I thought hercules wasn't well received. I guess even those disney movies that weren't very popular still had a reasonable number of people who liked it though
Because of these wonderful gals I think I got my love of music. Funny story, friend of mine randomly says “and the nicest guy” with their inflection completely unwarranted. I go “did you just make a Hercules reference?” He says “dude you are the first person to ever catch that. I do that all the time to people.” I think I only caught it because that is my favorite part of that song lol
Actually, there was a black centauress character named "Sunflower" in Fantasia. They removed and cropped her out of scenes in the movie because of how obviously racist the character was depicted.
Mostly because people are stupid and claimed how “inaccurate it was to have gospel in a Greek mythology movie” and how “inaccurate their interpretation of the mythology was”, same happened with Pocahontas, and again with the hunchback of notre dame. I personally find all these criticisms ridiculous as these movies were primarily directed to children so of course they would spare them the atrocity/violence of the original stories and it’s been Disney dna to rewritten well known tales/books/history, people should stop being offended by everything
@@lovemilkshake it wouldn't be child friendly had Disney not omitted the truths 🤣 What kid wants to learn about Hercules driven mad by Hera and killing his wife and kids? Or that Pocahontas died of Syphilis? 🙈 It's family friendly and lighthearted, full of colour and song. I 100% agree with you on every point. To think if they were that touchy back in the 90's, would this even be acceptable today? 😳 shudder at the thought.
Hades, panic and pain carried it for me personally. That's the thing with movies. They often have multiple characters, allowing for the tastes of all different people.
pretty sure that at least one of them is not a grandmother at all. Being older doesn't mean you're a grandparent (and nothing wrong with not being one either, of course)
John Musker asked. Alan Menken did it in an anniversary performance with some of his leading Disney ladies and Lillias White (the lead muse) ruclips.net/video/q354X03kTk8/видео.html
this is amazing! it makes me sad that nowadays Disney will just hire any famous actor and autotune and process their voices as if the audience won't notice. there's no replacement for this level of musicianship!!
Every single recorded song including this one has auto tune in it’s final version. You’re thinking of pitch correction, which again is used by even the most talented of singers.
@@thehopeofeden597 I am well aware that autotune is used for a lot of music today. However, there is a difference between using it to clean up and enhance what is already there, and using it to supplement what is not there in order to make something bad into something bearable. Watson falls into this latter category. You can hear the faux, electronic sound in her voice throughout every number she sings in Beauty and the Beast.
They were just the cutest beautiful brown and very feminine little female singing characters in the movie they just drew you in with there looks and voices you just couldn't take your eyes off of them. 🥰❤️ I feel like they were the perfect depiction of what a beautiful brown woman truly is.💕😍
The decision to give the movie Gospel style narrators and implement that theme in to the soundtrack while still making it sound like a Disney movie is a big part of why this movie has one, if not the, best soundtrack of any animated Disney movie.
I was surprised Disney could pull Moana out of them. That movie actually made me cry. Then, came the never-ending production of live-action remakes. 😤 And now, they make it seem like falling in love as a main character is a crime. Like what the crap? That’s half of what the Disney Renaissance was.
3:24 the moment I damn near threw my phone! Such a simple part, but I just LOVE how she got that sound... I'd have given anything to be amongst this greatness honestly! What a bunch of TALENT!
I remembering being totally blown away by how soulful and upbeat Hercules' soundtrack was! My favorite song out of the whole movie is FROM ZERO TO HERO! I could listen to that all day and it never gets old.
not 100% but i think it was alan menken who came up with the idea that the music for hercules should be gospel based (basically: gospel is the music of the gods) but whoever it was, fuuuuuuck did it pay off
I still listen to this soundtrack more often than I’d like to admit at 30 years old… brings tears to my eyes seeing it recorded and conceptualized. 💞💞💞
The Muses are one of the best parts of the movie! If they are retained in the live action remake, their voices will be a lot to live up to. And seeing Danny rehearse One Last Hope makes me wish he had a song in Smallfoot as Dorgle Migo’s dad.
I'm sure I'm not the first to notice this in 6 years, but that is THEE Roz Ryan at 3:14! I didn't know that was her singing in this movie. I'm fanning out a little bit right now🤩🤩🤩
I remember seeing this movie for the first time and just loving it. I was in college with art history classes, so the Grecian styled art was really fun to see. As a Black person myself, at the time it was so cool to see Black Disney characters who were memorable and had amazing voices. Hercules had some of the best songs overall, just hearing all of the songs on this video had me smiling. One of their best movies imo.
Creds to the musicians. Even more the Gospel Musicians! That piano was just killing it. Mexican here and I have always wanted to go to New Orleans or the South of the U.S in order to see these musicians in action! 😢❤
Because of how amazing all of their songs were I thought for sure they had to be famous singers...imagine my suprise. This is absolutely incredible and these ladies should of received sooooo much more attention than they did.
I remember seeing the trailer in theaters for the first time and the moment the narrator was interrupted by the Muses was the moment I fell for this movie. Top 5 Disney soundtracks for sure.
Idk why they decided to make them sound so southern and gospel-y but it was a really good choice like the song about Hercules being famous and he has 2000s style memorablia around him LOL
They choose that because in old greek theater they used to tell story but they wanted something contemporary so they choose 90’s southern gospel while narrating the story
The one of the favorite disney movies of my Mother and Father and even played a hundred times during her months of pregnancy to me, like this movie is a huge part of my life😄 thank you Disney and Powerhouse Muses and crew for making this movie worthy!
I would've loved to have been in this recording session. I know that this was a glorious session. It's so unfortunate that this was the most underrated show in all of Disney. I mean such a classic and the BEST singing if you ask me. The best singing out of all Walt Disney produced films. I remember rewatching this move all the time on VHS tape.
The muse singers are so talented....you can feel the spirit moving because they sing straight from the heart. I really love seeing how passionate they are as well as the other musicians....I miss this era when there was so much focus on craft and working together to just make magic. Love it :)
One of my fondest childhood memories is screaming along to these songs. And I'm 35, turning 36 this month, still singing and screaming along as if I'm one of the muses. I wish I could explain what these songs do to me, but it's too powerful to put into words. Good job!
These beautiful ladies singing is contagious! Every time i hear these songs i want to join in!! I remember seeing this movie in theatres. I was 6 years old! Absolutely love it!!!
That’s why I love this movie is bc even those these are Greek people, it’s very much soulful as if you grandmother raised this child and was telling the story
So wonderful to have seen the amazing women behind the voices! Their songs are some of my most favorite Disney movie songs ever! God knows I can sing nothing like them but that has never stopped me from being inspired by them to try...& that’s the gospel truth! 🙏😍🙌
These women were SANGING!!!!
They really were
OKAY?!?!???
Yes chile!
Periodt 💅🏻
Yes they are!
i hope they all know how HUGE a part they played in so many kids childhoods
thank you
Aarron Mines 2
I hope they know they're a lot of grown people's favorites to this day
I thought hercules wasn't well received. I guess even those disney movies that weren't very popular still had a reasonable number of people who liked it though
Thank you.. I remember seeing the game demo on PS1 in Fiji.. Couldn't afford it though... So many memories
Because of these wonderful gals I think I got my love of music. Funny story, friend of mine randomly says “and the nicest guy” with their inflection completely unwarranted. I go “did you just make a Hercules reference?” He says “dude you are the first person to ever catch that. I do that all the time to people.” I think I only caught it because that is my favorite part of that song lol
I love how they show these trained professional gospel singers belting their hearts out and then immediately cut to Danny DeVito just doing his best
😂
YES but he did well haha
Then a tony nominated Broadway star shouting "Go away!"
Yeah i hated that too i love danny but i wanna see the women who play the muses sing
Where the hell was Danny DeVito?
Timestamp?
The first black animated Disney characters with names, and boy did they make it unforgettable!
Actually, there was a black centauress character named "Sunflower" in Fantasia. They removed and cropped her out of scenes in the movie because of how obviously racist the character was depicted.
Damn. That took WAYYYYYYYYYYYY too long!!!!
They weren't black. Hercules takes place in Greece.
@@sine-nomine They’re black lmao
@@sine-nomine yes they are black. It's a Disney movie, not a documentary
I remember watching hercules and didn't even bother looking at him. I just wanted to listen to the muses.
That's what I do~ lol The muses sounds great!!!
And Megara
Same actually.
Lol same! I loved watching the Muses and Megara
Same 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love how so much of the soundtrack to this movie sounds like southern gospel. It was a brilliant decision on their part, in my opinion.
dimmkah exactly, very tasteful addition instead of nowadays’ empty virtue signaling
@@karinashamseddine6427 wtf
in a story about gods and mythology Gospel (Gods-spell) makes sense!
@@karinashamseddine6427 Crack? Is that what you're smoking?
@@Adirondaque she's meaning their addition wasn't purely for the sake of diversity, like marking a check box. Their addition had a meaningful purpose
Struggle to understand how Hercules is so underrated. It hurts my feelings. Soundtrack is still relevant today!
Mostly because people are stupid and claimed how “inaccurate it was to have gospel in a Greek mythology movie” and how “inaccurate their interpretation of the mythology was”, same happened with Pocahontas, and again with the hunchback of notre dame. I personally find all these criticisms ridiculous as these movies were primarily directed to children so of course they would spare them the atrocity/violence of the original stories and it’s been Disney dna to rewritten well known tales/books/history, people should stop being offended by everything
@@lovemilkshake it wouldn't be child friendly had Disney not omitted the truths 🤣 What kid wants to learn about Hercules driven mad by Hera and killing his wife and kids? Or that Pocahontas died of Syphilis? 🙈 It's family friendly and lighthearted, full of colour and song. I 100% agree with you on every point. To think if they were that touchy back in the 90's, would this even be acceptable today? 😳 shudder at the thought.
I rediscovered Hercules on Disney Plus over a week ago. It was my first time watching since I started high school.
Most beautiful soundtrack & animation evurrrr
The Greeks were mad when this came out and a lot of backlash was received because of the distortion from the real Hercules.
Easily the best soundtrack of any movie or cartoon ever.
lalagonegaga while Hercules was great, Tarzan is untouchable.
This one and Prince of Egypt share #1 place in my list 😍
I think The Hunckback of Notre Dame :)
The Prince of Egypt would like a word
It’s a tie between Inside Out, Up, and Alice in Wonderland with me.
God! I get chills hearing this through a crappy recording from 90s....I mean....CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE hearing them in that recording booth?!?!
I know this comment is 2 years old so you might not even see this but I TOTALLY AGREE... The 90s recording adds so much charm! 🥹🥹🥹🥹
I'm getting chills hearing those ladies. The muses were my favorite from the movie.
These ladies carried this movie they added so much life and soul to it. Thank you ladies for making my childhood!
And mine too. I rediscovered this movie from Disney Plus
Most would say James Woods Hades carried the movie
@@joewhitehead3yet he didn’t.
@@joewhitehead3 no he didn’t. These lovely women did
@@atiwatixx I guess people have different opinions
they carried the whole goshdamn movie
edit: ok i come back to this comment and i get 2k???? thanks a bunch !
Amen to that.👏
Hades, panic and pain carried it for me personally. That's the thing with movies. They often have multiple characters, allowing for the tastes of all different people.
💯💯💯💯
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gosh^* For God, do not use God’s name in vain 😇
Hercules should be a Broadway Musical
I was just thinking about that 😂
It was in previews, closed right before Covid hit. So hopefully it can go to broadway post pandemic!
@@bm631 wait really? That’s sick, can’t wait to see it when broadway reopens
@@collineagen7524 There are a couple of trailers or excepts of it on youtube! Search “Hercules at the Public Theatre”
YES
“Singing without reverb is really deadly.”
She ain't never lied.
All of em are grandmas now and its gotta be so awesome to be their grandchildren
Romo Zzzz lol Lachanze’s daughters are still young and childless but I get what you mean 😂
pretty sure that at least one of them is not a grandmother at all. Being older doesn't mean you're a grandparent (and nothing wrong with not being one either, of course)
ruclips.net/video/AUScSJ1e2To/видео.html
one of the muses is on left
Whoever came up with the idea of using a Gospel choir needs a raise
i believe it was howard ashman, and alan menken was like, are you sureeee
That would be John Musker.
@@brcsephina Howard Ashman passed away in 1991. Way before Disney started production of Hercules.
@@matthewguidera oh yeah you guys are right! definitely john musker. thank you for the correction
John Musker asked. Alan Menken did it in an anniversary performance with some of his leading Disney ladies and Lillias White (the lead muse) ruclips.net/video/q354X03kTk8/видео.html
this is amazing! it makes me sad that nowadays Disney will just hire any famous actor and autotune and process their voices as if the audience won't notice. there's no replacement for this level of musicianship!!
I wish they were on the disney sing-along!
I agree 100% !
*stares at Emma Watson
Every single recorded song including this one has auto tune in it’s final version. You’re thinking of pitch correction, which again is used by even the most talented of singers.
@@thehopeofeden597 I am well aware that autotune is used for a lot of music today. However, there is a difference between using it to clean up and enhance what is already there, and using it to supplement what is not there in order to make something bad into something bearable. Watson falls into this latter category. You can hear the faux, electronic sound in her voice throughout every number she sings in Beauty and the Beast.
The Muses were one of the best parts of the film!
My thoughts exactly
Honestly they made the film what it is
Most would say that was Hades
@@joewhitehead3 nah
They were just the cutest beautiful brown and very feminine little female singing characters in the movie they just drew you in with there looks and voices you just couldn't take your eyes off of them. 🥰❤️ I feel like they were the perfect depiction of what a beautiful brown woman truly is.💕😍
The decision to give the movie Gospel style narrators and implement that theme in to the soundtrack while still making it sound like a Disney movie is a big part of why this movie has one, if not the, best soundtrack of any animated Disney movie.
And it also works with how Greek Theater is done. There’s always a choir of narrators
I'd pay money to see them LIVE
I’d give ALL my money for that
The fact that they had Luther vandross back grounds singers as the choir is even more epic
No way! Really. He must have been so generous
They genuinely look like they’re having a blast
These women had no business slapping this hard on a Disney movie about GREEK MYTHOLOGY 😂😂😂
Back when Disney movies were really good and full of real magic behind the scenes! 😁❤
Modern Disney movies are great too.. Moana is a classic!
Tom Packman some of the remakes are a different story though...
I was surprised Disney could pull Moana out of them. That movie actually made me cry. Then, came the never-ending production of live-action remakes. 😤 And now, they make it seem like falling in love as a main character is a crime. Like what the crap? That’s half of what the Disney Renaissance was.
@@tompackman So is Wreck It Ralph and Big Hero 6. They even blow Frozen out of the water
@@aweirdoandaphone4135 The only more recent remakes I enjoyed were Cinderella, Dumbo and Aladdin.
3:24 the moment I damn near threw my phone! Such a simple part, but I just LOVE how she got that sound... I'd have given anything to be amongst this greatness honestly! What a bunch of TALENT!
Yassssss
2:12 Oh my god, Danny DeVito! I love your work!
Didn’t know he could sing😂
Mean girls reference, fucking hilarious!! 👍👍
In a recent interview he said he doesn't even remember singing for this movie hahaha but it was a good character singing performance
i thought it was the guy from space jam lmfao
@@soulsnackbecauseidonteatmu4341 same guy
The Lillias White side-eye at 00:39 is iconic
Just like Mimi “somebody doing the wrong note”
I die laughing every time 😂
What kind of monster would dislike this ....
A 3 headed one 🤣🤣🤣
Hades.
Pain and panic
Are they really mortals or a real goddesses because their voices are out of this world.
I remembering being totally blown away by how soulful and upbeat Hercules' soundtrack was! My favorite song out of the whole movie is FROM ZERO TO HERO! I could listen to that all day and it never gets old.
AND GOSPEL TRUTH!!!!
i love gospel truth the best myself ❤😊
Remember when at the end of the movie, after all the credits and shit, these behind the scenes clips would come on? Lmao 😂 miss these
not 100% but i think it was alan menken who came up with the idea that the music for hercules should be gospel based (basically: gospel is the music of the gods) but whoever it was, fuuuuuuck did it pay off
yeah it was partially inspired by little shop of horrors
they were originally going to be played by the Spice girls
@@markwalker141079 thank fuuuuuuck that didnt happen lol
Actually that's not true, it was not Alan Menkens idea to make the music gospel based. He actually said he was very hesitant to do it at all
@@samuelking9497 fair enough, i defer to other knowledge. but i stand by the notion that fuuuuuuck did it pay off to do it that way
3:14 damn. Sends chills straight down the spine
ME TOO
They're all powerhouses! Amazing, talented, and iconic singers
0:41 the way she looked at him 😭💀
But I love this so glade it showed up on my feed I had goosebumps the whole time💜
She was like Mariah in that video “somebody is doing the wrong note”
I still listen to this soundtrack more often than I’d like to admit at 30 years old… brings tears to my eyes seeing it recorded and conceptualized. 💞💞💞
Zero to Hero is one of the best Disney songs of all time no question.
Lilias White’s face at 00:37 is giving everything
It’s giving “somebody is doing the wrong note”
@@Gui-mt2wu🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The Muses are one of the best parts of the movie! If they are retained in the live action remake, their voices will be a lot to live up to. And seeing Danny rehearse One Last Hope makes me wish he had a song in Smallfoot as Dorgle Migo’s dad.
No and I mean NO other Disney song can top the vocals of these women ❤️
The muses were hands down the best past of this movie.
And that’s saying something, cause it’s a great movie.
I can’t imagine Disney without ALLAN Menken🤔😊 Great music director of all time for me. 😍
Alan
Lion King comes to mind
Tarzan too, come to think of it 🤔
@@MrDrewseph Brother Bear And Mulan too
It's funny but he said he was against the idea initially...
I'm sure I'm not the first to notice this in 6 years, but that is THEE Roz Ryan at 3:14! I didn't know that was her singing in this movie. I'm fanning out a little bit right now🤩🤩🤩
She’s amazing!!
I remember seeing this movie for the first time and just loving it. I was in college with art history classes, so the Grecian styled art was really fun to see. As a Black person myself, at the time it was so cool to see Black Disney characters who were memorable and had amazing voices. Hercules had some of the best songs overall, just hearing all of the songs on this video had me smiling. One of their best movies imo.
0:41 she looks so done with him😂
I thought I was the only one who bust out laughing 😂
Her look is everything....110% DUUUUUUUN with him. LMFAO
"singing without reverb is really deadly"-every 80s and 90s songs.
man i cant believe i actually got to see lillias white live in hadestown on broadway, second row too!
The part at 1:09 gets me every time. Love all of it, love the queens who made this possible.
Creds to the musicians. Even more the Gospel Musicians! That piano was just killing it.
Mexican here and I have always wanted to go to New Orleans or the South of the U.S in order to see these musicians in action! 😢❤
Seeing the women behind the voices, here....so much to love
Because of how amazing all of their songs were I thought for sure they had to be famous singers...imagine my suprise. This is absolutely incredible and these ladies should of received sooooo much more attention than they did.
i wish the muses had longer songs!! i cant get enough of them
Its so amazing how they create all this before even before the animation is done. Whomever directed and created this are all geniuses!
I remember seeing the trailer in theaters for the first time and the moment the narrator was interrupted by the Muses was the moment I fell for this movie. Top 5 Disney soundtracks for sure.
One of my favorite parts
SUCH POWERFUL VOICES!!! I love them all :'(
Goosebumps hearing these women singing! They are pure masters of their craft....I get emotional hearing such incredible talent.
I really wish they would bring these girls back or at least some version of this type of singing in future shows and movies
They did once for House of Mouse
This was cool to actually see
They KILLED this soundtrack!!!!
The three who disliked are hades, pain and panic
Nah I think pain and panic would’ve liked this too LOL
Nah man! He obviously made two other alts.
Thank you to these talented women who made the Hercules soundtrack one of Disney’s best ever
Idk why they decided to make them sound so southern and gospel-y but it was a really good choice like the song about Hercules being famous and he has 2000s style memorablia around him LOL
They choose that because in old greek theater they used to tell story but they wanted something contemporary so they choose 90’s southern gospel while narrating the story
Because they were narrating the “gospels” of the Greek gods
lol when panic and pain have his merch! haha I love that part
When they do the live action, if they cast anyone that isn't black for the roles of the muses, I'm throwing hands
I just hope they don’t mess up the remake up period
the best would be to not have a live-action at all
If they pick white women for the Muses, I'm gonna need them with AT LEAST Teena Marie-level voice.
@IT'S BARBIE she can sing real good and shes gorgeous and brown skin. id love to see that
Can we not have a live action? It's not necessary. Like at all. The payoff is low. Chances are it will be trash.
The one of the favorite disney movies of my Mother and Father and even played a hundred times during her months of pregnancy to me, like this movie is a huge part of my life😄 thank you Disney and Powerhouse Muses and crew for making this movie worthy!
I love this muses singing, it's why I watch it over and over.
Listen to this all the time... ..my 5 year old is obsessed with the soundtrack... sooooo good
They truly have the voices of goddesses.
I always thought it was so genius that they've decided to make gospel songs for this movie, one of the greatest soundtracks of all time
Hercules is my favorite Disney movie til this day!! And the muses was one of the many reasons why!!! ❤
"singing without reverb is deadly" that is so true
Their voices are so strong and perfect. They truly couldn’t have chosen better singers for this song
This sound track and those ladies hold a very special place in my heart!
omg everything was so fun back then.
I need a whole video of just the muses singing the entire score please and thank you 🙏
1:25 that bend on “again” is one of my favourite things
2:39 i think that was a "damn girl!" From both.
these ladies are ICONIC!!!
I would've loved to have been in this recording session. I know that this was a glorious session. It's so unfortunate that this was the most underrated show in all of Disney. I mean such a classic and the BEST singing if you ask me. The best singing out of all Walt Disney produced films. I remember rewatching this move all the time on VHS tape.
I wish I Was in the room!! omg that must have been amazing!! It makes my heart swell when i heart they sing! They were my favorite part of hercules!
I dont think they realized how much their singing was important to the music. Most of the songs that get stuck in my head are the ones they sung!
I love every scene the muses sing, such perfect side characters.
The muse singers are so talented....you can feel the spirit moving because they sing straight from the heart. I really love seeing how passionate they are as well as the other musicians....I miss this era when there was so much focus on craft and working together to just make magic. Love it :)
Best Disney soundtrack voices ever. PERIODT.
Prince of Egypt and Hercules have easily the best soundtrack
Best vocals in all the Disney films! These songs never cease to bring a smile to my face~
Did y’all know Luther vandross was in background of the muses
One of my fondest childhood memories is screaming along to these songs. And I'm 35, turning 36 this month, still singing and screaming along as if I'm one of the muses. I wish I could explain what these songs do to me, but it's too powerful to put into words. Good job!
This is art, this when Disney was doing the most and truly showed
I wonder if any of these singers/actors and actresses knew how much this movie was gonna mean for generations to come
I love How They create the Song I Won't Say I'm in Love ❤😍👍
These ladies are the soundtrack of my childhood!!
God damn they can sing.
Melting my face off
This is my FAVORITE song in Hercules because of them!!
These beautiful ladies singing is contagious! Every time i hear these songs i want to join in!! I remember seeing this movie in theatres. I was 6 years old! Absolutely love it!!!
I feel so rejuvenated hearing the gospel singers
Hell, my sprained ankle healed itself after hearing those notes! Now I can ditch these crutches away!!!
@@thedeadpoet13 AMEN👏👏👏👏
That’s why I love this movie is bc even those these are Greek people, it’s very much soulful as if you grandmother raised this child and was telling the story
So wonderful to have seen the amazing women behind the voices! Their songs are some of my most favorite Disney movie songs ever! God knows I can sing nothing like them but that has never stopped me from being inspired by them to try...& that’s the gospel truth! 🙏😍🙌
I remember watching this movie and was amazed by the muses vocals. I just remembered how edgy and powerful their singing was 💙
The amount of work that goes into the music and voice acting and singing is INSANE!!!
Lord I miss these just feel good all encompassing disney musicals.
What about Encanto
With oooooohhhs and ahhhhhhhhhs