when he played across the stars i seriously nearly cried. it was just too beautiful. I've listened to it a hundred times before, but somehow i still tear up
That chilling ending of Leia’s theme does a beautiful send off to her character by gentle notes, fitting end to end the medley of Star Wars. Cried a little bit on how beautiful it is.
The "all cello" sound is more intense than I thought it would be. It gives everything a much more ominous tone. I listened end to end and loved this. Extremely well done.
Hector Lannibal The cello is so criminally underrated as a melody instrument, instead often being relegated to countermelody or bass lines that don't do the instrument the justice it deserves. I'd say this instrument and the French Horn are my favorite instruments that receive this treatment. You've just gotta love the fullness and richness of the sound.
Amy Wallace I completely agree, i play the cello and I have a friend who plays the French horn and he rarely gets to play the main melody. And as a cello player there aren't a huge amount of orchestral pieces that feature us as the main part
i love that this begins with Padme's funeral dirge and ends with Leia's theme. It showcases the two women who were instrumental to "restoring balance" to the Force. So beautiful!
The cello is a magical instrument. It's lyrical and tonal capabilities are beyond comprehension. As a cello player I am beyond glad I chose to play it.
You are one of the most talented people I've ever seen. You're not only playing an instrument very well, I can also see that you're very emotional and passionate person while playing.
Confession: I love John Williams. I am obsessed with Star Wars scores. The main theme in its 'crawl' variation is probably one of my least favorite pieces. It's just too brassy and garish for me (I do love some of the variations you hear in other places of the score). I mean, it's still great and iconic and high energy but there are about 100 pieces I like better.
I love how you didnt go for the Imperial March and Main theme that EVERYONE covers, instead you chose other pieces much more beautiful in my opinion. Congratulations on the great work! You've earn a subscriber c:
Agreed. There's a tiny hint of Imperial March with the Funeral theme (similar to the RotS epilogue) but otherwise he picked more underrated pieces and I love it. Well, I guess aside from the Force Theme but...I can't imagine ever leaving that out. I love that for Across the Stars/Battle of the Heroes (which I guess admittedly are also pretty common) he played the lesser known bridges, not just the part everybody knows.
I tend to say if music can conjure up emotions that lie within your own mind while simultaneously bringing a deeper connection between you and a scene or a character, then the composer succeeded. John Williams, you have succeeded.
I play this every time I mourn my friend who died January 26, 2020. I just sit in my own thoughts and stare out the window. I think about my own life and how I feel like it’s being wasted. This cover is sad and hopefull. I feel life and death when I hear this. Right now I am unbalanced and this rightfully so is balanced with lights and heavy emotions.
The precision and accuracy in this medley is astounding, not to mention completely beautiful. Stellar job, sir. I don't know if I've ever subbed faster in my life.
I listened to this on the day Carrie Fisher passed away. It begins with the funeral theme and ends with Leia's theme, so I thought it fitting, but I didn't realize how much it would affect me. By the end of the medley I was weeping openly in the car. Thank you for making such a beautiful arrangement.
the cool thing about growing up watching star wars is i haven't actually seen one of the original movies in a long time yet hearing this music is so so so familiar
Wow. This is amazing! As a cello player myself, I understand what you're doing may look easy (you make it look so) but is in fact terribly hard. To have such great tone and excellent shifting is great to see in a cellist. Of course, I'm sure you have a very good cello and strings ($10,000+ by my guess) your pitch and rhythm is perfect. I subscribed and just wanted to tell you how much beautiful music like this is appreciated! You deserve millions of subscribers! Keep up the wonderful work!!
Sometimes when I feel discouraged, I always look back to this video and remember, the beauty and the sole reason of why I play the cello. Thank you Nicholas Yee.
Amazing. I'm a piano player but I feel that it isn't my real instrument of choice. The tones in the Cello are phenomenal, something you just can't hear on a piano, but you can feel on a cello! :)
OMG I was reading through the comments and the description and I knew leia’s theme was going to be played last but nothing could have prepared me for that opening, I’m crying
Starwars has such great music. Each piece deviates enough to give the emotion that it wants yet is familiar enough that we all know its all from the same movie
Nicholas I know you probably won’t see this but you truly inspire me. I am a cellist and I can only aspire to be this good it is truly incredible how well you play. You also picked such impactful songs! It’s incredible. You are my cello role model. Congrats 👍👍👍😀😀😲
I play cello at my high school and love star wars like its my life. This was just so beautiful that it actually made me cry. I know it will take a lot more practice but I wish to be as great as someone like you.
my 7th grade orchestra class was supposed to go to Disneyland and perform on stage lots of different Disney songs. I am in tears watching this. I play the cello and because I coronavirus my long 2 year await for the Disney trip, cancelled. This just reminds me of how powerful Star Wars music is and how meaningful the cello is. Thank you so much for the most beautiful cello music I have ever heard.
I came to the realization that strings are the soul of "binary sunset". One youtube search and two videos later, I am correct. So correct that its beautiful I have tears. Then I click on Leias theme and I'm a blubering mess. So beautiful sir. Thank you. We all miss Carrie and this is proof of the impact she had on our lives as the most incredible princess in the galaxy. Thanks to Mr Williams and thanks to you for giving us this very emotional performance. Its so beautiful I would love to use it as the boot file for a replica prop of her saber from rise of skywalker. Just... Incredible.
6 yrs and still listening to this masterpiece. Such talent repectflying playing classic star wars themes. Wish I could play as well. Amazing seeing you play ❤
I'm new to this channel but I already love it. Many musicians can play with emotion in their music, but the few musicians like Nicholas that can make the listener feel the emotions with them is just the most incredible gift. Thank you for sharing your talent with us! look forward to hearing more songs :)
I ALWAYS get teary eyed when I hear Leia's theme...... it's supremely beautiful. All I see in my mind is Carrie's wonderful smile. Leia was a Princess, but Carrie was definitely a Queen. #RIPQueen
This music piece along with your others has inspired me to continue Orchestra and play Cello along with my current instrument the Viola and get to the Piano. This Music piece that you have played was so beautiful.
Combination of it being cold in the house and me getting stressed because it was getting dark and I wanted to finish the video to upload that night because I was leaving town the day after. Thanks for watching :)
Beautiful...on a tragic note...doesn't this music just... inspire us all to choke our one true love in front of our mentor. Thank you for this Nicholas, keep being the music
