y’all wanted a part two and who am I to deny you 💙

There's a story behind the song "Never Enough", the actress isn't the one singing it, it's a young woman named Loren Allred who was one of the singers who sanged it in rehearsals and to help the actors with the singing. But the actress decided that she should sing it in the movie because she was amazing.

I am convinced you decided as a young boy to avoid every single show, movie, and song just so you could make these reaction videos. There is no way you are this delayed to everything.

"It feels like he might be taking advantage of these people" Well that's certainly accurate to the real life history of the character

For the record, for "Never Enough" the actress on screen is Rebecca Ferguson, but the singer is Loren Alred. And you're right. Loren has an amazing voice!

Sooooo now that you've heard Zac Efron's real voice, maybe it's time to get back in time and listen to him in Hairspray and in HSM2 and 3? Just to check his evolution 😌

Fun fact in the other side the bartender is the choreographer he’s making sure all the cues hit right with the bottle and shot glasses

the fact that Disney were so convinced Zac couldn't sing, it took him doing a whole entire unrelated other musical movie (Hairspray) for them to be like, "oh shit he can sing" and therefore let him to all his own vocals for HSM 2 and 3

Yes, definitely all the songs of this movie slap. But it's not shocking considering that the people who wrote and composing it are Benj Pasek and Justin Paul who also did Dear Evan Hansen, and La La Land!

It simply will not do that you haven't reacted to Tightrope from this movie/musical. One of the most emotional songs imo. Sung by Hugh Jackman's wife after he focuses more on his career than his family. Heartwrenching and worth a react.

remember the bearded ladies song, “this is me” from your first video? You should check out the live version of that, from their green light session! A gorgeous moment captured on camera of the whole cast singing, and you get to hear all of those fantastic runs live

I love 'Never Enough' because it truly is an amazing song, but I feel like 'Tightrope' (the other female solo that you haven't seen yet) doesn't get enough love. Tightrope is simpler and less bombastic but very beautiful and heartfelt. If you do a part 3, you should listen to that one... but it might be the only song you haven't heard lol so idk if you can do a whole part three.

From now on is inspirational in this form but the greenlight performance is something else! Hugh Jackman wasn't supposed to sing that day because he'd had surgery on his nose but he couldn't resist on this one. Ripped out most of his stitches doing it but it was worth it

How did I know that both "Other Side" and "Never Enough" would give Mathew all of the best sort of chills?~

Since you've been doing some more musicals recently can I suggest you listen to songs from ride the cyclone? Specifically "the ballad of jane doe", "noels lament", and "fall fair suite" :D Also if you do, make sure to watch with video, because the choreography just makes it SO much better

3:35 “am I insane or does this sound like it could be an Avicii song?” I can’t unhear it now. Thanks? And you’re right, I hear it too.

Another video of watching Matthew react to musicals, another day to recommend Ride The Cyclone

Jeremy Jordan (actor from the musical Newsies and the CW’s supergirl) had a show where he covered a bunch the songs because he was supposed to have Efron’s part. It would be interesting to see a reaction to that

Zach Efron was also in Hairspray playing the lead character Link. He has an amazing voice in this musical as well. Just another one to look out for other than High School Musical.

I think there's only one main song left in the movie you didn't watch, and it's underrated by many. It's an emotional masterpiece and well performed too. I wish you would do a reaction to the whole movie so you could understand the plot now! :)

You need to hear the behind the scenes performances they did of From Now On and This is Me. They are so good and raw. The story behind them too is so good as well.

My friends criticize Never Enough because they say “it’s just about someone never being satisfied!” and it drives me crazy because there’s so much greatness to this song! It’s symbolism and incredible storytelling as well as an amazing display of beautiful vocals!!!

yesterday me and 8 other marching bands played "the greatest show" together and it was amazing, now thats all I can think of when I hear abt this musical lol

Yeah Zac only sang once or twice in the original HSM (and only for a couple words or for a non-instrumental version) but for HSM2 and 3 he was the one singing. He was also in Hairspray with James Marsden! He's got a great voice :)

Fun. Fact Never enough was lip synched a women called Loreen alred sang it but it's favourite song by far second to this is me

It’s so much better watching a musical commentary when the person actually knows what they’re talking abt and has a musically inclined background 😂

You HAVE to watch the greenlight versions of "From Now On" and This is Me" the raw vocals of the singers without studio enhancements will FLOOR you!!! Especially when you hear the story that Hugh had just had surgery the week prior ❤😊

I believe the only song left you haven’t listened to is ‘Tightrope’ which is such an underrated gem imo. So while I doubt you’ll do another video on The Greatest Showman since you’ve seen almost all the songs, if you do I’d like to see ‘Tightrope’ included!

The undertones of Jackman sorta taking advantage of the circus characters is warranted, since the character he’s playing in the movie certainly has good intentions but the real person he’s based on, PT Barnum, was absolutely taking advantage of the circus performers he hired.

(No spoilers, just explaining a bit of the characters) Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron) is the son of some uppity high society people and by joining the circus he's basically dishonoring his family name. He's also kinda depressed before joining the circus I think? Or at least an alcoholic (so basically depressed) He would only drink and work on his plays. Phineas T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) starts the circus off with good intentions but kinda loses himself and the meaning behind the circus throughout the musical, at the end he realizes he was being a little bitch and tries to fix himself. Jenny Lind (Rebecca Ferguson) is a professional opera singer, her singing is good but we don't like her (I don't at least) (edited because I was writing these as I was watching the video)

I'm so happy you did "The Other Side"!! It's my fav from the movie and I loved seeing you blown away by it 😂

They really need to give the bartender a raise for putting up with them XD

I love how humorous Matthew is.

fun fact about the "other side" scene, the bartender is the choreographer for that scene

Zac does sing in VERY small parts of HSM. He sings the first four lines of Start of Something New, the first sentence of Breaking Free, and during the scene on the balcony however he does sing all Troy's songs in the sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3

Loren Allred is the one actually singing Never Enough, which has been noted on here. Loren had been a contestant on The Voice previous to doing this. She is actually the reason that I stopped watching The Voice, because she was robbed on that show. The show broadcasted multiple people that did not make the cut, but did not show Loren's audition. They did not show her next performance either. They showed her for the first time in the knockout round and it ticked me off because she couldnt develop a fan base for rhe next round which was the first round that the fans voted on, and she wound up not getting enough votes. I never watched rhe show again. The knockout round rhat they showed was an Amy Winehouse song and she was phenomenal.

The thing I remember from From Now On the most is the choreo and the drums. The actual MVP of The Other Side is the bartender actually. But Zac and Hugh are stellar no lie. The irony of Hugh’s character saying earlier in the scene that he wanted to give the audience something real for once but Rebecca Ferguson isn’t even the one doing the singing for Never Enough. It makes me laugh every time.

The bartender in the other side was actually the choreographer not just some background actor. I absolutely love the other side. My friend did a parody to it for one of her college projects and this project was for world environment day. I took the part of Hugh and lip synced his parts and my friend did Zac's. In the parody I was trying to get her to be more environmentally friendly. She just cut out the price negotiation and it worked perfectly.

If you want to hear more of Zac singing you should defo do vids on HSM2 & 3 and Hairspray 2007, where Zac plays Link Larkin!

Every time Mathew uploads his quality gets better and better

Fun fact: I've got a special attachment to From Now On cause when I was in High School I was part of the mens choir and not only did we sing this song, but it was also the final song in the show and EVERY SINGLE CHOIR GROUP SANG TOGETHER. It gave me friggin goosebumps, and it's stuck with me ever since.

So about Hugh Jackmans power ballad in From Now On- I’m pretty sure he was not supposed to sing that song. He got skin cancer or something (if anyone who knows this better wants to correct me go ahead) but the doctor said take it easy and don’t sing hard songs like this- but he did it anyway

definitely my favourite musical thanks for always making me smile 😁

You should totally watch Hairspray if you haven't because Zac Efron sings in that, too and it was supposedly the film that proved to the people directing High School Musical that he could handle singing on his own after having learned. (And also the other actors / actresses have pretty great voices, too.)

My dad was an amazing banjo player. Banjos being me such joy, and I hate how people discount them as instruments. Watching my dad with his banjo picks singing for me really helped me develop my love for music.

In my opinion the most underrated song from this movie (and my favourite) is Tightrope. I hope you can check that one out at some point too. I love watching your reactions 🥰

After that, you should listen (maybe off camera) to the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined. It's basically the songs of the movie sang by famous artists like Pink (with her daughter), Kelly Clarkson, and others! I think you could really enjoy it!

Great Reaction !! Fun Fact: The lady who sings the song "Never" (The one he reacts to at the end) actually didn't sing the song. Someone else sings the song :)

I loved the greatest showman a few years ago and just watching someone react to it made me cry. I wish I could experience it for the first time again.

Personally, my favorite part of the video was the minute long tirad (not negative) about never hearing Zac Efron sing and the lore of him not actual singing in the first high school musical movie 😂😂 Also, i would absolutely love to see a reaction video to the whole movie. see how the songs connect

Love this soundtrack!! If you are looking for more songs to react to I would recommend some Scooby Doo songs. Here are some good ones: Scooby Doo: Pirates Ahoy- “That’s the Way We Go” Scooby Doo: Pirates Ahoy- “Blow Ye Winds” Scooby Doo and The Cyber Chase- “Hello Cyberdream” Scooby doo and the Goblin King- “Goblin Oogie Boogie” Scooby doo on Zombie Island- “It’s Terror Time Again” Scooby doo and The Alien Invaders- “How Groovy” Scooby doo! Mystery Incorporated- “Trap of Love” Scooby doo and the Witch’s Ghost- “Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air” Scooby doo and the Witch’s Ghost- “I’m a Hex Girl”

Well. Now you have to react to the songs in the other HSM movies, where Zac Efron sings

You need to hear the second time "Never Enough" was sang with all the emotions and her trynna hold her breathe not to cry on stage. It is BREATHTAKING

You need to watch the live versions of how the movie got greenlit one of em hugh sung from now on he wasnt supposed to sing during the movie only act as he had a cancer cut from his nose the day prior to filming but it got to that song and he said f it and sung he ruptured his stitches and had to get new ones but he did and its him singing all his songs in the movie thanks hugh

I didn't know it wasn't Zac Efron signing in HSM _I've been living a lie_

13:50 Ironically, it's not just the vibes of the show, but also from history. People can whine all they want that people in his circus were put on a show, but in their times it was still shitload better than lots of the alternative which were being put on a show by medical people, random person in a shop or begging on the street.

Every time I watch this I always get caught off guard with the word choice at 4:51. “Right at the start” makes me get Running Home to You flashbacks every time.

Love this! There’s a medley of this by Voiceplay that I highly recommend. Voiceplay in general. Also their member, Geoff, if you’ve never heard him.. prepare yourself. Fair warning. He’s got amazing solo stuff as well. Anyway, thanks for this! Looking forward to more, especially more JATP. Cheers!

Drew Seeley Sings HSM1, but Zac Efron fought for the right to sing in HSM2 & 3 and it was amazing. This is why you should watch all the movies. BTW "Never Enough" is sung by someone else.

The movie is about Hugh Jackman neglecting his family and throughout the movie he grows further and further apart and this song is him saying I’m now going to remedy that

One of my favorite memories is watching my son watch never enough for the first time. He was maybe 7/8 and had stars in his eyes.

words cannot describe the pure homosexuality that ran through my body when i first watched the other side scene

i love it when people appreciate good music

YESS! These are by far the best songs! Glad you did part 2

Sad fact :When the movie first came out me and my family bought the CD and showed it to my grandpa who is sadly dead and when Never Enough came on it was the first time I ever seen him cry that’s how nice the song is

At 5:22 there is a man beating on the ceiling while Mathew describes the excellent percussion. It is my personal belief that "drywall" should be added to the list of instruments which Mathew is expected to comment upon.

Gotta love the greatest showman

13:50 Well, that was the original PT Barum guy, who the film was based on. Thats what he did. The musical is just.......a musical, and a beautiful idea But yes, it has THE best musical songs ever!!!

Ah, finally he's reacting to this ❤

“OMG.. ZENDAYA!!” is everyone’s reaction to seeing her

"Omg... ZENDAYA😍" that’s such a mood😂😂😂

Tightrope is a really underrated song from this movie.

Now I would love to see you react to Jeremy Jordan performance at 54 Bellow explaing how he saved the Greatest Showman, you’ve heard his voice before in the Tangled The Series songs too.

i was waiting for when you'd do never enough i knew you'd love it it's literally spine chilling!

OMG YAY i was hoping you'd listen to more of them!

Yesss The Other Side is my favorite. I actually performed it once for a musical theater class performance.

YEEES MATHEW BACK WITH ANOTHER THE GREATEST SHOWMAN VIDEO 😲😲😲😲

‘Never enough’ gives me chills and makes me want to cry it’s so beautiful!!

The comment about Zac Efron not singing in HSM 1 was ironic because he reacted to never enough where the actress isn’t the one singing 😂

now you need to listen to “The Greatest Showman” but the one at the beginning of the movie, the one you listened to in the first video was at the end of the movie!

I am a 29 year old woman, watching a video from 6 months ago and shouting to my phone "WATCH THE MOVIE MATHEW, WATCH THE MOVIE!"

Im happy you got to hear From now on and Never Enough but im still mad Tighrope didn't made the cut for neither of two videos. Great video though! its great to see your reactions to my fav songs

Rebecca Ferguson was playing the part of a historical figure - Jenny Lind (known as the Swedish Nightingale) and her acting was awesome. Loren Allred's voice was perfect for the song

Come Alive is one of my go-to “get yourself amped and GOOOO!” Tracks. Especially the Years and Years version from the Reimagined album.

Lauren Alred actually sang Never Enough. The actress requested to lipstick her track because it was so good. 😊

In my last year of primary school each grade had a musical/dance number in the school play and our grade had the huge final number. We used the song "from now on" and i got such nostalgia from this video.

5:33 if you pay attention, in the background, you can see that the pounding kick drum sound is coming from the tall man getting on the bar counter and hitting the ceiling lol

I cannot emphasize this enough, you NEED to watch the movie. The story is incredible, it's such a comfort movie for me. All of the characters are played so well and obviously the music is beyond. These clips don't do it justice. Genuinely, when you get a chance, watch the musical in full. I can guarantee you will not be disappointed!

You should check out the cover album that was made.

I’m so sad he left out Tightrope, that’s my absolute favorite song in the movie.

Fun fact! If you go back and watch The Other Side, yoi can see that Hugh Jackmans character isnt actually drinking most of the shots, but Zac Efrons character drinks every single one hes given. Implying that Hugh got Zac drunk enough to lower his inhibitions to get him to agree to a deal.

I was panicking thinking you weren't going to do never enough 😂😂😂😂

It’s his voice in High School Musical 2 and 3 lol

In the live version of Never Enough she does go higher and its just *chefs kiss*

Never enough was a song I loved so much that in 2020 I practiced singing the song. I struggled holding high notes, because I’m an alto at base, but now I can hit those high notes with ease.

omg I've been waiting for this since forever BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T DO TIGHTROPE

My mom loved this movie and these songs so much she went to see it in the theater over 50 times! No joke!

Hugh singing the first song is when their circus was burnt down and they were all sad and his wife had left him. He's running to his wife. Second song he's asking Zac to be part of the circus but not as a performer. They agree on a payment amount. This is him trying to get him on board. Please watch the movie. You'll enjoy it and understand the context of the songs. Lorent who sings Never Enough does go higher in her Britain's Got Talent audition. She originally sang it for the actor to learn but they thought she sounded better and kept her version. It's an amazing song. They all are

I recommend watching the British Got Talent version of Never Enough by Loren, she does such an amazing job at changing up some of the notes!! 🤩

When it comes to high school musical bit with Zac Efron, yes it wasn't him singing in the first one because he was still discovering and working on his singing voice. But it him singing in the 2nd and 3rd movies