Jean Louisa Kelly performs Someone To Watch Over Me in Mr. Holland's Opus 

Agree with everything you said. In addition to an amazing musical performance, the visual composition and choice of shots in this scene is perfect.

He decided to stay, but leaving to pursue music in New York with a beautiful young woman wasn't a fantasy. It was a reality placed in front of him, and he decided against it.

@@josephinakeam6197 Great point Josephina.

​​@@josephinakeam6197Amen.i hate it when ppl say that if a man follows a younger woman to pursue his lifelong dream and he leaves his family means he's being childish or irresponsible.if he neglect his fatherly duties than yes but a man or woman have the right to pursue their dreams with or without a new person.I know it's a marriage but if someone isn't happy they shouldn't be forced to stay..then it just becomes staying married and they become resentful.not fair for anyone.I believe if you truly love someone you set them free.i know easier said than done but I have done that

_This_ was where the movie surprised me. Having him run off with Rowena would have been the cliche here...but _he didn't do that._

@@AmySoxcliche is sticking to conventions. Conventions become normal, normal becomes boring, boring becomes cliche.

Years ago, I would have volunteered to be that somebody.

Better than the original? What does that even mean? This timeless piece has been done by a lot of great singers, a testament to its depth. Like, just f'rinstance, Linda Ronstadt. Not hard on the ears exactly... this is lovely but it does it no harm to put it in a forest of spectacular recordings.

This movie made me listen to every vocal song differently. Now when I hear a cover of an original song I listen to it thinking “is this person conveying the meaning of the song or simply putting their vocal flair on someone else’s popular song?“ Many covers cannot accomplish this but it is a gem when one is found.

@@brucehilton1662 I wasn't aware of the other's version of this song nor who was the original singer / artist at time I heard this song in Mr Holand's Opus... What made the song so special & unique apart from her lovely voice & music accompanying her in this movie is what it was conveying in the movie... Don't know if you've seen the movie or would even like it, if you did... But the story behind the song being sung on stage & people involved & decisions having to be made is what make it so special, unique, sentimental, moving, romantic, & so much more... Anyway, I'm going to listen to Linda Ronstadt's & Barbra Streisand's versions...

My first time watching this scene. I knew she did some singing, but I loved her rendering of this standard. As usual, I measure every female vocal performance of this type by comparing it to Ella Fitzgerald.

Well the original was a 1927 music review with Gertrude Lawrence singing a rather showy version that several later versions would probably best, but I get what Kim is trying to say. There is something about this version that I love too.

No doubt about that!

I totally agree! I fell in love with when this movie first came out. You nailed the reason! That expression right at the end, I am in love all over again!

"better" is relatiive. There are other excellent versions of this very song. This is one of them. :)

Lol that's why it has 4 comments.

Totally Agree!!!!!!

I agree. Karen Carpenter's in a brief snippet in a duet with Ella Fitzgerald was amazing, though. If she had sang the whole song, that would have been the best version.

I agree totally, best version performed. I heard it in this movie many years ago. She did this song marvelous. I like this song very much.

An accurate account of things in the movie Dennis. Well said.

Ifn you haven’t seen the movie “uncle Buck” I highly recommend it. She plays a very angry high school student, at the time she was 17, beautiful of course. John Candy was his fabulous self, definitely worth the watch.

The incredible standoff I'd perfect drama. Singers face is yearning, while wife's heart is breaking.

To playing Iceman's widow in Top Gun: Maverick 😢

Wow. Just wow.

Yes.

there really isnt a better version of this. it give you goosbumps

Agree. I’ve listened to this dozens of times and there isn’t a thing I would change about this scene. Movie perfection.

Ella Fitzgerald version is for me, the best

There's one out there by Julie Andrews that is simply beautiful.

I love this rendition too, although there have been some amazing takes by Sting, Ronstadt, Julie Andrews etc still something about this scene and Jean Louisa's beauty and innocence, pure voice combined with the dramatic elements around Mr Holland and his wife and the longing he knows better than to act on always get me. This song is a true masterpiece though and it always gets me when it's done well but something about this scene and the execution goes beyond a well-executed rendition.

Are you suggesting he should leave / abandon his family for her? While it's very emotionally charged... Personally, I think he made right choice as painful & difficult as it may have been...

@@Thankful_n_Grateful I agree, he made the right choice. But it must have been very difficult for him to resist her offer. Great movie, Jean Louisa Kelly was flawless!!!

@karenladd1110 Life is Complicated... While Their Emotions Are High... That's All It Is... Should They Have Followed Their "Impluse", They Would Have Quickly Learned & Realized: Living Together & Dealing With Everyday Responsibilities Would Dampened, If Not Eliminated All Those Warm, Fuzzy, Romantic Feelings... They Were Two Hurting Individuals That Found Temporary Comfort, Validation, Emotional Support, Encouragement In Each Other... There Are Exceptions, Where Something Like This Could Possibly Work... But Percentage Is Very Low... Hurting People Tend To Hurt Others... Codependency May Be Nice In Beginning... But Once One of The Individuals Is Healed From Whatever Was Hurting Them, If Partner Isn't Progressing & Improving... What Was Once a Feeling of Security, Safety, Love... Becomes a Burden... Again Life Is Complicated... Good Times, Challenging Times & Everything In Between... Imagine In Real Life If They Would Have Pursued Their Dreams Together... They'd Both Be 28 yrs Older... Movie Came Out In 1995? World Has Changed Dramatically Since Then... 🙂😉😊

Meant my favorite ✌🙂

For most of us it would be a terrible choice. In the end we love our family and stay, while wanting to get on the bus.

There is only one singer who does this song better, and her name is Katharine McPhee, on American Idol, and she is so beautiful, it's hard to watch her. If you haven't seen it, you are really missing something extremely beautiful.

Try Sting's version

Say me I love you Jean Louisa Kelly !

I may agree that this is one of the greats - but' move over Ella'? As in Ella Fitzgerald? I mean, seriously? Maybe a little dated, but really? - She's not playing a 17 - 18 year old kid in love and singing to Richard Dreyfuss- granted - but with her own rendition, Ella isn't moving over for anybody! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2Wc8oNLKrgY.html

Agree, please do not compare Ella to anyone! She is the queen of jazz. She had a unique voice . Her vocal range spanned 3 octaves. She was praised for her purity of tone and intonation. I’m just touching on some of her talents as a an artist. Singing one song well does not make you a GOAT. Sit down and eat your food!

I can see why he would want her. I'm flabbergasted as to why she would want him.

@@renshiwu305 They share passion and talent. He makes her feel protected and guided. She likely feels that if the two of them are together, their dreams are not only tangible but sky is the limit.

@@whasian1487 She's young and pretty. Men like young and pretty women. Women gravitating towards older men is disturbing because of its paternal dimensions.

Can you tell us more about this scene? Any sense of why they re-did it several times? Did Dreyfuss get any direction or coaching for this scene that you remember? I'm presuming this was lip-synched in some way? Thanks!

@@hawkrider88 Hello. It is normal for movies to film a scene over and over from many different angles. If you watch a scene, say where people are talking, every angle is a different take. A big-budget movie can easily spend all day filming one minute of the final movie. When you turn on the TV to some unknown show, you can tell within sixty seconds if it is a theatrical movie, a made-for-TV movie, or a weekly television drama. The different looks are based on how much time is put into filming from different angles. As for lip-syncing -- she was certainly singing, but I imagine she also re-recorded in a studio, because actors in movies actually dub in their *spoken* dialogue after filming if the sound recording is not ideal, for example, if they are outdoors or in a real house instead of a soundstage. This (along with sound effects) is part of what is called post-production sound, and it is a big part of a movie's budget. Indie films usually don't have the money to do that and that is why their sound isn't as good. if Richard Dreyfuss got any coaching, it probably happened during rehearsal, before they filmed with us extras. But there was a real conductor just off camera conducting the orchestra, and Dreyfuss was following his movements.

@@treewalker1070 Hey thanks very much for the reply and inside info. I have heard that most dialog is re-recorded again in the studio but Wow...that seems like a lot of work for an entire movie!

@@hawkrider88 They mostly only do that when scenes are filmed outdoors or on location, because the sound can't be perfect. But a lot of times scenes that appear to be outdoors are actually done on a soundstage in front of a green screen. But post-production sound is indeed part of why movies cost so much to make, and a lot of work does go into movies, as we can see if we sit through five minutes of credits packed with long long lists of names. Anyway, I recalled another moment, after they had done a lot of takes focusing on her, and a lot of takes focusing on Mr. Holland from various angles, I remember the cameraman moving in front of the front row of the audience, crouching down and shoving that huge camera lens into the wife's face for a couple of takes. At 2:09, when the closeup gets tighter and tighter, it's not a zoom lens, the camera actually moved closer and closer till it was like a foot from her face. Couldn't see her expression from behind, but could imagine it, because Rowena's seductive manner was obvious even from way back in the audience.

And, by the way, rewatching the scene, it does sound like the song was re-recorded in a studio. That is not the sound of an echoey auditorium and she sounds miked very close. The final scene definitely was, the orchestra didn't sound that good live.

Yes they use those in pictures, but she’s really singing along.

You make it sound like someone else did the singing....she sang it herself.

@@amykuntz1638 No she did, she recorded it in a studio for the sound quality, like all pictures, then sang along while filming.

@@amykuntz1638 in a studio, not on stage as portrayed. K thx bye.