Jason Castro at Santa Barbara Film Festival

[canadaykid]

Not sure why they dropped him (or maybe he made the change?) but it didn't seem like they did too much to promote him anyway. The producers of this movie obviously didn't need a mgmt co to find him. Jason will get great exposure from this film festival and from the internet alone.

[GreatKM]

I wonder why Jason was recently dropped by Hard8Mgt after he received positive reviews for this song...

[brie200]

Who says he was dropped? That's a whole lot of speculation. All anybody knows is he took the info off his myspace. He could have just as easily been the one choosing to go a different way.

[walciley]

Ele é muito bom no que faz. parabéns

[MyJade44]

Can't wait to see the movie so I can hear this song in it. Wise choice of artists for this song. Jason is a passionate artist! He did a perfect job!

[gorejuicegrl]

it's beautiful. jason is amazing!

[7happydays]

Brilliant!!!! Jason NEVER ceases to amaze me!!!!

[MsM2U]

I sat front row center and heard this live. It was beautiful. Beautiful song. Beautiful singer. Thanks for posting this vid. Leonard Cohen should be proud. The producers couldn't praise him enough.

[debrakay23]

Much better than his AI performance of this song. Still, I prefer the more raw sound of the Jeff Buckley version.

[whtlight]

I agree debrakay, plus Jason leaves out some of the lyrics every time. Good performance though.

[SecretSong]

I believe Cohen had written about 80 verses, so I guess some lyrics will always be left out by everyone including him ;-)

~ I don't think it's about leaving lyrics out, as much as choosing what suits the occasion though really. As I understand it, Jason created this particular arrangement to fit the scenes it's being used for in the film ~ Amar a Morir, I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing it in context :)

Thanks for sharing your video oshinfried :)

[lmyrna]

Jeff is dead, Jason lives on and honors Jeff Buckley each time he sings it.

[debrakay23]

I meant no disrespect to Jason and his performance. He is a talented young man and this was a wonderful opportunity for him. He does indeed honor Jeff when he sings the song; in fact, Jason's performance of Hallelujah on Idol got me hooked on the song in the first place. It's just a matter of personal preference which of many versions of the song you prefer, since so many people have done it and they are all pretty different. This will be a nice stepping stone for Jason in his career.

[lmyrna]

I didn't take it that way. I like Buckley's version better as well. I just think it is very special that he put Buckley on the charts more than Jeff did himself which is indeed a tribute to Jeff Buckley.

[jammy8758]

wow... this made me cry. so powerful and beautiful.

[vidsorama]

Beautiful. Thank you for posting this video.

[portraitpaint]

words fail me. the beauty of this.

[brie200]

Thanks. This is lovely. Breathtaking.

Mysterioso, get over it.  You already commented on the other one. Please take your obsession elsewhere.

[PureVibe08]

He's so gorgeous! :)

[Barbariba1]

Thanks so much for posting this. I've been wanting to hear Jason sing a longer version of Hallelujah. He sounds amazing! Now I can't wait for the soundtrack!

[Justmyfish24]

Thank you so much for posting this. Jason + Hallelujah = pure brilliance

[lisabeth766]

Thank you! He sounds great!

[794JC]

He's amazing!

Thanks for posting the video!

[leilanecozzi]

So beaultiful.....love him.

Thanks a LOT for posting.

GO JASON !

[purrlycat1]

Speechless!! Thank you

[HannaB20]

Thank you so much for posting this.  Beautiful!