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Video Spotlight: I See the Light double feature starring Evynne Hollens & Peter Hollens

Ladies and gentleman, I am pleased to present the very first Video Spotlight Double Feature. See, I knew that I wanted to feature both Evynne and Peter Hollens at least one more time before Disney month ended. Time was starting to run out and I had some other videos I wanted to include and I worried that I would only be able to feature one of them. Then I remembered that they had sung "I See the Light" from Tangled. Twice. One for her channel and the other for his. But which one would I pick? The answer was obvious. Why pick one when I could very easily do both?

As fabulous as they both are on their own, they are so much more so together. Their voices complement each other so beautifully. So take a moment to get comfy and watch this oh-so-charming husband and wife perform their versions of "I See the Light". You're going to like them. I'm sure of it.



 Let's start with the version found on Evynne's channel. Featuring the very talented Nathan Alef on piano.



This is one of my favorite Disney duets; I'd say it's solidly in my top five. It's such a beautiful song and every beautiful song deserves a beautiful arrangement. This arrangement definitely qualifies. Kudos to Nathan Alef for creating it. He always does such a great job with her arrangements and his piano playing is always so beautiful. You know, both Evynne and Peter have done great songs with other artists, but the two of them together is just magical. It adds another dimension to songs that they can only reach with each other. You can feel the love between them and it's beautiful. That's apparently going to be the key word for this post. Because it is. That ending, though. All together now: aww!


Next up: the a cappella version, found on Peter's channel. This lovely arrangement was done by Tom Anderson.


I love that they decided to go full on cosplay with this version. It's like watching the movie come to life before your eyes. This scene in Tangled is my favorite scene of the entire movie. In fact, it's one of my all-time favorite Disney scene, period. We saw it in 3D and this scene made it worth it. Evynne and Peter have Rapunzel and Flynn down, I'd say. I can't seem to watch either of these videos without have a smile on my face the whole time. It's such a terrific song for the two of them. They sound wonderful and the harmonies are beautiful as always. Plus I get a kick out of Peter at the end. The face he makes when he says "if for whatever reason you don't like a cappella" is great. Sums up how I'd feel if someone said they didn't like a cappella. Of course, I'm one who appreciates both. Equally great is his expression when he notices what the wind is doing to his hair. It makes me giggle every time I watch it.

I hope you enjoyed the first (and possible only) video spotlight double feature! If you loved Evynne and Peter (how could you not?), you can see more from them below:

Evynne's socials:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube
Patreon

And Peter's:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube
Patreon

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