Pentatonix - Sound Of Silence - Reaction 

The members of #Pentatonix. In this song: • First verse, tall blond guy: Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. In describing a man's vocal range, "lyric" means that the actual range exceeds the nominal range. In Scott's case, he sings everywhere from about the middle of a normal bass range through a normal tenor range, with an excellent falsetto on top. In live performances Scott typically takes over the bass harmony line when their bass has a solo. • Second verse, dark haired guy next to Scott: Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), contratenor. Mitch has a range of just over 6 octaves, but he's most comfortable in his higher registers. He switches between chest voice, mixed voice, and head voice seamlessly, and is known for his ethereal high solos. Everyone in Pentatonix says he has the best voice of any of them. • Third verse, black guy in a white jacket on the far left: Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. It's hard to be sure just what Matt's range is, because it's still growing. To find his current range I recommend listening to a live stream of "Hallelujah" from their most recent world tour, though you may want to watch their official video of "Hallelujah" first so you can hear what it sounded like with their original bass, Avi Kaplan, who left Pentatonix in 2017 for personal reasons. You can find the recording with Matt here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FqphhPapkoc.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is fantastic. His lowest notes don't blow out speakers the way Avi's have done (though they may within a year or two), but on the high end he's very close to the top of a normal tenor range. • Fourth verse, the only woman in Pentatonix: Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado, alto and soprano. Kirstin sings anywhere from a low alto (though not contralto, which is the female equivalent of baritone) through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has whistle notes on top of that which are off the charts. Lately Pentatonix has begun referring to her as an "alto soprano." • The fifth member of Pentatonix is the black guy on the right: Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth syllable), beatboxer extraordinaire. Somewhere there may be a better beatboxer than Kevin, but if so I've never encountered him or her. Kevin is generally too busy being the entire percussion section to sing, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally dips into the uppermost reaches of baritone, and he's known for the beauty of his falsetto. He's also a pretty good rapper. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. He beatboxes while playing the cello, a technique he calls "celloboxing." He performed at Carnegie Hall twice when he was a teenager, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had been accepted to Yale Medical School before he decided to become a professional beatboxer instead of a brilliant surgeon. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs he makes the whole planet seem like a brighter place. Matt joined Pentatonix in late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it), after their original bass left the group for personal reasons in 2017; he has now been with Pentatonix longer than their original bass was. Which brings us to the one member of Pentatonix who doesn't appear in this video: • Bearded white guy who usually wore a beanie or stocking cap: Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances - but his range extends upward to about the middle of the tenor range. Since leaving Pentatonix Avi has gone on to have an extremely successful solo career; I highly recommend subscribing to his RU-vid channel, which you can find here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic The appearance of Mitch and Kirstin tends to vary greatly from one video to another, so people will frequently think they see someone new in Pentatonix when it's really Kirstin or Mitch. With these two, go by their voices, not their appearance; their voices don't lie. To be clear: Avi is the ONLY member who's left Pentatonix and Matt is the ONLY member who joined later.

Where #Pentatonix came from: Scott (tall blond lyric baritone, first soloist in this song), Mitch (contratenor with a range of just over 6 octaves, second soloist in this song), and Kirstin (the only woman in Pentatonix, sings anywhere from low alto through high soprano, has gorgeous whistle notes on top of that) are all from Arlington, Texas. They were all involved in community musical theater when they were in grade school, and Mitch met and became friends with both of the others when he was a preteen, but somehow Kirstin and Scott didn't meet until they were 14 and found themselves in the same class in high school. They were all choir geeks (duh), and quickly became best friends in high school. At some point they formed a trio that performed at school events and occasionally appeared on local television. Not so imaginatively they named it "The Trio." (Whenever you hear a pentaholic refer to "the trio" they mean Scott, Mitch, and Kirstin.) Scott and Kirstin were a year ahead of Mitch in high school; they graduated in 2010 when Mitch still had a year left to go, and each went off for their freshman year at college. Kirstin had a full ride scholarship at the University of Oklahoma and Scott went to the University of Southern California. Scott is an extreme extrovert, so one of the first things he did at college was look for extracurricular activities where he could make new friends, and he quickly found and joined SoCal VoCals, an award winning amateur a cappella group. Through SoCal VoCals he met an alumnus named Ben Bram who had a job as a coach on an a cappella competition show named "The Sing-Off" which was running on NBC. The way _The Sing-Off_ worked was that bands would audition for the show, and those that passed the audition would perform throughout the season. Some bands would be eliminated along the way, tightening the competition. After the 12th performance voting was opened for viewers. First prize was $200,000 and a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony, the show's sponsor. Scott was intrigued when he heard about _The Sing-Off._ He thought The Trio could be competitive, and if they won it could give them a career doing what they loved best, with the people they loved best. The Trio need never split up. What a marvelous possibility! Scott talked to Kirstin about it, and she liked the idea, so at the end of their first year of college Scott and Kirstin went home to Arlington, to be there for Mitch's graduation and to talk with Mitch about Scott's plan. Meanwhile, Mitch had been having a hard time. He was being seriously bullied for his high voice. Since Mitch and Scott are both gay and were already out of the closet this was really poorly disguised gay-bashing, but Mitch internalized it as actually being about his voice - he was rapidly concluding that he had a horrible voice and no one liked it. So when Scott presented his plan Mitch had doubts, but both Scott and Kirstin told him his voice wouldn't be a problem, and it was a way to get away from the bullies, so Mitch was in. So Scott called Ben Bram to find out how to set up an audition, and they ran into their first major problem - _The Sing-Off_ had a size requirement - the smallest band allowed was five members. The Trio needed two new singers and a new name. Ben suggested that they'd do well to add a rhythm section: a bass and a beatboxer. He had someone in mind for the bass, an operatically trained basso profundo whose range extended up into the tenor range - the guy's name was Avi Kaplan. They talked to Avi, and he was, indeed, interested, but they still needed a beatboxer and Ben had no idea how they should go about finding one. In desperation they went to RU-vid and typed in "beatboxer," and the first hit they got was a viral video of a black guy beatboxing while playing the cello beautifully. "Wow! He's the one! Let's get him!" Good idea, but how do you actually do that? Well, they looked for contact information and they found out that it was possible to send a direct message on RU-vid (this is no longer available), so they messaged him. "Hey, we really like what you do, and we have a strange question for you: How do you feel about flying across the country to join 4 strangers and audition for an a cappella competition show on television?" And Kevin messaged them back: "Normally I'd love to do that, but right now I'm studying for my final exams to get my pre-med degree from Yale." Oh. That sounded pretty definite; better look for someone else - the audition was coming up fast. But no one else was as good as Kevin. And two weeks later Kevin messaged them again: "Good news - I just graduated. If the gig's still open I can fly to California and audition with you." They met Kevin and Avi in person the day before the audition. Mitch had to miss his graduation ceremony to attend the audition. But they passed the audition; they were in. Oh yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancy way of saying they're The Quintet. 😂 Pentatonix appeared throughout season 3 of _The Sing-Off,_ eventually winning it. So they all moved to southern California to begin their new career recording music, and a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying they didn't know how to market a cappella. But by this time all five of them were so totally dedicated to the dream of staying together that they decided to make it happen regardless of what record labels might say. So they pooled their money, used the $200,000 as seed money. The four men shared two apartments to save money. They lived frugally. They arranged music. They rehearsed daily. And whenever they had a song ready to go they recorded it on their iPhones and posted it to RU-vid, where their fans from _The Sing-Off_ quickly found and followed them. Then other people found and followed them, and they started going viral. And Sony noticed. "Um, hey Pentatonix. We have another subsidiary named Madison Gate. Would you like a recording contract with them? They mostly do movie soundtracks, but..." Darn right they'd like a recording contract! And then they published "Daft Punk Medley," and it didn't just go viral, it won a Grammy. Grammys weren't something Sony expected to come out of Madison Gate. "Um, hey Pentatonix. We think we made a mistake placing you with Madison Gate. We think our flagship company, RCA, might be a better fit for you. Are you interested?" Pentatonix has been with RCA ever since. Avi left the band in 2017, for personal reasons. He has since gone on to have a very successful solo career, and I highly recommend subscribing to his RU-vid channel: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic Matt is Avi's replacement; he joined in late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it). In addition to being the newest member of Pentatonix Matt is also the youngest member, and bass voices improve with age. "Sound of Silence" was recorded four years ago and doesn't give an accurate idea of Matt's current range. For that I recommend listening to a recent live feed of "Hallelujah," where Matt's arrangement on the second verse appears to have been designed to show off his full range: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ASYzLoi810k.html

My grandpa is a Vietnam vet but only at the near end of the war. He was pulled in by the lottery drafting. My grandpa was trained to be a medic but they didn't send him to Vietnam since it was nearing its conclusion. Instead they sent him to Germany to take care of sick kids and other people in the hospitals there. My grandparents were married before that time and my grandma was pregnant with my mom at that time. I am a 23 year old usa citizen and I am always very proud of my grandfather for what he did do to help. So I just wanted to conclude with saying thank you every vets for your service but also God bless all of you.

I'm a Vietnam era veteran myself...although I love the young people discovering the songs and artists of our ear, it's nice to see someone of my generation, also!

Disturbed, that’s the name of the metal band you listened to

Pentaholics like myself will flock to your channel if you keep reacting to PTX. Great reaction!

Thank you so much. You do look good physically and health wise for the ripe age God needs you on earth. TX for entertaining us Pentaholics. You are appreciated. Greetings from South Africa

My favorite group! Thanks for reacting to this.

New subscriber, brought here by Pentatonix. Beat boxing and body percussion adds depth to their sound, and they have yet to disappoint me with any selection, from Marvin Gaye to The Beach Boys. I’m happy to find you and am glad to find another PTX fan. Thanks for the prayer! Peace from Ohio …

I just subbed for more Pentatonix aka PTX reactions. One of my faves is their cover of Elvis's "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You". Give it a listen! So glad you appreciate their talent.

Pentatonix History …..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead); Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on RU-vid, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his RU-vid videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on RU-vid), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on RU-vid, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. The 3 Grammys they’ve won include…. (1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…… (2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…. (3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album. They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!! UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HrruJptmbKU.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zTUSB4iwTII.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e2pvITc9a3U.html UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers. UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fqWY2EUGlgk.html UPDATE: They came in 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. UPDATE: The trio of Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie also appeared as guest stars in an episode of the crime drama "Bones." Scott's song, "Light in the Hallway," sung by Avi, was played as the credits rolled. UPDATE: Pentatonix was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect 2" as a Canadian a Capella group. Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. UPDATE…Kirsten and Ben got married 04/24/24. It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lDxIfwfCmQE.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.

Pentatonix songs suggestions: **List may contain some songs you may have reacted to** Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of oz), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene, Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch….. Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones…. During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams. SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX.

Ur awesome man god bless u , i see u like my father ❤

Thanks for this! I love PTX too. Have been a fan for years. There's a whole 200+ PTX songs to watch....and some are originals! Maybe try their version of Bohemian Rhapsody next.

And, it goes without saying but Pentatonix are extremely talented, so than you for the reaction

👍👍An awesome performance. My talented artists have covered this song, and Pentatonix's cover is one of my favorites. 🖖❤

Thanks for your prayer for us. May you and your loved ones be blessed with peace and comfort. I'm 76 yrs old too and have been missing my dear departed,beloved husband (who was a Vietnam veteran) for many years now. Pentatonix is a really good group in many ways. ❤️👍 Your reaction was right on.👍

Yes, I love their music as well! They are truly a remarkably talented group of artists! I never tire of hearing them.

O JUST SUBSCRIBED FOR MORE PENTATONIX. YOU ARE GOING TO AMAZED AT THEIR CATALOG. HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS.

Subscribed. If you decide to continue down this rabbit hole you can expect a LOT of new subscriptions; #Pentatonix fans are enthusiastic about reaction videos to anything our favorite band puts out. (I note that this is your third reaction to #Pentatonix, though it's the first that popped up on my feed.) Some useful terminology: • pentaholic = Pentatonix fan • PTX = abbreviation for Pentatonix - extremely useful in searches • the trio = Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott • Mitch slap = what you get the first time you realize how incredible Mitch's voice is. • Avi-lanche = like a Mitch slap, except with Avi instead of Mitch. • KO = like a Mitch slap or Avi-lanche, except with Kevin Olusola. (Note: You never become immune to Mitch slaps, Avi-lanches, KOs, or the similar things that Kirstin, Scott, and Matt do. They always have the ability to surprise us.) You can't go wrong listening to anything Pentatonix has released; it's all gorgeous. But all pentaholics have our own personal favorites that we like to recommend. These are some of my favorites: • "Hallelujah" (the official video, with Avi) • "Hallelujah" ( a recent live performance, with Matt: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FqphhPapkoc.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL ) • "Imagine" (the official video) • "The Prayer" • "Bohemian Rhapsody" (the official video) • "Run To You" (an original, written by Avi and Kevin) • "Happy Now" (another original) • "Daft Punk Medley" (their first Grammy winner) • "O Come All Ye Faithful" • "O Holy Night" (they did a totally new recording for their 2023 Christmas album; you can find the official video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ReJAU2mXm8w.htmlsi=upj2Q3vLqigVEtgm ) • "Pure Imagination / Christmas Time is Here" (preferably the live Vevo recording) • "Kiss From a Rose" (preferably the live Vevo recording - both of the Vevo recordings are available on RU-vid) • "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" • "The Lucky Ones" (an original, written by Scott) • "Thank You" (an original, written by Scott and his then fiancé, now husband, Mark Manio Hoying, shortly after the end of COVID lockdown, about how much easier it was to get through that time because they were together) • "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth." This is a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DbCasvcNx78.html and this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7m0g7xThIWs.htmlsi=99F7iG5qkdgPCm43 Additionally, IF you're familiar with _"The Wizard Of Oz"_ (the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland), I recommend "Todrick Hall - The Wizard of Ahhhs (ft. Pentatonix)": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QkVeKb2igrg.html If you've never seen the movie it won't make sense, so take care of that first. One advantage to reacting to "The Wizard of Ahhhs" is that you won't need to obscure the video to avoid copyright claims. Most of Pentatonix's copyrights are owned by their publisher, RCA, and RCA is notorious for getting reaction videos taken down over copyright issues, but the copyrights for "The Wizard of Ahhhs" are owned by Todrick Hall, and Todrick seems to be more interested in good publicity than in stomping on innocent reactors. (I regret to say that Todrick has gotten a lot of bad publicity in recent years, for very good reasons; he appears to be something of a jerk. But making copyright claims against other RU-vidrs isn't one of his vices.)

I prefer the original...this is over produced...It's like Phil Spector a free day. Too much from the original without respect. Anyways, my 2 cents. Anyways, I'm old....this is just too much noise. Know what I mean. All the best. Cheers.