Speaking as someone who can speak and read Hebrew, thanks to growing up a part of a vibrant Jewish community, the Mi Chamocha section in When You Believe was absolutely exquisite. The pronunciation and melodic emphasis was accurate and gorgeous. I once performed that section as a solo in fifth grade choir, because I was the only one with the range and the ability to speak the Hebrew clearly, and I poured my all into it. It's not easy, but done right it is pure magic.
I loooooove Deliver Us!! The whole soundtrack is just beautiful and Voctave sound absolutely AMAZING! Love when you sang and then snapped in shock because you heard something - saaamme haha! Your dinosaur hands are the equivalent to my excited claw hands 😀 I think Through Heaven's Eyes was always my favourite, I definitely joined in with the dance hahah! What's lovely about the music from Prince Of Egypt is that each song gives us as the audience something different and it's just so magical!!
Watching Mortius is always a cute little treat. But looking on and seeing you comment on his video (meaning that you've watched it as well) feels sweeter still as you are among the top of the list, mortius obviously as well of vocal coach/reactors that I love to watch. ^,^ as a singer myself I have never been able to learn musical notes but my eidetic memory allows me to replicate notes with perfect pitch or even sometimes harmonies as well. So I love learning about the music I love to listen to in a more broken down/studious frame of mind. ❤
Okay, still going to be really difficult for you since their voices blend a lot but here's a guide to their names lol: Kate - Soprano 1 (Classical-esque training and Always up in the rafter) Tiffany - Soprano 2 (the Soprano in When You Believe solo) Gospel Background. Ashley - Soprano 3/Alto 1 or Sopralto lmao. (Sings the Deliver Us solo at the end of the song.) Barbershop background Sarah - Alto 1/2 (Alto Solo in When You Believe) Jazz Background. Chrystal - Alto 2/3 (Sang Colors of the Wind in Disney Princess Medley) Gospel Background (Basically sings in Tenor territory but also has the highest recorded belt in Voctave Bb2-Ab5 lol) EJ - Tenor 1 (Can't wait to be King in Showstoppers Medley.) Basically sings high in Alto territory lol. Broadway/Pop/Rock esque style. Drew - Tenor 2 (All I've Ever Wanted Soloist) Barbershop Background. Jamey - Tenor 3 (Starts the Hebrew portion in When You Believe Ashira) Arranger/Leader of Voctave. Kurt - Bass 1 (Heaven's Eyes Solo) Broadway Background, Can sing up to Tenor ranges lmao. Aaron - Bass 2 (Newer addition to the group so has solos on the newer albums only) Barbershop background. Karl - Bass 3 (Always rumbling in the bassment, almost always in the 1st octave lol.) Check out Heroes and Villains or Make them hear you from the same album for his solo. Barbershop Background. Voctave has always been an 11 member group. Drew and Aaron are new additions who replaced Tony and JC respectively, you'll see them in the earlier videos. Tony - Vocal Director is usually seen conducting in the videos, Sang Tenor 2. Barbershop Background. JC - Sang Bass 3 amazing lows. Solo in You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. All the members of Voctave are a part of Voices of Liberty at Epcot in Disney. They were all formed from there. They all sing on an off, most of them.
I swear I looked everywhere for a listing of the vocal arrangements for this. I wanted to know who did the "Deliver Us" solo at the end, and I am not at all surprised that it's Ashley. Awesome.
This was my #1 most played on Spotify last year, and at this rate it will be this year too. And I still get chills every time. I just cannot with Voctave. There are no words.
Oooooh, I’m excited for this one! This is one of my favorites from Voctave! Update: first time I’ve cried during one of your vids. Thank you for doing this one!
@@officialmortius Oh, it was a good cry, for sure! It was the ending; the way it affected you in the same way it affects me. This arrangement hits me in the feels, and I often play it on repeat, and to see your reaction to it, especially at the end, really got me. There is nothing like that emotional connection to music, at least in my life experience, and seeing someone share that connection and appreciation is precious to witness.
When you mentioned in the intro that your favourite was “Deliver Us” I figured the medley would either break you or make you so happy you’d get all the feels. Definitely goosebumps and teary-eyed every time I listen to this one. Great reaction ❤
This song gives me chills too. Strangely enough, while growing up, moments that also gave me chills, were also songs on Hebrew. When visiting other cities, we would go to some amazing synagogues for services and some of the choirs and canters were crazy amazing and just beautiful.
Fantastic reaction! I would recommend you also listen to Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles doing their rendition of the Prince of Egypt -- they did an EP in 2018, which has videos. Metal version is outstanding, and will blow your socks off. Voctave does an epic job, but the comparison is a lot of fun! Thanks, Mortius. This was really great to watch.
I very seldom listen to a 30+ minute reaction to a song but your reaction to this awesome video captured me and I listened to the whole thing! this medley hits me hard in the feels every time I listen to it (which is often) and listening to your reaction was no exception. Thanks for a heartfelt reaction.
I’ve listened to this before… did NOT remember it being this friggin fantastic. Omg I was crying and clapping by the end. Holy smokes Voctave floors me every dang time
Mortius, if you want a little rock/metal with your "prince of egypt" Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles have done several covers of most of the songs from it, my favourite is 'Playing with the Big Boys'
Thank you for the reaction, great as always! Their Hebrew pronunciation is good for not being native speakers! They do a beautiful rendition in my opinion!!
My son loves this movie and this Voctave arrangement because it talks about the story of Moses. His favorite song is also Deliver Us. Drew does an amazing job in this Voctave arrangement. We love watching your reaction to Voctave and Voiceplay. His request for a Voctave song would be their Heroes and Villians medley or the Disney 90s TV medley!
Frisson (the experience of goosebumps or chills when listening to music) actually only occurs in about 50% of people, so it’s less common than you might think! People that experience frisson have more connections between their auditory and emotional processing centers in their brains. I guess I’m one of them because I will always experience chills when music hits me emotionally 😊
A favourite Voctave arrangement for sure! No one can touch Voctave for arranging and dynamics, plus their vocals and the harmonies are perfection! Please more Voctave! They just dropped a new video of Disney Heroes and Villains - SO, so good!
My boyfriend took me to Egypt a few years back and I got to wake up Go on the balcony from our hotel play this exact melody and watch the sun rise on pyramids
IMO their most balanced song to date. Everyone gets their time to shine. Although I too think they are masters of building up, it isn't exactly fair comparing Voctave to most A capella groups. Voctave has an unusual large line-up - 11 members! while standard non-collegiate ones are 5-7 (like The King Singers, Take6, PTX, Home free, Voiceplay). More members makes it "easier" to build things up. So you can only compare Voctave to let say Voces8 or actual choirs.
It's not fair to compare any group to Voctave because Voctave is the vocal performance equivalent to a video game cheat code. Each of the 11 singers is a powerhouse vocalist in his/her own right, yet they also blend together like none other. Combine that with Jamey Ray's arrangements, and you get a level of singing that others simply can't match. 👍🏽
Just to say ... David K sometimes does 90 minute reaction videos and we still watch them, so I wouldn't be too fashed about going past 30 minutes. We'll still enjoy them. :)
You're one of my favorite reactors. I love this movie and the soundtrack, I love Voiceplay's medley, and I loved your reaction. I wish I could sing through the entire soundtrack together with you one day. ❤ Not likely to happen, as I live in Germany, but a girl can dream, can't she? 😊 Keep the reactions coming. ❤❤❤ PS. I'm omw to my first ever Pentatonix concert right now, traveling from Germany to The Netherlands to see them. To say I'm excited is an understatement. There will be tears, I know it. 😂❤ ETA I'm watching this on the train, and I'm crying so much (because this music is very emotional for me) I'm getting worried that strangers will ask if I'm okay. 😂❤
I want to see Voice Play, Vocative and Home Free do one giant collaboration that would be cool.....if they did it to raise money for a good cause would make it even better.
hey, us old folks know what you meant by 'Yammer!' means: 'talk foolishly or incessantly'. 'he was yammering on as if he had an enthralled audience at his feet' See, you knew what it means. It's what you did to stretch an 8 minute recording to over 32 minutes! LOL Thank you Mortius, this was great.
As a superfan of the movie, it's weird for me to hear The Plagues before Heaven's Eyes in this arrangement, but it still gives me chills. Also, it didn't sound to me like EJ for any of those men's solos but I could be wrong. I also am not great at identifying the Voctave just by voice (or remembering names).
EJ doesn't have a solo in this one. Kate opened the song by singing up into the stratosphere, Drew Ochoa was the first men's solo, followed by Kurt who sang "Through Heaven's Eyes". Tiffany and Sarah sang "When You Believe", and then Ashley brought it home with "Deliver Us".
Ah, I just stumbled upon you and you have such wonderful vibes! Happy to be one of your followers! I hope you continue to discover some incredible music and continue to grow!
You should check out Sam Robson!!! He does acapella arrangements and has done covers of Deliver Us, The Plagues, and Heaven’s Eyes, and they are INCREDIBLE, make me cry
Deliver Us, the River Lullaby, and Heavens Eyes are by far my faves. If you haven't yet, you should check up Rachel Potter and Vocative's collab , a mashup of Poor Unfortunate Would and I Put a Spell on You.
I find the part where the children sing extremely impactful once you know what they're saying. Here's the translation: Hebrew Children- A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah (I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously) A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah (I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously) Mi-cha-mo-cha ba-elim adonai (Who is like You, oh Lord, among the celestial) Mi-ka-mo-cha ne-dar- ba-ko-desh (Who is like You, majestic in holiness) Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta (In Your love, You lead the people You redeemed) Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta (In Your love, You lead the people You redeemed) A-shi-ra, a-shi-ra, a-shi-ra... (I will sing, I will sing, I will sing)
I'm 100% with you. I would have loved to hear Deliver Us with just the boys. This is my first time hearing Voctave and that first soprano is incredible, but there's just something about Deliver Us with the male vocals.
Adore this melody, will never not go back to it, Prince of Egypt was and still is my favorite animated movie.. grew up with it.. (lucked out it was released the year of my birth)
I am SO curious to hear Mortius analyze Sleep Token now Mortius, if you see this, PLEASE check out Sleep Token I persinally recommend "Take Me Back to Eden" the title track for their new album
Ok now I absolutely love Voctave's rendition of these songs BUT... If you love Deliver Us and want the most intense Sonic Experience you've ever had... You HAVE to check out Sam Robson's Acapella arrangement. I'd recommend just doing the whole reaction from the floor (You'll end there either way haha) But either way, I love all of your reactions Mortius!!
Just letting you know... Voiceplay is working on their new video for June. Should be released on their Patreon soon. Geoff just released his new video on his Patreon yesterday, Monday. It will be premiere on RU-vid June 9th. He's bringing back the 4 Dwarves from Far Over The Misty Mountain Cold. It is absolutely beautiful. They all get a solo part this time. Also. Great job in the Sing It Together video for Voiceplay. I saw you took advantage of your new shirt you won from Cesar. Very cool. Love the whole video. Everyone did a fantastic job.
think I am home Is Tenor Jamie, their main arranger, also what else would you expect with a group made up with several intercontinental Sweet Adelines and Mens barbershop champions?
@@jedryan4516 I think Jamey actually takes the lead on the Hebrew song, and I don’t recall hearing EJ hardly at all throughout this medley. He seems to be in the background vocals
Honestly until I rewatched it as an adult, that was the only song I remembered cause I loved it so much. When we did "When You Believe" in my college acapella group I was confused because everybody knew it as this amazing classic song from PoE and I didn't remember it one bit lol
I really wish that I could enjoy this with you (and the rest of the comment section from what I can see). Unfortunately, for some reason, one (or more) of their high sopranos will occasionally be singing in a range that my brain translates to the equivalent of a too high flute or nails on a chalkboard. It sucks because I really like this one otherwise and would also probably love several of their other arrangements. I know that what their doing is technically impressive, I just wish my brain would let me enjoy it too. To be fair to Voctave, VoicePlay will illicit a similar response if their female guest artist gets into a similar range (Phantom and Mountain King both have their own cringe moments). It just seems like every Voctave song includes that range.
I was only with them for about a year, 3 concerts total, but it was an absolute joy to sing with them. I did Divas, Jingle, and then “Goes to the Movies”
Yeah Mortius you get it with this particular melody.. that being said Princes of Egypt by Johnathan Young and Caleb Hyles.. its an album but I highly recommend you give it a listen it doesnr wven have to be a reaction just check it out yea
Voctave is the best vocal group out there. Period. I LOVE PTX, Home Free, and Voctave, BUT... Voctave sounds better than all three of them. I know... I'm a heathen. Between the larger group (usually 11), and Jamey Ray's arrangements, Voctave rules.
“Oh man, its an 8 min song and i think there will be a lot of pausing” •i look at the play time• “ya don’t say…” Lol, but thats what we love, watching you geek out and enjoy this while also hitting on the wonderful parts
You'll have to check out Peter Hollens and Malukah's "Baba Yetu". And, if you watch Prince of Egypt again sometime, do it with the director commentary turned on. They talk about the production and music.
