When 90 years old you reach, look as good you will not, hmmm?

@Lionheart-cr1fk

Жыл бұрын

Mesa don't think so master Yogurt.

@davidleavitt835

Жыл бұрын

When 90 years old he reached, look great he will.

@GamingFreak339

Жыл бұрын

91 Years old, born February 8th, 1932

@dj-mb1bu

Жыл бұрын

Wtf did you just say

@ez_is_bloo

Жыл бұрын

@@dj-mb1bu fake fan spotted

You can tell when he’s conducting that the years just melt away.

@abramquinn7726

Жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY!

@m.layfette6249

Жыл бұрын

The man is Beyond Legendary. He could conduct that piece (and countless others) in his sleep. John Williams created the theme music for generation, after generation, after generation, after generation. 🎼💜

@masonherriott1684

Жыл бұрын

Just thinking that!

@kentd4762

Жыл бұрын

So true. He was instantly in his element!

@hoosier3060

Жыл бұрын

Music has kept his brain and his soul sharp. There’s a real spiritual force in music.

Dude rolls in at 90yrs old and pops off the single most badass theme in movie history. LEGEND

@MichaelKingsfordGray

3 ай бұрын

Why does a musical piece possess a substantially inferior rectum?

@ltjgambrose

2 ай бұрын

"This is a little song I wrote back in the 70s" *Orchestra builds and builds, brass comes in, trumpets blast the Superman theme*

@jpboileau5473

27 күн бұрын

well. he DID write it you know! :)

@ziraprod6090

16 сағат бұрын

It is not.

Steven Spielberg said it best at John Williams' AFI Lifetime Achievement ceremony. "Without John Williams, bikes don't fly, nor do brooms in Quidditch matches, nor do men in red capes. There is no Force. Dinosaurs do not walk the earth. We do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe."

@NounoursTichat

3 күн бұрын

He is the Force. This man is the basis of all geeks. He is our legend and our master. And he will always be praised as such.

Anyone else love the fact that Williams - while he shows his age initially - immediately reverts to being the powerful maestro the instant the baton is placed in his hand?

@BennyLlama39

Жыл бұрын

Almost like Yoda taking on Dooku in Attack of the Clones. 🙂

@EdelUreta

Жыл бұрын

Strong is the force within John Williams

@jedijones

Жыл бұрын

@@BennyLlama39 I was just going to say that. 😂 Also, Miyagi kicking the Cobra Kai's ass in the first Karate Kid.

@eriklagergren7124

Жыл бұрын

His deception is at maxed

@o_s-24

Жыл бұрын

​@@EdelUreta exactly

A man of vigor, humility, and incomparable musical talent. You could see the rapture on his face as he conducted. The Force is strong with him.

@rithvikmuthyalapati9754

Жыл бұрын

"With muy muy humility" - Darth Bombad

@Jolene8

Жыл бұрын

He loves what he does. It's been his passion. I envy him ... To be able to live his dream. 😢

@emanuelenanetti5201

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my feeling too! I could see the Force flowing, he was one with the music.

@cheetahman515

Жыл бұрын

He's probably very happy with how well the orchestra is playing HIS piece. Or the fact that he is conducting HIS piece again and all of the muscle memory is popping back up.

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music

How many of these world-class musicians in the orchestra just experienced the childhood dream of playing the Imperial March for John Williams? Amazing!

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello 👋

@schumi246

7 ай бұрын

This, duel of the fates, Jurassic park, or hedwig’s theme. Just a few of his main themes from recent years. I mean this IS 43 years old now, not so recent.

@silverjohn6037

7 ай бұрын

@@schumi246 Some things never get old. Like Korngold's work Williams captured the mood of adventure and supplemented it rather than trying to shoe horn in their own creation.

@user-gi8pk9uc7q

7 ай бұрын

a dream come true, no doubt about it!

@MeMawx2

6 ай бұрын

Bet they were thinking how glad they are now that their Mom's and Dad's made them practice so much on their instruments when they were younger. Paid off big time !

Even after all these decades, it isn't the producers or CEOs we remember... it's these artists, writers, musicians... They deserve recognition and a fair recompense for their efforts.

@Stevel-ge2xw

8 ай бұрын

Well said

@darkprose

6 ай бұрын

Right, thanks. We can’t enjoy anything now without being critical of some perceived economical or political or cultural grievance. Just shut up. Jesus Christ, just shut up. Jesus.

@FabioKn

6 ай бұрын

Yes, no one remembers George Lucas. Totally unknown.

@IturaldeRodel

6 ай бұрын

@@FabioKn George Lucas... you mean the writer of Star Wars? Fkn numpty, you...

@cbracing366

5 ай бұрын

@@FabioKnhe wrote Star Wars… name a producer of any Star Wars film of the top of your head

We saw him conduct at the Hollywood Bowl last September, 2022. He is still amazing at 90 years old. He gave us 4 encores that night.

@dzel70

Жыл бұрын

He's 91 today 🎉

@YolandaAnneBrown95726

Жыл бұрын

I saw him there in 2017. It was so wonderful!

@dmk941

Жыл бұрын

Saw him two nights ago with the San Francisco Symphony and Anne-Sophie Mutter. Three encores including a gut-wrenching Schindler's List played by Mutter.

@deepfryerhouse6885

Жыл бұрын

I was there!!! Great set

@nickl2854

Жыл бұрын

I was probably also at that show! It was wonderful!

He loves what he's doing you can see it. Even with 90 years and having heard the piece countless times he still enjoys conducting the orchestra. The way he half-jokingly tries to silence the audience, the way his face lit up and the big, genuine smile... how can you not love that man?

@edgaraquino2324

11 ай бұрын

Well, who can blame him? He is not feeling his best, but now he feels all that love coming at from the crowd, the people on stage, the musicians (who are striking their instruments in approval, a high honor & they haven't started yet) & he is like a Wright-Cyclone turning over, until the orchestra starts & W explodes into life conducting his composition, spry as a young buck, seeing the reaction of the musicians, the roar of his fans behind him, who would not have tears of joy running down their cheeks at a moment like this? I am & this is not about me....

@spikespa5208

6 ай бұрын

It's great we have these videos. A tip of the hat to all the inventors and developers in sound and visual recording and to the engineers who preserve such moments to be enjoyed for times to come.

@JP_TaVeryMuch

4 ай бұрын

Well I'm pleased for him and grateful for his inimitable style of cinematic composition. I too loved the cheeky smile that he couldn't have stopped from breaking out if he'd wanted to. Ninety years old, still gamely conduct~ahem~ing this fan favourite pot boiler of a craftily, no, craftsmanly cobbled together collection of "samples" from the great composers of yore. Co-conspiratorialy carried aloft by a crew of men and women who would do anything for him this night and with the added bonus that he knows that the performing rights society will be popping some more moulah into his bank account in the morning to boot! Good on the ol' geezer. Why the bloody hell not‽

@honorguardsfencingclub7322

3 ай бұрын

Yes, he's heard it countless times... because he wrote it...

I mean, when a piece is recognizable within the first bar, and the entire place erupts in cheers and applause FORTY years after it was written, that’s what you call brilliant. Bravo maestro.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello

When Mr. Williams becomes one with the Force, we will miss his talent, creativity and passion.

@rothbd

6 ай бұрын

He can't become one with what he himself veritably created... John William's music *is* the Force of Star Wars.

@MichaelKingsfordGray

3 ай бұрын

These are not the scores you are looking for...

@JoshuaRWorkman

2 ай бұрын

While true, he will leave behind what he gave us for us to remember him for the rest of our own days.

@porterquartion

2 ай бұрын

He already is.

@aw5347

13 күн бұрын

I dread the day that comes...

It's so extraordinary to see him conducting at 90. He just turned 91 a couple days ago, and still kicking strong. John Williams will forever go down as one of the most amazing composers whose lives we have gotten to live through ourselves. Fantastic performance, and I love the enthusiasm that he has. I loved how he greeted some of the people he knew for the longest time on that stage before he began the performance. Bravo, Maestro Williams! :)

@karinwetzel1773

Жыл бұрын

And the musicians gave their best to him, too. Yet another inspiring collaboration!

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music

@dankrebs4764

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidwilks4123 could you possibly sound any more snobbish?

@janel342

11 ай бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 That says more about you than it says about them. Maybe a good idea to read about ‘Projection’. ?

@Historymaker-2001

13 күн бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Or maybe they realized that in order for any style of music to stay fresh, such as orchestral (which includes classical), it needs infusions of new material from time to time, and that any music that achieves any sort of modern success can be considered "popular" or "pop" music?

Without the music of John Williams, Star Wars would be just another fantasy B movie. His score elevates the story to galactic-sized entertainment. The Imperial March, Darth Vader’s Theme, brings so much joy and excitement to an audience. That we revel in the theme for the villain is testament to John Williams’ talent and genius as a composer.

@regroberts325

Жыл бұрын

plus the Imperial March is the ringtone i have against my wife's phone number !!!!!!

@donnieparris4684

Жыл бұрын

King of the leitmotifs. Think of Indiana Jones, what do you hear? Think of any shark, what do you hear? John Williams is one of the most important figures in Hollywood history.

@armadillerff

Жыл бұрын

@@donnieparris4684You’re so right. Able to strike fear and ruin the tourism business at seaside towns with literally just TWO NOTES!! The story of Jaws is mediocre but the difference between the sharks on Shark Week and Jaws is the theme music. And Darth Vader would not be anywhere as near intimidating without his Imperial March.

@kevinlane7555

Жыл бұрын

Well, Star Wars is a pretty great movie and would have succeeded with a lesser score in my opinion, but it's certainly true that Mr. Williams music raised the level and has become almost universally iconic in a way that few movie scores ever have....or will

@chukwudiilozue9171

Жыл бұрын

@@donnieparris4684 Hell, even NBC uses him for news and the olympics every day. His music is embedded in so much.

I think he went from 90 to 50 before my eyes. So much energy and precision!

@katho8472

11 ай бұрын

Indeed! And not just giving time but giving SO. MANY. CUES. I doubt any of the musicians really *need* cueing for such a piece, but thats just such a courtesy to give them so much "help".

Most people might not understand what a LEGEND John Williams is. He is the epitome of music theme songs and sound for decades in Hollywood. From Star wars to Jaws, Indiana Jones, Schindlers List, Superman, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and much more. Thank you for all the memories from my childhood to adulthood. Happy 90th birthday to you sir !!!

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing

I think he's the only composer whom, during a standing & roaring ovation in his name, can silence a crowd in less than a heartbeat, with a single finger raised in the 'shhh' gesture and a solitary wave of his hand. Because they KNOW whatever happens next, they will want to hear. every. single. note.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello 👋

@Papa-fv1rn

7 ай бұрын

Exactly right! People respect quality.

I love how the brass was looking at the sheets as if they haven't memorized this by heart since they were 12! It is amazing watching this it had to be surreal playing this with John Williams conducting. What a Legend.

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@jasonflay8818

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 aren't you full of yourself. Remember, Bach, Beethoven, and Vivaldi were all considered pop music in their day.

@AregPone

Жыл бұрын

As a former brass player, I can confirm this statement as truth 101. 😆

@VVardaddy

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 lol

@oneaburns

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 You’re a pompous, joy-sucking, curmudgeon who impresses no one with your obviously self-serving critiques. “Mmm, look how cultured I ammm 🧐”

I was 7 when Star Wars came out. When I learned a few years later that “Star Wars”, “Close Encounters”, “Jaws”, “Superman”, “ET” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” all had music by the same guy, I think my head exploded.

For those of us who grew during Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones etc., this gentleman was our Mozart.

John Williams' music will be played for centuries. He is one of the pre-eminent composers of the 20th century.

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@kallemetsahalme5701

Жыл бұрын

yea and also bach, mozart, tsaikovski and the others spent their career making trash music for mediocre theatre plays and concerts for cattle to listen to... if you wanna think it like that.

@filanfyretracker

Жыл бұрын

@@kallemetsahalme5701 This, when what we call the great classical composers today were composing they were producing an entertainment product for money.

@jscho8674

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidwilks4123Did you really have to copy and paste the same comment over and over and over? You have way too much time on your hands. 😂

@paulmichaelfreedman8334

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Nice and salty, I suppose your wife hasn't let you in for a while. You do realize that same guy wrote the music?

There is certainly an argument to be made that John Williams is one of the most influential composers in history. He will definitely be one of the most loved and remembered.

@iz7828

11 ай бұрын

For stealing others...

@kegginstructure

11 ай бұрын

@@iz7828 - Many of the modern composers use themes inspired by classics. Danny Elfman's Batman themes (Michael Keaton version) were inspired from Strauss works. To accuse John Williams of outright stealing is unwarranted. AND in this world where everyone sues everyone else over any excuse possible, you have to know that if ANYONE had a decent case for plagiarism, they would have sued his butt off at their first opportunity. So @iz7828, I believe you are either simply incorrect or you are ignorant of the way that composers work.

@curious968

10 ай бұрын

I believe that movie themes are going to turn out to be what classical music of the late 20th century actually is. The official avant guard never stopped being avant. Actual classical audiences want to hear this, not that atonal stuff.

@spikespa5208

10 ай бұрын

@@iz7828 He can borrow all he wants. I don't give c___ . He makes others' ideas fun.

@spikespa5208

10 ай бұрын

@@curious968 Many greats, in their time, wrote operas. Would Mozart write for films today? Methinks probably.

The man is INCOMPARABLE. A national treasure of which there will never be another.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello 👋

@mareky1234

9 ай бұрын

International treasure!!

@weaponizedglitter69

9 ай бұрын

International treasure

@poiujnbvcxdswq

4 ай бұрын

Not really, some of his work is quite good, a lot of it has been "borrowed" from older composers. Undoubtably someone else will pop up and continue re-hashing older music that current generations have forgotten and be hailed as a musical genius, for others work.

@jadav1987

2 ай бұрын

Quite good? I'm sure you could do better...

1:10 the joy in his face, when everyone starts cheering🥹😍

The amazing thing is he's not just giving time, he's actually correcting the orchestra and taking it seriously 😳

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@stephaniegittinger7980

Жыл бұрын

​​snobby much? I bet you've seen this movie a dozen times

@jackschleich9475

Жыл бұрын

he composed it. He'll never forget what he wanted it to sound like.

@poppyland74

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Sure........... they all looked mightily pissed????????? LOLS!

@jackgray2217

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Turns out plenty of professional musicians don't suck and hate fun

That’s a masterclass in conducting - no histrionics, just a conductor who’s extremely comfortable doing what he does with a piece he knows inside and out.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello 👋

Even someone who has never heard of John Williams, someone who hasn't even heard any of his music, would know how good he is just from the way he silences the crowd with a single wave of his baton. A true master.

@jonp2338

8 ай бұрын

youve def heard his music if youre over the age 1 dude

He single handily made me fall in love with the French horn. Just raw, natural, talent.

@robertecarpenter

4 ай бұрын

Well, Yeah!!! Those horns at 3:35 are awesome. no other instrument has that thick of a tone. I think these are the best horns I ever heard. Rob

The joy on his face! The joy I’m feeling watching this! ❤️❤️❤️

@AndyRoidEU

Жыл бұрын

03:02 and onward

@MC-810

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen him at Symphony Hall in Boston several times and the joy on his face every time he conducts in front of an audience is so genuine.

1:54 you can clearly see the winds thinking... holy crap we're actually playing this with John freaking Williams

@maxborg1627

Жыл бұрын

Three years ago, when he did a full concert with the Vienna Philharmonic, he initially omitted the March from the track list because it’s always the encore and he thought it would be too much for the brass section after all the previous pieces. The head of the brass section told him “No, you don’t understand: we *want* to play it!”

@NotSosigRamsey

Жыл бұрын

@@maxborg1627 Yes it's amazing! I that recording and interview, :D

Just seeing him conduct at 90 years old is remarkable~ You can see the joy on his face when he was conducting his own masterpiece of a soundtrack. John Williams' film scores just make an ordinary film elevated to the next level. I mean Superman, Star Wars, E.T, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Jaws, the list just goes on.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing

They are playing so hard too. They're putting everything they have into this piece for him. Amazing.

Just yesterday, Feb 9, 2023, an episode of Wagon Train from 1958 titled 'The Jenny Tannen Story' aired on our local classic TV network. It was a real honest-to-goodness jaw dropper in the closing credits to see the music for the episode was composed by - wait for it - a 26-year-old Johnny Williams!!

@1mctous

Жыл бұрын

Williams was Vic Damone's rehearsal pianist in that era.

@morganfisherart

Жыл бұрын

Here's a song from that show! kzread.info/dash/bejne/X4hrmbx8o7nMkrA.html

@jedijones

Жыл бұрын

I think TV composer credits aren't always super-accurate from that era. I remember reading there are some issues with how he's credited on Gilligan's Island. He may have composed some background music early on, that was then reworked by other composers on later episodes, but still retained the credit.

@jb6712

Жыл бұрын

Yep, my 70 y.o. jaw just dropped that you think it's hard to believe the man could have been a composer at the young age of 26.

@morganfisherart

Жыл бұрын

@@jb6712 Right! I mean hello - how old were The Beatles?!?

John Williams contribution to the enormous success of Star Wars is incalculable. I remember buying the original soundtrack album in ‘77 and listening to it over and over. Bless you Mr. Williams.

@nunyabiznez6381

Жыл бұрын

I bought two by mistake. The price tags on the wrappers got snagged and I didn't know until I got home that I had two of them even though they charged me for one. So I thought to myself "what am I going to do with TWO of them?" So I took one and put it in a box of old records from the big band era and the other I opened up and played, and played, and played. I was 17. That box ended up in my Mom's bedroom closet. When she moved it ended up in her new bedroom closet. When she died I got it back having forgotten all about it. So it went to my bedroom closet. Then two years ago I finally decided to clean my bedroom closet and there it was, unopened all these years. I'd lost it's twin having worn it out. I played it so much the stylus was poking out the other side of the grooves. By then I'd switched to CDs long ago. Then I was at the store and they had a Crowley record player so I bought it just so I could play all those old records. Hearing that Star Wars music on vinyl again after 44 years, magic.

@karinwetzel1773

Жыл бұрын

My parents were certainly tired of hearing it. I was not. Yep, the vinyl version! Went with me to university and beyond!

@mountainmantesla4395

Жыл бұрын

It was the first album I ever owned. Before home video, we listened to this over and over and our imaginations soared.

@catherinesanchez1185

Жыл бұрын

@@nunyabiznez6381 you posted this a couple months ago, but still a great story!! I had this on 8TRACK!! LOL! The music was a huge part of the sucess of these movies. I don't think they would have lasted this long without the music.

@nunyabiznez6381

Жыл бұрын

@@catherinesanchez1185 I totally agree. I think 8 track was at the peak of it's popularity when Star Wars first came out and I remember seeing the 8 track for this for sale in a department store circa late 1970's. I never had 8 track. I skipped over it going directly from record albums and 45's to digital. You could still buy vinyls when they first came out with CD's.

I can imagine some of those musicians in the orchestra went to see the movie the first time in the late 70s as kids -- what an honor and a thrill to be playing the music conducted by the maestro himself, decades later... ✨️✨️✨️

@mikethomas6187

6 ай бұрын

Beautiful thought

@Halinspark

4 ай бұрын

Hell, some of those musicians may have seen one of the movies in theaters for the first time in the late 90's. That's how I saw Return of the Jedi.

@tannerbogart

4 ай бұрын

Return of the Jedi came out in 1983@@Halinspark

@alexmartinez5859

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@tannerbogart Well, The Phantom Menace was released in ‘99, but Lucasfilm likely asked for a theatrical rerelease before the Prequels came out, so as to get people’s minds fresh. Heck they even released a box of VHS tapes that, in my opinion, are one of the best versions of the Original Trilogy.

That's the baddest 90 year old we have ever seen. The force IS strong with him, he will Never be forgotten.

This man made all the movies we grew up with "come alive". We owe this man more than we can give him other than our respect

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello 👋

We will have to wait centuries to get a composer like him again. For me he is in a row with Beethoven, Bruckner and Sibelius.

@michaelcharlesthearchangel

Жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, and yes again.

@NotKev2017

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely yes! And I said this exact same thing 30 years ago.

@oneviperbite

Жыл бұрын

I would put Hanz Zimmer up there as well from our lifetime. But yes, Williams is an all-time great.

@user-lh8px9cx4r

Жыл бұрын

For me he's not.

@skyhound2889

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

What I love most about this video is how ALL the musicians eyes lit up when they realize John Williams is going to baton them, just amazing.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you

I shouldn't say this but I dread every day thinking they'll announce this utter genius's passing. Stay with us John, one of the last truely pure human beings left in this hideous world 😥🥺

@markhoward408

6 ай бұрын

I was genuinely just thinking this. I'm 48 and Carrie Fisher's passing hit me hard, but this dude conducted the soundtrack to my entire childhood. I dread the day.

@red5158077

4 ай бұрын

Same here. But it's not about the time we have but the time we've had together. His music will continue on no matter where he goes.

@aw5347

13 күн бұрын

Amen to that...I dread the day😢😢😢

I overheard this conversation once. A guy bought tickets to see John Williams, but the girl did not know who he was and thought it would be boring. He ended up choosing John Williams over her.

“No pressure” 😅 Imagine playing a piece with the composer as your conductor, they manage to keep themselves composed so well

@Septimus_ii

Жыл бұрын

And it's not an easy piece!

Imagine scoring Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but you don’t win the Academy Award because you also scored Star Wars that year.

90 years old and he's still got it. Thank you SO MUCH, John for all the themes you've done.

I have a grandfather who is 90 who can barely move without a walker, how does Williams have such vigor? Amazing.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing

He wrote the music of our times. Star Wars, Raiders, the Olympic Theme, and so much more, this should be known as the “Williams Era”

@user-uc7ec8pk9m

11 ай бұрын

Amen to that

@andresa1963

11 ай бұрын

And the best part ... we are alive to see him conducting his own music.. .ain't that something?

@watevawateva7343

11 ай бұрын

Jurassic Park

John Williams is, without doubt, a National Treasure. Thank you Maestro!!!!❤

What a beautiful thing it is to see the master lead the orchestra in playing his own masterpiece. What a privilege for those who were watching live.

As I’ve said before, “John Williams, the composer of the soundtrack of my life.”

@tankythemagnorite9855

Жыл бұрын

If your soundtrack is The Imperial March, something sinister us going on...

@feefeesmomma

Жыл бұрын

@@tankythemagnorite9855 You do know he composed more than just this piece right? What he means is that JW has composed just about every major movie that has happened in our lifetime.

@tankythemagnorite9855

Жыл бұрын

@@feefeesmomma yes I do, but this being the Imperial March, I assumed he was talking about that being the soundtrack to his life.

@PrincessJamiG

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely true.

@molson87

Жыл бұрын

Dang, your life is way more exciting than mine! When you travel, do maps with red lines from your origin to destination appear in front of you?

Perhaps the most brilliant composer of our time. I remember laying awake at night listening to the first Harry Potter score when I was 11 years old. Having no idea at the time... all the previous work he has done... which included Home Alone; the first movie I ever saw in theaters at the age of two. He's shaped who I am, really. He has shaped how we as a whole not only look at movies, but music itself!! Bravo Mr. Williams, you will always have my ears and a piece of my heart.

@Donaliam

5 ай бұрын

For me it was the E.T. soundtrack, the first movie I really remember seeing in the theater.

John Williams is one of the top composers of ALL-TIME. His works will transcend for centuries to come!

@mswritr

3 ай бұрын

The Star Wars complete trilogy soundtrack was one of the first things I ever saved money to by on CD at Best Buy! ❤❤

His compositions are a soundtrack for so many lives. The Imperial March is a phenomenal piece of music.

I had the honor of meeting him one day while working in Symphony Hall in Boston. Walked in a room and was talking with others when this man with his back me turns around and made a comment about what we were talking about. Took a few seconds to realize who he was. Saw him several times after that but the first time was the best and the whole conversation sticks in my mind despite being decades ago. Good to see him just as spry as he was back then.

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@sr7129

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Bro stop bein toxic on John Williams.

@carlward

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidwilks4123👈 Sexual Intellectual

@stephanelecreux6840

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Get a life.

@Judi7Caroler

Жыл бұрын

Those were the great ole Boston Symphony years, weren't they? (So. Brookline, Mass gal hailing now in So. California.)

One of the greatest movie score composers of all time!

The way that he conducts things is truly an art and utter genius. Watching him had me on the end of my seat and took my breath away, It made remember scenes from the movies and you could hear every terrifying note, for the bad guys. Simply Brilliant. He is a modern day Mozart, with vision and he simply creates magic for the big screen. When you love what you do its not work. Thank You Mr. Williams for the memories in sound and film.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello 👋

This just gave me goosebumps and some tears. I was the French horn player in the school band and I loved Star Wars and John Williams for the fantastic music I got to play!!

@marychocolatefairy

Жыл бұрын

I was in school band as well (clarinet) and it was a great treat to us when we were given a medley of John Williams songs to learn for the school concert. I remember it included the NBC Nightly News theme, the Imperial March, and the main themes from Jaws and ET.

@kellylaliberte548

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs to play during my school band days was the Raiders of the Lost Ark theme. So much fun!

@jscho8674

Жыл бұрын

My son is a French horn player, and the first thing he taught himself was the Imperial March, back in the day. I love John Williams!!

@ig88killer

Жыл бұрын

As a French Horn player in grade school and college, can confirm the exact same feelings. His brilliant use of the brass instruments (particularly French Horn and Tuba) in a primarily string ensemble show his true genius over the years.

The force is strong with this one. Happy birthday John Williams. This will be a day long remembered.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello

you know you’re a legend when you start playing your most famous piece and the crowd goes nuts. mad props to maestro williams.

No composer has had as much opporitunity as John Williams. No composer has made as many iconic songs as John Williams. I dare say John Williams is the best composer of all time. He is atleast up there with Beethoven and Bach. The fact that I am alive at the same time of one of the greats is truly an honor.

Watching the legend conducting his own masterpiece just hits different ❤

@nunyabiznez6381

Жыл бұрын

This must be what it's like to hear Beethoven conduct the 5th symphony.

from Lost in Space to the Time Tunnel to the Land of the Giants to Star Wars to Superman to Indiana Jones to Saving Private Ryan - I've been listening and been enthralled by John Williams' masterpieces since I was a little boy!

@rheailiarome2287

Жыл бұрын

You forgot he wrote the music for Jaws....

@evancortez2

Жыл бұрын

@@rheailiarome2287 how could I forget??

@margaretanncarno4014

Жыл бұрын

And Schindler’s list.

@jamesgravil9162

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Jurassic Park, Home Alone and Hook. Some of the best movies of the 90s. I think John Williams might have composed the score for Goonies as well.

@wyldegi

Жыл бұрын

Harry Potter too!

Brilliant, iconic piece, brilliantly played. So nice that Denève handed Williams the baton for this, and to see the photographic accuracy of Williams' recall. How wonderful it must have been for him to be free to compose classical music for movies, so memorable that in his lifetime they remain staples of the concert repertoire decades after their debut in cinemas.

Look at his face, he live his best life and had a blast!

I love how John Williams command such respect that any audience will quiet down in a second.

@featherineaugustusaurora3416

Жыл бұрын

I mean,Every audience do that when conductor come to the stage,they clap when conductor come then in sudden quiet down when the pieces Will start and conductor taking the gesture

This song never fails to give me chills, and having Lord John Williams conducting it at 90 makes it even more awe inspiring and chilling for the best reasons

@HooDatDonDar

Жыл бұрын

He has an honorary KBE. No title with that. A real one would let him be ‘Sir John’. ‘Lord John Williams’ would only apply to the younger son of a Duke.

@coasterb1

Жыл бұрын

@@HooDatDonDar Lord has more uses than the British title. Check the dictionary. "someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler" (Oxford) I'd say John Williams is an authority figure and master in film scoring and directing.

@Historymaker-2001

13 күн бұрын

@@coasterb1 Under that definition, the title certainly applies. As I am technically a subject of the King myself, I prefer to use the term Maestro as an honor title for John WIlliams

This piece stands tall on its own as a modern symphonic piece - and also so perfectly conveys the magnificent evil of Darth Vader and the Empire.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello

In the sad time John Williams passes away, I hope the world remembers him as a great composer along with the likes of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and the rest of the greats!

@Historymaker-2001

13 күн бұрын

He's already etched himself into history, that's for sure. There isn't a moviegoer in the western hemisphere that hasn't heard at least one of his soundtracks or themes, I can almost guarantee it.

One of the greatest bravura composers ever. From Lost in Space to this, an incredible career.

@TB1M1

Жыл бұрын

The genius of JW is in his quieter less bravura scores, Accidental tourist, AI, Munich, seven year in tibet, always, Nixon

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@RAWestover

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidwilks4123 You talk like somebody who's never touched an instrument in your life. In fact, I'm about 99% sure that you haven't devoted a serious amount of time to an instrument, given that you conflate "instrumental from some nondescript number of years in the past" with "classical." A John Williams piece plays very similar to a Gustav Holst piece - not surprising given that Holst was an inspiration for the Star Wars soundtrack. If you had ever put in the work to learn an instrument, learn a piece, and play with a group, you'd find pieces by talented modern composers no less intricate or satisfying to play than a piece 100 or 200 years old.

@jedijones

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Snob alert!

There will never be another like John Williams. He created more than music for fantastical worlds. He added magic and sustained youth.

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@filmkid8221

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 why do you hate fun? Why do you think that because something is popular, than professionals of that area hate it?

@BeachBear64

Жыл бұрын

Why did you say it like he’s dead?

@LadyPii

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidwilks4123 my sister is a classical musician, who enjoys playing all genres 😄 did you know that many classical composers were the pop stars of their era, like the Strauss family?

@B-A-L

Жыл бұрын

​@@LadyPii Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the Frank Zappa of his day!

The force is strong with John Williams

Thank you, John Williams for giving us decades of inspiration! Your musical storytelling gift is one of Earth's special treasures...

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello

That song gets better and better everytime you listen to it

@dwightsmith2918

Жыл бұрын

This word gets thrown around too much, but it is iconic.

Wow, and Williams has created the original music for the next installment of Indiana Jones coming in May. He is incredible!

@moddedinkling4168

Жыл бұрын

He stated that this might be his final soundtrack before he retires.

@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606

Жыл бұрын

It will be the only good thing about that movie which is unfortunate

@moddedinkling4168

Жыл бұрын

@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 Movie isn't even out and you're already judging it? Remember, Spielberg and Lucas are still officially working on the film.

@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606

Жыл бұрын

@@moddedinkling4168 Harrison Ford isn’t what he was 40 years ago, he seemed to struggle in the Crystal Skull movie, and that particular film wasn’t very good, if this upcoming movie is a repeat of that then it won’t be a good film, and if they are going to replace Harrison then it’s not a Indiana Jones film. Just my take on it, I’d like for them to reboot the series but don’t want them riding the coat tails

@kallemetsahalme5701

Жыл бұрын

there have been plenty of stories with old batman, old welles, old connery etc. that have been great. if they just have the sense to present indy more as a wise instructor as he was in the school since movie 1 they have potential. it can still be an indy movie even if someone else does most of the jumping and running. that said i dont have too much faith in the studio seeing what kind of trash the recent terminators, jurassic parks etc have been

I hope the musicians are deeply honored to have been in an orchestra conducted by John Williams

He is a legend and a personal hero. This wonderful man is a french hornists best friend. ( Yeah. I'm a french horn player ). I love his music and his humility. Much love, Mr Williams!

What a thrill it must be for the orchestra to be conducted by the author of our lives soundtrack.... Happy B'day John.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hi 👋

I had the pleasure to sit in the front row at the Shed at Tanglewood when he gave a lecture decades ago. His shoes were mere inches from my nose as he stepped to the front of the stage to emphasize a point. I was struck as to how plain his shoes and socks were; indeed he wore an ordinary suit, tie and shirt. What was extraordinary however, was what was inside this man. Genius!

@villep7907

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but the fact that you distinctly recognized his socks made me chuckle😅

He’s clearly using the force flawlessly and his saber is legend…

John Williams is one of the most important creative minds of the last 100 years, maybe more. I pray to write music a fraction as brilliant

He's a national treasure. Also, I love the part with the suspensions (2:34-2:51), it's a shame the countermelody isn't better known

@wanyeng

Жыл бұрын

I was taken in by this part too. My imagination ran wild, as the storm troopers running wild, some fairy elves scurrying and sprinkling golden dusts. (duuni why I thought of tinker Bell at this part of countermelody)

@lebasusej

Жыл бұрын

No. He's a World Treasure.

The cinema would not be the same without John Williams, God bless you for many more years,

John Williams is a conductor/composer on a level with Ennio Morricone. *BOTH GIANTS.*

You can't help but smile watching a man so purely in his element. Bravo!

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello

The Imperial March is one of the GREAT pieces of music written for a movie. One of the few movie soundtracks I bought, on vinyl to boot.

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@Atomicunderware

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Copy paste copy paste copy paste. Get a life man.

SO blessed to have born in the time when I can still remember this incredible composition played on the big screen for the very first time. To this day, I still get chills when I hear it. Incredible!!!

3:30 - Man, that is so damn powerful. Absolute orchestral masterpiece.

he looks great for 90.

Time ago I saw Hanz Zimmer conducting Time from Inception where he did a guitar solo pretty terrific indeed, and now we have John Williams with 90 years old conducting The Imperial March from Star Wars. I can live happily now.

He still not lost the notes for march them bless you john happy birthday i think he is 91 this year but more than talent uk here England

This is just wonderful and tho I am 84, John could beat me into dust.

Seeing him conduct the Orchestra is like watching a kid on Christmas Morning!!!

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you

He doesn't even have to look at the sheet music hardly anymore since he wrote it back in 1977, and he's conducted it numerous times since then. The force is strong with this one.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing

this man is the single greatest composer of the 20th and 21st centuries.

This is why *"The Empire Strikes Back"* is still the best Star Wars film ever. Yoda, the appearance of the Emperor, Boba Fett, Lando Calrissian, the AT AT walkers at the Hoth battle, Han and Leia kiss, the asteroid chase scene, Captain Piet's ascension through the ranks in the Empire, Luke's first clash with Darth Vader, Luke finding out about his family history with said Vader, Luke losing his hand, and of course, the Imperial March makes its debut. Outside of Star Wars, it is still one of the greatest films ever made. And John Williams still going strong at 91.

OMG, he's written so much gorgeous music and is still going strong at this very respectable age. The joy on his face is contagious. I'm sitting here with a big smile on my face. And tears in my eyes as well, because it was such a magical moment. Thank you John Williams, for everything you brought us untill this day, and for new beautiful things that might be coming still...

@davidwilks4123

Жыл бұрын

I bet those people playing hated having to sully their hands with pop faux classical music. They are professional musicians who studied for decades to learn to play. They play better real classical music than the pop drivel that he churns out. The conductor is a figure head, they don't need him at all.

@sweetdaddydee1314

Жыл бұрын

​@David Wilks bruhhhh stop going in everyones comments acting snobby and shit. Grt the hell outta here.

@janberkemeier7406

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilks4123 Liking your own, obvious bait is cringe, bro

Nothing compares to seeing the likes of Yo Yo Ma, Stephen Spielberg, and many more look on in admiration at the spectacle of a master exercising his craft.

Truly one of the last few national treasures. Take a few moments today and enjoy this man’s legendary career.

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing

John Williams sets the highest benchmark for all film composers

@Nikioko

Жыл бұрын

No. Ennio Morricone did. But Williams is good, too.

@anabenskywalker122

Жыл бұрын

@@Nikioko I feel like they’re on an equal playing field. Both have created some of the most iconic pieces in film history

@Metal-Possum

Жыл бұрын

Steal all your ideas from well known classical composers and hope your audience are too stupid to notice? Yup, that's him all right.

@Nikioko

Жыл бұрын

@@anabenskywalker122 Morricone was very creative and prolific. Williams basically does always the same and has little variety. The Imperial March is very much like the Mars movement from Holst's Planets.

@yashbspianoandcompositions1042

Жыл бұрын

Hans Zimmer:- allow me to introduce myself

I love how happy he is too, he's genuinely just having fun conducting his music

I don’t know why anyone needed sheet music, all the musicians knows this song by heart!

@markharold2732

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing