Veey true in effect, but there's also the element of a kindred spirit. Both felt alone in their perception of the world, and along with realizing that Gustave is his son, they've each also discovered one of their own kind.
Gustave: *Sees a man with six limbs* Cool Also Gustave : *Sees one (1) ugly burn mark* This is the most disgusting thing in my life, and I will now proceed to scream
@@Alexmustdie-zy6kz no there's differences. For example in the Claude Rains and Herbert Lom movies he was scarred by acid, while the Lon Chaney, Charles Dance, and ALW versions he was born deformed.
Presuming Raoul would even bother. He couldn’t be bothered with Gustave before because he was too busy with his gambling and alcohol. Upon finding out Gustave is not his biological son, he probably left Gustave with Eric.
I was on phantom’s side the whole time because it’s confirmed that phantom was Christine’s age. He had seduced her despite’s the face issue but Raoul thought he was a threat. And as a parent he failed obviously with Gustave as seen with the face thing.
@@jackster9775 Hmm, no I am fairly certain that the phantom is anywhere from 15-30 years older depending on the version you're referring to. However, age has never been a factor for me, I always preferred the Phantom as well. I definitely struggled when watching the Phantom of the Opera movie though, because I ADORE Patrick Wilson who played Raoul in that. :) If I misunderstood your comment, apologies.
Phantom: Think you can handle it? Gustave: YES Phantom: * *Takes off mask* * Gustave: AAAAHHHHHHH! Phantom: Why are you running?! WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?!
Yes, but he treats them well, they really seem to like and respect him; he has been abused all his life, he doesn't want any other innocent person to go through what he did. He wouldn't treat people like him badly. In fact, Erik is an example that no person needs to become evil just because that person has suffered. He carried those people in his arms, even if no one else (except Giry) had done that to him before. I know that LNV is not the best story ever, but showing Erik's true face was very interesting; that's why I love him, if he were real, he would indeed be someone incredible
Love how the kid plays a bit of the most beginner piano song ever, and Eric is like "THAT'S MY KIDDDDDDD" while doing basic punnet squares in his head. Because there's no way he could have inherited any musical talent from Christine.
It's more the fact that he's shown Gustav his secret world and Gustav loves it, confessing things to Erik who immediately recognises that Gustav is his son because he feels the same way
Christine's father who is technically Gustav's grandfather was a talented violinist so him having any musical ability from anyone from her mother's side isn't that far of a stretch.
@@KhoiV yep he's the father of Gustave. Some people like LND but most dislike it. For me it was unnecessary especially because of the ending of LND but some songs are good.
It's heart breaking that throughout this entire song, Gustave says he can see the beauty underneath only to scream at the sight of Erik's deformities. The fact that Gustave can accept everyone else's beauty but not Erik's, makes me feel like that part's just in the plot for dramatic filler.
4:26 It's so hilarious how excited and happy Erik is at the thought that his son might accept him for what he is. That smile and happy face, that little run, it's just too good.
It’s heartbreaking too, he thought someone would finally accept him, that someone would look past his deformity, only for Gustave to run, scream and push him over
Unless nurtured, it can lead to greatness. If not then you'll go the way of Mozart... I say Mozart because while musically talented, he is not the best dad and husband when he grew up. The dude still wrote rather crude scat jokes in his correspondence with his sister and didn't have a stable income despite being a famous composer due to his... Immaturity...
The fatherly pride on Erik's face at 1:42 made me smile, even though I'm not a fan of the story, or the way the characters' personalities were changed. Also, the cautious way Erik reaches for Gustave whenever he takes his hand, along with the gentle, yet proud way he handles him speaks of his wonder and amazement as he realizes that he's the boy's father is really touching. I guess he just got too excited when he removed his mask in the end...
I don't think it's fair to say they altered the personality it's been years people change, times change, and times change people It's more fair to say that the characters matured and grew up changed by their experiences and time After all I could see Raoul ending up the way he did by going this way...in a wheel chair lived rotting, having lost everything only to earn enough back to afford a nurse and some status symbols a old man with regret because he treated those he was meant love as a burden and tore them down with him While Christine makes since because she knew even tho he was monstrous in his actions if shed stayed with Erik she could have been happy as she really did love him in the end plus the fact she's now married to a drunken gambler of a man who squandered his fortunes and likely hers, while she is forced to be the only parent to her son yeah I could see her doing all she does And Erik changed by Christine's belief in his inner beauty at the end of the last show made him rethink his life escaping to Conney Island and making a place for people like him where he can try to make life better for all not just him no more hiding in the darkness While the only other girl who had this obsession for Erik as the phantom the daughter of his supporter all be somewhat out of fear the madam of the Paris Opera House, the girl being her daughter probably heard all manner of stories of the lonesome angel in hell dreaming that she could one day meet him and having this childish idea of forbidden romance Only to have this evolve with time and obsession into the vile form of absolute obsessive owner ship over his love which leads her to do what she does out of fury and jealous why can't he love her mentality
@@alexanderwolfsberg While it's no surprise to see Raoul turn out this way (he was a whiny, immature, idiot douchebag that I really wanted to shoot in the novel), I found it pretty hypocritical of Christine to say that she truly did love Erik when she couldn't get away from him fast enough in the novel, or other adaptations so she could be with Raoul. And Madame Giry being cast as a villain when she was the one who saved and protected Erik when he was a boy? It left me scratching my head. This adaptation really ruined the Frederick Forsythe novel it was based off of, BIG TIME.
@@WolfMaiden11 tho this isn't the novel this is the shows sequel In the show she returns at the end of the first to kiss him with compassion and love showing part of her did truly see the man behind the angel the gargoyle in hell as Erik puts it And after spending years with a drunk, gambler who may or may not be abusive and is likely destitute I don't know I think I may be in love with the phantom too Also Giry wasn't the villain her daughter was someone who grew up as a ballerina along side Christine the blood girl from the show She also is senn at the very very end picking up his discarded mask and holding it close as tho she had been told stories of this man All her life by by Giry and likely had and grew a obsession with him That would eventually make her the villain of the sequel show
@@alexanderwolfsberg This is actually based on the Frederick Forsythe novel entitled The Phantom of Manhattan which is based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber version of The Phantom of the Opera.
This song has so buisness being so incredibly badass Also, the actor who plays Gustave is a fantastic singer Could really feel the emption in his "yes"
People like to make fun of him using Gustav's musical talent to identify himself as the father but... Christine supposedly sounded like a dying cat before he taught her how to sing and we all know the Vicomte has no true musical talent. Gustav not only sings but plays the piano and makes songs on a whim. Do you have any idea how hard that is? He also heard songs in his head like the Phantom and likes dark things like him. And then the timeline matches with him being 10.
What bothers me about the lyrics is that in "Beneath a Moonless Sky" the Phantom sings that he was found by Christine the night before she wed Raoul. So if she had sex with Raoul the very next night, how does she KNOW the Phantom is Gustav's father? If the lyrics were changed to "just weeks before you were wed"; then, there would be no doubt or criticism about Gustav being the Phantom's son.
@@karenpinson759 i think at some point someone said raoul had a low sperm count or something so they couldn't have kids, so christine probably thought gustave could only be eriks kid-
Out of context, it makes a FANTASTIC Villain Song and I'm one hundred and ten percent onboard with it as one. Too bad in context they're trying to convince us it's a cute father-son bonding moment.
Ben Lewis: Graceful mania. Also hot. Gustave actor: Dark innocence. Displays/automations: Mesmerizing, both from exceptional fluidity to the robotic stiffness as the soaring music calls. Props: Extravagant. My heart: Enthralled.
@@dargelxd obviously "Beneath A Moonless Sky" and the scene that leads to it are my absolute favorites, bur a there are some other songs from LND that give me chills)))
Literally had this song stuck in my head for over a month, to the point where I went out and bought the 2010 soundtrack album and show on dvd! Really hope I get the chance to see “love never dies” when it goes on it’s world tour!
@@gaigaishopping8520 I was meant to be going to see phantom next march with a friend as I bought her a ticket for her birthday, and was gutted when it was cancelled, so i'm hoping me and her will get the chance to see the sequel!
@@stauroulats381 I was meant to be going to see phantom next march with a friend as I bought her a ticket for her birthday, and was gutted when it was cancelled, so i'm hoping me and her will get the chance to see the sequel!
Naomi corney-punch Good Luck!!!! 🍀 Hope everyone has a chance to see it! It’s a good production not to be wasted just because people are unable to accept the storyline.
The Beauty Underneath is one of my favorite duets, and so aptly performed with perfect timing, -between Phantom and his young son--in this sequence, you have on film The composition is one of the best and most intricate creations of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
@@svitlana5183 nah. The original stage production is really meant to be simple and unextravagant considering how they can reveal their emotions through their faces. The only reason why they had the Tango during the scene was because they want to show the viewers how sexually suggestive the song is (a bit odd considering how the lyrics are really suggestive on their own) while in the play it's much more easily understood through the expressions.
@@karlalejandroresurreccion5778 horses for courses 🤷🏽♀️ I like watching how actors can express their emotions with their faces, but personally prefer tango version.
@@DivinePearl i feel like they wanted it to be more subtle and up to interpretation. When I first watched I thought he was asking about if he was okay to take the mask off. Mind you this is because I am an autistic man and explaining my issues to my younger cousins/family members for the first time used to go sort of like this. I’ve even had less extreme versions of the scream happen with my cousin thinking it meant I was going to be violent. Then my 11 year old brother made a Jared from subway joke after this when I was showing him this in movie form.
He needed a father, which Raoul couldn't be. Erik was his salvation - too bad the boy CAN'T LOOK INTO A DEFORMED FACE WITHOUT RUNNING. I hate this kid, sorry 😂😅
@@mieshocked1450 Are we all forgetting that Erik was literally about to kill this child and only stopped because it turned out to be his kid? Also all the murder? And kidnapping?
Love love love Ben Lewis in this. I really like the new version of Beauty Underneath, which also has Ben in it. Would give anything to see it performed, though I'd not change Ben for anything in the world. I'm obsessed with this play!
Wait... so Gustave just saw and was cool about a skeleton horse riding a human, children of the corn, literally the devil himself............but he can’t take a deformed face! I get it Erik should warn people when he takes his mask off. No disrespect. BUT GUSTAVE COME ON!! 😂
My class in junior year collectively watched this for Physical Ed extra credit and always randomly sang this exact song till we graduated JHS. This song holds so many precious memories of me trying to reach the high notes with classmates I never would have been close to otherwise.
Wait wait wait..... Gustave was the name of Christine's father. Why is this just now clicking in my brain that he is named after his grandfather!? I love it!
Phantom: have you ever yearned to go Past the world you think you know Been enthralled to the call Of the beauty underneath Have you let it draw you in Past the place where dreams begin Felt the full breathless pull Of the beauty underneath When the dark unfolds its wings Do you sense the strangest things Things no one would ever guess Things mere words cannot express Gustave: yes. Phantom: do you find yourself beguiled By the dangerous and wild Do you feed on the need for the beauty underneath Have you felt your senses surge And surrender to the urge And been hooked as you looked At the beauty underneath When you stare behind the night Can you glimpse its primal might Might you hunger to possess Hunger that you can't repress Gustave: yes It seems so beautiful So strange yet beautiful Everything's just as you said Phantom: and he's so beautiful Perhaps too beautiful What i suspect cannot be And yet somehow we both see The very same way Gustave: is there music in your head Have you followed where it led And be graced with the taste of the beauty underneath Does it fill your every sense Is it terribly intense Tell me you need it too Need the beauty underneath Phantom and gustave: when he lifts his voice and sings Don't you feel amazing things? Things you know you can't confess Things you thirst for nonetheless Gustave: it soars so beautiful Phantom: can it be Gustave: almost too beautiful Phantom and gustave: do you see what i see Gustave: heavenly. Phantom: to him it's beautiful My world is beautiful Gustave: how can this be what it seems? Phantom and gustave: all of my most secret dreams Somehow set free Phantom: you can feel it Gustave: yes. Phatnom: come closer Gustave: yes. Phantom: you've no fear of the beauty underneath. You can face it Gustave: yes. Phantom: you can take it Gustave: yes Phantom: you see through Phantom and gustave: to the beauty underneath Phantom: to the splendor Gustave: the splendor Phantom: and the glory Gustave: and the glory Phatnom: to the truth of the beauty underneath Gustave: the beauty underneath Phantom: you accept it Gustave: yes! Phantom: you embrace it. Gustave: yes. Phantom: let me show you the beauty underneath To the splendor Gustave: to the splendor Phantom: and the glory Gustave: and the glory Phantom: to the truth of the beauty underneath Gustave: beauty underneath Phantom: you accept it Gustave: yes. Phantom: you embrace it Gustave: yes. Phantom: let me show you the beauty under- Gustave: *scream*
FYI: Peter Pan Live is going to be the next show on the Show Must Go On. It was on NBC in 2014. Also, I love this song. This is probably my favorite song in Love Never Dies. Edit: This was before they announced Peter Pan Live postponed.
*inhuman screeching* I LOVE PETER PANS WJRHWJRJEJRJJEEJEJWJQJWJJWJWJQJJWJJJHWJEJWJJWJWJWJWJWJ I LEGIT SOBBED AT THE SIGHT OF PETER AND WENDY DANCING IN THE AIR AT THE PARADE WHEN I WENT TO TOKYO DISNEYLAND WIIEEUEJJRNENEBEE
I find this song beautifully tragic because the fast pace of it reflects Erik's excitement at the thought of someone accepting him for who he is underneath his mask and the sudden end to the song follows the end of his hope of that. Beautiful.
It's also beautifully tragic because it highlights how the show is held back by sir Andrew's weird fanfic commission as a source and his micromanaging of the libretto.
So many great Phantoms, but he looks the part, he's tall and pale and when performing the phantom he has a great mysterious aura thing going on that I think is great. While also humanizing the character.
Ben comes across wonderfully creepy here and I love it! Sometimes I feel he should be in a black and white movie whilst playing this part as he’s got such a old school movie monster vibe it makes me smile ❤
I have been playing this song before bed recently. Tonight I opened RUclips and saw new video my mind is cheering like “Wow! Hooray!” Thanks for new uploading.
When LND premiered on youtube I honestly thought for the first 5 minutes I was watching a movie adaptation haha. The filiming of this musical is insane
Two things - 1.) The Phantom’s world reminds me of Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way” music video (which, being a song about finding your own beauty and loving yourself for it, really is perfect for the Phantom 🌹). 2.) A mirror to the first musical I noticed is how, in Phantom of the Opera, Christine tears of his mask and he’s horrified that she’d do such a thing. But in Love Never Dies, he willingly takes off his mask in front of Gustave. When the latter is terrified, the Phantom is upset but more understanding about the situation. 🥀 I really don’t care what anyone says, I love this musical! 🥲
@@pannalover326 Eh, I didn't like the music. This was the only song I liked and it strikes me like an off-brand of Phantom's music. Like, what an edgy teen thinks Phantom's music is. Also, unless Christine and the Phantom made love during his Music of the Night number, them having a kid together makes no sense at all. Sure, I can get behind Raoul having feelings of inadequacy since he knows Christine felt strongly for the Phantom's music and he could never measure up in that regard. I could even kind of see Meg going off the rails because she's extremely jealous of Christine's success thanks to the Phantom. She had always shown to be terrified of the Phantom since he killed people but I guess she got over that. It seems like the Phantom got over his disgust for his appearance. Usually self-loathing takes years of dedicated therapy to try and resolve but I'm glad a couple kisses and a hug did it for him despite him still living 10 years in solitude because the world still rejects him. I guess I have an unpopular opinion but I thought the acting was trash and campy. Coupled with the bad music and bad dialogue, I was suffering while trying to watch it for the first time.
OMG!!! When I first saw it, I had chills. This is my "again, again, again" 😁 That's good as hell! ... rock / metal / gothic sound. Webber is moster genius 🥰 Ben Lewis is badass here 🤟 Love it!!! LND is complete briliant.
I saw Some crazies on tumblr trying to say this song had sexual undertones… like I don’t hear it at all I just see a proud father hoping his son will accept him, people are just reaching at this point, but I shouldn’t be surprised since it’s tumblr
Oh dear lord! What a great show! The feelings, the passion! This is definitely my favorite version of TDTTH. Raoul and Erik were * chef kisses * A perfect duo
Same. I kept hearing how great the music was but this was the only one I liked. All the others just sounded like generic "sing REALLY high" music. And I swear I kept hearing Tim Burton in some of the music and bits of another song I can't quite place.
I think this is a great rock opera song! And his passion... I didn't love his performance as a ghost or LND as a performance. BUT, his has passion and the songs were so great
Acc to the story he actually accepts it and strokes the burn mark (?) with affection and the phantom is overwhelmed by the acceptance and says "You are very much like your mother" because Christine once did the same. In the musical they made Gustav fear it for the dramatic essence that a musical has. Sad she had to die though. Would have loved happily ever after.
1] The way Erik holds Gustav's hand is really sweet. It's easy to imagine how devoted of a father he would've been in those missing "ten long years", and the one he probably became after the events of this story. 2] That little "ahhh" Gustav does part-way into the song reminds me of his mother's bit in the title track for "Phantom". It had to be intentional. (6/27/2021)
What is your favourite song from Love Never Dies?
I think it is devil take the hindmost
mother did you see
Mother did you see and look with your heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Look With Your Heart, Beneath A Moonless Sky, and Once Upon Another Time
Of course beauty underneath 😘
When mum is not at home
But dad is.
Yep
Mom your freind has people in goofy costumes stuck in glass pillars. He keeps them in his well lit basement.
Agreed.
@@musicalchild5338 I-
Phantom realizes he's Gustave's father and immediately goes "let me show you how cool your dad is"
@Potato Fish custody battle, 3, 2, 1 go!
This was literally copypasted from Ramin Karimloo's The Beauty Underneath video.
Marlin: I'm a better father than him! 🐠
Gustave: ...
Veey true in effect, but there's also the element of a kindred spirit. Both felt alone in their perception of the world, and along with realizing that Gustave is his son, they've each also discovered one of their own kind.
Gustave: *Sees a man with six limbs* Cool
Also Gustave : *Sees one (1) ugly burn mark* This is the most disgusting thing in my life, and I will now proceed to scream
It's not actually a burn, he was born that way (in this version anyway)
@@Shadamyfan-rs8xc In every version he was
@@Alexmustdie-zy6kz no there's differences. For example in the Claude Rains and Herbert Lom movies he was scarred by acid, while the Lon Chaney, Charles Dance, and ALW versions he was born deformed.
@@Alexmustdie-zy6kz some versions are an acid burn
I heard in one version he got deformed bc he sold his soul to the devil... That's the weirdest one so far, if you ask me...
My husband always said that it'd be hilarious to do a follow up to this musical and make it be about Raoul and the Phantom learning to co-parent.
Presuming Raoul would even bother. He couldn’t be bothered with Gustave before because he was too busy with his gambling and alcohol. Upon finding out Gustave is not his biological son, he probably left Gustave with Eric.
@@Annahg78 You're probably right, but I still think it would be really funny. :)
Rivals to lovers
I was on phantom’s side the whole time because it’s confirmed that phantom was Christine’s age.
He had seduced her despite’s the face issue but Raoul thought he was a threat.
And as a parent he failed obviously with Gustave as seen with the face thing.
@@jackster9775 Hmm, no I am fairly certain that the phantom is anywhere from 15-30 years older depending on the version you're referring to. However, age has never been a factor for me, I always preferred the Phantom as well. I definitely struggled when watching the Phantom of the Opera movie though, because I ADORE Patrick Wilson who played Raoul in that. :) If I misunderstood your comment, apologies.
Phantom: Think you can handle it?
Gustave: YES
Phantom: * *Takes off mask* *
Gustave: AAAAHHHHHHH!
Phantom: Why are you running?! WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?!
*and then everyone clap*
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing too... an added drama it is 😅
I was just imagining him muttering “s#!t” under his breath after Gustave ran
Audrey awwww :(
SpongeBob: AAAAAAGGH
He's just ten years ooold..
TEEEN YEEEEARS OOOOOOOOOOOLD!!!
SpongeBob: How old am I
Lightning McQueen: 20
The feelz
Really????
Gustave is like, 'um, don't see how my age is relevant...'
И это поражает. В 10 лет так петь...
И самое главное нет этого гадкого детского акцента как в речи, так и в пении. Это восхищает больше всего.
Erik; * literally had the some of the worst years of his life stuck in a freak show *
Andrew; What if he *owned* one
Well, having been a victim of abuse there, you KNOW he'd treat the 'freaks' as well as he could, much like Barnum does in The Greatest Showman
Jedi Autumn Well, that’s why I specified the movie version of Barnum
He wasn’t planning to let the freaks suffer the same fate that he did. He was a good freak show owner and master. They seem to respect him here
Yes, but he treats them well, they really seem to like and respect him; he has been abused all his life, he doesn't want any other innocent person to go through what he did. He wouldn't treat people like him badly. In fact, Erik is an example that no person needs to become evil just because that person has suffered. He carried those people in his arms, even if no one else (except Giry) had done that to him before. I know that LNV is not the best story ever, but showing Erik's true face was very interesting; that's why I love him, if he were real, he would indeed be someone incredible
Honestly it is a cool concept for erik to hang out with a bunch of outcasts
Love how the kid plays a bit of the most beginner piano song ever, and Eric is like "THAT'S MY KIDDDDDDD" while doing basic punnet squares in his head. Because there's no way he could have inherited any musical talent from Christine.
It's more the fact that he's shown Gustav his secret world and Gustav loves it, confessing things to Erik who immediately recognises that Gustav is his son because he feels the same way
Christine's father who is technically Gustav's grandfather was a talented violinist so him having any musical ability from anyone from her mother's side isn't that far of a stretch.
No one:
Me to my little sibling trying to get them into Musical Theatre when nobody’s home like:
Wow
@Anne Boelyn Anne Boelyn! I have read history books about you!
Me trying to convert my friends to starkid
Omg meee when my siblings grow
I succeeded in this, but also now he won't stop humming this song no matter what, so it's a win loose scenario
Literally Erik being like, "This kid is amazing. No way he's not mine."
And he's...🎶TEN YEARS OOOOOOLLLLDDDD🎶
He did not inherrit my good looks but at least he got my talent.😅
No matter what you think of this storyline and play, you can't deny that the kid has got some serious talent.
Can't argue with with that
Can’t disagree there, even if I don’t like the story.
Word. I love hiw voice. Especially 2:24
god that is so true, especially when he touches his scalp! I touched my scalp at the same time and I was so shocked! I love touching my scalp!
And here you can see the early 20th century paternity test take place- piano and singing
Well... that's way more cooler!
I think that some children have memory from since they were born or this kid just happens to remember a melody his mom hummed.
😂
I feel really bad, but I can't help but laugh a little when Gustav screams at his father's face.
Wait, the Phantom is Gustav's father?? I haven't watch phantom of the opera or love never die.
Khoi Vo
No! We aren’t going to speak of the accursed sequel. The Phantom of the Opera is the only one that matters
@@KhoiV yep he's the father of Gustave. Some people like LND but most dislike it. For me it was unnecessary especially because of the ending of LND but some songs are good.
Right after this scene, Christine said Gustave is Phantom's son
@@coleen9278 yeah. I believe that they could left out all the things related to the phantom son. And it will possibly be less weirder.
if my dad came into my life like this i would have forgiven him 100%
AND not screm, I'd probably be like:-
"Ohhhh, that's why you wear the mask! _Neat!"_
Gustave: *SINGS*
Phantom: i must protect him at all costs.
Maybe it doesn't have much to do with "The Phantom of the Opera" aesthetics but the staging kills it.
Zuzanna Kleniewska The lights going from blue to red just as the downbeat hits just sells the entire thing.
4:27 erik running excitedly is the best thing i've ever seen 😂
Hehe...
*Waddles excitedly stage right*
I didn't even notice that lol
@@Nick98076 YES MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY XD
running to touch his scalp was the best part! I do the same
It's heart breaking that throughout this entire song, Gustave says he can see the beauty underneath only to scream at the sight of Erik's deformities. The fact that Gustave can accept everyone else's beauty but not Erik's, makes me feel like that part's just in the plot for dramatic filler.
Probably. Unfortunately the way he’s been raised the first ten years of his life doesn’t help.
Hes also ten years old so dont take his actions too serious hes a little kid
It can't happen yet. It has to be at the very end of the show to be impactful.
When Gustave can hit notes that I can’t 😅
Hehe
Gustave Daaé you’re amazing!
4:26 It's so hilarious how excited and happy Erik is at the thought that his son might accept him for what he is.
That smile and happy face, that little run, it's just too good.
I have been thinking all the same. The little run! Ben makes the perfect Phantom to me
It’s heartbreaking too, he thought someone would finally accept him, that someone would look past his deformity, only for Gustave to run, scream and push him over
It makes the very final moment of the musical that much more perfect.
Wow he's probably the most handsome stage phantom I've ever seen
I think the same. 😏
I prefer Ramin 🥵🤍
have you ever seen ramin karimloo? just asking
@@sanem8978 my thoughts exactly
*ramin karimloo has entered the chat*
Puberty will hit this kid like a train
Fortunately, he still looks beautiful!
sveta// ja What’s his name
Yup, I understudied this role and tried to get some of the high notes... All I can say is owww...
He looks terrible now lmao
Big Deal When I was 10 I did 4 Productions in 1 Year, 1 of them was CATS, he's just like his mother.
Gustave is not the only one who think that world is beautiful
I'm glad I'm not alone
Same
It is extremely beautiful. So is the Phantom. (Gustave is beautiful inside & out, that's obvious, but the Phatom definitely is beautiful underneath)
How does it feel like to have that kind of talent/skill in a very young age? WOW
Such a prodigy!
Unless nurtured, it can lead to greatness. If not then you'll go the way of Mozart...
I say Mozart because while musically talented, he is not the best dad and husband when he grew up. The dude still wrote rather crude scat jokes in his correspondence with his sister and didn't have a stable income despite being a famous composer due to his... Immaturity...
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 eww mozart
Me: Tries to go to sleep
My Brain: HAVE YOU EVER YEARNED TO GO PAST THE WORLD YOU THINK YOU KNOW BEEN ENTHRALLED TO THE CALL OF THE BEAUTY UNDERNEATH?
Facts 😅✋😭
It’s so catchy😭
Andrew Lloyd Webber: “yeah we had Metallica write this song.”
who is he? can he made a remade of this love never dies?
@@apostolhsvl5432 do you really not know Metallica? The band
@@apostolhsvl5432 umm... who? Metallica or Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Doubtful. Metallica would have sued the channel for copyright infringement...
there are shades of ''Enter Sandman '' in this song , yep !
phantom of the opera: electric boogaloo
Phantom 2: Electric Boogaloo
THAT should have been the title
The sheer confusion on Erik's face looking at his son almost makes me want to watch this.
Almost.
I was apprehensive, it’s a wild ride but you get swept in at some point
@@tinaelia857 same here
Its hard to listen when gerald isn't the phantom, need a deeper/scary voice
It's clear that the actors were doing their hardest to save this show to make it worth something, but it's written so badly...
Erik : Do you want to see the beauty underneath?
Gustav : YES
Gustav : *runs and screams*
Erik : So that was a fucking lie?
The kid playing Gustave is good in singing and acting...it is unbelievable that he is just 10 years old
HE'S JUST TEN YEARS OOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDD!!!
the fact that Ben Lewis has to push around those things with the people inside of them WHILE singing never ceases to amaze me
The fatherly pride on Erik's face at 1:42 made me smile, even though I'm not a fan of the story, or the way the characters' personalities were changed.
Also, the cautious way Erik reaches for Gustave whenever he takes his hand, along with the gentle, yet proud way he handles him speaks of his wonder and amazement as he realizes that he's the boy's father is really touching.
I guess he just got too excited when he removed his mask in the end...
I don't think it's fair to say they altered the personality it's been years people change, times change, and times change people
It's more fair to say that the characters matured and grew up changed by their experiences and time
After all I could see Raoul ending up the way he did by going this way...in a wheel chair lived rotting, having lost everything only to earn enough back to afford a nurse and some status symbols a old man with regret because he treated those he was meant love as a burden and tore them down with him
While Christine makes since because she knew even tho he was monstrous in his actions if shed stayed with Erik she could have been happy as she really did love him in the end plus the fact she's now married to a drunken gambler of a man who squandered his fortunes and likely hers, while she is forced to be the only parent to her son yeah I could see her doing all she does
And Erik changed by Christine's belief in his inner beauty at the end of the last show made him rethink his life escaping to Conney Island and making a place for people like him where he can try to make life better for all not just him no more hiding in the darkness
While the only other girl who had this obsession for Erik as the phantom the daughter of his supporter all be somewhat out of fear the madam of the Paris Opera House, the girl being her daughter probably heard all manner of stories of the lonesome angel in hell dreaming that she could one day meet him and having this childish idea of forbidden romance
Only to have this evolve with time and obsession into the vile form of absolute obsessive owner ship over his love which leads her to do what she does out of fury and jealous why can't he love her mentality
@@alexanderwolfsberg While it's no surprise to see Raoul turn out this way (he was a whiny, immature, idiot douchebag that I really wanted to shoot in the novel), I found it pretty hypocritical of Christine to say that she truly did love Erik when she couldn't get away from him fast enough in the novel, or other adaptations so she could be with Raoul. And Madame Giry being cast as a villain when she was the one who saved and protected Erik when he was a boy? It left me scratching my head. This adaptation really ruined the Frederick Forsythe novel it was based off of, BIG TIME.
@@WolfMaiden11 tho this isn't the novel this is the shows sequel
In the show she returns at the end of the first to kiss him with compassion and love showing part of her did truly see the man behind the angel the gargoyle in hell as Erik puts it
And after spending years with a drunk, gambler who may or may not be abusive and is likely destitute I don't know I think I may be in love with the phantom too
Also Giry wasn't the villain her daughter was someone who grew up as a ballerina along side Christine the blood girl from the show
She also is senn at the very very end picking up his discarded mask and holding it close as tho she had been told stories of this man All her life by by Giry and likely had and grew a obsession with him
That would eventually make her the villain of the sequel show
@@alexanderwolfsberg This is actually based on the Frederick Forsythe novel entitled The Phantom of Manhattan which is based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber version of The Phantom of the Opera.
This song has so buisness being so incredibly badass
Also, the actor who plays Gustave is a fantastic singer
Could really feel the emption in his "yes"
4:42 Literally spends the whole song seeing mirrors of twisted figures then sees his dad and is like "NOPE!" That part always made me laugh.
People like to make fun of him using Gustav's musical talent to identify himself as the father but...
Christine supposedly sounded like a dying cat before he taught her how to sing and we all know the Vicomte has no true musical talent. Gustav not only sings but plays the piano and makes songs on a whim. Do you have any idea how hard that is? He also heard songs in his head like the Phantom and likes dark things like him. And then the timeline matches with him being 10.
It’s implied in the book and the Yeston/Kopit adaptations that she has a beautiful but untrained voice. But yeah, she wasn’t really a musical genius
What bothers me about the lyrics is that in "Beneath a Moonless Sky" the Phantom sings that he was found by Christine the night before she wed Raoul. So if she had sex with Raoul the very next night, how does she KNOW the Phantom is Gustav's father? If the lyrics were changed to "just weeks before you were wed"; then, there would be no doubt or criticism about Gustav being the Phantom's son.
@@karenpinson759 sometimes a mother just knows. If this was real, she probably would notice a resemblance to him as well.
Christine was good enough at singing to attract the Phantom's attention in the first place. And her father was musically talented as well.
@@karenpinson759 i think at some point someone said raoul had a low sperm count or something so they couldn't have kids, so christine probably thought gustave could only be eriks kid-
This reminds me of my dad when he found out that 7-year-old me also likes horror movies
Not a fan of this musical, but this song is a for real bop.
The plot of it all was horrible but most of the music was soooo good
@@TheRealityfades I can't get enough of that fabulous set as well!
R Beth Beneath a Moonless Sky is comedy gold.
Catherine Karkosky comedy gold and strangely beautiful at the same time.
Out of context, it makes a FANTASTIC Villain Song and I'm one hundred and ten percent onboard with it as one. Too bad in context they're trying to convince us it's a cute father-son bonding moment.
Ben Lewis: Graceful mania. Also hot. Gustave actor: Dark innocence. Displays/automations: Mesmerizing, both from exceptional fluidity to the robotic stiffness as the soaring music calls. Props: Extravagant. My heart: Enthralled.
A baritone singing those C5s with such power is amazing.
Most metal thing ever to happen to musical theater 🤘😈🤘My favorite!
i agree ,more harder rock or metal in musical or theater would spice things up a little , would love to see more of that
If you liked this i highly recommend Mozart l’Opera rock. It is in french but you can find it with English subtitles here on RUclips
The only song which is in my Musical, Metal and Gothic playlist besides Nightwishs Phantom of th opera
@@Candy-md1uk thanx for that tip!
@@Candy-md1uk i checked it out, its soo good
Ooooh boooy this song always gives me chills..
@@dargelxd obviously "Beneath A Moonless Sky" and the scene that leads to it are my absolute favorites, bur a there are some other songs from LND that give me chills)))
Literally had this song stuck in my head for over a month, to the point where I went out and bought the 2010 soundtrack album and show on dvd! Really hope I get the chance to see “love never dies” when it goes on it’s world tour!
Me too!!!!
Me to
@@gaigaishopping8520 I was meant to be going to see phantom next march with a friend as I bought her a ticket for her birthday, and was gutted when it was cancelled, so i'm hoping me and her will get the chance to see the sequel!
@@stauroulats381 I was meant to be going to see phantom next march with a friend as I bought her a ticket for her birthday, and was gutted when it was cancelled, so i'm hoping me and her will get the chance to see the sequel!
Naomi corney-punch Good Luck!!!! 🍀 Hope everyone has a chance to see it! It’s a good production not to be wasted just because people are unable to accept the storyline.
There is something so whimsical and hypnotic about the design of this entire musical's sets. A complete work of art.
The Beauty Underneath is one of my favorite duets, and so aptly performed with perfect timing, -between Phantom and his young son--in this sequence, you have on film The composition is one of the best and most intricate creations of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
After watching this a month ago my husband bought me this DVD for my birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
I have it also finally Happy birthday
how is this small kid better than 80 percent of singers
Love this father-son duo among all Phantom and Gustave ❤
I like how LND is more Rock than the original since it was released during the emo era🖤
Could we *please* have _The Point Of No Return_ next?!
When I saw 2004 movie, I fell in love with this moment! I was so sad to see how different and not that good they made it in stage performance.
@@svitlana5183 nah. The original stage production is really meant to be simple and unextravagant considering how they can reveal their emotions through their faces. The only reason why they had the Tango during the scene was because they want to show the viewers how sexually suggestive the song is (a bit odd considering how the lyrics are really suggestive on their own) while in the play it's much more easily understood through the expressions.
@@karlalejandroresurreccion5778 horses for courses 🤷🏽♀️ I like watching how actors can express their emotions with their faces, but personally prefer tango version.
Or we can do down once more
@@karlalejandroresurreccion5778 fun fact: emmy rossum was 16 when she played christine in the 2004 film so um, that's probably why. yikes.
Gustav: I need an adult
Phantom: I am an adult
This gives me creepy vibes
"You can FEEL it?" "YES!" "You can TAKE it?" YES!"
@@markuscriticus8278 I know! That sounds so wrong
@@DivinePearl i feel like they wanted it to be more subtle and up to interpretation.
When I first watched I thought he was asking about if he was okay to take the mask off.
Mind you this is because I am an autistic man and explaining my issues to my younger cousins/family members for the first time used to go sort of like this. I’ve even had less extreme versions of the scream happen with my cousin thinking it meant I was going to be violent.
Then my 11 year old brother made a Jared from subway joke after this when I was showing him this in movie form.
He needed a father, which Raoul couldn't be. Erik was his salvation - too bad the boy CAN'T LOOK INTO A DEFORMED FACE WITHOUT RUNNING. I hate this kid, sorry 😂😅
@@mieshocked1450 Are we all forgetting that Erik was literally about to kill this child and only stopped because it turned out to be his kid? Also all the murder? And kidnapping?
I really LOVE to see Erik holds Gustave's hand and guides him happily...
Love love love Ben Lewis in this. I really like the new version of Beauty Underneath, which also has Ben in it. Would give anything to see it performed, though I'd not change Ben for anything in the world. I'm obsessed with this play!
Me too!!! 🙌🏻
Finally!! This masterpiece is here. We asked for it, they delivered!
Not a fan of the fanfic musical but this song is a banger 🤷♀️
I love this song. I didn't even know that a sequel existed until they showed it a while ago. I bought the 25th anniversary and love never dies.
2:25, he moves his head with the pitch! Its adorable
Although I didn't really like this musical that much... this song amazed me. Really loved this entire scene. ^w^
Such a beautiful musical. I want another premiere of it again. It was so very BEAUTIFUL.
Me too!!!! ❤️❤️
I get it.. hehe
Wait... so Gustave just saw and was cool about a skeleton horse riding a human, children of the corn, literally the devil himself............but he can’t take a deformed face!
I get it Erik should warn people when he takes his mask off. No disrespect. BUT GUSTAVE COME ON!! 😂
He kinda ripped it off tho, if she did it slowly I would have been less nervous
Gustave Daaé He did it pretty slowly there, in my opinion
I was thinking the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!
I call the corn children egg-babies. 😂
Gustave needs to set his priorities straight
My class in junior year collectively watched this for Physical Ed extra credit and always randomly sang this exact song till we graduated JHS. This song holds so many precious memories of me trying to reach the high notes with classmates I never would have been close to otherwise.
Sorry but I laughed so hard when I see Gustave can accept so many creepy things, and he gets scared and screams at his dad’s deformed face 🤣🤣
Wait wait wait..... Gustave was the name of Christine's father. Why is this just now clicking in my brain that he is named after his grandfather!? I love it!
I didn’t catch that until you said it. Thanks!
Ben Lewissssss!!! 💕 😍 🥰
You're so great in your Phantom performance!
The kid in this production is just so good! Why doesn't anyone acknowledge that.. ?
There will come a day where I will blast this song and it can be heard from the street outside my home.
This is my favourite song from a musical
Can you please do, devil take the Hidemost
Yeah! Love this song so much!
That is one of my favorites as well!
YESSSSSS
It makes Raul look like such a child
@@catherinem.426 I always love how calm and composed Erik in contrast with Raoul
Phantom: have you ever yearned to go
Past the world you think you know
Been enthralled to the call
Of the beauty underneath
Have you let it draw you in
Past the place where dreams begin
Felt the full breathless pull
Of the beauty underneath
When the dark unfolds its wings
Do you sense the strangest things
Things no one would ever guess
Things mere words cannot express
Gustave: yes.
Phantom: do you find yourself beguiled
By the dangerous and wild
Do you feed on the need for the beauty underneath
Have you felt your senses surge
And surrender to the urge
And been hooked as you looked
At the beauty underneath
When you stare behind the night
Can you glimpse its primal might
Might you hunger to possess
Hunger that you can't repress
Gustave: yes
It seems so beautiful
So strange yet beautiful
Everything's just as you said
Phantom: and he's so beautiful
Perhaps too beautiful
What i suspect cannot be
And yet somehow we both see
The very same way
Gustave: is there music in your head
Have you followed where it led
And be graced with the taste of the beauty underneath
Does it fill your every sense
Is it terribly intense
Tell me you need it too
Need the beauty underneath
Phantom and gustave: when he lifts his voice and sings
Don't you feel amazing things?
Things you know you can't confess
Things you thirst for nonetheless
Gustave: it soars so beautiful
Phantom: can it be
Gustave: almost too beautiful
Phantom and gustave: do you see what i see
Gustave: heavenly.
Phantom: to him it's beautiful
My world is beautiful
Gustave: how can this be what it seems?
Phantom and gustave: all of my most secret dreams
Somehow set free
Phantom: you can feel it
Gustave: yes.
Phatnom: come closer
Gustave: yes.
Phantom: you've no fear of the beauty underneath.
You can face it
Gustave: yes.
Phantom: you can take it
Gustave: yes
Phantom: you see through
Phantom and gustave: to the beauty underneath
Phantom: to the splendor
Gustave: the splendor
Phantom: and the glory
Gustave: and the glory
Phatnom: to the truth of the beauty underneath
Gustave: the beauty underneath
Phantom: you accept it
Gustave: yes!
Phantom: you embrace it.
Gustave: yes.
Phantom: let me show you the beauty underneath
To the splendor
Gustave: to the splendor
Phantom: and the glory
Gustave: and the glory
Phantom: to the truth of the beauty underneath
Gustave: beauty underneath
Phantom: you accept it
Gustave: yes.
Phantom: you embrace it
Gustave: yes.
Phantom: let me show you the beauty under-
Gustave: *scream*
Love this song 🤩 and Ben Lewis is awesome, this voice and this expression.... for me - perfect!
I totally agree Ben sings like a Angel awww
FYI: Peter Pan Live is going to be the next show on the Show Must Go On. It was on NBC in 2014. Also, I love this song. This is probably my favorite song in Love Never Dies.
Edit: This was before they announced Peter Pan Live postponed.
*inhuman screeching* I LOVE PETER PANS WJRHWJRJEJRJJEEJEJWJQJWJJWJWJQJJWJJJHWJEJWJJWJWJWJWJWJ
I LEGIT SOBBED AT THE SIGHT OF PETER AND WENDY DANCING IN THE AIR AT THE PARADE WHEN I WENT TO TOKYO DISNEYLAND WIIEEUEJJRNENEBEE
Ehh mine's Til I Hear You sing
Can you guys watch it? Because the latest musical I couldn't watch it. Maybe because I live in part of Asia?
Lee Yao I live in Asia too- it’s not time yet, tho. And I didn’t watch the last one
Thanks for telling your great!💓
I find this song beautifully tragic because the fast pace of it reflects Erik's excitement at the thought of someone accepting him for who he is underneath his mask and the sudden end to the song follows the end of his hope of that. Beautiful.
It's also beautifully tragic because it highlights how the show is held back by sir Andrew's weird fanfic commission as a source and his micromanaging of the libretto.
Ben lewis as the phantom
So many great Phantoms, but he looks the part, he's tall and pale and when performing the phantom he has a great mysterious aura thing going on that I think is great. While also humanizing the character.
Ben Lewis and Ramin Karimloo are the Kings of the role
Ben is amazing Phantom. I don’t want to compare it with Ramin but both of them have their own way to show the character which is amazing.
The show itself may not be great, but this song is pretty epic to listen to, and that kid has got TALENT!!
I love the staging on this...and Ben Lewis (and the young man playing Gustave) both do an amazing job.
Ben comes across wonderfully creepy here and I love it!
Sometimes I feel he should be in a black and white movie whilst playing this part as he’s got such a old school movie monster vibe it makes me smile ❤
My favorite song and scene from the whole musical ♥️ i'm more used to Ramin's version but Ben is a great Phantom as well.
I prefer Bens interpretation, although I like Ramins, too. But tastes are different and that's just as well 🙂
Verena La I prefer Ben too!!! 😊
Gerard Butler should play the part.... I think he would be amazing. 👌
The best part of this song is Ben Lewis' performance it is he is definitely having the time preforming this amazing song
I have been playing this song before bed recently. Tonight I opened RUclips and saw new video my mind is cheering like “Wow! Hooray!” Thanks for new uploading.
When LND premiered on youtube I honestly thought for the first 5 minutes I was watching a movie adaptation haha. The filiming of this musical is insane
Technically this is the 2012 film, but it's filmed as a musical(with some cool stages).
Two things -
1.) The Phantom’s world reminds me of Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way” music video (which, being a song about finding your own beauty and loving yourself for it, really is perfect for the Phantom 🌹).
2.) A mirror to the first musical I noticed is how, in Phantom of the Opera, Christine tears of his mask and he’s horrified that she’d do such a thing. But in Love Never Dies, he willingly takes off his mask in front of Gustave. When the latter is terrified, the Phantom is upset but more understanding about the situation. 🥀
I really don’t care what anyone says, I love this musical! 🥲
I love it too. I don't get all the hate. What do people think can happen in 10 years time? The characters all changed. That's how life goes.
@@pannalover326 Eh, I didn't like the music. This was the only song I liked and it strikes me like an off-brand of Phantom's music. Like, what an edgy teen thinks Phantom's music is. Also, unless Christine and the Phantom made love during his Music of the Night number, them having a kid together makes no sense at all.
Sure, I can get behind Raoul having feelings of inadequacy since he knows Christine felt strongly for the Phantom's music and he could never measure up in that regard.
I could even kind of see Meg going off the rails because she's extremely jealous of Christine's success thanks to the Phantom. She had always shown to be terrified of the Phantom since he killed people but I guess she got over that.
It seems like the Phantom got over his disgust for his appearance. Usually self-loathing takes years of dedicated therapy to try and resolve but I'm glad a couple kisses and a hug did it for him despite him still living 10 years in solitude because the world still rejects him.
I guess I have an unpopular opinion but I thought the acting was trash and campy. Coupled with the bad music and bad dialogue, I was suffering while trying to watch it for the first time.
OMG!!! When I first saw it, I had chills. This is my "again, again, again" 😁 That's good as hell! ... rock / metal / gothic sound. Webber is moster genius 🥰 Ben Lewis is badass here 🤟 Love it!!! LND is complete briliant.
I'm so glad this was added! It's my favorite piece from musical! Not only just Ben Lewis fantastic but three staging is breathtaking!
Ten years ollldddd!!!!!
Saw this show for the first time during the charity stream, and was taken aback by this part...
"Ok musical... You have my attention."
Wow just wow Ben Lewis really is a phenomenal performer
This song is *_so beautiful!_*
The scene is strange yet beautiful!
So cery BEAUTIFULLL😊
I saw Some crazies on tumblr trying to say this song had sexual undertones… like I don’t hear it at all I just see a proud father hoping his son will accept him, people are just reaching at this point, but I shouldn’t be surprised since it’s tumblr
f**k tumblr!
Wait, will this stay on YT forever? I mean will the channel with all the songs be deleted after showing every planned musical?
Please, don't..
The songs they aren't deleting.
they'll stay on RUclips forever - or until the channel gets deleted
@@rachelmma yes and this is what scares me..
Well, there's always dubiously legal RUclips conversion + MP3/MP4 downloading sites.
If you want to listen to all the POTO and LND music just go to Andrew lloyd webbers channel 🙄
Oh dear lord!
What a great show!
The feelings, the passion!
This is definitely my favorite version of TDTTH.
Raoul and Erik were * chef kisses *
A perfect duo
this is genuinely the only song that stood out to me in this whole musical
Same. I kept hearing how great the music was but this was the only one I liked. All the others just sounded like generic "sing REALLY high" music. And I swear I kept hearing Tim Burton in some of the music and bits of another song I can't quite place.
I think this is a great rock opera song! And his passion... I didn't love his performance as a ghost or LND as a performance. BUT, his has passion and the songs were so great
THE LONDON VERSION WAS ROBBED FROM THIS STAGING! It’s phenomenal!
I think the scenery here is much better. I was disappointed as I saw the London production on RUclips.
Imagine: the london vocals with the australian staging.
They shot this entire production so beautifully. Everything is perfect. The set is just amazing
Finally we got this! I absolutely love it, so epic and catchy! Definitely one of my favorite musical songs.
EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT!! MORE PHANTOM 😍
Yeap
YES 🎼it seems so beautiful. 🎶So strange yet beautiful!🎵
Eventually. Thanks!
Love the lyrics, love the music and love the singers! Thanks for sharing! ❤️
Acc to the story he actually accepts it and strokes the burn mark (?) with affection and the phantom is overwhelmed by the acceptance and says "You are very much like your mother" because Christine once did the same. In the musical they made Gustav fear it for the dramatic essence that a musical has. Sad she had to die though. Would have loved happily ever after.
1] The way Erik holds Gustav's hand is really sweet. It's easy to imagine how devoted of a father he would've been in those missing "ten long years", and the one he probably became after the events of this story.
2] That little "ahhh" Gustav does part-way into the song reminds me of his mother's bit in the title track for "Phantom". It had to be intentional.
(6/27/2021)