Who am I ? - Les Miserables by Hugh Jackman (Live!)

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
  • Hugh Jackman briefly explains the circumstances under which Jean Valjean sings the song in Les Miserables before his incredible performance. :)
    Hugh Jackman performing at Fayetteville, AR.

Комментарии • 161

  • @mikelytou
    @mikelytou 4 года назад +11

    Man, this guy is so insanely talented.
    I bet if you stopped him on the street today, carrying bags of groceries in his arms, and asked him to sing it, he would still perform at this exact same level.

  • @PrincessEli82
    @PrincessEli82 6 лет назад +31

    Hugh Jackman sings great. I love the sound of his voice.

  • @Piwork69
    @Piwork69 9 лет назад +132

    This is why he was and is great in this role. He sings from his heart and soul. It's not about technical skill. Someone could sing it flawlessly but without the heart it would then become a purely a soulless musical exercise. I weep when I hear and watch this.

    • @lewissowerby3844
      @lewissowerby3844 4 года назад +5

      Mywork777 theatrical version was better ngl

  • @heeyoungkim3691
    @heeyoungkim3691 3 года назад +8

    His deep voice gives me a huge touch.
    The song describes a change of his emotions very well.
    I love to watch this video!

  • @TheKillerCatt
    @TheKillerCatt 11 лет назад +31

    In a motion-picture adaptation it's important to hear the emotion and acting they put in to their singing, which is something that can transform a song from that of a recording artist, to that of an actor. Les Miserables movie cast acts and sings (live) at the same time and they're on the film set, not on stage. The Tony Award winner Jackman won a Golden Globe and got an Oscar nomination as Valjean.

    • @cloudambient
      @cloudambient 3 года назад

      Dude, he sucked in this role compared to those who have set the bar previous to him. Schoenberg and Boublil were so disappointed and ashamed

    • @mikeor-
      @mikeor- 2 года назад

      @@cloudambient Schoenberg was not disappointed, but yes, he was ashamed.

    • @cloudambient
      @cloudambient 2 года назад

      @@mikeor- he was both disappointed and ashamed.

  • @judypiland4976
    @judypiland4976 6 лет назад +6

    I love this man. When he sings, “To where you are”. I get chills and a warm feeling all over. Love his voice.

  • @Showfanslyc
    @Showfanslyc 9 лет назад +26

    As an actor he really did a great job and he really impressed me

  • @judithhickey6936
    @judithhickey6936 Месяц назад

    Hugh Jackman is so talented. As a actor, singer and the greatest showman!!! . And gorgeous!!!.❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Southforkis4ever
    @Southforkis4ever 11 лет назад +4

    Jean Valjean is one of my favorite Les Mis characters and Hugh's portrayal of Jean Valjean was absolutely superb !

  • @KosmiskRevolution
    @KosmiskRevolution 7 лет назад +60

    Who am I?
    My only clue is Alkali
    I came here from the lake I know
    I can't remember how long ago
    Who am I?
    Am I truly one of the X-Men?
    Or will I leave and not return again?
    This rage that fills in this blank space
    Do I dare to confront it's face?
    Who am I?
    Who am I?
    I am LOGAAAAN!

  • @slsigafoos
    @slsigafoos 11 лет назад +6

    How does this not have more views?! Love that he went for the bigger note with "I'm Jean Valjean" unlike the lower register he used in the film. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @Sledgepoo
    @Sledgepoo 10 лет назад +67

    2:28 he sheds a tear. Really puts himself in valjeans place. What a great actor.

    • @VActorDreamer
      @VActorDreamer 10 лет назад +34

      I think it's actually sweat, those lights are hot as hell. Plus tears don't fly off your face like that lol.

    • @ricarto2k2
      @ricarto2k2 10 лет назад +3

      VActorDreamer Lmao @ this comment.

    • @bayleeroberts3285
      @bayleeroberts3285 10 лет назад +20

      it was probably spit

  • @racheldangelo8482
    @racheldangelo8482 10 лет назад +18

    Saw Hugh in the film. He did a great job as valjean. I hope he would reprise the role on broadway

  • @delacruzgr1
    @delacruzgr1 8 лет назад +35

    I loved them both; Hugh & Russel

    • @Bai_Su_Zhen
      @Bai_Su_Zhen 7 лет назад +4

      They are the best actors that could be chosen for the roles in my opinion. Absolutely stunning movie.

    • @isaaclee5123
      @isaaclee5123 5 лет назад +3

      Watch the professional show live and you’ll think twice about javert Russell wasn’t any good his singing skill for Broadway wasn’t there and he didn’t put the emotion in that all the other javerts and literally anyone else in the movie did

  • @sophiec.4485
    @sophiec.4485 2 года назад +1

    I get emotional everytime. He's just THAT GREAT

  • @jeannerehe2342
    @jeannerehe2342 6 лет назад +3

    I just love this song so much, and when Hugh sings it it’s simply perfect😍❤️😘😘

  • @baldomi
    @baldomi 11 лет назад +41

    Ahahaha "your honor" vs. "Javert."

    • @TeddyLeitner
      @TeddyLeitner 4 года назад +6

      Your honor is more accurate to the book. Javert returned to M. Sur. M. As soon as he dropped off Champmathieu (the man suspected as Valjean)

  • @michellejollie1933
    @michellejollie1933 3 года назад +2

    They sang live. It made it easier for them to have vocal/dramatic freedom. They wore an ear piece that had a pianist off to the side. I believe it made it more emotional for me as well

  • @lisannevw1
    @lisannevw1 7 лет назад +21

    Talking about lowered. He is indeed more a baritone than a tenor. Which is why, in my opinion, he can pull off the low notes on 2:00 and 2:14 like crazy. A tenor would be in serious trouble there.
    I do like his portrayal of Valjean, both here and in the movie. Maybe not the best singer, others might've done something different with it. But acting-wise I don't think anyone can stand in his shade. You can just tell the total difference between himself and Valjean the second the music starts. I take my hat off to that kind of skill!

    • @shaneworthy7605
      @shaneworthy7605 6 лет назад +1

      Great guy but he is a high bari. This piece has been transposed down by at least a 4th. True tenor role. But who would not want to sleep with him?

  • @emorywhitehair1341
    @emorywhitehair1341 6 лет назад +1

    I love this song! Hugh sings it and I feel it in my soul!

  • @PrincessEli82
    @PrincessEli82 6 лет назад +3

    I like the way he takes a bow at the end.

  • @cometsnix995
    @cometsnix995 9 лет назад +29

    He's so good!

  • @eleniblackburn6138
    @eleniblackburn6138 6 лет назад

    Words do not describe your brilliance.

  • @user-tb3ns8li5n
    @user-tb3ns8li5n 7 лет назад +6

    ok so yeah, this is SUPPOSED to be higher but like. listen, this is so beautiful as it is hugh does a great job and the low voice is sexy as *hell*

  • @Aidan702
    @Aidan702 11 лет назад +13

    I think he tried to sing Javert and Your honour at the same time

  • @mikeor-
    @mikeor- 3 года назад +1

    French Version:
    He thinks that man is me,
    This could be my chance,
    I have nothing to do
    Other than to remain silent.
    But I have struggled for so much
    Built and invented everything,
    Only to give it up to a stray remorse.
    If I stay silent, I am damned
    And if I speak, I am condemned
    And all those workers who work in the factory
    And who believe in me. Can I abandon them?
    I would be sending them back to nothing again.
    If I stay silent, I am damned.
    But if I speak, I am condemned.
    What to do? Betray this man damned by error
    Let him fall into the depths of misfortune
    This innocent who bears my face,
    Who goes to judgement in my place,
    What to do? Refuse to walk back into hell
    Because I created my paradise on Earth,
    Cross out my past forevermore
    And bask in oblivion evermore,
    What to do? To look in the mirror and see
    The face of a man who dared not look back.
    My soul belongs to God alone,
    And none can claim it as his own
    If this is a trial God sent to me,
    Then it is already decided for me!
    What to do? There is nothing to do!
    I am Jean Valjean!
    Here is the truth at last, Javert,
    An innocent was tried in my stead!
    Who am I? 24601!

  • @arielhernandez4060
    @arielhernandez4060 10 лет назад +2

    Great val jean

  • @RudraPalashMukherjee
    @RudraPalashMukherjee  11 лет назад +3

    I am glad you enjoyed it! :)

  • @Milliardo5
    @Milliardo5 9 лет назад +2

    Nicely done. I do agree--he sang this very well here. It would be great if he can somehow be on a full stage musical of this--the film was good, but IMO he would shine more as Valjean on stage.

  • @calebspears7891
    @calebspears7891 11 лет назад +2

    Better than the movie version.. He sung all the notes and didn't whisper through the low ones

  • @RaySingh87
    @RaySingh87 10 лет назад +7

    Hooray for Wolverine singing!

    • @isiwa1945
      @isiwa1945 10 лет назад

      Ahhaha! 😊 Go Wolverine!!

  • @jharmo2
    @jharmo2 11 лет назад +1

    How in the world did he not win the Oscar. Daniel was awesome, but Hugh was epicly magnificent

  • @Le_Unemployed
    @Le_Unemployed 4 года назад +8

    People who study Philosophy be like 2:45

  • @jasonjayawardena8512
    @jasonjayawardena8512 5 лет назад +1

    I am going to see him perform in London on 2nd June

  • @enkelv30
    @enkelv30 8 лет назад +47

    Does this guy have any flaws or shortcomings? He's the Australian equivalent of Rob Lowe.

    • @1981gangleymutton
      @1981gangleymutton 3 года назад +2

      Except he can't do it in the original key....

    • @cloudambient
      @cloudambient 3 года назад

      @@1981gangleymutton say it again. He sucks. Lol.

  • @lindsaywedeman7945
    @lindsaywedeman7945 10 лет назад +1

    She is a beautiful man and he had a an AMAZING VOICE!

    • @rovhallet7491
      @rovhallet7491 10 лет назад +8

      She? SHE?!

    • @christophecarpentier9797
      @christophecarpentier9797 10 лет назад +3

      Rov Hållet The muscle, facial hair, and soft voice can be misleading to some!

    • @judasjules
      @judasjules 10 лет назад

      She? are you stupid?!

    • @y2roby
      @y2roby 10 лет назад +6

      Joseph Paredes
      I'm sure it was a typo. Relax.

  • @none6951
    @none6951 Год назад

    Jean Valjean: who am i?
    Deadpool: You're wolverine

  • @k.thinithkumar6591
    @k.thinithkumar6591 6 лет назад

    Oh my god awesome hugh

  • @cristyanearaujo3345
    @cristyanearaujo3345 2 года назад +1

    Canta muitoooo👏👏👏👏😍

  • @user-yb6ih8tj3r
    @user-yb6ih8tj3r 7 лет назад +9

    WHO AM I ???!!!
    I AM JAVERT

  • @alexsams4210
    @alexsams4210 6 лет назад +3

    Way better live here then in the movie, whoever the vocal director was for the movie had no idea what they were doing, the actors could have seriously hurt their voices singing the way they were singing.

  • @LeeJCander
    @LeeJCander 11 лет назад

    This guy is way to talented! He can play anyone in a film he can sing he works out he dresses well...TOPLAD

  • @amytsang6431
    @amytsang6431 8 лет назад +8

    wolverine singing!!! ha!!! Hugh is brilliant!

  • @RudraPalashMukherjee
    @RudraPalashMukherjee  11 лет назад +1

    TRUE that!

  • @user-ui8di1tc2x
    @user-ui8di1tc2x 6 лет назад

    whoa I think I had my pants wet.....this is amazing😭😭

  • @saint698
    @saint698 10 лет назад +37

    He actually is singing in key idiots is called harmony with the piano

  • @masey423
    @masey423 7 лет назад +2

    0:12 inspector javEEEHH

  • @upmarkettech9258
    @upmarkettech9258 7 лет назад

    wow he sounds way different than in the movies honestly he's the only person from Australia I think that can act like an American and also act like a Canadian.

  • @RaySantos31081956
    @RaySantos31081956 7 лет назад +1

    maravilhoso🎶🎵🎼🏁🏃🚶🌹❤🌈

  • @animequeen78
    @animequeen78 11 лет назад +1

    Wtf are you talking about??? His singing is awesome!!!!!

  • @sadem1045
    @sadem1045 6 лет назад

    A red squirrel could play him and I’d still say.....Jean Valjean is my favorite character.

  • @justthereed5593
    @justthereed5593 4 года назад +1

    He did it better here tbh. Still love the movie and the performances.

  • @Narutokyuubihokage02
    @Narutokyuubihokage02 3 года назад

    who am i? I'M WOLVERINE

  • @gillyuk1013
    @gillyuk1013 6 лет назад

    It takes him a whole 93 seconds to find the right key and then he remains in it for about one minute...

    • @jordanraymathews7841
      @jordanraymathews7841 6 лет назад +2

      gillyuk1013 dude, no offense but you don’t know what you’re hearing, he was in key the whole time and he hit every note including the high note, you probably don’t like his tone/timbre and the way he voices his vowels. Which I completely understand, he doesn’t have the prettiest high range, but to say he didn’t remain in key is just ignorant

  • @themovieguy3642
    @themovieguy3642 6 лет назад

    Wolverine!!!

  • @jeffreykare
    @jeffreykare 11 лет назад +1

    Like this if you think Hugh Jackman should reprise Valjean on stage!

  • @JoseluisLopez-bx7dd
    @JoseluisLopez-bx7dd 6 лет назад

    Amazing is there something that he could not sing?

  • @OlbrixQ
    @OlbrixQ 6 лет назад

    You are Wolverine

  • @ItsJustaMeNow
    @ItsJustaMeNow 9 лет назад +2

    Was this the Ab or the B as the high note?

    • @Qril
      @Qril 9 лет назад +18

      John Overthinker People involved in the arts.

    • @volzcrazy
      @volzcrazy 9 лет назад +4

      John Overthinker wow.

    • @Qril
      @Qril 9 лет назад +4

      By the way, it was B flat.

    • @trollza21
      @trollza21 9 лет назад +2

      TheSuperMathemagicia Actually it was Ab seeing that that is the key is in unless the pitch was lowered

    • @Qril
      @Qril 9 лет назад

      I just used an app to measure what it heard. Unless were talking about different high notes.

  • @TomMerson
    @TomMerson 7 лет назад

    Good performance but what on earth was that transition between "no more guilt than you" and "who am I"?

  • @user-vj6rm9oz6r
    @user-vj6rm9oz6r 5 лет назад +1

    맨중에맨 휴잭맨 맞네

  • @lizzysoto123
    @lizzysoto123 10 лет назад

    Wolverine singing ! :)

  • @sophia5219
    @sophia5219 4 года назад +3

    If these people don’t stop coughing I’m gonna-

  • @MrBurgundy76
    @MrBurgundy76 3 года назад

    Wolverine goes broadway

  • @liamngatuere5130
    @liamngatuere5130 5 лет назад

    Liam

  • @TexasDevin
    @TexasDevin 8 лет назад

    I don't like that this version of the song (and in the 2012 movie) says "If I speak, THEY are condemned" after the line about the workers. It's just my opinion, but I feel like it puts some of the weight of his decision elsewhere instead of simply being a man fighting with his own morality.

    • @franktranks9445
      @franktranks9445 3 года назад

      Uh... That's in literally every version.

  • @smkirkegaard54
    @smkirkegaard54 4 года назад

    befOoOoOooOreeEeeee

  • @alessandrosantacroce9610
    @alessandrosantacroce9610 7 лет назад

    You can tell he was shooting a X men movie, by the wolverine looking beard, maybe days of a future past?

  • @hecate235
    @hecate235 11 лет назад +2

    Better than the movie, but even still... so sad. I can name five or six Valjeans who can sing this better -- and in the right key, too.

  • @kimtaylor762
    @kimtaylor762 7 лет назад +6

    Crap Wolverine can fricking sing!!! (And so can gladiator)[russel Crowe]

  • @Camig1708
    @Camig1708 6 лет назад

    2 4 6 0 1 = to forsake someone

  • @markjeffersonbelarma9448
    @markjeffersonbelarma9448 11 лет назад

    wolverine mode

  • @nguyentuongduy516
    @nguyentuongduy516 6 лет назад

    so this is what wolverine do when he retired

  • @smc0910
    @smc0910 11 лет назад +1

    So many sharp notes throughout the song. Nasal voice, too .

  • @Wikingking
    @Wikingking 11 лет назад +3

    You can easily look up YT for different musical singers singing this song (there's even a compilation). Some of them are truly awesome, some others are really good. HJ is mediocre at best. Sorry, but that's the truth. I still love this guy, so I'm not a hater or sg., just someone who won't bow before him just because he sings a song from Les Mis.

    • @darkninja1693
      @darkninja1693 4 года назад +2

      He's definitely not the best singer but since he played Valjean in a movie, acting skills are more important than singing skills. All the otger Valjean's I've seen don't show as much emotions as Jackman.

    • @khatunamezvrishvili6211
      @khatunamezvrishvili6211 3 года назад

      @@darkninja1693 really dude? It's not just a movie. It's a musical movie. Sweeney todd did great in this regard, good acting and good singing

  • @PhantomofDB
    @PhantomofDB 11 лет назад

    Not a fan of the cocky last note pose, especially since its 3 half-steps lower than it's written...

  • @elliotgreen9712
    @elliotgreen9712 11 лет назад

    I would go gay for Hugh Jackman. There, I said it.

  • @ethanb7532
    @ethanb7532 10 лет назад

    Wish he would've sang it in the right key..

    • @sportsmed77
      @sportsmed77 9 лет назад +1

      TeenageFitness He's singing it in the right key.

    • @sportsmed77
      @sportsmed77 9 лет назад

      +Hannah K Colm Wilkinson sang it in his own unique way with higher notes than what the writers of the original music had intended (they changed the music for Colm, from my understanding). Colm, who actually has a part in the movie musical, Les Miserables, told Hugh Jackman not to imitate his version of Jean Valjean, but rather to sing it in his own way - how it feels right to him. Colm also said he thought Hugh Jackman did a fantastic job. I'll take Colm's word, and even before seeing that interview with Colm, I enjoyed Hugh Jackman's performance in the movie as well as every rendition he has done of Les Miserables songs in live performance. It's different, but still good - in my honest opinion.

    • @sportsmed77
      @sportsmed77 9 лет назад

      +Hannah K In your opinion. The way Hugh sings the songs - it makes it feel more realistic, in my honest opinion, which is best for a movie. It makes me feel like the novel is truly being reenacted and I am feeling the suffering. This is why I quite enjoy his interpretation of the songs. I don't care to get technical with who hits what key. What I care about is how the song makes me feel, and that is all. They all do a good job from Colm to Alfie to Ramin to Hugh Jackman, and nobody will convince me otherwise because I care about what connects with my soul - not little technicalities.

    • @sportsmed77
      @sportsmed77 9 лет назад

      +Hannah K As I already said, I loved Hugh as Valjean - I thought he was perfect. I thought his acting was far superior to any rendition of Valjean I have seen acting wise, and for the sake of the movie, the acting was most important for what they were going for. They wanted it to feel raw and realistic. The director even said this. He didn't want it to sound "pretty". You are not going to convince me to change my opinion, and I am not going to convince you to change yours, so let's respectfully agree to disagree. Good day! :)

    • @sportsmed77
      @sportsmed77 9 лет назад

      +Hannah K I know I said I was done with this conversation, but I have a question since your comments keep showing up in my news feed ... Hanna K, I'm just curious ... why are you so fixated on putting down Hugh Jackman's performance in response to people who obviously loved his performance? Does it make you feel good? There are plenty of actors I don't connect with, but I don't go on videos of them performing and talk about how everyone else is better. Also, I have seen Hugh Jackman perform on Broadway. He is a phenomenal theater actor, and I guarantee you his acting on stage playing Valjean would be no different from what was on camera with multiple takes. He has won a Tony Award, after all. And if someone likes his singing voice, then so be it. Your exaggerated comment that these other guys sing "1000000x" better than him is just evidence that you are so hung up on this that you feel the need to hate.

  • @Wikingking
    @Wikingking 11 лет назад

    "And so Yaver..." -_- Although this was better than the movie, it's still not good enough. Sadly :(

  • @migrev
    @migrev 11 лет назад +1

    Crappy performance (for such a great actor). My dog sings it better. Lets go back to listen the REAL Valjeans (JOJ, Alfie, Gero, Colm, etc).

    • @mimagi1
      @mimagi1 4 года назад +2

      It's sure that he's not the best singer who played this role, but as an actor he is great. His singing may not be perfect, but it's full of emotion and soul. In the movies, this song and the "Valjean's soliloquy" are so deep that I forget to pay attention to some singing mistakes. He is a movie actor and cinema is different from theatre. I think that for the movie adaptation he is jus perfect!

  • @jalidav1
    @jalidav1 9 лет назад +17

    As much as I love Hugh Jackman, Les Miserable should never be transposed. If you can't sing it, you don't play it

    • @MyNameIsWes
      @MyNameIsWes 9 лет назад +5

      jalidav1 Sorry but there is only one Valjean and that is Colm Wilkinson.

    • @jalidav1
      @jalidav1 9 лет назад +1

      Wesley Rester Why are you apologising?

    • @jalidav1
      @jalidav1 9 лет назад

      ***** what do you mean?

    • @jalidav1
      @jalidav1 8 лет назад +1

      It would appear so you did my friend. It should be written in stone

    • @jalidav1
      @jalidav1 8 лет назад

      I am not knocking his performance, he is amazing. However he shouldn't have played that role. Have you ever seen Jeff Leyton do the part? He is my favourite

  • @Thelionpaladin
    @Thelionpaladin 8 лет назад +1

    He's really bad, sorry

  • @georgiesexy
    @georgiesexy 10 лет назад +16

    Wolverine high, singing and shit, go home wolverine