Valjean's Soliloquy Meets Javert's Suicide

[AlanMRedman]

The beginning made me laugh a lot. It's also interesting to hear these two together and it made me realize that Valjean, in a way, committed suicide at this point, only with his identity.

[katnissismyhero]

What's with all the hate? I LOVE this.

[JTROCKAA12]

they should someday have them both sing their own lyrics while listening to the orchestra and just record it like that. it'll sounder better because they're listening to the same tempo

[queenofsingin99]

I absolutely died. This is awesome.

[Lackmintdayeb]

to be honest i luv it

[gubban2]

I see no pics of Colm Wilkinson, the man singing as Jean Valjean here. And I'm not sure but Javert sounds like Philip Quast (whom I altso can't see any pics of)

[Sevencrazythings]

@gubban2 they are most defiantly Colm and Philip, they both have very distinctive voices.

[1975Gracie]

You complainers are missing the point. Valjean and Javert are each facing a huge crisis; neither one can go on as things have been. Valjean discards his past, and chooses "good"; Javert, unable to reconcile his obedience to the law with the possibility that Valjean MAY be "good", chooses suicide. The music is the same and the lyrics are similaruntil their courses diverge.

That is one of the things that makes this musical so good. The music interweaves and is reused multiple times.

[kulosle]

you need to make one song come out of only one speaker. then it would be easier to follow and it would give more of a fight so to speak

[costerluver]

The end sounds really cool.

[costerluver]

The ending sounds really cool

[Becketts43]

This way it seems a love song

[insanemistosingsmore]

Beautiful. now, I am noticing the subtle differences that I didn't before. I like it when it sounds like an echo with 'I'll escape now from that world, form the world of Jean Valjean.' the Stars vs continuation is a bit discordant though, harsh on the ears, which is why *cough a-holish* some people don't like it. I think as a phsych experiment, it is fantastic!

[orchdork607]

Okay, that's pretty sweet. =D

I play in the pit so I knew these were similar but those lyrics are just eerie!

[starflower567]

Yeah, these are two of my favorite songs from the show, Victor Hugo was a genius when it came to coming up

with some dark villains between Frollo and Javert. Also dark on the level that to become good Valjean must leave his past behind

[Hailingfromcork]

Just because they have the same music doesn't mean you can overlap them and play them like this. This is a monstrosity.

[ImhotepsAshes]

This is only an experiment, it's not meant to usurp the originals. No need to feel threatened!

[Bigfatbutterfly02]

Just because there are clips on youtube mean you have to watch those you don't like

[boboe223]

@Hailingfromcork it wasn't perfect by any means, but it was pretty intersting, the start sounded horrible but later it worked a bit more

[subwayeatfresh45]

I swear at 3:06 to 3:18 that guy looks like Patrick Dempsey.

[lollig382]

Congratulations on ruining two great songs from my favourite musical.

[ImhotepsAshes]

You're welcome, darling!

[subwayeatfresh45]

Well it seems you handle asshole comments very well. And I think this is awesome, when i first saw Les Mis on broadway I had no idea that these to songs a virtually the same in music and the tune. This video helped me figure that out. I frankly was very surprised, but anywho I'm gonna shut up now with this final thought, thanks for posting this and you are awesome. :)

[1Elbereth1]

This is awesome!!

[espnmarshall]

sounds very cool, is it possible to pan things in youtube videos? it would probably make it sound better if you could

[abbie005276]

haha i was about to try and do this myself and then i looked up valjeans soliloquy and found this!! thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[arcadesfire]

Wow dude, I applaud you so much for making this. I love hearing them both together =D

[OCCNYAC22]

It will take some getting used to, but I do like it.

[frostbite202]

yay...ever notece how "lovley ladies" and "turning" are the same tune just at diferent tempos??!

[WILTALK]

The simularitys are not a coincidental.The intire story hinges on their simularitys but also their differance. One dies and the other is reborn. Javert is a metaphor for some one born into but who could not transcend the Law. Just as Valjean represents the fulfillment of redemption through the power of Forgiveness and Grace. When we accept Grace we die to the Law. Javert was actually born in prison to an inmate but projected his unforgiveness for himself outward toward others.

[Nikifuj908]

Just a simple "they are opposites... BUT NOT!" will do, monsieur.

[Teigokane]

You did a great job! This absolutely fits together!

[OzBuckBear]

Very clever. :)

[CortiMinimalisti]

a great song + a great song = the greatest song ever ahahah! ok, is not so great, but however i really like it! :D

[insanitytakesover]

a messy up to the one minute mark, the rest is pretty good. good job. les mis FTW.

[cartmanclone515]

I had this idea a while ago, and it's cool that someone put this together!

[horsyfreak2000]

wow they are so simular!

[passionsfanNBC]

lol! funny. south park movie did a song that

was kind of like One Day More too, it was La

Resistance

[Sarekai]

Yes! I noticed how similar they were, and now someone made an overlap. That's brilliant! Thank you!

My only gripe is that I wish the last verse had lines up, just because they are almost exactly the same. But I understand that that is hard.

[villanueva41]

Hahaha. Its like One Day More only with only Valjean and Javert!

[villanueva41]

Sounded better than I expected. Actually I expected crap but this was okay.

[LesMiserablesEponine]

dude this is awesome!

[FrigidDeath]

Can I buy the CD of this concert? If so, where?

[ImhotepsAshes]

It's often hard to track down in the shops, but it's readily available online, from Amazon for instance. But if you haven't got it already, you might consider getting hold of the DVD instead.

[arodoet126]

What is this? Why are they singing at the same time? That isn't supposed to happen! That is odd!

[faithtimtoby]

Wow, I was just thinking about doing this, and here I found one!

[VOLUNTEERSown]

awesome

[AmyEnchanted86]

I prefer Javert's suicide. Especially when played by Quast! That man can do no wrong!!

[actressindemaking]

nicely put. i agree completely..

[PsaltyMovies]

omg you are my hero. seriously this is awesome

[TadpoleAngel345]

Bellissimo

[Nedgiewedgie]

Thank you for doing this! I have always heard the similarities, and wanted to hear both of these songs at the same time. Well done.

[iLikeExploding]

Confusing at the start, but brilliant none the less!

[arodoet126]

Now I understand why the person did it! Yea at first it was confusing but he is comparing the songs! Pretty cool!

[yellowduckie123]

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aah!

this was really confusing for my head to listen to.

but i loved it

[AplsHottie]

The ending is fantastic. And how can you go wrong with Philip Quast and Colm Wilkinson? Oh.That's right. You can't. :D

Good job!

[ninalb]

O_O

This is really kind of amazing...

[ongakunotenshi]

It's a little grating on the ears up until about 1:00, and then it meshes WAY better. This is pretty cool.

[stefangel116]

i made something like this too... yours is better.

[katherinehipkiss999]

Pure genious!

I love Philip Quast and Colm Wikinson!

Cheers so much for posting!

[BloodBrothersFan]

Well that is just hilarious lol .. but i do like Colm as valjean and phillip as Javert so its ok lol:p

[rumvodkaf1]

Sounds fucking stupid. but i get why you did it.

[odietrying]

A wonderful example of leitmotif.  If you want to find leitmotif and contrafactum, Les Miz is the place to find it.

[PinkDani]

pure genius!

amazzzingg!!

[lesmisloony]

Wow! Right around the one minute mark it sounds amazing. "How does he know?" was also incredible. And yes, the ending unbelievable.

I remember when I first realized these songs had the same tune I listened to one while singing the lyrics to the other myself, just to make sure... Didn't sound this good, though.

[kartoonkween]

This was such a great idea.

[manlyman80345]

Whoa. I'm speechless. A very dramatic but breathtaking ending. Very good idea, 5 stars and in my favorites.

[catwomen5io]

How odd, one of them chose life, the other chose death... That was AWSOME!

[TheMadLutist]

Interestingly entertaining. I like the random dissonance at the end. The way it doesn't work works.

[GaminattheBarricades]

I've always wanted to hear the two together--I tried numerous times but always got the timing off...

thanks for posting!

[albinollama]

My sister and I would try to sing this together on long car rides XD I'm usually Valjean for some reason O.o

[coolness06]

That was wierd, but interesting.

[plugindave]

Nice.

[margondine]

Excellent!

This is one time where the much overused word 'awesome' is actually appropriate :-)

[braddarkwood101]

Strangely entertaining.

[lincolnleopard]

good idea with this mix, really enjoyed it. two major points in this fantastic show, bravo

[spamforbobby]

It sounds like "noise" at the start, but give it a minute, it gets better.

[JavertGermany]

Hi than you are stupid(.:

That is the strongest point in the lives of Javert and Jean Valjean

That only shows the difference in the songs, the difference in their lives.

Yes it is strange both together but...shit happens(.:

[costaj74]

noise

[rhymeswitheight]

this video isn't loading for me and i would really really like to see it!

[misspascal101]

Too bad this story wouldn't allowed this duet. Oh well it's fucking awesome!

[misspascal101]

at 0:17 u had a pic of terrence mann

[misspascal101]

wait nvm

[jibberjabber]

this is all i have KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN

shall his crimes be REPRIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVED?

brillinat:D

[mdscdawg]

omg that was anoying, good job tho. lol

[ImhotepsAshes]

I aim to please.

[LizSaill]

Great show!!!

[erciasico]

great job! this is interesting and you've done it very well!

[SloeEyedDoe]

Well, that was surprisingly cool.

[Amkii]

XD lol! Great work!!

[fiendwolf]

pretty cool.

[EponineJavert]

Sweet man! I love doing this with songs - it's cool to see how it'll turn out :)