The greatest composer in cinema history. I'm really glad for him. No one deserves it more.

@cortadew

8 жыл бұрын

ennio morricone plis.

@VfBlerf4Life

8 жыл бұрын

Well Ennio comes second but you cannot compare any film composers resumee to the one of John Williams.

@cortadew

8 жыл бұрын

VfBlerf4Life ennio 1st, John 2nd

@VfBlerf4Life

8 жыл бұрын

Well, it is all based on our opinions. How ever, John got E.T., Indiana Jones, Schindlers List, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Jaws, Close Encounters, Catch me if you can, Saving Private Ryan, and by the force he made star wars Star Wars. As much as I love Ennio, he can't compete with that in my opinion. The only composer ever to write a similar amazing score for one franchise was Howard Shore for Lord of the Rings - but than again Shore got nothing you could compare to Indy, E.T., Jurassic Park ...

@HD_Simplicityy

8 жыл бұрын

Shore's work on LoTRs alone makes hims worthy of huge recognition.

4:47 "I know, but they're all died!" It might sound like a funny joke at first, but when you think about it, it's actually the biggest compliment that one could ever give to a composer.

@psychospoiler

2 жыл бұрын

it is the greatest compliment and a funny joke at the same time, no need to differentiate them.

@Kristalaurene

2 жыл бұрын

It is ❤️

@miaowang3364

10 күн бұрын

That means you’re the greatest alive

For anyone who says that "was born in the wrong generation"...no, we were born in the right century to appreciate one of the greatest composers of our entire species.

@Doofie27

6 жыл бұрын

surely- we just haven't discovered them yet

@jacktheflash8478

4 жыл бұрын

Doofie27 yes we have

@jws1272

2 жыл бұрын

He composed the music for 3 of my very fave movies..........and so many more!!! My Top 3 JW Themes are: 3. Raiders/Indiana Jones 2. Superman 1. STAR WARS (The movie that was the match to fuel, that ignited my lifelong love of cinema!!!)

@jp3813

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, that also applies to the Lennon-McCartney combo, which many people missed out on.

The Force is strong with him at 84 years of age.

@WetaMantis

6 жыл бұрын

Bill Y. If he could be turned, he would become a powerful ally.

@RedJLP

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, he would be a great asset. Can it be done?

@WetaMantis

6 жыл бұрын

RedJLetsPlay He will join us or die Master.

@Dragonfire-ko8fs

4 жыл бұрын

His a Jedi grand master

@Skyletwings

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but he's right, a little too young he is, for this honor. :-D

*HOW FUCKING AWESOME IS ACCEPTING A LIFETIME RECOGNITION WITH THE THRONE ROOM THEME PLAYING*

@carlosfer2201

3 жыл бұрын

That he wrote himself!

@generalerica4123

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlosfer2201 Almost as awesome as not winning an academy award nomination for Close Encounters of the Third kind. ...Losing to none other but himself, and his work on Star Wars. Just think of how legendary that is.

@798jeremy

2 жыл бұрын

Literally being invited to take on the stage...by his own music ! How could it be otherwise for a genius like him, after all ? 🤷😄

@ymb3858

7 ай бұрын

With Kobe Bryant giving you a standing ovation

@daveenyart

3 ай бұрын

Yes, awesome. What is incredibly NOT awesome and inappropriate is your choice of the "F" word. Deleted that expletive. It does not belong in this tribute.

Star Wars Throne Room song was soooo perfect for that moment

@asmunddahlin1603

4 жыл бұрын

Good Stuff Yeah imagine walking through a room of people applauding you to the sound of a fanfare that you yourself composed.. Only John Williams (and a lot of dead guys) can have that honor

@johnny12022

Жыл бұрын

Such a Chad moment. My man single handedly blew up the Death Star without ever leaving his seat.

@alangary9893

Жыл бұрын

Yea its akso called the Victory March but great score to play for him

He made Superman fly, made dinosaurs come alive and made so many great films even better. Such is his talent that he made a rubber shark terrifying. Star Wars would not be the same, and the Indiana Jones films as well. An absolute master of the art.

@Angyali

6 жыл бұрын

"To hear John play that music for the first time was a thrill beyond anything I can discribe." George Lucas

@markw3598

6 жыл бұрын

I always think of the ending of E.T. gets me every time!

"Tomorrow morning when I'm back at work...I'll try to deserve all of this." -John Williams He hasn't forgotten the beginning.

@MysterDaftGame

4 жыл бұрын

That's the essence of a great artist, always want to do better...

@jamesalan9874

Жыл бұрын

Still the greatest response to being awarded for a lifetime of talent and hard work. He is truly more inspiring than his music, which is saying a lot.

Time to listen to John William's greatest movie hits now.

@brice2585

8 жыл бұрын

thats what Im doing

@Crasky1992

7 жыл бұрын

You must be just about finishing now?

@dedchannellol9620

5 жыл бұрын

I recommend this little movie, called Star Wars

@testpattern23

5 жыл бұрын

that's going to be a very long listen...and so worth it.

@bcbitchkkv

4 жыл бұрын

All of them..?!

1:44 I love it when he went historical, “Music is like architecture, sculpture and so on, thousands of years old. And film is the new kid on the block, a hundred years - barely. And though we will watch its evolution carefully side-by-side with the art of music...”

There are so many perfect things about this video: 1. The throne room score 2. Kobe Bryant was clapping 3. Stephen Spielberg presenting 4. Harrison Fords epic beard 5. John Williams looks fantastic for 84

@brmbkl

Жыл бұрын

and Williams essentially praising all the people he got to work with.

@atlasrunner8206

4 ай бұрын

And Baby Face.....

@manuelorozco7760

3 ай бұрын

And Idina Menzel clapping

You don't understand this man's genius. His peers are Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky... He's the modern day version of these guys. He's so much beyond all the other people who've received this award it's ridiculous.

@michaelschiessl8357

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

I really don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that this man, almost single-handedly. has been shaping modern popular culture for the past 30 years. His music is strongly ingrained in the collective mindset. Even if you have never watched Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Jaws, Superman, etc., you most CERTAINLY have heard their themes and can probably hum them, even if you do not know what movie they're from. The impact this man has had in the world cannot be measured. I'm 26 years old, and I'm certain I would cry my eyes out if I ever got the chance to meet him and thank him for everything he's given us.

@testpattern23

5 жыл бұрын

don't forget close encounters...that soundtrack shaped my childhood :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/fJaJqdWbirrPpNo.html

@azelmamortlake4471

5 жыл бұрын

Also Harry Potter, Schindler's List, and ET!

@RMoocher

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I reckon I'd be brought to tears too meeting the man. His music is so incredible and touches the soul.

@Penguin2923

4 жыл бұрын

Jurassic Park is my favorite composition of all time, probably because Jurassic park is my favorite movie of all time; and because of my nostalgia for it. John Williams' scores like these literally shaped my life.

@jam6627

3 жыл бұрын

I think he also compose a theme for the olympics.

George Lucas has always seemed to have a great fondness and respect for John. I think those are actual tears in his eyes at 1:35

@dsdfsdfdsfsdfds3800

5 жыл бұрын

there is no tears. idiot

@JonathanLundkvist

5 жыл бұрын

That is Lucas shaking his head, disagreeing with Williams assertion that John has equals, peers or even people who are better than him at composing.

@saltysnowflake5832

5 жыл бұрын

The Turtle School Or he's jealous

@jacktheflash8478

4 жыл бұрын

Danny Love that’s stupid

@arung7205

4 жыл бұрын

@Caster Jr he shouldn't be but Williams really is still underrated. He turned these movies from great to legendary

Playing the music to “A New Hope” when he was walking to collect his award, just as Luke, Chewie and Han did 😭

John. John, my man. You deserved this DECADES ago. You deserved it EVERY TIME you wrote yet ANOTHER theme that billions around the world hummed to.

The Beethoven of our time.

@TN-uz5vu

3 жыл бұрын

The first John Williams❤

"I know, but they're all dead!" 😆Hell of a punchline!

@carlrosenzweig1867

4 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong, but I think of it as much more than a punchline. It's a very sweet way of saying "John, you're the greatest living composer".

It is just amazing how many incredibly successful scores this man has created. Jaws, jurrasic park, starwars, superman, harry potter. I mean these are some of the most recognized films and this one man has created music for all of these, including many, many others. Incredible!

@bruce3238

6 жыл бұрын

U forgot to mention indiana jones. :)

@RedJLP

6 жыл бұрын

罗英杰 Bruce Even so, John Williams is still the man, the myth and the legend of film music

@bruce3238

6 жыл бұрын

RedJLetsPlay no doubt about it man.

@dawngordon6750

5 жыл бұрын

Agree his a genius

@misharightjustice1901

5 жыл бұрын

Ben Wang : Schindler's list never forget

In my honest heartfelt truth i believe that john williams is the Mozart of our times... his music will live on and inspire everyone for generations to come... i'm glad he is still at work and has that young spark that makes his music seem brilliant.. thank you john for many emotions i have felt in movies right when the proper notes hit the center of my heart.

@AKABoondock19

8 жыл бұрын

ONly difference between him and people like Mozart and Bach is that he wasnt alive in their times. If he was, he would be remembered just like them.

@joycegibbs5267

7 жыл бұрын

so true Juan, muy bien.

@patrickjones8255

7 жыл бұрын

I find Mozart boring compared to other classical composers, John Williams is not boring.

@BostonRedSoxForever

7 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Jones: Same here. Couldn't agree more.

@frankhogan7541

4 жыл бұрын

@@AKABoondock19 We Can Be Thankful,(And Grateful), That He's Alive In OUR Time.

Such a humble and articulate man.

Seeing Kobe here smiling brought a tear to my eye, Rest In Peace ❤️

This is the first time I've heard this man speak but I feel like I know his voice so well through his music.

0:33 Damn I didnt expect to see Kobe there 😕

@Renebear

4 жыл бұрын

Falfieri rip Kobe 😔🙏

@Zach-lv5qs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Renebear 😖

@Kyle_Evers

3 жыл бұрын

Kobe was such a huge fan of John. Kobe was a real one :(

@marlenehqz

3 жыл бұрын

John actually composed Kobe’s short film “Dear Basketball”!

He basically wrote the theme songs of my life.

@rakeshgautam1986

4 жыл бұрын

Of a REAL HUMAN'S life!

ive never clapped at a youtube video before but this video and specifically spielbergs beautiful speech he gave thanking john for making movies magical made me so jovial that it just happened. theres a reason why we have a leviathan shark that terrorizes a town, a man who finds himself while he searches for famous artifacts, or heroes that battle in the stars, and his name is john williams. the man who makes dinosaurs walk, a man who makes a child and his friend fly in front of the moonlight. may you live forever john.god bless you and your beautiful talent that made me love and believe that films are magical.

@revo1974

7 жыл бұрын

Great post!

@Pianomn626

3 жыл бұрын

My wife is in bed sleeping, but when everyone stood, I did as well.

"Tomorrow morning when I'm back at work, I'll try to deserve all of this". This man could not deserve anything more than legendary status in the history of cinema.

What makes me even more happy. Is how all the comments are positive about the man who made most of our childhood live.

@vinithkumar7245

4 жыл бұрын

I am from india..but this man made my childhood awesome😍😍😍😍

I hope in the 2020 Oscars he receives a honorific Oscar for his whole career, now that he has completed his last OST (not only for Star Wars but actually hislast one).

@rolandofgilead43

4 жыл бұрын

he last one? i do remember reading that he said he wasn't going to do anymore star wars films but i haven't heard he's retiring

@rafaelc.c.

4 жыл бұрын

@@rolandofgilead43 Well, I am not sure, but I think that.

The best way to describe John Williams is the he gave the films of Steven Spielberg and the Star Wars movies their voices.

George Lucas, John Williams and Ralph McQuarrie are the fathers of Star Wars.

@RedJLP

6 жыл бұрын

SteveSabbai What about Ben Burtt, the sound designer

@IdiocyShow

6 жыл бұрын

Yes and Ben Burtt!

@jasonkoch3182

4 жыл бұрын

And Gary Kurtz. Don't underestimate the role he played in Episodes 4 and 5.

@marovilches

2 жыл бұрын

but we may never forget that Marcia Lucas saved the film, she was key in ep 4. & 5 in the editing room and as a counterbalance to george’s

Williams is a god!

The punchline to his Spielberg story is truly top notch, perfectly delivered!

1:03 "First of all... *burp* ..what an amazing evening this is..." What a legend!

i hope this man will never die

@paperchasindude6578

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

The man, the legend. Thank you!

This might be a wired thing to say but John Williams music goes beyond the film makers themselves. In this clip all the OG film makers (Lucas, Speilberg) as well as the newer ones (Abrams)are looking at him in complete awe. And its easy to understand why. His music elevates films and stirs an emotional resonance.

John is now 90 years old. Let us all continue to cherish and respect him, so he goes out knowing how loved he and his work were.

Man... i love Danny elfman, James Horner, Hans Zimmer... but John Williams is the best!

John Williams is one person that I can imagine saying to a friend like Spielberg, "This films deserves a better composer." Williams' humility rivals his musical talents, and that is saying something. All indications suggest that his friendship does, too. When he leaves us, my sadness will be overwhelmed with my gratitude. I can't imagine a world, nor do I want to imagine one, that did not have John Williams in it.

The more humble you are, the more success you get. Williams is the Tchaikovsky of XXI century.

Thank you Mr. Williams for your wonderful, inspiring music! Life would not be the same without you!

I love how the only music fitting for the moment was his own

I love John Williams, I'm always happy and smile when I hear his music.

Such a sweet, humble and witty man. The world would be a dark place without his immense contributions to cinema magic. The Star Wars Saga (I-VI) alone has the greatest score ever written. Thank you, Sir John WIlliams. You are the greatest.

This man is a true gem. I can't even explain with words how much I love his music.

From JAWS to SCHINDLER'S LIST to HARRY POTTER and LINCOLN, what a wealth of great music this man has composed!

@patrickmanway290

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget ET!!!

The perfect score to present him the award!

A wholesome ceremony wherein the recipient actually highly deserves the award!!

Thank you for the music Mr Williams!

What a loveley and kind man he his!!!! So well deserved! Truly one of the greatest composers!!!

Totally agree ! John Williams is the genius of our time !!!

A living legend. God given. The Greatest film composer ever. There will NEVER be another like him when he passes. Although Howard Shore is probably my favorite because of his beautiful work on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Williams is the greatest.

@JG-ze2oy

6 жыл бұрын

I completely agree! My favorite movie of all times is Lord of the Rings and I love its music but man, John Williams's scores are out of this world!

@user-oy9zy4ds9m

6 жыл бұрын

Alan menken is pretty damn good

@paperchasindude6578

5 жыл бұрын

The man's a Genius

@Wikingking

5 жыл бұрын

Shore's work for the LotR trilogy is the closest one can ever get to the genius of Williams. That score is just as epic and magnificent as the best of Williams'. But the superiority of John Williams is obvious for me, Shore needs to have at least 3 or 4 more of that to be at least mentioned on the same platform. But the LotR score is obviously perfect.

Most people know John's works from films like Jaws, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, annd all of that kind. But to me, his greatest score ever written is Schindler's List. It's a musical epitome of melancholic and grief, yet also spiritual, moralistic, and even somewhat hopeful. That score is the first time of my experience on how music can touch your heart and soul deeply.

The way steven, looking at mr.william's, is like a young boy looking at his dad.with strong emotional feeling's.that is emotional.

ahaha! the throne room plays in the background! XD

I’ve said it a million times and I’ll say it again, Star Wars is NOT Star Wars without John Williams.

Ennio Morricone deserves an AFI awards. He's never been honored enough, and getting enough praise for his masterful film scores! Williams has been stacking up Oscars for years, Morricone won for the first time ever at 88 years of age. He deserves this!

I owe this man so much for all them amazing moments in my life sitting in the theatre . Such talent!

What a humble man. such an honor to be in this generation.

i love you sir williams. you are the best

Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, etc. are all great composers. But John WIlliams is leagues above everyone else. Already 91 years old I'm already scared of the day where I have to read about his death. May he turn 100 years old and bless us with more music that will live on for centuries to come.

That’s how you accept an award! Such a humble person. Incredible!

The partnership between Spielberg and Williams is amazing. He's literally composed all but five of his movies, 29 out of 34. 😊

@manuelorozco7760

3 ай бұрын

And the Fabelmans I have to say is Williams in his most intimate sound I’ve heard him write

What a most generously humble & respectful man, to make mention of "many deserving colleagues who would certainly have been wonderful candidates for this." A true creative genius & man of the highest caliber. Long after he has departed this world, his music will endure......

@colleencupido5125

3 жыл бұрын

Alex BittoNagy: Thanks so much for your comment. John Williams IS probably the greatest of all film composers. His ability to seemingly have an inexhaustible fund of melody makes me think of Tchaikovsky and Puccini. And it's a little sad that most of the movie composers mentioned in these postings are almost exclusively of the past few decades. Where is the mention of Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Miklos Roza, Dimitri Tiomkin, Bernard Hermann? Whether comparing John Williams to other film composers or the Greats of music for hundreds of years, I myself am reminded of the beginning of Dante's Inferno, where he sees in Limbo the writers Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Ovid and such and they all motion to Dante to come, be one of their group. I would love to think the greatest music composers of the last 500 years would do something similar when the Almighty finally calls John Williams home.

Man that Starwars medaling ceremony theme as Mr. Williams approaches to the podium was perfect, absolutely perfect.

What a legend 👏🏾well deserved

An award 40 years in the making, and long deserved.

Damn the music got me!😭 John Williams will forever be known as one of the best music composers in the history of film!

saw Kobe in the background. 2020 RIP Kobe and GIGI

Whenever I hear truly brilliant people sharing their thoughts on receiving a great honor with such widespread recognition I always marvel at the depth of how they understand what their work is about (what it is for) and the depth of their heart in the commitment they have made to create on the level of genuine excellence. John Williams fully deserves the highest honor possible for his music.

I think the word is humble....... what a man. The one thing that we all still need to understand is this: Mozart... dead. Beethoven... dead. Stravinsky... dead. Debussy... dead. This guy: He is alive, and we actually have the chance to see him and hear him talk and listen to his music while he is still here, and he certainly deserves to be named with all these great composers in the same sentence. John is a blessing and a phenomenon. If you can go see him, do so. It is indescribable, certainly one of the greatest moments in everyone's life.

Legend. I really hope that they will build a statue of John in Hollywood. One of THE greatest if not the best composer to ever walk this earth.

He is truly a living legend! Now I'm worried who will replace him after he died!

Ask any random person off the street to hum a movie theme, and 9 times out of 10 it will probably be a John Williams piece. Iconic is the only word to describe this man.

“..and tomorrow morning when I’m back at work, I will try to deserve all of this.” HUMBLE man

I am 53 and every single week since Star Wars debut i am playing the soundtrack while i work since it is the most inspiring score ever made. If a music score give you the shivers each time you listen to it then rest assure that a genius was behind it.

My childhood and life wouldn't be the same without John's genius music. Thank you Sir!

The Greatest. NO ONE COMES CLOSE to this Incredible Man.

So true about what he says about music and movies. Movies are a relatively young medium, a little over a hundred years old, but music goes back centuries. What a guy.

John Williams needs to stay in this world forever.

John Williams is, without a doubt, my favourite film score composer. Truly well deserved award. It'll be a terribly sad day when he passes.

Congrats to John Williams a wonderful composer. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As a child i would play the Star Wars movies on VHS just ta listen to Johns work as i would draw (before my mother bought me the score on vinyl) my art would be nothing with your work good Sir. Thank you, with all my heart and joy, thank you.

0:32 Kobe! RIP the legend 24.

I'm an amateur musician, I play clarinet to relax, recharge and, when in an ensemble, socialise. There is a lot of music that gets played a lot by community orchestras since it's recognisable and not too challenging to play and among my favourites are the works of John Williams. The fact that he can write such impactful music but not strain his musicians, rather, make the playing genuinely pleasurable is a mark of utter expert mastery of his composition and orchestration. He coaxes the most beautiful sounds from us as musicians, rather than forcing us. The extra ping of a glockenspiel, the dovetailing of scales between 1st and 2nd wind players so that we sound as one instrument, but share the load, mixing the timbres of instruments with sublime precision,. It's evidence to not only a mastery of his craft, but to taking it a level that his predecessors could only dream of.

let it sink in. He gets an award and walks to the stage to Music, which he composed, which he gets an award for.

_Tomorrow morning when I am back at work I will try to deserve all of this._ John Williams is not just a composer he's a whole set of emotions of several generations that no award can express❤

Perfect choice of music for him to walk on to stage with

Spielberg is right when he points out that possibly hundreds of people make a film, but one man brings it alive! John Williams does exactly that, he is the greatest at what he does!

Such an inspiring man, I cloud listen to him talk for hours

his music will live forever, we are so lucky to lived on his time

Wonderful speech! Love him

"I'm really much too young for a thing like this" So humble, so funny, so wise. God, please let John become like 107 years old

There is so much respect and admiration on everyone's faces. He is such a treasure and is so deserving of this.

Oh my god! I love this man! He is the definition of an artist! The influence his scores have on people is amazing. ET, Jaws, Jurrasic Park, Star Wars and much more. That music came from this mind, his mind. I feel honoured even living in the same age as this genius. Mister Williams, ''very well deserved'' would be an understatement. Congratulations! :D

I love John Williams. I never tired of his scores

how can you not love this man

Easily the best film composer of my lifetime. Some of his compositions are so great that they make the segment of film they are written for somewhat surreal.

I was invited to a life achievement ceremony once. They gave me a participation ribbon.

@manuelorozco7760

3 ай бұрын

As a young cinephile I would be honored to dress up for someone I would want to see almost anything with him or her name mentioned in the credits