Do you ever wonder what the musicians thought of this when they first saw the sheets? Did they know what a classic this was to become? That it would be considered one of the best scores of all time? I surely hope they appreciated it then and now.
I read an interview with the great Denis Wick, whom was principal trombone on the LSO and played principal on Episode IV-VI. He stated that a lot of the music would sometimes be done in one take, maybe with one short 10 minute rehearsal before hand. The orchestra was famous for its sight reading abilities, something that is not always so easy to have when you are performing the same repertoire over and over as a lot of orchestras do. The LSO however had been doing regular studio sessions for Movies since the '40s, so by the time Star Wars was made in '77 the bar was very high in the LSO for sight reading.
Troy Andrade I couldn’t find anything from John Williams, but on Omni Music Publishing there are film score books for movies such as Batman (1989), The Matrix, Back to the Future, etc.
In 1977 a legend was created. That legend's name, is Star Wars. It had action. Romance, and banter. It was a comeplete hit with that generation. Now 2015 that legend continued into The Force Awakens.
I do smile and I shed a tear as well, Kathleen Kennedy, Ruin Johnson, and JJ Abrams took all hope from the galaxy, Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau are our only hope.
LukeSkywalker 007 He's not clapping he's smacking the shit outta the bitch who decided chewy didn't get a fucking medal, HE FUCKING DESERVED IT, REBEL CUNTS
I remember at 2 years old. Episode 2 just hit theaters. So my mom put on Star Wars in its true untouched form. My mom still has pictures of myself when the death star 1 blew. My face was like :O. Then after watching that. My love for star wars grew. I thank star wars for helping me be myself even when I'm bullied. Lucasfilm made me realize my destined job. A film director, actor, and producer. Soon my name will be on the big screen!
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out in 1977. As the end credits flashed on the screen, I TRULY felt I had been "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away".
Used this when I had to go get my diploma. We were in a big meeting room & there was this big hallway leading to a desk. I asked a friend to play this song on a big hifi.
i can only imagine being one of the first people to see this in theaters and how their reactions were not knowing this was going to be such a successful franchise even decades in the future
I can see it all, han and luke going through the room, princess leia smiling as shes giving them medals, chewie's roar, and c3po hugging r2d2... Then the black sky full of little stars. The nostalgia is incredible
0:17-0:48 Everything about this section is perfect. It's a perfect antithesis to the Imperial March, just as simple, just as iconic, but the sense of heroism and defiance is unmistakable.
we will be celebrating my Dads 90th birthday in june, and part of that is celebration is to make him walk the isle with my mom to a Throne (chair) in a center stage where we prepared a program for him , would this make a good entrance soundtrack? thumbs up? or down?
Reminds me of one time when I was walking down the school corridors with a group of my friends and this came on my iPod playlist. One of the largest grins I think I've ever given.
I always loved how ANH managed to round off its story on a high note and yet leave questions unanswered and an evil yet to be fought. A perfect ending to a 1st of 3.
My wife surprised me with this song as she walks down the aisle. I was absolutely Blown Away because I had mentioned it and she was like no that won't work. It was incredible
Brandon MacLeod Aren't you imaging transformers instead of star wars? even so some pople out there somehow love transformers (which shows the respect the fans have to star wars...)
In conclusion, this is the greatest film of all time. On the cultural affect that this amazingly enduring motion-picture to this very exact day. Characters, the musical score, direction, screenplay, marketing strategies, box office phenomena, nearly everything that we have all come to expect from hype, & expectations coming from a movie, all relate from this film. Given low expectations, an unknown cast in exception to the late, great Sir Alec Guinness, nobody perhaps saw the success of Star Wars coming to exceed ANYONE'S consciences. Turns out that it did. And continues to progress further for a new era, the generation today.
+Michael Shen the movie is about war mostly yes, this song is not though, its about victory and happiness, so is the scene and thats what it means when it is played at a wedding. I at least find it a lot more personal and meaningful than the typical son they always play traditionally.
Still I cry every time I watch the scene and listen to the end credits. I first saw Star Wars when I was 14 years old at the Dominion Theatre Tottenham Court Road London in 1977 when the movie was first released here in London. I will never, ever forget it. The experience of the movie changed my life forever.
+Ultimist John Williams Indiana Jones, Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings, Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight Trilogy, Bear McCreary Battlestar Galactica, maybe not more more epic but definitely equal too
+Lee Hutchison Umm... What the fuck are you smoking? LOL. Equal? Are you kidding me? Not one of those, besides Indiana Jones, is even close to this. You're either on drugs or completely off your rocker. OMG I've never seen a more absurd comment in my LIFE. This is the Star Wars Throne Room... Sorry, there is no comparison. Not by a fucking long shot! Please take your meds or something, man, because you have lost touch with reality. Asinine! ROFLMAO!!!!!
Lee Hutchison I can accept your opinions. I just happen to think they're wrong, which is another opinion. You seem to be saying that I have to accept your opinions, which I do not. Your right is to express them, not to have them accepted.
They literally played this on loop at my high school graduation instead of Pomp and Circumstance, and it's probably the reason I was crying like a baby when I graduated.
"Without John Williams, bikes don't really fly. Nor do brooms in Quidditch matches. Nor do men in red capes. There is no Force. Dinosaurs do not walk the Earth. We do not wonder. We do not weep. We do not believe. John, you take our films, many of them about our most impossible dreams, and you make them real for billions of people." -Steven Spielberg on John Williams
2020 was one of the hardest years of my life. Many a time I thought of ending it from how despair-filled this year was. But I pushed through, I overcame it all. And best of all, we ALL DID.
Best "mission accomplished" theme ever made.
+Fire Fuentes yeah it's hard I stopped playing it the second time I completed it
+Fire Fuentes what do you mean polis massa was hard
+Fire Fuentes the whole game or polis massa
+Fire Fuentes impossible
YES
That Trumpet guy was killin it.
Vordt of the Boreal Valley yes I would love to meet that guy or his trumpet
and then you realize a proper orchestra has more than one trumpet man
damn.
@@derpking3970 I saw the score and at the beginning two trumpets played and then they played a repeat when trombones joined.
I play trumpet and was in shock lol
@@crazye1ghtz911 it's not that hard to play that. His trumpet sounds better than mine because mine is very old but I can play it easy.
I want this played at my high school graduation as everyone is leaving
We played this for the graduating seniors this year.
omg we did it our grad too!
+Iceey same, they played this song while we were getting our diplomas
Samamish High School
I want this played at my wedding!
I can't describe the feeling I get when I hear this. It's incredible. Throne Room is almost like mantra that binds the universe.
well said man
It penetrates!
Agreed
@@geoffwilliams4478 it binds the galaxy together
My fiancée wants to play this song at our wedding when the ceremony is over. She's a keeper.
Omg yes she is a keeper, she has good taste in music
Did u marry her?still married?
Mark Magana update?
@Xavier Lopez so?
UPDATEEEE
Do you ever wonder what the musicians thought of this when they first saw the sheets? Did they know what a classic this was to become? That it would be considered one of the best scores of all time? I surely hope they appreciated it then and now.
I read an interview with the great Denis Wick, whom was principal trombone on the LSO and played principal on Episode IV-VI. He stated that a lot of the music would sometimes be done in one take, maybe with one short 10 minute rehearsal before hand. The orchestra was famous for its sight reading abilities, something that is not always so easy to have when you are performing the same repertoire over and over as a lot of orchestras do. The LSO however had been doing regular studio sessions for Movies since the '40s, so by the time Star Wars was made in '77 the bar was very high in the LSO for sight reading.
I SOOOOOOOOOO WANT ALL OF THE SHEETS FOR STAR WARS AND JURASSIC PARK FOR TRUMPET BUT I DONT KNOW WHERE I COULD FIND THEM...………..
Probably didn’t care for it because they were playing MUCH better music like Beethoven and Mozart very frequently.
Troy Andrade I couldn’t find anything from John Williams, but on Omni Music Publishing there are film score books for movies such as Batman (1989), The Matrix, Back to the Future, etc.
Probably that it was over the top and too regal for a space opera. Which is exactly why it helps lend the movie legitimacy
In 1977 a legend was created. That legend's name, is Star Wars. It had action. Romance, and banter. It was a comeplete hit with that generation. Now 2015 that legend continued into The Force Awakens.
Panzer Dragon even now in 2018 it still lives on and so it will always
This was our Recessional Song at our wedding. My brother, the best man, did his Chewbacca roar. It was perfect.
I WANT TO BUY YOUR LIFE
You, your spouse and your brother are awesome!!!
That is awesome!!!
Video??
That is brilliant.
the perfect end to the perfect movie
Yes it is but return of the jedi is the perfect movie
ANH For Life.
***** u know it
Joey Eubanks but you just said return of the jedi is the perfect movie?
Perfect movie at least until 1997.
It began as a simple tale of good versus evil. And became, a worldwide phenomenon.
it spelled G-A-L-A-C-T-I-C. Just fyi.
Fun fact: my parents had this playing at their wedding and instead of a sword salute they had lightsabers. I am so proud.
good parents you have
Dayum! 😂
I’m going to do the same thing when I get married.
Thats sounds absoloutley amazing i aspire to be like that
That's gonna be me.
39 Stormtroopers missed the Like Button
yes.
+Bryan Leong got my four arm to give you likes.
+General Grievous It is an honor
+Bryan Leong best response about the like/dislike buttons.
41 by now
RIP Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds - the Force will be with you always! 😭😭😭😭😭
Always
FOR THE PRINCESS!!! FOR GENERAL SKYWALKER!!
When you score better than you anticipated on an exam
may the force be with you Carrie Fisher ♥ rest in peace
Kauanzera may The force be with her...
Now she's one with the force, and the force is with her
she is with the force now.
And now..... we lost Chewbacca, after losing R2-D2. I’m about to cry.
onlyone23km Same
Spoiler Alert: Luke Skywalker goes insane and becomes The Joker.
👍 Eeyyyyy.
aaaahhh i get it...you i like you
You, sir, are of unrivaled genius
And the lord fo the fire nation: Ozai!
This generation has no taste in stunning orchestral compositions. Their minds cannot handle masterpieces like this
How can anyone listen to this and not smile :)
Ross Chapman The Empire can.
i know dude! i just think of all the good things i did with my bff, for some reason.
The Galactic Empire fans, Which including me. But i can't hate the rebel either, They also made the galaxy better.
I do smile and I shed a tear as well, Kathleen Kennedy, Ruin Johnson, and JJ Abrams took all hope from the galaxy, Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau are our only hope.
True
I don't care how loudly they play Pomp and Circumstance--this is what's playing in my head at graduation tomorrow.
Pomp and Circumstance is also a legendary song representing the free Anglo-American world
If you listen carefully,you will hear Chewie roar and clapping in the background around the ending
Of the throne room theme
LukeSkywalker 007 He's not clapping he's smacking the shit outta the bitch who decided chewy didn't get a fucking medal, HE FUCKING DESERVED IT, REBEL CUNTS
El Capitàn seriously
El Capitàn this is a bit late but apparently his medal was dropped and it broke. He got another one eventually
Its all 3po's fault!
someone trusted me to pick a backsound music for my school's graduation. guess why i am here
DO IT!
me too lol
TheGammingDuck
Do, or do not. There is no try.
Ilyezz _ haha so true.
Procrastinating while looking for a piece to play
The part at 1:45 where it changes into the main theme and the credits roll gives me goosebumps every. single. time.
Finally, someone else who loves that part!
Same with you
Man if I was born in the 70s I ask my parents I want to go to see Star Wars
I remember at 2 years old. Episode 2 just hit theaters. So my mom put on Star Wars in its true untouched form. My mom still has pictures of myself when the death star 1 blew. My face was like :O. Then after watching that. My love for star wars grew. I thank star wars for helping me be myself even when I'm bullied. Lucasfilm made me realize my destined job. A film director, actor, and producer. Soon my name will be on the big screen!
Good luck too you :)
King Elijah thanks! Means a lot!
We will be here to applaud you when that happens my friend, keep going!
Ethan Aldridge I follow the same dream. May the Force be with yours.
See you on the other side.
Well,I think it's more of a graduation song than a wedding song
It can work for both
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out in 1977. As the end credits flashed on the screen, I TRULY felt I had been "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away".
zooeyhall that is cool man I wish I could have been there
We had no such thing as cinema back in the day, gulag only
@@lucky_shark4059 - I was 11 years old, I was so inspired by the movie I practically ran out of the theater! Unforgettable experience.
3 years later: Empire Strikes Back (1980)
ANOTHER 3 YEARS LATER: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)
I saw it 4 times at the Lowe's Astor Plaza on W.43rd.
Happy "May the Fourth be With You!"
STAR WARS DAY!!!
Used this when I had to go get my diploma. We were in a big meeting room & there was this big hallway leading to a desk.
I asked a friend to play this song on a big hifi.
i can only imagine being one of the first people to see this in theaters and how their reactions were not knowing this was going to be such a successful franchise even decades in the future
I can see it all, han and luke going through the room, princess leia smiling as shes giving them medals, chewie's roar, and c3po hugging r2d2... Then the black sky full of little stars. The nostalgia is incredible
0:17-0:48
Everything about this section is perfect. It's a perfect antithesis to the Imperial March, just as simple, just as iconic, but the sense of heroism and defiance is unmistakable.
2:23
Thank you John Williams.
I love how it transitions from the throne room music to the main theme of the series. SO EPIC!
Star Wars is the BEST IN THE WHOLE WIDE MULTIVERSE FAMILY!!!!!!!!!
In case you're wondering,multiverse in an idea of multiple universes
how do i get 2 lumbidge I'm referring that Star Wars is the best wherever you go
LukeSkywalker 001 R.I.P Carrie Fisher
so few people under stand the multiverse :/
Aiden Meredith It does. There's Canon and then there's the Expanded Universe
This is literally one of the most triumphant pieces of music ever written. John Williams is a legend and his music is musical gold.
we will be celebrating my Dads 90th birthday in june, and part of that is celebration is to make him walk the isle with my mom to a Throne (chair) in a center stage where we prepared a program for him , would this make a good entrance soundtrack? thumbs up? or down?
dude that would be bloody epic! totally go for it all the way :D
it would be perfect!
AWESOME!!!!!
nancho21
Shut up i know! you Wookie!
uuuhhhhmmm damn right it would
God praise John Williams.
*the boys when it’s Christmas*
Merry Christmas!
Reminds me of one time when I was walking down the school corridors with a group of my friends and this came on my iPod playlist. One of the largest grins I think I've ever given.
11/10 This will be my wedding song
Lol
+The3C's SPOILER ALERT: There are lightsabers, but no star wars.
Same and my graduation
My wife said no to this ):
I always loved how ANH managed to round off its story on a high note and yet leave questions unanswered and an evil yet to be fought. A perfect ending to a 1st of 3.
I want this played at my wedding.
Chuck Alexander same
This is the song of my childhood. What abeautiful childhood it was...
I want this played at my wedding after me they say you may kiss the bride.
My wife surprised me with this song as she walks down the aisle. I was absolutely Blown Away because I had mentioned it and she was like no that won't work. It was incredible
We are going to use it as our entrance music to the reception. :)
Peter Gonzales I have thought of that too for awhile!! Great minds think alike
After all these years, this still gives me Goosebumps. What an ending, what a movie....
0:18 omg...this captures star wars for me
I gotta figure out a way to get the band to play this during graduation!
This would be so much more fun to play than pomp and circumstance. I want to do this now. I want to graduate to this song
Sierra We just played this at our graduation as the recessional, SO EPIC!
Agreed
I need this played at my funeral.
By a live orchestra.
Conducted by none other than John Williams himself.
It'd be badass as hell.
+BLU Spy I think his funeral would come first /:
The 26 who disliked are butthurt imperials
I find their lack of faith disturbing
butthurt star trek fans
+bashdash4 Lmao, proving the existence of the Illuminati since 1977 XD
Every crew member of the Starship Enterprise
No they are storm troopers they missed the like button.
RIP Star Wars One of Most Important Characters of Whone Without Star Wars is Nothing
...Abstractically
The beggining sounds like the wedding march.
Yes it is
I want this for my college graduation! :D
Same here.
Same here!!
you have a good taste :)
so good 4 graduations .... LOVE IT :)
I want this for your funeral!
I got it performed at my High School Graduation now I want it for college!!!
it's funny how episode 1, the first of the prequels also ends with a very triumphant score, it's like poetry it rhymes
WDGcentral0224 It's so dense, every single image has so much going on.
Brandon MacLeod Aren't you imaging transformers instead of star wars? even so some pople out there somehow love transformers (which shows the respect the fans have to star wars...)
JonatasMonte
What are you talking about? I was quoting the producer who said how dense every single shot was.
Brandon MacLeod Which is why Prequels get so much hate. Because GL thought he was writing a poetry, while he was supposed to write and direct a movie.
Brandon MacLeod star wars the phantom menace is the worst thing since my son
59 people are scruffy looking nerf herders
Who are you calling a nerf herder
294 are scruffy looking stormtroopers!
Laugh it up fuzzball!
17 - 48 is probably my favorite melody of any song I've ever heard. John Williams is an absolute beast for coming up with this masterpiece!
This WILL play at my future wedding.
Sierra did you ever have that wedding yet?
who is here after rogue one?
The Gaming Kitchen me
Yup, they need their posthumous medal.
Who isn't?
Me I have seen it
LukeSkywalker 001 fucking right
2:17 "But there are more of us"
LET'S GO REBELS
0:18 holy fucking shit this still gives me the chills
Strider Zero same, my favorite part of the entire ost
im wondering in which other soundtrack this part is remixed
Дизлайк тебе. А-ха-ха-аха-х.
One of the best, if not the very best theme in Star Wars.
When you finally passed college
In conclusion, this is the greatest film of all time. On the cultural affect that this amazingly enduring motion-picture to this very exact day. Characters, the musical score, direction, screenplay, marketing strategies, box office phenomena, nearly everything that we have all come to expect from hype, & expectations coming from a movie, all relate from this film. Given low expectations, an unknown cast in exception to the late, great Sir Alec Guinness, nobody perhaps saw the success of Star Wars coming to exceed ANYONE'S consciences. Turns out that it did. And continues to progress further for a new era, the generation today.
Finally, Chewy got his medal
SPOILER: the beginning of the movie says lucasfilm
I knew I should've stopped when it said spoiler alert. ... the alot u jerk
+Kez Maple thx*
+Kez Maple lol
seriously what the fuck bro you ruined the movie for me
Spoiler: in force awakens, the setting is in a galaxy far, far away and people walk and breathe in the movie
Chewie: Where the fuck is my medal????
this is racism against wookies.
@@stevenlopez4076 WLM
Blasting this amazing piece of music rn for obvious reasons
May the force with you Jedi Master Ri-Lee Howell
The force will be with him, always
R.I.P Carrie Fisher ''No Words #Devastated '' - Mark Hamill May The Force Be With Our Space Princess
I'm in love with 1:29
still get the chills every time the main theme kicks in. may the force be with you always
RIP Carrie Fisher, you will always be loved by your fans
My wife had this played at our ten year anniversary/ vow renewal. She is awesome!
this song give me inspiration and chill
ooga booga
I mean Star Wars is somewhat about love, but it's mainly about war. I MEAN DUH ITS IN DA TITLE
+Michael Shen you know the youtube reviewer chris stuckmann played this song on his wedding xd
XDXD LOLOLOL
sorta, but i dont think john would put a part of 'may the force be with you' in an empire soundtrack
+Michael Shen the movie is about war mostly yes, this song is not though, its about victory and happiness, so is the scene and thats what it means when it is played at a wedding. I at least find it a lot more personal and meaningful than the typical son they always play traditionally.
Love how John Williams used the binary sunset theme in the beginning but made a variation of it! He truly is a genius
This was the song my wife and I played at the end of our wedding. Epic!!
From beginning to end, one of the greatest pieces of film scoring ever composed.
Totally my university graduation song in November!!! #fuckyes
If you are listening this sound in 2021, may the force be with you and you are not alone.
You too Brother
Still I cry every time I watch the scene and listen to the end credits.
I first saw Star Wars when I was 14 years old at the Dominion Theatre Tottenham Court Road London in 1977 when the movie was first released here in London. I will never, ever forget it. The experience of the movie changed my life forever.
The most epic score in the history of film. I challenge anyone to name something more epic.
***** Not sure I follow...
+Ultimist John Williams Indiana Jones, Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings, Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight Trilogy, Bear McCreary Battlestar Galactica, maybe not more more epic but definitely equal too
+Lee Hutchison Umm... What the fuck are you smoking? LOL. Equal? Are you kidding me? Not one of those, besides Indiana Jones, is even close to this. You're either on drugs or completely off your rocker. OMG I've never seen a more absurd comment in my LIFE. This is the Star Wars Throne Room... Sorry, there is no comparison. Not by a fucking long shot! Please take your meds or something, man, because you have lost touch with reality.
Asinine!
ROFLMAO!!!!!
+Ultimist Wow!! Yet another dim wit who cannot accept someone elses opinions :)
Lee Hutchison I can accept your opinions. I just happen to think they're wrong, which is another opinion. You seem to be saying that I have to accept your opinions, which I do not. Your right is to express them, not to have them accepted.
Dat song is so epik...
They literally played this on loop at my high school graduation instead of Pomp and Circumstance, and it's probably the reason I was crying like a baby when I graduated.
idc what anyone says, this is in my top 3 favorite star wars themes...I have the whole beginning drum part memorized
You would think that it would make sense to play this when they're presenting the Lombardi Trophy in the Super Bowl.
Freshmasta 85 That would honestly be fantastic.
Graduating high school theme.
98 storm troopers missed the like button
JaxonWuzHere OH SHOT!.I miss!
JaxonWuzHere That's typical lol
98 find your commentary
283 now
Rest In Peace Carrie fisher. May the force be with you.
"Without John Williams, bikes don't really fly. Nor do brooms in Quidditch matches. Nor do men in red capes. There is no Force. Dinosaurs do not walk the Earth. We do not wonder. We do not weep. We do not believe. John, you take our films, many of them about our most impossible dreams, and you make them real for billions of people."
-Steven Spielberg on John Williams
The Star Wars music ist the best movie music off the world! :D
John Williams! :D
That 1st violin that starts at 3:15, weaving its way toward the climax is sheer poetry. Just keep your ear on it and follow it in. Genius.
2020 was one of the hardest years of my life. Many a time I thought of ending it from how despair-filled this year was.
But I pushed through, I overcame it all.
And best of all, we ALL DID.
✊
Take care brother, glad you hung on❤️
2:14
But there are more of us
I want this to be played at my wedding. Definitely.
This was my Graduation song. x'D Best memories. I cried. lol what a nerd.
NERRRRRRD!
Fr, that's pretty cool. Guess I'm a nerd, too.
I'm in love this this theme😍
Hopefully they'll include this in Episode VII.
Or they don't and create something new?
+tmzissupergay Or both? Win-win situation?
+Justin Joshua Sabillo i sincerely hope they'll use the good stuff. not just this.
I think the empire might win this time.
+Jetsurge How can you tell?
This was the most appropriate music to play when John Williams went up to receive his AFI Lifetime Achievement award last night.
no matter you watch the movie or not this song is about glory and honour. Thats why music is always the unique language for emotions more than words.
I get chills every time
SPOILER: Jar-Jar is Kylo Ren
that was the best thing ive read in a long time
No Luke Skywalker is
I'll just say his name is Ben. The last name would give it away
+Pinknpurple it's totally not Ben kenobi Lolololtrol
+Kez Maple spoiler jaba the hutt dies and darthvader is anakin
I'm here after watching the whole saga (Episode 1, 2, 3, Solo, Rogue One, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and finally the 9) from December 11th to 21th
I am just...this sdtrack is so...its so good!I feel as if reborn when I listen to it!
I played this while getting off the bus and it makes me feel awesome 😂😂😂