He's getting damn old 😭 We're damn lucky he's still with us. Also, Mutter is awesome, I had no idea she's still around. I have a few '80s albums of her performances.
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I think I speak for many of us when I say that John Williams was the first orchestral music I heard as a child and the first time I really fell in love with the sound of the orchestra. So many of my early explorations into classical music were just trying to find things that sounded like John Williams. If not for his work, would I still love Mahler and Stravinsky and Wagner and Brahms as much as I do? Whether or not his music can really be considered “classical,” I think John Williams has done more for classical music than any other living person.
There’s truth in that for me. I love classical music and play horn in a community orchestra. I chose the horn largely because of John Williams’ Star Wars score in 1977 and have played most of the years since then.
The composers for movies soundtracks must bring out the suspense, passion, (every emotion basically) during most of the scenes as you mentioned. Without music in the background, a movie would feel "empty" and I think that the same goes for videogame music composers ! It would be nice if you could cover someone of them 😀. Your videos are always relaxing to watch, thank you Nahre !
Movie without music absolutely does NOT make the movie feel empty. Look at studio ghibli’s movies for example. There are long periods of no music, only ambience and it manages to still capture the same amount of wonder. This is the issue with movies nowadays, feeling the need to have music in the background 24/7 instead of letting the setting/environment speak for itself
A couple of points I'd add: - Melodies he creates are always combined of intervalic and scale-wise motion; also very closely related to the underlying chords - He uses rhythmic repetition to establish a theme, then modulates it masterfully to introduce interest, and then takes this to incredible levels where he takes the listener on a journey, but always ensuring that the listener doesn't get lost by reintroducing the theme clearly ever so often - He is the master of structure - he knows how to write in the long symphonic format, which is why his film scores are so effective - he can introduce a simple theme in its simplest form in the beginning but at the end of the film, where the audience is very familiar with the theme, he makes it more obscure These are just a few of the most important aspects that make John's music one of a kind and John the best living composer - there are many that try to emulate his *sound*, but don't fundamentally understand the content of his music...Yeah many can try emulating the sound but no one can get close to his structure. You don't become John Williams any other way than doing what John has been doing for 80 years :)
Nahre, I love your John Williams inspired composition! I think you nailed all the aspects - theme, orchestration, etc. Also props on your video production quality. Your set and presentation perfectly complement your content. This is my favorite of all your videos!
Yes Nahre, agreed. Great music and great production quality. And also great presentation using a graphic element, in this case the drawing of a tree with broad strokes. Very telling. Your video's are always as smart visually and graphically as they are in narration and video editing, all layered over great musical insight.
Nahre, you might be the RU-vid person with the MOST skill and perspective and varied talents, to not be absolutely huge. I have no idea why you aren't famous as hell.
I always enjoy when you do things like this. On John Williams: remembering a radio interview from 15-20 years ago he did with Jim Svejda of KUSC. It was basically 2 hours of Williams discussing dramatic music -- not only his own music for film, but some of the composers he listened to and drew from while learning his craft. Lots of Wagner, natch, but also R. Strauss and others. Great stuff, if it can still be found anywhere.
10:41 Fx can help reinforce the emotion - the tremolo on the strings here suggest crying, which reinforces the tragedy. Thanks for this video! There were many aspects I've blown over, or maybe only controlled subconsciously, or instinctively... which doesn't offer as much flexibility as conscious intention. Nice track at the end - it especially reminds me of Williams' flying scenes.
Gotta love tremolo. And vibrato. And trills. And phasers. And delays. And reverbs. And flangers. And distortion/overdrive/saturation. And portamento. And chorus. And side-chaining. And amp cab sims. Just give me _all_ the effects, they all have a place and time. Also, 909 cowbell.
Really good. One thing, at least to casual fans is that John Williams' film scores clearly sound like they are from him, without sounding like each other.
What a great video celebrating the music of the incomparable John Williams! Also the original music snippet at the end really captured the playfulness of John's music. Bravo!
This has to be among your top videos. You pulled together all of your strengths to make something incredibly insightful about John Williams as a composer and the whole process of composing music. Including the insights of Anne-Sophie Mutter was really great. Thank you. Given your talent and resources, you could make a career as a RU-vidr doing deep dives of John Williams compositions IMHO. I would watch every one of them.
That bit at the end does indeed sound highly reminiscent of Williams' sound tracks. Something I've noticed about his music, is that he is very good at using individual sections of the orchestra effectively at certain critical moments, to make particular parts of a theme stand out. Something significant happens on screen (or the view pans onto it), and at that exact moment, the melody moves to a different type of instrument, and often to a different octave as well. It really highlights whatever that thing is that's on screen at that moment, but it also refocuses the listener's attention on the theme at the same time.
Great video!I love his music, it is so recognizable and beautiful. Also. It is quite harmonically complex while very memorable and easy to listen. It is for sure coming from his jazz background and also making his music hard to analyze. Your pice is really nice but it sounds more like from other composers of the 80/90s. Getting that unique Williams sound is truly hard. The way he use’s extended harmony chords just in the right spot is fascinating
Nicely produced video. In keeping with your observations on choosing the correct octave placement on a leap, your melody might be more compelling if you dropped your last note by an octave, at least in its initial iteration, so as not to deplete its energy too early. You can always go up an 8ve on the upbeat headed out of that phrase. Williams’ ET flight theme with its double stop strings seems to get a lot of attention. His flight themes have improved since then, with good examples in Harry Potter (as you noticed!), further Star Wars scores, and especially Flight to Neverland from Hook. Note the passing of melodic lines through different registers of the orchestra and the prolific use of brass to balance the strings, which keeps the EQ balanced. Williams got his start in orchestration conducting bands for the Air Force, which reveals a lot about his instrumentation choices.
I was about to throw a brick at my television, not really but…, when you suggested changing the theme to Schindler’s List to a jazz piece. That almost seemed sacrilegious. Then I heard it and my brain stopped working for a few moments. That was amazing.
Those unexpected little flute runs he'd throw in there (11:58) take me right back to the late 70s / early 80s, in a packed theater, watching E.T. or Empire Strikes Back or Raiders... I can smell the buttered popcorn and taste the Milk Duds and Raisinets! Anyway, I can hear a bit of that "sparkly" kind of thing happening in your piece too (15:35). Very nice, atop those very Williams-esqe chord sequences. Great job! 👏
Loved Nahre’s insights to the music of John Williams as well as the drone footage of the gorgeous Elb ❤ And two hearts for her flight of the drones piece in the style of JW.❤❤
I have been studying his music and scores and your analysis has helped me immensely. Your composition is superb and using the analogy of drawing to help you was brilliant
Wow, this video is SO GOOD! And also I loved your theme so much. You're such a great musician Nahre! Also, it is so incredible that at 12:03 there's Jurassic Park being played by the FSO. I just saw them live 2 weeks ago and they're amazing!
Wow! I predict that eventually you, too will be composing for a major film! I am always amazed by the enthusiasm with which you embrace these "little" projects! They are great stepping stones to bigger things!
I was sad when this video was over. How insightful! How inspiring! How helpful! I aspire to be half as excellent as Mr. John Williams in my music composition. Thank you for this beautifully arranged video. That interview with Mrs. Mutter was wonderful as well!
It is rare to find a composer who can come close to orchestrating like John Williams. I hope you get to score movies like that in the future; preferably, about flying.
Brilliant use of Lydian flavor in your mock-composition!! Studying John Williams’ music was the first time I really began to understand mode mixture and I love that you made use of it as well. He’s one of my favorite composers (maybe favorite musicians?) of all time and I love seeing you give him his flowers here. Thanks for uploading
It's awesome how he can create those awesome lines from the most simplicity to the complex harmonies. Very interesting and educational, and also such a good score you made! Just nailed it!!
Great work here. Both from a learning "class room" standing and from your musical end product. Always captivating. I would recommend is showing how genres differ. Take a short classic piece and move it to pop or Jazz and visa versa etc. As always thanks for your work.
I absolutely love your videos! I always learn so much. That orchestration you used at the end, do you mind me asking what library you used for that? I loved the sound of it. Please don't stop making content! I'll never get tired of it
Amazing video, content, editing and analogies (bold pen X fine pen -4:00). John Willians' score are so iconic. Great interview of John (2:11) in which he mentions simplicity and language. For me, movies score are a good entrance for Classic music (12:32), I think it is more acessible, it makes a smooth transaction for new listeners to Classical music.
What I always love about film scoring is that there is a completely different type of motivtion to write music. In college I created some of my most satisfying work. Today, after a complete career change I record music for fun and have re-discovered myself.
Thanks Nahre for another excellent deep dive video. So incredible that you got to meet such a hero of violin and interview her too! Bravissimo and thanks for the inspiration. Your film score sounded epic too, maybe hints of Elton John. ❤
Love this shop talk. Also love how you welcome the viewership to an inclusionary role as if we are discovering these concepts together. So nice. Thank you.
Awesome video, thanks for making this! Keep doing what you're doing, it's very nice to see a fellow musician do such an awesome job of doing their thing and having such an impact. Hats off!
I recomend to try not always simetrical frases. Or play with the location of contrast in harmony. Thank you for this video! Was very fun to watch and see you explain all this things with such entusiasm.
When analyzing or studying Williams' music, it was most interesting (for me) to learn about his influences, and from which composers he learned (not to say copied...there are videos around here on YT...the Jaws theme, Star Wars and others have great resemblance to works by Holst, Dvorak, Stravinsky and others). Also, i don't imagine Williams composing as much from the drawing board, but from the heart / feel / guts (as he indirectly revealed in the interview), when finding his melodies...of course then applying all of his theoretical knowledge in how to harmonize and orchestrate the idea. And i think this is what makes any good composer - learn from your idols, finyd your own style, then be original, listen to your inner self and trust yourself.
omg thank you for this video Nahre. As a classical musician John Williams was very inspirational for me when I was just starting out in music so long ago, so hearing you (who have been very inspirational to me now that I’m older) talk about his work and its amazing simple complexity was surprisingly emotional.
Really quite lovely! Easily a film theme and incorporating the elements you suggested. William would most definitely find it a worthy piece! You continue to blossom! And never give up on jazz!! The continued best to you!!
Nahre I love your channel because you're such a good educator. I always find your videos so relaxing because the tone you set is so measured, calm, interesting and also inspirational. I'd watch any subject you choose to do a deep dive into.
As someone that has very little music theory knowledge but wants to start composing, I love your channel! I definitely have to pause frequently to start learning the basics of a lot of things you explain in your videos, but your channel is a wealth of knowledge and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it.
I loved this video! Thank you for these very interesting insights and your own impressive and wonderful piece at the end. I have followed you for some years now and always wondered if it was of interest to you to compose for film seeing that you are so talented and have such a highly developed understanding of both detail and coherent overview.
Dear Nahre! Your music for Elbephilharmony is just beautiful. This is something I want to listen even after long hours of dealing with music ( as a pro)!. Thank You for many inspiring videos. All the best!!
This was very interesting! I love John Williams. I don't know a ton about composition but I was in band and orchestra all throughout my school years. The music by John Williams that we played is the stuff I look back on the most fondly. It was always challenging and exciting.
