Hey Matthew. For a bit of context on rewrite the stars the two characters are in love but can't be together bc zendaya's is African American and at the time the movie takes place interracial relationships are frowned upon so while zac wants to be open about it she feel like they can't because society won't accept them
@@charwillusher2377 and this is me was about self-acceptance for people that were treated worse in a lot of ways. at least that's how I always thought of it.
Fun fact: Zendaya actually did her trapeze stunts! There’s a really interesting interview she did with Jimmy Fallon where she describes how exhilarating yet terrifying the whole thing was.
They both did. The director was very insistent on being able to see their faces during the stunts as much as possible without using CGI. She and Effron both worked hard to get to the point where they didn’t end up having to use doubles in the end!
oh that's so cool! as a fan of both musicals and flying trapeze (i used to do a bit of it myself, and hope to again in the future if my back injury gets better), the scenes with the trapeze made me so happy and were amazing
@@mettelindegardnielsen9411it was also because Zendeya really wanted to step up to the Challenge and add to the performance to be more committed to the role. She tends to enjoy doing her own stunts when possible.
Now that you mention it, in Rewrite the stars maybe there was a reason why Zendeya has the deep tone while Zach has the airy tone. From the lyrics, we can say that the character that Zack is playing is like -living in the clouds wishing for a romantic relationship Zendeyas's character. Hence the "Airy" tone of voice Zendeya's character on the other one is contrasting and saying "Its impossible" because the reality is there will be a lot of opposition, and she can feel it. Hence the "Deep" tone to convey the pressure that the character is feeling. Or rather than deep, we can say that her voice is rather "Grounded and Restricted" while he's is more "Free" Were bound to break and my hands are tied broo the lyrics are sooo well written
What 😶🤯 I never thought of that, but I absolutely LOVE it! I think your theory is right, but even if not, it fits and add so much depth to the song’s meaning. Brilliant ❤
@jasminm7018 ayoo so true, i guess its slightly ironic Zendeya the one on th eswings has the grounded tone Zach the one on the ground has the airy tone I guess this can also reflect on their maturity as characters? Zendaya's character feels like their already mature, reached the sky but still open to reality Zach' like a child wanting to reach for his sky
if you enjoyed these I highly recommend listening to the other songs! "From Now On" gives you that amazing build and the real bouncy feeling, and "The Other Side" has an amazing beat to it and has Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron singing together. The choreography in both songs is also stunning!
I second these recommendations! Come Alive (which would most certainly have Matthew charging out to change the world for the better, lol) and Tightrope (gorgeous softer solo) are two more of my favorites! I’m sure Never Enough would also go over well as a new voice to the mix
If you really want to hear something special. They released footage from their practice. When they where trying to get the movie greenlit. There are two clips, Hugh Jackman singing one of his songs. And then there is, This is me. And it was the first time she sang the song in public and its so incredible. It gives me goosebumps and makes me cry everytime i hear that version. It truly is something on the next level.
And then you learn that Hugh wasn’t even supposed to be singing due to a minor sinus surgery right beforehand. So they brought Jeremy Jordan in to sign while Hugh did the speaking and “acted” the songs. Jeremy was led to believe this was a precursor to getting cast in the role Zach got - Jeremy got screwed over because they wanted a more mainstream name.
I have watched those videos more times than I can count! It was the This is Me video that made me know I had to see this movie on the big screen and it was everything I had hoped for and more
If you do another The Great Showman video you should listen to "The Other Side", "From Now On", "Come Alive" and "Never Enough". I think you'll love the high notes of Never Enough and Hugh Jackman and Zack Efron singing together in The Other Side. Also "Tightrope" is pretty cool as well
I love how you kinda got the context right for This Is Me. The people in the circus are very different in apparence like you saw, so they are freaks for everyone else. People enjoy the circus, but also you got to understand "they are a threat to our existence, people like that should hide, we can't let our kids see that and we can't let them think they belong to our society..." 🙃
People like that still exist, it was only a few decades ago that disabled people were knowingly hidden by society because we make them uncomfortable. And unfortunately, some people still hold that sentiment.
Keala Settle plays the Bearded Woman and she’s an absolute powerhouse! She’s a Broadway actress, and only did this movie because Hugh Jackman convinced her to do it after she crushed it during the movie’s green lighting process. She had only planned to perform the songs during that process, but had no desire to actually be in the movie. Hugh had different plans 😂
@@nataliereeves3594 No, it wasn't Jack Daniels...it was Jameson Irish Whiskey which is slightly higher quality and usually more expensive than Jack Daniels
@@marieporter9488I think the song you are talking about is a million dreams but you are right in the fact that there is a version at the beginning of the movie
A little context: The Greatest Showman is about a man that wants to make a show/circus with people that are "different" than the average person. Some examples are: a woman with a beard, a "dwarf" and the worlds heaviest man. So a lot of the people outside of the circus don't like them because of their differences. :)
The movie is a fictional retelling of the Barnum and Bailey Brothers Circus. I say fictional because the actual truth isn't that great. Barnum(who is the only Ringling Brother to appear in the film) takes in "freaks" to be apart of a new business venture he wants to try. The movie shows the con man and the family man of Barnum and even though it's not telling a real factual story, it's still a great retelling of the story. I do want to say before people get mad at me and "hate comment" this comment. "Freaks" are what the performers of the circus were called. Them being called that was horrible and it doesn't excuse how the performers were treated back in the 1800s. But, I'm trying to be factually correct with my wording no matter how bad the language was back then.
I literally can’t help but smile during these songs, this movie has such an interesting story behind it. The movie was pitched by the actors, they were looking for a studio to get the musical/movie greenlit and went around singing their songs. Those videos are on RUclips to this day. It definitely makes it stand out from other movies/musicals in my opinion. The videos are also pretty inspiring and heartwarming to see.
@@cheyennemccall6228 ruclips.net/video/6-CCxYR80mU/видео.htmlsi=VVeB_txloUqcW9UQ Here’s one of the links, it’s the most inspirational in my opinion. It’s from when they were pitching the show to different studios.
LOVED that video! Highly recommending the song "Tightrope" from The Greatest Showman. It's kinda underrated but the lyrics, the vocals, the visuals- everything is SO GOOD. (it's a solo song by the female lead Charity Barnum (Michelle Williams). Absolutely beautiful voice
Please react to the other songs from the greatest showman. I recommend ‘The other side’ where Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman sing together; ‘tightrope’ is also another good underrated song
Please please please PLEASE we need a part two - Come Alive is my absolute favorite song in this movie and one that I think gets slept on a lot behind such huge hits as Never Enough, Rewrite the Stars and This is Me (all fantastic songs to be sure). From Now on and The Other Side are also musical AND visual treats because the choreography and staging are just as wonderful to enjoy as the songs themselves are! As usual, absolutely adore watching your brain explode and your words dissolve into incoherence when introduced to amazing music. Please continue to rebuild your faculties so we can enjoy watching them get destroyed over and over again! :)
I never thought you haven't seent the Greatest Showman before! If anything, you'd be the first person I'd think of with this kind of musicals! Also, now that I've paid attention to the first song, it's a reprise of the first song in the movie and it plays at the end, after the climax!
Yo @MathewMcKenna, the setting for the movie is before biracial couples were at all accepted by society. His parents called her ‘the help’ when they met her. Rewrite the stars hits so hard with that context Please please PLEASE can we get a part two??
So fun watching you react to these masterpieces! Tightrope, Never enough, From now on and The other side is four other songs from this film that deserves a reaction.
There isn't a song I dislike from this musical! Every piece is so beautiful and put together well! I'm so happy you like it! (Definitely listen to the rest of this soundtrack)!
I'm definitely one of many advocating for Part 2! Also, on the subject of Zac Efron's singing voice, are you familiar with Hairspray? Because, it not, perhaps you should be 😂 The rest of the cast is just insane, too.
Love how blown away you are by the music in this. It's so good. If you want to react to more, I would recommend The Other Side (if you can find the full clip from the film the choreography between Hugh and Zac is amazing), Come Alive and From Now On are three of my favourite songs. There's also a behind the scenes recording with the studio hearing some of the songs for the first time that you should check out. Hugh had been told by doctors not to sing as he had just had a melanoma removed from his neck and he could burst the stitches, but he sung anyway and needed the stitches redoing
"I didn't know Zac Efron could sing" whilst he became internationally famous with his Role of Troy Bolton in High School Musical. (Yes in the first film he didn't sing most of the songs by himself but that was because they were already written in a different key before they cast him and he couldn't hit the notes)
I really think you'd enjoy reacting to the musical 'Epic- the troy saga'. The song 'warrior of the mind' from that is an especially incredible song! Great video, as usual!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the songs! I went to see this movie in theaters and loved all the songs so much. I almost feel like we need another video of the other songs (if you want to ofc). "The other side", "Never enough" and "From now on" are all songs that I feel like you would just love too!
There are videos of the actors/ artists performing “this is me” and “from now on” live back when they were trying to get the show greenlit it’s so amazing and the backstory of both proformances makes it so much more impactful!
This musical is one of my favorites. A detail everyone seems to be missing telling you is it’s based after P.T Barnams circus!! It was one of the first circus’ with “freak shows” not being a real thing thing anymore, they’re just unique people. I loved this video and hope we see you do the rest! Edit: That would also explain the forbidden love, it’s in a time where interracial relationships would be seen as wrong and Zac’s character is trying to convince her the world doesn’t matter to their love and they don’t need to hide anymore behind the walls of their own home.
Hey I’m so sorry to inform you but the people in PT Barnums show were very much still paraded around and treated as “freaks” and in-fact Barnum barley considered them human. He treated them (and his animals) horrifically and even sold tickets to an enslaved woman’s autopsy as he claimed she was the “Oldest [insert slur] in the world!” And that she had been owned by George Washington (very much not true). And that’s not even getting STARTED on how he treated the real life Jenny Lind… I really wish they had made this movie about a fully fictional character rather than trying to polish and paint and glitter over a the story of a very bad person.
I got my older sister who hates musicals to watch this movie and she loves so much that she starts to watch by herself just to find "This Is Me" we sing to the soundtrack every time i play so im happy you get to experience the songs from this movie.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
so glad you reacted to this!! you're right about how the songs in The Greatest Showman don't seem like the kind of songs that would be in musicals, the songwriters for it have a style that, imo, really stands out from a lot of other musicals in their musical style
It's been so long since I've watched that master piece! I have some of the songs on my playlist, but I'm so glad to see you reacting to it! Being sick is much less painful now that you've uploaded this!
So so happy you finally reacted to some of these amazing songs and I really hope you do the rest cause at least in my opinion none of these songs are a miss!!! I also highly recommend reacting to the This Is Me and From Now On live versions from when the movie was trying to get greenlit, especially for This Is Me, the live version really heightens the emotional aspects of the song and you can really hear Keala Settle's voice shine.
My mom and I loved this movie so much that we saw it twice in theatres and I’ve been waiting for you to react to the songs from this and honestly this is exactly how I thought you’d react 😂
Zac Efron was the lead in the high school musicals (he only sings in the 2nd and 3rd) he was cast after they wrote the music for the first one and he couldn’t hit the notes so it’s dubbed but for movies 2 & 3 they wrote for his voice and it’s amazing) i highly recommend Scream & Bet on it lmao
Love that you're reacting to this! I watched this movie in theaters with some of my college classmates and the songs just BLEW US AWAY! We were obsessed lol! Especially those first few weeks all of us were just belting the songs in the hallways (We were in art school, it wasn't as weird as it may sound 😆) Also, fun fact: The movie isn't about A circus, it's about THE circus, as in, the very first one! I definitely recommend watching it fully!
Your reaction has reminded me how much I love this soundtrack. Some other songs from the show that are great are The Other Side, Never Enough, Tightrope and From Now On
Sir, I have never see your channel before, but this showed up in my recommendations, and I LOVE tye Greatest Showman, so I'm here. I loved seeing your first-time, out-of-context reactions to these songs (it was really funny knowing the story of the movie watching you be so confused) as soon as you mentioned Zac and Zendaya in The Greatest Show, I really hoped you would watch Rewrite the Stars, was veryuch so rewarded. I was smiling the whole time!
If you do more of the songs I highly recommend you listen to the live version of "This is me" that they did at the presentation to the backers to try and secure funding. Keala, the woman singing it was just supposed to be a fill in studio musician as she had massive anxiety about performing live, but her performance that day was so mindblowing they put her in the movie. It was kind of about her living the song all in 4 minutes, the other performers reactions to her and it was amazing and well worth the watch.
If you do a sequel to this video, I think that both “the other side” and “from now on” cater the most to your interests and just so happen to be the best in the movie 😅
You 100% have to do more songs from this movie! - from now on - never enough (if you don't already know it) - the million dreams reprise - tightrope - the other side
Maybe million dreams should’ve come with a video lol. It did start in the past and then transition into the present. This is me always gives me chills. It’s so good. Her voice is stunning. I love most of the songs on this soundtrack. I hope you do more. Like the other side and from now on. Tho tbh I feel like you should actually watch the whole thing lol
the fact that mathew with no context explained the meaning of This is Me showed how well the lyrics were and how they portrayed the characters in this movie
If you love Keala Settle’s voice you should react to some of the songs from the musical Waitress. Top songs I’d recommend are I Didn’t Plan It (Keala leaves no crumbs behind), What Baking Can Do, You Matter To Me and She Used To Be Mine
This is my favourite movie. I was feeling very blue when it was released and like you said, it gave me a lot of positive energy and after that, I had a very good change in my life and I was listening all the songs every day the next year. I even knew my mood because of the song that motivated me the most that day 😂. Love every song ❤
greatest showman always makes me so nostalgic cause it came out during my last year of primary school and i remember how obsessed everyone was with it and how we made it our leavers’ ceremony / prom theme💕
I always find it funny when I watch reactions to this movie and people are always surprised to see zac efron in a musical as if his biggest break out roles weren't in high school musical and hairspray. like I thought we all knew zefron could sing !
Well, you missed my favorite song "The Other Side" with Zach Efron and Hugh Jackman, but this was a great reaction. So fun and I loved hearing your take on all of the songs. I loved that you were worried about starting with the last song and that is exactly what happened lol. Would love to see your reaction to the movie. Stay cool.
Watched this movie with my mom and was so happy that even she loved it even though she can be picky with musicals. We all shed big happy tears then I lost it when “The Other Side” came up. IT LIVES RENT FREE IN MY BRAIN. The story is so heartwarming and the SONGS MY GOD ARE INSANE🌟
The artists in this movie (singing, acting, dancing, stunts) are so amazing, but let's also appreciate the songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul who never once fail at creating these kind of songs. Between projects like The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen and Spirited the songs are just so well written and constantly surprising. I highly suggest you check out songs from DEH and Spirited as well as they go even further to show how amazing they are. Songs I'd recommend: Never Enough from The Greatest Showman The Other Side from The Greatest Showman From Now On from The Greatest Showman Tightrope from The Greatest Showman The Greatest Show (actual start) from The Greatest Showman --- Unredeemable from Spirited the Apple Original Good Afternoon from Spirited the Apple Original Bringin' Back Christmas from Spirited the Apple Original The View From Here from Spirited the Apple Original The View From Here (Riverwalk) from Spirited the Apple Original Do A Little Good from Spirited the Apple Original Ripple (Cut Song) from Spirited the Apple Original The cast: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer --- You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. Beautiful harmonies in this one) Words Fail from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. I personally preferred the video of the movie) Good For You from Dear Evan Hansen (from the musical) So Big / So Small from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. Both very different voices) Anybody Have A Map from Dear Evan Hansen (from the musical) Waving Through A Window from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. I personally preferred the musical version) Requiem from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical) For Forever from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical) Sincerely, Me from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical) Only Us from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical) Today Feels A Little Closer from Dear Evan Hansen (from the movie) Anonymous One from Dear Evan Hansen (from the movie) Bedroom Down The Hall (cut song, but very beautiful) The musical cast: Ben Platt, Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Laura Thompson The movie cast: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Colton Ryan, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, Amandla Stenberg
I would also add the Pasek & Paul wrote the lyrics to most of the songs in the film La La Land (music by Justin Hurwitz). After working with them on Spirited, Ryan Reynolds also enlist P&P to write a funny tribute song to Rob McElhenney, with whom Reynolds bought a football team in Wales (you should react to the docu-series Welcome To Wrexham)..
I’d love to see you watch the whole movie (it’s one of my favorite musicals), but if that’s not something you’d want to do I’d still love to see you react to more songs from it. Especially The Other Side, Tightrope, Never Enough, and From Now On. Besides the songs in this video, I feel like those 4 have some really powerful vocals I’d love to watch you experience 💜
Would love a part 2 for The Greatest Showman!! There is still a few songs left and they are all so good😍 - Never Enough - The Other Side - Come Alive - Tightrope - From Now On
The fact that I’ve watched this movie so many times since it’s release, and I can tell you he’s on the right note with no context but giving us the right context especially with This is Me I now wanna rewatch this movie once again I also believe we broke Mathew with The Greatest Showman
Have you watched Spirit Stallion of the Cimmeron? It’s a little different then what you typically watch but the music is SO GOOD. There’s almost no talking, just action and music. I’d highly suggest it!
Keala Settle (This is me) performed a few times with Hugh Jackman in 2019 on his world tour and I was lucky enough to see it. Her voice is even more amazing in person! Incredible talent x
btw, the music video you saw for the Greatest Show, isn't the full song. There's usually a more quiet build up part in the beginning (which is my favorite part).
The title 😲... Naa!! Thank God you've decided to right this wrong, Matthew. It's absolutely criminal that you haven't heard any of these songs. Can't wait to watch❤😂
I RECENTLY REWATCHED THIS MOVIE!! also a few years back my school did this as a concert and I played in it and loved it! its also when i first watched this movie.
Hi Matthew, as a fan of the movie I’m glad that u enjoy it. Fun Fact: the Special Olympics have used the song This is Me the same year as the Greatest Showman, personally that song makes me tear up as it brings back memories ❤
17:06 I _highly_ recommend you look up the behind the scenes for Keala Settle's (the bearded lady) first rehearsal. It is SO cool to see. So inspiring as well.
I absolutely love watching your reactions and I love The Greatest Showman so this video was hella enjoyable, seeing your mind be blown more and more with each new song! This movie is really something else, so I reccomend that maybe you could listen to the rest of the songs, just for yourself. They give me goosebumps even after so much time, so I'm really happy you enjoyed them so much! Take care Mathew!
the greatest showman is about a guy named PT Barnum (Hugh Jackman) who starts a circus for the known "freaks." he then partners with a playwriter(?) named Phillip Carlyle (Zac Effron) and Phillip becomes PT's assistent sort of. the movie basically follows everyones struggles and life while the people in the circus get a lot of hate. sorry if i messed up some details. been a while since ive seen it.
Lmao your pure confusion is everything - i've watched this multiple times now just see see you freaking out! 😂 Would LOVE to see a part 2 that includes 'The Other Side' and the behind the scenes/practice footage of 'This is me'
I would literally love to see his reaction to Epic: The Musical (Epic is a musical written by Jorge Rivera-Herrans about the Odyssey! It's not finished yet and its only recently been releasing concept albums, The Troy Saga and the Cyclops Saga, but the songs are beautifully written. Jorge is such musical genius!)
only took like a billion comments to get me to do it lmao hope u enjoy
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You really should listen to rainbow high music !!
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You need to make a part two!! I need your reaction to Never Enough!!!
Can u do lemonade mouth songs plz, or another six the musical video pleaseeee
The immediate ‘WAS THAT- no I’m not going back I’ll see it later.’ Was SO HILARIOUS 😭
im trying to work on being better lmfao
Hey Matthew. For a bit of context on rewrite the stars the two characters are in love but can't be together bc zendaya's is African American and at the time the movie takes place interracial relationships are frowned upon so while zac wants to be open about it she feel like they can't because society won't accept them
@@charwillusher2377 and this is me was about self-acceptance for people that were treated worse in a lot of ways. at least that's how I always thought of it.
@@charwillusher2377 wait really? i always thought it was because they were on different social classes
@@loserbabyface probably a bit of both but I feel like it had a lot to do with her race
Wait a damn minute, he started at the bloody end of the movie.
Fun fact: Zendaya actually did her trapeze stunts! There’s a really interesting interview she did with Jimmy Fallon where she describes how exhilarating yet terrifying the whole thing was.
Yeah, seem to be a byproduct of the fact that musicals doesn't get that big budgets, so things like these need to be done by the actors themself.
They both did. The director was very insistent on being able to see their faces during the stunts as much as possible without using CGI. She and Effron both worked hard to get to the point where they didn’t end up having to use doubles in the end!
oh that's so cool! as a fan of both musicals and flying trapeze (i used to do a bit of it myself, and hope to again in the future if my back injury gets better), the scenes with the trapeze made me so happy and were amazing
@@mettelindegardnielsen9411it was also because Zendeya really wanted to step up to the Challenge and add to the performance to be more committed to the role. She tends to enjoy doing her own stunts when possible.
Omg I didn’t know this! Love that for her 😌
Now that you mention it, in Rewrite the stars maybe there was a reason why Zendeya has the deep tone while Zach has the airy tone.
From the lyrics, we can say that the character that Zack is playing is like -living in the clouds wishing for a romantic relationship Zendeyas's character. Hence the "Airy" tone of voice
Zendeya's character on the other one is contrasting and saying "Its impossible" because the reality is there will be a lot of opposition, and she can feel it. Hence the "Deep" tone to convey the pressure that the character is feeling. Or rather than deep, we can say that her voice is rather "Grounded and Restricted" while he's is more "Free"
Were bound to break and my hands are tied
broo the lyrics are sooo well written
What 😶🤯 I never thought of that, but I absolutely LOVE it! I think your theory is right, but even if not, it fits and add so much depth to the song’s meaning. Brilliant ❤
Good ear :D
It's kinda cool if you also take into account that as performers, she's the one on the swings in the air while he's always on the ground
@jasminm7018 ayoo so true, i guess its slightly ironic
Zendeya the one on th eswings has the grounded tone
Zach the one on the ground has the airy tone
I guess this can also reflect on their maturity as characters?
Zendaya's character feels like their already mature, reached the sky but still open to reality
Zach' like a child wanting to reach for his sky
@@crimsonrealm7The end, is exactly what I wanted to say.
if you enjoyed these I highly recommend listening to the other songs! "From Now On" gives you that amazing build and the real bouncy feeling, and "The Other Side" has an amazing beat to it and has Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron singing together. The choreography in both songs is also stunning!
yes!! the choreography from the other side is so good, and it's such a good song as well
I second these recommendations! Come Alive (which would most certainly have Matthew charging out to change the world for the better, lol) and Tightrope (gorgeous softer solo) are two more of my favorites! I’m sure Never Enough would also go over well as a new voice to the mix
@@kopcode6346 I had completely forgotten about Tightrope! that's one of my favorite ones lmao
I third those recommendations XD
Both songs are so great and the choreography~
Yes! Please react to the other side it's a really good song
If you really want to hear something special. They released footage from their practice. When they where trying to get the movie greenlit. There are two clips, Hugh Jackman singing one of his songs. And then there is, This is me. And it was the first time she sang the song in public and its so incredible. It gives me goosebumps and makes me cry everytime i hear that version. It truly is something on the next level.
I cry every time
Agreed! This is Me rehearsals makes me tear up every time!
Same
And then you learn that Hugh wasn’t even supposed to be singing due to a minor sinus surgery right beforehand. So they brought Jeremy Jordan in to sign while Hugh did the speaking and “acted” the songs. Jeremy was led to believe this was a precursor to getting cast in the role Zach got - Jeremy got screwed over because they wanted a more mainstream name.
I have watched those videos more times than I can count! It was the This is Me video that made me know I had to see this movie on the big screen and it was everything I had hoped for and more
my mom is obsessed with this movie and also has a thing for hugh jackman so I’ve memorized every song against my will
having a thing for hugh jackman is incredibly understandable tho
@@MathewMcKennaWithout a doubt!
That's me with Mama Mia songs
MY MUM TOO LMAO
@@MathewMcKennaif you say so man
'This Is Me' always sends shivers down my spine, it's such a good song. Keala Settle is an amazing singer and did a fantastic job
Me too
I saw the video of the cast together for I think like…the script read but for the songs? She had hugh close to tears, and me bawling 😭
If you do another The Great Showman video you should listen to "The Other Side", "From Now On", "Come Alive" and "Never Enough". I think you'll love the high notes of Never Enough and Hugh Jackman and Zack Efron singing together in The Other Side. Also "Tightrope" is pretty cool as well
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Tightrope is a very underrated song
From now on was epic, and I loved the other side as well
@@questworldiangreenknight7455 I love tightrope! It's so beautiful
Never enough is mind blowing😍❤️
"I want their voices. Give me them now!" 11:40 Reminded me so much of Ursula right there haha.
I love how you kinda got the context right for This Is Me.
The people in the circus are very different in apparence like you saw, so they are freaks for everyone else. People enjoy the circus, but also you got to understand "they are a threat to our existence, people like that should hide, we can't let our kids see that and we can't let them think they belong to our society..." 🙃
People like that still exist, it was only a few decades ago that disabled people were knowingly hidden by society because we make them uncomfortable. And unfortunately, some people still hold that sentiment.
Similar to how the girls, gays and theys are treated nowadays, mostly the they though sadly
16:00 she gives me chills every damn time, you need to watch their rehearsal. I had goosebumps and cried while listening to it
Keala Settle (who sang This is Me) is such phenomenal singer. She’s Broadway trained and has been in things like the Waitress. I love her so much
Came here to say this! I love Keala Settle!!
Keala Settle plays the Bearded Woman and she’s an absolute powerhouse! She’s a Broadway actress, and only did this movie because Hugh Jackman convinced her to do it after she crushed it during the movie’s green lighting process. She had only planned to perform the songs during that process, but had no desire to actually be in the movie. Hugh had different plans 😂
He apparently had to bribe her with a bottle of Jack Daniels according to an interview she did.
@@nataliereeves3594 No, it wasn't Jack Daniels...it was Jameson Irish Whiskey which is slightly higher quality and usually more expensive than Jack Daniels
the first song actually takes place at the end of the movie 😭
I KNEW I MESSED UP LOL
@@MathewMcKennaThere is a shorter version of the same song at the very beginning, where the main character is a kid and daydreaming
@@MathewMcKennait is a reprise(?) of the song from the beginning so you were close
@@hollowwoods7130you are right it is indeed a reprise
@@marieporter9488I think the song you are talking about is a million dreams but you are right in the fact that there is a version at the beginning of the movie
3:55 these are some of the best expressions I've ever seen on anyone's face ever oh my god
A little context:
The Greatest Showman is about a man that wants to make a show/circus with people that are "different" than the average person. Some examples are: a woman with a beard, a "dwarf" and the worlds heaviest man. So a lot of the people outside of the circus don't like them because of their differences.
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The movie is a fictional retelling of the Barnum and Bailey Brothers Circus. I say fictional because the actual truth isn't that great. Barnum(who is the only Ringling Brother to appear in the film) takes in "freaks" to be apart of a new business venture he wants to try. The movie shows the con man and the family man of Barnum and even though it's not telling a real factual story, it's still a great retelling of the story.
I do want to say before people get mad at me and "hate comment" this comment. "Freaks" are what the performers of the circus were called. Them being called that was horrible and it doesn't excuse how the performers were treated back in the 1800s. But, I'm trying to be factually correct with my wording no matter how bad the language was back then.
Only this guy watches a new thing and gets the first experience from the finale.
I literally can’t help but smile during these songs, this movie has such an interesting story behind it.
The movie was pitched by the actors, they were looking for a studio to get the musical/movie greenlit and went around singing their songs. Those videos are on RUclips to this day. It definitely makes it stand out from other movies/musicals in my opinion. The videos are also pretty inspiring and heartwarming to see.
Links please?
I've been a fan of the movie since it came out yet somehow I didn't know this! So interesting! /gen
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ruclips.net/video/6-CCxYR80mU/видео.htmlsi=VVeB_txloUqcW9UQ
Here’s one of the links, it’s the most inspirational in my opinion. It’s from when they were pitching the show to different studios.
8:15 "...a million dreams are keeping me awa̸̘̔a̶̰̟̅ą̷̛̉a̷̰̋͆ả̴̧͓a̴̖̕a̸̻̟̭͑̂̈́a̸̘͗a̷̩͇͑͂̽ä̷̠̊ả̵̪̻a̴͓̝͓͒̾͊a̴̛͓̱̽ͅa̷̜̤̺̎ke"
I know why he had to pitch shift the audio, but it made it sound bad
FHE TRANSLATION IM SOBBING
Mathew is such a amazing and kind. He is always makes our day or night better. He deserves this success he has!
awww thank you sm :')
LOVED that video! Highly recommending the song "Tightrope" from The Greatest Showman. It's kinda underrated but the lyrics, the vocals, the visuals- everything is SO GOOD. (it's a solo song by the female lead Charity Barnum (Michelle Williams). Absolutely beautiful voice
Please react to the other songs from the greatest showman. I recommend ‘The other side’ where Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman sing together; ‘tightrope’ is also another good underrated song
Dang I wanted him to check "The Other Side" so badly 🥲🥲 hopefully he does another video...
I agree that tightrope is soooo underrated. It, to me, is one of the best songs in the movie.
And from now on it’s one of my faves
YOU HAVE TO DO A PART TWO OH MY GOD, NEVER ENOUGH. FROM NOW ON. THE WHOLE SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZING
Omg! We need a part 2 please! I really recommend "The Other Side", "From Now On" and "Never enough"! Those are amazing songs
Please please please PLEASE we need a part two - Come Alive is my absolute favorite song in this movie and one that I think gets slept on a lot behind such huge hits as Never Enough, Rewrite the Stars and This is Me (all fantastic songs to be sure). From Now on and The Other Side are also musical AND visual treats because the choreography and staging are just as wonderful to enjoy as the songs themselves are!
As usual, absolutely adore watching your brain explode and your words dissolve into incoherence when introduced to amazing music. Please continue to rebuild your faculties so we can enjoy watching them get destroyed over and over again! :)
It is actually criminal that Zendaya isn't a pop artist and giving us albums to listen to. I could listen to her voice all day.
I never thought you haven't seent the Greatest Showman before! If anything, you'd be the first person I'd think of with this kind of musicals! Also, now that I've paid attention to the first song, it's a reprise of the first song in the movie and it plays at the end, after the climax!
How does he not know back sings. He did those high school musical movies that were all the rage at one time.
Yo @MathewMcKenna, the setting for the movie is before biracial couples were at all accepted by society. His parents called her ‘the help’ when they met her. Rewrite the stars hits so hard with that context
Please please PLEASE can we get a part two??
So fun watching you react to these masterpieces! Tightrope, Never enough, From now on and The other side is four other songs from this film that deserves a reaction.
Exactly what I was thinking! Would love to see him react to them
yess I love tightrope. such a beautiful song
There isn't a song I dislike from this musical! Every piece is so beautiful and put together well! I'm so happy you like it! (Definitely listen to the rest of this soundtrack)!
Guys, i think it’s now our mission to make him a late onset theater kid. DROP SOME STARKID REACTIONS I DARE YOU
I think he’s done TGWDLM but I really want him to do the rest of the hatchetfield trilogy!!
I'm definitely one of many advocating for Part 2! Also, on the subject of Zac Efron's singing voice, are you familiar with Hairspray? Because, it not, perhaps you should be 😂 The rest of the cast is just insane, too.
Love how blown away you are by the music in this. It's so good. If you want to react to more, I would recommend The Other Side (if you can find the full clip from the film the choreography between Hugh and Zac is amazing), Come Alive and From Now On are three of my favourite songs. There's also a behind the scenes recording with the studio hearing some of the songs for the first time that you should check out. Hugh had been told by doctors not to sing as he had just had a melanoma removed from his neck and he could burst the stitches, but he sung anyway and needed the stitches redoing
"I didn't know Zac Efron could sing" whilst he became internationally famous with his Role of Troy Bolton in High School Musical.
(Yes in the first film he didn't sing most of the songs by himself but that was because they were already written in a different key before they cast him and he couldn't hit the notes)
I really think you'd enjoy reacting to the musical 'Epic- the troy saga'. The song 'warrior of the mind' from that is an especially incredible song!
Great video, as usual!
Yes that's a great idea.
YES! ANY Epic reactions would be great!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the songs! I went to see this movie in theaters and loved all the songs so much. I almost feel like we need another video of the other songs (if you want to ofc). "The other side", "Never enough" and "From now on" are all songs that I feel like you would just love too!
There are videos of the actors/ artists performing “this is me” and “from now on” live back when they were trying to get the show greenlit it’s so amazing and the backstory of both proformances makes it so much more impactful!
15:06 I can't believe how on point you were with that!
This musical is one of my favorites. A detail everyone seems to be missing telling you is it’s based after P.T Barnams circus!! It was one of the first circus’ with “freak shows” not being a real thing thing anymore, they’re just unique people. I loved this video and hope we see you do the rest!
Edit: That would also explain the forbidden love, it’s in a time where interracial relationships would be seen as wrong and Zac’s character is trying to convince her the world doesn’t matter to their love and they don’t need to hide anymore behind the walls of their own home.
Hey I’m so sorry to inform you but the people in PT Barnums show were very much still paraded around and treated as “freaks” and in-fact Barnum barley considered them human. He treated them (and his animals) horrifically and even sold tickets to an enslaved woman’s autopsy as he claimed she was the “Oldest [insert slur] in the world!” And that she had been owned by George Washington (very much not true). And that’s not even getting STARTED on how he treated the real life Jenny Lind…
I really wish they had made this movie about a fully fictional character rather than trying to polish and paint and glitter over a the story of a very bad person.
It was definitely marketed as a freak show. Barnum was a horrible person
I love the fact that literally 4 seconds into your reaction to the first song you have a huge breakthrough about what the movie is 🤣🤣🤣
Am I the only one who thought he was going to some how react to the songs in order and not out order like normal? lol.
im an agent of chaos
1000% recommend listening to “Tightrope” it’s beautiful! Also, “The Other Side” has some great harmonies!
I got my older sister who hates musicals to watch this movie and she loves so much that she starts to watch by herself just to find "This Is Me" we sing to the soundtrack every time i play so im happy you get to experience the songs from this movie.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
so glad you reacted to this!! you're right about how the songs in The Greatest Showman don't seem like the kind of songs that would be in musicals, the songwriters for it have a style that, imo, really stands out from a lot of other musicals in their musical style
It's been so long since I've watched that master piece! I have some of the songs on my playlist, but I'm so glad to see you reacting to it! Being sick is much less painful now that you've uploaded this!
A million dreams is my fav song. It gave me so much hope as a kid to reach for my dreams and I wish I still had that passion for a dream now.
So so happy you finally reacted to some of these amazing songs and I really hope you do the rest cause at least in my opinion none of these songs are a miss!!! I also highly recommend reacting to the This Is Me and From Now On live versions from when the movie was trying to get greenlit, especially for This Is Me, the live version really heightens the emotional aspects of the song and you can really hear Keala Settle's voice shine.
Nose, not neck. :)
My mom and I loved this movie so much that we saw it twice in theatres and I’ve been waiting for you to react to the songs from this and honestly this is exactly how I thought you’d react 😂
Zac Efron was the lead in the high school musicals (he only sings in the 2nd and 3rd)
he was cast after they wrote the music for the first one and he couldn’t hit the notes so it’s dubbed but for movies 2 & 3 they wrote for his voice and it’s amazing)
i highly recommend Scream & Bet on it lmao
Love that you're reacting to this!
I watched this movie in theaters with some of my college classmates and the songs just BLEW US AWAY!
We were obsessed lol! Especially those first few weeks all of us were just belting the songs in the hallways (We were in art school, it wasn't as weird as it may sound 😆)
Also, fun fact: The movie isn't about A circus, it's about THE circus, as in, the very first one! I definitely recommend watching it fully!
Your reaction has reminded me how much I love this soundtrack. Some other songs from the show that are great are The Other Side, Never Enough, Tightrope and From Now On
Sir, I have never see your channel before, but this showed up in my recommendations, and I LOVE tye Greatest Showman, so I'm here. I loved seeing your first-time, out-of-context reactions to these songs (it was really funny knowing the story of the movie watching you be so confused) as soon as you mentioned Zac and Zendaya in The Greatest Show, I really hoped you would watch Rewrite the Stars, was veryuch so rewarded. I was smiling the whole time!
YES YES YES the singers on this musical are so amazing. We'd love a second part of this reaction
If you do more of the songs I highly recommend you listen to the live version of "This is me" that they did at the presentation to the backers to try and secure funding. Keala, the woman singing it was just supposed to be a fill in studio musician as she had massive anxiety about performing live, but her performance that day was so mindblowing they put her in the movie. It was kind of about her living the song all in 4 minutes, the other performers reactions to her and it was amazing and well worth the watch.
If you do a sequel to this video, I think that both “the other side” and “from now on” cater the most to your interests and just so happen to be the best in the movie 😅
You 100% have to do more songs from this movie!
- from now on
- never enough (if you don't already know it)
- the million dreams reprise
- tightrope
- the other side
Maybe million dreams should’ve come with a video lol. It did start in the past and then transition into the present. This is me always gives me chills. It’s so good. Her voice is stunning. I love most of the songs on this soundtrack. I hope you do more. Like the other side and from now on. Tho tbh I feel like you should actually watch the whole thing lol
the fact that mathew with no context explained the meaning of This is Me showed how well the lyrics were and how they portrayed the characters in this movie
We definitely need a part 2. This movie is made of amazing songs
“I want their voices, give me them now.”
Okay Ursala 😂
If you love Keala Settle’s voice you should react to some of the songs from the musical Waitress. Top songs I’d recommend are I Didn’t Plan It (Keala leaves no crumbs behind), What Baking Can Do, You Matter To Me and She Used To Be Mine
This is my favourite movie. I was feeling very blue when it was released and like you said, it gave me a lot of positive energy and after that, I had a very good change in my life and I was listening all the songs every day the next year. I even knew my mood because of the song that motivated me the most that day 😂. Love every song ❤
greatest showman always makes me so nostalgic cause it came out during my last year of primary school and i remember how obsessed everyone was with it and how we made it our leavers’ ceremony / prom theme💕
3:55 those faces make me feel joy, WHY DID I LAUGH SO HARD AT THESE FACES
Recently saw the sing along version of this and I tell you no lie, I was singing my little heart out. My voice was a little bit off by the end lol
I always find it funny when I watch reactions to this movie and people are always surprised to see zac efron in a musical as if his biggest break out roles weren't in high school musical and hairspray. like I thought we all knew zefron could sing !
I’m not a huge fan of this movie, but the songs are WONDERFUL outside of it, just incredibly crafted
Well, you missed my favorite song "The Other Side" with Zach Efron and Hugh Jackman, but this was a great reaction. So fun and I loved hearing your take on all of the songs. I loved that you were worried about starting with the last song and that is exactly what happened lol. Would love to see your reaction to the movie. Stay cool.
Watched this movie with my mom and was so happy that even she loved it even though she can be picky with musicals. We all shed big happy tears then I lost it when “The Other Side” came up. IT LIVES RENT FREE IN MY BRAIN. The story is so heartwarming and the SONGS MY GOD ARE INSANE🌟
“What was I saying…? Ummm………. OH! Right!!”
Was my fave part
The artists in this movie (singing, acting, dancing, stunts) are so amazing, but let's also appreciate the songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul who never once fail at creating these kind of songs. Between projects like The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen and Spirited the songs are just so well written and constantly surprising. I highly suggest you check out songs from DEH and Spirited as well as they go even further to show how amazing they are.
Songs I'd recommend:
Never Enough from The Greatest Showman
The Other Side from The Greatest Showman
From Now On from The Greatest Showman
Tightrope from The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Show (actual start) from The Greatest Showman
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Unredeemable from Spirited the Apple Original
Good Afternoon from Spirited the Apple Original
Bringin' Back Christmas from Spirited the Apple Original
The View From Here from Spirited the Apple Original
The View From Here (Riverwalk) from Spirited the Apple Original
Do A Little Good from Spirited the Apple Original
Ripple (Cut Song) from Spirited the Apple Original
The cast: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer
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You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. Beautiful harmonies in this one)
Words Fail from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. I personally preferred the video of the movie)
Good For You from Dear Evan Hansen (from the musical)
So Big / So Small from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. Both very different voices)
Anybody Have A Map from Dear Evan Hansen (from the musical)
Waving Through A Window from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical. I personally preferred the musical version)
Requiem from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
For Forever from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
Sincerely, Me from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
Only Us from Dear Evan Hansen (either movie or musical)
Today Feels A Little Closer from Dear Evan Hansen (from the movie)
Anonymous One from Dear Evan Hansen (from the movie)
Bedroom Down The Hall (cut song, but very beautiful)
The musical cast: Ben Platt, Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Laura Thompson
The movie cast: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Colton Ryan, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, Amandla Stenberg
I would also add the Pasek & Paul wrote the lyrics to most of the songs in the film La La Land (music by Justin Hurwitz). After working with them on Spirited, Ryan Reynolds also enlist P&P to write a funny tribute song to Rob McElhenney, with whom Reynolds bought a football team in Wales (you should react to the docu-series Welcome To Wrexham)..
Their song cycle show Edges was great too
Please do a part 2! would love to hear your thoughts on “From now on”, “The other side”, and “Never enough”!
and tightrope 😩😩
I’d love to see you watch the whole movie (it’s one of my favorite musicals), but if that’s not something you’d want to do I’d still love to see you react to more songs from it. Especially The Other Side, Tightrope, Never Enough, and From Now On. Besides the songs in this video, I feel like those 4 have some really powerful vocals I’d love to watch you experience 💜
tightropeeeee omg so fucking gooood
Would love a part 2 for The Greatest Showman!! There is still a few songs left and they are all so good😍
- Never Enough
- The Other Side
- Come Alive
- Tightrope
- From Now On
The fact that I’ve watched this movie so many times since it’s release, and I can tell you he’s on the right note with no context but giving us the right context especially with This is Me
I now wanna rewatch this movie once again
I also believe we broke Mathew with The Greatest Showman
The super intense *"Give it to me, Zefron!"* Had me in stitches! XD
Have you watched Spirit Stallion of the Cimmeron? It’s a little different then what you typically watch but the music is SO GOOD. There’s almost no talking, just action and music. I’d highly suggest it!
My childhood favorite movie. ❤
Made me fall in love with horses
My favorite movie soundtrack ever!! Makes me cry every time
Keala Settle (This is me) performed a few times with Hugh Jackman in 2019 on his world tour and I was lucky enough to see it. Her voice is even more amazing in person! Incredible talent x
btw, the music video you saw for the Greatest Show, isn't the full song. There's usually a more quiet build up part in the beginning (which is my favorite part).
The pitching on 8:12 made me laugh lol
The title 😲... Naa!! Thank God you've decided to right this wrong, Matthew.
It's absolutely criminal that you haven't heard any of these songs.
Can't wait to watch❤😂
I RECENTLY REWATCHED THIS MOVIE!! also a few years back my school did this as a concert and I played in it and loved it! its also when i first watched this movie.
I love this movie!! The songs are such bangers fr
Hi Matthew, as a fan of the movie I’m glad that u enjoy it. Fun Fact: the Special Olympics have used the song This is Me the same year as the Greatest Showman, personally that song makes me tear up as it brings back memories ❤
if you ever do more PLEASE listen to the other side it’s the best song from the movie imo and i would love to see your reaction to it
9:35 the beginning of the movie has Hugh Jackman/PT Barnum and Charity as kids and then it jumps a decade or 2 later when they are adults
Your guesses are pretty on point. The first song is both the intro AND the ending. The switch is somewhere around Zac Efron.
All the crazy high belting is Keala Settle! She is amazing at belting!
*Mathew* you gotta listen to "The Other Side", its one of the most iconic songs from the musical
17:06
I _highly_ recommend you look up the behind the scenes for Keala Settle's (the bearded lady) first rehearsal. It is SO cool to see. So inspiring as well.
Please do another video with the rest of the songs 🙏🏻 Especially "From now on" 💜
I absolutely love watching your reactions and I love The Greatest Showman so this video was hella enjoyable, seeing your mind be blown more and more with each new song! This movie is really something else, so I reccomend that maybe you could listen to the rest of the songs, just for yourself. They give me goosebumps even after so much time, so I'm really happy you enjoyed them so much! Take care Mathew!
Ooh, I loved those songs! They sound so beautiful!
the greatest showman is about a guy named PT Barnum (Hugh Jackman) who starts a circus for the known "freaks." he then partners with a playwriter(?) named Phillip Carlyle (Zac Effron) and Phillip becomes PT's assistent sort of. the movie basically follows everyones struggles and life while the people in the circus get a lot of hate.
sorry if i messed up some details. been a while since ive seen it.
You really need to check out the video where she sings this song for the first time. It is so touching and amazing.
Lmao your pure confusion is everything - i've watched this multiple times now just see see you freaking out! 😂 Would LOVE to see a part 2 that includes 'The Other Side' and the behind the scenes/practice footage of 'This is me'
I love this movie. No where near my favourite story-wise, but the songs are incredible. I can sing 'A Million Dreams' from memory.
I would literally love to see his reaction to Epic: The Musical
(Epic is a musical written by Jorge Rivera-Herrans about the Odyssey! It's not finished yet and its only recently been releasing concept albums, The Troy Saga and the Cyclops Saga, but the songs are beautifully written. Jorge is such musical genius!)