Gotye - Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra video free download
A full list of links to the original videos is available here:
http://bit.ly/NsKnfw
Reluctant as I am to add to the mountain of interpretations of Somebody That I Used To Know seemingly taking over their own area of the internet, I couldn't resist the massive remixability that such a large, varied yet connected bundle of source material offered.
I was directly inspired here by Kutiman's Thru-You project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tprMEs-zfQA
Wonderful stuff!
Thankyou to everyone who has responded to Somebody That I Used To Know via YouTube. It's truly amazing!
All audio and video in Somebodies is from the YouTube user videos featured, each of them a cover or parody of Somebody That I Used To Know. No extra sounds were added to the mix, but I used some EQ, filtering, pitch-shifting and time-stretching to make the music.
I avoided using any existing remixes of the song, or any covers from tv talent shows.
As comprehensive and extensive as I tried to be with my downloading of source videos, I know there are many clips that I missed. Tay Zonday's cover for instance, no internet mashup should be without him.
I used KeepVid.com to download the YouTube videos, Ableton Live for audio stretching, pitch-shifting and the initial video editing, and Adobe's After Effects to put the final video together.
Big thanks to Travis Banko for assistance with downloading source videos, and to James Bryans for After Effects tutelage.
Thankyou to Barry for being Barry, and guiding us all.
Thanks to you for listening
Wally
Comments
8 years ago
Richard Campbell
Who is this Wally person.....and how do I get more of his stuff? This is the most creative thing I have ever seen or heard. Its the very definition of "The whole is worth more than the sum of it's parts" Truely epic.........8 years ago
Pddnos Mom
I still think this is brilliant!8 years ago
belmorra24
Within temptation's cover is better than the original song.8 years ago
3emaandje
Whuuuuut :O This is so cool, to do for all those people who cover you! I like it!!!8 years ago
William Maurillon
heum, "she use to know"...8 years ago
hmmmcamu
... A MASH UP OF cover video's from You Tube .... of one SONG 8 years ago
LaineIsNotReal
still gives me chills8 years ago
excruciatingsleep
There is nothing that you do that doesn't happy my heart.8 years ago
BoHenryHillcrest2
This is like a fantastic little six-minute rock opera. The fact that so many people cover it attests to its universal appeal and message, and if the original weren't as brilliant and complex as it is, it could never induce so many interesting interpretations. You can watch this multiple times, and enjoy a new aspect with each viewing. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!8 years ago
Garrett Koontz
I've come back to this so many times. This video is what brought me into the world of covers and mashups. It introduced me to Sam Tsui, 331Erock, and several others, who in turn led me to other artists such as Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix.Though Sam was the one I linked to from here, the best part has to be Erock's metal being matched by the Dutch choir.8 years ago
fbxcycler
This. Is. Brilliant. Goyte, thank you for this compilation! It's funny, engrossing, catchy, and absolutely the best thing I have seen on Youtube in a long, long time. Thank you!8 years ago
TheBeccabus
I think this may be my favorite thing on YouTube...8 years ago
RandomSarahGrace
This is beyond brilliant! I've never seen something on YouTube so awesome! ^_^8 years ago
The Cat
" Pup-pup-pup-pup bling This is ridiculous! Nobody could play a whole guitar by themselves!" xD8 years ago
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yulllz
awesome!!!!! just cant stop watching this!!!!9 years ago
