Good point. Although I wish Emma didn't get so much hate. The creators had a bias, plus autotuned her voice. Emma seriously doesn't deserve the backflash.

Midnight but she did ruin the costumes with her false act of feminism by not wearing corsets. Corsets actually did not cause women any pain and they were originally manufactured by women too. Men even wore corsets. The lies that it caused people pain were spread by men who want to take down the industry. I usually respect people unless they turn SJW and become so woke.

Absolutely! I haven't stopped thinking about it since the day they announced her as Belle and she decided to rub salt in the wound by declaring "I just got my dream role!. I can't wait to start singing lessons." That right there is why she deserves part of the blame. The Disney executives most certainly deserve as much blame since they only cared about the profits and used her typecasting to bring in revenue. But make no mistake, that Ms.Waston's arrogance about musical capability and how much she lacks in that department prove she is far from an innocent bystander. And having heard the soundtrack with her genuine vocals in which she goes from raspy to shrill. With no heart at that. I will not brush it under the rug. Just like how she was able to misguide the public about wearing a corset is a torture device. She has also set a terrible example about how singing is an instant achieveable feat within a few months of basic lessons. This is like an eqivilant of someone trying to convey they can become an olympic gymnist with some primary coaching. Point blank it is not true! So many people have come under the wrong impression that musical theatre is as easy as it comes and anybody can handle it. Not only in vocal technique. But the acting. This is an art. It needs to treated as such. Hence why a musical theatre actress should be given the role. Go figure it should have gone hand in hand. This is why Disney and Ms.Waston alike are going to be haunted by this for years to come. They all are responsible for disrespecting this piece and the art that is theatre.

Silver54ful I agree with you. There are so many more talented actresses who want the role who have been taking vocal lessons since they were children.

@@jeiaelise6365 So wonderful to meet another person who understands. You should check out my list of actresses who could have been stunning in this classic role. Some have already been on the coveted stage of Broadway or the West End as the leading lady. Others have been alternates or understudies. Some have made an impact in their own countries with smaller but still remarkable theatre districts (Australia and The Philippines have some of the astonishing talent I have ever come across) A few have still managed work in reginal shows garnering some attention as a talent on the rise. Some are still working to make their big breaks and have put out showreel videos hoping it will gain attention to get an audition in the future. But just like you said. Regardless of their status. What they all have in common is they each can sing beautifully, dance gracefully and act tremendously.

Bella Luna a professional but humble singer v a robot

emma is an okay singer but the film editors aren't okay

Emma Watson did really great

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN98fcmdzLbPXZs.html Check this out ... She can sing !

You must be a beautiful singer then!

plus in emma watson version its just autotunes and i dont like it

Ya, and Emma sounds like she’s scowling. lol

Lol yeah then Emma has a digital tone

Very true

@@thelastminmom5251 If we can hear someone smile through their voice, does the same count for RBF?

it sounds like she's saying beeple

Andrew Perkins AAHAHHA

@@TheAperks thanks now I can't unhear it

"LiTtLe ToWn, FiLl oF liTtLe...*beep boop*... PeOplE"

Andrew Perkins lol so true

Seki I agree with you all the way. It's staggering how lifeless it is!

Huh

The thing is, Emma Watson isn’t a singer, she’s an actor, and also the auto tune wasn’t used properly, they used way to much. If they had used less there would have been much more life to it, although of course less than original. But you have to remember that Paige was a professional singer for these types of things soooo yeah...

FranX- I can't stress enough how with theatre artists you can have the entire package. There isn't any reason not to hire them. They check all of the boxes when it comes to the requirements for a musical. They don't just act, sing and dance. They do it all in spectacular fashion! And how exactly is Ms.Waston "acting" on any of these musical numbers? All there is from her is vocal fatigue.

Overall I agree with you. But I hope you agree that for the type of film they were trying to make, a musical theatre actor wasn’t the right type of actor? But because I’m a fan of EW, I’m gonna make a case of course! ;) firstly they could have spent more time in singing lessons, it wouldn’t have hurt, and also, as I said, you can hear Emma’s voice behind the auto tune which sounds perfectly good without it. I don’t know what they were doing adding lots of auto tune.

cesar d leon ugghh how did THIS slip through the cracks??

@@doeb23 Simple. There has never been nor will there ever be a subsitution for authentic talent. You hire someone who can't sing for a musical. It's only natural this will occur.

Wat happend to her voice at 0:55?

2:11*

@@robotic1352 In the isolated vocal recording. Her voice cracked. Badly! So they had to doctor it to make it seem like she was carrying the notes all the way through.

That's what happens when you hire someone who can't sing. Maybe next time hold a legit audition to be able to pin point the true musical theatre artists from the people suffering from delusions of grandeur.

They had a cast of stars who have done musicals in the past/are known for their stage work, legendary Alan Menken, and that Disney budget yet this is the best they could come up with ._.

@@Silver54ful Or they could have dubbed her singing voice. So many characters from Disney Renaissance movies have a different singing voice.

@@roninelenion4805 That's true. However, with the theatre industry itself providing an expansive amount of talent. I think this would have been an excellent opportunity for a full fledge theatre artist to have their big break. And audiences discovering a refreshing new talent.

@@Silver54ful That _would_ have been great.

na talia Well, she is Hermione from Harry Potter so she does have some experience, even if it’s not singing wise-

Honestly why didnt they cast anne Hathaway. She would have been perfect. Emma Watson was a bad choice from the get go. Is why I'll never watch the full 2017 movie. She cant sing so dont cast her. It's that simple

Or they could’ve trained her! They train people physically for movies, why not vocally?!?!

@@helloimcleo that would have meant more time into a movie that already had a release date and money put into it. I know what your saying and it isnt far fetched to do so.... but Disney doesnt really plan things out as detailed as they should. At least not any more

@@itsRabbitSeasonYo she's a bit old for this role imo

Maxwell Chappell- The real tragedy about this not all of it is autotuned . Some of it is just Ms.Waston doing poor singing. That's her constantly going sharp, ever present choppy breath control, going nasal, a massive warble on the vibrato and having less then a one octave range. Above all. Not being emotionally connected because she is too fatigued to even do recitative delivery at a decent level. This is the equivalent of someone jumping head first into strength training who doesn't even know the basics about it. The vocal cords are a muscle. So just like evolving your arm or leg muscles. They need to be developed slowly and steadily. With time and diligence while concentrating on the technical aspects of how your singing gradually improves. It will show. It just as well will display when you have no musical knowledge at all. As is proof while listening to this comparison. Paige clearly started training by focusing on the key components. Letting the high notes come from the back of the throat. Just like how you yawn. Paying attention to the mouth shapes, and projecting the sound from the abdomen, not through the nose. And later integrated the emotions of personality into the role while staying on pitch. All of this can most certainly be achieved at a level of excellence with discipline and time. But it does NOT after a few months of lessons.

Maxwell Chappell shes not a singer..

It’s 100% autotuned.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN98fcmdzLbPXZs.html A clip of Emma Watson ACTUALLY singing. She has a beautiful singing voice, and I’m sure she probably did have some flaws; it’s a shame they decided to fix them and ended up auto-tuning her completely.

hi lo I've seen and heard that clip before. But I tried once more. I blocked out all other form of sound and honed in on Ms. Waston's voice. Wiped my slate clean of any prior thoughts and opinions I had. Here is the verdict. If she spent the next five years with a truly dedicated vocal instructor who didn't cut corners. And Ms.Waston herself immersing into her studies of the vocal cords and how to characterize it. She very well could have a pleasant instrument. Not a pure nor a powerful one as it would take far longer then five years to achieve that. Regardless, she could have been lovely in terms of an easy listening voice. Just like Amy Adams on Enchanted and Nicole Kidman for Moulin Rouge. However, since she went into this project raw. It remains how weak her vocal cords are. And it shows. Her vocal muscles are painfully strained. Try as she might when she puts breath under her tone to go for an octave leap. It falls woefully short. The painful lack of ease to carry out musical phrases is too obvious to ignore. Let alone give them emotional life. Having "some" vocal flaws is one thing. Just like with Amy Adams and Nicole Kidman. Neither didn't try to make it a secret they were not in the professional singing bracket. Be that as it may, they were well versed on the vocal basics in their studies prior to being cast as a leading lady in a musical film. The range is small but they carry out the pitch and intonation with fine results. But they didn't just focus on technique. They made certain to color every musical phrase with what emotion needed to be delivered just as they would with the spoken dialogue portion of the script. Ms. Waston's performance is "constant" flaws. This isn't even worthwhile recitative delivery. Everything about it demonstrates her vocal cords are fatigued. Not even this autotune can cover it up.

LMAO i was gonna comment but this is too perfect

*I'M WHEEZING!* 😂😂😂

Paige was from a time when people had to have talent.

Best comment! Totally accurate! 🤣

omg hahahahahahaa 😂😂😂

Their writers are even worse than the voice actors.

@@thunderbird1921 Frozen 2 has left the chat

The actress for moana wasn't well known until she played the character and I guess the same thing with Rapunzel.

@@Femmeaesthetic Rapunzel is Mandy Moore, who’s well-known for ages. but she’s an amazing singer!

Oh I think they still go by that integrity for animated films. But live action ones have been quite a miss either with casting or writing.

So true Paige O’Hara: Aaaaaaah isn’t this, amazing Emma Watson: Uhhhhhh isn’t this, amazing

yes bc she sings nasally

She is British so it’s gonna sound different

Enderplayz Pokémon Accents don’t always act the same when you sing though

Cat Merchant I know but some people keep their accents when they sing

@@tulip1069 They definitely should have got someone who could sing. That's part and parcel of being a Disney Princess. It's not a matter of acting like a voice coach, it's just opinion. :)

She is British so it would have sounded different

@@enderplayxpokemon5392 She would have sounded like an robot whatever her accent.

Bluehorizon 89 no she wouldn’t

@@enderplayxpokemon5392 Explain.

i disagree

Yeah well, disagree all you want. He's objectively correct. Emma is clearly limited and can't carry words. It's flat. Paige is classicly trained and it shows.

Well, she's singing about how bored she is with this little town and the same old provincial life, so it makes sense why she's bored. She sounds engaged when singing about her book because she's interested in it. Paige just sounds too happy about what Belle is supposed to be bored with, the character is even smiling when singing about what she's bored of. So Emma sounding bored was intentional and adds more to the character's emotional context.

Emma Waston sounds bored and fatigued in all of the songs. There isn't any range in terms of phrasing or coloring to display her character is going through a journey. The line "Isn't this amazing?!" Low and behold that Belle should sound amazed by what she is reading. Or how about "There must be more then this provincial life!" Needs to have burning desire ring to it. Paige O'Hara brings a full dimensional approach to her acting and singing. Ms.Waston couldn't even sustain the notes for a few seconds before sounding exhausted again. Let alone bring any emotional texture to what she sings.

xwaytothedawnx Because Belle actually was supposed to be bored. It fits better in animation than in live action because animation should be exaggerated but her being bored in the poor provential town and sounding cheery at the same time in a live action movie would just look silly.

Cheyenne Entertainment They did that in The Greatest Showman, so why couldn’t they just have hired someone to sing for Belle?

@@kitkatcarebear7170 Exactly

Lmfaooo that genuinely made me die laughing lolll I was so sad now I’m laughing thank u so much for being so funny 🤣

@@eb6938 You're very welcome 😊

When I read that last part I was like **WHEEZE**

Umm Belle is annoyed. She thinks the town is boring. Also there is auto tune so you can’t really tell

Eloise Long she’s not really annoyed in the song though. She’s more fed up and dreamy than anything.

XxxMaysilSs ss in the scene belle rolls her eyes loads and looks annoyed with the people in the town

My interpretation was that belle was more exhausted or tired than straight up annoyed.

Eloise Long I know she does when she talks to the baker, but she does it in a more “oh well, better luck next time” way, than a “wow, rude much?” Way. Nothing about the way she moves or talks suggests that she’s annoyed - even in the live action version, despite Emma’s pretentious acting, she still isn’t annoyed, just very egotistical.

Antphoneigh- First and foremost. I commend your courage to be so blunt. Justin Katsopolis- It's not about us singing against Ms. Waston. It is about the legit triple threats who come from genuine musical theatre who never need "any" autotune and were passed over in casting by a famous face who doesn't have musical ability without computer enhancement. A true singer/actress can sing live beautifully and with full fledge emotion every single time. Ms. Waston can not. If she were capable. She would have sung live for us to hear. She didn't because she knows deep down this score is out of her league. I can name a great number of women who can do this score justice. In both vocal technique and feeling. The fact that they were not even glanced at is more then a shame.

has nothing to do with them singing against Emma you stupid ignoramus.

Lokeloco B - Those who are rightly critical of Disney hiring Ms. Waston who can not hold proper intonation and pitch. Let alone keep any phrasing or coloring to imply she is emotionally invested in what she is singing (I use the term very loosely) and was in desperate need of the autotune software is being compared to a brilliant actress and singer. Ms. Waston does not even scratch the surface of even doing recitative delivery decently. Not only that. There are many, many musical theatre actresses out there who could have done this classic role justice on all levels. Sincere triple threat talent was passed over because said "famous face" wanted to have the role and did not have to go through a genuine audition to get the part. And the Emma Waston die hard fans wonder why we are upset? That is the real tragedy here.

Why didn't they cast Anne Hathaway as Belle? Anne can sing and she's actress.

Its so obvious at how bad her voice is

Abc Abc- Paige O'Hara is evidence that one can fuse pitch perfect beauty with genuine emotion. People try to proclaim it's either all about a singer who sounds pretty but has no heart. Or there's the actor who just barely holds the tune. As if film producers can not find the combination of both. The truth of the matter is. There are so many of these incredible performers out there just like Paige who can achieve both seamlessly. The problem with Hollywood is that they refuse to pick the unknowns now. They basically just said "To heck with full fledged talent. It's all about the big names bringing in big bucks. " The director of the 2007 Disney film Enchanted fought the producers because they didn't trust a then unknown Amy Adams to carry the leading role. Despite the fact she was a triple threat. Thankfully in that case, the director of that film won the battle. Amy received incredible reviews (from critics and audiences alike) on her abilities as an actress and singer in equal measure. Enchanted may not have been a record breaking blockbuster but it still did fantastic at the box office. And Amy got several award nominations. Won a couple as well. And so started her career as a go-to chameleon actress. To think of what could have been if Disney did the same with this BATB adaptation. How an aspiring singer/actress could have have had her big break. And the world would have discovered a refreshing new talent. Hmm? Come to think of it. Isn't that what happened for Julie Andrews, Jodi Benson, Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose as well as Paige O'Hara?

Yes, Paige obviously put a heart in Belle, while Emma didn't. Emma probably put like half of her heart in the acting.0% in singing. Still Emma is still better than shitty Grande who did that song because of money.

​@@Silver54ful They cast lesser-known Lily James and Elle Fanning as other princesses which also goes to show how fresh faces allow audiences to be more open minded to the characters. Emma was already a bookworm living in a magical castle with enchanted things for most of her youth so that caused a lot of expectations on her performance. You'd think they would be wiser on a remake of one of their most highly renowned movies but whatever...

@@yippedoodah True. They were not massive stars at the time. I know Lily James had gained a certain amount of recognition from her time on the program Downton Abbey. Though I had never seen the show before. I ended up loving her performance in Cinderella! Much like Amy Adams, I follow Lily's career now. She's impressed me very much. I'm less entusiastic about Elle Fanning as Aurora but I will happily acknowledge her gift in general as an actress. If I remember correctly however. I think Elle's first big break was in the film Super 8. Ms. Waston had always been vocal towards the end of the Harry Potter franchise about how she desired to play Belle. Roughly around the same time Disney decided live action remakes would be the next best step for profiting the studio. (Before they had managed to seal the deals with Marvel and Star Wars) And along with that came all of these press articles and social media posts demanding her wish get fulfilled. Initially I wasn't that hung up on it at the time as Alan Menken himself had declared a musical version had been "canned". Then when Disney retracted his statement saying the live action remake would be musical onscreen I grew concerned. The day it was confirmed Ms.Waston booked the job and she left her own statement "I got my dream role! I can't wait to start singing lessons." My heart felt as if it had been ripped out! My intuition was screaming this was an enormous mistake. I truly don't want to come across as if I am bragging but I have to say this. My gut instinct was right. Disney and Ms.Waston butchered the beloved character Belle. To this day I can't get over how unjust this casting decision was. They have actually acheived the wost possible outcome. Not only picking someone who has a wretched voice. But someone who sucked the very soul out of the character. My heart just can't seem to stop bleeding for every musical threatre artist who lost out on this opportunity.

@@Silver54ful ikr. are they good singers? nah but they're a-list

Jaiden Lee and she played in one of the most popular book series’ movies sooo more attraction!!

Ron Chee exactly lol

I like to imagine someone on the Marketing team was watching one of those Harry Potter characters as Disney Princess videos

She's a blonde isn't she? They dyed her hair.

@@oliviafang2276 no no, they're right

yep-

And she’s beautiful

@@briannalee1998 She looks nothing like Belle though. At least Lily and Naomi looked like the animations in a way.

@Yay Yay Belles eyes arent green!??!!?!?!? :0

@@briannalee1998 ya, but she doesn't really look like Belle. Her hair and eyes are similar, but other than that she does not give Belle vibes at all.

Rosepetalfalls I think they really should have casted someone else. Just because someone is an A list actor doesn’t mean they’re classically trained in musical theatre. One of the main reasons they cast these kind of actors is that it will attract more people than someone new or unknown.

So true with most cartoons someone does the singing while another does the acting. But it's impossible to do with live action. Now the directors wanted to pick well known actors so the film would sell well but honestly if ethnicity was put aside there are a lot of actors who actually can sing who could have done the role better. But they should have had her take some vocal classes since Belle's singing is the main character or had her lip sync and give credit to another. Her sining is just dull like someone reading the lines of hte lyrics. Paige put character into the singing plus i like how she put vibrato and hit the high notes. Emma could not hit the high notes

Yeah I think it's not too hard to dub a live action singing voice. She would just have to move her mouth while someone sings. They do that anyway. They don't sing while being filmed, they sing into a microphone. And then they move their mouth while acting the singing scenes. I think they should have gotten someone else. I appreciate Emma Watson's effort but I didn't like it. Let alone that, I don't think she was a good choice for the character Belle. Totally wrong personality, energy, and vibe. They just chose her because she's famous and it would bring attention. And I don't mind what ethnicity an actress is as long as they look like Belle. It might be hard to do if the actress wasn't white, but unless the ethnicity plays a role in the story (in this story it doesn't at all) and the actress looks like the character, it doesn't matter. In this movie, Belle should look a lot like the animated original. I don't think Emma even looks like Belle besides the clean skin, brown eyes, ethnicity, and brown hair; the face structure and features are nothing alike, but whatever. :) I don't dislike Emma at all, this just wasn't good casting. It was done because she's famous rather than that she's really like Belle.

hmmm thats an idea

@Abc Abc Paige O'Hara said Emma Casting Is Genius and she also said Emma was Fantastic and I agree 1000 percent.

I still believe the original was the best like in the cartoon when Belle is excited about the book, and Emma isn't. I feel like Paige brought more to Belle. When I did Emma Watson for actor study she pretty much is the same in every film but her acting is good

I know!!

Exactly, she always had this 'im better than everyone else' expression on her face, probably from her Hermione days. Which sucks, because besides the books part, they have nothing in common. They don't even read for the same reasons. Hermione studies, Belle likes fantasy stories. Completely different characters. The movie people got her character completely off.

@@bobc7557 Belle is more like Luna if you ask me.

Lol

​@@kaylee6735 but still not enough for playing belle

x ragdoll - Not surprising since her vocal cords hardly have any musical development. It's obvious how out of her league she is with this score.

Not everyone is a good singer my voice is completely monotone. I think its do to having autism.

Exactly.

I have an overwhelming desire to commandeer the space-time continuum to prevent this from occuring.

Douche

She would have no career at all. She lucked iut by the simple fact that all child actors suck so she was able to squeeze through the cracks.

I know right? Emma couldn’t even hit Paige’s high notes so they made her sing just normally.

Why does she sound like she’s singing from the back of her throat

Jania Kapoor Lmao 😂

@@janiakapoor8611 That's vocal fatigue you are hearing. Since she came into doing this project raw. Her vocal cords don't have any development. This score is completely out of her league. As are musical scores in general. Kind of like an amateur trying to lift weights in the world of body buildling. One can see how much their muscles strain. No point in lifting 100 pounds if are beginning. If you attempt to do so it's going to be a massive failure. Singing is the same concept only it's something to detect by listening. Musical theatre should only be sung by professionals.

Pablo Ávila that’s because she’s not a singer so she can really hit high notes👄

'Paige is and always be belle' huh?

Vanhmingliani Tochhawng it says ”always will be belle”

Faith in humanity because of collective jealousy? Watson's voice sounds sweeter and she's sung in three movies now

Zorack She sounds fake. Anyone can sing better.

Zorack paige ohara is a broadway singer. watson is not. im sure with proper training emma has a potential to become an amazing singer but they put way to much autotune on emmas voice

Selma 」 HER STATUS!!!!

If anyone who says Emma’s voice better I’m gonna SCREAM

To all the people saying "Let's see you do this better than Emma." It is not about what we can do. We are not performers. It is about the fact there are thousands of young women who trained in the performing arts and can wipe the floor with Ms. Waston any day of the week. And they do live singing on a regular basis with pure soul and solid vocal technique. And "never" use any autotune! Belle is a multi-faceted character who transitions as the story progresses. Paige O'Hara delivers every emotional color in the rainbow. Despair, fury, curiosity, joy, and terror, and boredom. There is a massive difference between subtle acting and just being plain wooden.

But those people are not known and were not in Harry Potter and probably would not have been the same draw even if better singers. The studio went with someone bankable. It knew what it was doing.

Just like how James Cameron knew what he was doing for Avatar? Box office gold. That doesn't make it the greatest film of all time. Beauty and the Beast was not only a profitable title from it's animated couterpart. It was a highly respectable piece by critics and beloved by audiences. That respect and love came from genuine craft and entrusting talent. Famous or not. Their goal was to make a film that got people emotionally invested. The box office results and Oscar nomination for Best Picture was the cherry on top. And well deserved. This new adaptation (regardless of it's massive box office numbers) will never have nearly the same value as a cinematic art form. All because the this film's team only cared about the money they would bank. And yet the people at Disney still wonder why it was not nominated during the award season. You get what you put out. And what they put out was a cash cow. They got exactly what was coming to them.

Silver54, I didn't say it made for the best experience. But they still could have cast Emma over an unknown with no box office draw. They should have just dubbed a real singer. It used to be done all the time. Here is an article about it: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2017/03/26/when-actors-cant-sing-beauty-the-beast-shows-value-of-dubbing/

I actually am familiar with that article. They even did this for Rebecca Ferguson who was cast in last year's other musical smash film The Greatest Showman. Knowing she could not sing so she was dubbed. And I will be blunt that even with this "Old Hollywood" business casting coming back around to this day and age. It does not soften me up to the idea at all. I remain loyal to break-through performance casting decisions. A person who does it all effortlessly. For some of the greatest talents are indeed the unknowns. It's time for both Hollywood and audiences alike to leave their big star attachments behind and learn to embrace the unknowns to see and hear their massive talents shine in all their glory. This takes us back to one of the most famous casting stories in history in which the full fledged talent was snubbed in casting of a big title but later to taking home that golden reward. That is of how Audrey Hepburn (while a brilliant actress and lovely singer for easy listening style ) got the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady. A musical role beyond her vocal range. The original Broadway actress of My Fair Lady Julie Andrews who would later become one of the most beloved musical theatre sopranos of all time was declared unfit to star in the film adaptation due to her lack of status to the movie audiences. So they called on Ms. Hepburn. While a force in the acting department no doubt. Her lack of skill in the soprano repertoire could not be overlooked. So bring in a singer to dub her over. Meanwhile Ms. Andrews is cast by Walt Disney (who did see her perform live in the musical Camelot) as the title character Mary Poppins. Having seen her live Mr.Disney recognized not only her astonishing vocal technique. He saw her charisma and intelligence as an actress who also had her share of dancing ability. He wanted the rest of the world to see it too. Being virtually unknown to cinema didn't hinder his desire to cast her as the leading lady. For the talent speaks for itself. Come award season. The race seemed close. Until word gets out Ms.Hepburn was dubbed. Ms.Andrews however proves she is every bit as magnificent as you would believe. No dubbing for her ever. Oscar nominations are announced. Julie Andrews is among the choices. Audrey Hepburn is not. Then the day of the Oscars arrives. None other then Julie Andrews is the big winner. Walt Disney took the leap of faith the creative team at My Fair Lady were to frightened to consider. That casting a person who has the ability to do it all in regards to performing was the right choice. To heck with lack of movie star status! Disney executives (or anyone who creates a musical on screen) need to go back and review how this has merit. Triple threat talents are surrounding them. Give them a chance and they will blow your mind. For their have been very few cases in which big movie stars who don't have any authentic musical theatre background have come out of a project to the other side they can be deemed a sincere triple threat on all fronts. That includes lack of autotune.

Fr, why is she so passive aggressive when she says "LIKE"

@@ki8743 Her eyes certainly display that "passive aggressive" expression throughout the course of this movie. It seemes to be her trademark when she's doing any film doesn't it? But actually with her real voice (not the autotuned doctored soundtrack Disney officially released) there wasn't any form of emotional undertones when she sang. I am using that VERY loosely. On any line of her character's numbers. She can't even convey anger or frustraion. What really occurred in the isloated vocal recording for that particular line you pointed out was her voice doing a warble. With her lack of vocal cord experience her own lungs were essentially breaking down since they could not handle the scale and stamina of this score. If you heard that all you would hear from her was vocal cord depletion. There were even times on the soundtrack when she literally gasped for air because it was too overwhelming. Even with how much they lowered the key for her. What you are hearing from the official sountrack recording with all of the autotune in place is to keep the melody even keel. So the sound waves comes across as "passive aggressive" by accident as the editors were covering up of her technical mistakes. From raspy to shrill to flat to sharp to plain breathless. Emotion simply didn't exist because she doesn't have a healthy set of pipes to execute musicality.

@@Silver54ful Her entire posture and performance seemed very arrogant In my opinion.

@@vilmavenla Excellent point there. Watching review videos about this remake and Ms.Waston's performance now in which the commentator shows clips. The term "arrogant" does feel like an apt description. I recall when I did watch this film (not with a favorable taste during or after) initially the first word that came to my mind was soulless. Though I've since included many choice phrases and terms since that initial viewing. Yours is absolutely valid. I think soulless will always be my personal option when it comes to describing it as a whole.

@@Silver54ful "Soulless" is a great way to descripe all of the remakes.

She's not singing badly. There's just too much autotune.

@@ilovesunghoon I see your point, she's probably alright, but the autotune is making her sound way worse

@@ThePeaceAround Sorry but I can confirm that her actual voice is infinitely worse. They had to cover her up with the atutotune to make it more appealing. Yep, her voice is that terrible. Her robotic rendition is more pleasing to the ear. Her casting was a slap in the face to the world of music. She ranks as a below average singer at best.

@@Silver54ful How do you backup this information? All I know is that there is an interview where she sings and shs sounds gorgeous. I wish they hadn't autotuned her voice. Link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN98fcmdzLbPXZs.html I know this is only one line, but it seems you can present another video of her singing (since you claim you know all about her qualities of a singer), i'm happy to watch that and be proved wrong :)

It's because I was one of a handfull of people who was able to listen to the isolated vocal recording of the soundtrack on this site before Disney took it away. This was about a year ago. It was only on for about seven hours tops. But make no mistake, now that I l know it exists without any computer enhancement to polish her up. I have been actively searching to come across it again just so I can provide the link on this video (and quite a few others) so people finally can understand why musical theatre fans are livid with her choice of casting for a coveted theatre role. Granted I never expected it to become accessible. No doubt Disney has attempted to lock it up and throw away the key. But nothing can stay hidden for forever. I know it will not be easy to find but once something slips through the cracks. It is bound to re-appear in the most unexpected places. As for how her voice sounds on that clip. Do you really want to hear my opinion or no? I do have an answer. Not the first time I have seen that. The question remains do you want to hear what I have to say.

YES

Well said...

Sorry, I know this is old, but in what universe is Emma Watson a great actress? Name one role where's gone above and beyond, stood out or been irreplaceable for the character. Everything she's in, she's just... there. My brother pointed out in Harry Potter, she'd just overact with her eyebrows, moving them up and down over and over. That's all the expression she was capable of.

@@funkyfranxTHANK YOU

@@funkyfranxwell said. The only reason she broke through in the industry is because she got lucky as a child with base level acting that any other child could’ve done (and probably been better at). She is one of the worst actresses I’ve ever seen but everyone excuses that because she was in Harry Potter

HAHA

@@bethaniie_ Red alert! Just to warn you guys. EW fanatic is on the loose and ready for a verbal squabble. Prep for defense positions.

@@Silver54ful Hello again! War seemingly starts now

IKR! and at 2:01

@@ki8743 You can literally hear and feel her excitement. "But she _won't_ discover that it's HIM till Chapter Three!"

@@josephsoltero7326 it really feels like she's really invested In the character.

This part was the pinnacle of the glory of the sounds. Paige really lift your spirits up here to new heights. I had the privilege in 1991 in El capitan theater in Hollywood when it reopened. Imagine I saw the very first show in the world. That was special.

SingenStatt Atmen That’s a good choice! Personally I always imagined Emmy Rossum as Belle but either one would have been amazing!

I came here to comment just that! She's such an underrated actress and singer. I would soo love to see her as Belle. It's truly a shame. It appears that fame is all that mattered in the decision to cast Emma Watson as Belle.

Emma Watson isn't isn't beautiful and she can't sing.

Ella M she’s very beautiful honestly but your right that she can sing

@@angeloshenan1509 I'm not sure how much of your comment was a joke or whether you actually wanted to insult Samantha (uncreatively). But yeah, she's known for her belt because she's good at it, but she also has a lovely head voice and I'm sure would have found the right mix to do a lovely Belle. :) But alas, we'll never know.

ginger psycho Than how did it make over 1 billion dollars and win several awards?

So in other words Avatar should be deemed the greatest film of all time simply because as you say "It made billions of dollars at the box office and won several awards."? See where this logic is going.

Emma Watson isn't autotune, she can actually sing dumby

I concur that not every line is autotuned. (And when it wasn't she was still painfully strained) But the majority of it is. An example. "Waking up to say". That is glaringly obvious how computer enhanced it is. Very few people can replicate such a sound with their own raw vocal cords. I assure you. Ms.Waston is not even a fraction capable. Her vocal cords are the epitome of under-developed.

MY NAME JEFF LOL Please tell me this is satire, Please, She's so obviously autotuned, How could you not hear the autotune?

I think it displays how under-appreciated musical theatre performers and voice actors are in the entertainment industry. Yet they possess some of the finest talent out there.

Paige was from the time where Disney cared to pick talented actors.

Not bad idea not joke I paid to see that shit

Yeah except GlaDOS' voice actress (Ellen McLain) was actually a classically trained opera singer. She has that experience, unlike Emma.

@@unorthodoxromance254 Just did a search on Ms.McLain singing live. She is astonishing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing her name. I can not wait to listen to more of her. :) Her name should never be paired with the likes of Ms.Waston who can barely scratch the surface of doing a decent recitative. Let alone full fledged singing.

It's Paige. 🤦

@@ekatskatingrink big deal

Page. Ah yes, my FAV SINGER PAGE!!

Yeah it looked like a prom dress at Macy’s wtf 😂😂😂😂😂

@@kitkatcarebear7170 Even worse. I have seen more elegant prom dresses at Macy's. That tells you just how poor of a choice the gown was for a film that had a budget worth over 100 million dollars.

Silver54ful exactly and the color yellow they used was so unappealing 😩😩😩

Looking like Kraft cheese slices on her skirt 😂

@@Silver54ful She didn't want to wear a corset because it was oppressive. Even though corset were equivalent to bras in that time. They gave her too much freedom on the gowns.

Gaston was way better in the remake. To be honest Gaston from the Beauty And Beast remake once killed a Dragon in The Hobbit.

As much as I hate Gaston in classic version, he's very likeable in remake one, because of Luke Evans

No, you're not the only one... This unwanted and unnecessary remake of the animated gem is atrocious in every way...

@@jasonseraph7814 Thank you very much for your support. I appreciate it greatly. The other day someone in my house had on the TV. They were channel surfing when they landed on the re-make of Beauty and the Beast. I practically yelled "NO! Turn that off immediately!!!" They asked what the problem was. I responded with "The entire film is problematic." They asked how so as they know I am huge musical theatre fan. Well if they hire people who can not sing in a musical film. It was destined to be nothing more then a cash cow. Shameful what they did to this classic story. It is a travesty how anyone thinks the remake is worth watching.

@@Silver54ful Exactly... Disney's making those movies only for the purpose of making money... No one cares about the heart and soul of a song these days, forgetting that songs are the essence that breathes life into musical movies and gives them their love, wonder and magic...

I'm sorry for being late, but what is your assessment of Naomi Scott? And how do you think Halle Bailey will do in the Little Mermaid?

@@guyinmink4068 Hello there. I'll be brutally honest. Naomi Scott was not my first choice Jasmine. Now before anybody flips out on me. I have to say she pleasently surprised me. She actually made the score that Alan Menken wrote suit her style. She has a rock edge to her voice. Initially I was terrified it was going to come across as grinding. Low and behold, she made it appealing. Normally that doesn't work for a musical theatre piece. So I tip my hat to Ms. Scott. I really hope this will be he same case for Halle Bailey when I see The Little Mermaid. I hope she can merge her R&B chops beautifully with the score by Mr.Menken. Fingers crossed!

Blair Bart hey don't get me wrong. I like Emma but I think O'hara is better. And O'hara is a better singer.

lifeeuu - In a short while this person will be coming back around to say their constant phrasing of either "Shut up, she is perfect." "She is not autotuned. She is spot on. This is a fact!" or "Emma is better then Paige." And not only doing it on Paige O'Hara vs Emma Waston videos. There are many other only places they have left those redundant trolling lines. The only goal is to try to verbally beat you into submission into actually believing Emma Waston is a better singer then Paige O'Hara. Just wanted to give you a warning.

Silver54ful thanks buddy but my first reply was my last reply. But thanks for the heads up.

lifeuu - No problem. Going into a new topic now. There is another young lady who could have been a wonderful Belle in the film adaptation. As both an actress and singer. If you wish to hear more about this musical theatre actress. Come on over to my channel in the discussion thread. I am more then happy to share. :)

I think Emma is better. No offense and no hate please it’s just my opinion.

You are correct. She was in fact autotuned for the majority of this soundtrack.

Bruh, most vocaloids are better than this

They might as well have cast Hatsune Miku as Belle.

BelovedDagger don’t do my girl hatsune miku like that, lmao more like they should’ve casted text to speech for it

@@pringles73 Lol, right?

That's because Paige O'Hara (and the entire team behind the animated film) understand that singing is equal convergence of healthy pitch and emotional undertones. It's acting kicked up a difficult notch but making it seem effortless. As is the reason musical theatre is an art form. That is why when listening to Ms.O'Hara you hear and feel her muliti-dimensional delivery on top of her being on key solidly. Emma Waston didn't have any prior singing experience before being cast. Let alone any knowledge how take on an acrobatic musical theatre score which is the cream of the crop (next to opera) when it comes to singing. She and the Disney executives alike are both guilty in this matter. The reason she sounds "souless" is because her lungs are one bit short of giving out. I heard her voice on the isolated vocal recording before it was taken off YT. Depending on what line she does. She went sharp to raspy. Constantly! There wasn't any even flow on the melody because her vocal cords attempted to handle a professional theatre score raw. Just like if you don't keep your body in shape for dancing. You can't deliver an emotionally vibrant performance if your body is fatigued. The vocal cords are exactly the same. This is an enormous toll from a vocal stand point. She was under-qualified by far. The "robotic" sound you are hearing is the autotune. Ms.Waston and the creative team agreed on this because she would not allow a vocal dub to cover for the soundtrack.

Wow I had no idea about any of this, thanks so much for schooling me! 👍

@@EricCartman2024 You are very welcome. Though I am still on the search to re-discover that isolated vocal recordings' wherabouts. Nothing is a better example of "bad singing" than the actual recording when people can hear for themselves. If it got on the net once. It can happen again. But clearly Disney (and Ms.Waston) have a vice grip on it. Never the less. I don't plan to give up.

I'm not good at singing, I strain my throat and my voice is more in Talking Loudly mode then actual singing. Do you have any exercise recommendation videos I can use to help? You are knowledgeable about the difference between the good and bad about singing.

@@EricCartman2024 More than happy to help when I can. The first thing above all else is to not expect immediate results. Singing is about repetition and reinforcement. So don't push it too hard. Second is remember that being hydrated and getting a good night's sleep are as much key componets in having your voice improve along with the exercise sessions. One of the first things I was taught is using the soft pallete. Just like when you yawn. There is an easier sense of flow. And never let the sound be projected from the nose. The projection should come from your diaphragm. A lot of the time people strain and sound nasally is because they sing from the base of the nose. Not healthy for your voice nor is it pleasent to listen to.

Emma's whole portrayal was bland and "she is so much better than everyone else." Emma sounds like some watered down soup version of the original. This is so evidenced in this comparison. Great job.

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Funny thing is, there's a couple of clips on KZfaq where you briefly hear Emma sing, and she's really not that bad. I would have much preferred to hear her real voice, even if there were some imperfections than this robotic one.

@Blair Bart II she definitely was. In some parts of the movie you can really hear the unnatural sound to it. I'm not hating on Emma, I'm blaming the filmmakers who made the decision. Because at the very least, there's definitely some kind of pitch corrector trying to smooth out the vocals. You can tell when there's autotune when the sounds are just too perfect, and it leads to a robotic twang. It's harder to spot now because we're all so used to hearing autotune because most singers will always have some kind of enhancement nowadays because production companies demand perfection with vocals.

@@beckyc8104 Don't bother with this one. Doesn't matter the evidence displayed. They just repeat the same phrases again and again as if on a loop in hopes you'll see things their way. But you and I (among several others here) know the truth. She was inarguably auto-tuned for the majority of this soundtrack. Granted not every phrase but there is a reason Disney did do so much of the computer enhancing. Her voice due to lack of training was painfully strained, thin and breathy. Constantly at that. Maybe she's a little smoother now. I use that term loosely. But at the time of this recording. She was not equipped to handle this score. Despite her saying she took "three months" of diligent lessons. When it came time to put in the work. Disney knew they were in trouble. She just didn't have any musicality to carry these numbers. But since she insisted she be the one to sing. Disney was trapped between a rock and a hard place. As soon as I find the isolated vocal recordings again. I'll give you the link. So many people here are under the wrong impression. Disney didn't ruin her voice with the auto-tune. It was the only way to make her sound as if she could carry the notes. She was a terrible singer and they needed to cover their backs. And since they didn't hire a true musical theatre artist to begin with. They were left to pick up the pieces. As for how "Most singers have some kind of enhancement these days because production companies demand perfection." If you research musical theatre and classically trained vocalists. You will find a treasure trove of talent who have never once been auto-tuned. They sing live with grace and pure emotion every single time to step up to a microphone. Be it on stage or in a studio. They are the real deal.

@@Silver54ful Silver54ful ah thank you for all the info, makes a lot of sense why they did it now. Haha I'm a huge musical theatre nerd and you're right, they are certainly the pure talent with singing. Haven't heard of Laura Osnes though so I'll certainly check her out, thank you!

What I wouldn't have have given if it merely were "bland". Instead the real isolated vocal recording was such a multitude of egragious sounds, it's a miracle the editors were able to make it come across as dull one note melody. Don't get me wrong. I hear where you are coming from 100%. Anybody with proper sound detection can easily tell Ms.Waston is autotuned and therefore wasn't the least bit qualified for this coveted musical theatre role. (Hire theatre artists already Disney!!!!) Never the less, the official sountrack recording is very misleading. She's doesn't just lack emotional undertones. She lacks every aspect a true vocalist who takes on a legit theatre score. Then cranks it up by five notches to make one squirm from the pain she inflicts on the eardrums.

"BECCKASS YALL SAAAA" That is with the computer program. Robotic as heck? Yep but it keeps her voice in tune with the melody. Without it she sounds like this. "Be (wheezes) cause (gasps for another gulp of air) you'll (voice cracks in surround sound) see (voice gives out completely and the computer has to fill in for the rest).

Bill Condon confirmed it. "We only had Emma Waston in mind for the role of Belle." It's despicable! Even Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and Academy Award nominee Amy Adams had to do an audition for their leading roles in Moulin Rouge and Enchanted.

@@Silver54ful such a vain decision. They did it for her looks -.- for a role heavy based on singing they chose Emma -.-? (I don’t hate Emma I actually like her but not for a role like this.) Anna Kendrick would have been fun! She could sing or someone with singing experience...

You are tone deaf.

@Katie Logue Don't use logic with this one!

@KA - 06BN - Sir John A Macdonald Sr PS (1540) Love people coming for me 3 years later. Yo I was just trying to be nice, but she is def not a singer. They did her dirty making her sing in this movie. I imagine without the autotune she's more akin to the smalltown gal who gets the lead in the musical cuz only 10 people auditioned lmao.

Lol. The director needed a better Emma.

When you don't have any authentic vocal cord training. It's actually very natural to sound flat and exhausted. Which is why it was such a disgrace to hire Ms.Waston as she was in no position to sing any of this score.

Well, she was amazing in Perks Of Being A Wallflower, a role that is the absolute antithesis of Hermione.

@@ritaskeeter750 not really

Yes! I thought I was the only one who thought this.

But halle is getting the hate even though she's talented

@@gdesiree29 As far as I'm concerned. It's not worth the time and effort to put too much stock into the musically ignorant trolling that has spread. Halle is indisputably gifted. And she will only go further with her next vocal venture. Her natural talent will long outshine the hate. That will all be drowned out as time passes. And it helps on our part to help celebrate such a tremendous talent.

Halle wasn't the little Mermaid, nor did she sing as well as the original in the animation. (I didn't like the King Trident either). Ursula with McCarthy was the shining highlight.

"Bellebot" 🤣

She was Emma Watson in Belle cosplay.

@@beloveddagger2892 You speak the cold hard truth. Thank you for saying this!!!!!

I’ve been saying this before the movie came out!!! Seriously!

Or Vanessa Hudgens

Random Person Her voice is to nasally to be honest so no

This Nigerian Loves Drinking Garri I didn't even think of that, you're right 😂

Can she even sing????

She couldn't hit the notes required. She has a one octave range at best. She practically squeaks on the higher portion of the scale. The autotune is there (even if it is plainly displayed as a vocaloid) to hide just how far out of her depth she was. And Ms.Waston gave her approval of the autotune being covered on her vocals for the official soundtrack because she was adament no vocal dubs would be hired to fill in for her.

Anmarie Proctor Singing it during filming has absolutely nothing to do with autotune or no autotune. Les Mis was the only movie musical with this much exposure to do the singing live on set. The typical thing to do is to record it first and then shoot on set. Even Grace Moore (a well known opera singer in the early 1930s) did this too, as well as Bing Crosby and Jeanette MacDonald and Judy Garland. All of them very capable singers and actors. It's about skill. Recording before shooting just ensures quality recordings of quality performances regardless of the actions on set or where the boom mic is.

Miss H - Exactly! Amy Adams (who has had some singing experience in her past but is not what you would title a trained vocalist) did an excellent job with it when she starred in Disney's 2007 hit Enchanted. We can also point out Nicole Kidman from Moulin Rouge (2001) and Emmy Rossum from The Phantom of the Opera (2004) as examples who did splendid performances. While each of these women are not conservatory trained when it comes to singing. Well before auditioning they buckled down on nailing the basics. Working with a vocal coach who was critical on their performance preparation as they practiced. Not only in the necessities of technique. But how to color and phrase emotion into the score. Just as one would when speaking in dialogue sequences. By working with someone who told them the truth and they themselves being determined to bring out the inner life of the character when they sang. By the time the audition for the role came around. They were ready. And it shows in their films! No computer work was touched up on them. If you ever needed evidence for it. You can just type into KZfaq to look at their performances while singing live. Would a person such as myself be able to tell they are not the purest nor most powerful singers due to lack of life long training? Yes, but they have lovely instruments none the less. Ones that worked exceedingly hard to demonstrate they are capable of tackling triple threat designed roles meant for people far more experienced then they are. And they were successful most definitely! :)

Silver54ful Amy Adams did live performances of Into the Woods as the Baker's Wife in New York. While I'm not a fan of Rossum in Phantom, I think what she's been singing lately is a much better fit for her and a great listen (latest album is called Sentimental Journey). I have lots of problems with Phantom (2004) in general, mostly due to direction and a bunch of non-singers. That said, Driver had major guts when she insisted on being dubbed because she's a pop/jazz singer and not an opera singer. As a result, they got Margaret Preece (who had done the role in the West End) to dub her and that joint performance was fantastic.

Miss H - I really wish I could have been present at one of those performances of Into Woods. I love Ms.Adams! Greatly look forward to her next vocal venture. While we will have to agree to disagree about Emmy in The Phantom of the Opera film. (I understand why many phans are not fond of it. I to conceed that the many dazzling sopranos who played Christine on stage can outshine Ms.Rossum any day of the week) We can most certainly agree about her album Sentimental Journey. Her voice is stirring. Margaret Preece remains one of my all time favorite Coloratura sopranos! She is a jewel. :)

Silver54ful You, my friend are a good example of being rounded in this regard. So many become so devoted to a a very small number of performers in a role (usually one or two) and cannot be the slightest bit objective about what they hear. You, on the other hand, very much like a particular performance, but acknowledge the shortcomings in it. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a rounded person. :)

You're right. In the isloated vocal recording. She does everything a vocal instructor advises a singer not to do. Projecting the sound through her nose rather then her abdomen was just one of the many things she did to make it sound as unpleasent and emotionally hollow as possible.

I wonder what would happen with the Ghostface voice filter?