That last note was sheer dragon breath. He literally drove head first into the depths of Kahzad Dun and called forth the soul of the mountain.

This arrangement is by far, the most emotional one for me. I loved many of the others but for some reason, this one hits me deep. Ive always been impressed by Geoff, but this time he has created a masterpiece. Thank you for your reaction. Edit: For many people this song is almost like an anthem. We grew up with the books, with the movies, and this song/story is one that we all relate to. Its a song of loss and sadness. Geoff sings this like i imagine the characters would, not a performance, but a telling of a memory. The driving percussion and strings give me the impression of both people mining, but also of a procession of refugees fleeing the horrors of Smaug. This song brings the emotion of hopeless sadness, fear, and yet, the strength to recover.

"i don't know if i can contain my excitement" ... Then don't Girl, this is Geoff Castellucci we are talking about. No containment possible or necessary.

I know what you mean. It's very special.A game changer I think. The power of Geoff. I like that.

I've already listened to it, and I wanted to cry again watching it again here. He captured the heart of the song, such a great cover.

I notice the costumes seem to be recycled from my mother told me in some pieces. Love that!! This is my favorite version. Haunting and wonderful all at the same time! Incredible talent this guy has!!!

Man, I'm at the point where when I see a new Geoff video come out, I've got that kind of funny mix of excitement and dread XD Just that overall sense that my heart isn't going to be able to take the powerful bass that I'm about to hear XD Like, no joke, my first thought when I saw his cover of Country Roads was "Dang it, Geoff, that's not fair..." At the end of the day, this is Geoff's world, and we're all just living in it XD

Hey everyone, be sure to grab your spelunking gear to find that last note!

Thank you for your awesome transparent emotional response. You're beautiful!

Hey, Scarlet!! You know that Peter did this with Tim Foust. You should check that one out too. For Both are just Heaven Sent!!! I have been Saying for OVER 2 Yrs that Geoff, Tim, Peter, Avi, Chance(Home Free), and Matt(PTX) sing A song like this for us FANs. I am not alone in this so I suggest getting to Peter's/Tims version with this. I just Melt away to sleep and bliss!!!

If you are going to add it on Spotify give it a few days. There is an issue on Spotify's end that Geoff is aware of, but its taking a bit to fix

I was vibing and laughing at the same time....vibing with jeoff and laughing at ur look 🤣🤣🤣🐽

So you needed to contain yourself from containing yourself? Yep, Geoffing has that effect.

The Queen has returned!!!

Love the blue hair!

Love it xox

Am currently 27 weeks pregnant and I was listing to this a few nights ago and both me and my son loves how Geoff did such an amazing job with this song. And my husband also loves this version as well so he started singing along with Geoff and both me and my son are just living for it 🥰🥰🥰

OMG....you are sooooooo cute....I love watching your reactions......I absolutely loved Tim Foust and Peter Hollen's version of this....and this one is just as wonderful in a different way. Also everytime Geoff comes out with a new song by himself...he seems to somehow one-up himself.

Love your reaction. it is genuine. Hugs from me in England ;-}

this man is unbeliavable

Loved the vid

ha! adorable lady!

I think you may have done a Peter Hollens video or two before, but did you know that Peter Hollens did an entire Hobbit/Lord Of The Rings cover album? You should react to his covers or 'I See Fire', 'Hobbit Drinking Medley' and 'Song Of The Lonely Mountain'. The others are great too but those 3 are my favorites.

That Note

After watching your reaction to Oogie Boogie I wrote a long note recommending this among others. You have a new subscriber!

The question is, who did this song better? Geoff Castellucci or Tim Foust 🤔? Both versions are enchanting, and both versions have deep 🔊. I REFUSE to choose 😆 🤣 BTW, lmao about my mentioning you getting a Geoff tattoo 🤪 🤣

OK, in My Mother Told Me, you said you wished they’d braid his hair and here you go! We get the dwarvish ‘do on the left and go from there. And then, vocally, he’s literally singing from the caverns of Smaug. Gorgeous. (But no tattoos of guys. Jus saying, bad idea.) And hey, if you love deep voices, next time you’re looking for something new and Geoff/Voiceplay haven’t dropped any new stuff, check out The Bass Gang. Four basses. FOUR. And they’re really, really good. (I actually like their version of The Emperor’s New Clothes better than the original, but I’m just not that into guys in Satan costumes screaming, so while the original is great musically, it’s not quite my thing.)

Is Heff your Sancho?

Just to be pedantic AND helpful... his last name is pronounced Cast-ah-LEW-chee... :-)

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Color me biased but hear me out. I'm voting cringe. Here's why. I've watched 3 of his videos and all 3 did the same thing. Country road was a bit show boaty for me but well done. But when he got to the end and there were 5 of him it was laughably audacious. I was literally thinking, "You compensating or what?" 16 Tons was awesome. Hadn't been done it a long time. It is a childhood favorite and the camera shake when all 4 of him hit the floor was great. It totally worked. For this one his other mini mes were just backup singers. No depth. Now the eye candy, the basement growls and the truly beautiful solo base runs aside (the guy has talent, full props for putting it out there), that's all it really was. There was nothing we haven't seen before. To me, it came across as a tavern shanty. He chose a song that has been done by Tim and Peter and was truly amazing with 120 different layers of the 2 guys voices, epic staging with the 2 scenes, a sense of ancient chants and inspiring harmonies. Geoff filled the empty space with a violin. Which is fine but doesn't compare to Peter's mesmerizing ahhs and epic range. I'd say his base performance was on par with Tim's, maybe slightly better as Tim over emphasized the vocal depth a bit which was slightly distracting, but the overall production didn't take me to the Misty Mountains. Everyone has their opinion, but for me this was a solid b flat.