I didn’t see Lucas, you might’ve, so I apologize in advance, but I believe the gentleman next to Spielberg was Itzhak Perlman, the violinist featured in Schindler’s List, one of William’s greatest works
Always love how when the JAWS Theme starts the audience always laughs. It's like "How funny! Here comes the shark that eats people and turns them into bloody pulp!"
My friends and I went to a field trip to see a classical concert and they played this....Everyone turned and looked at me as I freaked when Harry Potter started. FANGIRL POWER!
It must be hard to have other people play your music and just enjoy it without thinking, "Whoops, come on trumpets! Too slow here... Too fast there..."
Exactly what I was thinking. "Hey John, in your honor we're going to play some of your most famous pieces." While the whole time he's probably just playing the actual tribute in his head and noting were they made changes or mistakes!
@@ryanshurtz1455 I tear up every time I hear the _Superman_ theme because it is so triumphant and at the same time the story of Christopher Reeve is so tragic. But from the mid seventies to about the late eighties John Williams was at the top of his game and his contribution to the success of so many movies cannot be exaggerated. He was, as George Lucas put it, the "secret sauce" of his movies. No doubt!
@@ryanshurtz1455 John always rises to the occasion and gives credibility to whatever project he's scoring for. Star Wars could have come off as a silly science fiction movie with a lesser score* but John raised it to new heights. * In fact, John asked George at the very beginning whether he wanted him to do a "traditional" sci-fi theme or one with scope and weight, and boy am I glad George chose the latter!
I kind of wish somebody would make Moosebutter's "John Williams Is The Man" into an orchestra and choir arrangement. The medley is so fluid it feels like a single complete piece.
Why does John Williams look so displeased? The orchestra did great with everything they did (even though there was no Jurassic Park). If you watch Brendon Urie do Billy Joel’s tribute Billy is so happy
There's another one like this that transitions from Jaws into Star Wars. That one has a bit more impact than going into Superman. On the whole, though, not bad for an ensemble with no strings.
Ryan Shurtz : That person is named Itzhak Perlman. He is an internationally famous Israeli-American violinist. He played a violin medley for a song that John Williams composed for a Steven Spielberg 1993 movie called Schindler's List.
