VSL123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

it kinda looks like he was conducting at around 3:00

Jaylawtheman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Derren Brown is a master of suggestion, obviously. I think he used subliminal messaging before the show, perhaps when he was briefing the orchestra, and with little messages, he was able to make the orchestra and the conductor have Ode to Joy in the back of their heads. So when they were asked to play it, that was the first thing that came to their mind.

PakcikRock (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ops.... im forget about the conductor.... the truth is i dont know....

PakcikRock (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

one of them figure out a song.... and the others just follow him/her.... there goes the song, nothing extraordinary...

Muchodelcrazy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My friend was messing around with a xylophone (btw, shes musically illiterate) and started playing this. I shit my pants. I'm a believer!

imagodwarrior (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he told the conductor what to conduct, and then using the conductor and using his own actions, he managed to convince the remaining ppl to follow on.. only explanation i can think of

rw1Han2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

NLP? Subliminal Suggestion? Hypnosis? Unlikely. Try this on 10 orchestras and seven would probably end up with the Ode to Joy. The surprising thing is not that the participants in Derren's tricks are conned into believing that he has special powers, but that he gives succour to those dubious commentators who promote NLP and similar nonsense as something new and powerful. Trying to influence people successfully and trying to predict their actions is a skill as old as Adam and Eve.

novax9 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wow...my arms hair went up seriously...

RSManaana (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

his voice makes me tingle.

DreamerHind (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Derren begins hypnotizing the conductor at 0:32 with a deep, long stare. At 1:29 he makes a fist like an 'O' and caps his other hand over it like the top of a 'J' at the same time telling the conductor he's going to communicate this. The orchestra would have subliminally noticed the hand movements. Also, he begins by describing feelings, like fascinated, genuine, relationship, whole, dynamic and 'layers of control' lol.