don’t mind me being thrown by the insane details in these movies, i love the songs but wtf is with someone being stuck inside a mirror yall… anyway hope u enjoy lol
Fun fact! The guy in the first song, Julian, is voiced by Alessandro Juliani! He voices a TON of barbie princes, but you might also recognize him as L/Ryuzaki from Death Note. I have forever been cursed with this information, and now you are too.
Petition for Matthew to post reaction to full Barbie movies I'm totally not using this as an excuse to watch Barbie movies through a new perspective and relive my childhood or anything 👀
I remember diamond castle, it was such a good classic barbie movie, which I highly suggest. It was one of the first ones that I watch. Also, thank you for consistently giving us amazing content.
The voices in the early barbie movie are so pretty! I'd love a part 3 with "Free" from the Princess and the Pauper, and the main theme song in the 12 dancing princesses which is iconic for the barbie movies.
Island Princess is SUCH a good movie, and the entire soundtrack is gorgeous. I’d honestly recommend listening to any song from that movie. The songs in Diamond Castle are really nice too. Also you should totally watch these movies sometime! The early movies are based on fairytales and ballets, but they eventually started coming up with their own stories and some of them get crazy! A personal favorite of mine is Princess Charm School, the twist at the end of that movie was honestly kinda dark (On Top of the World is a song from that movie I’d recommend as well)! Awesome video, can’t wait to see more 🖤
connected genuinely slaps so hard. when i watched it with my cousin, she didn't have internet access and she paused the movie every line just to transcribe the lyrics
Just to answer some of your questions :) The first song, "To Be a Princess" features Julian who is the Princess' childhood friend/tutor who loves said Princess, Anneliese. This song takes place after the Princess is taken and the Pauper, Erika, replaces her (wearing a blonde wig because she's a brunette, thats why his voice cracked as he almost confessed his love out loud for the Princess as their love isnt "allowed" due to different social castes). Yes the rules are outdated, but it was what was expected of princesses during that time period (educated in arts/music/well mannered and uneducated in science/math/philosophy). The cat is supposed to have dog traits, so aside from the tongue sticking out he also barks instead of meowing! A pauper is a commoner/peasant. Second song, "Connected," the villain of the movie was turning the muses into stone to take over the Diamond Castle, but she needed to get rid of all of them to do so to corrupt everything and gain total power. One of the muses was trapped in the mirror as a protective measure to save her from the villain and to save the diamond castle. Fourth song, "I Need to Know," she is a princess but after her family's ship was wrecked she washed up on the island with memory loss (her family is alive, she's reunited with her mother at the end). She was a child when it happened so she knew how to speak english before the shipwreck, she grew up and learned to communicate with animals Dr.DoLittle style. The prince is an explorer who goes out on expeditions and found the island, he wants to help her find her family, etc. *FUN FACT! Julian from Princess and the Pauper and the explorer prince from The Island Princess are the same voice actor! Alessandro Juliani is known for his voice work, he voiced 5 different Barbie love interests) and is well known for his role in "The 100." *ANOTHER FUN FACT!! The music producers/composers who worked on Princess and the Pauper also worked on Island Princess! They have the most beautiful harmonies and those two movies are the only ones where the male love interest(s) sing in the movie!
I'm just going to comment the same songs I commented on the last video that you haven't listened to yet, because I think they deserve being listened to :) - Another me (the lyrics videos have a better version than the video with scenes from the movie) - Queen of the Waves - Can you keep a Secret - On top of the World
17:48 Love how I can hear the other guy exhaling at the nitpicking 😂 Like, I feel you bro Especially after she gave a bit of context with the "Why do my memories start with a storm?" line.
I was like, that song, with the two Barbies discovering a girl in a mirror. That song sounds familiar...oh my gosh it's the melody from a song in Spanish. It's called Tenerte y quererte by RBD
It might just be the fact I grew up with princess and the pauper but I love the origional version of to be a princess as opposed to the popper version…
Attempt 1 at getting you to litsen to the Mad Rat Dead OST It's a neat underrated rythm game that came out in 2020 an honestly has one of my favorite soundtracks in any videogame, it has really varied tracks wich you seem to like I could list the whole thing here but some I think you should give a listen to are: -Mad Rat Heart -Heartless being -If We Could Be Friends -Ghost Of Culvert
You are so funny and you make me smile and i have really need that, because i'm fighting to keep myself alive and fighting with very bad thought and I feel also both stressed and pressured, especially pressured my people from my own family, but i will keep fighting and never give up and that's why i want to thank you for making me smile just by seeing this video
If you want to hear beautiful harmonies from a barbie movie you should listen to the Norwegian version of Free from Barbie as the princess and the pauper
The irony is I heard connected first through aquamarine and not the barbie and the diamond castle. The princess and the pauper will be my favorite barbie movie/musical ever.
4:43 both princess and pauper have cats in the movie. The princess has like a white, fluffy, spoiled female cat, and the pauper has a mutt who thinks he's a dog 🤣 and that's why the tongue is out.
i love Julian so much because 1 he is so goofy and quite entertaining and 2 the va also is L from the english dub of death note also I NEED TO KNOW HAS TO BE MY FAVORITE
When I saw the pin and that the island princess was on it I pressed that so quick, I LOVE that movie defo one of my favourite barbie movies and Matthew mate you need to watch it!!!
Mathew you HAVE to react to Ren. He's an artist, a musician, a rapper, a singer, performer and more. He's so incredible all around you have to check him out (Hi Ren, Tales of Jenny and Screech, Sick Boi, some of his songs to start)
3:18 i knew the movie was correct i even looked it up to make sure but yes arching back means pushing your chest forward arching your back not hunching your back
5:44 Movie detail but he's in love with the princess, the girl he's teaching is basically like her dopple-ganger and his voice cracked cause he's embrarrased
oh I really need to leave my recommendations there because barbie music SLAPS and not enough people talk about it I wish I had her life (princess and the popstar) if you love me for me (princess and the pauper) two voices, one song (there was a bit of it in the 'connected' clip) on top of the world (princess charm school) you can tell she's a princess (princess charm school) right here in my arms, especially the reunion version (island princess) queen of the waves (mermaid tale) the cat's meow (princess and the pauper) written in your heart (princess and the pauper) free (princess and the pauper) (also you really have to watch that movie, it's great) here I am (princess and the popstar) (keira's version, it slaps the most)
I just realized that Erika sings way more lines in the German version of "To be a princess" than in the English version. Or did he just skip over all the Erika lines?
The cat is her companion she’s the girl from the sweat shop and Julian is teaching her how to be a princess cuz the real princess got kidnapped so she’s taking her place while they look for the princess
Oh pleeeease, you also need to hear "Here I am" from "Barbie: The Princess and The Popstar (Keira version)💜", and songs from "Barbie and The Secret Door"🦋🌸!!! They are blast, you're gonna love it💗
I saw someone else mention it and I would love for you to do queen of the waves from mermaid tale it was one the best songs of my childhood even my mum loved it so much that she would sing it all the time
There's a song from Barbie and the Popstar where they are singing about what their lives could be if they had the other one's. I don't know how it's called, but I think you'd like it Edit: It's called "I wish I had her life". (Thanks for the answer)
I would like to recommend you to listen to some of Freedom Planet/Freedom Planet 2 soundtracks. They both have one of the coolest videogame music I've ever listened to, especially the second one, the soundtrack of which is very underrated in my opinion.
I may be biased, BUT THEY DID MY BOY JULIAN DIRTY lol I grew up with the Latin version of the Barbie movies, and I promise you the lyrics to "To Be a Princess" are so much better, I made a translation myself. They may not be as accurate 'cause English is not my first language but I hope my point comes across lmao Una Princesa - Barbie la Princesa y la Costurera [JULIAN] A princess [must] know how to use cutlery A princess a thousand shoes will wear Always acts with modesty Always eats on a plate Is happy, enchanting, and besides A princess can never make mistakes Look ahead and don't fall down The protocol maintains That posture you must always have Firm gesture when looking Never loosen your lips Firm your back, and gloves you must use Straight shoulders Belly in Your pinky [out] [Lift] Your chin Slowly everything you'll watch [ERIKA] I see now [JULIAN] Breathing, going forward A smile, not a laugh What you feel you musn't show Slide A princess must always look good A princess must always give her [best] A lot of portraits they will make [you] What a bed you will sleep in With propriety you will adress everyone [You] Will always have great courtesy And you will tune with harmony Your sweet voice the world will wish to hear [JULIAN AND ERIKA] Hear, hear [JULIAN] And her beautiful gaze You no longer think of anything When she appears Something in the atmosphere can be felt A rose perfume that you'll never forget Look forward and don't [ERIKA] Ever, ever fall [JULIAN] You will always arrive [ERIKA] I will always be there [JULIAN] Be ready, anything can happen Firm stare and don't [ERIKA] Ever loosen [my] lips [JULIAN] A gentle gesture [ERIKA] Never look behind [JULIAN] There's a time and place for everything A princess will never do the cleaning A princess [will] use her head
please please please do shooting star or firefly from starlight adventure and right here in my arms from island princess! you can tell she's a princess from princess charm school! there are so many good songs from barbie movies
The ones you're talking about being weird is just julien teaching the book of etiquette for the "pauper" erika so obviously we find weird cause we ain't royals. He's the "princess" analiese's royal teacher and since they princess is missing they gang up and help erika pretend to be a princess until they find analise
You wanna hear weird? There's a song in Diamond Castle where it's just two identical twins trying to flirt with the girls and occasionally complementing eachother's looks ("where did you get to be so good-looking?" "genetics" "ah")
we thought they would be love interests but they ended up being comedic relief, which fits the story better cause alexa and liana were practically already married from the very first frame
In any other movies these guys are who the girls fall in love with and they get married at the end. Instead liana and Alexa are just so put off and disgusted by them throughout the entire movie, and then go back to their lesbian cottage core happily ever after together
Julian is the best Barbie love interest, imo. He wasn't forcing those rules on Erika, but she needed to know what princesses are expected to do to pass as her. The princess herself didn't like how she was expected to behave. The Diamond Castle colors were weird because the person used a filter on their video.
To be fair what is said about the way a princess is supposed to be is kind of true there is for example a rule that says that a princess can only wear 3 items of jewlry at one time with earbuds counted as one pair=1 to not be to flashy with how rich you are. So you can have earbuds a necklace and a ring or a bracelet instead of a ring but not both. At least that is what A real Swedish princess has explained in a film about the royal life.
5:43 the voice crack is there to reveal his powerful feelings for Anneliese (who he sings about)! As her tutor, he shouldn't let those feelings show, which is why I love the voice crack - a little moment of him getting lost in a daydream, overpowered by his feelings and accidentally letting his controlled mask slip.
lmao him being upset at Julian (the guy in the first song) is making me laugh. like he put together at the end, He's explaining the book on Royal Etiquette, not his own opinions.
Next songs you should definitely listen to if you do another video: -Cat's Meow (Princess & The Pauper) (such a sweet and playful song with a really good message) -2 voices 1 song (Diamond Castle) (you briefly heard a reprise of it in Connected, but this is the full version and so good) -Shine (12 Dancing Princesses) (not the highest on the list but still a bop) -Free (Princess & The Pauper) (would give you a LOT of context for the movie as a whole, and also the harmonies are on point) -Queen Of The Waves (Mermaid Tale) (just a straight up good time) -If You Love Me For Me (Princess & The Pauper) (another love duet and soooo pretty)
Connected is maybe the Diamond Castle's song that people like the most, but honestly, I prefer "Two Voices, One Song", the bit they are singing after talking to the mirror lady, the harmonies are even better!
to justify to be a princess, the actual princess has gone missing and she has to pretend to be her long enough to find the actual princess, so He's teaching her what he knows of the princess
Indeed, I need to know is still my comfort song in general. I can prefer it over many Disney movies and general songs by artists. I also like Island Princess both as a story and as a love story. Antonio is not just a love interest unlike other barbie movies, he literally is an equal protagonist as Rosetta with his own story and struggle.
Im not gonna lie, mathew saying "THE PLOT THICKENS" when the girl in the mirror (im a disgrace, ive watched that movie so many times and i cant remember what her name is, is it Melody?) says she's nobody made me laugh out loud, that was so funny, please keep reacting to these
I am going to recommend "Love is for Peasants" also from Island Princess because that song is genuinely just so much fun. Great villain song. And Right Here in My Arms (reunion), also from that movie. It's just. So lovely
Amazing Barbie movie song suggestions: Written in your heart - princess and the pauper Believe - diamond castle If you love me for me - princess and the pauper Right here in my arms - island princess On top of the world - princess charm school We’re gonna find it - diamond castle Life is a fairytale - a fashion fairytale Love is for peasants - island Princess These are all a must listen to, I really hope we get another one of these because they’re a joy to watch!
Another song that should be on this list should be "I need to know" from Barbie as the Island Princess. I always liked that song. I also liked the song "At the Ball"
the way i literally DIED when the old school rainbow filter and lyrics in goofy 2012 summer font popped up in the second song. The true mark of a well beloved classic.
Barbie songs are so good and some have great messages too! I'd recommend these: Cat's Meow (Princess & The Pauper), We're Gonna Find It (Diamond Castle), Right Here in my Arms (reunion) (Island Princess) All for One (Three Musketeers) this one's a bit more uptempo, and lastly, Shine (12 Dancing Princesses)
I would love to see him make full videos where he listen to every song in order from all the Barbie musicals and try to figure out what the movies are about
If you want to know the deal with Barbie in an Island Princess is: when she was younger (like around 10 or so) she was on a ship voyage but they hit a storm and she was knocked out or something along those lines. She washed up on the island where the animals took care of her. She does have vague memories of the past and a trunk that was washed up with her that has half her name on it. She remembers parts of a lullaby that her mom sung her and of course English but other than that she has no idea. Just a little background for you.
Watching you listen to Connected sent multiple waves of nostalgia through me. You BETTER watch Diamond Castle in a video. To this day, even as a 21 year old, it's my favorite Barbie movie.
The voice crack is because Julian is in love with Anneliese the girl in the painting and he got a bit carried away with his feelings for her. At this point in the movie she is missing and Erica has to pretend to be Anneliese so no one will notice. So Julian is also at this point worried about her safety.
I always love it when waiting for the moment someone realises just how truly good the Barbie movies can be. Through the craftsmanship of the music you can tell that everyone behind it cared what they were working for. Also no, you are not meant to hate Julian - the dude from the first song lolol. He and the prince from the final song "I Need to Know" is the same voice actor. The talent that man holds is incredible. I need more reacting to Barbie 😩😂
Some Barbie song suggestions for future videos!! "This is Me" from Barbie Diaries "Love is for Peasants", "The Rat Song", and "Always More" from Island Princess "If You Love Me For Me" from Princess and the Pauper "Life is a Fairytale", "Another Me", "Get Your Sparkle On" from Fashion Fairytale "Can You Keep a Secret" from Fairy Secret "You Can Tell She's a Princess" and "On Top of the World" from Princess Charm School "Unbelievable" from Three Musketeers (it's a cover of the EMF song, but with different lyrics) "Here I Am" from Princess and the Popstar "I Want it All" from Secret Door "Good Vibes" and "Playground of Our Dreams" from Big City Big Dreams
