Gene Wilder (1,468 views)

[EddieCheivz]

Gene Wilder (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016)
Vocal Range: E2-E5
Years Active: 1961-2013
Nationality: Northamerican

Gene Wilder was a very famous american actor, writer and author for cinema and T.V. Probably his most recognizable work is his role as Willy Wonka from famous movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate factory" in 1971, being so the first actor who interpreted this character before than Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet.
Aside "Willy Wonka" other of his most famous movies are for example "Stir Crazy" or "The Woman in Red" from 1980 and 1984, "Young Frankenstein" in 1974 or "Another You" maybe his last undisputably well recognized work, in 1991.

He has a long career through various decades of films and television series, dedicating himself mainly to starring in comic roles but sometimes also acting for some dramatic or serious films as well.

Despite not being a singer, in my opinion he always had a very warm, gentle and extremely pleasant vocal personification, full of peace, security and calm.

I agree with a comment I saw a while ago on YouTube for example where he's interviewed and the comment dude says something like when he heard him answering the questions he forgot how much his voice was so calm and soft , it is like "if you were having a conversation with an very old friend."

Unfortunately, he died on August 29, 2016, aged 83 at his home, from complications of Alzheimer's disease after fighting with this illness for three perpetual years

Significant High Notes:

E5 (“George awakes from the death” Another You 1991 scene) 
C♯5 (“Yodeling Song” Another You 1991 scene) 
C5 "Crazy" stereo single release 1980, “Yodeling Song” Another You 1991 scene)
G♯4 (“Willy Wonka Tunnel Song” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)
G4 (“Hey (What is This?)” The Woman in Red 1984 scene  | 45:18)
F4 ("Crazy" Stir Crazy 1980 theme song, “Grow a Little Closer” The Little Prince 1974 scene, “Yodeling Song” Another You 1991 scene)
E4 (“George awakes from the death” Another You 1991 scene, “Grow a Little Closer” The Little Prince 1974 scene, “Puttin’ On The Ritz” Young Frankenstein 1974 scene)
E♭4 (“Beautiful Soup” Alice in Wonderland 1999 scene, "Crazy" stereo single release/theme song 1980, “Eddie Eddie” Another You 1991 scene, “Grow a Little Closer” The Little Prince 1974 scene, “Pure Imagination” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)
D4 (“Eddie Eddie” Another You 1991 scene, “The Lobster Quadrille” Alice in Wonderland 1999 scene, “Puttin’ On The Ritz” Young Frankenstein 1974 scene, “Shaving Time” The Woman in Red 1984 scene)
C♯4 (“Beautiful Soup” Alice in Wonderland 1999 scene, "Just Relax if you Have a Big Deal" Stir Crazy 1980 scene, “Pure Imagination” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)
C4 ("Crazy" stereo single release 1980, “Down in the Valley Scene” Stir Crazy 1980 scene, “Wonkamobile, Wonkavision/Oompa Loompa” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)

Significant Low Notes:

C♯3 (“Beautiful Soup” Alice in Wonderland 1999 scene, "Crazy" Stir Crazy 1980 theme song, “Grow a Little Closer” The Little Prince 1974 scene, "Humming" Stir Crazy 1980 scene  |  34:18,  “In Sprintime” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene, "Just Relax if you Have a Big Deal" Stir Crazy 1980 scene, “The Lobster Quadrille” Alice in Wonderland 1999 scene, “Willy Wonka Tunnel Song” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)
C3 (“Grow a Little Closer” The Little Prince 1974 scene, “Wonkamobile, Wonkavision/Oompa Loompa” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)
B2 (“Beautiful Soup” Alice in Wonderland 1999 scene, “Puttin’ On The Ritz” Young Frankenstein 1974 scene, “Singing while hunting” Another You 1991 scene, "Telling us his experience working with Richard Pryor on Stir Crazy" Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2005, Willy Wonka Tunnel Song” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene, “Wonkamobile, Wonkavision/Oompa Loompa” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)
B♭2 ("Crazy" Stir Crazy 1980 theme song, “The Lobster Quadrille” Alice in Wonderland 1999 scene, "Oompa Loompa Song” Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2005, “Pure Imagination” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene, "Sing High, Sing High" The Scarecrow 1972 scene)
A2 ("Crazy" stereo single release 1980, "Ohio" Voices For Gilda 2003 compilation, "Sing High, Sing High" The Scarecrow 1972 scene)
G♯2 (“Pure Imagination” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene)
G2 (“Down in the Valley Scene” Stir Crazy 1980 scene, “A Little Nonsense Now and Then (is relished by the wisest man)” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 scene  |  1:20:20)
F♯2 (“Ohio" Voices For Gilda 2003 compilation)
E2 (“Down in the Valley Scene” Stir Crazy 1980 scene)

SPOILER: Click to show

{QUESTIONABLE NOTES}
E2 "Sing High, Sing High" The Scarecrow 1972 scene (5)
D2 “Shaving Time” The Woman in Red 1984 scene 20:40 (5)
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

[Homelander]

I remember seeing him in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when I was a child. I always liked him. He had a wider range than I expected!

[EddieCheivz]

Ok admittedly I was waiting for some detractive comments here, mainly for some notes in the thread as the ones from "Another You" movie; things like probably aren't him or something, or maybe about that italicized G♯4 from that Willy Wonka wild moment (that probably yeah, I'll remove it later but fuck, I don't want it).
Even though there were no complaints or anything (at least visibly) however I'd like to open a small talk or something for can determinate something for them, cause honestly I don't know what to do.
I have against different points that actually make me feel bit unsure at the end of the day so I'd like to share them if someone can add or clarify something.

ABOUT "ANOTHER YOU" singing scenes
negative points that I thought at the time:

-First of all Gene is not a singer, is an actor with probably some basic vocal training at least or something, yes and while it's true he could demonstrated at his time some vocal experience it could be a big shot by our part as well to think he is able to do yodel vocals like that, since is not particularly the easiest thing for a first-timer singer, and vocal pipes we've seen from Wilder actually are not something particularly standout or somehitng neither, so it might be a consistent idea to think that a singer or other voice actor was responsible for dubbing all of Gene's singing voices for the movie.
-As such, there is no one hundred percent accurate evidence to think that Gene is the one who is really singing and not just doing the playback, so in the absence of evidence this reason also gains more strength.
-By when the movie was recorded, Gene was actually 57/58 years old that is not a particular young age for the voice so keeping in mind his age, the fact in first place he never been a real singer but actor, the fact is doubtful he can do yodels, and particularly that fifth octave falsetto sustained notes like that, at that age and when he never was capable to show that habilities before either, could make us think the notes in question they're good candidates for a spoiler box at least. But, let's continue...

positive points that I thought at the time:

-While it's true he was like 58 years old when the movie was recorded, the true thing is also we can certainly see on the film Gene's spirit continued to feel quite bold and alive, with energy and behaviors still quite lively. We can see sprightly performances throughout the film, just the way we can see how he dances while he "sings" in that "Yodeling Song" video are proofs about how many energy Wilder was capable to have until that point still. Same eccentric and skillful movements for his age can be appreciated when we see how he moves his legs in that E5 link too, for example.
-This type of agility still present in Gene's behavior may be an indicator that even at that age he could have even had a voice preserved enough and with enough technique to be able to record the vocals too, cause there is no indication from we can see in his voice or in his body movements or anywhere that makes us think that he is incapable of achieving these notes, on the contrary, Gene's wild attitude was still very much alive.
-This could be just me, but aside all that, actually there are some particular brief parts and words on the song that really sounds as Wilder voice to me, at least judging by the entonation I heard when I was watching the movies, even on his average speaking voice with no singing intention. For example when he sings "I'm not insane" at C5 bold link I hear a pretty consitent Gene's timbre (though I might be wrong) honestly many non-yodel vocal snippets sounds as Gene average voice actually.

I thought maybe Wilder actually could has been recorded the vocals for the movie songs but maybe an effect on the tracks was embedded as well to transform some "average singing" parts into "yodels singing" or something, only applying that voice filter in the parts where it should to make the yodel sound and that's it. But, don't know.

EDIT: Listening to the yodels, the probability that they are made by an artificial intelligence or even more by an editor is, I believe, very small.