Dad Remakes AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck' with Baby Sounds
A video editor spent a year recording his baby's sounds, then manually pieced together 83 clips to recreate AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" without any pitch-shifting. The jaw-dropping result has racked up over 11 million views and shows what dedication and creativity can achieve.
Matt MacMillan turned his baby's giggles, babbles, and sneezes into one of rock's most iconic songs, and the internet can't get enough of it.
Back in 2020, the video editor dad set out on an ambitious mission. He spent an entire year recording his son Ryan's everyday sounds. Then he manually sorted through 83 usable clips, organizing them by pitch to recreate AC/DC's "Thunderstruck."
The result is pure magic. Little Ryan hits every note of the rock anthem perfectly, from the opening guitar riff to the powerful chorus. MacMillan even turned a sneeze into a cymbal crash.
Here's the kicker: it's all real baby sounds. No autotune. No pitch-shifting. Just hundreds of hours of painstaking work matching baby babbles to musical notes.
MacMillan admitted he doesn't really read music and had to learn "Thunderstruck" by ear first. He plucked out each note on the piano, then matched them with Ryan's sounds. As he simply put it: "It took forever."
The video has pulled in over 11 million views, with comments pouring in from amazed viewers. One commenter joked that MacMillan "had a kid just so he could make this song." Another residential plumber shared that after a brutal 13-hour shift, the video made him "smile, laugh and giggle like a small baby."
Sunny's Take
This isn't MacMillan's first baby cover either. He previously created "Carol of the Bells" using his daughter Ella's sounds, proving this creative gift runs in the family.
What makes this story shine is the pure dedication behind it. MacMillan could have taken shortcuts with audio editing software, but he chose the harder path. He wanted something genuine and unique for his son.
The project shows what becomes possible when creativity meets patience. MacMillan gave Ryan an incredible gift that will last his entire lifetime, far beyond any baby book or photo album.
In an era of instant gratification, watching someone pour a year of recording and countless editing hours into a passion project feels refreshing. MacMillan didn't create this for fame or fortune, he did it to make people smile.
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