#geoff castellucci

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Psst.  Got six minutes to spare?

Wanna hear something awesome?

VoicePlay just released an a capella cover of Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters, and it is glorious.

Nothing Else Matters - VoicePlay

For those not familiar, VoicePlay is a group of skilled professional vocalists who’ve been performing for over a decade.  Although they’re known as the ‘theater kids of a capella’ and their videos are often cinematic, playful or even downright goofy, none of that is in evidence here.  This performance is restrained, contemplative, masterful, and eminently respectful of James Hetfield’s iconic 1992 power ballad.

Geoff (Bass,) Layne (Baritone and Percussion,) Eli (Tenor,) Cesar (Tenor/Baritone,) featured guest J.None (Baritone), indefatigable Production Manager Kathy Castellucci, and their crew went through hell to get this video put together.  The result, IMO, speaks for itself.

tl;dr: It rocks.

#A Capella #VoicePlay #Metallica #Nothing Else Matters #Geoff Castellucci #Layne Stein #Eli Jacobson #Cesar De La Rosa #J.None #Not Affiliated #Just a fan #We Now Return To Your Regularly Scheduled Tumbling

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Geoff Castellucci Being Beautiful

Doing my part because not enough people are in love with this man

#geoff castellucci #voiceplay #acapella #when I couldn’t find any gifs of him on here: *thanos voice* fine I’ll do it myself #ok but seriously people #go check him out #he’s hot and he has a sexy voice and you won’t be disappointed #his voice is even prettier than he is and you have to hear it to believe it #he’s like if a Disney prince was also a dragon #my gifs

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Unshaken (2024) // Ghost Riders In The Sky (2022)

(Top to bottom the order is Goff, Daryl, Jeoph, and Jeff)

#geoff castellucci #Unshaken #Ghost Riders In The Sky #I love lore I love video parallels and I love everything that Geoff creates #Sometimes analysing and theorising and hyperfixating pays off #acaplaya analysis

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Summary: Geoff Castellucci sings and performs "Jack's Lament" from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Proper closed captions in English. Eye contact. A (quiet) jump-scare (with foreshadowing / warning) comes at 1:53-1:54.

Because of the eye contact and jump-scare, I was looking for an audio-only version to post, but there doesn't seem to be one available, yet. And the musicality of this was so delicious, I decided it was worth sharing the full video. I think I must have listened to this at least half a dozen times since it uploaded yesterday.

#jack's lament #geoff castellucci #music video #proper closed captions in English #Halloween #nightmare before christmas #Youtube

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Let's talk about Voiceplay's cover of Hellfire from Hunchback of Notre Dame

I know they've done snippets of the song before, but this full length masterpiece of acting and vocal parts combined NEEDS to be talked about.

(For those of you who haven't seen it, GO WATCH IT)

This song is such a good choice for Geoff and for basses in general since the role of Frollo in the Hunchback musical was written for a bass and Patrick Page does spectacularly. The role is very dark and deals with mature and intense subjects like lust and desire and the character handles it very very poorly. But that's what makes him interesting. We love to hate Frollo, and giving him a low bass vocal part is perfectly suited for a character with such a dark and twisted character.

Layne has arranged the song perfectly, allowing Geoff to have all the time he needs to portray the character's thought process. The character turns from piety to fear of the monstrous feelings growing in him and what God will do to him should he sin, and then he gets angry and turns his blame on Esmeralda, claiming that she is to blame for his sinful thoughts. Geoff portrays Frollo's descent into obsession perfectly. Eli's intense rock belt is so powerful and lends to the song's intense tone. Cesar's breathy and frantic "It's not my fault!" perfectly displays Frollo's desperation as he fights his lust and then turns any blame away from himself by saying that he could never have fought this evil off when "if in God's plan he made the Devil so much stronger than a man".

Geoff's low notes are especially good and powerful in this song (thanks to Layne as I stated in my last Voiceplay post) and his acting make this probably my favorite Voiceplays song EVER. I have always loved Hunchback's music, and seeing Voiceplay perform this song so well has only made me love it more. And while the low notes do seem to bring Frollo closer and closer to Hellfire (or the Devil), Geoff's growly high notes also bring out Frollo's determination and ravid mannerism the song and the idea of Esmeralda has brought out in him. The high notes are unexpected, but anyone who saw the video knows they are insane and crazy and beautiful and a little scary.

Thanks for listening to my rambling.

#voiceplay #geoff castellucci #layne stein #cesar de la rosa #I went absolutely feral at Geoff's last “she will burn” #who's with me #I physically can't #i'm afraid #the hunchback of notre dame #hunchback musical #Geoff is scary I love him #Hunchback is my favorite musical #eli jacobson #i love voiceplay #Nice job guys #Youtube

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Recently I've been trying to nail down a simpler but equally fun painting style, and I think I've landed somewhere I'm happy with!

Ft. Geoff and the star of the show, Olive 😄 (from a recent VoicePlay video) [process shots] [reference]

#VoicePlay #voiceplay fanart #geoff castellucci #digital painting #portrait #realism #my art #artists on tumblr #clip studio paint

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UNSHAKEN | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Low Bass Singer Cover | Geoff Castellucci    

This is gorgeous and heartbreaking, especially to fans of RDR2.  Do yourself a favour and soak in the immaculately captured vibes and low rumbly bass tones.  One of my new favourites by Mr. Castellucci.

#geoff castellucci #unshaken #red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #d'angelo #cowboys #bass #this is absolutely beautiful

[thehappysorceress]

Spooky Season! Jack's Lament by Geoff Castellucci

#A Nightmare Before Christmas #Jack's Lament #Geoff Castellucci #Halloween #Jack Skellington #Youtube

[cassandrasimplex]

Few? Any? Who denies it? Who denies it, Geoff? Lemme at 'em!

#GEOFF! the Pumpkin King #Jack's Lament #Nightmare Before Christmas #Geoff Castellucci

[treemaidengeek]

please everyone take two minutes to enjoy my favorite a capella group VoicePlay having an absolute blast with Wellerman

#a capella #voiceplay #wellerman #geoff castellucci #cesar de la rosa #layne stein #anthony gargiula #pirate vibes #immaculate #Youtube

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VoicePlay:Black Hole Sun

#A Capella #VoicePlay #Anthony Gargiula #Black Hole Sun #Geoff Castellucci #Eli Jacobson #Cesar De La Rosa #Layne Stein #Soundgarden

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quick little tag game

I was tagged by @lt-sarai

Last Song: Sleeping in the Cold Below by Voiceplay

Fave Color: Royal Purple

Last film/show: Community. Rewatching for like the fifth time.

sweet/savory/spicy: ¿Por qué no los tres? But seriously, all three combined might be my favorite. I’m thinking meat with like a spicy bbq sauce, that’s still got some sweetness.

Last thing I googled: Ren Faire

Last Book: Currently reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Relationship status: Single as fuck! Like always.

Current obsession(s): Geoff Castellucci and Voiceplay, The Bad Batch, Marvel Snap

Everyone I know on tumblr has already been tagged. So if you see this, consider yourself tagged and feel free to do it!

#tag game #the bad batch #geoff castellucci #voiceplay #fourth wing #community

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Voiceplay Visuals: Hellfire

As IF I was ever going to skip over this video!!!!

Voiceplay's cover of Hellfire was released on the 7th of October, 2023 (being their Halloween upload for the year), and, fun fact, it was the first Voiceplay video I watched after a sort of personal "hiatus" of 1-1.5 years, where they had somehow fallen off my radar for a while (which can happen when A, you weren't originally subscribed to them and mostly just relied on the Youtube algorithm/recommended section, and B, you previously only watched videos for songs you were already familiar with (I know better now though, obviously), plus a few other random factors). Geoff's cover of Jack's Lament was the first from his channel I had seen in quite a while (thank you YouTube algorithm for actually being helpful!), and I stumbled upon Hellfire the following day. And man what a video to bring me back into the fold!

Both video and arrangement were done Layne, and although this is another "guest feature" for J None (he did 5 full-length videos with Voiceplay in 2023!), he's only a backing vocalist for most of this one. Who took lead vocals? Geoff! Apparently Layne was wanting Voiceplay to do a cover of Hellfire for quite a while, and had always envisioned Geoff as the main singer for it, but Geoff, for a long time, said no. I don't know/can't remember what his exact reasoning was; whether he just thought the song was too dark or he thought he wouldn't be able to do it justice, but obviously Layne eventually managed to persuade him (made him an arrangement he couldn't refuse, I'm guessing, because seriously this arrangement is STUNNING), and quite frankly I am forever in Layne's debt for it!

I have no estimate of how long this post might be or how much I'll actually have to say about the screencaps I share, but I'll try to make this worthwhile, and so without further ado, let's get into this!

Pretty "basic"/"simple" visuals here, but honestly that's all that's needed for this one! For one thing, the vocals/arrangement are amazing enough to shine on their own (kinda like with Nothing Else Matters), and for another thing, this may be a Disney villain song, but at the same time it's not really a "Disney Song", y'know? This ain't Friends On The Other Side, or Poor Unfortunate Souls, or Be Prepared; this is a song about deep internal conflict, "burning desire", and attempts to suppress said burning desire, which only leads to more trouble. This is a villain song taken completely seriously, and boy oh boy do Voiceplay nail it!

(I feel like I should also mention that I've never actually watched The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, but I know the characters, I know the story, and this song speaks for itself tbh.)

I mean of course all the guys understood the assignment for this one but Cesar really Understood👏The👏Assignment!👏

I can't believe I'm having one of my "hang on a minute-" moments on freaking Hellfire of all videos, but somehow I never noticed the purple gemstone ring that Eli is wearing here before now! (And Cesar is wearing a red gemstone ring as well, which I only just spotted in a previous shot).

Yep, Layne's got a gemstone ring on as well!

I'm guessing J has got a matching ring as well, but I'm fairly certain Geoff doesn't, because he's got this gemstone necklace instead, which of course helps to further identify him as the lead vocalist/"main character" in this one.

(And even though Voiceplay seem to wear black/dark colours a fair bit (and Geoff does a lot), I still really freaking love the costuming in this video. They all look so good!!!!!)

Yep, there it is! J has a ring as well!

"BURN IT"

((If you've been reading/paying attention to all my Voiceplay Visuals posts, you might have picked up that usually, Geoff is the only one who gets bold font for quotes, but I'm more than willing to make an exception this time, because goddamn))

"This fire in my skin"

The way he looks down at his hands and arms as if feeling himself changing, as if there really are flames coursing right underneath the surface of the skin!!!!

"This burning desire, is turning me to s i n"

Not here to make fun or tease this time, certainly not! Geoff did a fantastic acting job in this one, and his delivery of every single vocal line was just absolutely *chefs kiss*

Everyone else was brilliant in this too, and Cesar absolutely had some attention-grabbing moments of his own! 😄

The "it's not my fault!" section of the song is really cleverly done here imo. (it's technically visual as well! I can talk about it!) It gives other members a bit more of a chance to shine, in a song which (aside from the Latin chanting in the background) is only meant to be a one-man performance. And the video (arrangement included) does this by turning Layne, J, Eli, and Cesar into a sort of Greek Chorus, or more specifically, a "singing chorus" (yes, that's a real thing, which I learned about when I was double-checking to see if I actually remembered the correct meaning of Greek Chorus). Singing choruses are sometimes incorporated into musical theatre and grand opera, and are "used frequently to interpret the mental and emotional reactions of the principal characters, after the manner of a Greek chorus." And while Eli and Cesar are taking over the lead for this bit here, Geoff becomes a little bit more subdued, head slightly bowed, just doing some little self-conducting hand movements as he holds down the bassline (I'm assuming, though I can't really hear him at all in the background until his arpeggios(?) when J takes over (look, sometimes you really can't fully describe/talk about what's happening on screen without talking about the audio that goes with it!!!))

Cesar with the sick air guitar! (Not all reactors seemingly noticed this moment, which is a damn crime tbh (you can actually see him doing it in the group shot just a few seconds before this too, though that part I myself didn't pick up on till just now))

I can't remember seeing a single reaction video (out of the ones I've watched at least) that actually figured out who the Guard was, even though it's in the description of the video! (Though I guess those who were watching from Patreon have more of an excuse). It's Tony! (Also, this means that this video featured 4 "generations" of Voiceplay baritones - Layne, Tony, J, and Cesar!)

I've heard one or two reactors say they wish they could have seen the guard's face, but nah, I don't think it's necessary. He's there to provide Relevant Information for progression of the plot/song/scene, and that's it! His identity is irrelevant!

(But still, shoutout to Tony!)

"what" (hhhhhh)

"I'll find her,"

"I'll find her and I'll find her if I have to burn down all of PARIS!"

(He did so well! <3 <3 <3)

At first when I watched this video I was like "wow I really love this video, but should I like this video so much? Considering the context/meaning behind the song and all that?" That lasted for like maybe a week maximum. I adore this cover and this video and I make no apologies about it!)

*swoon*

Very cool flame effect in the eyes! According to one reaction video I watched, that likely was not easy to do, but it's a great addition to the already-very-awesome video!

The zoom-out on Geoff is done brilliantly for dramatic effect here as well!

Do I even need to say it at this point? 😂😅

Well anyway, obligatory "he's so pretty!" comment

(Here's a slight shot of Cesar's ring btw)

Man I love it when he belts <3

Firstly, the absolute power and feeling that Geoff put into this, like it's absolutely amazing to watch and it delights me to no end. Secondly, I wasn't going to include that third pic above, but turns out Geoff is wearing a gemstone ring as well! (maybe more than one?) I knew he was wearing rings in the video, but I just assumed they were his wedding/engagement rings, as he pretty much always wears them in videos (unless he can't for costuming purposes), one on each hand, but now I wonder if he was in fact wearing them at all in this video?

Excuse me while I just- *muffled yelling into pillow*

As I type this, Voiceplay's cover of Hellfire is just 4,700 views away from reaching one million hits on YouTube! I hope it gets there, it certainly deserves it (and more!). (UPDATE: As of the morning of the 20th of February (AEST timezone), it's now at one million views! Can I hear a wahoo!?!) (SECOND UPDATE: and it's now at over 1.1 million, as of the 25th of March!)

It's not exactly a typical Halloween-type video for Voiceplay, no super-elaborate character costumes or coloured face/body paint, but just like practically everything Voiceplay did in 2023, this was EPIC!

But anyway, I'll be skipping over Whiskey In The Jar, and I'm not doing any posts about Christmas videos (for now), which means that I'm finally onto the first two full-length uploads of 2024! (And I really would have expected there to be a third 2024 upload by this point, but it seems we're just gonna have to keep on waiting.) Stay tuned!

#voiceplay #acapella #THoND Hellfire #geoff castellucci #eli jacobson #layne stein #cesar de la rosa #j none #acaplaya analysis #voiceplay visuals

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VoicePlay's latest cover of the traditional Irish folk song, which premiered on YouTube 3 November, 2023. Eye contact. Human-written closed captions (but with a mistake at 1:49; the lyric is "Taking my money with me," but the caption says "Taking my Molly with me").

To be honest, I didn't like this song when I first heard it, as it is so very different from the 1960's rendition by The Dubliners. But after I gave it three or four listens,* it's now sitting very comfortably between my ears.

And it's given me a bit more insight into how Geoff Castellucci (the bass singer) approaches the songs he chooses to arrange: He's very lyric-driven, and tries to match the tempo and harmonies with the story the lyrics are telling.

So he's taken an Irish broadside folk song from the 1850s-ish (which is usually played as an upbeat, fast, dance tune), looked at the lyrics, realized the story they told would fit a blues song from America in the 1950s, slowed it down to that tempo, and updated that in order to fit a bluesy rock style in the 2020s.

So: very different from the "trad" version I grew up with. But I have to admit that it still makes coherent and musical sense.

(And it's kinda fun to watch YouTube reactors who've never heard the original song, being slightly confused over what this is, since so few songs these days tell a narrative story with a beginning, middle, and end)

*My mother taught me to give any new experience three tries before deciding whether I liked it or not, especially if my first reaction is either super positive or super negative, just to make sure I'm judging it for itself, rather than comparing it to my expectations.

#voiceplay #geoff castellucci #“Whiskey in the Jar” #my earworm of the week #thinking about musical arrangements #eye contact #closed captions in English #under 5 minutes #Youtube

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Can we talk about how Layne loves making Geoff sing insanely low/difficult stuff?

For example:

Songs credited to Voiceplay: Valhalla Calling, Oogie Boogie's Song, the Halo Theme

What do all of these videos have in common other than they're performed by the same Acapella group?

That's right: Layne Stein arranged them.

Now, that's not to say that Geoff never writes/arranges difficult songs for the group and for himself on his own YouTube channel (for instance, The Dragonborn Comes), but he tends to be more humble about his own abilities. Sure, he shows off and loves to push himself to hit lower notes, but he knows the limit of his vocal abilities and likes to write parts specifically made for the other members of the group.

Layne, on the other hand, takes his turn at arranging for the month, and goes:

Layne: Geoff, how low can you sing?

Geoff: *gives him a reasonable answer*

Layne: okay yeah, sounds good.

*time passes between the conversation and the song being arranged and ready to record*

Geoff: *listens to his part for the song* Layne what is this. I told you I can sing a C1. But here you have me singing an A flat -3!

Layne: I don't see the problem >:)

#I love Voiceplay #voiceplay #layne stein #geoff castellucci #low notes #seriously though they're great you should watch their videos #Youtube

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VoicePlay recently covered Hellfire from the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Geoff's lead performance really caught me! I tried to work in the nuances I saw from him, as well as amplify the mood a bit [original vid]

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#VoicePlay #Geoff Castellucci #fanart #digital painting #digital art #clip studio paint #my art #back on my VP bs BUT the next piece is probably gonna be my BG3 character :3c