It gives you Lord of the Rings vibes because the song was adapted from a poem in J.R.R. Tolkein's book "The Hobbit," which is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings." The dwarves sing it the night before they set of with Bilbo to recover their lost treasure from the dragon Smaug. I'm told, but I don't know because I haven't seen it, that the song was written for the movie adaptation of "The Hobbit."
It might have been written for the Hobbit, but they didn't sing all these verses in the movie. It was a short, truncated version. So it's nice to see someone take on all the lyrics.
If you haven't checked out Home Free yet, you really should. They're wonderful. I listened to one of their songs ("Man of Constant Sorrow") and became a Home Fry for life.
Peter Hollens is a one man acapella group. He layers his voice recordings. Tim Foust the bass is a member of the vocal group Home Free. Peter and Tim have done other collaborations.
Peter might look in, it's not unheard off. He likes reactors. 😊 Tim recorded his video somewhere in the Caribbean, with filters you can make even the sunniest place seem grey. I think Peter recorded his video in Colorado or Nevada (I think) And the song is from the movie The Hobbit.
Peter and Tim have done a lot of work together. All of it is rich and amazing like this. Nearly all of Peter's work is blended voice only, sometimes with hundreds of tracks and overlays - a mix of originals and covers. He's worked with so many amazing people over the years, many have since created their own YT channels and careers. And the best part about the Hollens, he and his wife, Evynne (also an incredible vocalist), are among the absolute nicest, most humble, most helpful, most beautiful humans on the planet. They are inspirations to so many - totally worth checking them out more. Sabina, thank you so much for sharing this reaction video. Have a lovely weekend, sweet girl - see you again soon! xo
First place I saw multiple tracks laid down in different pitches by the same singer was Enya. I bet if she was still in the business of singing (I don't know, but that was back 30 years ago), she and Peter would have been able to do something wonderful together. And Tim's deep base is uncanny... but you also have to respect the *range* of his voice. He can sing across a wide swatch of the pitches.
I always like to see the reaction of 'reactors' when first they hear Tim rattle the windows with his insanely low vocals. His A Cappella group 'Home Free' is filled with crazy good singers and a beat boxer that will blow your mind. Peter has this amazing range that seems to go on forever and have folks that work with him to do the magic on the vocal layering. This song is from The Hobbit and is better than the original, My opinion of course. You should really react to Peter and Tim with the rest of the group, Home Free, do the U2 classic "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" with about 350 of their patrons as a backing choir. It's an amazing musical experience. And the editing of that with that many voices all in different locations, being different distances from the many different kinds of Microphones must have been one heck of an endeavor but with a result that was Magical. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", Peter Hollens and Home Free. Great job young lady and where's Henri??? Sabina, keep doing what you're doing and I'll keep watching!
The song is performed in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." The lyrics are from JRR Tolkien's book, "The Hobbit." It cannot help but give off Lord of the Rings vibes...
I'm glad I was one of the requesters, every one who has reacted to this song has had the same reaction to the last note. I'm glad you liked it 👍😀🍻 The last note was E1
@@draygontaygen677 The scale from highest to lowest usually is: B - Bb - A - G# - G - F# - F - E - Eb - D - C# - C, so a G#1 it's higher than an E1, still low tho. daily one of my lowest audible in a good way note.
Yes it is time for you to react to Home Free. If you loved Tim's low notes there, realize that he's part of a 5-man a capella group whose members are each as talented as he is. No matter which song you listen to, you will be amazed that a pure vocal band (no instruments) can do what they do, whether covers of other artists' work, collaborations, or their own original songs. Each of them is a treasure. Plus, if you do, the very loyal fanbase (Home Fries) will show up on your channel to comment, like, and subscribe.
This was truly beautiful. Having listened twice to it, it felt like slowly paddling through warm blue-grey mist in a fjord on a viking boat on dark still waters. On those bright high parts of the song, I think of the camera lifting from sea level up through the mist into a clear blue sky where golden birds silently fly in the same direction as the boat floats. When the low part comes again the camera makes a 90 degree turn downwards and descends again into the mist, circling the boat - when the choir starts one last time is when the camera accelerates away from the boat, it seeming smaller and smaller until it disappears in the mist. The camera then comes out of the fjord and mist and pans around 180 degrees. Then on that last note you see a whale breaching 200 m away from you out on the ocean as you leave the fjord - fade to black. I love nordic/gaelic/celtic sounding music. Your descriptions are very insightful, and I also thought of that rich soundscape, it's nice to then read exactly what I just thought about ^^
Anything by Peter is great. I love his cover of Shenandoah (it's just so beautiful and the harmonies are just spectacular) and he does a medley from the music from "Les Miserables" with his wife that is just wonderful. He is just so talented with the harmonies he creates and records them all and mixes them to create a finished product that is just ear candy that you could listen to all day.
Tim is from "Home Free" a country accapella group. They are insanely good! Tim is one of the best bass singers in the world (in my opinion atleast), and has an incredible range! Literally any song from Home Free is worth listening to. Give em a try :) Peter is insanely talented, he has done work with many many different singers and groups, but also does alot of solo stuff. He has made loads of covers on his channel. Check him out ;)
I am a music teacher and bass singer... I concur, Tim is one of the best I have ever heard. The true test is doing these kind of low notes live... and we know Tim does and can, over and over again.
I suggest that immediately after this, you react to Tim Foust in the group Home Free doing their cover of "Mayday". Realize that the person who hit that note at the end of this song is the same singer that starts the song "Mayday".
Misty Mountains from The Hobbit was sung by a bunch of Dwarves'. Tim brought a bit of new depth to it for me. Now you get to check out a bunch of songs by Home Free (Look for Man of Constant Sorrow). Tim is their bass.
When you shake your head at the end of the songs you may already know you have one again miracle "thing" you discovered this gesture is so beautiful kind and natural from you.Again a wonderful song and a very good reaction, thank you for much more success
Highly enjoyable reaction video - thank you. Also a pretty great incidental validation for me personally - I just noticed for the first time that I can comfortably sing along with Tim for the entire song except the last note. Makes me feel like a proper bass. ^_^
Many folks say that a poem (on which this song is based) is in the novel The Hobbit, and it was adapted and recorded by Neil Finn for the Hobbit/LOTR movie versions. It's been over 50 years since I read the books, and I haven't seen the movies, so I have to take people's word for it. Peter Hollens is a mostly solo artist and recording studio wizard (no pun intended). He recorded a version of this song with many tracks of just himself, in 2013. later, he did this version with Tim Foust as a guest. Tim is the bass for Home Free, a 5-person acapella band similar to Pentatonix or Voiceplay. Peter has done vids with at least two other members of Home Free as guest artists. Plenty of rabbit holes for you to go down, and pick up new subscribers. :)
Here’s a link to the full version from the novel, which is much longer than anything I’ve seen put to music. genius.com/J-r-r-tolkien-far-over-the-misty-mountains-cold-full-version-annotated
Great reaktion! Your eyes in the end! 😂Maybe you can show this to your friend. I would love to see her eyes in the eyes too! Good work! Love Morgan from Sweden 🇸🇪 🌹🙏💐
When I heard that last note I thought, "Nice! That's almost as low as he goes in Ring of Fire" True story. I watch Tim's group, Home Free, in Birmingham Alabama and after a couple of their songs we got a feel for what his voice could do. So, when they were doing one song, I knew the real low note was coming up, so I told my wife. She pulled out her iPhone to video it. The note was so low that the iPhone speaker couldn't even register it.
The three lowest I’ve heard that is popular right now is Tim Faust, Avi Kaplan and Geoff Castellucci. There are more out there but these three are the big three when it comes to reactions I would say. And in home frees cover of ring of fire you get both Tim and Avi so enjoy
Hi Sabina, Tim Foust is usually the bass singer in the A capella group Home Free, you need to see this group. They perform many covers and they are fantastic. You will not be disappointed. Cheers Australia. Love your reactions by the way.
Definitely worth getting into these guys. They have an amazing list of songs. Ald Lang Syne, Proud to Be an American, Go Rest High on That Mountain, Ring of Fire and their best, How Great Thou Art. If you love vocal dynamics, you'll love it.
Great analysis! Misty Mountains is from the movie the Hobbit. Tim is the bass from the a cappella band Home Free. Peter is an independent a cappella singer. He is a master of layering voices. I understand there may be 120 tracks in this. He has a beautiful voice as well. Tim has an amazing 5 octave range. If you stare at the screen at the end the camera shakes. Tim and Peter have collaborated many times. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sound of Silence, Greensleeves, Fire and Rain. Peter also sings with Home Free on Amazing Grace and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. Enjoy!
Peter and Tim also did Bridge Over Troubled Water together, it's beautiful...The Bass here is Tim Faust, he belongs to the A Cappella band Home Free...Please check out some of their stuff.. Peter Hollens is a master at layering..
Home Free's Tim foust, VoicePlay's Geoff Castelluucci & Pentatonix former bass singer Avi Kaplan are all well known for hitting notes so low they've destroyed Mics, stage speakers & subwoofers It has been mentioned in other comments here, but as someone that appreciates music Sabina, you really need to listen to the Peter Holland & Home Free collaboration cover of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Peter & Home Free - along with a background choir of over 250 of their Patreon supporters... it's not only wonderful for the vocals, but the leveling & equalizing of so many disparate & individual sound sources from the videos of the choir members to make them sound like they were all in the same location & the same equipment is a truly impressive feat of sound engineering
Tim Foust is the bass for Acapella group "Home Free", one of the best. Peter Hollens is a musical genius, singer, song writer, composer, arranger, etc. He only does acapella and madrigal.
Tim Foust is one of the members of the a capella group "Home Free" My recommendation for any of home free songs for you do a reaction video of would be their "Sea Shanty Medley"
I know I'm like a week late so you probably won't see this but tim has an absolutely incredible vocal range (5+ octaves) he can go as low as he goes here and then make it all the way up well into the tenor range (for proof of his tenor range you can look up multiple "home free" songs including the song "snowglobe" that he wrote and sang lead
The lyrics are Tolkien (The Hobbit) so the Lord of the Rings vibe is spot on. My favorite way to describe what you just listened to is ... Peter was on the mountain, Tim was under it. Peter and Home Free (the group that Tim usually performs with) have a cover of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" that is layers of Tim's patreons, made during the pandemic, and it is absolutely epic. Another piece of advice is that if you go into the Home Free rabbit hole (I recommend it), save "Mayday" for when you know the group quite well. There is a stunning twist in that cover that is only caught by those who know the group well. First time on your channel. I love that you annotate your reaction during the performance and don't disturb the flow of what is happening. Thoughtful and real observations (I think a lot of reaction videos done by the masses are staged) which earned you a subscribe. I'm looking forward to watching more. Thanks
Another collab....Peter Hollens featuring Home Free...doing “AMAZING GRACE”....it’s Beautiful 💖‼️❤️ Tim has blown speakers more than once...LOLOL...He talks Bass too 🙃‼️🙃. He’s quite the entertainer 💖🙃‼️
As I'm sure others will mention, this was filmed in two separate locations. Tim in the Caribbean, Peter in Oregon.. on the same day as each other. Now, on to the Home Free (Tim's country acapella group) rabbit hole.. Enjoy 😁
You should listen to the "Judex" movement of Havergal Brian's Gothic symphony. Four double choirs sometimes singing 20 different parts simultaneously...live. No autotune, no electronic enhancement, no mixing. Try the recording of the July 2011 live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Greatest concert of my life.
Home Free - Helplessly Hoping would be my strongest recommendation for you, it is a masterpiece of transcendent harmonies, made even more amazing by its sheer simplicity.
Would you please react to these two gentleman sing ""Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water"&" Fire and Rain" ? You will have a few surprises with Tim Foust and some of his notes. Thank you! Also please check out the group that Tim is in! So very talented! Home Free is the name of the group and you will NEVER choose a bad song. They do all genre's and each member sing different parts and each one can do vocal percussion, They are completely acapella! The member that performs almost all the vocal percussions and beatboxing is world renowned. Check him out at " Adam Rupp Live Solo 2018" There are many to choose from but that one is a great one to start with! They won the NBC talent competition The Sing Off in 2013.I think you will enjoy them! Thank you!
Tim has resting bass face. Lol! This was a song from Lord Of The Rings. Peter is a solo artist and does a lot of collaborations, he has done several songs with Tim. Tim is bass in an acapella (with beatboxer) group called Home Free. They are amazing.
Tim began the journey at the entrance to Moria (Melon) . Peter took it up to the bridge over the chasm and Tim summoned the Balron! Yes it is from Lord of the Rings.
There is no Balron. It’s a Balrog. But this has nothing to do with Moria because it’s not from “Lord of the Rings.” It’s from “The Hobbit.” The dwarves sing it in Bilbo’s Home when they recruit him to be their 14th member because 13 is unlucky. The lyrics are in the book and were written by Tolkien.
@@DennisKovacich hehe Hey LOOK! A bigger Tolkien nerd than I am! Just funning. While you got me on the LotR vs Hobbit part, the set of books that I've been reading since the 70's (yep, had the same set since a librarian friend gifted them to me) used Balron instead of Balrog. But I'll go with "Big fiery pit fiend" if it clears the air! "Fly, Fools!" EDITED: Update on Balron vs Balrog... Upon checking my books - it seems that my "Tolkien-Fu" is weak. It indeed DOES reference the Balrog... The Balron that I reference came from the Ultima series of computer games that I played in the 80's while also reading the set for the umpteenth time. I guess that I'm going to have to re-read them again.
The Misty Mountains are in the Hobbit book. The song was written by J.R.R. Tolkien. I'm always impressed by Tim, I think that note was an E1 or F1 but not sure, he's done a few at that level and lower. I'd never seen Mr. Hollen's before this video, impressive what he can do with layering.
It'd be great to have you check out Geoff Castellucci's version. He did a completely different take on the arrangement, and the whole song is in the basement. He also pulled some different verses from the book. I don't think you'll be disappointed. I love being able to listen to/compare different arrangements when they're truly creative, and not just a rehash of the original song. Both of these versions of this song meet that criteria. Somehow the song itself expands with the multiple interpretations. (But if you're looking for low notes, I think he goes even deeper in his newest, a stylish take on House of the Rising Sun, released a couple of days ago.)
Peter Hollens is a master in layering a-capella voices. He does it for many years now, actualy he was the first where I've seen to that level of perfection. Another recommendation for his art is the World of Warcraft Medley he did together with his wife ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oXquxaHT2V8.html . It's awesome. And for Tim Foust ... well, it's a class of it's own. He plays in one league with Avi Kaplan and Geoff Castellucci .
Yeah this is "just" a cover from The Hobbit, but what a cover. I love the original, but when I heard this I was like "holy cow, this is insane" - and that was before the last note hit.
Funny you should say that this song gives you Lord of the rings vibes. Since this is a cover of a song in the first Hobbit movie, which, of course, takes place sixty years before the Lord of the rings movies!
This song is from The Hobbit which is a prequel to Lord of the Rings. It's about the Misty Mountains that the dwarves need to cross in order to reach their home.
Tim Foust belongs in the Lord of the Rings universe. Potentially the perfect voice for Smug. Geoff Castellucci embodies all the Disney villains. Male and female and in between.
