George Lucas toasts John Williams 

"Same place where you set your camera", brilliant.

Fun fact: this whole scene was actually filmed without George there. Everyone was laughing and clapping at random times. George was digitally inserted in post production.

Greatest film composer ever

This man created one of the greatest franchises of all time and John Williams created one of the best scores in cinema history.

That speech is a proof that George Lucas is capable to write a decent monologue.

I often wonder what George Lucas would look like without a beard.

I love how George seems like he's making it all about himself and then you realize he's dropping compliments like thermonuclear bombs

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

Music is the magic dust of movies - beautiful speech

The contributions of Williams, Lucas, and Spielberg to popular culture are immeasurable.

Great speech from a great artist

People don't realise what a wonderful person Lucas is to say these things.

I´m really sick of these fanboys everywhere...Steven Spielberg,George Lucas,John Williams...they are LEGENDS. These guys realized much more than any frustrated fanboy here could do in his lifetime.

Without John Williams, Star Wars remains a movie for ten year olds. With him, well, here we are over 40 years later and Star Wars remaining one of the best movie franchises ever

It's gonna be great.

What many do not understand is that the great composers of the past, such as Mozart, were writing pieces of their own period - not looking back at their predecessors. Just as Mozart created music for operas, Williams makes music for films. They made music for the media of their time. With that it mind, it is safe to say that Williams is truly one of the best composers in our era.

Star Wars, Superman: The Movie, Indiana Jones: Movies I loved to death as a kid. I liked the music when I was a kid, but being a kid, I didn't appreciate it to it's fullest extent. But now that I am much older, many pieces of music from those movies damn near movie me to tears. And I am not a guy who is moved to tears, or even moved emotionally very easily. But sitting and watching the opening to Star Wars, or Superman, or Indi, brings a joy to me that few things in life ever have. Hearing the music when Superman and Lois first fly together warms my heart like nothing on Earth ever has. I don't think it's a stretch to say, these movies wouldn't be half as good, had anyone else been at the helm of the composition of music. They don't make movies like they used to, and they sure as hell don't compose music in movies at all anymore. It's such a shame that an integral piece of movie magic has been completely lost to an entire generation of young movie going dreamers. In fact it breaks my heart knowing these kids will not have what I had when I was a kid in that regard, and I hate kids. Thanks Mr. Williams for all the memories and emotions your music has invoked throughout your career. I know my life would be far darker, had it not been for them. Thank you sir.

Thats probably one of the best compliments i've ever heard: composer first, all the rest later.

Star Wars wouldn't have happened without John Williams.

There’s so many really solid composers out there, one of my personal favorites is Hans Zimmer. His “No Time for Caution” from Interstellar, opening day, in the IMAX was unforgettable. But John Williams is like the Yoda to his Mace Windu; there is none sitting atop him. John Williams is the apex pinnacle of the modern eras musical talent. The Imperial March is Unanimously recognized across our globe as the most recognizable piece of music in existence, and for good reason. I could make several long-ass paragraphs praising this man and the musical genius he brings to the table, and the impact of his music over the course of my life. But I’ll shorten it down to simply saying he, and his music, “captured the imagination - of the entire planet.” That is an accolade less than a handful of people, in the history of people, can say they’ve accomplished. To John Williams, we honor, and salute thee.

I think that it's the longest time I've heard George Lucas talk! 😳 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Great words from a great legend.

Even George himself couldn't identify this as a deepfake

When they first announced that John Williams would be composing the Star Wars sequel trilogy, I was so relieved. Disney may be able to make a Star Wars movie without George Lucas, but they could never make a Star Wars movie without John Williams.

It’s John Williams birthday today. Great composer! 89!

Thank you SO MUCH for putting this up! John Williams is an absolute legend of the cinematic art form and this Life Achievement Award is LONG overdue.

Seeing the respect between these masters of their crafts , brings warm feelings to my heart

John Williams is probably the most beloved and respected living person in Hollywood.

The collective genius of those three people there (referring to Spielberg also)... DAMN...

George is so lucky that he walks in and that Star wars music plays....and he knows that he has created it❤️

Music in Star Wars gives me chills everytime I hear it

"Is there music in space?" had me scanning the crowd reaction shots for Carrie Fisher; this echoes Carrie Fisher's alerting us all to George Lucas' assertion that "There is no underwear in space" because gravity would change your breast to bra size and you would be "strangled by your own bra." I longed to find Carrie Fisher cheering this on with a smile emanating from her face.

Sir John Williams, Sir George Lucas, Sir Steven Spielberg you guys "made my life so easy" as well with all those great films! Thank you Guys!

Someone: John Williams isn’t THAT good Everyone: AUF WIEDERSHEN FUCKBOY

I really wish George Lucas would make more of the weird, artsy stuff he kept saying he would.

Well said George, George and Steven's taste in music is superb. Cause when you hire a master like John williams to score movies like Star wars and Indiana Jones that's showing nothing but appreciation to true art!!!

Seeing mr.tom Hanks, huge smile is so great when he saw George, is fantastic.

I just love George:)

Steven, George and John....nothing better

My dream is to play in the orchestra conducted by John williams

It is truly wonderful to have all 3 of my favorite gentlemen together. My 2 favorite directors, & my favorite composer. When they are together I know that all is well, and that I don't have to worry about anything. 👍😀👍😀👍😀

John Williams. BRILLIANT musical composer and conductor. How many films has he composed during my lifetime that I've watched since my childhood? LOTS!!! Another genius musical composer, Jerry Goldsmith, who composed the music for 5 out of 13 Star Trek films. What John did for Star Wars, Jerry did for Star Trek.

If ANYONE deserves an AFI it's John Williams.

What a team! George Lucas and John Williams ! Thanks for the magic Guys 🤗

John Williams’ music is amazing! His themes for Sherlock are so different from anything else he’s created, and yet so suited for the incredible intellect and strangeness of Sherlock, and the amusement and perturbance of his partner, Dr. Watson.

Magestic the masters of the cinema in USA not like today they are pure genius together forever!!!

The biggest humble brag I’ve ever witnessed

JOHN WILLIAMS IS A GOD!

C'mon, George is a great man. We can blame him for making three not-so-good SW movies (and I think I'm generous calling them "not so good"), but he also shaped from nothing the modern way cinematography is intended, and, don't forget, it's thanks to him if we have that dream factory called Pixar, today. Thanks to him and to Steve Jobs, of course. When he will be gone, then we all will miss a piece of our childhood.

I would’ve given this man a standing ovation. What a literal legend.

John is a living legend

Wow the like/dislike ratio ist really something. You just cant hate good music...

The speech was really good and fun, and quite true.

George Lucas and John Williams are both of my favourite people.

Spielberg, Lucas, & Williams. Legends!

wow such nice high praise

Legends.

A beautiful heartfelt honour from one of the greatest modern storytellers to another great creator of music whom has defined a new art form of cinematic music cheers 🥂 to John Williams

It's awesome how you can clearly see the love and admiration between Williams, Lucas and Spielberg. I would love to see another epic story created by this Holy Trinity of My Childhood

Williams can make any movie great!

THAT DAMM MUSIC FOLLOWS ME EVERYWHERE

Love it.

From one creative genius to another

The Yoda of film composers.

The best speech! I'm taking some snippets for my sermon this Sunday😄

John Williams has a brilliant musical mind🙂😌🎧

Redlettermedia did a wonderful job explaining his utter brilliance with the star wars prequels. Very cool.

It’s not mere “popular” art, George. What John composed is now and forever Art.

That my friends is an excellent speech

I love John Williams and his work on Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. 🦈🌌🤠👽

I remember watching a John Williams concert. He was over 80 years old, and I expected him to be weak and frail. But he was talking at length about the history of how he composed his most iconic pieces, telling jokes, and when he conducted, he had so much energy. I was amazed and inspired, and now I'm a composer as well. Now he's 90, and he fully deserves to have lived such a long, fulfilling life.

As humble as John is, I know it must feel a bit awkward hearing these high praises, but, Mr. Williams, you deserve them all. JW3HH

Impressive most impressive. The Emperor will compensate you if he lives another year.

Story telling genius toasts music genius

Star Wars FOREVER! ♥

If John Williams and Howard Shore decide to make music together it could probably tilt the earth . It'll be too magical to understand what is happening . For those who don't who Howard Shore is he composed music for Lord of the Rings , The Hobbit , King Kong (2006 ) History of Violence and many other movies . He's very underated .

These three, including Mr. Spielberg, have given me the lion's share of the most astounding--I am looking for a far more accurate, all- encompassing word than just "entertainment"; my eclectic, extensive vocabulary, however, fails me--richness of experience on multiple levels (that comes close) that just to outline them would fill a large book. (As an excellent writer and an aspiring novelist, I first would expect a publishing contract and an arrangement for my novels.) I cherish them so that I wish I over the past decades could have known them as actual friends.

The Prequels are great!

Disney will never give this guy the respect he deserves

I was first enraged at how many years they took to award the legendary film composer.... But then I think it's right.... With the passage of time, the worth of his masterpieces have only increased for films like Star Wars, Jaws, ET, Indiana Jones have now secured a permanent place in the abyss of cinematic history as absolute classics!!!

Lucas said that amidst the endless frustrations and disappointments of making ANH, hearing the music was the first time his expectations were not just met, but surpassed.

Going off the title, I thought George Lucas was gonna roast John Williams.

star wars wasn't a movie, it was a tidal wave of fantasy that became our reality

Both Lucas and Speilberg owe their careers and success to John Williams. No doubt about it.

Can I just say something? AWWWWW!

La puissance respecte la puissance

STAR WARS would not have been as good as it ever was.........without JOHN TOWNER WILLIAMS!!! Of all the difficulties that George Lucas had in getting STAR WARS made...................one of the best parts of it was JOHN WILLIAMS!!

Entendi porcaria nenhuma, mas estou aqui pra pretigiar este gênio que é o John Williams.

I really wish George Lucas would come out of retirement and create a brand new absolute monster hit of a new franchise. Not Star Wars or Indiana Jones like but an entirely new thing. I bet you money he still has it in him.

Music is really the make or break of a great film. You can have it all but without an amazing soundtrack it will never tick every box. John Williams is a perfect example of that along with Hans Zimmer. Take away his amazing compositions for the first Star Wars and it wouldn’t even be close to the masterpiece it became

My Idol Sir John Williams 😎💐💐🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 Love you Sir ...The God Of Film Music 🎧👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👊🏻👊🏻😎😎

The Jimmy Fallon late show has a clip on You Tube of the squares stacked screen array of new and old cast members doing an a capella rendition of the theme to Star Wars.

2:25 JJ ABRAMS

❤

The Imperial March. Enough said.

John Williams, thank you. The sequel trilogy had (imho) the best of your work. Star Wars isn't Star Wars without you.

"Is there music in space?" George Lucas.... Are we not in space? you know, part of the solar system, the universe?

I really would like to ask those 12 “people” whom disliked this video, why? Can one of you please answer?

There's a reason why Williams' best tune is star wars... George really understood the importance of music in his film, and sat down with John Williams everytime he was composing, unlike JJ Abrams who just left him clueless hoping he'd just give him everything with no input.

Is there anyway that i reach Mr Lucus by phone. ? Its very important. !! This man is just about the hardest man to reach. !!