"Won't resent, won't despair, old and bent, I won't care" I always shed tears at this part. The humility and optimistic desperation of Quasimodo, in this part, are unbearable for me. He ask for so little, yet It sounds like he thinks of It as an impossible wish. It hurts my heart seeing how much Frollo damaged his confidence and made him feel like a prisoner.
@@NelsonARuehl That's what makes the best Disney villain songs IMO, they manipulate the heroes through weaponizing truths for their own wicked means. Frollo is right that humans can be cruel to the most in need among them, but he completely omits the good humanity is capable in order to keep Quasimodo under his control. Ursula is right that human society's expectations of women is stifling and obsessed with the performance of femininity, but she twists it from a warning into advice, promising Ariel her every desire if she abandons who she is and embraces the persona of a stranger. Scar is right that the hyenas are struggling to survive in the Elephant Graveyard following their exile from the rest of the Pride Lands, but instead of offering a more equal hierarchy he promises revenge, a hierarchy that puts himself and the hyenas alone atop the Circle of Life and relegates the rest into the same destitution the hyenas endured. Jafar is right that Aladdin's status as prince was unearned, but he completely ignores that Jafar gained his status in the very same way, and while Aladdin's use of magic for status harmed no one, Jafar's enacted suffering upon an entire Sultanate. Dr. Facilier is right that the paths a person can take in life is often limited by the their birth and the environment the live and lived in, but instead of using his power and connections to elevate the downtrodden to the position of the privileged, he aims to kidnap and turn the the wealthy into frogs and use them as blood magic batteries for the purposes of extracting what resources he can through their image, and when he has no further use for them, he'd presumably kill them.
@@1sdani I agree, too many people were agreeing with Frollo warning Quasimodo about the cruel outside world as if what he did was morally good, but failed to mention that he was manipulating and controlling him only for his selfish benefit.
And then the sequel RUINS it, which I don't mind spoiling because no one should see that. It literally takes EVERYTHING likable about this movie, this SONG in particular, and discards it. Don't watch it. It's bad.
This makes me think of "Mother Knows Best." There are several parallels between this movie and "Tangled," but without wishing to offend fans, I like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" better.
When I was a kid, I was banned from watching the movie at home. I didn't see this film until I was in 4th grade (it was in class), and I enjoyed it. As an adult, I find Quasimodo to be a relatable character, being as I was ostracised from society for having Asperger's as a kid; instead of learning to embrace this part of me, I was always told that I had to hide it, in order to fit in. (The results were disastrous.) But Quasimodo eventually learns to love himself, embrace his differences, and stand up to his tormentors, which is what I love about his character development. (The most 3-dimensional development I've seen in an animated movie.) Because of animated movies like these, I hope to make my own animated films about characters rising above adversities, using traditional animation and "deep canvas", which was used in about 90% of the movie.
I saw it in movie theaters when I was 4 and a half. I friggin loved it then and still do. I really related to the story and empathized with the characters far more than the characters from Little Mermaid and similar.
I used to watch this movie 3 times a day when I was 7, I was diagnosed with adhd but my parents didn't tell me at that time, so I was homeschooled and isolated from society so I could relate to that, my mom tells me she hates this movie, I wonder why👀
I think it is less about not taking life for granted but instead not taking the circumstances with which they get to live for granted. Quasimodo was alive, but he suffered far more than many of those people. All he wanted was to be normal.
Most people dismiss this movie, but it has one of the best musical scores that Disney or Alan Menken can compose. It also carries an unforgettable message. Good job Disney.
I imagine that Quasimodo and Rapunzel could sing a duet of this song, since they both share this same type of desire of wanting to be out in the world.
Quick fact! In the novel, Frollo was the archdeacon, but the filmmakers decided to make him a judge to make it flow a little better. Being a judge, Frollo could hunt down the Gypsies without being questioned. (kudos to the filmmakers for doing their homework!)
I can't believe that Tom Hulce ever thought his voice wasn't good. Like... damn, he's amazing as hell. Watched him in Amadeus and then this. I'm saddened that he stopped acting, but I can always reflect back on this soundtrack. He's been so huge in my childhood that I'm always going to love each film of the Disney Renaissance.
Really he thought his voice was terrible? That is so wrong he has one of the most beautiful singing voices I have ever heard it's so beautiful and soulful.
We may not be good enough for them, but we’re good enough for some people. It can be hard to find them, and many times you will feel very lonely, thinking that it will always be like this. I promise, it won’t. Someone is out there, waiting to meet you and love you as much as you’ve always deserved.
The saddest thing is that thousands upon thousands of children and adults in the United States - and beyond, in larger numbers - experience this same serious sadness and restraint due to disability. They are told that they are undeserving of freedom and participation in larger society. And they are kept from enjoying freedom and participation in larger society. It's sick. But good on Disney for showing this. It is uplifting to those of us who have been there.
I know right and thanks to Disney for show casing this message to the Special Ed people who are disabled I love this song because it really showcase the pain that Quasi went through as a kid when he stayed in The bell Tower because Frollo was scared that people would make fun of him just because he is Disabled on his back
Your comment on disability, Ella Croft, is precisely why watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame during the movie's premier was the emotionally hardest Disney movie I had ever seen. I had to leave the screen room for a few moments to calm my emotions, as I related to Quasimodo's situation, not for having a facial deformity, locked in a cathedral and getting called an ugly monster because of it but for being born premature, which caused me to get a non apparent physical disability as well as more likely to get rejected and left out for my lack of carefree spontaneity, as well as having a learning disability and called such derogatory names that no child should hear directed toward them from a trusted adult.
the disabled are told they don't deserve freedom? Where the hell did you hear that? I think society coddles them to much and the disabled think they can do anything a normal person can do. And both are wrong.
I know this is an old comment but I think it depends on the person speaking on the matter. Some people coddle them and think by saying "you can do anything an able bodied person can!" they're being helpful, which we all know isn't true, but there's also the small group of people who think the disabled ( mostly mental ) are nothing short of useless and should be locked away. They do exist.
The world is cruel The world is wicked It's I alone whom you can trust in this whole city I am your only friend I who keep you, teach you, feed you, dress you I who look upon you without fear How can I protect you, boy, unless you Always stay in here Away in here You are deformed (I am deformed) And you are ugly (And I am ugly) And these are crimes For which the world Shows little pity You do not comprehend (You are my one defender) Out there they'll revile you As a monster (I am a monster) Out there they will hate And scorn and jeer (Only a monster) Why invite their calumny And consternation Stay in here Be faithful to me (I'm faithful) Grateful to me (I'm grateful) Do as I say Obey And stay In here Safe behind these windows and these parapets of stone Gazing at the people down below me All my life I watch them as I hide up here alone Hungry for the histories they show me All my life I memorize their faces Knowing them as they will never know me All my life I wonder how it feels to pass a day Not above them But part of them And out there Living in the sun Give me one day out there All I ask is one To hold forever Out there Where they all live unaware What I'd give What I'd dare Just to live one day out there Out there among the millers and the weavers and their wives Through the roofs and gables I can see them Ev'ry day they shout and scold and go about their lives Heedless of the gift it is to be them If I was in their skin I'd treasure ev'ry instant Out there Strolling by the Seine Taste a morning out there Like ordinary men Who freely walk about there Just one day and then I swear I'll be content With my share Won't resent Won't despair Old and bent I won't care I'll have spent One day Out there
My goodness... For the first time in my life, I actually relate to Frollo here... in the sense that the "world is cruel and wicked". I've never felt that before. Anyone who is different whether that be by their appearance or mental health, is alienated and frowned upon. It's a horrible world for those who don't fit in with the majority. Our world is so wrong :(. Quazi, is not ugly at all, the film proves his wonders. No one deserves to live in isolation because they're different. Good on you Quazi, escape and go to the Feast of Fools
Yes, but unfortunately, he is ugly on the outside, which is enough for Frollo to hold against him. He uses it as, a sort of, weapon against Quasimodo. No matter what Quasimodo asked for, whether it was to go outside, or to harbour a fugitive, Frollo would make him feel guilty by reminding him that because of his ugliness, he would've been killed by his mother. This was a terrible lie, manufactured by the wickedness of Frollo's twisted mind. He only told Quasimodo the truth immediately before his death. Quasimodo seems to forgive him, though, as he doesn't let go of the robe that holds Frollo up. More to the point, Frollo was wrong about the fact that Quasimodo would be ridiculed, as he wasn't. He was praised for his ugliness. Except until the soldier started the humilation, then it kinda went downhill... Only Esmeralda and Phoebus saw past his ugliness and did (or, in Phoebus' case, tried to do what was right) and tried to stop the hideous cruelty. Frollo forbade both of them, but Esmeralda, who, seemingly, had nothing to lose, disobeyed and cut Quasimodo loose. She was applauded. Not for saving Quasimodo, but for standing up to Frollo, who was feared by all of Paris, especially gypsies.
I never got why this movie got so overlooked. It has the same elements that made "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid" so sucessful. Those elements being a great story, an AMAZING soundtrack, and dynamic charactars. I think the reason being is because this movie has many grown up themes, like percecuting minorities and lust, with little kids not understanding those kinds of things quite yet. I remember watching this as a six-year old kid and not understanding one thing. I recently rewatched it, and it is one of my favorite Disney movies. Judge Frollo is BY FAR one of my favorite Disney villians. But, he's topped by Gaston. (I can't help it. I like those douchbags in movies. They make me laugh everytime.) I loved Frozen as well, because the soundtrack was good, and the charactars were dynamic. But I think Hunchback is just as good, and didn't get NEARLY as much respect as Frozen did,
I agree. Frozen's soundtrack was honestly "meh" to me. I loved "Vuelie" which was the opening number, but to be honest, that was the one song that stood out to me.
The marketing was also not great. By the commercials you would've guessed it was a lighthearted and fun movie, so people were disappointed when they didn't get that.
I think that the problem is the people who think that an animated movie is for kids, and that's wrong this movie is clearly an adult film but Disney classified it like a kids movie bc is animated
BjornvirEldrusson All that were reused were the character models of Rapunzel and Flynn. As well as Flynn being a design inspiration for Kristoph. Sven was based off Bambi (for the design).
This song evokes a tragic dynamic between a possessive, manipulative, and overprotective parental figure and their obedient and sheltered child that just wants to be loved truly and make genuine connections
For anyone who says Beauty and the Beast was all about Stockholm Syndrome, please show them this movie. This movie is the perfect definition of that. Frollo had been manipulating Quasimodo for his whole life and says his mother was a horrible person and he had forced him to stay inside forever.
While I won't say beauty and the beast is Stockholm syndrome, I do think the plot needed more work than what Disney gave it to remove the worst of the unfortunate subtext. The original beauty and the beast (and also similar stories) were often about offering young woman trapped in unhappy marriages a fantasy escape: "I know you're new husband seems like a terrifying monster. But get to know him, and be good and virtuous no matter his bad temper and maybe he'll turn out alright!" Too tired to brainstorm an example plot right now, but I'd start by finding a way to have Beauty live with/become involved with/get intermingled Beast without any sort of threats or coercion from him to her. You'd probably also want to remove anything that carries parallel to real life domestic abuse (like breaking shit when he's angry). Probably also, the catalyst for Beasts change shouldn't directly be Beauty. You want to absolutely get rid of any implications like "You can fix him." To Disney's credit, I think they smoothed over a lot (and Gaston's devolution helps cover the remaining cracks.)
@@Estarile Just have Belle get her father back the first visit, in exchange for nothing, and have her come back out of her volition, curious and feeling sorry for the Beast. She chooses to return because she can see the yawning loneliness inside him, and it reminds her of her own feeling of being out of place in the town. The Beast learns to reject what he's been told by everyone around him through her unconditional acceptance of him as he is, not because she expects him to turn into a human prince or she just wants him to be nicer to her. The last scene where he fights Gaston, Gaston could say something like "You're just a big, dumb beast," only to have the Beast retort with a rejection of that false premise. Something like "No, I'm not. Not anymore."
This song is so beautiful. I listen to it so many times. Tom Hulce's voice and the swells and falls of the music are just lovely. For me its an alliteration for depression, Frollo being the depression, and Quasimodo wanting to just live one day free without it
Not only does this give a message of "don't judge by sight, but by soul" and "don't take life for granted" but it could also give a message about social anxiety and insecurity, if you want to interpret it that way. In this song, you could think of Quasimodo as any person with anxiety, and Frollo is the voice of said anxiety. Interpret this however you want, I'm just giving what I think.
I remember watching this movie again sometime around 2014 or 2015, and I'd forgotten how amazing the visuals and the soundtrack to this movie really was. It's like the memories were buried deep in my consciousness and suddenly brought to light as I was watching the story unfold. It was super nostalgic.
Such clever and poignant lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Pippin), and such thrilling, majestic, lung-filling orchestrations of Menken's score! The most adult animated Disney movie, EVER, with some serious themes on human nature.
The Black Cauldron is a bit more adult than this, but in a different sense. The Black Cauldron is light years more violent, it has some pretty dark and extreme imagery, and some pretty intense themes such as death, murder, raising the dead, and it even was going to have child nudity. Princess Eilonwy is 12, and in a fully animated but forgotten deleted scene, she had half her dress ripped apart to the point of exposing both of her breasts
+dominic garcia and there's more. such as cauldron born slashing one to death, and another who is melted by a mist. there are pictures shown. but I must warn you... it's creepy
I think Hunchback has the most intense/dramatic moments of any Disney animated film, but the most "adult" in terms of seriousness is Fantasia. Outside of the Sorcerer's Apprentice, there's not really a ton for kids specifically - its more of an art museum than a traditional narrative.
Clyde Miles the gargoyles are great side characters and bring fun in it Without them the movie would be too dark and quasi would never come out of the bell tower i dont understand why som many find them annoying they are great sympathtetic characters in my opinion
Found myself on the edge of crying listening to this. I love revisiting old Disney movies I used to watch all the time. Now as an adult, I can fully understand Quasimodo's yearning and struggle. It's a sad world we live in where people, as soon as they're judged as different, are cast out and ostracized.
This movie was pretty intense for my young mind to take and yet, even though I remember being somewhat nervous watching this, I still watched it plenty times on VHS. And whenever I hear Quasi sing this song and Heaven's light, I found some sort of comfort in his voice. Idk It just gives off a warm feeling whenever I listen to him
What's striking to me is the joy Quasimodo feels in just the _hope_ of having a single day to experience the world. He is guaranteed nothing, yet he's thankful for the hope itself. Having a semi-debilitating chronic illness, it's easy to similarly feel trapped in my home, and that I have nothing of value to offer the world. But man, the hope that things will get better someday is a God-given _gift._ It's what keeps me going. :)
Hannah Masters Oh, yeah, he's great. He's in my book club. I mean, he's a little obsessive, but he makes great scones and he really enjoy's Little Women!
Damn it. This amazing song gave me goosebumps all over my body, made me tear up a bit, and smile the whole time Quasimoto sang. That's it, I'm downloading 👌
I know how quasi feels, when he sings his lyrics describe my high functioning autism perfectly. Trapped in my house, wanting to live a life but knowing i could never be like any normal person. I would do anything to not feel guilty nor ashamed to be myself for who i am. To not feel anxious in a crowd, to enjoy time with my family, and not be so weird when talking to people.
Dude, you ARE a normal person, because the only normal thing about people, is that we are different. PD: yes, i know how cliche it sounds, but its truem
Quasimodo's angelic voice is just everything whenever this plays in my head at school. 💫 Before I even knew this was a Disney song, or that this movie even existed at all, it was played in my class for a lesson.
It's scary how many similarities/parallels there between the beginning of 'Out There' and Mother Knows Best' from Tangled. Makes me wanna see Rapunzel and Quasimodo meet. Quasi would carve wooden figures of the people of Corona and Punzie would paint them from memory and it would be so sweet and wholesome.
Wanna hear a heartbreaking theory? In this song, the line “all I ask is one to hold forever” is the saddest thing ever.. Cause the sad irony is that in the book Quasimodo dies holding Esmeralda’s corpse until he dies of starvation, and their bones are tangled together. I think it’s a reference but that’s just a theory (AND A FUCKING HEARTWRENCHING ONE AT THAT)
"Frozen was shit compared to this." I agree. This movie was REAL. It not only addressed discrimination, corrupt systems, and looking on the inside for the real beauty, but it also addressed some serious pain that Quasimodo went through. Anna and Elsa was a queen and a princess! Quasimodo cherished the little things whereas Anna and Elsa didn't. Anna may have been craving interaction with her big sister since she was a kid, but Quasi had been craving interaction with ANYONE since he was very little! The struggle was real with The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
I think the two movies have different yet similar points. Hunchback is basically a male Rapunzel kind of story while also talking about serious topics such as discrimination and corrupt authority figures. Whereas Frozen is about how a family dealt with a problem and then tried to solve it in a way that was well-meaning but flawed. The result was two sisters with a torn relationship. This is why so many people love Frozen. Because there are so many families with messed up relationships. That movie gives them hope that it will work out. Also don't compare pain between different people. That's unfair to everyone involved.
Just like heaven's light and hellfire, the contrast between Frollo and Quasimodo and their two parts to this song is incredible…and yes i love the darkness and coldness of Frollo's part here!
You can tell Tom Hulce was nervous when he sang this, but it actually fits Quasimodo’s personality perfectly. It’s a little hesitant and unsure, but so sweet and pure and earnest.
There is absolutely nothing nervous about Hulce’s performance here, that’s an amazing vibrato that you’re hearing. It takes a lot of control to sing like this and to hold the longer notes he achieved in this song.
He was made to be sort of cute-ugly in the Disney version. In some older versions he looked downright scary. He also didn't sing or speak since he was deaf so he sometimes made weird moaning/croaking noises.
Sofia Nishimura You are completely right, he is sort of cute-ugly I think that Disney did not want to make him all that ugly because with it being a family film, they did not want to scare children, they also gave this a different ending because in other versions he and Esmeralda die.
i know you all must be disappointed how little credit this movies gets, but let us all remember that the most underrated, unknown, and unappreciated things are indeed the love and pleasing things this earth will ever experienced. wow don't i sound like a philosopher XD
Don't want to offend anyone, but Frozen soundtrack can't even be compared with this. I wish Disney would keep experimenting like they did with this movie instead of making crappy movies to sell toys.
This is my favorite song from the movie. It's heart-breaking, tragic, dramatic, hopeful and innocent. From the gorgeous instrumentation to the expressive voices-everything about it is just beautiful.
This is the most underrated Disney movie ever made. It has BEAUTIFUL music, and AMAZING vocal cast, and a beautiful storyline and characters. It bombed in theatres and is, for most people I know, the least memorable Disney movie of their childhood. I will never understand why this beautiful cinematic masterpiece is deemed as being mediocre at best. It is, in my opinion, one of the BEST.
3:18 makes me feeling goosebumps. one of the best music background, and Quasimodo voice fits perfectly well... I have no doubt to say this: BEST SONG EVER IN DISNEY HISTORY
"Everyday they shout and scold and go about their lives, heedless of the gift it is to be them." every time I hear this part I cant help but cry. This is how you uplift and send out a message without making it sound passionless and pushy.
As a 20 year old man who was homeschooled most their life and has no siblings and who has religious parents who work a lot, I can relate A LOT to Quasimodo. Being alone isn’t fun. Everyone who survived 2020 can understand that, but imagine that being your whole life. Never take your friends or family for granted because even when they get on your nerves you realize they’re the best gift you could ever receive.
I totally get it. I was an only child with no cousins my age or other kids in my area. I kept to myself in school until I switched to cyber. Over the years my loneliness has become aloneness, but sometimes it makes me a little sad
I see comments about the parallels between this and Rapunzel and while yes on the surface they are the same, they are very different. Rapunzel has her parents that love her. People fall in love with her the moment they meet her. The world is friendly to her. Quasimodo is not given that luxury. We, as the audience, know he has a heart of pure gold, but people are judgemental and cruel. His first time amongst people was during a festival where they thought he was wearing an ugly mask, they happily tied him to rig and threw rotten food at him for their own entertainment. The things Frollo told him had a sad truth to them and were reinforced by the citizens outside the church. And Quasimodo is taken because he gives Frollo anything. Frollo is afraid of going to hell for killing Quasimodo's mother.He doesn't want him to leave the church because he is embarrassed of him. He gains a sick pleasure in loading over him with authority, but that's about all he receives from their relationship. The Hunchback of Notre Dame handled the themes of reality with facial and body differences and the corruption of those that use religion and purity for their own gain. Rapunzel is about... love.... and paper lanterns and having a dream. Which is nice. But as someone with body differences Quasimodo was my Disney princess. My only Disney princess and his story is so much more nuanced than girl stuck in a tower with hair powers.
Tom Hulce is one of my favorite male actors. He was and probably still a good example of a sentimental guy. When I was little I didn't care Quasimodo until I got older. I love his singing and he's one of my favorite Disney male heros.
I don't know why, but I always cry at the beginning of this song. Frollo, telling Quasimoto that he is the only one who will ever be his friend, the only one who will protect him, and making Quasimoto repeat all of the things he says, it just makes me SO sad. The abusiveness of this relationship is finally hitting me now that I'm older, and I can't help but wish that there weren't people like that out in the world. It breaks my heart to listen to this soundtrack...
This song always makes me cry, there is something so hopeful about quasi's dream but also truth in frollo statement's unfortunately. The question is what do we focus on the hope or the negative aspects. Light or darkness? Love this film!
Tom Hulce does have a beautiful angelic voice. I fell in love with his singing when I was a kid. Am I the only one who was serenaded by it? 😍😍😍😍😍 What a voice! What a voice!
That is exactly what I felt. I immediately listened to the soundtrack and got the movie out of the library. I also saw a beautiful cartoon drawing of Quasimodo crying and hugging his beloved Notre Dame it made me cry as well. I so happy that the cathedral will be able to be rebuilt.
Maybe its because i grew up with this type of Disney that I feel like every single one of their recent movies have been a cash grab. This movie has so much passion and beauty in it. I will treasure this movie.
You really feel like Moana was a cash grab? Tangled, Moana, Princess and the Frog, many fairly recent Pixar movies(Inside Out, All Toy Story movies, Wall e, Ratatouille, and a bunch of others) were all really well made movies. All of the live action remakes are cash grabs but most of their other work is good
@@brendanfitzpatrick670 yeah the live actions are what I mean by recent. Moana came out like 4 years ago, wall e and ratatouille came out 12+ years ago, and princess and the frog came out 7 ish years ago. When I say recent I dont mean movies that came out after this movie. I mean recent
The outside world can be dark and cruel, but there’s also care and compassion for anyone who’s different like Quasimodo. At first Esmeralda was frightened by Quasimodo’s deformed appearance but then she learned that Quasimodo is beautiful from the inside. You can’t judge a book by its cover.
This is easily on my top five list of underappreciated Disney songs, right underneath Brazzle Dazzle Day from Pete's Dragon. Major props to Tom Hulce for belting this out with such enthusiasm, and especially for holding that last note.
Disney films used to be so epic and funny. Now that their antagonists are fading more and more into the background they are not as epic as they used to be! Disney needs to just bring these back because everybody misses them. If they don’t come back the Disney films are no longer going to be what they were! Disney antagonists are so cool they make me laugh every single time and they’re creepy and they’re awesome. also judge Frolo is super fun to watch. he is clean, creepy, and has a deep booming voice. He seems very intimidating and has an awesome singing voice. He is very creepy but he is a great Disney antagonist. He ain’t magic or anything he ain’t casting spells on anyone, but he can definitely go on a rampage and be mad at people for no reason which makes him very entertaining to watch. He ain’t a demigod or anything, but his crazy emotions will make you shiver with fear. That is how legendary he is! He is more cruel and evil than Hades! It is so crazy. But I love him he’s nice to listen to.
I love the transition from pessimism to optimism.
It sort of happens again in Heaven's Light/Hellfire :)
Chloe Easterling You're right! :D
Yes Alan Menken is a musical genius! It's a transition from a minor key (Dark sound) to a major key (Happy sound).
It’s similar to Heaven’s light/hellfire
Chloe Easterling Ha! We thought of the same! Nice :)
We will never see a Disney film like this anymore.
:( no we won't.
Unless they remake this movie
@@skitboyz7418 they probably wont due to the dark themes in the film
@@claudevonriegan5905 disney already announced that they are remaking this film, so...
@@skitboyz7418 wait for real ? I guess Disney is pretty much gonna remake all their old animated films into live action films
"Won't resent, won't despair, old and bent, I won't care"
I always shed tears at this part. The humility and optimistic desperation of Quasimodo, in this part, are unbearable for me. He ask for so little, yet It sounds like he thinks of It as an impossible wish. It hurts my heart seeing how much Frollo damaged his confidence and made him feel like a prisoner.
Tbh frollo ain't wrong, people can be unnecessary cruel to unfortunate people.
100% agree this song breaks me over and over I fucking love this soundtrack
@@NelsonARuehl That's what makes the best Disney villain songs IMO, they manipulate the heroes through weaponizing truths for their own wicked means.
Frollo is right that humans can be cruel to the most in need among them, but he completely omits the good humanity is capable in order to keep Quasimodo under his control.
Ursula is right that human society's expectations of women is stifling and obsessed with the performance of femininity, but she twists it from a warning into advice, promising Ariel her every desire if she abandons who she is and embraces the persona of a stranger.
Scar is right that the hyenas are struggling to survive in the Elephant Graveyard following their exile from the rest of the Pride Lands, but instead of offering a more equal hierarchy he promises revenge, a hierarchy that puts himself and the hyenas alone atop the Circle of Life and relegates the rest into the same destitution the hyenas endured.
Jafar is right that Aladdin's status as prince was unearned, but he completely ignores that Jafar gained his status in the very same way, and while Aladdin's use of magic for status harmed no one, Jafar's enacted suffering upon an entire Sultanate.
Dr. Facilier is right that the paths a person can take in life is often limited by the their birth and the environment the live and lived in, but instead of using his power and connections to elevate the downtrodden to the position of the privileged, he aims to kidnap and turn the the wealthy into frogs and use them as blood magic batteries for the purposes of extracting what resources he can through their image, and when he has no further use for them, he'd presumably kill them.
@@1sdani I agree, too many people were agreeing with Frollo warning Quasimodo about the cruel outside world as if what he did was morally good, but failed to mention that he was manipulating and controlling him only for his selfish benefit.
And then the sequel RUINS it, which I don't mind spoiling because no one should see that. It literally takes EVERYTHING likable about this movie, this SONG in particular, and discards it.
Don't watch it. It's bad.
Tom Hulce's voice is angelic here
I loved Quasimodo but didn't fully appreciate his character until I was older and watched the movie again.
could not have said it better.
GaMerEmpress89 I always appreciated his character even as a child I always felt bad for the poor guy.
I agree
Same
Have you listened to the soundtrack from the stage musical, which is closer to the book and has songs that were cut from the movie?
This makes me think of "Mother Knows Best." There are several parallels between this movie and "Tangled," but without wishing to offend fans, I like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" better.
I think so too. Those movies do have quite a few similarities.
Luna Heartfilia Except the hero doesn't get the girl (For Rapunzel is the guy, but I think you get it) :x
Etoloser Ymle
True. Quasi does get a girl in the sequel though. :D But the sequel isn't very good quality.
Tangled is nothing compared to the Hunchback of Notre Dame..
Haha xD yeah :x
Such an underrated film
Alan Menken's favorite score of all that he's done!
where did he say that?
Daniel Watson he says that behind the scenes of making the musical of this movie
You said it!!
I agree, I think The Lion King had a very bad plot, I mean Simpa thinking he was responsible for his fathers death was really dumb
When I was a kid, I was banned from watching the movie at home. I didn't see this film until I was in 4th grade (it was in class), and I enjoyed it.
As an adult, I find Quasimodo to be a relatable character, being as I was ostracised from society for having Asperger's as a kid; instead of learning to embrace this part of me, I was always told that I had to hide it, in order to fit in.
(The results were disastrous.)
But Quasimodo eventually learns to love himself, embrace his differences, and stand up to his tormentors, which is what I love about his character development. (The most 3-dimensional development I've seen in an animated movie.)
Because of animated movies like these, I hope to make my own animated films about characters rising above adversities, using traditional animation and "deep canvas", which was used in about 90% of the movie.
Wait why couldn't you watch it as a kid???
Sketchy Artist because of all the adult themes
I saw it in movie theaters when I was 4 and a half. I friggin loved it then and still do. I really related to the story and empathized with the characters far more than the characters from Little Mermaid and similar.
I used to watch this movie 3 times a day when I was 7, I was diagnosed with adhd but my parents didn't tell me at that time, so I was homeschooled and isolated from society so I could relate to that, my mom tells me she hates this movie, I wonder why👀
Star Stuff That’s exactly my experience, I’m still stuck at home and it’s awful. This song certainly resonates with me because of it.
"Heedless of the gift it is to be them"
Beautiful. Just a beautiful line. If only people would act upon this line and not take life for granted.
Straight White Cis Male Oppressive Shitlord I just listened to it and reveled in the same notion!
C'est la vie.
Life is horrible for some people and some of us never asked to have to be here.
I think it is less about not taking life for granted but instead not taking the circumstances with which they get to live for granted. Quasimodo was alive, but he suffered far more than many of those people. All he wanted was to be normal.
If I was, in there skin I'd treasure every instant.
Most people dismiss this movie, but it has one of the best musical scores that Disney or Alan Menken can compose. It also carries an unforgettable message. Good job Disney.
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It's Alan Menken's personal favorite of all music he's orchestrated =)
I totally agree... I told my nephew it has one of the most beautiful scores and yet noone talks about it, no Oscar, unbelievable
right? somehow this soundtrack slips through the cracks
@@DanielSelk Michael Starobin orchestrated it for Alan, who just composed it. Orchestrators don't get as much recognition sadly.
I imagine that Quasimodo and Rapunzel could sing a duet of this song, since they both share this same type of desire of wanting to be out in the world.
+99thJediWarrior Mind blown! Never thought about it since now!
wasn't that a fan fic?
*****
Yea! It could probably on some animated Disney parody of an Awards Show.
+TheRealTamaa Yo
probably
theres a mash up on soundcloud of Ariel and Quasi's songs together
Quick fact! In the novel, Frollo was the archdeacon, but the filmmakers decided to make him a judge to make it flow a little better. Being a judge, Frollo could hunt down the Gypsies without being questioned. (kudos to the filmmakers for doing their homework!)
Sophie Evans This is old but they actually changed it so they wouldn’t get Christians angry
Actually, that's a change that Victor Hugo made when he oversaw its adaptation as an opera (at the request of the Catholic Church).
I like frollo’s judge outfit
i mean he still being religious
@@vintage1520 yeah but as a judge he's just a zealot, not an overzealous archdeacon
I can't believe that Tom Hulce ever thought his voice wasn't good. Like... damn, he's amazing as hell. Watched him in Amadeus and then this. I'm saddened that he stopped acting, but I can always reflect back on this soundtrack. He's been so huge in my childhood that I'm always going to love each film of the Disney Renaissance.
Right??
Why did tom stop acting?
Really he thought his voice was terrible? That is so wrong he has one of the most beautiful singing voices I have ever heard it's so beautiful and soulful.
Maybe not being snubbed for a award for this song would've help changed his mind.
@@pedrogabrielduarte4544 he just kind of lost interest. Such a shame because he was fantastic in Amadeus
I really like the color of his voice. A lot of vibrato. It's really good.
it's the voice of Tom Hulce
my personal favorite disney voice actor!
Whats really cool is that Tom Hulce sang/voiced Frollo too! Isn't that crazy!!
lol no. don't disrespect tony jay like that
Beautiful voice
Living with autism and constantly thinking I'm not good enough, to take part in public socialisation...this song really hits me in the heart
Me too. I know how it feels like that when I tried to fit in most of the time.
I’m on the PDD side of autism, so yeah, I can relate.
I have Aspergers and I feel the same way.
Me too. I’ve always felt like I’m not good enough to be “one of them” and this song helped me. (I’m autistic too.)
We may not be good enough for them, but we’re good enough for some people. It can be hard to find them, and many times you will feel very lonely, thinking that it will always be like this. I promise, it won’t. Someone is out there, waiting to meet you and love you as much as you’ve always deserved.
2020 be like
Everyone: I'm gonna go crazy staying in quarantine at home all day!
Quasimodo: Bitch please, I've been in quarantine for 20 years.
quarantine is. Really something baby !
The saddest thing is that thousands upon thousands of children and adults in the United States - and beyond, in larger numbers - experience this same serious sadness and restraint due to disability. They are told that they are undeserving of freedom and participation in larger society. And they are kept from enjoying freedom and participation in larger society. It's sick.
But good on Disney for showing this. It is uplifting to those of us who have been there.
I know right and thanks to Disney for show casing this message to the Special Ed people who are disabled I love this song because it really showcase the pain that Quasi went through as a kid when he stayed in The bell Tower because Frollo was scared that people would make fun of him just because he is Disabled on his back
No he was born deformed but he did become deaf from being bellringer
Your comment on disability, Ella Croft, is precisely why watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame during the movie's premier was the emotionally hardest Disney movie I had ever seen. I had to leave the screen room for a few moments to calm my emotions, as I related to Quasimodo's situation, not for having a facial deformity, locked in a cathedral and getting called an ugly monster because of it but for being born premature, which caused me to get a non apparent physical disability as well as more likely to get rejected and left out for my lack of carefree spontaneity, as well as having a learning disability and called such derogatory names that no child should hear directed toward them from a trusted adult.
the disabled are told they don't deserve freedom? Where the hell did you hear that?
I think society coddles them to much and the disabled think they can do anything a normal person can do.
And both are wrong.
I know this is an old comment but I think it depends on the person speaking on the matter. Some people coddle them and think by saying "you can do anything an able bodied person can!" they're being helpful, which we all know isn't true, but there's also the small group of people who think the disabled ( mostly mental ) are nothing short of useless and should be locked away. They do exist.
The world is cruel
The world is wicked
It's I alone whom you can trust in this whole city
I am your only friend
I who keep you, teach you, feed you, dress you
I who look upon you without fear
How can I protect you, boy, unless you
Always stay in here
Away in here
You are deformed
(I am deformed)
And you are ugly
(And I am ugly)
And these are crimes
For which the world
Shows little pity
You do not comprehend
(You are my one defender)
Out there they'll revile you
As a monster
(I am a monster)
Out there they will hate
And scorn and jeer
(Only a monster)
Why invite their calumny
And consternation
Stay in here
Be faithful to me
(I'm faithful)
Grateful to me
(I'm grateful)
Do as I say
Obey
And stay
In here
Safe behind these windows and these parapets of stone
Gazing at the people down below me
All my life I watch them as I hide up here alone
Hungry for the histories they show me
All my life I memorize their faces
Knowing them as they will never know me
All my life I wonder how it feels to pass a day
Not above them
But part of them
And out there
Living in the sun
Give me one day out there
All I ask is one
To hold forever
Out there
Where they all live unaware
What I'd give
What I'd dare
Just to live one day out there
Out there among the millers and the weavers and their wives
Through the roofs and gables I can see them
Ev'ry day they shout and scold and go about their lives
Heedless of the gift it is to be them
If I was in their skin
I'd treasure ev'ry instant
Out there
Strolling by the Seine
Taste a morning out there
Like ordinary men
Who freely walk about there
Just one day and then
I swear I'll be content
With my share
Won't resent
Won't despair
Old and bent
I won't care
I'll have spent
One day
Out there
yeAhhh.
Who here read along the music?
One of the most underrated animated movie of all time.
along with Great MOuse Detective & Oliver & Company
But is is the best movie ever
@@eddsolis8382
Why is it that those movies always get treated poorly? I like them.
Yep, it's right alongside The Road to El Dorado and Treasure Planet, etc... for me
@@justalittleturtle5600
I like this one Tangled Frozen Oliver and Company and Balto.
My goodness... For the first time in my life, I actually relate to Frollo here... in the sense that the "world is cruel and wicked". I've never felt that before.
Anyone who is different whether that be by their appearance or mental health, is alienated and frowned upon. It's a horrible world for those who don't fit in with the majority. Our world is so wrong :(.
Quazi, is not ugly at all, the film proves his wonders. No one deserves to live in isolation because they're different. Good on you Quazi, escape and go to the Feast of Fools
Yes, but unfortunately, he is ugly on the outside, which is enough for Frollo to hold against him. He uses it as, a sort of, weapon against Quasimodo. No matter what Quasimodo asked for, whether it was to go outside, or to harbour a fugitive, Frollo would make him feel guilty by reminding him that because of his ugliness, he would've been killed by his mother. This was a terrible lie, manufactured by the wickedness of Frollo's twisted mind. He only told Quasimodo the truth immediately before his death. Quasimodo seems to forgive him, though, as he doesn't let go of the robe that holds Frollo up. More to the point, Frollo was wrong about the fact that Quasimodo would be ridiculed, as he wasn't. He was praised for his ugliness. Except until the soldier started the humilation, then it kinda went downhill...
Only Esmeralda and Phoebus saw past his ugliness and did (or, in Phoebus' case, tried to do what was right) and tried to stop the hideous cruelty. Frollo forbade both of them, but Esmeralda, who, seemingly, had nothing to lose, disobeyed and cut Quasimodo loose. She was applauded. Not for saving Quasimodo, but for standing up to Frollo, who was feared by all of Paris, especially gypsies.
Fantastic comment, not sure what else to say :).
*****
I'm sorry was that directed at me or him? If me, thanks :D If him. Screw you! Ha, nah I'm just goofin' ya.
Baby Dogson You of course.
Amen *****
I never got why this movie got so overlooked. It has the same elements that made "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid" so sucessful. Those elements being a great story, an AMAZING soundtrack, and dynamic charactars. I think the reason being is because this movie has many grown up themes, like percecuting minorities and lust, with little kids not understanding those kinds of things quite yet. I remember watching this as a six-year old kid and not understanding one thing. I recently rewatched it, and it is one of my favorite Disney movies. Judge Frollo is BY FAR one of my favorite Disney villians. But, he's topped by Gaston. (I can't help it. I like those douchbags in movies. They make me laugh everytime.) I loved Frozen as well, because the soundtrack was good, and the charactars were dynamic. But I think Hunchback is just as good, and didn't get NEARLY as much respect as Frozen did,
I agree. Frozen's soundtrack was honestly "meh" to me. I loved "Vuelie" which was the opening number, but to be honest, that was the one song that stood out to me.
The marketing was also not great. By the commercials you would've guessed it was a lighthearted and fun movie, so people were disappointed when they didn't get that.
@@R0DisG0D the trailers are to blame!! xD
I think that the problem is the people who think that an animated movie is for kids, and that's wrong this movie is clearly an adult film but Disney classified it like a kids movie bc is animated
This movie even had Belle in it. Hahaha
Tom Hulce's voice brings a tear to my eyes. It's just such a great contrast to Tony Jay's voice. Beautifully made.
Unfortunately Tom Hulce has retired from acting.
@@shubdawg70 why?
@@shubdawg70 and Tony Jay died a few years ago.
absolutely brilliant
Much better than Let It Go, and yet this never got that level of praise.
Sadly this never got the commercial endorsement :/
That might have something to do with the differences in the marketing budget.
MagicEve Hunchback had a total budget of $100 Million.
Frozen had $150 Million.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Baby Dogson And didn't they use a lot of the same stuff from Tangled in Frozen? They definitely didn't start from scratch.
BjornvirEldrusson All that were reused were the character models of Rapunzel and Flynn. As well as Flynn being a design inspiration for Kristoph. Sven was based off Bambi (for the design).
Quasimodo: (must remain hidden from the public eye)
Also Quasimodo: (runs to top of cathedral and belts a saucey note for all to hear and see)
i would be that one person that would listen, his voice is awesome
This song evokes a tragic dynamic between a possessive, manipulative, and overprotective parental figure and their obedient and sheltered child that just wants to be loved truly and make genuine connections
“All my life I memorize their faces, knowing them as they will never know me” that part always makes me tear up.
For anyone who says Beauty and the Beast was all about Stockholm Syndrome, please show them this movie. This movie is the perfect definition of that. Frollo had been manipulating Quasimodo for his whole life and says his mother was a horrible person and he had forced him to stay inside forever.
While I won't say beauty and the beast is Stockholm syndrome, I do think the plot needed more work than what Disney gave it to remove the worst of the unfortunate subtext.
The original beauty and the beast (and also similar stories) were often about offering young woman trapped in unhappy marriages a fantasy escape: "I know you're new husband seems like a terrifying monster. But get to know him, and be good and virtuous no matter his bad temper and maybe he'll turn out alright!"
Too tired to brainstorm an example plot right now, but I'd start by finding a way to have Beauty live with/become involved with/get intermingled Beast without any sort of threats or coercion from him to her.
You'd probably also want to remove anything that carries parallel to real life domestic abuse (like breaking shit when he's angry).
Probably also, the catalyst for Beasts change shouldn't directly be Beauty. You want to absolutely get rid of any implications like "You can fix him."
To Disney's credit, I think they smoothed over a lot (and Gaston's devolution helps cover the remaining cracks.)
@@Estarile Just have Belle get her father back the first visit, in exchange for nothing, and have her come back out of her volition, curious and feeling sorry for the Beast. She chooses to return because she can see the yawning loneliness inside him, and it reminds her of her own feeling of being out of place in the town.
The Beast learns to reject what he's been told by everyone around him through her unconditional acceptance of him as he is, not because she expects him to turn into a human prince or she just wants him to be nicer to her. The last scene where he fights Gaston, Gaston could say something like "You're just a big, dumb beast," only to have the Beast retort with a rejection of that false premise. Something like "No, I'm not. Not anymore."
R.I.P Tony Jay. One of the greatest villainous voices.
He died?
@@ayametheepic a while ago yeah
@@ayametheepic 2006
@@ayametheepic He was only 73.
On this horrific day, this song seems to uplift and give in the smallest way hope that Notre Dame will again rise to spend more days out there.
Agreed
I saw what happened to Notre dame on the news
@@gracekiebzak9437 :'(
Maybe Quasi was freed and Frollo died that day.
@@Manas-co8wl frollo was killed by Quasimodo so
No he wasn't
This film is highly underrated… The music is definitely the best out of all the Disney films in my opinion.
What about Ed Edd n Eddy?
I agree. Beautiful score. The choirs are unmatched.
This song is so beautiful. I listen to it so many times. Tom Hulce's voice and the swells and falls of the music are just lovely. For me its an alliteration for depression, Frollo being the depression, and Quasimodo wanting to just live one day free without it
Interesting interpretation
Patricio Mejia ^ now that's an alliteration
Not only does this give a message of "don't judge by sight, but by soul" and "don't take life for granted" but it could also give a message about social anxiety and insecurity, if you want to interpret it that way. In this song, you could think of Quasimodo as any person with anxiety, and Frollo is the voice of said anxiety.
Interpret this however you want, I'm just giving what I think.
Tamayako He’s the one by giving him those anxieties. He’s an abuser who serially gaslights him
Alan Menken’s best score. And Tom Hulce’s voice is so gorgeous.
I remember watching this movie again sometime around 2014 or 2015, and I'd forgotten how amazing the visuals and the soundtrack to this movie really was. It's like the memories were buried deep in my consciousness and suddenly brought to light as I was watching the story unfold. It was super nostalgic.
Such clever and poignant lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Pippin), and such thrilling, majestic, lung-filling orchestrations of Menken's score! The most adult animated Disney movie, EVER, with some serious themes on human nature.
The Black Cauldron is a bit more adult than this, but in a different sense. The Black Cauldron is light years more violent, it has some pretty dark and extreme imagery, and some pretty intense themes such as death, murder, raising the dead, and it even was going to have child nudity. Princess Eilonwy is 12, and in a fully animated but forgotten deleted scene, she had half her dress ripped apart to the point of exposing both of her breasts
+dominic garcia and there's more. such as cauldron born slashing one to death, and another who is melted by a mist. there are pictures shown. but I must warn you... it's creepy
I think Hunchback has the most intense/dramatic moments of any Disney animated film, but the most "adult" in terms of seriousness is Fantasia. Outside of the Sorcerer's Apprentice, there's not really a ton for kids specifically - its more of an art museum than a traditional narrative.
And then there are the gargoyles
Clyde Miles the gargoyles are great side characters and bring fun in it
Without them the movie would be too dark and quasi would never come out of the bell tower
i dont understand why som many find them annoying they are great sympathtetic characters in my opinion
Found myself on the edge of crying listening to this. I love revisiting old Disney movies I used to watch all the time. Now as an adult, I can fully understand Quasimodo's yearning and struggle. It's a sad world we live in where people, as soon as they're judged as different, are cast out and ostracized.
Even I (and many people, for that matter) catches themselves thinking like that.
GaMeEmpress89 its the same as me 22 i was born in 1996 and it came out in 1996
Me when the quarentine is over:
This movie was pretty intense for my young mind to take and yet, even though I remember being somewhat nervous watching this, I still watched it plenty times on VHS. And whenever I hear Quasi sing this song and Heaven's light, I found some sort of comfort in his voice. Idk It just gives off a warm feeling whenever I listen to him
CMW1995 i agree mate
He just puts so much feeling and passion in, you can't help but adore it.
I saw it at 9. Still my favorite movie to this day. Decades later.
What's striking to me is the joy Quasimodo feels in just the _hope_ of having a single day to experience the world. He is guaranteed nothing, yet he's thankful for the hope itself.
Having a semi-debilitating chronic illness, it's easy to similarly feel trapped in my home, and that I have nothing of value to offer the world. But man, the hope that things will get better someday is a God-given _gift._ It's what keeps me going. :)
Tom Hulce's voice was perfect for this. It's full of the right emotion and sincerity.
Frollo seems like a real great guy to be around.
Hannah Masters, if you've seen Frollo, then you've met my mother. I'll take a cartoon villain any day. :)
Hannah Masters In the real France of Middle Age what he say in the song is totally right
Yeah, we went to law school together
Frollo is my least favorite Disney villain. Ever since I was little I could never look at him in the eye.
Hannah Masters Oh, yeah, he's great. He's in my book club. I mean, he's a little obsessive, but he makes great scones and he really enjoy's Little Women!
yo this movie is criminally underrated
Damn it. This amazing song gave me goosebumps all over my body, made me tear up a bit, and smile the whole time Quasimoto sang. That's it, I'm downloading 👌
right?? it always gives me goosebumps! *-*
Ana Pantoja q
I know how quasi feels, when he sings his lyrics describe my high functioning autism perfectly. Trapped in my house, wanting to live a life but knowing i could never be like any normal person. I would do anything to not feel guilty nor ashamed to be myself for who i am. To not feel anxious in a crowd, to enjoy time with my family, and not be so weird when talking to people.
Dude, you ARE a normal person, because the only normal thing about people, is that we are different.
PD: yes, i know how cliche it sounds, but its truem
Quasimodo's angelic voice is just everything whenever this plays in my head at school. 💫
Before I even knew this was a Disney song, or that this movie even existed at all, it was played in my class for a lesson.
It's scary how many similarities/parallels there between the beginning of 'Out There' and Mother Knows Best' from Tangled.
Makes me wanna see Rapunzel and Quasimodo meet. Quasi would carve wooden figures of the people of Corona and Punzie would paint them from memory and it would be so sweet and wholesome.
What?
What?
They would totally spend hours trying to recreate the whole city/kingdom.
Tom Hulce has such an amazing voice, he really needs more parts like this.
Holy MOLY. This movie seriously has some beautiful music.
Wanna hear a heartbreaking theory?
In this song, the line “all I ask is one to hold forever” is the saddest thing ever..
Cause the sad irony is that in the book Quasimodo dies holding Esmeralda’s corpse until he dies of starvation, and their bones are tangled together.
I think it’s a reference but that’s just a theory
(AND A FUCKING HEARTWRENCHING ONE AT THAT)
Alice-In-Wonderland that line is just expressing that he wants someone to love and to be loved
Oh
"Frozen was shit compared to this." I agree. This movie was REAL. It not only addressed discrimination, corrupt systems, and looking on the inside for the real beauty, but it also addressed some serious pain that Quasimodo went through. Anna and Elsa was a queen and a princess! Quasimodo cherished the little things whereas Anna and Elsa didn't. Anna may have been craving interaction with her big sister since she was a kid, but Quasi had been craving interaction with ANYONE since he was very little! The struggle was real with The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
YES.
THIS COMMENT.
Sephter Malay I think a parent's death was also really hard on them, but honestly Quasi-boy had it worse.
LIAR FROZEN IS A CLASSIC, NOW!!!!
I think the two movies have different yet similar points. Hunchback is basically a male Rapunzel kind of story while also talking about serious topics such as discrimination and corrupt authority figures. Whereas Frozen is about how a family dealt with a problem and then tried to solve it in a way that was well-meaning but flawed. The result was two sisters with a torn relationship. This is why so many people love Frozen. Because there are so many families with messed up relationships. That movie gives them hope that it will work out. Also don't compare pain between different people. That's unfair to everyone involved.
@@Nazuna500
I actually like Frozen Tangled and this one.
Just like heaven's light and hellfire, the contrast between Frollo and Quasimodo and their two parts to this song is incredible…and yes i love the darkness and coldness of Frollo's part here!
You can tell Tom Hulce was nervous when he sang this, but it actually fits Quasimodo’s personality perfectly. It’s a little hesitant and unsure, but so sweet and pure and earnest.
ikr????
There is absolutely nothing nervous about Hulce’s performance here, that’s an amazing vibrato that you’re hearing. It takes a lot of control to sing like this and to hold the longer notes he achieved in this song.
That's _not_ nervousness, musically speaking.
He was so cute in Amadeus
This might sound Crazy but I actually do not think Quasimodo was all that ugly, just different.
He was made to be sort of cute-ugly in the Disney version. In some older versions he looked downright scary. He also didn't sing or speak since he was deaf so he sometimes made weird moaning/croaking noises.
Sofia Nishimura You are completely right, he is sort of cute-ugly I think that Disney did not want to make him all that ugly because with it being a family film, they did not want to scare children, they also gave this a different ending because in other versions he and Esmeralda die.
Eleanor Hogan "family film" Hellfire says hi.
_AlphaCraft_ Hello.
In the original ending, everyone dies.
One of my favorite Disney songs, period. The ending gives me goosebumps it's so great.
i know you all must be disappointed how little credit this movies gets, but let us all remember that the most underrated, unknown, and unappreciated things are indeed the love and pleasing things this earth will ever experienced. wow don't i sound like a philosopher XD
_Just Like Quasimodo_
Don't want to offend anyone, but Frozen soundtrack can't even be compared with this. I wish Disney would keep experimenting like they did with this movie instead of making crappy movies to sell toys.
This is my favorite song from the movie. It's heart-breaking, tragic, dramatic, hopeful and innocent. From the gorgeous instrumentation to the expressive voices-everything about it is just beautiful.
3:17 never fails to give me chills.
Friend: Cmon, there's gotta be at least one Disney song you relate to
Me: 0:46
3:03 is some of the happiest music I've ever heard.
Mswordx23 I know right, the background score almosts sounds a bit like John Williams territory.
Mswordx23 lmao perfect
Mswordx23 it’s that bell set because mallet percussion makes everything better😁😁
It's a work of art.
3:30 is too, its just a really positive tone throughout Quasi's half of the song
3:57 - When the bells come in, it makes my heart soar! 😁
This is the most underrated Disney movie ever made. It has BEAUTIFUL music, and AMAZING vocal cast, and a beautiful storyline and characters. It bombed in theatres and is, for most people I know, the least memorable Disney movie of their childhood. I will never understand why this beautiful cinematic masterpiece is deemed as being mediocre at best. It is, in my opinion, one of the BEST.
9 years later, I think it is THE BEST.
This life is a bittersweet taste of heaven and hell. Those who give no mercy will get no mercy.
+Alejandro Teruel that was beautiful.
Edgy teen syndrome
I want to appreciate the fact of how Quasimodo’s voice is perfection. It’s an angels voice on a perfect body
Quasimodo’s voice reminds me of Wilbur’s voice/singing in the animated Charlotte’s Webb (1973) cartoon film.
Only recently did I realize how darn good this song is.
I can't stop replaying this song. I love the intro and the voice for Quassimodo.
3:18 makes me feeling goosebumps. one of the best music background, and Quasimodo voice fits perfectly well... I have no doubt to say this: BEST SONG EVER IN DISNEY HISTORY
Let's be real, this song makes you feel grateful for what you got.
"Everyday they shout and scold and go about their lives, heedless of the gift it is to be them." every time I hear this part I cant help but cry.
This is how you uplift and send out a message without making it sound passionless and pushy.
First watched this movie in 2012 now in 2022 never stopped watching it such a great movie that and wreck it Ralph never stopped watching
I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
As a 20 year old man who was homeschooled most their life and has no siblings and who has religious parents who work a lot, I can relate A LOT to Quasimodo. Being alone isn’t fun. Everyone who survived 2020 can understand that, but imagine that being your whole life. Never take your friends or family for granted because even when they get on your nerves you realize they’re the best gift you could ever receive.
I totally get it. I was an only child with no cousins my age or other kids in my area. I kept to myself in school until I switched to cyber. Over the years my loneliness has become aloneness, but sometimes it makes me a little sad
@@Anonymous-ng4wc Feel you man.. I wish you the best.
I see comments about the parallels between this and Rapunzel and while yes on the surface they are the same, they are very different. Rapunzel has her parents that love her. People fall in love with her the moment they meet her. The world is friendly to her. Quasimodo is not given that luxury. We, as the audience, know he has a heart of pure gold, but people are judgemental and cruel. His first time amongst people was during a festival where they thought he was wearing an ugly mask, they happily tied him to rig and threw rotten food at him for their own entertainment. The things Frollo told him had a sad truth to them and were reinforced by the citizens outside the church. And Quasimodo is taken because he gives Frollo anything. Frollo is afraid of going to hell for killing Quasimodo's mother.He doesn't want him to leave the church because he is embarrassed of him. He gains a sick pleasure in loading over him with authority, but that's about all he receives from their relationship. The Hunchback of Notre Dame handled the themes of reality with facial and body differences and the corruption of those that use religion and purity for their own gain. Rapunzel is about... love.... and paper lanterns and having a dream. Which is nice. But as someone with body differences Quasimodo was my Disney princess. My only Disney princess and his story is so much more nuanced than girl stuck in a tower with hair powers.
This movie has one of the BEST soundtracks out there!
I see what you did there😂
Quasimodo deserves the world but the world doesn't deserve him
Tom Hulce is one of my favorite male actors. He was and probably still a good example of a sentimental guy. When I was little I didn't care Quasimodo until I got older. I love his singing and he's one of my favorite Disney male heros.
Alexandra Rangel couldn't of said it better
You should type in pictures of Tom Hulce when he was young. Oh my god! He was so smoking hot!
Alexandra Rangel IKR! you're the first person that agrees with me! young tom hulce is definitely my celebrity crush.😂
Awesome! I thought I was the only person who has a celebrity crush on Tom Hulce :)
He was pretty much a thirst bait in our class after my teacher showed the film Amadeus in class ^^;
I don't know why, but I always cry at the beginning of this song. Frollo, telling Quasimoto that he is the only one who will ever be his friend, the only one who will protect him, and making Quasimoto repeat all of the things he says, it just makes me SO sad. The abusiveness of this relationship is finally hitting me now that I'm older, and I can't help but wish that there weren't people like that out in the world. It breaks my heart to listen to this soundtrack...
This song always makes me cry, there is something so hopeful about quasi's dream but also truth in frollo statement's unfortunately. The question is what do we focus on the hope or the negative aspects. Light or darkness? Love this film!
Quasi has the most beautiful ethereal voice
This song really do be hitting differently in quarantine
Tom Hulce does have a beautiful angelic voice. I fell in love with his singing when I was a kid. Am I the only one who was serenaded by it? 😍😍😍😍😍 What a voice! What a voice!
Who's here after Notre Dame catching fire?it's so sad seeing the place where all our heroes met and had there adventure....
Yeah when I heard the news. He suddenly came to moms I visited Notra Damn. back in 06. and I was tempted to go looking for him
That is exactly what I felt. I immediately listened to the soundtrack and got the movie out of the library. I also saw a beautiful cartoon drawing of Quasimodo crying and hugging his beloved Notre Dame it made me cry as well. I so happy that the cathedral will be able to be rebuilt.
@Thunderbird Firefly that is magical I love those lyrics
Maybe its because i grew up with this type of Disney that I feel like every single one of their recent movies have been a cash grab. This movie has so much passion and beauty in it. I will treasure this movie.
You really feel like Moana was a cash grab? Tangled, Moana, Princess and the Frog, many fairly recent Pixar movies(Inside Out, All Toy Story movies, Wall e, Ratatouille, and a bunch of others) were all really well made movies. All of the live action remakes are cash grabs but most of their other work is good
@@brendanfitzpatrick670 yeah the live actions are what I mean by recent. Moana came out like 4 years ago, wall e and ratatouille came out 12+ years ago, and princess and the frog came out 7 ish years ago. When I say recent I dont mean movies that came out after this movie. I mean recent
@@brendanfitzpatrick670 way too tame for my taste and I'm talking about those show , I'm talking the newer one
The outside world can be dark and cruel, but there’s also care and compassion for anyone who’s different like Quasimodo. At first Esmeralda was frightened by Quasimodo’s deformed appearance but then she learned that Quasimodo is beautiful from the inside. You can’t judge a book by its cover.
I was 11 when this movie came out and it totally floored me. I still love it to this day, and can remember every word to the songs. Beautiful.
Definitely one of those once in a lifetime kind of films.
Tragic what happened to Notre Dame yesterday...heart goes out to everyone who had to watch it x
This song is just so so beautiful and so full of hope! I love it :')
I miss this kind of music...
Best lyrics and best score for a Disney film. Hands down.
Just beautiful.
This is easily on my top five list of underappreciated Disney songs, right underneath Brazzle Dazzle Day from Pete's Dragon. Major props to Tom Hulce for belting this out with such enthusiasm, and especially for holding that last note.
The whole movie is just so underrated :(
Disney films used to be so epic and funny. Now that their antagonists are fading more and more into the background they are not as epic as they used to be! Disney needs to just bring these back because everybody misses them. If they don’t come back the Disney films are no longer going to be what they were! Disney antagonists are so cool they make me laugh every single time and they’re creepy and they’re awesome.
also judge Frolo is super fun to watch. he is clean, creepy, and has a deep booming voice. He seems very intimidating and has an awesome singing voice. He is very creepy but he is a great Disney antagonist. He ain’t magic or anything he ain’t casting spells on anyone, but he can definitely go on a rampage and be mad at people for no reason which makes him very entertaining to watch. He ain’t a demigod or anything, but his crazy emotions will make you shiver with fear. That is how legendary he is! He is more cruel and evil than Hades! It is so crazy. But I love him he’s nice to listen to.
One of my most favorite Disney movies.
Anyone else watching this during Quarantine! 🥺
ME
Day 7 of quarantine has me like:
This is so powerful and beautiful
The reason I like Quasimodos voice so much is that it’s not perfect
My favorite song in this movie
Mine too :)
The Duet Intro is just as powerful. The first 9 seconds of the track is the most ridiculously awesome thing I've ever heard.
Samuel Bradley I strongly agree. I can’t stop listening to it!
+Samuel Bradley
Its breathtaking, honestly. The composition in this film is nothing short of genius.