You couldn't walk out of a Williams' scored movie in the 70s and 80s and not leave the theater humming or whistling every single note that you'd just heard. The music burned itself into your consciousness immediately.
@ClimbingEasy
Жыл бұрын
What's sad is that John Williams will never hear that theme song like we all here that theme song.
@klepszekk8119
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely true. I feel so lucky to have been a kid at that time when Star Wars & Raiders & Jaws & ET were brand new movies, and there was none of the cynicism you see from people today, everyone just loved those movies & yes you couldn’t help whistling those John Williams theme songs in the car on the ride home. It was a great time to grow up.
@Andy.G8
Жыл бұрын
@@ClimbingEasy Good thing he’s not the only great composer in Hollywood then.
@jessicaroach5524
Жыл бұрын
Totally!!!
@e.l.norton
Жыл бұрын
@@Andy.G8 He's the only one who has written such indelible pieces of music that have become as much a part of the cultural lexicon as The Beatles, The Stones, or Mozart. Nobody else comes close. I haven't heard a soundtrack to a movie in at least 20 years where I was even aware there was music to the movie movie at all.
@InspectahReese
Жыл бұрын
Still one of the most iconic movie themes of all time
@allrequiredfields
Жыл бұрын
Every genuinely iconic movie theme of the last century was John Williams. There were brilliant music themes throughout the decades, but none as memorable as John's. Now, to be completely fair, he borders on plagiarism SOMEtimes with classical music.
@goodvybz1246
Жыл бұрын
Jame Bond and Mission Impossible theme is up there!
@jedijones
Жыл бұрын
@@allrequiredfields Spielberg really forced some of the other composers on his productions to score like Williams. So Poltergeist, Goonies, Gremlins and Back to the Future all had strong, memorable themes as well.
@trendybistro
Жыл бұрын
Tomar's theme is better.
@MobinKiadeh
Жыл бұрын
@@allrequiredfieldsI would dare put Ennio Morricone in that same category though on equal footing with John Williams.
@jollyquinn430
Жыл бұрын
I always remember this one quote: "Without John Williams brooms wouldn't fly, dinosaurs wouldn't breathe, sharks wouldn't scare us and lightsabers wouldn't be awesome weapons" (Something like that)
@jedijones
Жыл бұрын
The music actually was barely used during the lightsaber fights in the first three Star Wars movies. Seemed like they wanted to let the sound effects shine during those. That all changed in the prequels, and briefly in the final Return of the Jedi showdown.
@Dumpula
Жыл бұрын
@@jedijoneshe’s just saying that John Williams elevated the movies with his score, regardless of when used.
@incizor1273
Жыл бұрын
It’s so good though, A Jedi’s Fury: kzitem.info/news/bejne/yZh3vIyIbWuLnJg
@papillonvu
Жыл бұрын
I second the “Something like that” 😅
@jediknightjairinaiki560
Жыл бұрын
@@jedijones Don't be one of those people. You know damn well the point he was making. You don't have to flaunt your film studies degree from Tallahassee JuCo.
@Lee-xn8by
Жыл бұрын
Besides being a genius, John Williams seems like such a respectful human being.
@RedCaio
Жыл бұрын
@harrysnothead8939 Anyone who seriously tries to claim that John Williams plagiarized anything is simply demonstrating how little they understand the film music industry. 90% of time what actually happened is the Director specifically requested “hey, I was thinking this scene could kind of sound like this“ and so the composer basically has no choice but to write a new music that sounds similar enough to the pre-existing music to make the Director happy. Williams does this just as much as other composers do, he’s just more famous so the times he does it gets more attention If there’s ever *actual* plagiarism, there’s legal action taken. Like when action was taken against Hans Zimmer for copying Holst’s Mars music in gladiator. or when action was taken against Tyler bates’ score for 300 for plagiarizing music from Titus.
@Lee-xn8by
Жыл бұрын
@Harry Snothead In my opinion, he's absolutely a genius.
@pickyyeeter
Жыл бұрын
@@RedCaio I wouldn't say he's anything less than a brilliant composer, but he lifted more than just the general feel from the Kings Row theme. You can hear almost identical melodies in both the Star Wars and Superman themes. Musicians have had successful plagiarism lawsuits on far less.
@None-lx8kj
Жыл бұрын
@@pickyyeeter You wouldn’t think that if you actually understood the process, is their point.
@pickyyeeter
Жыл бұрын
@@None-lx8kj I understand that directors give reference pieces to composers to use as a guide. I'm saying that it's possible for a composer to use the instrumentation and feel of a reference piece, without directly lifting the melody of that piece
@squamish4244
Жыл бұрын
Part of me can't believe the next Indy film will be his last score, and part of me is amazed at what an incredible career he's had and how lucky we are to have had him around for so long. He is 91 years old.
@cannonjones6713
Жыл бұрын
Oh, did you not hear? He went back on it, said he's not done. He said something along the lines of "A day without music is a waste".
@Ranger1812
Жыл бұрын
@@cannonjones6713 "Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here." - Albus Dumbledore
@cannonjones6713
Жыл бұрын
@@Ranger1812 Dumbledore has some great quotes. ;) Even more in the book than in the films, as you just proved. I want to say that's from the first book, right?
@Ranger1812
Жыл бұрын
@@cannonjones6713 It's from Goblet of Fire. Dumbledore had just led the students in a recital of Hogwarts' school song in which everyone sang to their own tune, and Fred and George had just finished, after everyone else already had, in a slow funeral march style.
@cannonjones6713
Жыл бұрын
@@Ranger1812 Yeah, I recall the scene, I just thought that was the first sorting ceremony.
@dicarpio2177
Жыл бұрын
‘Make them seem inevitable’ is such a perfect description. All of John williams’ works just fit so perfectly, it feels like you know the theme the second you hear it
@nerradus
8 ай бұрын
And all are totally interchangable , you can swap any score with another and it still works 😂
@jackodonnell9685
Жыл бұрын
I dont think people realize how many major major films John Williams did the music for. So many of my all time favorites
@davidjoe3368
Жыл бұрын
And numerous T.V. shows as well!
@AL3X1KUS
Жыл бұрын
And his son Joseph Williams is the lead singer of the famous rock band Toto. He sang on their 1988 album "The Seventh One", and probably a few more after that and then Bobby Kimball made a short comeback and then in the late 90s the singer was some black guy who almost no one remembers or is really a fan of. Still today, mainly Joseph does the singing, accompanied by David Paich and Steve Lukather.
@jacob_swaggerz
Жыл бұрын
Indiana Jones is the greatest adventure movie ever created.
@k_anth
Жыл бұрын
I would go even further and call Indiana Jones the greatest movie franchise ever made.
@tbird81
Жыл бұрын
@@k_anth Crystal Skulls. That was terrible. I thought it was just the internet just pitchforking, but no it's bad. Aliens. Aliens.
@k_anth
Жыл бұрын
@@tbird81 I don't like crystal skull either, but every good franchise has bad movies. especially star wars
@squamish4244
Жыл бұрын
Just think of the countless movies it has inspired. Really amazing.
@frozenbananas6726
Жыл бұрын
I actually didn’t mind Crystal Skull. It was really fun and enjoyable, people were being too nit-picky.
@MovieBuffConnorJamieson
Жыл бұрын
That makes perfect sense. “Inevitable” is such a great creative point to strive for and it explains why his themes like Star Wars, jaws, Harry potter feel like they’ve always existed
@SomeoneOnlyWeKnow.
Жыл бұрын
John Williams has written so many iconic and memorable tracks it's unbelievable
@September2004
Жыл бұрын
I never would have guessed those were originally two separate themes, they fit so well together.
@cesardiezv
10 күн бұрын
Probably they were a bit different and now we hear it even from Spielberg after John seamed both together.
@JA-SF2TX
9 ай бұрын
I love you so much John Williams....your music, love language to film is incredibly powerful and amazing. Thank you for your brilliance and magnificence.
@tallerwarrior1256
Жыл бұрын
Literally said “why not both?”
@camsfour4177
Жыл бұрын
What?
@tallerwarrior1256
Жыл бұрын
@@camsfour4177 He told him to just combine the two hooks, which reminded me of the meme “why not both?”
@camsfour4177
Жыл бұрын
@@tallerwarrior1256 Huh.. I always thought "why not both" is something I came up with. Now I find that it existed for years.
@jeffpeterson2012
Жыл бұрын
I stood there staring at the screen as they pushed the crate through the warehouse and was completely enamored from head to toe as John Williams Indy theme played on. It's the single greatest movie theme ever. It in my opinion captures the essence of true cinema like no other song or movie ending could. I was born in 1971 and Steven's movies were what everyone talked about what going to the movies was about. Before the internet, before cable TV, his movies took you on an adventure that was so exhilarating, everyone who was walking out of the movie felt like we were in a brotherhood from watching Steven's movies together that would last a lifetime. Thankyou. Steven and thank you John Williams. Truly cinematic excellence that this generation could never experience
@thenamesloca
Жыл бұрын
I wish I could whistle
@murrynathan
Жыл бұрын
It’s easy, just put your lips together and blow. -Marilyn Monroe.
@Joe-xo4yg
Жыл бұрын
@@murrynathan Beat me by 47 min 😞🙃😉
@KevyNova
Жыл бұрын
@@murrynathan that wasn’t Marilyn, it was Lauren Bacall.
@murrynathan
Жыл бұрын
@@KevyNova Thanks, knew it was one of those old hags.
@greyeyed123
Жыл бұрын
@@KevyNova I thought I was going crazy for a moment. Thanks for restoring my faith in my own memory.
@TheTuttle99
Жыл бұрын
Goddamn to take a look inside Williams' brain. Dude is an absolute genius
@TeaGamingPanda
Жыл бұрын
Spielberg, Lucas, and Williams are the one of the most iconic and perfect trio in history
@TeaGamingPanda
Жыл бұрын
@@guciowitomski3825 bro I screwed that up so bad 💀 thanks for correcting me
@jasonjansen9831
Жыл бұрын
The most amazing thing about this is how good of a whistler Steven Spielberg is
@roddyboethius1722
Жыл бұрын
He really can't whistle well. He is strained
@porsche911sbs
10 ай бұрын
he is musician himself... even played clarinet in the orchestra for John Williams when they made the _Jaws_ score
@svyatoyaleksnevskiy
10 ай бұрын
Are you being sarcastic or something? Anyone who can whistle more than one note can do that.
@cesardiezv
10 күн бұрын
There are certainly people that whistle much better than Steven, and don't sound constrained. Yet he surpriesed me, as he whistles in tune and in time. Nowadays I don't hear anyone whistling, but when it was more common, rarely I heard it with that precission.
@HailAnts
Жыл бұрын
I still love the story that the first time the two of them collaborated, on _Jaws,_ Williams played his idea for the theme for Spielberg on the piano. Spielberg's reaction was, 'Is this a joke?' Williams was so far ahead of his time that even Spielberg didn't get it at first!
@theoutlook55
Жыл бұрын
Really? Did he mean a joke as in it sounded lame, not scary, or too on the nose?
@HailAnts
Жыл бұрын
@@theoutlook55 - Some combination of that I suppose. Without the benefit of a full orchestra playing it, it just sounded silly to him.
@JHParee
Жыл бұрын
@@theoutlook55You have to understand that Jaws was an extremely troubled production: the shark broke down multiple times, the cast and crew didn’t have a finished script, and shooting on the water was nightmarish. Spielberg was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So, when he heard those two notes, that was just one more reason for him to be terrified. Those two notes, also, were useful especially after Spielberg decided to show the shark in POV shots, because we knew the shark was there.
@flamingspinach
Жыл бұрын
@@JHParee sad to hear that about the shark, I hope it found a good therapist afterwards
@joelhunter7964
Жыл бұрын
Well they'd collaborated by then on Sugarland Express and by 1974 Williams already had 9 oscar nominations so I'm sure Spielberg trusted him!
@therevolutionwillnotbeyoutubed
Жыл бұрын
Absolute perfection. I still get chills hearing it.
@JoeyArmstrong2800
Жыл бұрын
The music that John Williams created changed popular culture forever. The soundtrack to people's hopes and dreams.
@GabrielBelloMusic
Жыл бұрын
I never tire of these stories or this music
@TheMusicscotty
Жыл бұрын
The GOAT. No one else is even close.
@NeoConnor1
Жыл бұрын
Steven or John? Because either one, you aren't wrong.
@dreal500
7 ай бұрын
Not even! Williams is the man! Just fire!
@mrmagoo8956
Жыл бұрын
Plenty of great directors, only ONE John Williams. He is beyond legendary and deserves his own award for his contributions
@davidmccourt6139
10 ай бұрын
His own awarD? He's won 25 Grammy awards and is the second-most-nominated person in Academy Award history behind only Walt freakin Disney. So don't worry, he's got his own awards
@ceeryle
Жыл бұрын
Love that last quote from Williams. Nothing is more difficult than perfect simplicity.
@draegore
Жыл бұрын
Can't remember a recent tune as iconic or even catchy. Master of his craft!!
@alexwinslow5
Жыл бұрын
Star Wars comes to mind
@AlexSaysHi2013
Жыл бұрын
"Can't you use both?" And he did, absolute mad lad.
@PepperWilliams_songcovers
Жыл бұрын
John Williams was able to take the genius of other composers and carved out memorable themes himself!
@darrennew8211
Жыл бұрын
I was touring MIT once and they showed a program that listened to the theme music of 80s movie music and could fast forward to "the third place Darth Vadar appears" or "how many times is Indy on screen" just by analyzing the tunes. This is why you can just listen to the soundtracks by themselves and be satisfied throughout.
@kantpredict
Жыл бұрын
Leitmotifs are very powerful.
@Propane_Acccessories
Жыл бұрын
Try listening to the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. The musical moments match up to the scenes so well, that I can even recall the exact script for any given timestamp. Part of that is that I've seen the movie many times, admittedly. How many marvel super fans could do that with the avengers? My guess is zero.
@theconqueror-01
Жыл бұрын
Got goosebumps after Steven explained it. Wow.
@EagleFang74
Жыл бұрын
From Jaws to Harry Potter this man has literally hypnotized generations of people with his scores. He’s like a real life magician waving his wand and bringing entire worlds to life.
@AnthonyLeighDunstan
Жыл бұрын
“Work on them [the notes] until they seem inevitable”. If you’re not a composer, I don’t think you’ll realise how much concentration and discipline this takes. Old school. A dying breed.
@raypaz2947
Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest themes. So catchy
@SaucyNeko
Жыл бұрын
John Williams will go down in history for his cinema scores. Between Indiana Jones and Star Wars, bro made “The Music of our Childhoods”
@keykrazy
Жыл бұрын
And E.T., Jaws…
@READYTEDDYBEAR
Жыл бұрын
@@keykrazy And Superman! 👍
@bmla88
Жыл бұрын
Will? He already has.
@antonioelaventurero9117
Жыл бұрын
Home Alone Jurassic PARK Harry Potter
@inisipisTV
Жыл бұрын
The Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind. haunting alien code tune.
@runek100
Жыл бұрын
Love this movies. I was like 10 or something and we had Indiana on vhs and I play it over and over again. It was our family movie, great memories.
@R33F3RMONSTER
Жыл бұрын
John Williams is a living legend
@zazoreal5536
Жыл бұрын
Absolute Music Legend. May He live long and have a absolute happy life.
@shawnclyne1904
Жыл бұрын
Will truly miss these two when they pass. Huge part of my childhood.
@modiaatman2000
4 ай бұрын
So, Spielberg's not just a great director but a great whistler too. Impressive
@danielmead615
2 ай бұрын
Great director, average whistler
@Rythnotic
Жыл бұрын
I don't think most people fully appreciate how important music is in film, especially the RIGHT music... wether its an original score like the "theme song" for ROCKY, or a scene from a Scorsese film with "gimme shelter" by the Rolling stones played at the perfect moment and it gives you chills every time you watch it... as far as I'm concerned, music can make or break a film
@cjaquilino
Жыл бұрын
Low key one of the best and most successful pop writers of the later half of the 20th century into the 21st. And he works in mostly classical music.
@VijaySharma-qm9ee
Жыл бұрын
Mr Spielberg whistles so good. 😀
@johnnyc5655
Жыл бұрын
John Williams is such a legend. So many fantastic movies from my childhood he made music for.
@predatorman2
2 ай бұрын
Probably my favourite movie theme of all time. Whenever the song hits it's goosebumps. Love it
@zachtbh
Жыл бұрын
"The simplicity are often the hardest to capture" damn true!
@JuanG2020
Жыл бұрын
John Williams is one of my favorite composers. It seems that everything you hear from him is a masterpiece.
@vcrbetamax
Жыл бұрын
What he’s explaining is why a lot of old video game music is so iconic. The limitation actually forces a more iconic sound.
@rhocat362
11 ай бұрын
Inevitable--such a perfect word❤
@Robert.Sheard
Ай бұрын
Two absolute geniuses defined my lifetime. Thank you both!
@rodrigomunoz6496
Жыл бұрын
"seemed like they've always been there". I feel this about all great pieces of music. It's like these great composers are able to uncover melodies that are ingrained in everyone.
@jessicaroach5524
Жыл бұрын
The song still makes me feel the way it did when I heard it as a kid... Excited, thrilled, even hopeful for the future
@RudeboY-h4y
7 ай бұрын
The simplicity is not the hardest, if your ears are working fine then you will always pick the right one!❤ (And that would be #1) 😂
@AdamHarte
Жыл бұрын
I am so thankful to these guys
@Rukzy
Жыл бұрын
You probably didn't even realize the second half had no change, this clip is missing the other part
@thechrisandmikeshow
Жыл бұрын
Luv them both... can't imagine my cinematic childhood without them.
@invisibleone8344
Ай бұрын
The genius is in its simplicity! And anyone who grew up during that time knows the Raiders of the Lost Ark theme as soon as we hear it.🎶🎵
@camsfour4177
Жыл бұрын
Happy 90 birthday Mr. Williams!
@running2standstill685
Жыл бұрын
music that makes you feel your ready for an adventure always, you make these john w scores part of your life.
@garyreid6165
Жыл бұрын
John Williams’ music got me through high school. Those years were lonely times for me back then. I remember watching ABC’s 20/20 show in 1984, he discussed his music for The Imperial March and his score for Return Of The Jedi(which had rehearsal footage. It was the first time I ever saw how music is incorporated into a film). He sounded calm and confident in his abilities and in the London Symphony Orchestra who were performing the score. I was surprised to see him in The Last Jedi or The Rise Of Skywalker, who opens the door and sees Poe Dameron and he remains silent, but has a look like he is saying, “You! Really?!!!” before he reluctantly lets Poe and the others in. Thank God for John Williams.😎👍
@Meneervdberg
10 ай бұрын
John Williams, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson and Paul Simon are still among us! Holy damn
@MrBrennanmoriarty
7 ай бұрын
A good education experience and mentoring are priceless. Conducting the virtuoso... and the inspiring worlds of understanding.
@danrebeiz4598
Жыл бұрын
Perfect pitch: the ability to know a key without needing to hear a reference. John Williams clearly has it as you notice he was whistling in the correct key.
@LesserMoffHootkins
Жыл бұрын
And Spielberg definitely lacks it
@lepie6843
Жыл бұрын
“Inevitable” is such a perfect way to describe his music
@jsb354
Жыл бұрын
Beautifully done!! So glad to have been there when it all came about!! 👍👍
@Carousel5883
Жыл бұрын
Steven Spielberg is in his late 70s and only now im in love with him.Hes just magnificent.the last Magical legend after MJ.i cant believe i didnt appreciate him just like i didn't appreciate MJ.we are so blessed to have this two spectacular legends
@9989126
Жыл бұрын
As someone trying to get into composing, just as a hobby, this is both helpful and very reassuring!
@maryannarep
23 күн бұрын
Thank you Maestro Williams!! I loved all the movies... especially Jaws!!
@ThaRuralJuror
Жыл бұрын
What a gift having the world's greatest composer to do the music for your films.
@TalkingHands308
Жыл бұрын
Love it when people actually create beautiful music for their movies and not just play a bunch of popular music through the movie...
@LesserMoffHootkins
Жыл бұрын
*popular songs
@lorddarthbeast1691
Жыл бұрын
John Williams is a Legend
@Tyler-2839
Жыл бұрын
John Williams is and has been my favorite musician since I learned that he was the one behind all of my favorite music. All of my favorite music came from movies and I was completely astounded to find out that one musician was responsible for all of it. I don't remember when I made that realization but it was definitely before 12.
@troyoro
Жыл бұрын
John Williams is a pure genius, he's brilliant music just instantly intensifies any movie.
@djwilliams1749
Жыл бұрын
Love you, Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Williams...
@Jethorus
Жыл бұрын
The bridge is always so satisfying in this song
@leexid
Жыл бұрын
Fucking legends. Cut. Print. The apex of classical modern filmmaking. When they’re gone that’s the end of this era. 🙌
@Nigelrudyardmusic
Ай бұрын
Just brilliant. One of the great adventure movies and scores, ever.
@margaretlewis8189
11 күн бұрын
John is fabulous! I know he’s been doing this a long time but you know what?, it never gets tiring! What an absolutely brilliant man!
@ryanfierro4897
3 ай бұрын
He’s so damn good and so right that they do feel like they’ve always been there, I couldn’t imagine these movies any other way
@amonacelliruiz
Жыл бұрын
Just perfect.
@Shnurzkign
Жыл бұрын
It’s actually quite impressive, how he nailed the exact notes on go
@dianewilliams7197
Жыл бұрын
I can picture every scene each bit of score supports. Greatest film composer ever.
@seen921
Жыл бұрын
“It seems inevitable “ What a great way to express his music hooks
@z-beeblebrox
Жыл бұрын
John: "That's a perfect example of the kind of collaboration we did..." The Collaboration: "Every option you gave me is gold, use all of it"
@Tretas.
Жыл бұрын
That's vital input though. No matter how celebrated an artist is, sometimes they can see the gold they've created due to spending time on it ad nauseam.
@internetperson8638
3 ай бұрын
GENIUS!!! It fit so well
@danmay9070
4 ай бұрын
Nobody will ever equal the talents of John Williams creating music for films. He’s composed so many timeless and memorable themes that just hit the spot every time. Two of my favourites are Star Wars and Superman. Oh and the Jaws music too! Absolute masterpieces
@darkvader7231
Жыл бұрын
John Williams - the master of his craft!!!
@chipsneak1348
Жыл бұрын
The greatest thing about John Williams’ scores (in my opinion) is that they can be so iconic and prevalent, but still filled with so much nuance and layering.
@danielbertola7868
9 ай бұрын
"like the notes were always there all along." I understand you sir. They are timeless.
@marcrichard7251
6 ай бұрын
One of my all time favorite mixes and movies….
@DaiAtlus79
6 ай бұрын
Even his early work here in Newfoundland has that feel to it, and he was scoring tourism stuff for our province in the 1950s (he started his career in Pre-Confederation Newfoundland).
@MJMS88
29 күн бұрын
Absolute GENIUS!
@hamzaouamrouche57
Жыл бұрын
John Williams with Indiana Jones theme and other Great Steven Spielberg
@User-Angel-
Ай бұрын
This is the best person of our childhoods. His music is perfection!
@thorpizzle
3 ай бұрын
How in the hell does he do it, again and again and again? So many timeless and instantly recognizable movie themes.
@zetok45
Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest modern composers and when he dies, so does the symphony.
@charitywoodard3166
11 ай бұрын
John Williams creates absolute magic with movie scores.
@wilder11
Жыл бұрын
That's why he's a legend. He was a student of the masters, but knew his role was to bring these films to the next level for average moviegoers. That unique combination of a master's craft with mass appeal - along with hard-ass work and collaboration with ANOTHER genius - is what makes John Williams' music immortal.
@KesselRunner606
Жыл бұрын
Raiders is one of the most perfect film scores ever composed.
@thebasketballhistorian3291
Жыл бұрын
John Williams = "Which of the two melodies do you want to use for the theme?" Spielberg = "Yes."
@mamovaka
7 ай бұрын
Insane level genius
@adrianbrave6044
Жыл бұрын
His music is like a film in itself. An auditory film. Absolute legend of a man.
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