Those overtones, tho...#goosebumps And how about the chord progression in the tag? Holds true to the original score, and they totally nailed it. Wow...
oh my god. I love phantom of the opera and always have done from a young age and music of the night is my ultimate favourite song of all time. this is one of the best perfeormances of music of the night :,) absolutely stunning!
You really think so? I think it's beautiful. It's a really intriguing, well-crafted and well-performed interpretation, in my opinion. They did a great job of reinventing it while keeping the same beautiful, gentle quality of it. I love it!
I love Tim, but this one is all about Chris and Eric. When their voices blend, it's like melting chocolate, and it gives me goosebumps. When Chris nails those really low notes, something in my chest vibrates. Holy cow.
I've always loved the ending of this song. The madness of the Phantom is revealed in those last few chord progressions. So dissonant, it shouldn't work, but it does.
For those of you who would like to know more about the song "music of the night", it was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber as a Broadway tune and it was one of his best pieces. The song originally wasn't written for the play "phantom of the opera" but it was added in as a draft piece thus it became "music of the night."
These guys were the featured group at a barbershop camp I went to, really cool, the tenor, Tim Waurick does his own barbershop songs in the studio, with him singing every part. Every. Part.
They've been singing it for at least two years for sure. But @TheM3talH3ad1 if you want to hear a studio version, Gas House Gang has it on their CD: "A Little Night Music"
The lead (eric) has a unique tone and blend that takes a while to get accustomed to. If you listen to vocal spectrum enough, you'll be able to pick him out
I LOVE this song! And I LOVE Vocal Spectrum!! My only critique is I can't hear the words the Lead is singing at the start of the song; since the other parts drown him out; but otherwise the song is perfect!
I had to force myself to stop singing so I could hear them, though...hehe. I agree, the lead singer could have been louder. He was closer to the mic than the outer singers yet you could hear them just fine. It's more of a projection issue than placement. Choir nerd moment over! Very beautifully done, I was duely impressed! It picked up on all the major parts of the song rather than simply the melody, which I enjoyed. That and it's MotN, and I'm obsessed with PotO...so that definitely helped! :P
I really love this song, and especially this arrangement. My only complaint is the balance seems a little off in some times. The background chords sometimes overpower the lead vocals, but that is me being very nitpicky.
ipvideogames a fair observation I would say. It's still really good though, but it distracted me slightly. ;) I find myself coming back to Vocal Spectrum recordings again and again.
Don't judge the balance based on this recording. I think Eric's strength is compatible with the quartet overall. I have seen them perform numerous times and don't think balance is an issue for them.
the tune in the begining is the same intro as in point of no return. webber uses the same device musically to introduce both pieces. you were right to recognize that.
I actually have, numerous times. I was a bit drunk when i left said comment but I'm an idiot normally. I had to rewatch the scene before i started hating myself.
that's cool I was not meaning any thing about their religious affiliations. Thanks for letting me know about he medallions. Do you know of any footage of their performances of that competition? I would love to see more especially of the song/s they won with :)
Hey Vocal Spectrum fans. I'm relatively new to these gentlemen but they are amazing. I saw on one of their other video's that these men are Christians? Is this true? Also I notice that all 4 men have a medallion around their necks. Anyone seen them live or heard what they are? I've seen that the men wear these during all of their performances. Thanks to anyone who can fill me in.
FishHunter Hey, man. Did anyone ever reply to your question from years ago? The medallions are their gold medals from Barbershop Harmony Society’s international contest, which they won in 2006 (held in Indianapolis). It is tradition for gold medalists to wear their medals for performances. I hope this helps!
