Composer John Williams

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Composer John Williams is one of America's most celebrated musical talents - the best-known creator of music for films. He has written the scores for such revered classics as "Jaws," "Star Wars," "Superman" and "Schindler's List," and is returning to the "Star Wars" universe with the upcoming "Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker." Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Williams, and with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who collaborated with the composer on a new album of works for violin and orchestra adapted from his film scores, "Across the Stars."
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@jamesdenton1635 4 года назад

We must protect this man at all costs

@stsolomon618 4 года назад

Amen

@christianmartinez1 4 года назад

I will, without delay, take this oath.

@EnzoLeboldFreeMusicInside 4 года назад

from?

@omeringa 4 года назад

:))))

@GregorMae 4 года назад

Such a passionate person, yet not showing it directly. 🙏🏼

@AngelaSealana 4 года назад

The world is a better place because of John Williams.

@thomasbohannan2699 4 года назад

Truer words have never been spoken

@laurenpage3548 4 года назад

Movie music is more kitschy, that's for sure

@jimhyman8544 4 года назад

Well said.

@jimcameron1234 4 года назад

The world is a sad place since Jerry Goldsmith is gone he was much better than John Williams allways

@jimcameron1234 4 года назад

@Osman Yousif No problem you are welcome

@tidela4714 4 года назад

John Williams wasn’t lucky to get to work on these films .... These films were lucky to get John Williams to work on them.

@FYRFOX198 4 года назад

Tidela 471 ...you’re absolutely right, Star Wars, Superman, ET, Close Encounters, Jaws, Schindler’s List...on and on...can you imagine those movies without John Williams...??? I can’t...

@kirawedderburn 4 года назад

FYRFOX198 The film adaption of “Fiddler on The Roof, Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones, ET, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Harry Potter 1-3, Jurassic Park, The Lost World Jurassic Park, Earthquake, Catch Me If You Can, Lincoln, The Adventures of Tintin, Hook, War Horse, The BFG, there’s so many to name I wish I had his biography on Mr. Williams.

@ivyrafols 4 года назад

@paulbrooks7584 4 года назад

of course. that Jurassic Park moment they showed always gives me goosebumps, and its 90% because of the music

@Prkwon 3 года назад

Without john...i shudder to think what my 40 some odd years would be like...i know it is a cliche..but his work is soundtrack of my life...imagine E.T., raiders, jaws, and harry potter without it...thank you Mr. Williams...

@USMC4341 4 года назад

Am I the only person who thinks it is ridiculous that he :: ONLY :: has five Oscars?

@ridonculous8374 4 года назад

Yes.

@gandalfdercyanfarbene6216 4 года назад

He got no Oscar for Star Wars 3 or 1.

@studapeppahead5384 4 года назад

LOL! I LITERALLY laughed a the PALTRY 5.....

@Vuusteri 4 года назад

Still don't get it why Phantom Menace wasn't even nominated. I know the judges scorn hollywood sci-fi action movies, but just ignore the film and listen to the isolated score. Basically consider it a brilliant 2-hour classical symphony.

@miguelpereira9859 4 года назад

@@Vuusteri Revenge Of The Sith has the best soundtrack of ANY SW film Change my mind

@leveraged6694 4 года назад

Star Wars wouldn’t nearly have the impact that it did without his score.

@eargasm1072 4 года назад

His scores are the heart and soul of all those films, SW Raiders Superman etc etc

@lukewebber97 4 года назад

100% agree but his scores for me improve every film he touches. For me he is up there with the all time best composers especially in film.

@tressil3607 3 года назад

@@lukewebber97 I completely agree, Williams is unrivaled in film.

@Yellowbuzz-ug6of 3 года назад

Honestly though, it would have been like the old Tron movie

@Zach-lv5qs 3 года назад

Pluralize "score."

@peregrination3643 4 года назад

"Steve, you need a better composer than me for this." "I know, but they're all dead." Both an excellent joke and the highest compliment.

@norahidvegi846 4 года назад

my thoughts exactly! I laughed for like 5 minutes when I heard this part! :)))

@themadmallard 4 года назад

almost feels like Spielberg already knew what Williams would say and was ready for it.

@WesMordine 4 года назад

Steven is another one of those few legendary men like John Williams. Extremely talented and smart, yet very pleasant, too. Add McCartney in there. ...they should work together.

@Dan-ku9mt 4 года назад

And someone who's the master of them all in his field and yet, possess such sincere modesty and humiliation.

@Stormkrow280 4 года назад

Dan humiliation or humility?

@jasonraczkowski6001 4 года назад

when John Williams passes on , Mozart and Beethoven will meet him at the gate and say " well done sir , well done !"

@glennfromthebronx 4 года назад

...and Duke Ellington and George Gershwin!

@robinm537 4 года назад

Your comment really touched me. So well said.

@douglasbartolme3823 4 года назад

Meh... Not like them, but still one of the greatest film composers we've seen.

@jandreidrn 4 года назад

No love for Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner or even Elmer Bernstein?

@trevorjensen2706 4 года назад

And he will likely still be modest and humble, and say, "You write better music than me." lol.

@SS-cc2cv 4 года назад

Composing: 100 Humility:101

@benjaminstock5334 4 года назад

2:39 Some celebrities have to make excuses for their arrogance. John Williams might be the only celebrity alive who has to make excuses for his humility.

@jeffgoblue 4 года назад

Him and McCartney

@WesMordine 4 года назад

@@jeffgoblue true. Few people are at their level. Legends.

@wonziba2122 4 года назад

And Roger Federer

@yoriantahidayatsasaerila2752 4 года назад

You said it the best👍👍👍

@mohammedakram4529 4 года назад

He is a very humble person.

@IzzoWingChun 4 года назад

Our modern day Mozart and Beethoven.

@-5249 3 года назад

True. There are no great “classical composers” today. He has taken that position for sure even if they are movie compositions

@The.Dude.Abides. 3 года назад

What about Hans Zimmer?

@JordanAndersonExplodes 3 года назад

Absolutely

@slovenec2086 3 года назад

@Apollo Music By stealing classical music?

@slovenec2086 3 года назад

@Apollo Music ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JtRU8cMp0Nk.html

@vlosia 4 года назад

When John Williams passes I am going to stay home for a week and do nothing but cry

@daver1787 4 года назад

vlosia you are not alone

@evolvedturtleproductions7600 4 года назад

I’m just gonna listen to his music.

@5.0_Sal 4 года назад

I’m going to cry in my room and listen to the whole revenge of the sith soundtrack

@CameronGentryMusic 4 года назад

He’s immortal

@dakritic 3 года назад

I’m absolutely dreading that day. Just thinking about it makes my heart ache.

@THEINVISIBLEWARRIORR 4 года назад

It is going to be a really dark day when he passes away, he is the best composer of the last century.

@t.miranda176 4 года назад

THE INVISIBLE WARRIOR and from this century too.

@Syklonus 4 года назад

Look at you, applying concepts of "best" and "worst" to a subjective field like music. Sorry to say, but there are only "favourites".

@isaacexposito4519 4 года назад

@@Syklonus I mean, there MUST be some sort of objectiveness to critique. Otherwise there must be no difference in ability between any composer who ever lived, which is a ridiculous thing to say.

@johnny12022 Год назад

Bro the sheer number of franchises he's keeping alive... when he's gone I think cinema as we know it will more or less be too.

@lionscales 9 месяцев назад

I think about it when I hear his music and think the exact same thing. Then I stop thinking about it because I don’t want to think about it. What a truly remarkable talent and a lovely gentleman ❤

@iammontecristo 4 года назад

A national treasure right here

@lukeskywalker6809 4 года назад

International treasure.

@jayrajamanickam 4 года назад

@@lukeskywalker6809 Universal treasure. Perhaps, Multi-Universal treasure.

@done4195 4 года назад

jeyaganesh rajamanickam Inter-dimensional treasure

@luigouvea 4 года назад

He’s a mankind treasure!

@leif1075 4 года назад

What about all those who didn't have a chance to become treasures?

@thatguyoverthere468 4 года назад

This man needs immortality. He needs to make music forever

@lukewebber97 4 года назад

John Williams has achieved immortality like a Jedi becoming one with the force. As his music will live on forever.

@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Год назад

I don't think any human will feel blessed with true immortality. That said, a few hundred years or so of life would not be bad.

@lukeskywalker6809 4 года назад

John Williams is not just a great artist, but also a great human being.

@gibberish1014 4 года назад

We can learn from him too.

@ianshumway7597 4 года назад

Luke Skywalker it’s not binary! You can be gifted and a decent person at the same time!

@rodolforodriguez4447 4 года назад

Humility at his bedt

@rodolforodriguez4447 4 года назад

Humility at its best

$@fractilians$

@fractilians 3 года назад

So very true!

@TreyJ_mx 4 года назад

“I couldn’t get into the NFL” This man is a living legend

@Tarv1 4 года назад

even though he did compose the NFL on NBC theme

@maaz322 3 года назад

he's 88, still sharp. A Peaceful, calm lifestyle and healthy pastime keeps your mind intact.

@Whoami691 Год назад

I'm CERTAIN if he asked, they would accomodate. :)

@thelookuplookdown 4 года назад

We may not have any Mozart's, Beethoven's or Verdi's, but we do have John Williams, and I thank God I have the privilege to live in the same era as this humble, towering musical genius.

@sanapadsense7134 4 года назад

@darth geekboy so true 😄

@CaptainM792 4 года назад

darth geekboy We also have Hans Zimmer

@FreakieFan 2 года назад

@@CaptainM792 To compare Zimmer, a man who can't even read sheet music, to geniuses like Williams, Mozart, Beethoven and Verdi, is utterly absurd.

@Alevermor 4 года назад

He’s irreplaceable. We only get to experience this kind of genius every few centuries. We are lucky to have him in ours.

@amapparatistkwabena 4 года назад

Such a humble genius! His music literally brings me to tears.

@Nrvous68 4 года назад

Exactly what happens to me. Tears of joy and sadness. He does that to me effortlessly since I was kid. That's why I know that I'll be devastated when he passes. I don't even want to imagine that day. May whatever ones believe protect him while I'm alive

@studapeppahead5384 4 года назад

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!

@Syklonus 4 года назад

Like a lot of film composers, his work is heavily derivative of Holst. That doesn't mean that it's not good, of course it's fantastic, but he's definitely had help when coming up with the music.

@wesleycolemanmusic 3 года назад

@@Syklonus Holst, Stravinsky, Ravel, Shostakovich, Wagner, Debussy, Schubert, Dvorák, Chopin, and many many more of the pillars of composition. He pulls from all the greats and is not actually "heavily derivative". By the that logic EVERY composer is derivative.

@troyo.8294 4 года назад

I never clicked a CBS Morning video so fast!

@VocalEdgeTV 4 года назад

Troy EZ haha I’ve never clicked it at all! But Williams is my hero and greatest inspiration.

@corey-bird3489 4 года назад

Troy EZ So far

@natanaelrubio1373 4 года назад

Troy EZ same😂

@matthewm3 4 года назад

Troy EZ me too

@livelovelaugh473 4 года назад

Lol. Can't blame you.

@dougcargill6730 4 года назад

I had the opportunity to hear him conduct this own music with the San Francisco Symphony. It’s a night I will never forget.

@norahidvegi846 4 года назад

ooooooh lucky!!

@Nrvous68 4 года назад

I envy you. I want to see him conducting in person ANYTHING. He's 87 ... O better hurry but I'm hoping to die first before living in a world without him

@shazibIsMySon 4 года назад

I was in high school when he came to conduct the SFS. The show was sold out before I even knew about it but I was able to find a ticket on craigslist for several hundred dollars more than face value. I spent all the money I had saved up on that ticket and I don't regret it at all. I nearly cried when I saw him walk on stage, that's how big of an impact this man's music has had on me.

@pukey_posts8154 4 года назад

Bless you John Williams :,)

@pukey_posts8154 4 года назад

MorbidManMusic Ok

@ConcreteSurfer420 4 года назад

He wrote the soundtrack to my childhood❤

@rickpresley63 4 года назад

Childhood? Practically my entire life.

@davidturk3724 4 года назад

ConcreteSurfer420 so few words that speak volumes to his accomplishments. You are so right! To think that almost everyone thought that the age of large orchestral arrangements for films was dead. Along come George Lucas and John Williams to prevent that disaster from happening!

@joeheid4757 3 года назад

Not just your childhood.

@themackshack9140 4 года назад

Whether flying through the stars, over a building, off to Neverland, towards a dinosaur island, or on a bike across the moon, no composer has captured the imagination of generations the way Williams has

@AprilJoi5 4 года назад

Well said! Agree wholeheartedly! It's been a HUGE part of my life!

@willisingo 4 года назад

oh brother, read what you wrote please! Those are all VISUAL IMAGES accompanied by music. When I listen to Holst "Mars" from the Planets or Fate's hand knocking in Beethoven's Fifth, my imagination is captured. There's two. "no composer" he says.

@AprilJoi5 4 года назад

@@willisingo I agree with your point as well... But no need for the arrogance.

@willisingo 4 года назад

@@AprilJoi5 Noted, my arrogance stems from these lofty ridiculous comments that disparage 350 years of great Western music in favor of ONE film composer.

@AprilJoi5 4 года назад

@@willisingo I'm a classically trained violist myself... so I really get it. But sadly, many are not aware of the Masters, and if they are they probably don't know much about their works. John Williams contribution to the culture is great nonetheless, especially when held against the trash that tickles the ears of this generation. Can't both be great in their own rite?

@MacJaxonManOfAction 4 года назад

Love how they ended with "Superman", with the implication that that is exactly what Williams is, a superman.

@nossenos16 4 года назад

I'm convinced we will remember Mr. Williams as one of the, if not THE greatest composer of our time. He is right up there with Strauss, Brahms and Wagner in terms of geniality! His music has meant so much to me and I wish he could continue forever writing music.

@GojiBoiEarth1964 2 года назад

If this man passes away, music will never be the same

@matthagen67 4 года назад

John WIlliams is a modern-day Mozart. A musical Genius, with a capital G-. This man is responsible for the majority of tunes that make me think of childhood and nostalgia.

@Neo-oq3rx 4 года назад

The word 'Legend' gets thrown around too easy but this man is worthy of that title

@jennifersman7990 4 года назад

Anyone else get a little misty-eyed like me when they hear the Superman theme?

@johnp2426 4 года назад

I have been a Star Wars fan since I was 5 years old and love the music but the Superman theme is by far the best he has ever composed.

@Laura-6887 4 года назад

No, I got goose bumps instead :)

@JustWasted3HoursHere 4 года назад

@@johnp2426 Especially if you hear it with headphones and from the very beginning, when it starts out light and soft (when the kid is reading from the comic book) and then flies up toward the stars and the kettle drums and then...magic! Richard Donner at the last minute decided (rightfully) that they needed a little intro from the comic book to the main music and so John had to create that first part before the main theme. He is just amazing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rk1aQx9hTaE.html It also tricks you a bit by putting that tiny screen on the screen and then expands to that full Panavision wide screen when the words come towards you. One of greatest movie openings of all time.

@mrblaoblao6981 4 года назад

I *always* tear when I listen the first notes of the Superman theme. It's unbelievable.

@ltcolumbo9708 4 года назад

OMG...I thought. I was the only tearing up at Superman. So glad you people exist. We need to connect

@R2sAdventures 4 года назад

Few people can say their work strikes so much emotion and nostalgia as this man.

@gmajor1273 4 года назад

John Williams is an American treasure. My favorite John Williams piece will always be Superman.

@HecmarJayam 4 года назад

87 years young. Here is for more Williams for years to come!

@PhillipeStLeger 4 года назад

No artist’s music has meant more to me than his. A living legend in every sense of the word.

@JoeHuman 4 года назад

I feel so privileged and honoured to have existed at the same time as the Maestro. They'll be talking about him 400 years from now just like we talk about Mozart and Stradivarius.

@michaelb3870 4 года назад

I had the pleasure of meeting him about 15 years ago, before a concert. After a quick rehearsal with the orchestra, he allowed anyone who wanted an autograph to come up on the stage. He took the time to chat with each person and sign their program. He’s a fantastic guy, and I wish him many more years of health and happiness - and maybe, one more Indiana Jones film worthy of his score...

@lionscales 9 месяцев назад

No way, that’s such an amazing privilege, you’re unbelievably lucky ❤

@DS8379 4 года назад

The Maestro! All those movies woulda been half what they were without him

@matias__cal 4 года назад

1/3

@Fleetato 4 года назад

Greatest movie composer of all time, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter, ET, Home Alone. He’s an absolute legend!

@Forever_Nostalgic 5 месяцев назад

The words 'legend' and 'icon' really don't seem big enough for this man. I'm in awe of him.

@aft2749 2 года назад

*I remember my dad saying that one of the worst misfortunes is to come and go in this world without ever having affected it in a positive way and just being a useless mouth to feed. It took me forty years to understand fully what he was saying. John Williams has impacted the movie industry and therefore the world in great ways and he will go down in history as a person who made a difference. I on the other hand will not even go down in history I will just be a speck of dust in the storm. If you have the means and opportunities to make a positive change in the world and you waste those means and opportunities... that is the biggest waste of your existence.*

@daviydviljoen9318 3 года назад

I played my mother Beethoven's Missa Solenella, and she asked if it was John Williams. That means he has matched the greats. He is the person that really got me into classical music with Star Wars when I was 8, it's 20 years later and I still love his music... (Who else hears the theme from Jurassic Park when seeing a Sauropod fossil).

@t.miranda176 4 года назад

My heart broke when he said “my late wife”. 😭

@kurtdewittphoto 2 года назад

If his music doesn't give you goosebumps, you're not human.

@AlexFromPhoenix 3 года назад

He only has 5 Oscars?? He should have 10! He’s the GOAT!!!

@CathyS_Bx 4 года назад

He's our Tchaikovsky.

@python_7179 4 года назад

more like Wagner

@offscreen6578 4 года назад

He surpasses Tchaikovsky by far. And that's coming from a Tchaikovsky fan.

@carlosm.6348 4 года назад

offscreen 6 he doesn’t come close lol

@RichieNicksMusic 4 года назад

Clearly it's subjective, so why bother arguing about it?

@benjaminjoeBF3 4 года назад

He stole from those composers, thats why he reminds you of them

@anthonydavis4829 4 года назад

The force is truely with him. Please teach others ASAP.

@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE 4 года назад

Music like that has to come from the heart and soul, otherwise it loses it's essence if it is "taught" and just becomes a shallow imitation.

@niki_99 4 года назад

I am always thinking the same thing. Like, please sit down with some of todays composers and give them tips on how to write melodic scores. It's a dead art, only he can do it and a handful of others.

@splashnskillz37 4 года назад

The thing is finding your art I guess

@HenryBCassidy 4 года назад

I really wish he take a break from relentless scoring and apprentice some students. Less when he eventually passes, the classic Hollywood soundtrack may die with him.

@rockhero2274 4 года назад

Exactly. A guy I knew in college studied with Jerry Goldsmith at his home.

@MrGriff305 Год назад

Why is he not a household name. He put so much magic into the world.

@swvwc8393 4 года назад

Composers are better than any other music artist CHANGE MY MIND. My case and point, John Williams, John Powell, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, Harry Gregson-Williams, they are better than anything humanity deserves from music.

@evanisovich 4 года назад

if I saw John Williams live and heard what was played at 1:37, there’d be no stopping an ugly cry from me.

@desmondyap5391 4 года назад

Me too. . . Me too

@Psychol-Snooper 4 года назад

He's so humble I was mildly offended.

@rowni 4 года назад

John Williams is the Mozart and Beethoven of our time 😭👏

@xanadu8468 4 года назад

Williams seems very sharp for someone who is going on 90. The world will weep when he passes away. Music really does run in the family. When I found out the lead singer of Toto (Joseph) was/is his son. I was gobsmacked. If any of you like that soft rock stuff, check out the Joseph Williams' 1982 self titled debut solo album. His voice is incredible, sounds like a mixture of George Michael and Kenny Loggins.

@Jayla60 4 года назад

One of the most exciting nights of my life was seeing/hearing John Williams conduct an orchestra at The Hollywood Bowl last year. Talk about goosebumps while hearing the soundtrack to modern American movies. What a gifted man!

@emilyh.8704 Год назад

Wow!!! How blessed you were to see and hear such a genius as Mr. Williams! I myself would leave that venue never the same again!

@kenwoodsmusic 4 года назад

When I listen to his music, I am speechless. When he speaks, I am speechless.

@Pianomn626 3 года назад

Time takes all things. It is a travesty that we will lose this man someday. It is a joy that, because of the memories, the melodies, and the talent he possesses and shared with us all, we will never lose him at all.

@Nrvous68 4 года назад

He's 87. I'm already dreading a World without him. May he be the only person that lives forever. (I know he will... through his music) We're privileged by him still walking amongst us.

@lukewebber97 4 года назад

John Williams will never truly die as his music will live on forever. Like a Jedi becoming one with the force

@MusicHavenSG 4 года назад

Seems a nice guy who just loves what he does. Utter legend. World won't be the same anymore without the genius of John Williams.

@patrickmccauley9444 2 года назад

His score for Superman defined the character and will continue to define the character for generations. Amazing.

@MananMehtaOfficial 3 года назад

"The music you've heard a thousand times can suddenly give you goosebumps again" I literally got goosebumps while hearing the Superman Theme!! Long Live John Williams!

@DM-fp7tq 4 года назад

Wow - who the one gave this a thumbs down, and WHY...... 😡 I've been fan of this man since childhood - and I'm 52...a musical genius, period.

@robbynholmes9507 4 года назад

There's only reason someone would give this a thumbs-down: Jealousy.

@Nrvous68 4 года назад

I'm 51 also...he's part of our life!. You know that we want him forever

@zebunker 4 года назад

Shallow fluff piece. Offers no real new insight into his life or career. Mostly about the violin girl promotion so gets the thumbs down.

@wesleycolemanmusic 3 года назад

@@robbynholmes9507 Incorrect, they were storm troopers...

@JustWasted3HoursHere 4 года назад

Of all the great people in the world who I have not met, John Williams is the one I most want to meet. His music defined my childhood. When the music for Star Wars began on that May evening in 1977, my 10 year old jaw fell open and remained opened for the rest of the movie. Then Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Empire Strikes Back, E.T., Temple of Doom, Return of the Jedi, Last Crusade and so on. All of them elevated their respective movies to a level they would not have achieved otherwise. As Steven Spielberg put it, there is no greater time during the making of a movie than when you get to hear the movie with music for the first time, live in the orchestra room. Man, what I wouldn't give to have been there for Star Wars. Steven said that when they were recording the music for Raiders (I think that's which one it was. Might have been E.T.) he ruined the take accidentally by blurting out "Bravo!" before it had completed. On E.T. Steven actually made one of the scenes longer so that John's music could be expanded (when Elliot is flying his bike for the first time, I think).

@geosekiro324 2 года назад

I’m not a top tier composer like he is, nor am I any good at composing in general. But I can relate so much when he talks about how he cant enjoy music like most people do, and can never be satisfied with a piece of music.

@a_literal_brick 4 года назад

It’s comforting to know that classical music makes John Williams feel the same way that his music makes me feel

@techkie 4 года назад

There are a few geniuses in this world and John Williams is definitely one of them.

@harrysgirl101 4 года назад

Oh Mr. Williams, I love how you say that the work that you do is not that important. You sir are a genius and a legend. Some of my favorite movies would never be the same without your music. You have always been my favorite composer and Im just glad that i live in the same lifetime as someone as great as you. I would love to see one of your concerts live someday and maybe get an autograph. My life would then be complete. I salute you sir. Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful music with the world.

@ArthurKnight1899 4 года назад

This man together with Steven Spielberg created Jurassic Park and Schindler's List in same year... Let that sink in. I cry everytime i hear any piece he has created. No other composer in their life can create so many iconic themes like Maestro John Williams has created ever. Period.

@artdeco64 4 года назад

I didn’t want this interview to end.

@opensourceguy730 4 года назад

Mr. Williams is a true National Treasure and one of the greatest composers in the last one hundred years or so.

@JKD6991 4 года назад

Truly fortunate for us to have John Williams compose and conduct the entire Star Wars saga! His music gave Star Wars that “it” factor. Thank you for your music through the years.

@chrisser2088 4 года назад

Who and why has anyone give a thumbs down to this video? This man is a true treasure and we are lucky to be alive during his time.

@Ihdc1 4 года назад

Classical music elitists who think Williams is a plagiarists.

@RayR 4 года назад

A true genius talent. Made my childhood more magical then it would have been without him. Thank you very much John.

@michaelrg3836 4 года назад

I was obsessed with the score for "E.T." as a 14 year old. I still consider it his best work.

@hippiecheezburger5457 4 года назад

Yeah it captures something pure and innocent in the heart, it elevates the film probably more then any other movie, without it it could not have been a masterpiece I’d say

@ajs8788 4 года назад

The E.T. score is a masterpiece. For me, I think his score for Hook was amazing, too.

@Nrvous68 4 года назад

Everything in it is just perfection. But within that perfection "The bike chase" is the one I can listen over and over again a watch every second in my mind of that secuence without actually watch the movie...and I cry and get the goosebumps and everything. That's why I absolutely love that sweet genius of a man.

@LoyaFrostwind 4 года назад

@@ajs8788 , "Over the Moon" from E.T. is beautiful.

@nachocheese2823 3 года назад

Revenge of the Sith is the greatest music score of all time and you cant change my mind

@omieg89 3 года назад

The legendary films that he worked on wouldn’t be legendary without his contributions.

@Yoduh-on4lv 4 года назад

This guys music is legendary. Nobody will ever come close

@mike8055 4 года назад

John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, Howard Shore, James Horner.. are my favourite film score composers.

@user-hh3qg2yh1b 4 года назад

m8055 I also like Michael Giacchino

@wamakima5004 4 года назад

Don't forget Joe Hisaishi

@moustachio05 4 года назад

Don't forget luis bacalov or ennio morricone

@matthewblack7206 4 года назад

The man is an authentic genius and a cultural treasure. I hope he never dies...

@andynightingale7335 3 года назад

Never heard him speak before. What a lovely, humble man. And what a catalogue of work.

@ReedHarrison 2 года назад

This is the guy who wrote all the music for Star wars, ET, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter, Superman, the Olympics theme, Indiana Jones. If there is one composer in my lifetime I can say is absolutely jaw-dropping this is the guy. Yes we need to protect him at all costs he has contributed so much to humanity and our happiness

@mrblaoblao6981 4 года назад

The Mozart of our times.

@alexwells6685 4 года назад

I remember when John Williams composed the NBC News theme.

@mariekano9730 4 года назад

Did he????

@scottleatherland4390 4 года назад

Indeed he did! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AqwhF6vcylg.html

@ericdaniel323 4 года назад

@None the old olympic fanfare is Buglers Dream, by Leo Arnaud. He wrote the one for the 1984 Olympics in LA, which is still the main theme. Also the Olympuc Spirit, and Summon the Heroes for the Atlanta games in 1996.

@abramquinn7726 4 года назад

The Mission By John Williams is the NBC Package

@Tarv1 4 года назад

also NFL on NBC theme

@MehdiD.Ardebili 4 года назад

A lot of people say they don't really like or listen to classical music. Yet John Williams IS a Great classical composer! Like Richard Strauss, Wagner, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky. He composes in the tradition of the great composers of the past. His music is timeless and may his spirit live on always! Long live John Williams!

@rowni 4 года назад

What a humble and funny man 👏 he's a gift to the world

@LoyaFrostwind 4 года назад

As you listen to his music, you can see the movie in your mind.

@RobertSaxy 4 года назад

Maestro Williams, all your music is important. It saved this life (mine), growing up in not so nice neighborhoods your music introduced me to the orchestra and a greater purpose in life. You sir gave that young Puerto Rican kid wings on which to fly on. Thank you for all of your work

@TheHManShow 4 года назад

The fact that such a master of music thinks he can always do better and is so humble, is amazing!!

@ericbana191 3 года назад

When he conducts an orchestra, you can see he more often goes expressive. Like most conductors will flick their sticks or batons, but John Williams directs with both hands. Truly one of the best and the top movie score and music composer in our era.

@reinilla 4 года назад

My favourite the schindler list melody it's epic

@silverdollarswede151 4 года назад

I can't listen to it without tears.

@benoitjacquesbibas7660 4 года назад

She’s great. But I still prefer Perlman’s version...

@JP-xd2st 4 года назад

‘One of the best’, ‘Epic’, ‘World class’, ‘Historic’ aren’t enough to describe John Williams. He is simply just legendary. The Albert Einstein of movie music.

@jacobalan9109 4 года назад

John Williams: making grown men cry decade after decade and many many more to come 😭

@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Год назад

The humility of this man is off the charts, like his talent. The interviewer's eyes lit up when she heard such modest words.And no maater how all the music is that he wrote, Schindler's List is his crowning achievement, and next to him stands Steven Spielberg, same movie same greatest achievement. Now older, the music of Schindler's List has me in tears every time. Such a masterpiece.

@ericl.winter3622 4 года назад

It’s so easy to be moved, by so much of the incredible music John Williams has created, for so many of the greatest movies ever made. He is truly a gift.

@abc12346038 4 года назад

Maestro Williams is my hero and unquestionably a living legend. His work is unparalleled. ‘Sea Attack Number One’ from ‘Jaws’ is cinematic perfection and is my personal favorite.

@skysamfreeman 4 года назад

One of the greatest things ever was when I went to the Star Wars 40th anniversary panel at Star Wars Celebration 2017. It was always one of my dreams to see John Williams conduct live. I honestly thought I’d never see it happen. I’ve never been close to the places he performs and with his age I saw it as a far off dream. But that surprise when he came out and conducted for us was one of the most amazing surprises of my life. I’ll never forget it.

@AA-ed6vg 3 года назад

Here appreciating this legend. Forever grateful I got to live I this era to witness his work. I was born in 95 and one of my favorite films of all time is E.T. And he’s one of the main reasons why.

@jonaskryhlmand1660 4 года назад

John Williams is the most legendary soundtrack creator ever!

@mikenaughton4298 4 года назад

I can remember listening to the double Star Wars LP like a giant symphony. Beautiful subtle, powerful composing makes his music work like an automatic scene creator in the brain. What great gifts he gives us.

@kirawedderburn 4 года назад

I’m literally crying because of all the greatest scores created by this legendary composer. Thank you so much Mr. John Williams.

@bobtreiber8556 10 месяцев назад

America's great gift to music. A great American and humanbeing. Thank you John.

@john.michael01 4 года назад

I swear, watching John Williams compose live at the Hollywood Bowl was just phenomenal. I loved all his music ever since I was little and hearing his music live was emotional for me.