How Hamilton Makes You Cry (Part 2) - The Story of Tonight
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Күн бұрынPART 3 of HOW HAMILTON MAKES YOU CRY: • How Hamilton Makes You...
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WHY 10 DUEL COMMANDMENTS IS AMAZING: • 10 Reasons 10 Duel Com...
0:00 Intro
0:35 The Descending Bass defined
1:18 The Theme from UP
2:16 Descending Bass throughout history
4:01 You'll Be Back
5:08 Les Miz
6:35 Come To Me
8:29 The Story of Tonight
9:23 One Last Time
10:00 The Story of Tonight Chord Progression
11:42 The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
12:16 Tomorrow There'll Be More of Us OR Laurens Interlude
15:42 The World Was Wide Enough
Part 2 of How Hamilton Makes You Cry talks about the Descending Bass, which has been used throughout history to musically create sadness and make people cry. But as usual Lin-Manuel Miranda's dexterity with using this musical idea is something that is worth looking at for how it makes us all misty-eyed. And yes, I talk about Les Miz!
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MUSICAL QUARTERLY: The Descending Tetrachord by Ellen Rosand
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THNKER Lin-Manuel Miranda interview:
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NEW YORKER All About the Hamiltons by Rebecca Mead
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Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert
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@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
***** THIS VIDEO CONTAINS A SPOILER! If you are unaware of the secret song, please beware I discuss it at length! ****
@jayda1677 5 жыл бұрын
NO NOT THE LAUREN’S INTERLUDE
@macpollen 5 жыл бұрын
Already know it and cried
@mayabloom3267 5 жыл бұрын
Please put this in the video! I watched without reading comments and was unintentionally spoiled!
@bryleeclements5709 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so sad... Laurens you will be missed!
@lilrussianchef 5 жыл бұрын
Literally when I saw the musical that was when I cried the most. Idk why. Laurens wasn’t even my fav character. At least now this video explains why I cry so much every time I hear it
@cardamomcoffeebean1530 6 жыл бұрын
No wonder it took Lin six years to write Hamilton.
@lunalovegood2903 6 жыл бұрын
Cardamom Coffee Bean 1 whole year was spent on “my shot” though 😂 😂
@Nugcon 5 жыл бұрын
wow
@hamsandwich7986 5 жыл бұрын
To be fair he has also said that he writes very slowly
@randomcomment343 5 жыл бұрын
@@hamsandwich7986 just tell him to act like Hamilton then he'll write non stop
@hamsandwich7986 5 жыл бұрын
@@randomcomment343 though he will never be satisfied
@mcheesencrackers1913 6 жыл бұрын
“Some scholars speculate that the two had something more than a platonic relationship.” I didn’t know I was a scholar
@philiphamilton9162 5 жыл бұрын
lmao
@jojosmelody 5 жыл бұрын
IKR!!
@laurajensen8896 5 жыл бұрын
OMG same wtf
@jocyr2799 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@meln1371 5 жыл бұрын
« Speculate » it’s not like Hamilton said that he loved Laurens in a letter or something like that ...
@RiaxaraCo 6 жыл бұрын
“When Hamilton doesn’t speak, that’s when he has the most too say.”
@oliverdelica2289 4 жыл бұрын
SILENCE INTENSIFIES
@andreagriffiths3512 Жыл бұрын
Usually in the form of a letter or pamphlet or essay 😬
@sophiekim5546 6 жыл бұрын
AHHH The entirety of Hamilton the Musical IS "The Story of Tonight"! "When our children tell our story... " HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS BEFORE WE ARE THE CHILDREN because they are founding FATHERS
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Totally!
@shinyminunthetheatregeek2036 5 жыл бұрын
wE aRe tHE chILdreN
@Astr1d_Jp3g 5 жыл бұрын
OH MAH GOSH THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT
@weirdrobloxplayer7682 5 жыл бұрын
i got chills reading that man XD
@charoflakes 5 жыл бұрын
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY MEANT CHILDREN AS IN THEODOSIA, PHILIP, ANGELICA AND THE OTHER HAMILTON KIDS
@themadhoffer5802 6 жыл бұрын
oh my gosh. I was always bugged by the fact that Hamilton sang such an upbeat song right after he found out his best friend had died, BUT NOW I REALIZE THAT HE WAS TRYING TO LIVE HIS LIFE TO THE FULLEST. BECAUSE AFTER JOHN DEATH HE REALIZED HOW QUICKLY EVERYTHING YOU WORKED FOR COULD BE THROWN AWAY. THUS THE POINT YOU MADE ABOUT "WHY DO YOU WRIGHT LIKE TOMORROW WON'T ARRIVE." GOD DANG IT LIN.
@MinyMiny 6 жыл бұрын
I’m realizing this now too and I’m so upset I didn’t realize sooner xD
@Scarlett-Hofferson 6 жыл бұрын
Yep. It took be a bit to realize that too. But even so, when ever I listen to the original cast recording on KZfaq so I can hear the Lauren’s interlude (haven’t been able to see the show yet) I have to pause it right after so I can make sure I’m cried out enough to fully get into Non-Stop. Also Dang it Lin is something that I think every time I see anything Hamilton related XD
@voidify3 6 жыл бұрын
Because he's burying his emotions under work, writing constantly so he doesn't have any time to dwell on John being dead
@avaorrantia5997 5 жыл бұрын
AHH THE EMOTIONS
@baguetteboi6832 5 жыл бұрын
TheMadHoffer ww
@brrrd5303 6 жыл бұрын
Part 1: two minutes Part 2: sixteen minutes ... (nice video btw)
@MiracleWinchester 5 жыл бұрын
Havoccii Part3: twenty-five minutes and fifty-nine seconds
@JGrantUK 3 жыл бұрын
In the end, Ho made 3 parts, totally 68 minutes. Part 1 was 2 minutes. Part 3 was sixteen minutes. Part 3 contained the other 51!
@karinaycb4293 6 жыл бұрын
"eager to join john laurens" you know what that line broke me trillions more
@sarahgrin 6 жыл бұрын
I’m a professional musician, and I’ve been obsessed with this show and its music for a couple years, and I’m still discovering connections and having lightbulb moments. I didn’t realize until now that one of the reasons I love “One Last Time” is that it references “The Story of Tonight”! Thanks for making my cry into my lunch... The more I get into this show, the more I love it. ❤️😭
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Glad I could accompany you on your lunch break! Thanks for watching!
@sarahgrin 6 жыл бұрын
Howard Ho Thank YOU! Can’t wait for part 3.
@daveslamjam 5 жыл бұрын
sarahgrin I know right?! I nearly choked on my granola bar when he played it, I was so surprised!
@anyababao 5 жыл бұрын
You are amazing Howard! This is one amazing video. Has Lin seen this video? He should! It's a labor of love!
@jkbutterfly3142 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, no lunch is finished without _tears!_
@willmorbyers923 4 жыл бұрын
here's something interesting, too. Laurens's last words were "tomorrow there'll be more of us" when Hamilton's were "raise a glass to freedom" which were both from that song. Their last words both went back to the roots of when the group first met, and they were also each other's quotes, signifying their bond
@molly.dog8brooke792 2 жыл бұрын
“Bond”
@apolloismydad Жыл бұрын
@@ilovecats5255 no it was sung by Hamilton actually
@sadiewootton6720 6 жыл бұрын
when you cry when watching this because you freaking love john laurens
@yicel486 4 жыл бұрын
Sadie Ukulady dEADASS
@karsyntseu4098 4 жыл бұрын
Truest thing I’ve heard today.
@Mmmkaramel 4 жыл бұрын
He’s my favorite character!!! 😭😭
@biggeelafan42069 4 жыл бұрын
I love him almost as much as Hamilton >:)
@aziraphale5752 4 жыл бұрын
don't cry over me. Raise a glass to your freedom, because there ARE more of us telling the story of tonight.
@julielye8148 6 жыл бұрын
*mentions The Story of Tonight* THERE WILL BE MORE OF US-
@corvusbones 5 жыл бұрын
Julie Lye TELLING THE STORY OF TONIGHTTTTTTTTTT
@aprilfjckadcfhf910 5 жыл бұрын
LETS HAVE ANOTHER ROUND TONGIHTTTTTT
@angelthedgg5235 5 жыл бұрын
LETS HAVE ANOTHER ROUND TONIGHT
@Taylurrrrrrr 5 жыл бұрын
RAISE A GLASS TO FREEDOM!! 🥃
@aprilfjckadcfhf910 5 жыл бұрын
Peggy Schuyler’s twin? Lol AIMS HIS PISTOL AT THE SKY- I mean... Something they can never take away!
@s.g.7572 Жыл бұрын
The death of John Laurens was imo the first no-going-back moment on Alexander's journey of self-destruction (that we see in the show). The way he responds is so heartbreaking, to just bury himself in his work, unable to celebrate his victory or his son anymore because the one time he managed to stop imagining death, he lost his closest friend and all the good work he'd done to secure a legacy. From here on in, Alexander never stops racing against time, never settles down, never takes a break. Which leads to the death of Philip, implied to be a reincarnation of Laurens' memory.
@probablymothman9234 6 жыл бұрын
Can we also talk about the notes in: •That Would Be Enough •It's Quiet Uptown •Best of Wives and Best of Women ???
@zoey8115 6 жыл бұрын
Disturbance! at the Dancing Place I hope he mentions that in the next part!!
@probablymothman9234 6 жыл бұрын
Zoey Toole Definitely!
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
All of those will be discussed in the next video!
@HowardHoMusic 5 жыл бұрын
In case you haven't seen it yet, here it is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atSIaLx00N3Fc3U.html
@thairinkhudr4259 4 жыл бұрын
@@HowardHoMusic It's really cool that you personally went to a comment in one of your many videos to give an update reply.
@bettyreads222 6 жыл бұрын
Gosh, that last point; the way the music is set up to make us just bawl is just brilliant.
@hannahmcmillion2110 6 жыл бұрын
Who else couldn’t stop hearing “come of age with our young nation” when he was talking about the story of tonight
@catarinarivera1733 6 жыл бұрын
I'm sobbing.... The second he said "Tomorrow There'll be more of us" I knew where it was going... "Lauren's Interlude"...
@moonknightproductions 6 жыл бұрын
Tomorrow They'll Be More Of Us is the one that actually makes me cry.
@musicprincess9747 5 жыл бұрын
Most likely, but if I'm really angsty I will cry in TSOT
@samaratunder4921 4 жыл бұрын
Dear Theodosia makes me ball my eyes out. The lines “Oh Philip, when you smile I am undone My son Look at my son“ It just has such a profound effect on me.
@damaramari10 4 жыл бұрын
Anything with dying makes me cry in Hamilton especially when both of Anthony Ramos characters die
@Saturn.slays.jpeg. 6 жыл бұрын
As soon as he said "the story of tonight" I just thought Please no Not the Lauren's interlude Pls :"(
@Marukiswife 6 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie I cried as soon as you played the first Les Mis song, those songs just know how to pull my heartstrings so well
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
For sure. Those tunes...
@azelmamortlake4471 5 жыл бұрын
Same- I've always loved how Les Mis reuses the same couple of themes over and over in different ways throughout the show.
@transportandtheatrekid2298 4 жыл бұрын
Example
@transportandtheatrekid2298 4 жыл бұрын
I dreamed a dream in time gone by. Is the same tune as I did not live until today
@XiaoAndyPugMan 6 жыл бұрын
It blows my mind just how crisp and informative your videos are; there’s not a single second of wasted time, the examples you provide are diverse and recognizable, the explanations you give are enlightening yet easy to follow, the graphics never feel overbearing and give the viewer just the right amount of information, and of course, the actual theories and ideas you put forth are simply incredible. It’s good to have you back :)
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
You're making me blush. Thanks for watching!
@AMoniqueOcampo 6 жыл бұрын
I need to get tissues for this.
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
I cried while making it too!
@EdwardTrain 6 жыл бұрын
just watching this
@eatjinandopenyourrice2236 6 жыл бұрын
Ikr!
@SnoozySnacksLegacy 5 жыл бұрын
Ur avutar is quiet happy tho MY GRAMMAR SUCKS *YGS REFERENCE*
@tapiocapearl0304 6 жыл бұрын
After Part 1, I have this note written in my journal: Why does Story of Tonight#2 happen? Because *key repitition makes it hit hard* My theory was that casual fun times like Tonight #2 are the ones that stand out to you when you look back of the person who left. But imagine the sheer coincidience! I saw Anthony on the thumbnail and went "It's Story of Tonight, isn't it? Ok, let's pack some tissues."
@pathetictoast8348 6 жыл бұрын
XXX L sţoяʏ oғ ţoňıɢһţ ɰѧsň'ţ sѧԀ, ɞuţ ʟѧuяєňs ıňţєяʟuԀє was
@tapiocapearl0304 6 жыл бұрын
Angelica :D Yes, but the knowledge of the existence of Lauren's Interlude, I can't hear Story of Tonight without turning the waterworks on.
@pickles8038 6 жыл бұрын
XXX L, omg im crying like a baby 😫😫😫the end is just unbearable 😩
@eatjinandopenyourrice2236 6 жыл бұрын
savanna Davis IKR!
@snapkarklepop 6 жыл бұрын
NOOO LAURENS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER I don’t even know why I listen to him die over and over and over and over again
@lilpeepliltracy1004 4 жыл бұрын
UpPastMidnight I don’t know why I do either
@Jill-ih9dq 4 жыл бұрын
The realization that the show itself is the happy ending to the characters’ longings in the show always comes to me not with The Story or Tonight, but at the very end of the story with Hamilton guiding Eliza to the front of the stage and her looking out into the audience and gasping as she realizes that their story is finally being told. Absolutely chilling.
@HowardHoMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Just got chills reading this.
@morethanjustsomeonetome2264 3 жыл бұрын
I saw a video explaining that in that moment when he smiles at her it's not Hamilton who is standing in front of Eliza but LMM who let's her break the 4th wall, showing her who tells her story and how many people are watching, showing they- she made it, which makes her break down sobbing
@lacrossestick132 3 жыл бұрын
“When our children tell our story” is also a sad thing. Laurens died when his daughter was little, Hamilton’s oldest son died, and Lafayette was imprisoned and separated from his wife and children during the French Revolution.
@andreagriffiths3512 Жыл бұрын
And little Theodosia also died before her father - she was lost on a sinking ship.
@woodrowjang 6 жыл бұрын
the part that always makes me cry the hardest is satisfied when she gets the the third fundamental truth.
@jewelee208 6 жыл бұрын
Seriously! Will this be in Part 3???
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Well, I covered Satisfied in the My Shot explanation video. But that song always makes me tear up too. We'll see....
@RushilKasetty 6 жыл бұрын
As soon as she gets there, I absolutely lose it every time. It's shocking.
@DM.123 3 жыл бұрын
Same!
@MinyMiny 6 жыл бұрын
Every time you showed an example of that chord progression I started tearing up and I’ve never even seen Les Mis like WHAT THE HECK is this chord progression. Straight sorcery I tell you. But man I adore these videos. I took music theory classes in high school but forgot most of what I learned at this point. Kind of regret not taking it more seriously because these videos really do make you appreciate music in media more.
@soup5995 6 жыл бұрын
You need to see Les Mis. But don't start with the movie! It's not as good.
@daphneereid8470 6 жыл бұрын
.... hmmm.... was thinking it was *gay sorcery*
@SkiDaBird 6 жыл бұрын
The OBC for Les Mis is outstanding. It's worth a listen.
@chinchilla_fandoms9500 5 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Les Mis... I was just on a trip to Seattle with my choir, and we saw a high school production of Les Mis, and it was so good! I cried when Fantine died, at the song Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, and I was an emotional-freaking-wreck at the end! So good!
@hsmacaraig 4 жыл бұрын
sameee
@SteelBullet 6 жыл бұрын
I'm aware it didn't make it into the final version of the show (I think its exclusion was LMM one mistake in Hamilton), but the original workshop version of Who Lives, Who Dies beautifully includes the Story of Tonight theme and reprises the Laurens Interlude, only now with Eliza reading the letter to herself...because everyone else has died.
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Oh... Great to know! Maybe I'll add that in the next video. Thanks!
@hiyoise 6 жыл бұрын
oh yeah i saw that one, it was a real tearjerker to me ;'(
@leonovaodriscoll2725 5 жыл бұрын
FUN FACT AT THE END OF WHO LIVES WHO DIES WHO TELLS YOUR STORY, ELIZA LOOKS OUT INTO THE AUDIENCE SHOCKED, REALISING THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO LEARN ABOUT HER HUSBAND’S LEGACY AND TO HEAR THEIR STORY- LIKE HE ALWAYS WANTED.
@craiglopresto3322 3 жыл бұрын
That is one interpretation. There are many. Phillipa Soo says yes to all theories :)
@moonknightproductions 6 жыл бұрын
You forgot something! When Philip was reciting his poem in Take a Break, there was a softer version of the drumbeat from the Hamilsquad introduction in Aaron Burr, Sir. It's more of a timpani, while the one in Aaron Burr, Sir is more of a bass because of the material of the table and the way Mulligan is banging on it.
@ghosttoast7 6 жыл бұрын
I truly enjoyed this video. As a 12 year old It taught me a lot about music that I can use later in my music career. Just as a warning if you haven’t seen the show and you already cry listening to the soundtrack, you’re going to ball your eyes out in the live show. I saw the show in November and I almost cried. I’m not a super emotional person but Hamilton is an emotional roller coaster.
@liaalys 6 жыл бұрын
Shadow Ghost im seeing it later tonight and I’m actually worried for my emotions
@tunezsa3860 6 жыл бұрын
Shadow Ghost yOuR SO LUCKYYYYYYYYYY . iM twELvE. hOw????????? AND I SAW THE MUSICAL ON VIDEO BUT NOT IRL I CRIED THROUGH LIKE 3 SONGS ;^;
@ghosttoast7 6 жыл бұрын
Shane Dawson and Tal Fishman On The Daily If you really want to go see the show, you should try waiting in the cancellation line. That’s what I did. My moms good friend got up early and was first in line. He waited in line for 9 hours in the cold. I recommend it. It’s a great experience and you meet tons of fans. You also get to see actors. Just try being in line by 7:00am so you can be 1-2. -Good luck❤️
@ryanthompson2137 6 жыл бұрын
*Almost* cried? Yo I am 37 and it was several listens before I didnt bawl my eyes out. Its quiet uptown. every time.
@tunezsa3860 6 жыл бұрын
Shadow Ghost ooh :)) thanks for the advice! my mum might take me on her next trip to Chicago and we might be able to go see it if it works out. ^^
@insertishereyeah 5 жыл бұрын
Story Of Tonight - It can be sad, but it's overall a pretty hopeful song. Story Of Tonight (Reprise) - Pretty funny at the start, and pretty thoughtful. So the Story Of Tonight songs have been getting more and more happy, I'm sure the next one will be pretty uplifting- Laurens Interlude - *Aggressive sobbing.*
@izzygodwin41 6 жыл бұрын
I came as soon as I heard Shameless reference
@in2da205 6 жыл бұрын
Classic one.
@ixchel4784 6 жыл бұрын
All the way from London? Damn
@izzygodwin41 6 жыл бұрын
Ixchel Quinn I actually live in England though (not London)
@jocelynnhaas5514 6 жыл бұрын
thank god someone who understands what i’m struggling here to do
@jasmineevans7429 5 жыл бұрын
I'm not here for you...
@bandotaku 6 жыл бұрын
I recognized the influences from Les Miserables almost immediately the first time I saw and heard it. Especially the song "The Story of Tonight" having a similar place in the narrative as "Drink with Me" in Les Mis. Both themes tell of young men going into a battle they may not survive but are motivated with the hope that their actions inspire others to act or at least "tell their story." And once I realized that I was swelled with emotion and kept it for a while, but didn't start crying until the very end when everyone was telling how they are continuing their "story." Especially Eliza's part, her devotion to Hamilton after his death, both in the musical and in real life is inspiring.
@Boundwithflame23 6 жыл бұрын
Darn you for uploading this while I'm trying to take a break from Hamilton. I mean sure I could just wait for it but automatically clicking on Hamilton-related videos is like a habit now so I can't say no to this. See even my comment has unintentional references darn it. Ok...almost unintentional
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Haha...I catch myself unintentionally referencing it too!
@Boundwithflame23 6 жыл бұрын
I've got the Jekyll and Hyde and Phantom soundtracks in my car and haven't listened to them in a couple months. Once I get through them my resistance to the Hamilton feels will have worn off. Taking a break does help with that. I didn't listen to Hamilton at all while I was in New York for a mission trip last year and cried when I listened to it on the plane heading home. Our team leader entered the lottery but didn't win. But she told me that if she had, she'd have given me the other ticket because I would appreciate it the most.
@tunezsa3860 6 жыл бұрын
oh my god xD
@staycalmstarz8113 6 жыл бұрын
TAKE A BREAK!
@staycalmstarz8113 6 жыл бұрын
I AM ON MAH WAY
@IzzyRoseDoesArt 4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing Laurens' first "I may not live to see our glory, but I will gladly join the fight!" And "Tomorow there'll be more of us!" With everyone in The Story of Tonight, and they were some of my favorite lines of that song, and when he repeated them so softly in Laurens' Interlude, it made me cry. He said it like he was trying to stay happy, reassure everyone that it was okay, that they could let him go. That he agreed to this in the beginning. And the way he paused between each word in "more of us" made it even sadder.
@pinkajou656 3 жыл бұрын
oh god why must you do this to me
@andrewxc1335 4 жыл бұрын
16:20 - "The story is the one you just watched." This is why Eliza's two reactions hit so hard, too. They aren't on the album, so they surprise you, AND they are so raw.
@flowerfrost447 4 жыл бұрын
God, John Lauren’s last “tomorrow there’ll be more of us!” Still makes me cry
@HowardHoMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@CptFUBAR 6 жыл бұрын
Ok, you know what REALLY made me cry? That last damn sentence... Never saw it like that Howard
@Mallow_0623 4 жыл бұрын
Me in Laurens Interlude: Laurens: I may not live to see our glory Eliza: Alexander, there's a letter for you from South Carolina Me: **cries two seconds in**
@weirdguy1495 4 жыл бұрын
When discussing sad songs, that damn song from Up is a good way to start.
@mephostopheles3752 4 жыл бұрын
Despite technically not even being a song, I think “Tomorrow There’ll Be More Of Us” might actually be my _favorite_ song from the show. There are plenty of emotional scenes in Hamilton, but most of them can be attributed more to great writing and great acting. But “Tomorrow There’ll Be More Of Us” conveys its emotion almost entirely through that powerful crescendo and the high note just after Eliza reads the letter, when Laurens sings the titular “Tomorrow there’ll be more of us.” It hits me every single time and I’ve never failed to get chills from it. I know it’s a dialogue scene but I wish it had been included on the album.
@Angie-ji7be 6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I thought I might have known everything I could know about Hamilton but you just keep surprising me! Thank you so much for this video! Now, if you'd excuse me, I need to re-watch Les Miserables and Hamilton
@alyssawang97 6 жыл бұрын
Angie I love your animatics!
@Angie-ji7be 6 жыл бұрын
Alyssa Wang Aww thanks!
@hamsandwich7986 5 жыл бұрын
I find it weird that I was never into musicals until I watched an animation of helpless. And thought oh that's pretty gud. Then i went down the rabbit hole. I am not going back. Oh also they say the salted fish from down under is to die for.
@nico_tism 5 жыл бұрын
I remember when I got the Hamilton Lyrics Book for Christmas, I was cherishing it and I was reading all the songs and lyrics then got to Laurens Interlude, read it to myself, and cried. I knew Laurens had died because I was constantly listening to the album, but when I read this and it was in detail, I cried. Soon enough I was watching animatics of Laurens Interlude and crying more, this is why I praise Lin, he is so powerful with him writing, it shatters me.
@savannahcovarrubias6175 6 жыл бұрын
We didn’t deserve the amount of work and thought LMM put into this piece of art. Every single detail was thought out. Every character role was thought out. The musical foreshadowing that was there from the beginning. Hell, even the fact that the answer to “Why do you write like you’re running out of time?” Was answered at the very beginning was so perfect.
@TheCanderemy 6 жыл бұрын
I cried when UP played :'(
@JustTochi 5 жыл бұрын
I like the 'It's from John Laurens. I'll read it later' line because it's like 'yeah Eliza, don't read this totally non love letter I'm exchanging with my best bud, ahem'
@HowardHoMusic 5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@hollydaze8531 6 жыл бұрын
Holy crap I won’t see those songs the same ever again ahhhh it’s even more sad
@torieckstein3175 3 жыл бұрын
Laurens Interlude also hits hard bc it's after Dear Theodoshia, a heart-warming, tear-jerking father's love for their children... *Sobs*
@MrAlfaman55 5 жыл бұрын
I balled my eyes out at “It’s quiet up town”
@_prince_milo_ 6 жыл бұрын
Me at the end: Oh my god... I’m not crying
@zaya9993 5 жыл бұрын
Veronica can I offer another depressing musical Assuming u haven’t already heard it Falsettos (and don’t let the first song fool u it gets s a d
@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913 6 жыл бұрын
Wow. I want to write my own musical, but this is much more than I ever could fathom. Your videos help a lot. Thank you.
@rebeccapatch6868 6 жыл бұрын
Your videos are SO GOOD the amount of attention to detail is phenomenal.
@SquirrilahFish 4 жыл бұрын
I noticed another cool thing along the theme of this video. In the intro song. When Hamilton’s mother dies “and his mother went quick” They also drop the melody, and in the case the beat and whisper empty notes. “No beat, no melody” I also noticed the “just you wait” is an inverse of the descending base progression. But that melody resolved perfectly with the descending progression when the whole company hits the “TI I IAH HMEEE, OH, Alexander Hamilton”
@hughnethaanderson3376 5 жыл бұрын
Lauren’s interlude broke my heart every time I hear I literally almost cried when you were talking about it
@sarahp6512 6 жыл бұрын
Yay, I didn't have to wait 8 months for this!
@Benwut Жыл бұрын
When Laurens ends his post-mortem version of The Story of Tonight by using the line "Tomorrow there'll be more of us..." I always have thought of it as him saying there'll be more of us....dead soldiers.
@samiegeronazzo6122 6 жыл бұрын
Basically: lams is REAL!!
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
A lot of historians think so!
@samiegeronazzo6122 6 жыл бұрын
Howard Ho they're just too beautiful together, after all have you read the letters Alex wrote to him? It's so obvious they were in love😍
@hiyoise 6 жыл бұрын
Thepentaholic cool thing that alex was bisexual and laurens was homosexual aaaaa!
@Em-bc1ni 6 жыл бұрын
I confirm
@hiyoise 6 жыл бұрын
John Laurens HOLY S H I T THE MAN HIMSE L F C O N F I R M S
@angeldrawsreannesings2711 6 жыл бұрын
when it said 'The Story Of Tonight' i immedeatly thought of Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us,,,,
@hamchung7775 6 жыл бұрын
yup. aka the saddest song.
@starrynightcore5526 6 жыл бұрын
Agreed, it's the only one that makes me bawl everytime.
@musicprincess9747 5 жыл бұрын
oh gosh
@stellophiliac 5 жыл бұрын
-to the newly NOT POOR of us-
@lilpeepliltracy1004 4 жыл бұрын
AngelDrawsReanneSings I think it’s Laurens interlude
@audreyrasmussen540 4 жыл бұрын
1: Am I the only one who notices how, before the Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us segment begins, the "tomorrow" is in yellow like the rest of the title, but then after it's grey, as though the hope/the color was sucked out of it? 2: Tommorow There'll Be More Of Us is technically the only full secret song/scene in the show, but there are also hidden instrumental/transitional parts, including after My Shot (which I have never seen mentioned, leading to my false belief that it was limited to the workshop audio,) the Redcoat Transition, the "someday, someday" reprise segueing into It's Quiet Uptown, and the Playout. 3: Fun fact: I went to see the Les Miserables tour, expecting to cry during Fantine's Death; unfortunately for me, I had listened to The Confrontation enough to where it threw off my cry train, not realizing that it came directly after Fantine's Death.
@HowardHoMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, there's transition music not on the album, but I hesitate to call them songs because usually they are fillers until the new scene is ready to start. Redcoat Transition might be an exception. But yeah, maybe one day I'll talk about those transition moments.
@valery9178 4 жыл бұрын
man when you said the story of tonight i started crying because "laurens interlude" is the f saddest song
@isochronously 4 жыл бұрын
am i the only one who noticed that after laurens’ interlude/non stop, everything goes downhill? after hearing someone alex was extremely close too and had a very complicated relationship with died in a tragic way, he says ‘i have so much work to do’ and completely closes off, throwing himself into his work. he essentially uses it as a coping mechanism. i also really liked the point you made about him realizing even more that life moves fast, and that laurens’ death made him want to work even harder. he never shows the vulnerabilty and joy he showed when laurens was still alive until it’s quiet uptown, when he realizes that he went too far, and that him being so extremely driven and eager to take action and ‘not throw away his shot’ if you will leads to him having an affair, telling everyone about it and causing his son to die in a deadly duel. once he lost everything that he earned by working ‘non-stop’ and throwing hinself into everything he wants (his status, his son, his wife) he starts showing vulnerability again. i believe that laurens’ and hamiltons friendship/relationship brought certain strong emotions up in alexander, and when laurens’ died he shut off part of those emotions + started ‘not throwing away his shot’ even harder? idk if that makes sense. there is also a cut part in hurricane where alex says ‘the friend (laurens) who would tell me not to do it (writing the reynolds pamphlet) is in the ground’ wich points to laurens keeping hamilton a bit down to earth. after laurens’ death, alex loses himself, despite being succesfull. there are so many layers in this story it’s actually giving me a headache omg
@brittanybroquadio8846 5 жыл бұрын
I watched Hamilton two weeks ago in Florida, and even though I knew that the Laurens Interlude existed, I was not prepared for either actors' emotion on stage. It tore my heart out because for Laurens....... he did not live to see their glory
@HowardHoMusic 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's a real tragedy since Laurens was a really strong anti-slavery activist too. Could've changed the country had he lived. And also BTW since you saw it in Florida, check out my backstage interview with the actor you saw play Washington. He's a friend of mine who let me ask him questions on camera: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p6qFeNSUrtm1mGw.html
@azazelvictorique 4 жыл бұрын
GOD! Why did I have to join this fandom so friggin late!? Thank you for making this amazing video, and thanks to the commenters for making me realize that there are so many things I need to learn about this musical!
@HowardHoMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Better late than never! Welcome to the club.
@disaidra 6 жыл бұрын
Even in isolation those les mis clips got me a teeny bit teary
@bookterror 3 жыл бұрын
Every single time I heard Hamilton recite Washington's last speech I get teary eyed - and I never knew why.
@daisyyoung2049 6 жыл бұрын
I love watching these vids, because as a person who plays an instrument, I'm always picking up little bits and pieces of musical similarities in this soundtrack (which I love far too much) I don't think I will never not cry when I hear the chord progression for "Story of Tonight", and "Laurens Interlude" always has me bawling like a baby...I also did not anticipate sobbing throughout this KZfaq video. Needed way more tissues for this! :'(
@user-xk1rm5di2t 6 жыл бұрын
I was expecting you to talk about That Would Be Enough theme but it was great too lol. Amazing video as always, keep it up!
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
That will be in part three!
@jullylee689 6 жыл бұрын
IT'S QUIET UPTOWN!!!!!!!!
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
It's in the next one!
@hiyoise 6 жыл бұрын
especially the way it plays in non-stop.. "and if your wife, could share a fraction of your time, if i could grant you piece of mind.. that would be enough.."
@SalimDoodles 5 жыл бұрын
If you still want to watch it, he uploaded the video yesterday!!!!
@elizabethbellian6567 4 жыл бұрын
The Laurens Interlude... I love the song, it makes me pretty sad that it's not on the cast album. I listened to it before I listened to the Story of Tonight, so when I listened to the Story of Tonight, I made the connection between the lyrics... plus it was Laurens' solo ("Raise a glass to freedom...") . . . it made me cry. Hard.
@neverendingtrash_1016 6 жыл бұрын
When I heard "tomorrow there'll be more of us" I cried, I couldn't take it anymore.... I wanted to cry through some of this and it finally broke me......
@hannahmcmillion2110 6 жыл бұрын
I cried the whole time he talked about laurens
@dixxiho3607 4 жыл бұрын
Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story. Near the end, I think, company starts singing the word "time" and honestly, I think that's one of the saddest things I've ever heard when they go into a descending bass.
@audreyrasmussen540 5 жыл бұрын
8:18 Says "the other side" *immediately thinks of The World Was Wide Enough*
@probablygayattorneys6556 5 жыл бұрын
And here I thought I cried during One Last Time when I saw it because I felt that Washington would be so disappointed to see how divisive and broken politics had come in America.
@Jaydeekatt 4 жыл бұрын
Gosh, I never ever heard of this concept before, yet you explained it with such clarity that I was able to instantly identify it in songs that have always made me cry like "Memory" from Cats and "Wishing you were somehow here again" from Phantom. And this was only seven minutes into the video
@edredredr 6 жыл бұрын
Next video: why videos about why Hamilton makes us cry, make us cry I'm literally crying
@kimikiwi9651 6 жыл бұрын
Me: *Sees the words laurens interlude* Me: *already crying* Me: *hears the music and cries so much I cause a flash flood in my room*
@Variane-zg3lr Жыл бұрын
Two things I CANT BELIEVE IVE ONLY JUST NOTICED: “Why do you write like *tomorrow won’t arrive?”* Hamilton’s desperation to work driven by the sheer frustration and devastation of Laurens, who died singing about how *tomorrow there’d be more of them*, a tomorrow that never arrived. This is about First Burn, so it’s not in the show but still: Hamilton and co. proudly sang about “when our children tell your story”, but Eliza contrasts this by saying “explain to the children the pain and embarrassment you put their mother through”. Actually, this whole bit of First Burn is quite a parallel to Story of Tonight.
@skylarsong5861 4 жыл бұрын
when he pointed out the "tomorrow they'll be more of us" in Lauren's interlude, and "how do you right like tomorrow won't arrive" connection, i actually cried T-T
@archiermanilo23 6 жыл бұрын
Unlike Hamilton's death, Laurens' (And also Philip's) death was so powerful mainly because of injustice. Whilst Hamilton didn't deserve to die, we could see why he did. 'Those who run their mouths off wind up dead' there was a sense of justice there after the ammount Hamilton fucked up, no matter how sad it was. However, Laurens died for fighting for what he believed in, and the injustice comes from how despite dying for his cause, it was all in vain, and his black soldiers were returned to their masters. Same with Philip, he died for wanting to make his dad proud, for what he believed in, and instead of getting what he deserved, mercy and justice, he was killed, and it broke his family, something we as the audience know is something Philip would've never wanted to happen.
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
Totally.
@hamchung7775 6 жыл бұрын
Can I say the best part is how you used the 10th anniversary of Les Mis? Woohoo! It's the saddest and best version, honestly.
@KazumiKiguma 4 жыл бұрын
Dear Onion Bard, I have shed many tears from this video. Thank you, A goblin
@beomgyuniverseofficial Жыл бұрын
The Laurens Interlude scene is even more sad WHEN YOU SEE LAFAYETTE AND MULLIGAN ON TOP READING THE LETTER AS WELL
@karaklein47 6 жыл бұрын
Even this video made me cry. Your analysis is amazing.
@lc5464 6 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! I'm learning so much from you. looking forward to more videos. Thank you so much!
@myboithomas1085 4 жыл бұрын
I also love how in Aaron Burr Sir, Burr says "Fools who run their mouths of wind up dead", then right after Laurens starts rapping, foreshadowing his death. And also how the person that plays Laurens also plays Phillip, both of which are people who Hamilton has a huge connection with, both of them dying in the musical. (Laurens talks about rasing a glass, Phillip raises his gun, and finally Hamilton raises his gun like Phillip).
@kingamiko382 4 жыл бұрын
12:16 "finally we come to the tear trigger" me: *crying since the beginning of the video* "Okay.. sure"
@mayra3277 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!! Les Mis is one of my favourite musicals as well, and it's amazing to see how heavily Hamilton was inspired by it. The fact how the repetitions in a transformed way make it so sad is exactly how music works for me in everyday life as well. Many songs I listen to at a certain moment become connected to it, and listening to them later again can be a real tear jerker - even and especially happy songs. In fact, the story of tonight is one of them :) Keep up your great work, your videos did not only teach me a ton about Hamilton and music theory, but are also some of the best I've ever seen on KZfaq!
@RuviGaPo 6 жыл бұрын
Out of all the tear jerkers to chose from and you pick this one. It's my favourite. :')) *sobbing*
@BurrShotHam711Jenna 6 жыл бұрын
you can see where Les Mis comes to mind, Lin saw it when he was 7 years old (1987) and it took him 6 years to write Hamilton
@meemers7897 6 жыл бұрын
I love these videos so much, it brings so much dimension to such a wonderful work of art
@auriellis 6 жыл бұрын
I want to thank you for doing all this work and research on this subject. It's completely fascinating to see the break down on the music theory here. I know how time-consuming this can be as I've done the same for a thesis, so it's much appreciated. And I love how you break it down in a way that even someone who doesn't know music could understand and enjoy it. Well done, as always!
@theresaivy7274 5 жыл бұрын
Great analysis! There sheer amount of musical intelligence it took took to make Hamilton is amazing. I'm one of the people who thinks we throw around the word genius as though it were confetti. When I read or hear thoughtful analysis, such as yours, about Hamilton, I'm even more convinced that then ever that Lin-manuel is more then deserving of the title of genius. Very fine job sir. Kudos!!!
@sleepingjellyfishzz5627 6 жыл бұрын
This video brought me to tears. Wonderful series
@username-pb9ui 4 жыл бұрын
you proved your point. i’m bawlling. thanks! very informative!
@saravelt 6 жыл бұрын
I don't know what to really say but you opened my eyes and made me think and realize more of hamilton and the story.There were so many things I didn't know!I'm super impressed,I think you did an amazing job at this!This will help me with my works because I wanted to make a series but I wanted people to sympathise the characters,when I watched this,it made me think and it kinda made me sad.You are really good at this kind of stuff :) keep it up!
@fionnmcglacken35 6 жыл бұрын
Love the video! I asked a while back on Twitter for something on Les Mis and I'm glad we're getting it.
@HowardHoMusic 6 жыл бұрын
I definitely thought about you Les Mis fans as I was making this. I aim to please.
@fionnmcglacken35 6 жыл бұрын
Howard Ho You never disappoint. I'm not a music student. I do musical theatre, but I'm more of an actor than a musician. I love your vids nonetheless. Keep creating!
@tyrannicallady 6 жыл бұрын
WOW I just cried like 4 times while watching this video... thank you so much for making these!!! They are so fascinating!! Can't wait for the next one!
@rayeofsunshine8519 5 жыл бұрын
Me, sobbing in a corner: COME TO ME, COSETTE THE LIGHT IS FADING--
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