences). J None was a former Voice Play member that left to join the Navy but is still very close with the rest of the members and frequently is a featured guest when he is on military leave-- for more rapping from J None check out Voice Play's "Superstition".
Thank you for those kind words and sharing that information 😊
This song had me ready to march off to war! I was so pumped!! Awesome reaction! ❤
Haha defintely makes you feel that way 💪
I think it's been commented before, but VoicePlay takes a few more liberties with post production because they're not a touring group. (they used to, but the global pandemic stopped them going forward.) They don't have to worry about having to reproduce some of the notes/sounds with a live audience. Fun note on this video, Eli produced the background on Unreal Engine (he also did it with their My Mother Told Me), so you're not far off on the CGI comment.
Another great group to get into is the Bass Gang. They just did a series of Disney songs, but do a lot of different genres too.
Thank you for clearing that up for us. Didnt realise they did that work themselves. Even more impressive
The One they did before this was My Mother Told me which was on the TV series Vikings. Want surprise with Layne singing the Mona Medley, Little Mermaid Medley, We Don't Talk About Bruno, In the Air but there are a few others. He also sings in some the shorts. I love a part Layne does in the Road Trip one.
We will have to check them out 😊
All the backgrounds scenery in this video was made by Eli with a software called, if I'm not mistaken, "Unreal Engine" or something of the like. Then they went to a different studio (not Pattycake Productions, this time), which had full wall LED screens they projected the backgrounds through. Even the big, wooden, creaking door J None uses to "come into the hall and join the others" never existed... Nor creaked (it was Layne who made that sound, but don't ask me how! 😅). The problem has been that the AC broke, and they were wearing full furs and leather Viking stuff with 100° or so 😱...
In this song, Geoff hits THREE times a B0, which is the third key of a full 88 keys piano. 😁
Liked your reaction, I knew you'd love this one. 🙂
Now I lay back and wait for "Nothing else matters" 😁
See you next time!
PS: BTW, they just sang together with the band "Chicago" in Atlantic City, for two nights. Not "opened for", they SANG TOGETHER with them. Not bad... ❤
The concert was Chicago and Friends and was filmed to be streamed toward the end of the year on Apple TV.
@@Wildecat10 I am SO looking forward to that!
Thats amazing David. Didnt realise Eli had that much technical knowledge but defintely really impressive
@@highlyreactivereactions Eli is also the one who designs the lighting for them (and sometimes for Geoff's solo stuff). He is also going to be sharing the arrangement duties with Geoff and Layne in the New Year, so instead of every other month, they will only be responsible for 1 VoicePlay song every 3 months. Eli arranged "Creep" for them a few months ago.
Amazingly, they do all this work themselves. Arrangement - Layne Stein
Video - Creative Design, Direction, Unreal Engine, Virtual Production, and Editing - Eli Jacobson.
That is really impressive
Great reaction, if VP uses any sound effect or instrument you will see it, boom whackers in "Attention" violins in "Warriors" and "Nothing Else Matters", otherwise it will be all vocal sound like the creaking door etc trumpets, guitars (processed possibly) but still vocal. You may like to take a look at their minis/shorts amazing little gems or the one shot live "ACA Top 10s" I think the only ones prerecorded are "Video Games" ( you should watch that before seeing) " The Dragon Born Comes" or "Halo" and the "Movie Themes" one starring Rob from Home Free, there is also " Bro Country" with Chris Rupp formerly of Home Free.
And don’t forget the goat in We Don’t Talk About Bruno. Although several of the guys could have done it..
@@Wildecat10 forgot the scream...🙃🤣
Thank you for those recommendations 😊
Every cover they do is amazing but a few of my favorites are Nothing Else Matters, In the Air Tonight, Warriors and Dream On. They also did a fun thing - It’s 3 videos that should all be done together in this sequence - TRAPPED - Billie Eilish and then Panic in 4 minutes parts 1 & 2 ❤
We will have to check them out 😊
VoicePlay is known out the 3 major ones as the theater Kids of acapella. The other major one is Pentatonix but they are a bit hard to do because some get strikes but they do it
Haha yeah we Currenlty have a world wide blocked video we have done with them so we will see what the future holds for them
Yeah, PTX are harder to react to these days, as they are signed to a record label - so they tend to get 'copyright blocked' a lot by them!
Valhalla Calling was written and first performed by a man who goes by Miracle of Sound. His first video was solo, but then he did a couple more versions; first with Peyton Parrish, then with Peyton Parrish and Eric Hollaway (be ready for an earthquake deep voice with Eric). Payton Parrish has done a solo version himself. MiS loved VoicePlay's version of his piece and gave it 10 out of 10 raised ale horns. (I have all five songs on my iTunes playlist and often play all of them on a shuffled loop for an hour or two, while washing dishes, laundry, and/or myself. Talk about singing in the shower!)
Miracle of Sound is his own RUclips 'Rabbit Hole' with widely differing music styles. He writes music inspired usually by video games, movies or TV. I'm sure he does other music as well, but it is what he is 'known' for. Wonderful stuff!
Miracle of Sound sounds amazing. We may have to check out some of there work 😊
@@hwyla4416 I'll definitely have to look that up.
Earlier I mentioned Pentantonix hey you will be blown away with thier 90's dance medley you will swear they are using instruments and you are at da club
We did react to one of there tracks however the video has been blocked world wide currently but hopfully it will be out in the future 😊
Oh, you just haven’t gotten to the humoutistic side of VoicePlay yet, just you wait..!😂 They’re so much fun!! Both VoicePlay and HomeFree are excellent, even though VoicePlay is my favourite.
We have so much more of a journey to take aswell 😊
Layne has a singing voice as fine as anyone else in the group. Listen to their cover of True Colors sometime. It’s an older one. but you get to hear Layne well.
Thank you for that response 😊
I cannot wait for you to see the video of in the hall of the mountain king... Yes voice play, an accapella group, doing a classical ohestral piece with no words.
Sounds amazing
Eli created the backdrops for this. In general, when you see these fabulous backdrops, Eli did them.
Thats amazing
This one was amazing - their first 'Viking' one was 'My Mother Told Me', which was also impressive as they were all in seperate locations, due to when it was made...!😁 Their guest in that one (Jose Rosario Jr.) was wearing the hooded robe that Cesar is wearing in this one! Jose also appears in 'Hoist The Colours' and 'Drunken Sailor'..
Sounds amazing! We will have to check them out
Yes, please more #voiceplay - I love your reactions and your energy!
Actually, an earlier line of Voiceplay with Tony Wakim, a baritone, and Earl Jenkins, a high tenor, and a fantastic singer named "Honey" AND Home Free (when Chris Rupp, Adam's brother, was still in the group, before Chance joined) did a song together, called "Survivor." I won't tell you too much about it, other than, it's a bit short, but silly and a lot of fun.
@DravenGal : They just did a great reaction to "Survivor- Zombies Vs Hillbillies"- check it out.
@@acorrado5529 Thanks for the tip! I seem to be a page or two behind...That's cool though, I'm always seeing reactors just recently discovering it who have been doing Voiceplay for years!
Yeah we really enjoyed the Survivor piece. Would love to see them do more collabs like thisn😊
@@highlyreactivereactions Me too! Voiceplay did a "Movie Themes" video with Rob Lundquist from Home Free though!
Couple recommendations - Voiceplay's video of Oogie Boogie's Song is absolutely phenomenal, and their Nothing Else Matters video breaks all the reactors. Geoff also has his own channel with his own solo work (a lot of times you'll see 4 or 5 of him, they're all him though), his channel is just his name, Geoff Castellucci. He's done covers of Sound Of Silence, Misty Mountain and I See Fire, and a lot of others. His solo works really show off his full 5 octave vocal range.
Nothing Else Matters will be released later today and yes it did blow our minds 😊 and thank you for those other recommendations
If you go quite a ways back and listen to I Knew You Were Trouble you’ll get to hear Layne rap!
Appreciate that recommendation 😊
Here for you.
So sorry I was late.
#voiceplay
#highlyreactivereactions
Never apologise Dawn. Appreciate your support 😊
You should check out Geoff's solo channel as well. It's no a capella, but he does all the vocal parts and makes the backing tracks for the songs.
You can't go wrong with any of his covers, but my favorites are High and Dry, Way Down, Shenandoah, and Blackbird.
And Folsom prison blues by Geoff Castelucci
We will be checking out that channel soon 😊
..also Ghost Riders In The Sky, Misty Mountains Cold, I See Fire (these last two from the Hobbit films)..!!
There is an all female a copella group called Citizen Queen. Take a listen to Killing me softly by them!!!
Thank you for the recommendation 😊
Just a tidbit... Eli pronounces his name Elly (like Jelly). Great callout on Tim working with Geoff. Two amazing vocal talents. I enjoyed watching YOU react! Great job!
Appreciate the kind words 😊
They are absolutely wonderful, the best! I remind myself every time I see this that J None did not crash through a door, that was all Layne!
Next, go for their version of Creep. You've seen arrangements from Geoff and Layne, Creep is Eli's.
Then, for fun, Drunken Sailor. Watch to the end. Trust me!
Thank you for those recommendations 😊
#Voiceplay are known as the theater kids of acapella one of my favorite things about them
Defintely shows tbh
Great reaction, thanks!
Thank you too!
Love your reactions! Can't wait until you discover The Bass Gang!
Looking forward to that one 😊
As well as Tim helping Geoff, Geoff helped Home free with their arrangement of Elvira. If you havent watched that i would recommend it VP has also performed it live but not a produced version so its not on their page.
Great reaction, guys! Yeah, the acting is amazing as well-wouldn’t want to meet any of these guys on the battlefield. Cesar was especially unexpected because his tone is usually so sweet and kind of whispery (there’s a little of that in this one but also plenty of grit and berserker).
This one truly is an absolute masterpiece ☺️
@@highlyreactivereactions @miracleofsound (AKA Gavin Dunne) is the original composer. If you check the comments he gave it a 10 out of 10 alehorns. I doubt he expected his baby to go dubstep with added rap, but I guess he liked it. And you should definitely check his original. There are several versions out there-first his ORIGINAL original, with just him. He put a bit of it on TikTok and invited others to sing along, and saw Peyton Parrish, and invited him to do a duet version, then Eric Hollaway did a contribution and they invited HIM to do a full version with them. The last one is less splashy (no music video, just three frames with each of them singing) but you really should hear all three of them. Eric has one of the lowest bass voices I’ve ever heard (he also does a MEAN James Earl Jones impression).
I've always thought of Home Free as more traditional, though in a great way, and VoicePlay as more edgy. And of course, many of VP's & Geoff's more recent videos are literally movie musicals in miniature. They just suck you right in.
Gotta have mad respect for both styles of group and there talents 😊
If you gents haven't seen Warriors yet.. Highly recommend. If you want a twist from the boys, check out Road Trip & The Chicken Song. Love to you both ❤
Thank you so much for that recommendation 😊
It’s all in the name - VoicePLAY.
Facts
Awesome group and you will be mind blown next year with their Halloween offerings.
Plus, they do things like Boy Bands in 5 Minutes and Queen in 5 Minutes compilations that are different equally enjoyable.
BTW, sometimes their outros have bonus material so it's worth letting it play in the background so you can possibly catch it, too.
For anyone unfamiliar with their stuff, the sense of dry humor shoes in the captions they include which sometimes have fun asides, so watch those on your own with subtitles included.
Thank you for the advice and information 😊
Geoff hits a B0 subharmonic for 15 secs while JNone is holding out Me atthe beginning.
Amazing!
If you want to see the comedic side of #VoicePlay you need to watch Drunken Sailor, and watch the whole video.
We will have to check it out 😊
they are all amazing by the way Eli is pronounced Elly rhymes with Jelly both groups cover both comedy and more serious stuff enjoy your journey ❤🏴
Thank you for your comment 😊
This is considered a follow up song to my mother told me. There is a reactor peter barber who is Bass singer. reactor and primarily does opera. He has an interview With Geoff on His Flavors of bass interview that was done 4 months ago. Actually A good number of voice play members have worked for Disney. home free also has Avi Kaplan of pentatonix's Singing with them on ring of fire. I don't know if you seen the butts Remix by home free but layne did the arranging for that one. Voice play has a video with Attendees of An acapella camp. A reactor named Qofy Has an interview with J. None. All 3 of the a cappella groups have phenomenal singers. For a change of pace listen to teo country singers try to sing opera. It is Rob and Austin from home free. They are singing Nessun Dorma from Puccini's opera Torandot. The piece Is considered one of the best known tenor arias in all of opera. Luciano Pavarotti Is considered The person who sings the aria the best.
Sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing
#voiceplay im Swedish by heritage (my maiden name was Olson) and every time i hear this song j get so hyped. Ive actually decided to get two tattoos after hearing this song
Thats amazing!
If you like bass check out another acapella group called The Bass Gang.. There new sea shanty song (Jolly Sailor Bold) will turn your insides to jelly. All of their stuff is great too.
Sounds amazing
This is a cover by VoicePlay (Miracle of Sound)
Love that
As I understand it Tim taught Geoff the growl technique and then Geoff went to other subharmonic singers to learn the actual subharmonic technique. I'm sure that's what he's said. Oh and just so you know, Eli's name is not said as eel-eye, it's pronounced as ellie, rhymes with jelly, as it's short for Eliezer.
Thats some strong performance that. Haha yeah we realised and have now corrected ourselves with Elis name 😊
Not sure if youve done any of geoffs solo stuff, but that is amazing as well! 😊💜💜
We haven't as of yet but certainly will be in the neat future
#Voiceplay! Check out dragon Bourne comes from Skyrim Halo great as well check out HOIST THE COLOURS MY mother told me Enemy from imagine dragons so many you just started Nothing Else Matters also great
Thank you for those recommendations 😊
I may use some layering effects, but I doubt in my own opinion that any of their voices are autotuned. Need to go down the voice, play rabbit hole, some more and realize that everyone of these gentlemen has an unbelievable voice, and doesn’t need anything autotuned to improve it.
i dont get why anyone is going crazy over the d1 when he holds the b0 for fucking ages XD
It was very impressive
I can't be the only one to know that high section Eli was doing was painful; that's a good way to damage your vocal cords. It's not worth having surgery or permanent damage; he's way too talented to risk it.
Geoff said in the interview with Peter Barber that Eli had his vocal cords screened recently (as they all do) - and he's fine...
Reminds me of the 80s rock where that style was quite popular. Long as they are getting checked out and take it easy when they aren't making music he should be good to take it to those next levels. All about the training
#voiceplay really does do it all! Id love to see tou react to some of their funnier and sillier stuff like Little Mermaid, Moana, We dont talk about Bruno, and Drunken Sailor
Thank you for those recommendations
Voiceplay and Homefree have a joint cover of Survivor that you will love
Sounds amazing 😊
Watch Drunken Sailor and you will never think of VoicePlay as "serious" ever again 😂
😂 we will have to check it out
Voice play is very serious in how little they take themselves seriously (see Oogie Boogie or Friends on the Other Side or any other Disney stuff). OTOH they aren't so strict as to limit themselves to just a capella. I see you already reacted to Nothing else matters, so you know what I mean.
I love that these artists aren't restricted by genre and do what makes the art even better 😊
Cool reaction! SUCH a good song! But you're still saying "Ee-lie," not "El-ee." And yes, this song totally gets me pumped! I'll listen to it on repeat for hours, and the effect never lessens!
Haha yeah we know. Thank you for reminding us to pin our comment 😂
@@highlyreactivereactions Sorry, I forgot you mentioned this one was still wrong.
You may enjoy The Bass Gang or Miracle of Soundas well considering who you named.
Thank you for the recommendation
if you guys want some acapella metal, look no further than "Van Canto"
Thank you for the recommendation 😊
Check out tomi p wayfaring stranger. He hits an impossibly low C0 inhale at around 140
Please reach to voiceplays cover of CREEP, and if you love deep bass check out Tomi p SWEET DREAMS or NO TIME TO DIE , Tomi P has a crazy vocal range and he does all the vocals in both songs, Thanks Guys, hope you react to one, looking forward to your reactions ❤
We appreciate those recommendations Jessica 😊
You should really react to Oogie Boogie's song, Geoff's an amazing lead in that one
We will have to check it out 😊
Speaking as a musician losing their ears:
1) I do not *dare* drink anything during #voiceplay songs - i was waiting for the spittakes...
2) I literally have to take my beta blockers to cope with these covers 😇 especially hoist the colours and nothing else matters :)
Love those tracks ☺️
Just wanted to let you know you,re pronouncing Eli's name wrong ....Hey guys love your channel, love seeing reactions to voice play, home free and hopefully soon you will check out pentatonix, just wanted to let you know Eli's name is pronounced Eleee with an e sound not an I sound I think it's short for Eliot
Actually, his name is Eliezar.
Yeah its definitely a tricky one, the name pronunciation has been rectified for all future Voiceplay videos 😊 Thank you for your kind words
Geoff with his two sustained b0s is disgusting in the best way possible. The practice shorts where for the sustained b0 into his lyrics towards the beginning cause even for him and Tim that is absurdly low
Thats incredible! Thank you for sharinf
Your welcome and glad too see someone react who can truly appreciate geoffs absurd range of 5 plus octaves
I consider Voiceplay and Pentatonix to be roughly equivalent. Home Free are fun, and sing well, but the creativity of the first two, in arrangements particularly, edges out Home Free just a bit. My heart is with Pentatonix.
We are hoping to check out some Pentatonix in the future. We have listened to one but the reaction has been banned world wide 😂
listen to kids who can sing but don't understand what they're talking about....better listen to MIRACLE OF SOUND & PEYTON PARRISH - "Valhalla Calling".
Thank you for the recommendations
I get why you pause, but could you try not to pause in the middle of a word?
Haha yeah sorry. Reaction time can be a tad slow 😂
@@highlyreactivereactions I completely understand lol 😂