I remember when this series first airing in HBO, my father knock my room and said “Son, watched this series with me, its spielberg mini series” we sat down in front of tv and the intro song start playing beautifully. It was the best feeling ever, i kept coming back to this music all the times to remembering him. An iconic moment for us. I missed you, dad. Everything is different without you.
I just finished watching this series with my dad and it was truly amazing. If there are two things on TV that get all fathers excited, they would be football and WW2.
This is musically and visually one of the most magnificent intros I have ever seen. the series made me realise how young the soldiers always are. Poor boys.
@Our ship Lusitania At the end of the war germany was using children for it defence. During the war the odd kid may have sneaked their way into service by lying about age. Age lying also happened in the US and UK were 15 and 16 year olds served.
BEAUTIFULLY SAID. Our country needs to REPENT of its immorality and REAL MEN need to stand again for what's right. Defending special rights over EVERYONE's rights has got to STOP. Straight, gay, black, white, and especially RELIGION....ALL of it. NONE of us are ever going to be truly free until GAY people truly respect STRAIGHT people and STRAIGHT people respect GAY, etc etc. Black and white, brown and yellow. It really boils down to one word........ HONOR. You can be gay, straight, black, white, multi colored ....and treat everyone with HONOR. Love your neighbor as YOURSELF because it's the only thing that unifies people. STOP watching the f%#king NEWS and SOCIAL MEDIA. **RESEARCH** FACTS to really find TRUTH. PROPAGANDA IS BRAINWASHING THIS COUNTRY AND THE ONLY WAY TO BEAT IT IS **WE THE PEOPLE**
One time before he died I asked my grandpa why he fought in the Pacific War, he said " I fought for my Country, I fought for a better world for you and your mother and all the people of the USA. It was our duty and I'm very proud of it." And then we started to cry.... just what i'm doing right now....... miss you grandpa........ RIP
nastybeard + Mike Abisch They both mattered. All the servicemen and servicewomen mattered. Back then and now. I salute them all. Remember them. Remember them all.
+nastybeard The men in that time were the real deal. when war was on the brink, Men didn't dread or tried to get out of fighting in the war. but wanted to go and do what was right. And the ones who couldn't for one reason or the other regretted it for the rest of their lives. The world needs men like that again, to meany have become weak and selfish and have no sense of sacrifice
It's one thing to give your life. It's entirely different to do it in the unfathomable hell the war in the Pacific was. If there are as many levels in heaven as there are in hell, these boys are livin' it up in the highest reaches.
I’m British. I’m unbelievably proud to be so and have family members who fought in Europe and the Far East in WW2. My grandad was a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain and he is my absolute hero. Recently I was clearing his house and came across US medals which puzzled me. Quick call to the US embassy in London and the Archives in Washington and what I heard gave me the biggest smile and sense of pride. Turns out for some reason my great uncle who was a Glasgow boy like me was decorated for bravery in Bastogne as a combat medic in the 101st airborne. We don’t know how he ended up in the US army but I’m currently working on it. Anyway I know this is the Marines but my point is our countries stood and still stand together. Your heroes are our heroes and vice versa. They saved the world for us and thank you just doesn’t seem enough. Semper Fi Marines. Rule Britannia and God bless America.
Steven Boyle I’m a greco-french-hungarian I know it’s weird. One of my Hungarian great grand father fought in Stalingrad in the Hungarian army, my Greek great grand father fought in Greece against German and Italian, and my French great grand father fought in the French army, and after that in the royalist resistance against occupation. They are all dead now.
@@SkankHunt42isback Probably mean to symbolize either explosions from battle or the pieces of the servicemen that break off from witnessing the horrors of war.
The visual metaphor of the charcoal - violently breaking apart like those young mens’ bodies and spirits in the process of painting a larger portrait - is what really drives it home for me.
@@binarysunsets665 The way this score builds is just brilliant. I've got chills the entire time, but on that last drum beat evey hair on my body stands up! Just such a powerful score!
@@pacers721 or course, but we can’t change the past. We can only learn from it and try and be better. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be happening these days
2:28 That last picture of him carrying the wounded soldier gets me every-time. It's amazing how something so simplistic can have such a profound effect on you. "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends." John 15:13
After watching these series my heart is forever changed. It can’t help but be. Today I went out and thanked my hometown hero a 97 year old WWII veteran who fought under Patton’s 3rd Infantry riding in a Jeep with a ..50 cal mounted in the back, he and his brothers were captured by the Nazis and interrogated. All of his teeth were busted out by the butt of a rifle and he was thrown into a POW camp and never gave up any info! After the war he worked for the city of Houston where he retired and then moved home to Louisiana a worked as a deputy Sheriff for awhile, and then finally back to the small town of Breaux Bridge where he lives today. This man is an American treasure and has mine and so many others highest respect, and to top it off is still fighting for veterans benefits. It is our duty as a nation to care for these guys with the best our country has. God Bless our veterans!
I can't quite say my heart was changed after watching this because I was only 6 when I watched Band of Brothers and 8 when I watched the Pacific. My heart was not changed in the slightest nor had any change in mindset when watching this. They were never changed, *they were molded* .
You have all my respect. i will soon join Airborne soon. I wish you luck while on duty, and hopefully one day we can fight by eachothers side and keep our country safe.
Always took the pieces of charcoal to be a metaphor for the soldiers, speciifcailly their mental states. you sharpen it up to prepare it for the job ahead, but no matter what happens, it's gonna leave some of itself behind on the page, it can't do its job without doing so, sometimes they might splinter, and a big piece will fracture off, there's no reattaching it, sometimes it might crumble into fragments, but its always gonna be left with less than when you started, there's no getting through unscathed.
Holy crap. Ive seen this series probably 5+ times all the way through and served myself a few years after the show premiered. And you are 100% correct. You never do come back the same. A part of you is always left where you served
Marvelous metaphor. The visuals of the flying charcoal fragments are also timed with the drums to represent the debris and shrapnel hurled about in combat. They subside only in the last few seconds, as the camera pulls back to focus on the Marine carrying a wounded brother off the field and the music slowly fades.
yeah for me there were a three: - Captain Haldane's death - Eugene's moment at the ball with Sid -Eugene's breakdown in the woods I've watched the entire series like 3 whole time already and man, those always get me
Several for me: Capt. Haldane's death, the Okinawan woman begging Sledge to kill her, and Sledge's father comforting him when he couldn't continue their hunting trip...
- Eugene broke down with his dad - When Snafu left the train while gene was sleeping. Just loneliness darkened my chest and I burst into tears - When Sid's ship left and gene was running for it - Gunny cried
My name is Ali from Iraq when I watched this series so I was affected by many of it. I cried a lot. Music was a pioneer and beautiful in every episode of the series was very impressed
My grandpa started out as a private and retired a Lt Colonel in the USMC. During WW2 he landed at Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian with the 2nd Marine Division. He was a hell of a man.
@@andrewcutler1380 lo tocaba en ciertos momentos con el coronel winters, y algunos más, pero tú ves la serie y te quedas con la hermandad de la compañía eassy
Every time I listen to this song, I feel my heart wrench and a burning passion to do something, make this world a better place, overcome this feeling of powerlessness. I don't quite know how to put it into words, but I've come to truly appreciate the soldiers who've fought in this war. I will never know what sorts of cruel, torturous paths these people may have taken, since I didn't experience it myself. Perhaps it's thanks to them that I am here today, living a safe, peaceful life.
Keep the fire - Don't let it burn out. Whether it's a soup kitchen or volunteering at your local fire department, you too can get a pc of the action. The world's always on fire it seems, and it'll always take passionate folks to do what's right to reset the balance.
I watched this series mostly with tears in my eyes remembering what my father endured. Thomas "Red" Mikita (1920-2002)- 31st Infantry division, Bataan Death March, hell ship and POW survivor. RIP Pop.
@@TheAbnormal Yes, despite what he went through as a young man he lived to be 82. I have know Bataan Death March survivors that lived into their 90's. Having a tough gene pool helps.
@@sharyanne1475I mean here’s the thing, a brave and respectable soldier, serves for their nation and protects their people. A soldier has no control over to invade a country because that command is given by the leader of the country or military commander.
At my late 30s i can now say that BoB and The Pacific have completely formed my character and who i am nowadays. Joined the paratroopers cause of Bob to experience just a glimpse of what the first paratroopers went through. The Pacific though, it somehow took a deep dive in the depths of my heart, it reminds me of my father who has passed away 1 month ago aged 89. Still a child when he saw the Nazis entering Athens. I don't know why, perhaps because during his last days, seeing me as a grown man, he started saying stories of what his child eyes had experienced. Awful actions from the Germans and heroic actions from our grandfathers who were doing the outmost to either help their fellow allies or hurt the conquerors in any possible way. No matter how everyone perceives these two epic miniseries, for me they were a revelation. An awakening of how to become a better man, like all those young boys who were chosen to become the greatest generation of our times.
Here is how I perceive the difference between BoB and Pacific. Band of Brothers focused on Easy company, and how the dynamics of Easy Company evolved during the course of the war in the European Theatre, but didn't necessarily focus on how any one individual changed (with the exception of maybe Richard Winters). The Pacific, on the other hand, really captures the psychological effects of the war on the main characters, and how the war changes them on a deep fundamental level. Just my two sense.
David Childers you’re wrong about Band of Brothers not focusing on individuals. Every episode in BoB seems to be focused on one particular individual: Episode 1 about Sobel, Episode 2 about Winters, Episode 3 about Blythe, Episode 7 about Lipton, Episode 8 about Webster, Episode 9 about Nixon. Each episode is told by one particular character, and their voice over (except Blythe) conveys their feelings about certain events
@@GeneralSunsprite The impression for me is BoB still tells the story about a unit basically, unlike TP that mainly focuses on three people such as Basilone, Leckie, and Sledge...
The pacific war was more brutal, in modern warfare, a defeated army retreats to another position. But in islands, that were mostly cut off by the US navy, the japanese had nowhere to retreat, and in order to achieve their objectives more efficiently in tiny islands, the US had a no prisioner policy and the japanese knew that, so they fought to their deaths. This made every battle, very brutal, constant combat, prolonged time in the front lines, and then the tropical diseases, very humid weather and heat. They could not be pulled in off duty to bases in towns or cities.
This makes me so damn proud to be a United States Marine 🇺🇸 I was 0311 infantry then volunteered for Marine Force Recon and iam so very proud to this day to be called Marine🇺🇸🇺🇸
Over my shoulder is a American Flag in a triangular box with WW2 medals of my WW2 22YR Navy vet dad . And every time I see the part of the ships , I know he was 18 yrs old heading into the Island hopping campaign in the South Pacific . He was laid to rest Nov 11th 1996 . Sure do miss him.
Personally think that in terms of Emotion , the intro from the pacific truly captured what was the pacific war like. The Chalk used sometimes represent Supplies and Men , as more and more of the picture is drawn , the more the war taken place , but at the same time , the amount of supplies dwindled ( Represented by the use of more Chalk to Complete more Drawings as it took place ) , And at the same time , the amount of men that died ( The Trails that the chalk left and the parts of the chalk that completely broke off during the drawings ) . It took me awhile to finally realize this , i love BOB In terms of its series , its episodes . But for the intro , the Pacific just Killed it.
Had the same thought. The chalk is those boys, and every time a new line is drawn on the map, some of them is lost along the way. Even the way the chalk moves is labored, digging in with every bit of effort manageable. The visual of it breaking also resembles sand getting thrown into the air during artillery bombardment of the beachheads and other objectives.
@@nealfauver Yes, I'm with you in the thought of red representing American blood being spilt on the battlefield. The cost of pushing back the oppressive enemy to their homeland.
I'm not even American and this brings a tear to my eye , all those boys sent into battle, makes your heart ache how many never returned home to their family or sweetheart , ever since I was a boy I always dreamed of being an American Citizen , I guess this video brings feelings like that to the surface, I don't know ............ one of the few videos that makes me cry I guess, the music, the faces with a thousand yard look .......... thank you for your service, the Greatest Generation , God Bless You All 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 ❤️ ❤️
@ Thank you Catherine, it's still a dream at the back of my head .......... maybe I've lost some of my spirit lately, god willing after this Covid Pandemic when the world reutrns to a more normal way of thing, I can give the idea some good consideration ❤️
I hope you are an American citizen now. If not get your ass to the Southern border quick! We need people like you coming to this country,not punks and leeches like you see every fucking day,it's disgusting.
Why can't people appreciate all the things that each show did right, and stop comparing them? The Pacific isn't supposed to be like Band of Brothers. BoB, while still having it's fair share of disturbing and violent moments, did not capture the full picture of the horrors of war. True it correctly depicted the concentration camps and the fact that people were dying left and right. However the Pacific captured this violence and insanity perfectly. It showed the Marines lack of supplies, lack of ammo, lack of morale, the mass death of hundreds on both sides, the madness war causes - and I don't think I need to remind you about the slaughtering of Okinawans in Part 9. Also, I liked all the (main/likable) character in both shows.
I'm in the minority that prefers TP. TP had better, grittier battle scenes and I like how it focused on the mental hardships of war and didn't try to portray the US Marines as perfect angels, but human beings who were gradually dehumanised by the war and suffered from psychological injury as well as physical. To me, BOB felt too cheesy and "feel good" in a lot of ways (it seems all European theatre WW2 films tend to do that). THAT being said, BOB was a lot better written as a story, since it focused on the same Company of paratroopers from start to finish, whereas TP tries to tell the stories of 3 men in completely different regiments who never met each other and had different comrades, I think that was a mistake. It should've focused solely on either Leckie or Sledge and the men they served with, Basilone's story, otoh, would've made a better feature length film than mini series, since he spent two years out of action on the war bonds tour, and got assigned to a different unit for the Iwo Jima battle.
BoB reminded me alot of saving private ryan probably because tom hanks made all 3 of them. But TP reminded me alot of windtalkers with nicholas cage but is still a great movie but not as great as SPR and I think alot of it goes if you like the marines and navy over army and air force I am a air force fan and plan on joining if I can so it helps swing your vote. But I would have loved to see basilone story as a movie and they prolly could have done two seasons with TP telling both leckie and sledges story. But just my opinion.
+The One Who Knocks The things you said like "lack of ammo, morale etc" is also in Band of Brothers. The big difference between those series is that one is fought in Europe against the Germans, the other in the Pacific against the Japanese. Totally different landscapes and enemies.
My Great Uncle was a captain in the war and was a beach master on Omaha. He went in before the first wave in the attack. He directed the landing on that beach and helped soldiers out of the boats. He was one of the first American soldiers to land in France that day. He also helped land General Patton in the invasion of Sicily and Salerno. He also served in North Africa. On Omaha, he was standing under heavy German fire. Somehow he made it out alive that day. He later served in the Korean War. He served in the Army in WW2, the Coast Guard in Korea, and then served in the Marine Corps, and Navy. He went to VMI and graduated at age 22 and was 35 in 44. After the war, he became a sheriff. Rest in Peace Captain F Perry Williams.
When I saw this drama as a Japanese, it was pointed out that during the Pacific War, American soldiers lost a lot of things in the same long battle as Japanese soldiers, and they were suffering from broken hearts.
Never skipped this introduction. It’s visually stunning and carries so much pathos.
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HANS ZIMMER MAN YOU ARE A GENIUS ! We all need to thank you for the music that you gave life . For everything you've done THANK YOU SO MUCH ! You are the hero of those people .
Thank you Hans Zimmer, Tom Hanks, Spielberg, & THE WHOLE of Project The Pacific for this timeless series! I grew up with the opening & am still growing up with it since😊
I always look at BoB and The Pacific as two different takes of WWII viewed from the eyes of soldiers in different theaters. BoB focused far more on individual stories of soldiers and their friendship that helped them see through the war. The Pacific showed the brutality of the war and how it slowly eats the humanity and brings out the savagery even among the most gentle of souls.
My great uncle died on the USS Johnston in the phillipines in 1943. My grandpa fought in the pacific in 1945 in oakanwa and told my dad(who was named Tom after his older brother who died in the phillipines)told my dad his brother was either eaten by sharks or drowned in the ocean. And my grandpas little brother didnt fight in ww2 like his 2 older brothers did, he joined the marines in 1949 and fought in korea and vietnam making a career of the marines and retired in 1969 as a captain. RIP Tom Reed RIP James Reed RIP Jack Reed Brothers of Honor🇺🇸 god bless them and god bless this great country🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
From someone who listens to metal, this music is beautiful. This is the type of music that everybody loves and should. I'm not sure any sane person could ever say no to this.
I would like to express my gratitude to the U.S. Marine Corps for liberating us as Koreans. They are liberators of the Pacific Ocean and truly honorable heroes. I hope Korea and the United States will go together forever.
We Filipinos did also it to your country.. We are the first Asian country who answered your call for assistance in Korean War. My grandfather in 10th Battalion of PEFTOK did the most impossible but incredible battle in the history of that war.. And yet, most of you, Koreans. Look down on us as if we didn't do anything to give you freedom you've already enjoying?
My tatay ( my grandpa) was captured in the Philippines as a prisoner. Not sure what for, but that was the story that was given to me. This series and band of brothers has always been my favorite and always seems to capture my heart. I salute to the brave ones to keep us safe.
My grandpa was in the Philippines as well. Not sure the extent of his involvement cause he never wanted to talk about it. He died in 2018 at the age of 99. RIP Grandpa
I can NEVER SKIP this shows intro....This song plus the intro together just release pure emotion...I just think about everything these men went through during this insane war...All these people had lives, everyone unique...but when the world is at war and tyranny is approaching closer n closer...These men didn't hesitate one bit. All the death these men saw right in front of them and they didn't quit...they kept going... sacrifice after sacrifice. It makes me so damn proud to live in a nation who had such an impact during the War.
This series won 8 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special, Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Part 5, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie - Part 2, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Part 5 and Outstanding Miniseries.
I just finished reading Eugene B. Sledge’s memoir “With The Old Breed” and i have never been so enthralled by a novel and it felt reliving to reach the “End Of Agony” along side Sledgehammer, I leave for boot camp on July 5 2022 and I have never been more motivated to be Marine and I hope to leave a legacy behind just as the late Eugene Bondurant Sledge.
When I see war movies, my age group think Im boring coz I all war movies contain is death n destruction. Little do they know I only see masterpieces like these that have such deep emotions and sentiments hidden in the visual story telling. This is why after a certain time Ive decided never to watch a war movie with other people. Its rare to have someone with the right perspective on these movies.
Man this opening is so beautiful. It almost seems to capture every moment of the war. In the beginning it seems so sad representing the darkest, early years of the war. then at around 2:04 feels like qhen the tide started to turn in the war with that triumphant crescendo. Hans Zimmer is a genius
My Dad was turned down by all branches of the Service in 1926, but then in m1943 when he was 35 yrs old they took him into the Navy. He was a Boiler-Tender on a Battleship and earned 13 Battle-Stars. Although he wasn't happy he had to go, he was still proud of his Service, In 1963 I joined the Navy, went to Viet-Nam in 1965 and Received a Purple Heart for my Service and like my Dad, am proud of my Service to my Country. God Bless and RIP, Dad.
I thank you for your service 🤝🙏 💜people these days just don’t understand What type of man You are even when you risk everything to make the world a better place. Everyone now days thinks having nice cars being rich and famous makes a man They don’t understand That that’s not what being a man is about it’s about doing what needs to be done no matter what
I asked a war veteran if he was a war hero. He said, "No. But I served in a company of heroes." I asked, "What branch?" He said "H Company, 1st Marine Corps." I realized I was talking to a man who might have been with Sledge. I asked if he knew a "Eugene Sledge." He said, "We called him Sledgehammer."
Im going to add this if you watch the hbo series of band of brothers at the end major dick winter says that hi grandson asked him a question and he said ''Grandpa were you a hero in the war, Grandpa said no but i served in a company of heroes'' so I think he got it from there to be honest.
"Uncommon valor was a common virtue." Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, on Marine actions on Iwo Jima, March 16 1945 God bless the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines who served in WW2 and beyond.
Possibly one of the best intros to any tv series. I can’t honk of any other tv intro that makes me cry every time I see it. Perhaps the first Season of the Star Trek : Picard. That too had a great intro!
Such a powerful intro. God bless every soldier who has ever fought and who has ever fought and died for our country, and their families. We are eternally indebted to you and forever grateful. We will never, ever forget. 🇺🇲🪖🇺🇲🪖🇺🇲
10 years?! I remember the first time I watched this and had a massive lump in my throat. Rest In Peace to those young men and thank you for everything you did for us.
I'm Brazilian and proud for my country have fought by freedom on the Italian battlefield. I have friends who had them family members fighting for us. We always remember of ours. Thank you for you service!
Just the song makes me cry watching the series for me was very difficult I had an Uncle and cousins who served in the Pacific all my other uncles and cousins served in Europe so watching both series had a great affect and respect for all who served RIP all who served and thank you for all you did 🙏🏼🌷🥀🌺🌹💐
The Pacific is probably one of the best shows that depicts the Pacific Theatre. It shows the brotherhood that these soldiers shared, the horrors that they endured, and the sacrifices they made.
I first watched it in 2011, I couldn't skip the theme song, it would later become my ringtone. At times when I look at how much these guys sacrificed, I feel we will never fully appreciate
My grandpa was a marine in Vietnam he showed me this film when I was like 5 years old and we have constantly watched it sence now im 16 but my grandpa has passed and now all I hear when I think about him is this and the experience he and his brothers had to share in Vietnam. I love you grandpa
America's greatest generation. We will never know the extent of the horrors they experienced. None of them expected to be part of the worst war the human race has ever seen. we can remember their sacrifice, and hope that never again is such a horror inflicted on the world
My grandfather was a tail gunner in WW2, fought in the pacific. He survived, but he died of old age when I was around 5. I wish I could talk to him now and thank him. I joined the US Military at 18, right out of highschool. It's been 6 years now, I serve for him.
Makes me think how hard they fought, what they’ve seen, they’re brothers dead and others charging into battle. Sad what happened to basilone. One of the best soldiers to ever live.
Every single American should watch The Pacific and Band of Brothers. After watching these shows, I can’t help but think about and feel thankful for these men every single day. Being able to wake up every morning in a free country is all because of their sacrifice. Thank you to all those who have served and are in the service now. God bless America.
In my opinion these miniseries and films about WWII should be watched in classes. I watched a video on Facebook a few days ago in which young adults were asked "Who bombed Pearl Harbor?" None of them said Japan (most answers were "America" or "Germany"). I also think it's important, especially as Americans, to teach children about 9/11. Only 14 states teach this topic. This, as a future Historian teacher, makes me really sad.
The Rape of Nanking and Unit 731 are things that I wish I could unlearn. My grandparents still actively refuse to talk about what happened to them in Hong Kong during the occupation. I wonder why /s
@@tetragon2137 Jesus. I'm so sorry they had to go through that. I've read about all the things the Japanese did in occupied nations, and it just makes me sick.
A somber sadness pervades this music, that victory comes at a great cost, in lives never to be lived again. Thank you all vets, of all countries, for all wars who have bled and died so today we might live in freedom. We honor you!
Series like these should be on Netflix or Amazon Prime, series that really matter, tell stories of people who lived this story. Still my favorite series ever along with Band of Brothers
