I sing the ENTIRE orchestra in Hedwig's Theme

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • Another John William's classic
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  • @matthewvanness6872
    @matthewvanness6872  2 года назад +1053

    Let me tell ya, by far the most difficult and time-consuming one to date

    • @ignzyriq
      @ignzyriq 2 года назад +13

      it for sure is awesome. great job as always!

    • @NubNublet
      @NubNublet 2 года назад +6

      The hard work paid off, this was amazing!

    • @flylikeanowl8667
      @flylikeanowl8667 2 года назад +2

      I hope you can somehow use it for extra credit somewhere. Or as a yearprojectthingy

    • @XMarkxyz
      @XMarkxyz 2 года назад +1

      It sure sounds like that, great effort

    • @smaug9617
      @smaug9617 2 года назад +1

      Still it is awesome and thanks for what you did.

  • @andyh.m.5189
    @andyh.m.5189 2 года назад +906

    I really appreciate that you didn't stop with the main well-known part and kept going with the rest. Wondrous work.

    • @fikradas
      @fikradas 2 года назад +19

      Is this a pun on the original name of the track, "Harry's wondrous world"?

    • @andyh.m.5189
      @andyh.m.5189 2 года назад +5

      @@fikradas Ha ha! Yes it is!

    • @flourishingneo
      @flourishingneo 2 года назад +2

      I know all the parts because of arry Potter in 100 seconds

  • @Dexter26958
    @Dexter26958 2 года назад +637

    Those violin runs seem like an absolute nightmare to pull off right
    Edit: I FORGOT THE CELESTA

    • @hri7566
      @hri7566 2 года назад +29

      @Phumgwate Nagala you can also record your entire face, showing that you're not using a midi device to control your voice

    • @ZannzibarMcFate
      @ZannzibarMcFate 2 года назад +9

      I’ve had to play that celesta part a couple times with an orchestra and I can confirm that it is a nightmare to pull off right even on a celesta, nevermind the voice

    • @emilycheng5897
      @emilycheng5897 11 месяцев назад +2

      Now imagine half sight-reading the whole thing (Source: I have played this on violin with very little notice)

  • @blazejecar
    @blazejecar 2 года назад +300

    Matt: "I wanna play in an orchestra"
    his mom: "no, we don't have money for instruments and orchestra kids are weird"
    Matt: "not a problem"

    • @midoriemi3859
      @midoriemi3859 2 года назад +17

      I mean, why wanting to play in an orchestra when you can BE the orchestra, right? B-)

    • @ethanl.1699
      @ethanl.1699 2 года назад +4

      I have a small feeling this guy is a band kid…
      Ain’t nothing wrong with that tho those kids are epic

    • @leahw3610
      @leahw3610 2 года назад +2

      Same as “We have an orchestra at home”

    • @simaoalves4499
      @simaoalves4499 2 года назад +2

      "I am the orchestra"

  • @popa42
    @popa42 2 года назад +651

    Very impressive - truly a masterpiece, as all of your work! This looks like it took many hours… days… weeks… months?

  • @irbomusic
    @irbomusic 2 года назад +76

    2:44 I CAN LITERALLY HEAR THE VIOLINS BUT THEY'RE NOT VIOLINS, THAT'S SO COOL

  • @Tomogeny
    @Tomogeny 2 года назад +83

    what on EARTH?! this just popped up in my recommendation and I absolutely cant believe my ears?! I have NEVER seen anything like this. All the little accents and violin runs were just spot on. Literally watched this for 5 minutes in awe with my mouth wide open. Please please go viral dude, you really deserve the recognition. Freaking phenomenal wtf

    • @aslpuppy1026
      @aslpuppy1026 2 года назад +2

      Welcome! I hope you enjoyed his other videos and this one as much as I have.

    • @Tomogeny
      @Tomogeny 2 года назад

      @@aslpuppy1026 Thanks! Undoubtedly

  • @SirJermen
    @SirJermen 2 года назад +255

    I liked the part where he sang “Pam”.
    No, in all seriousness, this was absolutely phenomenally done and we all probably can’t remotely guesstimate the amount of work you’ve put into this. Hedwig’s theme might just be my favourite filmtheme and it is so recognisable. I don’t comment often but I just wanted to let you know I really loved it and that you did incredibly well.

  • @Lisztomaniac1022
    @Lisztomaniac1022 2 года назад +249

    As a violinist the violin part is hilariously extremely accurate that looks extremely hard putting that all together. Bravo!
    Edit: while watching I was looking forward to how you were going to do the violin parts. It came out very good. First video I've watched by you definitely subbing.

    • @maniamuse1319
      @maniamuse1319 2 года назад +2

      That violin part is horrible string writing. It's not just predictable diatonic or chromatic scales that you practice everyday. It keeps on changing between runs with random, unexpected accidentals and broken/chords that don't fit in comfortably in a single position and then has some quick trills just to trip you up even more. Definitely was not written by a violinist. The worst thing is that is it usually comes up in a pops programme where you might be lucky to run through a piece twice in rehearsals. Definitely a case of fake it until you make it.

    • @fiskfisk33
      @fiskfisk33 2 года назад +1

      @@maniamuse1319 Those are some bold words when speaking about John Williams,
      otherwise generally concidered among the greatest composers in the history of cinema.

    • @maniamuse1319
      @maniamuse1319 2 года назад +1

      @@fiskfisk33 I didn't say that he was a bad composer, I just said as a violinist with 30 years of experience that it is horrible string writing. Rimsky-Korsakov who wrote the book on orchestration would probably agree. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a bit of sampled strings layered over the top of that cue in reality. To be fair John Williams isn't usually responsible for writing every single note played by every single instrument in the orchestra that you hear in a 'John Williams' score. He sketches parts and musical events/timings at the piano on 2-6 staves which get passed to a team of assistants/copyists though in the later part of his career those copyists turned more into arrangers and orchestrators in their own right working from a John Williams 'style guide' to some extent.

    • @jimjware
      @jimjware 2 года назад +4

      @@maniamuse1319Williams writes sixteen line sketches including almost all of the orchestration and detail. In recent years, these have gone straight to the copyists with no need for the intervention of an orchestrator (although he does on occasion use Bill Ross if required). The 'team of assistants/copyists turning into arrangers and orchestrators' is nonsense.

    • @CitizenMio
      @CitizenMio Год назад +2

      Same, the violin in this theme is notoriously insane. Which I believe is completely intentional. Not being predictable and a bit random, gives it that mysterious, illusive and haphazard quality that this kind of quirky magic needs. Naturally that comes at a cost to the players, but John Williams was willing for them to pay that ;p

  • @R3mnantPlus
    @R3mnantPlus 2 года назад +43

    2:33 Bassoon 2 was just like, "This one, maybe? Perhaps?" Gotta love it 🤣

    • @nyancs7098
      @nyancs7098 2 года назад +7

      This is an accurate representation of what bassoonists look like when we’ve not been counting rests

  • @jamieli5136
    @jamieli5136 2 года назад +16

    Even as a soprano, I can feel my vocal chords shred themselves the longer this video goes on 💀

    • @JuanRiveraJr-h1f
      @JuanRiveraJr-h1f Месяц назад +1

      Though, he does state that he sometimes pitch-shifts his voice to match the orchestra's range
      But yeah, this is still amazing and puts pain on my vocal chords just by listening to it lol
      (sorry that this is 2 years late)

  • @Just_Sara
    @Just_Sara 2 года назад +40

    This is creepy as heck, in the best way. Dude. This is impressive.

  • @TombRaiderLover1995
    @TombRaiderLover1995 2 года назад +26

    i'm not gonna lie, you are the kind of hero that no one asked for, but "Everyone" needed.

  • @acapellascience
    @acapellascience 2 года назад +13

    oh god
    people are like "how long did this take???"
    i KNOW how long this took and it makes me exhausted just thinking about it

  • @Starsmors314
    @Starsmors314 2 года назад +46

    When the world needed most, he RETURNED

  • @villep7907
    @villep7907 2 года назад +51

    0:50 Oh my god the jumping he had to do to get those top voices right, with the pitch is insane, having done a cappella myself, I have MAD respect for the amount of time this took... not to mention the editing!

  • @samazwe
    @samazwe 2 года назад +45

    Dude mixing the vocals to align with the texture of the respective instruments, mad genius!

  • @Widazer
    @Widazer 2 года назад +21

    Some one should make the entire film with himself playing all the roles using you for all music and someone for all voices!

  • @jeremieportejoie2254
    @jeremieportejoie2254 2 года назад +25

    Seeing you smile while you sing because you enjoy it is by far the best part of the video.
    Second best part is even the editing and the music.

  • @flying_squirrel
    @flying_squirrel 2 года назад +13

    My brain can hardly follow these infamous string runs normally... let alone singing them?
    Amazing work.

  • @stevensiferd7104
    @stevensiferd7104 2 года назад +73

    This is just an insane amount of time and effort. Most people with this much talent don't have the patience to follow through to the end of a project like this. Well done.

  • @lazersly
    @lazersly 2 года назад +14

    I dare anyone to point to a current film composer who can match John Williams's level of orchestration intricacy.

    • @SCPguy-06
      @SCPguy-06 2 года назад +3

      It might be a stretch, but I say John Powell is pretty good, I mean, have you heard the How to Train Your Dragon theme?

    • @Lendgorndir
      @Lendgorndir 2 года назад

      @@SCPguy-06 my first thought exactly

    • @Lendgorndir
      @Lendgorndir 2 года назад +1

      Actually a lot, John Williams is one of the first to be this elaborate in soundtracks but he mostly keeps to a classic orchestra setting while a lot of younger composers are much more experimental in the instruments (and quantity of those, John powell used 12 horns for how to train your dragon) they use

    • @johannaswart9537
      @johannaswart9537 2 года назад

      Test drive from httyd is so good not to describe

    • @aldenwelsch6354
      @aldenwelsch6354 2 года назад

      Howard Shore, Jeremy Soule. Okay Soule does games, but still

  • @fluteinthehills
    @fluteinthehills 2 года назад +29

    This is way impressive. What a huge vocal range! Well done keeping it so accurate, especially at the extreme ends of the orchestra - fantastic work! 👏

    • @timklingler6277
      @timklingler6277 2 года назад +9

      Yeah, not his vocal range. This is all very clearly modified with software.

    • @Greentrees60
      @Greentrees60 2 года назад +2

      and tha t is totally fine - he's upfront about the fact that he octave shifts it. its still insanely impressive, just within human capability

  • @ZealousOctopus
    @ZealousOctopus 2 года назад +9

    Upper string parts go crazy, nice work!

  • @samwinchester61
    @samwinchester61 2 года назад +20

    👍 I can imagine John Williams would be just tickled by this! Nice work!

  • @austrismusic
    @austrismusic 2 года назад +27

    Insane! Those string parts... And the 1st horn is just playing a long note 😂

  • @yetanotherbassdude
    @yetanotherbassdude 2 года назад +9

    Incredible work, and an amazing testament to the genius of John Williams as a composer, arranger and orchestrator!

  • @juneyoo
    @juneyoo 2 года назад +17

    as someone who has worked on things like this i can feel myself going crazy just listening to this and imagining the time it must've taken. Great job and i hope you're proud of it, sounds amazing!

  • @johnchessant3012
    @johnchessant3012 2 года назад +18

    Amazing! What a pity these beautiful leitmotifs weren't used in the later films

  • @TheMrTomkennedy
    @TheMrTomkennedy 2 года назад +4

    Matthew, you are awesome. Not only do I appreciate the effort you've put in, but you've given me an understanding and appreciation for John Williams' music and orchestration with all of your videos.Thanks :-)

  • @BenthovenMusic
    @BenthovenMusic 2 года назад +1

    Not even I got the mentality to make something like this, that's respect, sir.

  • @andyh.m.5189
    @andyh.m.5189 2 года назад +6

    So glad you and your clones are back!!

  • @paulzdzd
    @paulzdzd 2 года назад +1

    This is what I think I sound like singing along to this song in the car

  • @t1geres544
    @t1geres544 2 года назад +5

    so proud to be a violist right now. the entirething looks like long notes/shadowing the other upper strings

  • @Marcel-zt7rg
    @Marcel-zt7rg 2 года назад +7

    This is just on a whole other level... I have no words

  • @goosehonk6715
    @goosehonk6715 2 года назад +2

    The guy in the black shirt has such an amazing voice!

  • @ignzyriq
    @ignzyriq 2 года назад +10

    the legend is back!

  • @nezlol1234
    @nezlol1234 2 года назад +1

    Bro doesn’t need an orchestra he is the orchestra

  • @eliseo839
    @eliseo839 2 года назад +2

    He is back!!!!

  • @dylanlabon9667
    @dylanlabon9667 2 года назад +10

    This is a "the universe works in mysterious ways" moment. I just did a whole songwriting and development class project using this song.

  • @codeviper8665
    @codeviper8665 2 года назад +1

    Came for the fast strings, not disappointed in the slightest, 10/10

  • @humbuk0
    @humbuk0 2 года назад +1

    It's both beatiful and horrific, so many faces staring at me

  • @ZVKF_11
    @ZVKF_11 2 года назад +6

    When the world needed him the most he returned

  • @XMarkxyz
    @XMarkxyz 2 года назад +32

    Great as always, we now only need to clone you 100 times to make a choir for Williams, and maybe clone Williams too he may not be still there by the time the clones are ready
    May I suggest the theme from Obi-Wan, Williams' last work, as your next undertaking?

  • @DuckLord313
    @DuckLord313 2 года назад +3

    The legend has returned

    • @nyancs7098
      @nyancs7098 2 года назад

      I don’t think he ever quit RUclips, these videos just take that long to produce

  • @alluringvoice7081
    @alluringvoice7081 2 года назад +3

    So underrated! People who can do this are always so impressive!

  • @Jimmyboygohome
    @Jimmyboygohome 2 года назад +1

    You’re a wizard, Matthew.

  • @shrekwizowskee2910
    @shrekwizowskee2910 2 года назад +2

    I love how the violas just look like they’re freeking out

  • @fletchprestige1
    @fletchprestige1 2 года назад +1

    Absolutely phenomenal! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 You deserve so much more credit for this; it's not just the amounts of work that's gone into it, it's the quality of it that's so impressive! The dynamics are incredible, as too are all the levels of the intricate harmonies. Bravo 🙌🏼

  • @whitneysweat5974
    @whitneysweat5974 2 года назад +4

    Seriously one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen.

  • @hessiboi_
    @hessiboi_ 11 месяцев назад

    im a guy who is also descant in choir, and YOUR VOCAL RANGE!??!? OMG
    those were some of the most INTENSE goosebumps and chills i have ever had!
    EVERY SINGLE POTTER HEAD NEEDS TO SEE THISSS!!!

  • @Ksar96
    @Ksar96 7 месяцев назад

    This is great!!! Goosebumps on every music I hear from your version. Keep it up!!!

  • @TeddyJayO1
    @TeddyJayO1 2 года назад +6

    The goat returns with a Hogwarts acceptance letter

  • @i_like_bananas1034
    @i_like_bananas1034 2 года назад +2

    This is absolutely crazy...

  • @rndmju
    @rndmju 2 года назад +4

    Still waiting for Pirates of the Caribbean 😁

  • @cristopherromano5631
    @cristopherromano5631 2 года назад +2

    Matthew: “Imagine what I can do with a million of me”
    ….
    Few moment later: Harry Potter original theme
    😈

  • @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat
    @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat 2 года назад

    This was insanely intricate! You are incredibly talented!

  • @harrycain5912
    @harrycain5912 2 года назад +1

    You deserve so many more views and subscribers for this!! Incredible effort and so well put together. Bravo!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @yoshidababies4222
    @yoshidababies4222 Год назад

    Wow, just magic! Can’t begin to imagine the time that went into it, and love it’s the full version!!

  • @samsadlowsky5548
    @samsadlowsky5548 8 месяцев назад

    This was an amazing project! Congrats Matthew!

  • @brianmckay1256
    @brianmckay1256 2 года назад +1

    I started to watch this and thought how funny it was, then all of a sudden the technical side of it hit me smack in the face, then it wasn't so funny anymore. This is Totally Brilliant. Very well done fella!!

  • @206Zelda
    @206Zelda Год назад

    This is what the prefects are doing when they're busy sending students back to their dormitories after dark.

  • @grankausto607
    @grankausto607 2 года назад

    Jeez these violins runs tho, absolute nightmare. Props to you man, I would have quit after reading the celesta and violin parts of the first theme lmao

  • @sub_atomicc
    @sub_atomicc 2 года назад

    This must've taken so much time and effort and it definitely shows, here before this blows up lol

  • @MinYangLeong
    @MinYangLeong 2 года назад

    The level of commitment frightens even the Dark Lord.

  • @pipecleanermaster
    @pipecleanermaster 2 года назад +1

    THE LEGEND IS BACK!!!!!

  • @Pardock97
    @Pardock97 2 года назад

    This is truly amazing and has made my day better

  • @danielphilistin6162
    @danielphilistin6162 2 года назад

    I came just to hear the violin runs at the beginning and was not disappointed

  • @GameyGaming
    @GameyGaming 2 года назад +1

    The man himself is back for more.

  • @rhada8264
    @rhada8264 2 года назад +1

    The return of the king. Great job bro

  • @noneoftheabove2741
    @noneoftheabove2741 2 года назад

    those low notes in the bass and tuba… perfection! this was so well done! the amount of dedication you put in this shows!

  • @stats9583
    @stats9583 2 года назад

    "Yea, I read sheet music..."
    "Oh so, What instrument do you play then?"

  • @caitlinstone596
    @caitlinstone596 2 года назад +3

    If this doesn’t go viral then the internet is broken

  • @kinglies8190
    @kinglies8190 2 года назад +2

    You are the best, WOW

  • @NubNublet
    @NubNublet 2 года назад +2

    HE'S BACK!!!

  • @financeexplainedgraphics
    @financeexplainedgraphics 2 года назад

    Cornelius: What are you listening to?
    Me: Noise, noise, noise.

  • @nbceveningmusic1649
    @nbceveningmusic1649 2 года назад

    Outstanding hard work. World class.

  • @MrCrompz
    @MrCrompz 2 года назад +1

    What? How! This must have taken you ages!

  • @alistairt7544
    @alistairt7544 2 года назад +3

    My fav is his solo part. Impeccable 👌🏼

  • @klaus-dieterkohler7662
    @klaus-dieterkohler7662 2 года назад

    This is in myoppinon the best video of yours to date. Wow!

  • @timofischerprojects
    @timofischerprojects 2 года назад +4

    It’s magical 🧙‍♂️

  • @molamolalaaa2968
    @molamolalaaa2968 2 года назад +1

    Magic at its finest!

  • @Tovosx2
    @Tovosx2 2 года назад +1

    I LOVE IT its so cool to hear all the instruments as voices

  • @richardreinertson1335
    @richardreinertson1335 2 года назад +1

    You deserve a mansion in Heaven for work like this.

  • @TheSamuel666
    @TheSamuel666 2 года назад +3

    Congrats I can imagine it’s a huge work to do that kind of masterpiece

  • @nicolaruzzone
    @nicolaruzzone 2 года назад +2

    This is incredible! Love ya work!

  • @flaqmaaf
    @flaqmaaf 2 года назад +5

    It's magnific, like every times. Continu like that. Big up. I'm Ur best french's fan.
    Ps: sorry for my english, i'm french ^^

  • @scunnygal
    @scunnygal 2 года назад

    I loved the sad faces for the D#/Eb and C#/Db not used in the celesta part haha

  • @ciri151
    @ciri151 2 года назад

    This is the organized chaos I aspire my life to be

  • @jaycaddel-c8x
    @jaycaddel-c8x 2 года назад +1

    Damn, dude, that’s great!

  • @TotalCarnageXO
    @TotalCarnageXO 2 года назад

    I'm seeing this video in millions in couple of years

  • @TheFlyfly
    @TheFlyfly 2 года назад +2

    this is amazing and i love the layout of the "instruments"
    also welcome back to uploading youtube videos!

  • @flylikeanowl8667
    @flylikeanowl8667 2 года назад +1

    Now I can die peacefully

  • @fabianurban275
    @fabianurban275 2 года назад

    Just amazing work

  • @lotr3152
    @lotr3152 2 года назад

    Nobody:
    All the personalities of the DnD master in his head at 3 am:

  • @fizzingwhizzbee
    @fizzingwhizzbee 2 года назад

    i got chills from this

  • @SuboptimalPrime
    @SuboptimalPrime 2 года назад

    My brain at 4am, when I'm still struggling to fall asleep:

  • @sra6628
    @sra6628 2 года назад

    needs more views. this is so cool

  • @BrianJohnstonTrombone
    @BrianJohnstonTrombone 2 года назад +1

    Listen how much better everything sounds once the "trombones & tuba" come in

  • @thomasmeyer1019
    @thomasmeyer1019 2 года назад +1

    Absolute masterclass