Waving Through a Window - Pasek and Paul - Dear Evan Hansen | Musicnotes Song Spotlight

Join us at SubCulture in New York City as Pasek & Paul perform "Waving Through a Window" from the profoundly contemporary, DEAR EVAN HANSEN.

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Credits:

Videography: Jordan Tetewsky (DP) and Vince Carnevale
Audio: Craig Bundy and Spencer Ward
Edited by Matt Zervos
Produced by Dan Ruff & Duncan Hearn

Special thanks to Marc Kaplan at SubCulture

Music and words by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Waving Through a Window - Pasek and Paul - Dear Evan Hansen | Musicnotes Song Spotlight

[SabrinaJohns]

Evan Hansen, La La Land, and now the Greatest Showman!!! These guys are brilliant and on a role!!! BRAVA!

[stormbob]

Two things:


1. Benj actually has an amazing voice.


2. It's funny to see Justin using the sheet music to play a song he wrote.

[clairepluto]

When Justin joined in it was like the heavens opened, both such multi-faceted talents.

[rachelthornton]

To people saying that Benj is a bad singer; most musical songwriters aren’t great singers. Songs in musicals aren’t about showing off how good a singer is. Songwriters specifically craft the song with certain notes to convey a certain emotion. It’s about telling a story. Waving Through A Window has high, soaring notes and sounds pitchy in places because it is literally Evan’s cry for help. He wants somebody hear him, so he sings high; Pasek conveys that really well when he sings. Even though it is really really important, sometimes it’s not all about the voice in musicals. Even Sondheim himself said that he’d rather hire a good actor than a good singer.

[notnormal]

you can tell Benj freaking love this role.

[egg]

Is it just me or does Benj sound like he'd be a really good country singer?!

[Spelpoesi]

Two unquestionable geniuses. These guys have the Midas touch. This video is like watching Lennon and McCartney, for me, and this is one of their very best songs among many masterpieces. Such a great song, with lyrics that speak to me directly and give me strength. Seeing them perform it gives the song extra depth, no matter how great Ben Platt and the other Evans are. I LOVE the harmonies in the end. Beautiful.

I'm guessing there are a few songwriters here, who know exactly how hard it is to write a song like this one, that sounds simple on the surface but has a lot of small changes and subtle gospel-like "color chords" that really lifts the composition. This is the stuff of magic. These guys are so, so talented.

[Dastielever]

These are the same guys that did La La Land! Fantastic human beings and musical geniuses.

[grampsmatt]

I can see Ryan Murphy finding a way to incorporate this song into the storyline of a character on Glee if it were still in production.

[alexkao]

Its so cool to see the composers perform their own piece. You can really see them connect to the music on a whole new level.

[mitchvox]

I hope every pianist that ever attempts to perform this song will watch this! So difficult to get the right feel in this style for a pianist without a combo.

[Phantomnightwatcher]

I just love these two. I want to thank them for the gift of their talent and creation.

[drogers]

They are so unbelievably talented! What a team!

[julianasuarez]

I don’t think I’ve ever loved Pasek and Paul more than I do when I watch this video THEY ARE SO TALENTED IN SO MANY WAYS 😭😭💙💙

[ee-ujhq]

These guys wrote "City of Stars" and "This is me" from "The Greatest Showman". They are SO freaking talented!

[Tevoro]

WOW! Totally cool to hear this performed by its originators. It's also really cool to listen to them passing the melodic line back and forth at the end. It's easier for Paul to sing the higher notes during "waving waving waving!" so Pasek takes the harmony line. So cool. Loved it.

[stephaniel]

Benj's voice is so gorgeous * *___* * and those harmonieees!! It's really not fair that they're as amazing as singers as they are as composers!

[deejaypile]

I respect these 2 so much. PURE talent and skill.

[umauma-ikdf]

Omg...look Benj’s sensitive face! Amazing... i saw hope and disappear in his eyes in one song
I want to see Benj’s Evan! I hope he perform the role at the theatre

[agneseditsstuff]

Holy crap this is talent....speechless