Valjean's Soliloquy Meets Javert's Suicide

Overlayed and slightly edited, here are the audio tracks for "Valjean's Soliloquy" and "Javert's Suicide," as heard at the now-legendary Les Miserables Tenth Anniversary Concert. The mighty Colm Wilkinson and the equally mighty Philip Quast sing the greatest musical duet that never was. It was impossible to get the tracks to synchronise completely, but the ending is very dramatic.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Les
• Miserables
• Mis
• Jean
• Valjean
• Inspector
• Javert
• Colm
• Wilkinson
• Philip
• Quast
• Soliloquy
• Suicide
• Royal
• Albert
• Hall

[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!

[lollig382]

Congratulations on ruining two great songs from my favourite musical.

[ImhotepsAshes]

You're welcome, darling!

[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.

[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.

[loveyayesterday]

Thanx for doing this, I've been looking for this :)

[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

[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

[queenofsingin99]

I absolutely died. This is awesome.

[Sevencrazythings]

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

[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

[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)

[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

[Bigfatbutterfly02]

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

[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!

[subwayeatfresh45]

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

[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!!