Vocal Coach reacts to Ren - Money Game Part 3 (Official Music Video)
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Ren Erin Gill (born 29 March 1990), known professionally as Ren, is a Welsh songwriter, musician, producer, and rapper. He was a member of the indie hip-hop band Trick The Fox and The Big Push, a British busking band based in Brighton.
Ren - Money Game Part 3 is a song by Ren, a British rapper and singer-songwriter. It is the fourth track on his second album Sick Boi, which was released on October 13, 2023. The song is inspired by mafioso films like Goodfellas and Scarface, and tells the story of a boy named Jimmy who becomes obsessed with money and power, and eventually falls into corruption and tragedy
Songwriters: Ren
Producer: Ren
Genre: Rap, Pop, Classical
Performed by Ren
Date
2023
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666th upvote ! \m/
The opening piano piece is Greig with slight modification.
Ren went to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Please.... ya Gotta do him and his band The Big Push doing I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop and/or Earned It/Mansworld!!
Ren cuts through all the BS of life and speaks straight into our souls. I am 67 years old, and I have seen the rise and fall of a lot of very creative and wonderful singers and musicians, but I don't know if I have ever seen anyone who bulldozed their way through my emotions the way Ren has. He is at the very least a generational talent. He may very well be the master bard of my lifetime.
Agree. He's incredibly insightful for someone so young. But he hasn't exactly had an easy life, so I guess he's had to confront a lot of this stuff early.
What he does transcends music IMO, this just pure art.
@@wallywest2360 pain is the most effective teacher we have as humans. If there's a better one I havent encountered it.
A beautiful comment. I think you're right.
I'm a generation or two younger than yourself, and I really feel this way too. There's no compare. I really am eager to see where Ren continues his journey. I think his teachers are so valuable, I really hope to see him continue to take off and succeed the way he has been so far - it's a message that can reach out and touch everyone, truly.
Aside from the very first classical bit, Ren wrote all of the music, including the strings.
His talent is just insane. His mastery of music reminds me of Prince, but he pounds my psyche in ways Prince never managed to do. He just leaves me in awe.
The first bit is Grieg Concerto.
🤓🇸🇪
Yes, I heard the music at the beginning is Grieg Piano Concerto
@ML_SE It’s not really. But it is heavilly influenced by it.
@@ML_SEit has influences of. But it was written by Ren on MIDI and then Charles ( the pianist in the clip ) helped him adapt it into something playable by a human.
Apart from “Hi Ren,” and the “Trilogy,” “Money Game Part 3” is, in my opinion, Ren’s best work to date, and the bar he previously set was already incredibly high. It is an amazing and thought-provoking piece of performance art. Ren composed the music for the piano (except for the classical section at the beginning), as well as for the cello and violin parts. He also played the opening segment on the piano. The guy who came up from behind and replaced Ren is Charlie Woof-Bryne, an accomplished classically trained UK pianist who also occasionally plays jazz and pop.
This wasn't a total one-take but two separate one-takes. The video was a one-take up to the wheelchair getting turned around. They had to cut when the camera was pointed at the back of the wheelchair in order to prepare for the rain scene at the end. It could only be done once because Ren only had this one suit and his pants were about to get soaked. Moreover, the lavalier mic needed to be moved from his jacket lapel to his red tie and covered to keep it from getting wet.
Some people assume that this was a studio recording, that Ren was lip syncing, and that the lavalier mic was only used to catch the ambient sounds. Steve Dimakis (@stevedimakis7403) shared the following information gathered from one of Ren’s twitch stream, “There is no lip syncing…Instead there are a tonne of mics rigged up on the camera and around the studio…REN then goes through and mixes the recording from across every mic that recorded the audio.”
Robert Marar (@robmarar) explain in more detail, “In Knox's interview with Samuel the co-director and DP, it was confirmed that this is a live performance. Samuel….said that they needed to setup the pianist with inner ears so he could hear Ren throughout the performance…. the further away Ren got from the piano the harder it was for the pianist to hear him for the cues in the songs to know when the cord shifts took place.”
Andrew Lloyd Webber, after viewing Money Game 3, stated that Ren is one of the most unique songwriters and storytellers he has seen in recent times and that he hoped that Ren’s album “Sick Boi” would hit #1. That is quite a compliment coming from this musical genius and legend.
At the beginning of Jimmy’s life, “one year old and his first words were’ mine, mine, gimme’; two years, old he was walking; three years old, walking quickly; four years old he was running around the pavement of his city. Then, “40 years old, and he cursed the words ‘mine, mine, gimme’; 41, he wasn’t walking; 42, not walking quickly; 43, never running around the pavement of his city.” ROM (@ROMsquad) during their reaction pointed out the irony that Jimmy was focused on chasing wealth and fame only to lose his ability to run as a result. Not sure if everyone noticed but the violin and viola segment of the piece is playing Ren’s humming vocals from Money Game Part 1.
I ❤️ this breakdown of the video! OBSESSED 51 mom 🇨🇦
The theatre feel on this one hits me as well. Lots of hamlet and lear vibes. The 4th wall clatter is pure Brecht, and its done perfectly. Powerful stuff.
Yes, this is why he is our Bardcore hero. Obviously, Ren is a reincarnation of Shakespeare. Well done for spotting the similarity to a mafia movie; most of us don't notice that until later. Ren has mentioned the movie Scarface several times and he even looks like A Pacino as Tony Montana in the final scene. Thank you for this reaction, Beth.
I don't think that most people understand what kind of fantastic artist Ren is. He does have some amazing vocals in some video's such as his performance of a Man's World and him busking the song I Shot the Sheriff, but make no mistake, his talent if far more reaching. Some will try to deny this with other performers like Dimash Kuderbergan or Gabriel Henrique (both are absolutely phenomenal), but Ren is best under stood as a Bard. A true Bard is very rare indeed. History is filled with stories of Bards including Shakespeare as being one of the best know Bards in history. It has even been translated to many roleplaying games as a specific character who uses music and poetry and singing as a weapon and defense. A Bard is professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian, sociology expert, anthropologist expert, psychological expert and genealogist who can express timeless themes and issues in a way that helps all understand their own lives and their own meaning especially with the struggles of life. This is not what a celebrity singer does and frankly with the music hype machine, they are a dime a dozen. This is a very special and rare thing that has not been seen for a long time. There have been other artists who come close, but from what I have seen, Ren is more reminiscent of the true meaning of a Bard. God bless you Ren and keep it up!
Well put, bruv
I recently saw a comment somewhere comparing Ren to Freddie Mercury, and i think that is a pretty good comparison, both incredibly creative, both incredibly skilled, able to just pick up instruments and play them, both writing music in a way never seen before. Both having some real hardships in life. If one is to believe in reincarnation i'd wager Ren is Freddie reincarnated
He plays beautiful piano on his self written "For Joe". A song dedicated to his friend Joe who has inspired Ren in many ways and songs like; Freckled Angles, For Joe, Suic!de, How To Be Me. All in one way were written for or have major inspiration from Joe who took his own lif... =(
Oh, rain, rain, rain, rain... A storm it comes our way.
He definitely uses dramatic structure similar to plays. There are even acts! He also really understands the way that specificity in a story creates something that is more universal in its impact.
One thing I'm often impressed by, and it's really evident here, is the way he uses silence to create tension/anticipation--but even those moments we might call silent (with no music or speech), are filled with ambient sound and feel grounded.
Agree, he uses silence like a painter uses white space, very clever and effective
Great comment! When you mentioned specificity and silence, it got me thinking about Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, which Ren mentioned as influences. I've only seen bits and pieces of each series, but I was struck by the attention to detail, to seemingly mundane scenes like a man sitting on a park bench, eating a sandwich, gazing off into space with no expression on his face. Somehow, in the context of a crime thriller (and similar to Ren and Sam's use of silence), it fills the viewer with a sense of dread. I remember one scene in which someone drops an ice cream cone on a sidewalk, and the camera zooms in to film fire ants gradually devouring it--for at least a minute or two--complete with the sound of mandibles crunching. Ren said in an interview or Twitch talk (?) that he spends a lot of time getting all of the sounds, musical or ambient, just perfect for each song and scene.
Between his vision and the amazing filmmakers he works with, they leave no detail untouched. I'm thinking they could possibly be in contention for a short film Oscar nomination at some point. What they are able to do on a shoestring budget is unreal. I think he said this was a $30,000 budget but Hi Ren was under $3000 (my numbers might be a bit off due to bad memory or currency conversion)
He is self taught on the piano. I honestly think Ren is the Mozart of our time.
It's a very powerful piece of art!
He does play piano on a few other pieces. For Joe is one.
And yes, this is live, and with only one cut.
watch the level of fluid in the glass bottle closely
@@jameseyman9078- it’s the label. As he turns the label on the bottle faces the camera and has he continues to turn it’ll see the contents properly again.
I think I'm the only one who tears up when he turned 35 and got the call about his father passing.
I didn't tear up, but it's totally understandable. Jimmy isn't really a bad guy. Neither is his father... he loves his father, and wants to please him, and losing that anchor is tragic. So yeah, the tears are totally justified. As Ren says, "It's such a damn shame"
Nah, you're not alone in that.
@@TehZombish His Dad is abusive.
Plays piano on For Joe also definitely been playing for a while
There's a few videos of Ren playing the piano floating around. self taught as everything else, but yeah. I think he was playing on in either a tube station or at the airport. The guy can pretty much play anything I'd assume. Really shows what you can do when you put your mind to it, and are able to have a single almost obsessive focus.
Yes a true Ren masterpiece, only Ren can rap over a grand piano and a string quartet and make it sound so fresh and relevant to today. We are so lucky to have Ren in our lives
Beth, your contributions to the music scene are incredibly relevant and spot on. Thank you for this beautiful reaction and analysis.
I agree 💯👍❤
It seems to me that very few people realise that the phone call at 35 is from his mother. "I'm sorry son, but it's your father ....". She is so far in the background of his life story, that's the only time we are reminded that his mother exists. But there's an implied kindness in that short phone call.
Good catch... most miss that its the other parent... some say its the doctor but it seems to familiar like you said.
Nice one. I totally failed to make the connection. 👌🏻
Whilst it could very well be a call from his mother, I’ve always assumed it was a call from a senior figure at the hospital, where “son” is used, particularly in the UK as a term of empathy/affection when someone’s grieving or struggling. You may be right though!
It honestly could have been from literally anyone. The context of the call seemed more like a friend or someone that new him and his father to me personally.
Can we just take one moment to talk about how good the camera work on this is?!
I believe this is live with one ‘cut’ when he’s in the wheelchair and the camera goes behind his back - they had to pause to change where his mic was so he could take his coat off at the table. Great reaction, thank-you!!
watch the level of the liquid in the bottle closely
Wonderful reaction Beth. Thank you.
I am so happy Ren is finally getting the recog he abs deserves. He is an outstanding talent. I am glad he finally got his album in charts, and not only in the charts, he got that number 1 spot. He is absolutely amazing
I think he's been playing the piano from around age 14 if I'm remembering correctly and he's definitely self taught
If you want to hear more of his studio pop singing, I suggest his new lyric video, "Uninvited". If you want extremely heavy, but he does play piano, I suggest "For Joe".
He wore a lapel microphone for the bulk of this. He took it off before the rain so it wouldn't get wet.
It’s 9 minutes but we want 9 more. He’s that good
Visceral … that is a word I use quite often when trying to describe my experience of Ren’s music. Even when listening for umpteenth time, when I know damn well what’s coming … it still takes my breath away and leaves me drenched in emotion.
Loved your reaction ♥️
when he was younger he used to beatbox, so now when he raps he has this talent with rythmical cadence
Thank you, Beth. That's all I can think of to say.
The brilliant result of an artist having an abundance of talent, intelligence, and empathy. Ren is genuinely just trying to inspire positive change in the world and it is beautiful to see.
Been waiting for this!!
Great story, great song, great performance.
‘X factor Posturing’ pales in insignificance when the light of this work shines upon it.
REN leads us into a new era of music with substance and power.
For actual singing, check out Ren's cover of "WADE IN THE WATER (NINA SIMONE) TROUBLE SO HARD", with his band The Big Push. It will BLOW your mind!!
Great reaction, Beth. Yep, very much live, one take 'cept for towards the end where they used the camera behind the wheel chair for a cut. His lapel mic is removed and they needed to bring in the string quartet. The water pouring from the ceiling, him removing the jacket to save it from a soaking likely a factor too. This IMO is a masterpiece about how nurturing can go wrong, where power overtakes money as the key motivator. I love all the Money Game stories, proper story telling, bard, actor indeed. By the way, you hear his keyboard prominently on For Joe.
watch the level of the fluid in the bottle closely
'everything is subject to change, we could build utopia's if indivuals were taught to use their brains' That hit me hard always.
It’s taught.
@@Ink_Panther yes, saw that I wrote it wrong, fixed it.
@@greenhighlander7 great, Mika
@@Ink_Pantherhad few beers on board last night, I know it's taught but.. 🥴
@@greenhighlander7 enjoy your beers Mika! 👍🏻
Beth love your content it’s so real and authentic.Your passion is palpable and I agree with you 100% bravo 🙌
The thing that keeps me drawn to Ren's videos is that they are always so dynamic, never static. Always movement to catch the eye. It makes the 9 minute videos seem like 2 minutes. Love him
Been waiting for this xxx❤
Shakespeare has come to mind numerous times with Ren’s work.
Love too see your reaction to "for Joe"
🔥 reaction
Love his voice along the piano
The opening music is an adaption, by Ren, of a piece by Grieg, the strings are playing a reworking, by Ren, of the music from the earlier money games. Ren's mother was a singing teacher and his father a multi-instrumentalist, short film maker and theater producer?
Ren plays about a dozen instruments well. Half of them ridiculously well! All self-taught! He also composed the mg3 music for piano and strings. :)
WOW You are an amazing human!
This is a masterpiece and Ren is a true artist. Beautiful reaction ❤❤
Watch for Joe live , ren on keyboards live and is so talented for self taught ...
He plays piano (self taught from youtube) but said the arpeggios at the beginning were a bit beyond him. So he practised a lot! After the opening he was replaced on piano by his classically trained friend Charlie.
Ren is spot on a modern Bard!
As you mentioned the Shakespearean nature of this piece you really need to check The Tale of Jenny and Screech (the full trilogy including Violet's Tale). Masterly acting, storytelling and plot.
Ren and Sam won ‘Best Music Video and Best Director’ in 2023 at the International Music Video Awards for this piece of art. Very well deserved. 🔥💐
oh yeah! Can't wait!
I think it's also allegorical at the end - the 'everything is subject to change' when he he handles the gun. Something has to end in order to change - the pressing on the trigger of the money game could be the point at which Jimmy's outlook on life shifts - at least that's me trying to cling to some optimism in the story.
Great reaction. Love it!
Beautiful to watch you watch Ren...❣❣❣❣❤❤
“Helps you understand how you’re affected by the environment you were raised in and the environment we’re creating.” Spot on !
Love, love, love!
Love the reaction, love Ren, and love the message! TY Beth!
I'm not at all a rap fan (it's a great art form but it never spoke to me) that being said- I can listen to Ren on repeat because he just has that _something_ the Bardic heart that tells compelling stories and teaches without being in your face - as he's Welsh we'll go with a modern Taliesin :-) I am such a nerd...
Your reaction to this song is excellent. I just wish i could appreciate music on the same level you do.
It also leaves the end open, since you hear the empty click of the gun. Where woukd Jimmie go then? Where will we?
Ren has no theater background but is inspired by movies, Kubrik, Tarantino...
He is all self- taught and yes, incredibly kind. His 5 min video of Defining Success, 1 million subscriber thanks, makes it abundantly ckear where his heart is.
Wonderful reaction! ❤❤❤
@@knowsomething9384 i disagree, but that is the beauty of it. When watching the BTS video, Ren wanted us to hear the click of the missfire.
@@knowsomething9384 watch his interview with Chris Leipe. He explains it all.
The quietest, most emotionally - drained outro I have ever seen on your channel. Reminds me of Ken Lavigne's reaction to Chris Cornell's cover of 'Nothing Compares 2 U'.
I am super-hyped for this premier. ❤
Same here
Thank you Beth
Take care
❤
Daz
Can't wait!
Absolutely great reaction, thanks for taking a look at this one! I’m glad someone had the same visceral reaction as I did to the end shot 😅 You had great commentary especially about the theatricality.
In Ren’s talk on Charismatic Voice he was asked some theater Qs, and said he really doesn’t know that much about theater apart from some shakespeare essentials. It’s so surprising to me, of course I think he should delve deeper into stage for inspiration, but then again, he’s doing incredible things exactly as he is.
And the fact he does these in one take. What a talent. I am 60 and he is one of my favorite artists.....and his music as important to the world as any of the messages over the generations I have existed on this planet.
Couldn't be happier to learn you're a fellow Ren fan. :)
Yeah Ren is self taught on piano I believe. One of his friends said that basically Ren can pick up almost any instrument and be able to play it. He plays drums and a bit of cello too.
The shoot and audio was live with a very small cut when he tales the bag off his head and just one other cut when he was in the wheelchair for obvious reasons. The choreography of this piece is mindblowing.
Ren has learned all his playing abilities on RUclips an yes all of it piano guitar all of it
Best reaction to MG3 I’ve seen. ❤️👍🇬🇧 thank you Beth x
'Fable' a very apt term.
This is another one of those songs where the video is as important as the song itself. Some of Ren's songs are great for the radio, but some like the Money Games, Tale of Jenny and Screech, and Hi Ren benefit so much from the visuals as well as the words. I can't identify with 99% of the rap artists out there. I have no way to identify with bangin' bitches, rollin' in money etc. I need what I'm hearing to make sense, to mean something more than material words. I get that from Ren. To be honest I gave up on rap 20 years ago, but I'm all on-board with this. I'm hooked on this. If this is where young indie artists are going, I'm going along for the ride.
You've got to see/listen is live shot "For Joe"
I am so envious of your beautiful teeth. I thought you were British. I mean sorry, I am supposed to comment in "not my inside voice". So glad you checked out Ren again, and this is such a great work of art altogether. Much love!
Loved the video and the heart you express! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching!!
This is one of the most powerful videos and songs that Ren has put out. The message is spot on and the effect of the video is absolutely stunning. 🙏✌️
TANKYOU BETH U SO BEATIFUL.
Brilliant reaction to an equally brilliant song/story.😊
Powerful!!! Wow, I'm blown away.
For more of Ren playing piano (with lyrics that WILL flood your eyes) check out "For Joe"
It’s the Welsh storytelling tradition. It’s deep in his bones.
What a beautiful reaction, to a modern masterpiece ... thank you. Love from Australia.
11:46, the change in his facial expression is crazy, he seems older and broken. and he did that in seconds.
Every time I see a new Ren video I'm convinced that at some point in the not too distant future he will have a Broadway residency performing his catalog with a full theatrical production. It wouldn't need to have a full storyline but could be presented as a set of short plays.
Thanks 🙏 for your beautiful reaction to #REN we are all very fortunate to experience this art
Thank you for tracting to this. It doeaks volumes by how moved you are by this song 🫂
So beautiful love your reactions to Ren
If you want to hear Ren sing without it getting so "real", The Big Push is an amazing band with original music and every cover they do has their own unique sound design and flavour. "Wade in the water/Nina Simone/Trouble so hard" is just pure soul oozing out in a street performance. Thanks
Absolute innate talent. Can see him in film or on broadway with his stories. He just captivates me. And always leaves me wanting more! Great reaction! ❤
Thank you for your words. ❤ Beautifully put.
such a touching an great reaction one of my favorite channels
One thing I just noticed is there is an element of sleight of hand in his productions. The camera is pretty much always on him until he sits on the desk and spins the globe. And while you can see him doing it somewhat, when you see him next his tie and shirt are undone. Same with the gun at the end if you've seen the bts video. If you havent have a look.
You never disappoint with your reactions. A true artist at work in yet another classic.
Wait until you see Ren play piano on For Joe. Its beautiful!
Great reaction vid / will watch your other Ren reactions.
Ren said it in Sick Boi and Hi Ren. that he doesn’t care about the fame he could get by being radio ready. He does his music for the sake of the art.
I love reactions to this song. And you reaction and analysis was just awesome. For me, this is my favorite Ren song ever. That's not that easy to say, either, because I'm just basically addicted to Ren.
Thank you for this reaction.
Ren's dad is in theater, I believe. His dad is very humble about his influence on Ren, but I think Ren will realize, appreciate and mention his father's influence on him eventually if he hasn't already.
It was all done live
I've subscribed to beth for years but i can't comment as my tv doesnt let you so ive swapped to my phone for this, but all the comments saying how great her reaction was made me giggle.
What i saw was beth pausing half heartedly a couple of times then switching it back on and getting lost in the video.
Don't forget she's a brilliant vocal analyst, all she said about it was 'i like how he does his oooos' or something similar.
Thats what ren does to everybody.
I wish she'd do part one, just to find out what that line is that I've heard 100 times and still cant get further than colonised.
I'm 61 though so it's probably my ears.
Love your reaction & thoughts on yet another thought provoking & haunting masterpiece from Ren ❤
Thank you Beth! ❤