I honestly think it's a SEVERELY under-talked about little bit to end the musical. Representing Grace's descent into darkness, and she feels now the only way out is to dig deeper into the darkness. hopefully they do a sequel to this musical with Grace probably attempting to gain control over the Lords in Black, as she delves deeper and deeper in to the dark. You kind of get a hint at where her mindset is headed when the detective asks her who's plan it was and Grace says "It was God's plan, and now he's hanging me out to dry, do something you son of a bitch" Grace likely feels abandoned by God, and the Lords in Black will take full advantage of that
Tbh it’s my least favorite of the Hatchetfield installations so far- but that’s not saying much considering how unbelievably spectacular all of them are!!
Thank you yes!! I'm really impressed by how strong his voice has gotten since TGWDLM :D there was so much control in those vocals like 👏👏 well done opening the show Jon
@@ultra.violettespart of his problem in TGWDLM is that he goes through almost the entire show doing no singing, and his first song is Let It Out, which is a pretty difficult number even without the whole Jekyll and Hyde thing going on. Then he does Inevitable, which is essentially a medley of everything so far. He’s definitely improved in NPMD, but also he’s singing the entire musical so he doesn’t have to do two difficult songs back to back with no warmup.
I never realized the "if i can finally be cool i will know that i'm not a loser" motif shows up a few times, and realizing it lined up with ritchie's line in "nerdy prudes must die" song just added to all the chills that scene gives
It’s the motif that tells you what’s gonna happen to the characters, those notes are only sung before Max beats them up/kills them. It’s such a good foreshadowing
The entire live chat was “asexual horror scene” and the community standing in horrified solidarity and it was so funny to see. Like yeah everyone’s getting spooked tonight folks
The other thing I keep going on and on about (I'm a musical theatre student lol) is HOW GENIUS BURY THE BULLY IS. The harmonies are major chords in bully the bully and then they become minor in bury the bully, so not only does it sound AMAZING it's also SO CLEVER. I am such a music nerd and I could honestly talk about the music in this show for hours
I like how in Bully the Bully when they harmonise, its all disjunct and not cohesive. We hear a vocal clash. Could be because not everyone is in on the plan or is 100% sure that they want to be involved. Bury the Bully however, they harmonise perfectly. Because they have no choice but to seamlessly blend together and "line up our stories" otherwise they will get caught. They are all 100% in it as they have no other choice
* High School Is Killing Me is, in my opinion, Starkid's best song - it sounds and is choreographed like a proper Broadway song * Also teeny detail but I like that on "I'm so fucking dead", Grace covers her mouth rather than acting like she's whispering it, that's such a good detail to immediately establish what she's like before even her first proper line
I also really liked Kim as Ms Chasity during Hatchet Town because her singing matches so well with how i image one those overly religious moms to sing and it scratches my brain. the Ziggy cameo along with it is also great
Did you know that during just for once at about 7:48 in the background you hear the melody from when they sing "if I can finally be cool I will know that I'm not a loser" Edit: WHAT THE- 1.2K LIKES HELLP? :0
After watching this video I can confirm that the “If I can finally be cool…” backing vocals in Nerdy Prudes Must Die and Dirty Dudes Must Die are going to be stuck in my head for forever
i love how in the bean school bit during bully the bully steph starts off kinda akward like "this is weird, but fuck it ima join. bean school? excellent!"
THANK YOU FOR THE FALSETTOS COMMENT!!! I keep getting so frustrated when ppl rank Just For Once so low because in the terms of it being a piece of musical theatre it's GENIUS! It's meant to be a song from the barbecue monologues which means it doesn't sound like the rest of the score, instead it takes on more of a William Finn / Sondheim inspired vibe and it just makes me realise how much of a musical genius Jeff really is. GOD I LOVE THE MUSIC IN THIS SHOW
I didn't like it because it made the show grind to a halt for a full five minutes for no reason. Deck The Halls of Northville High was also kinda like that but at least it was high energy and featured more complex choreography so it was more interesting to watch.
I think the fact that the "If I can finally be cool" motif is only the first half of that melody for all the nerds (Richie, Ruth, and Pete/ maybe Steph respectively), but once Grace turns, it finishes out with "I am the ruler" is very clever and I love listening to every damn song in this musical
I believe they’re mixing between the day-of recording and studio recording. The vocals seem too isolated sometimes for that to be case. Like some vocals have a bit of natural reverb while some have almost one.
funny things about this musical for me is that on my first watching I was like "yeah, the songs are good, but it's maybe not my favorite so far" but now I'm sitting at work with hatchettown and literal monster playing on repeat in my brain. It's actually so good like what the hell
@@feathertails Jeff Blim has a frightening talent for creating music that works this way. Well, he has a lot of frightening talents, but you get the idea lmao
ngl i just love how consistent everyone is about hating clivesdale. they fight and whatnot but when it comes down to it they can agree: FUCK clivesdale
I like to headcannon that the reason that Steph sings the ‘I don’t eat by myself’ part with the nerds is because she felt like, even though she was popular, that she was alone bc Max Yagerman refused to let her hang out with Pete ❤️❤️
Y'know, the opening of "best of you" definitely gives me early 2000's pop punk, especially reminiscent of blink-182, but you're right it totally also gives 2000's disney channel movie vibes, especially in the chorus
7:55 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THE 'I'M NOT A LOSER' MOTIF IN THE BQCKING INSTRUMENTALS OF JUST FOR ONCE, I'M GONNA LOSE JT I'M QBOUT TO THROW UP IT'S SO GOOD AND STORY-RELEVANT AND POWERFUL
there are so so many of these musical call backs throughout all of the hatchetfeild content like there are so many moments of the cool as i think i am motif and the hatchet town melody
I can't tell if this is implied to be what actually happened or if it's just me but during the summoning when they start singing right after they say the names and it looks like they're starting to panic, I sorta interpreted that as Pokey briefly making them sing all TGWDLM style as he entered the material plane. Idk if that makes sense or not but it's an interesting thought. It just looks to me like in that moment they're actually AWARE that they're singing and it's kinda freaking them out. Edit: Also another thing I noticed is that when they first start singing like that, the light on them is blue, which is Pokey's color. Again no idea if it's intentional but it's a fun little headcanon I think.
I see the reason that it starts with Blue is Pokotho is always shown as "the first" of the LiB. And the colors cycle in the order they were invoked. That's a really cool theory though!
Starkid has been my obsession for years now, this entire musical has been my new obsession for the past three days and The Summoning has been my Life and Love for the past two days, I listen to it on Repeat and intent on dressing as the Lords in Black with my friends for next year's Halloween 💙💜💖💛💚
The summoning is expertly done. They have the lords in black down, they click so well how they ought to, in all their appearances. This song especially helps you get the whole "Spoiled children with god-like power" thing they've got going on. I really like the lyric "Babble the spell that gets it done, babble it on command!" because calling their summoning call "The spell that gets it done" when just a scene ago, it was distinctly pointed out that it's NOT a spell, but a ritual. The mayor says that rather specifically. But they don't give a shit. It's the shit the humans say to give them shit they want. It's the spell that gets it done. The Lords in Black do not care half as much about their own power and influence on earth as humans do. They don't take the very magic they brought into our world seriously at all, while humans regard it with shock, fear, and respect. Same with "Pay the price, or FUCK OFF." They swear a significant amount, like a child with a new word, and they genuinely could not care less about you if you don't intend to give them anything. This is also why I really like Grace's flip on it later, "I paid the price, now fuck off." It feels like she's realized that these things, they may be powerful, but they're people, flawed, and most importantly, they're immature. They've never been told no, never had to reason with anyone, and could always get what they wanted by threatening people, taking it outright, or otherwise giving them no choice. Grace flips it back on them, and they comply (although the deal was not fulfilled in the way they expected) and this gives her the false confidence she needs to push her into using their power to claim the souls of those she deems impure. Of course, just because they're immature and imperfect doesn't mean a human teenager can actually outwit them. They're older than any of us, hell, maybe older than the species. They might be petty and overconfident, but they are still capable of things that humans can't fathom. It's not the first time that kind of thing has been done, but I really like how starkid is doing it. Makes them as antagonists so much more frustrating, because they're more powerful than the protagonists almost always (of course webby is on their level I think but everyone else) so they can't be directly punished for their bullshit, and they can act annoying in the cruelest ways imaginable and no one can do anything about it. No doubt, their downfall (should they have one) will be all the more satisfying for it.
I love in the lords in black song how in the lead up to Steph offering her phone the music in the background reacts like the lords in black will burst into song again so when they just yell at her instead it makes it even funnier
I always love Starkid songs, but MAN the music in this one is especially incredible. The Summoning and High School Is Killing Me are my personal highlights - I put them up there with Kick it Up a Notch
bury the bully is such a good song because you obviously expect it to be a minor song but the acidentals (Sharps and flats not in the key) make it so much better
my personal fav line was "i used to dance... i used to dance...." i know ruth is meant to be playing a character in just for once but it tells us so much about her right before she dies so it stuck with me :( i love her. also i love how the lyrics/melody from cool as i think i am repeat in nerdy prudes must die and just for once. pete richie and ruth .. :((
I think this has the best music in the whole hatchetfield series and I think it's because of how layered and intricate the harmonies are. It really really adds so much dimension
my problem is that I want to hear every song simultaneously and individually and enjoy them all at the same time but I can’t do that 😀 also I’m so happy Lauren got to sing Just This Once, her characters are always so brilliant she so deserves a song with this kind of depth
Thank you for including the drums part at the beginning of the last verse of the summoning it makes me stim and dance and yell and scream I love it so much (also thank you for including just for once I love that song so much and it seems no one else understands the layers and nuances it has. JUST FOR ONCE GET BEHIND ME ILL PROTECT YOU)
Bryce's part is epic in "Hatchet Town", but I can't resist: "I've never known darker times and I covered the protest live at the Hatchetfield Kennel.... 👨🏻 I AM DAN REYNOLDS! 👨🏻
You are so real about the falsettos vibes ive been thinking that ever since i saw that song Hot take: 'granger danger' walked so 'loved you like i could' could run
Every time a compilation gets to The Summoning and adds a caption saying they could have just included the whole song I just go "do it do it do it do it you know you want to"
You did me dirty (ha) by cutting off after "wHO ON OCCASION GETS DIRTY" so I just yelled DIRTY DIRTY GIIIIIIRL alone in my room at 3 in the morning 💀💀💀
4:13 - Actually, I think the official line is "BEAN SCHOOL" but oh my gosh i ADORE this video, thank you for showcasing all of these underrated moments (and making me realize how often the "if i can finally be cool" motif was used!) -Paintspot Infez Wasabi
i dont know if anyone else noticed this, but in the intro for the very first song, the melody on the piano is the same notes/rythms as "i'm not a loser, the darkness will spare my soul" idk if anything other than that matches up but when i rewatched npmd i lost my mind
ive seen so many people shitting on lauren's solo and i dont understand it !!!! the first time i watched it i was blown away... and i 100% agree it was giving flasettos the whole time frl
Bury the Bully and Bully the Bully got me dancing.... Hatchet Town gave goosebumps AND ALL THE LOVE SONGS OR SOLOS WITH PETE AND STEPH GOt ME EMOTIONAL I hate the gun scene so much T~T "If I loved you..." I CANTTTT ITS SO SAD And that helluva'n opening nnumber
My top 5 are probably: • *Cool As I Think I Am* - I love how much Pete's character shines through in this song, and the melody is just ✨mwah✨ • *Dirty Girl* - Angela's "I'm a- I'm a good girl..." with Will's "hungry for more~" being the echoing vocals has been stuck in my head for DAYS NOW. Plus..."Daddy needs a taste of that dirty soup" made me feel things I am ashamed of 😳 • *Nerdy Prudes Must Die* - WILL'S VOCAALS DURING THE CHORUS AND THE "I want you to repeat after me" BIT?! ✨AMAZING.✨ Not to mention Jon's "I'M NOT A LOSER!!" - holy HECK, Jon! • *Hatchet Town* - the harmonising when the cast sings "SOMEONE'S GOT THEIR HAND ON THE HATCHET HANDLE" and the backing melody is my favourite part of that song • *Cool As I Think I Am (Reprise)* - Steph and Pete indirectly confessing their love for each other, Mariah's saddened "You're not as cool as you think you are" and Joey's "But you're as smart as I KNOW you are", and the final ("final") gunshot? OH MY DEAR *HEART* 😭
I will never be over how good the soundtrack is for this show. I mean it's hit me like a ton of bricks. There's so many moments where it just scratches my brain just right and the end gives me chills. Every. Time.
If you listen to High School Is Killing Me from the soundtrack, you can actually hear the melody of "If I can be cool I will know that I'm not a loser" at the beginning of it.
1:06 The comment about being a 2023 graduate made me chuckle. I’m a 2021 graduate, much like they are in the musical. NPMD made me realize that, honestly, I kinda miss high school sometimes. Covid ruined my last two years of high school and I wish I had gotten the chance to enjoy it.
God the opening number just pulled me in… like I wasn’t expecting just how much of a bop it was! I feel like there is something so tangibly Jeff Blim in every song in NPMD and it’s SOOO good like the chord progressions and harmonies and rhythms are so creative. I just enjoy this music
did anyone else get Nightmare Before Christmas vibes during the Lords of Black song? like to me it was giving Kidnap Sandy Claws, maybe its why i love it so much
Did you know that during just for once at about 7:48 in the background you hear the melody from when they sing "if I can finally be cool I will know that I'm not a loser"
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It's such a shame Paul and Emma never got to do a duet bc Lauren and Jon's voices blend together so nicely
My thoughts exactly!!
Yeah, but Paul doesn't like musicals. Whatya gonna do, right
It’s nice that they gave emma a song even though she didn’t get infected so that they weren’t both wasted lol
@@benjisaaci may just be stupid, but when did emma get a song? i can't think of a time
@@bwayslimess4124 she sings the tip song with the other coffee shop workers
BRYCE’S SINGING IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
Fancy seeing you here.
REAL
I knowww
No wonder she got to lead the next show
the "darkness will spare my soul" bit rewrote my brain chemistry
Same tbh
I honestly think it's a SEVERELY under-talked about little bit to end the musical. Representing Grace's descent into darkness, and she feels now the only way out is to dig deeper into the darkness.
hopefully they do a sequel to this musical with Grace probably attempting to gain control over the Lords in Black, as she delves deeper and deeper in to the dark. You kind of get a hint at where her mindset is headed when the detective asks her who's plan it was and Grace says "It was God's plan, and now he's hanging me out to dry, do something you son of a bitch"
Grace likely feels abandoned by God, and the Lords in Black will take full advantage of that
I know right. Chills every time !!
i literally looked the lyric up specifically because it was stuck in my head, knew it was star kid but couldn’t think of the song
JEFF BLIM NEVER MISSES. I think this might have the best overall soundtrack in Hatchetfield, I've had it on a loop since it dropped
SAME!!
I agree, probably my favorite overall soundtrack for the Hatchetfield chronicles. Jeff Blim really knocked it out of the park on this one.
just waiting on the spotify drop ;-;
This is my favorite soundtrack of ANY Starkid show. Nothing misses here. NOTHING.
Tbh it’s my least favorite of the Hatchetfield installations so far- but that’s not saying much considering how unbelievably spectacular all of them are!!
i’m rly enjoyed jon’s opening vocals tbh. i feel like we haven’t heard him like that before. he sounded great.
im dead 🥺
Thank you yes!! I'm really impressed by how strong his voice has gotten since TGWDLM :D there was so much control in those vocals like 👏👏 well done opening the show Jon
Apparently he took voice lessons to strengthen his singing. It paid off!
His improvement from tgwdlm is incredibly impressive. We love you Jon
@@ultra.violettespart of his problem in TGWDLM is that he goes through almost the entire show doing no singing, and his first song is Let It Out, which is a pretty difficult number even without the whole Jekyll and Hyde thing going on. Then he does Inevitable, which is essentially a medley of everything so far. He’s definitely improved in NPMD, but also he’s singing the entire musical so he doesn’t have to do two difficult songs back to back with no warmup.
I never realized the "if i can finally be cool i will know that i'm not a loser" motif shows up a few times, and realizing it lined up with ritchie's line in "nerdy prudes must die" song just added to all the chills that scene gives
Yeah I just now realized it shows up in just for once (at 7:48)
@@jeremysworld3061oh my god you’re right
It’s the motif that tells you what’s gonna happen to the characters, those notes are only sung before Max beats them up/kills them. It’s such a good foreshadowing
If I didn't already know I was bisexual Dirty Girl would've been a MAJOR awakening
THIS IS SO REAL
as someone who didnt already know he was bisexual dirty girl WAS a major awakening
It only reaffirmed my pansexuality tbh, even tho I’m also ace 💀
The entire live chat was “asexual horror scene” and the community standing in horrified solidarity and it was so funny to see. Like yeah everyone’s getting spooked tonight folks
The fact that my only thought was “My friend would be so gay for him” only reaffirms that I’m lesbian 😭
graduating in between npmd’s run and release was such a wild experience
SERIOUSLY.
It seriously is
Does graduating college count?
@@lisak8492
Yep!
I had my first year as an office worker when TGWDLM came out. Working Boys really resonated back then!
Richie singing "I am not a looser" at 5:52 is such an underrated moment. Dude is belting a C5 if I'm not mistaken and it sounds so fucking good.
C4, but yeah, stupidly high.
I have had that spesific bit in my mind on fucking repeat since I watched the musical. literally 2 days ago
@@bensayal I'm pretty sure it's a C5 C4 would just be middle C which around the passagio.
It is C5
@@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 VINDICATION!!
The other thing I keep going on and on about (I'm a musical theatre student lol) is HOW GENIUS BURY THE BULLY IS. The harmonies are major chords in bully the bully and then they become minor in bury the bully, so not only does it sound AMAZING it's also SO CLEVER. I am such a music nerd and I could honestly talk about the music in this show for hours
I like how in Bully the Bully when they harmonise, its all disjunct and not cohesive. We hear a vocal clash. Could be because not everyone is in on the plan or is 100% sure that they want to be involved.
Bury the Bully however, they harmonise perfectly. Because they have no choice but to seamlessly blend together and "line up our stories" otherwise they will get caught. They are all 100% in it as they have no other choice
and when the piano does that crunch or hit of random notes on the down beat was such a good touch
I know! Bury the Bully is probably in my top 3 cause it’s so good but I never hear anyone talk about it :’(
that’s something i’ve noticed and i’m just a casual chorus kid (it tickles my brain so good)
DUDE THE SUMMONING SCENE REWROTE MY BRAIN OMG I WAS JAW ON THE FLOOR THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT (now I can’t stop listening to it)
my favourite npmd vocal moment has GOT to be bryce and corey's "when i'm GOOOONE" echo in the last chorus of high school is killing me its SO. GOOD.
SO GOOD AND SO UNDERRATED
I LITERALLY REPLAY IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHENEVER I LISTEN TO THE SONG
how do yk who sings what 😭/gen
@@bxzarie_ idk just a long time listening to starkid ig!! and u can see their mouths move to that part if u look closely
ooh yes its very good
* High School Is Killing Me is, in my opinion, Starkid's best song - it sounds and is choreographed like a proper Broadway song
* Also teeny detail but I like that on "I'm so fucking dead", Grace covers her mouth rather than acting like she's whispering it, that's such a good detail to immediately establish what she's like before even her first proper line
no one ive seen has commented on this! amazing little detail!
This is one of my favorite in character decisions they've done. Grace would never!
It’s my favorite opening number by Starkid for sure!
Also because you 100% know Angela's saying it
Why is this formatted like an Undertale interaction text?
I also really liked Kim as Ms Chasity during Hatchet Town because her singing matches so well with how i image one those overly religious moms to sing and it scratches my brain. the Ziggy cameo along with it is also great
ZIGGY’S THERE?
"ghost jerma bullies dorks" the musical has honestly become probably my fav or 2nd fav starkid musical
I read this comment and for some reason it hit me right in the funny bone and I am laughing so hard I’m crying
GHOST JERMA HAHAHA
Did you know that during just for once at about 7:48 in the background you hear the melody from when they sing "if I can finally be cool I will know that I'm not a loser"
Edit: WHAT THE- 1.2K LIKES HELLP? :0
THATS SO COOL OMG I DIDNT NOTICE THAT. this show gets better and better every day
THAT MELOFY IS LITERALLY EVERYWHERE IN THIS MUSICAL AND IT KILLS ME EVERY TIME I HEAR IT.
Wait which part is that line?
I CAN'T. THIS IS SO EXTREMELY GENIUS.
the lyrics arent sung but if you listen closely to the music you can hear the melody for that line@@EnitVal
god I would kill for a wide shot of the summoning, I JUST WANT TO SEE ALL THE LORDS DO THEIR LITTLE DANCES
If you buy the digital version with bonus features, they have the digital ticket as a bonus feature!
@@Levleup YOOOO didn't realize you can still get the dt!! Might just do that
@@swims11torchessomeone posted a clip of that scene on RUclips too
After watching this video I can confirm that the “If I can finally be cool…” backing vocals in Nerdy Prudes Must Die and Dirty Dudes Must Die are going to be stuck in my head for forever
i love how in the bean school bit during bully the bully steph starts off kinda akward like "this is weird, but fuck it ima join. bean school? excellent!"
jon's "i'm not a loser" will never leave my brain, he's gotten SO good
It's wild to think Lauren choreographed all this as well...
THANK YOU FOR THE FALSETTOS COMMENT!!! I keep getting so frustrated when ppl rank Just For Once so low because in the terms of it being a piece of musical theatre it's GENIUS! It's meant to be a song from the barbecue monologues which means it doesn't sound like the rest of the score, instead it takes on more of a William Finn / Sondheim inspired vibe and it just makes me realise how much of a musical genius Jeff really is. GOD I LOVE THE MUSIC IN THIS SHOW
LITERALLY THE WORD PLAY AND WRITING IS SUCH WILLIAM FINN VIBES IS AMAZING
RIGHT!?!? I loved this song so much, but I also just love lauren, and anytime she gets to show off her voice is my favorite
SHE USED TO DANCE DAMMIT
I didn't like it because it made the show grind to a halt for a full five minutes for no reason. Deck The Halls of Northville High was also kinda like that but at least it was high energy and featured more complex choreography so it was more interesting to watch.
i didn’t pay attention to it but NOW AAAA IT *DOES* SOUND LIKE FALSETTOS (i love falsettos i love falsettos i LOVE FALSETTOS!!)
Oh my god, I just realized how, in bury the bully, Grace yells out “and no one’s gonna snitch” which is ironic because how she is the one who snitches
I think the fact that the "If I can finally be cool" motif is only the first half of that melody for all the nerds (Richie, Ruth, and Pete/ maybe Steph respectively), but once Grace turns, it finishes out with "I am the ruler" is very clever and I love listening to every damn song in this musical
the one musical where she plays a prude has tripled my crush on angela giarratana
angela’s elphaba motions with the book is so slay i love her
this whole musical is "CHILLS"
FACTS
Same i watch it probably everyday now..
SOMEONE'S GOT HIS HANDS ON THE HATCHET HANDLE 🗣 🎶
The mood shift in the summoning is perfect. It goes from being somber and calm to pure insanity and chaos.
i literally cant express the emotions I felt when I saw High School Is Killing Me For the first time, i was losing my MIND
this is definitely the best sound mixing they've done for the hatchetfield musicals
by far, its a huge improvement in the sound from black friday
I believe they’re mixing between the day-of recording and studio recording. The vocals seem too isolated sometimes for that to be case. Like some vocals have a bit of natural reverb while some have almost one.
@@JuneNafziger was thinking the same, or maybe I just feel like I'm not hearing the audience as much
11:11 You’re not wrong. Angela is basically wearing the same dress Jane wore at the end of the first Descendants movie.
WAIT
funny things about this musical for me is that on my first watching I was like "yeah, the songs are good, but it's maybe not my favorite so far" but now I'm sitting at work with hatchettown and literal monster playing on repeat in my brain. It's actually so good like what the hell
this happened to me with Black Friday and its happening with this one too lmao, its crazy
@@feathertails Jeff Blim has a frightening talent for creating music that works this way.
Well, he has a lot of frightening talents, but you get the idea lmao
every “I’m not a loser” section has my entire heart
I am OBSESSED with Will's "you can watch as I rise". His voice is INCREDIBLE, but that part always gives me chills
ngl i just love how consistent everyone is about hating clivesdale. they fight and whatnot but when it comes down to it they can agree: FUCK clivesdale
FUCK CLIVESDALE MAN
I like to headcannon that the reason that Steph sings the ‘I don’t eat by myself’ part with the nerds is because she felt like, even though she was popular, that she was alone bc Max Yagerman refused to let her hang out with Pete ❤️❤️
Y'know, the opening of "best of you" definitely gives me early 2000's pop punk, especially reminiscent of blink-182, but you're right it totally also gives 2000's disney channel movie vibes, especially in the chorus
i also got massive early 00s pop punk from the verses! especially the “like i do” bits
That probably explains why it was so nostalgic and I loved it from the first notes
7:55 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THE 'I'M NOT A LOSER' MOTIF IN THE BQCKING INSTRUMENTALS OF JUST FOR ONCE, I'M GONNA LOSE JT I'M QBOUT TO THROW UP IT'S SO GOOD AND STORY-RELEVANT AND POWERFUL
there are so so many of these musical call backs throughout all of the hatchetfeild content like there are so many moments of the cool as i think i am motif and the hatchet town melody
I can't tell if this is implied to be what actually happened or if it's just me but during the summoning when they start singing right after they say the names and it looks like they're starting to panic, I sorta interpreted that as Pokey briefly making them sing all TGWDLM style as he entered the material plane. Idk if that makes sense or not but it's an interesting thought. It just looks to me like in that moment they're actually AWARE that they're singing and it's kinda freaking them out.
Edit: Also another thing I noticed is that when they first start singing like that, the light on them is blue, which is Pokey's color. Again no idea if it's intentional but it's a fun little headcanon I think.
This is canon to me now
I see the reason that it starts with Blue is Pokotho is always shown as "the first" of the LiB. And the colors cycle in the order they were invoked. That's a really cool theory though!
@@Trockenmatt Ye that makes sense, but I still like my headcanon lol
Jon just kills it every time he’s got one of those deviating lines against a strong chanting chorus
Starkid has been my obsession for years now, this entire musical has been my new obsession for the past three days and The Summoning has been my Life and Love for the past two days, I listen to it on Repeat and intent on dressing as the Lords in Black with my friends for next year's Halloween 💙💜💖💛💚
IM SORRY ARE WE THE SAME PERSON????
@@Qwerty-wk3jy DEPENDS, ARE YOU BATSH!TH CRAZY LIKE ME ??
I'm genuinely working on drawing fanart of The Summoning scene right now while i replay it and watch NPMD compilations...
“Darkness will spare my soul” at the end gives me chills every time
The summoning is expertly done. They have the lords in black down, they click so well how they ought to, in all their appearances. This song especially helps you get the whole "Spoiled children with god-like power" thing they've got going on. I really like the lyric "Babble the spell that gets it done, babble it on command!" because calling their summoning call "The spell that gets it done" when just a scene ago, it was distinctly pointed out that it's NOT a spell, but a ritual. The mayor says that rather specifically. But they don't give a shit. It's the shit the humans say to give them shit they want. It's the spell that gets it done. The Lords in Black do not care half as much about their own power and influence on earth as humans do. They don't take the very magic they brought into our world seriously at all, while humans regard it with shock, fear, and respect.
Same with "Pay the price, or FUCK OFF." They swear a significant amount, like a child with a new word, and they genuinely could not care less about you if you don't intend to give them anything. This is also why I really like Grace's flip on it later, "I paid the price, now fuck off." It feels like she's realized that these things, they may be powerful, but they're people, flawed, and most importantly, they're immature. They've never been told no, never had to reason with anyone, and could always get what they wanted by threatening people, taking it outright, or otherwise giving them no choice. Grace flips it back on them, and they comply (although the deal was not fulfilled in the way they expected) and this gives her the false confidence she needs to push her into using their power to claim the souls of those she deems impure.
Of course, just because they're immature and imperfect doesn't mean a human teenager can actually outwit them. They're older than any of us, hell, maybe older than the species. They might be petty and overconfident, but they are still capable of things that humans can't fathom. It's not the first time that kind of thing has been done, but I really like how starkid is doing it. Makes them as antagonists so much more frustrating, because they're more powerful than the protagonists almost always (of course webby is on their level I think but everyone else) so they can't be directly punished for their bullshit, and they can act annoying in the cruelest ways imaginable and no one can do anything about it. No doubt, their downfall (should they have one) will be all the more satisfying for it.
I love in the lords in black song how in the lead up to Steph offering her phone the music in the background reacts like the lords in black will burst into song again so when they just yell at her instead it makes it even funnier
I love the shoulder shimmy they do at " you gamble it all on the roll of the dice", that song seriously rewrote my brain chemistry
This is an appreciation post for Jon and Joey's voices because I really feel like they've grown so much even just from Black Friday and I love it
I always love Starkid songs, but MAN the music in this one is especially incredible. The Summoning and High School Is Killing Me are my personal highlights - I put them up there with Kick it Up a Notch
The summoning scene gives me massive Spring Awakening vibes WHICH I ADORE
Honestly "best of you" is really 2000s-10s teen movie songs a little rock with a big dance number about being together at homecoming
1:36 one thing about kim is that she will be SINGING it
* Okay exCUSE ME WHERE ARE MARIAH’S HIGH NOTES IN BULLY THE BULLY?????
* She fully SLAYED and you didn’t include it???????
SORRY OMG UR SO RIGHT
bury the bully is such a good song because you obviously expect it to be a minor song but the acidentals (Sharps and flats not in the key) make it so much better
I absolutely LOVE the ending of Dirty Dudes Must Die. I dont know how to explain it but I always get butterflies when I hear the ending lol
my personal fav line was "i used to dance... i used to dance...." i know ruth is meant to be playing a character in just for once but it tells us so much about her right before she dies so it stuck with me :( i love her. also i love how the lyrics/melody from cool as i think i am repeat in nerdy prudes must die and just for once. pete richie and ruth .. :((
Jeff came in pissed off as hell, pen was on fire the entire time 🔥✍️🔥
I think this has the best music in the whole hatchetfield series and I think it's because of how layered and intricate the harmonies are. It really really adds so much dimension
The harmonies are always great in starkid shows, but something about this show's just hit so SWEET, maybe it's just new sound equipment?
Y’all seeing Joey sing in this and then going back and seeing him sing in like Me and My Dick is insane like I feel like I grew up with him
okay i think this vid made me realize how genius they incorporated that ONE PHRASE INTO SO MUCH SONGS... amazing fr i love this soundtrack sm
The opening song is so aggressively Be More Chill. When I first watched it I was like “did I accidentally click on a BMC compilation??”
5:43 I NEVER NOTICED THAT THEY WERE SINGING THAT IN THE BACKTGROUND OMIGOSH I LOVE THAT MOMENT EVEN MORE NOW
Yeees! Just for once gives me falsettos vibes! It's totally I'm breaking down coded!
for sure!! glad i'm not the only one who thinks so
my problem is that I want to hear every song simultaneously and individually and enjoy them all at the same time but I can’t do that 😀 also I’m so happy Lauren got to sing Just This Once, her characters are always so brilliant she so deserves a song with this kind of depth
So I guess most of us have replayed the summoning an unhealthy amount of times
Thank you for including the drums part at the beginning of the last verse of the summoning it makes me stim and dance and yell and scream I love it so much (also thank you for including just for once I love that song so much and it seems no one else understands the layers and nuances it has. JUST FOR ONCE GET BEHIND ME ILL PROTECT YOU)
REAL
Bryce's part is epic in "Hatchet Town", but I can't resist:
"I've never known darker times and I covered the protest live at the Hatchetfield Kennel....
👨🏻 I AM DAN REYNOLDS! 👨🏻
Thank you for splicing together the vocal portions of The Summoning! I keep replaying it over and over :)
Omg I really thought there was something wrong with me lmaooo
The Falsettos thing is so true! I couldn't stop thinking about it throughout the whole song. It's so good!!
The "I'm fucking here, he's fucking her!" really does have "I'm breaking down" vibes.
1:06 Mariah's voice carrying over the top of everyone else's sound gives me chills every time.
@@VivaLaDnDLogs THIS. EVERY TIME.
You are so real about the falsettos vibes ive been thinking that ever since i saw that song
Hot take: 'granger danger' walked so 'loved you like i could' could run
Every time a compilation gets to The Summoning and adds a caption saying they could have just included the whole song I just go "do it do it do it do it you know you want to"
You did me dirty (ha) by cutting off after "wHO ON OCCASION GETS DIRTY" so I just yelled DIRTY DIRTY GIIIIIIRL alone in my room at 3 in the morning 💀💀💀
Safe to say Will, Bryce and Kim (and literally everyone else) fucking KILLED this musical like omg Jeff Blim is so incredible 😭😭
Cool As I Think I Am Reprise has me sobbing three times in a row
4:13 - Actually, I think the official line is "BEAN SCHOOL"
but oh my gosh i ADORE this video, thank you for showcasing all of these underrated moments (and making me realize how often the "if i can finally be cool" motif was used!)
-Paintspot Infez
Wasabi
“We’ll kill you-“ “KILL YOUR ASS!” Is my favorite line in the entire show
"WHO ON OCCASION GETS DIRTY!"
"NO! We're gonna be cool beans"
As much as I love that final verse of Dirty Girl, that transition was godly
hell yeah i am replaying summoning i must have listend to it like 6 time the day the musical came out
FINALLY A 🎶THEN AGAIN IM DERANGED🎶 ENJOYER ITS SO GOOD
all the songs in this musical are so good
i dont know if anyone else noticed this, but in the intro for the very first song, the melody on the piano is the same notes/rythms as
"i'm not a loser, the darkness will spare my soul"
idk if anything other than that matches up but when i rewatched npmd i lost my mind
ive seen so many people shitting on lauren's solo and i dont understand it !!!! the first time i watched it i was blown away... and i 100% agree it was giving flasettos the whole time frl
Bury the Bully and Bully the Bully got me dancing....
Hatchet Town gave goosebumps
AND ALL THE LOVE SONGS OR SOLOS WITH PETE AND STEPH GOt ME EMOTIONAL
I hate the gun scene so much T~T "If I loved you..." I CANTTTT ITS SO SAD
And that helluva'n opening nnumber
My top 5 are probably:
• *Cool As I Think I Am* - I love how much Pete's character shines through in this song, and the melody is just ✨mwah✨
• *Dirty Girl* - Angela's "I'm a- I'm a good girl..." with Will's "hungry for more~" being the echoing vocals has been stuck in my head for DAYS NOW. Plus..."Daddy needs a taste of that dirty soup" made me feel things I am ashamed of 😳
• *Nerdy Prudes Must Die* - WILL'S VOCAALS DURING THE CHORUS AND THE "I want you to repeat after me" BIT?! ✨AMAZING.✨ Not to mention Jon's "I'M NOT A LOSER!!" - holy HECK, Jon!
• *Hatchet Town* - the harmonising when the cast sings "SOMEONE'S GOT THEIR HAND ON THE HATCHET HANDLE" and the backing melody is my favourite part of that song
• *Cool As I Think I Am (Reprise)* - Steph and Pete indirectly confessing their love for each other, Mariah's saddened "You're not as cool as you think you are" and Joey's "But you're as smart as I KNOW you are", and the final ("final") gunshot? OH MY DEAR *HEART* 😭
I will never be over how good the soundtrack is for this show. I mean it's hit me like a ton of bricks. There's so many moments where it just scratches my brain just right and the end gives me chills. Every. Time.
The summoning is actually 80% of my personality
jeff said his inspiration for "best of you" was I2I from the goofy movie so you are absolutely correct that it has 90s disney vibes!
If i loved you gives me MAJOR take me or leave me rent vibes and I love it
If you listen to High School Is Killing Me from the soundtrack, you can actually hear the melody of "If I can be cool I will know that I'm not a loser" at the beginning of it.
jon's "i'm not a loser!" i keep singing it!!!! its on repeat !!!!!!!
1:06 The comment about being a 2023 graduate made me chuckle. I’m a 2021 graduate, much like they are in the musical. NPMD made me realize that, honestly, I kinda miss high school sometimes. Covid ruined my last two years of high school and I wish I had gotten the chance to enjoy it.
God the opening number just pulled me in… like I wasn’t expecting just how much of a bop it was! I feel like there is something so tangibly Jeff Blim in every song in NPMD and it’s SOOO good like the chord progressions and harmonies and rhythms are so creative. I just enjoy this music
did anyone else get Nightmare Before Christmas vibes during the Lords of Black song? like to me it was giving Kidnap Sandy Claws, maybe its why i love it so much
yooo !!! you're so right !!
YOUR SO RIGHT WHAT?????? THATS WHY I LIKE THE SUMMONING SO MUCH I SUPPOSE, KIDNAP THE SANDY CLAWS IS LEGIT MY FAVORITE TNBC SONG-
This is both my favorite musical in the story and soundtrack. The harmonies in this show and even just the singing just hits so hard.
FINALLY SOME WHO FELT THE FALSETTOS VIBES
5:57 the choreography for hatchet town is *chef’s kiss*
finally some literal monster appreciation
Did you know that during just for once at about 7:48 in the background you hear the melody from when they sing "if I can finally be cool I will know that I'm not a loser"
actually every song in this was a banger though