WILLIAMS Midway March - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band 

I loved renting this movie from the video store when growing up (in the 90's). One of my favorite marches. Always plays in my head when I'm doing anything that involves aircraft carriers, lol.

All those trumpets hitting that high D in the end gives me goosebumps. Alumni trumpet player from the “Oldest High School Band In America” 1872

Incredible playing....woodwinds sound like one person playing all those embellishments! Bravi!

And that's the OPENING to the concert? Wow...

I have wanted to be a marine since I knew my dad was a marine and I a freshman saxophonist just played this piece at my inaugural concert of the season and it’s really cool to see the band that I’ve always dreamed of being in perform this piece

One of my all time favorites to play! This piece is so under rated.

I can’t get over how obsessed I’ve become with this composition ever since I heard yesterday!!! This has quickly become my favorite composition! This performance is absolutely perfect!! Another great performance by the best wind band in America!!!

We had to play this for 8th grade band, really fun and it was our first experience with 12/8 (from a snare drum)

The french horns are everything that I hope to be

Excellent performance. The U S Marine Band is the best of all the U S Armed Service bands.

Far and away the best of the U S service bands.

LOVE THIS! The Battle of Midway was a great naval battle ALL Marines and Sailors need to remember as one of the greatest war victories of mankind. Good choice of music!

I'm happy to say I played the tuba part in a community band-it was one of the most enjoyable tuba parts ever written. But what about that piccolo part!! Yeowza!

Prayers for protection for me and those that I love! My apartment is the most unsafe places of all! Anywhere but Mount Vernon Georgia, please!!! I have absolutely NO protection and no one to talk to and my apartment is robbed repeatedly!!! Thank you for your services and for sharing your gifts and talents in music! Music is my therapy and passion!!! So talented!!! Simply amazing!!!

This would be a fitting tribute to the men of "Torpedo 8" who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

it was insanely good the all sound so in sink.

Bravo! What an Outstanding Military Band!

Word fail me, this is just totally superb.

Sublime 👍👍👍. A most marvellous composition, played by America’s most outstanding musicians.

Very Beautiful ! ! Great !

John Williams has been a great composer for a very very long time, however, like the theme to 1941 This theme to Midway is so under appreciated and under performed... even the theme to Superman doesn't get played to much when he gets recognized... but i for 1 love them... :)

Special. Haven't heard a good March since high school band days.

proud to an American AND a Marine..Semper Fi!

On of my favorite movies. Midway with Henry Fonda as Admiral Nimitz.

I love that I know now with 100% certainty my conductor watched this, as he pulled a Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig during the concert

First Rate piece of music ..

Wow, what a great band; great work on this, never heard it before; sounds like a Williams piece

I'm so glad I came across this band version of the piece - I played it in high school, and while I appreciate the original orchestral version, this one is _my_ original. And now I think of it, I wonder if this might be the best American military march since Sousa - especially with the syncopation and jazzy ending. Thanks for sharing!

Superb controlled playing. Class.

This was so much fun to play on horn!

Great version. JW is the man!

Who else is watching this I 2022?

Hats off: you play bloody well, lads. Doing this with the Lucca Philharmonic next year, hope to be at your height!

Fantastic precision! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Most people know John Williams more famous compositions like Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, but I had no idea he did this. My favorite Navy movie from an old salt.

Beautiful!

OMG! I want the clarinet sheet music to that!!!

Very good concert

I have UIL in 2 days and were playing this song and 2 others

Bloody marvellous.

Wonderful.

Finest wid band in the world. PERIOD.

Those still in the military, this is the song that plays when contacting the ALMS helpdesk.

This is an excellent example of conducting perfection. I have played this as a pianist in the band. It is very difficult. The woodwind parts are really hard. The ensemble must work as a team and follow every gesture. A magnificent performance.

Clarinets at the beginning tho. Hats off. Well done!

Bravo 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌹🌹🌹

Love this march.

ram it home girls ram it home

Written before John Williams was JOHN WILLIAMS for a movie which really didn't capture the full drama of what was probably the greatest strategic victory the US Navy every had. There were two times that an invasion was turned back in WW2. Wake Island & Midway Atoll. At Midway the US Navy decimated the Nippon Navy's ability to project offensive power, making this the most important battle of the war. Williams captures both that, and at the same time the huge cost the US Navy paid via the understated opening and closing to the March. A brilliant achievement.

Esos son Mis Hermanos Los Marines

In the words of the animated character Strong Bad: "Now that's what I'm talking about!, that was amazing!"

ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΜΠΡΑΒΟ....!!!!!!!!

There's a god of Snare Drum.

Epic

far more better than 2019 version!

Ram it home girls ram it home

👏👏Bravo!

When I hear this, I can see VMF-221 taking off for that last time to do something they had to know could not be done. But then, they were Marines...

THE LIITTLE ONES SUPPORT THE LITTLE AND BIG ONES. ALL NEARLY ALL SUPPORT ALL. THANKS TO HADAS MORAD. ❤ KAMIKAZE!

Midway, NMC greatest victory.

March not much but what a band. What a conductor.

Amy Horn, are you in here? I think I see you!

the trumpets all in one

under appreciated trombone work at 1:43

I'm watching the marches for extra credit

ps he also did the Olympic fanfare dating back to 1984 and played at many other Olympics

I think it'd be fun to play in one of the armed services bands. Do you know if they have an age limit?

0:25 clarinet adventure

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Mi Esposa Angelin los Ama ja ja ja

Sounds great! Surprised to see the snare playing matched grip, but whatever :)

The pacific war was one gut busting by god navy war !!!

3:17

Getting intense Superhero Vibes Here

1:56 dat last rip run

As I mentioned the whole world before, Nichiren Daishonin, the Original Buddha of the latter age, or the days of 2000 years hereafter the Shakyamuni's passing, Counteracted the Mongol Empire's Attack and Occuapation of Japan by Very Fervent Daimoku Prayer! Namely, at that time, the Very Fierce Storm Generated and Mongol Army's Military ships were Sunk into the Sea! This is Definitely the so-called God Wind, or Kami-kaze, the Workings of the Guardian Deities for Buddhists who embrace the Lotus Sutra corectly, which protect them! In those days, Nichiren followers were just Minority in Japan. But Nichiren's Fervent Daimoku Invocation Summoned up the Very Powerful Protective Power of our Guardian Deities! And the Very Stupid Japanese Military Government of WWII days Miused this event by deceiving their people that God Wind would Never Fail to Blow for Japanese Troops and Attack US Troops Troops thoroughly and Smash them Completely with any G"roundless Reason"! It didn't Work at all,.........!

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May be it's just me, but it seem to me that this version slightly different from the movie's version that I used to listen to.

John Williams is the modern version of Ludwig van Beethoven

Correction Without Nichiren's Storng daimoku prayers, Japan would have, Without Doubt, BEEN Beated and Occupied by the Mongol.

1:41 trombone murder

A stirring tribute to the sailors, marines and airmen who fought in this epic battle in the early days of the Pacific War. And the only really good thing in an otherwise terrible movie.

More french horns!!

これ聞きながらWoWSやるといい感じ

This is amazing but I did catch one mistake. the french horns at 0:16 went a little bit sharp. I play french-horn part-time so i know this :)

Correction Nichiren's Fervent daimoku prayers Generated the workings of the Guardian Deities for Correct Upholders of the Lotus Sutra. As a result, the Great Storm Occurred and the Mongl Empires Military Ships were sunk into the sea. Accordingly, Japan was Protected. Of course, there were Japanese Samurai Warriors Desperated battles though, it was Not Enough! The Mongol Empire's Armed Forces were Far Stronger than Japanese Samurai Warriors! Without Nichiren's Fervent Daimoku Prayers to Generate the Protective Power, Japan would have Conquered Perfectly........!

IJN Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu. Payback is a Bitch.

A decent performance, but it lacks a certain panache in our opinion. A bit more om-pah please.