Well I'm sure John Williams is smiling when he sees the fantastic Jelani Eddington playing his work. Jelani is a genius both in performing and pipe rank registration (= arrangement for the theatre organ). Like many fans I would pay hard earned cash just to hear Jelani play the soundtrack to classic 20th Century movies suchb as the ones by Lucas, Spielberg and others. This man is unbelievably fantastic!!!
According to an old story, the former Chicago Stadium organ (51 sets of pipes vs. this organ's 80, but with MUCH higher wind pressures to the pipes) damaged its building. Supposedly, when a boxing mach ended with an unpopular call by the ref, the audience started rioting. The organist threw on absolutely full organ, opened the volume controls all the way, and played the National Anthem. The fight stopped, light bulbs blew out and windows cracked all over the building. So yes, a very large organ could potentially do structural damage. Usually, buildings are built to withstand the organ going in, if it's very big and/or loud... but the Chicago Stadium organ was supposed to only go up to 35" pressures, which is VERY big-- but upon installation, they realized the blower could produce some 50" wind, and they arranged six sets of pipes to play on it. (The world's largest organ, in a monstrously-large arena in Atlantic City, has ten 50" sets and four 100" sets. When it gets fully restored, it'll be a monster!)
I am completely blown away by this. It's a shame that these organs, and those skilled in their playing are disappearing quickly. This man and his instrument are a treasure.
Yeah the thing is insane. I’ve been there since the house is actually my uncles. They actually have the organ hooked up to a computer too where it can play things without anyone playing it. And let me tell you it is loud
@@route6666 It is amazing, they now have technology that seamlessly integrates digital control and MIDI with the old pneumatic and mechanical systems. Gives these old instruments new life.
If you think this is fake because, "The music doesn't line up with the keys that are pressed." Well let me tell you how pipe organs work. What you are seeing is just the console, the pipes and fans and all the other things that are actually making the music is in another room, there is a delay from when the keys are pressed till you hear the sound. So please do your research before calling this beautiful piece of music 'fake'!
With this instrument this guy could fly the Millenium falcon And the death star And the star destroyer And the super star destroyer and the USS entreprise and 50 other space ships simultaneously.
And THAT'S how it's done folks!!!! What an instrument, what an organist, and what a performance!!!!! It's the stuff of legends... Thank you again Jelani. Thank you to the WONDERFUL people who own and maintain this MAGNIFICENT WurliTzer!!
My grandfather used to be a pipe organ technician, worked at a joint called Pipe organ pizza here in H-town, he played it and even recorded himself, he said that kids requested it so much he got sick of the star wars main theme...such a legendary piece of machinery and an amazing instrument. the place is no longer around, wish it was, that would be amazing to witness this spectacle.
The tradition continues at Organ Piper Pizza in Greenfield, WI. House organist is Zach Frame, and Jelani has played there as well; one such occasion was a DTOS concert earlier this year.
Holy shit, this is awesome! One man and one organ sounds just like the entire London Symphony Orchestra that recorded the original for use in the films.
I noticed in the comments about "out of sync" of vid and audio, the comment about the delay from key depression and sound was accurate but there is also the deceiver most of all: 2nd touch on the accompaniment manual (lowest). When a key is pushed untill it stops, the note is played. Now, a second set of contacts and ranks available for these additional contacts is available with additional pressure on the key. The additional pressure will overcome a spring that stops the depression of the key under normal playing and allows the second set of contacts to be utilized and whatever stops are selected, they will play and are usually a melody that stands out over all else that is going on. With careful observation you will see his fingers on his left hand push the desired notes and will sound the melody among the accompaniment notes. This is typical for 3 manual(keyboards) and up, to have the accompaniment and great manual (middle on a 3 manual console) equipped this way. There is an art to using second touch for many effects beside a counter melody.
Absolutely incredible. Hats off to Mr. Eddington, one of the best theatre organists I've ever seen or heard. Perhaps someday I'll see this genius play live; until then, I'll have to settle for these amazing videos.
Also: I'm sure this comment will get buried soon enough, but for those who don't know, he's using several 'tricks' hard-wired in Wurlitzers and replicated on this copy of a Wurlitzer, which allow him to play more than two hands and two feet should be able to. Most important is Second Touch, which puts an additional set of sounds on contacts that engage when keys are pressed with extra force; one hand can play melody and accompaniment using that. He also uses Sostenuto, for example at 1:50 he plays a chord on the 2nd keyboard, and the notes hold as long as he keeps his toe on a lever on the edge of the swell (volume) pedal. This organ also has the ability to divide the pedalboard, giving you bass on the left and sounds coupled down from the keys on the right. Even when watching a player, these can be hard-to-spot and may make one believe there's trickery when it's in video form.
@@JonasClark Thanks for that information! I was aware of the first two features but not the divided pedalboard. Also, I had a chance to hear Mr. Eddington live a few years ago on an instrument about one-quarter the size, and I can affirm that it was an incredible experience. I don't know if I've ever seen someone play a theatre organ with such CARE. He savored every note and chord, and of course (as in this video) his registrations were outstanding, open and singing. Long live theatre organ!
@@masonjones7740 Not that I know of. Eddington's demonstration video on this organ (also posted, and very interesting) goes into both the pedal divide function and second touch.
This brings back memories of Pizza & Pipes in Tacoma, WA. They had a fantastic Wurlitzer I enjoyed throughout my childhood. Whenever this played, an employeee dressed as Yoda would come out and dual another dressed as Darth Vader (years before we saw Yoda duel on screen) only to send the Dark Lord fleeing from the building! Said building burt down 17 years ago from a kitchen fire, taking that wonderful Wurlitzer with it. :(
Please note that there’s a non negligible delay, typical of church organs, due to long air-path and valves switching. This adds to the authenticity of the video.
The organist, Jelani Eddington, has a Yale law degree and owns a law firm in Milwaukee. His theater organ recording and sheet music business has an address in Racine, WI (my hometown), and I believe he lives in Racine. He is one of the most in-demand theater organists of our time.
This sounds so fantastic that it almost makes me wonder if John Williams had this instrument in mind when he first composed the suite! VERY well done!!
Absolutely Fantastic!!!!!!!! I KNEW this could be done on a theatre organ like this!!!!! LOVE hearing those big pipes speak... er... GRUNT. And the recording is top notch!!! FIVE STARS * * * * *
Bravo, Mr. Eddington. I have had the honor of seeing you perform at the Sanfilippo Wurlitzer in person. You and this instrument are truly amazing. I have your 2 Leroy Anderson CD's, one of my favorite composers. This performance is truly wonderful. I only wish I could see it in person. The audio and video crew did great job as well.
Wow! Just wow! That was absolutely amazing. I would love to be in the room as he is playing. Being in the actual space with those organs is a fantastic experience. I'd like to hear some other classic sci-fi theme on that grand organ.
Jasper Sanfillipo, the guy who owns this amazing music machine, is an engineer genius in the cracking peanut business, and has assembled an amazing collection of orchestras in a box and various creative machines designed to bring music to the masses from about 1860 to the 1930s -- this Wurlitzer and its Star Wars medley is superb. Cheers. And Salutations to Jasper for sharing.
Just so you youngsters out there understand what this is... There are NO electronic amplifiers, NO speaker cabinets, NO artificial anything. This instrument is 100% wind blown pipes, some as much as 32 ft. long. The percussions are real. Real drums, real cymbals, real xylophone, etc. This instrument has more sheer audio power in watts than any rock band could ever produce. It was designed to completely fill the giant movie palaces of the 1920s. It’s lowest pedal notes literally shake the entire building. No amplifier and paper speaker cone could ever come close to doing what these instruments do. The artist playing it here, Jelani Eddington, is one the premiere theater organists in the world today, easily in the top 5.
I think you meant decibels, rather than watts. While this is an electro-pneumatic instrument, it would be very inefficient it it gobbled up as much power as a rock band.
Bongo2k have you ever witnessed a large organ? I've been to many rock concerts, but when I heard Tocatta and Fugue at a demo held at the LDS Tabernacle on their historic organ there I have yet to experience anything so thunderous and bone shaking as that performance. I could literally feel the sound trying to stop my heart. It was epic!
blew me away, excellent bass with my subwoofer, not comparing, but can't wait until the A.C. organ is totally restored and they open her up. very well done!
I agree. I like the sound of a theater organ more than a church organ. I like the majestic sound of a church organ too, but theater organs sound more...fun?
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I just don't know what to say. I'm truly astonished. This is one of the most amazing things I've ever watched on UA-cam.
Amazing, its the 1920's and I'm watching models on strings bobbing across the screen with sparklers for rocket engines and firework's for explosions wen in suits and ties with ray guns gesticulating wildly as screens with dialogue pop up. I'm loving this ^_^
This brings back such memories. An organ very similar to this was in Paramount Pizza Palace in Indianapolis in the 80s. As artists would begin it would spin up from the floor and then spin back down as shown here when finished. It was an incredible organ with several percussion instruments including xylophones and marimbas. Even a bubble machine! They played a Star Wars arrangement and took requests for other songs. They never had sheet music. I was captivated as a kid. I also had the honor of meeting Jelani at camp when we were teens. He’s an amazing human being and obviously an incredible musician. So neat to see this again!
DarthChrisB I know it is, you twit. I was saying that this is what *all* the music would have sounded like. Also, great job responding to a three month old comment.
Incredible! Absolute amazing! And unbelievable,I am completely speechless. This is like the first Time Star Wars experience in the 80`s Cinema ,when i was a child.
Amazing 👏! This took me to my younger age when me and my dad(RIP) used to enjoy the original trilogy of this amazing star wars art, this gentleman is in fact a blessing to humanity!
This is simply awesome! Notice the patch changes he does from 1:20 to 1:42... and all the upper structure chords (poly chords, such as Cmaj triad over Bmaj triad over BbMaj triad with 3 different sets, I don't have it in the right key for this arrangement, but this is the kind of voicing that happened around 2:12). Not only this guy know his instrument from A to Z but he took the time to make his arrangement outstanding in small details, which set the difference between a talented hard working professional and a instant reality TV show amateur idiot. Very nice job! I can't wait to hear more from you!
That thing is a beast! Ten fingers and two feet working independently, hard to believe. I don't know much about organs. Are those more controls underneath each row of keys? And what's going on when the paddle switches flip around?
DFDalton1962 In some ways, it seems like a programmable keyboard/synthesizer before there was such a thing. The price tag on a machine like that must be frightening.
@@greghansen4331 the installation of the 5/80 Wurlitzer was over $2M in the Sanfilippo Estate...just to put it in! If you look at prices of new "cost-friendly" organs, you will see they are astonishingly expensive.
Jutro mam kolosa z elektrotechniki i tak leżąc dzisiaj rano w łóżku pomyślałem "A może by tak obejrzeć trylogię, ale kurde jutro jest kolos trzeba się pouczyć...." A tu na JM pokazują taki film. TO JEST ZNAK OD STWÓRCY! Mówi mi "musisz obejrzeć trylogię, pierdol kolosa"
The console is a recreation of the Chicago Paradise Wurlitzer but with vastly more stops as the Paradise organ was only 21 ranks. The busts of the composers were procured from the same decorating company as the originals of 1928.
Just astounding. I don't even LIKE organ music, but this sounds so symphonic. And at the same time, just that little hint of ice rink. I mean that in a good way. This guy is a genius! I don' t know how you play 5 keyboards and what looks like hundreds of stops, not to mention pedals.
I'd love to hear something like this in person some day. I find it fascinating how these organs are not just organs, but practically an entire orchestra, since they can control so many different instruments.
Note that he's playing what most musicians would call the "melodic" line with his left hand, not his right. This is common on pipe organs and is historically related to their construction - the "louder" pipes (aka "Swell" or "Great") were often only playable from the lower manual (keyboard rank).
Actually... he's playing the melodic line and chords in his left hand! The majority of theatre organs, and very, very few classical organs have what is known as 2nd touch... Two sets of springs, one more tense than the other, and two sets of contacts, allow two registrations or sets of sounds to be played on one manual..
Wow. Pretty incredible ! What a complicated instrument . The player really had to know what he was doing! Sad that instruments like this have fallen by the wayside.
The secret is in the pre-set Stops - those 1-10 buttons between all the keyboards so you can punch it from any spot, and all the voice selectors around the horseshoe all shift at once - he only had to select the voices manually in a few places. And in the beginning that was all Vacuum or low-pressure air actuated, though in newer organs they used low-voltage electrical solenoids for faster response. And as the world goes full circle, it's easy to add a MIDI interface for both recording and playback, and let a computer do some of (or all) the work..
Much smaller pipe organs can fit in an average home, like in a spare bedroom, basement, attic, or even a large walk in closet. This just happens to be a exceptionally large home with a correspondingly large organ.
With the myriad of keys and settings controls it is absolutely amazing that anybody can comprehend them let alone skillfully play such a masterpiece. Thank yoouuu.....
As other people pointed out, it's a theater organ, intended to provide accompaniment and sound effect for silent movies, so it was designed to give the organist as many options for sound effects as possible. Yes, it's very real.
Being in the same auditorium while a big organ like this playing is, well, really beyond words for the experience. These instruments can cause reverberation through your whole body, you literally wear the tones ! I was in a church as a young boy while the organist was practicing and will never forget the incredible feeling of it. Pipe organs are just magnificent and this performance is super for sure..!
Training this one needs no more.. A master organist, he is.
The force be with him.
HE NEEDS TO KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE!!!
A Master Yedi!
he also is an attorney
@@Ken_Weber_organist 😆 so he DOES know the power of the dark side!
Well I'm sure John Williams is smiling when he sees the fantastic Jelani Eddington playing his work. Jelani is a genius both in performing and pipe rank registration (= arrangement for the theatre organ). Like many fans I would pay hard earned cash just to hear Jelani play the soundtrack to classic 20th Century movies suchb as the ones by Lucas, Spielberg and others. This man is unbelievably fantastic!!!
Now witness the firepower of this fully tuned and operational pipe organ!
This pipe organ has enough power to destroy an entire planet.
dan Hamakua You know they get much bigger, right?
That's not a pipe organ.. It's a space station.
Yes ive seen bigger
The bigger ones can destroy our solar system.
According to an old story, the former Chicago Stadium organ (51 sets of pipes vs. this organ's 80, but with MUCH higher wind pressures to the pipes) damaged its building. Supposedly, when a boxing mach ended with an unpopular call by the ref, the audience started rioting. The organist threw on absolutely full organ, opened the volume controls all the way, and played the National Anthem. The fight stopped, light bulbs blew out and windows cracked all over the building. So yes, a very large organ could potentially do structural damage. Usually, buildings are built to withstand the organ going in, if it's very big and/or loud... but the Chicago Stadium organ was supposed to only go up to 35" pressures, which is VERY big-- but upon installation, they realized the blower could produce some 50" wind, and they arranged six sets of pipes to play on it. (The world's largest organ, in a monstrously-large arena in Atlantic City, has ten 50" sets and four 100" sets. When it gets fully restored, it'll be a monster!)
I am completely blown away by this. It's a shame that these organs, and those skilled in their playing are disappearing quickly. This man and his instrument are a treasure.
For a lowly keyboard player (and Star Wars fan) in a local rock band, this is like staring God in the face while he shouts his name. I'm not worthy.
Yeah the thing is insane. I’ve been there since the house is actually my uncles. They actually have the organ hooked up to a computer too where it can play things without anyone playing it. And let me tell you it is loud
@@route6666 It is amazing, they now have technology that seamlessly integrates digital control and MIDI with the old pneumatic and mechanical systems.
Gives these old instruments new life.
If you think this is fake because, "The music doesn't line up with the keys that are pressed." Well let me tell you how pipe organs work. What you are seeing is just the console, the pipes and fans and all the other things that are actually making the music is in another room, there is a delay from when the keys are pressed till you hear the sound. So please do your research before calling this beautiful piece of music 'fake'!
That latency would drive me crazy playing such an instrument.
This is out of this world. The amount of preparation for just one piece is astounding.
With this instrument this guy could fly the Millenium falcon
And the death star
And the star destroyer
And the super star destroyer
and the USS entreprise
and 50 other space ships
simultaneously.
The Enterprise? Wrong millenium!
+Derp Herp And with a couple of commuter helicopters, thrown in, to keep it normal.
hahaha
+Derp Herp SHHHHIIIIIIIIIIT! He could fly the TARDIS with those skills. Mind. Blown. And I've seen many concert organists. Mad skills.
keinark He would probably leave the handbrake on though.
And THAT'S how it's done folks!!!! What an instrument, what an organist, and what a performance!!!!! It's the stuff of legends... Thank you again Jelani. Thank you to the WONDERFUL people who own and maintain this MAGNIFICENT WurliTzer!!
My grandfather used to be a pipe organ technician, worked at a joint called Pipe organ pizza here in H-town, he played it and even recorded himself, he said that kids requested it so much he got sick of the star wars main theme...such a legendary piece of machinery and an amazing instrument. the place is no longer around, wish it was, that would be amazing to witness this spectacle.
Go to Organ Stop Pizza in Chandler, AZ -- their organists can play this piece and others. Go check out their YT channel.
The tradition continues at Organ Piper Pizza in Greenfield, WI. House organist is Zach Frame, and Jelani has played there as well; one such occasion was a DTOS concert earlier this year.
Well I hope somebody saved the theatre organ from that old pizza place...
Bravo! Well played sir. That Johnny Williams stuff sure holds up.
Holy shit, this is awesome! One man and one organ sounds just like the entire London Symphony Orchestra that recorded the original for use in the films.
I noticed in the comments about "out of sync" of vid and audio, the comment about the delay from key depression and sound was accurate but there is also the deceiver most of all: 2nd touch on the accompaniment manual (lowest). When a key is pushed untill it stops, the note is played. Now, a second set of contacts and ranks available for these additional contacts is available with additional pressure on the key. The additional pressure will overcome a spring that stops the depression of the key under normal playing and allows the second set of contacts to be utilized and whatever stops are selected, they will play and are usually a melody that stands out over all else that is going on. With careful observation you will see his fingers on his left hand push the desired notes and will sound the melody among the accompaniment notes. This is typical for 3 manual(keyboards) and up, to have the accompaniment and great manual (middle on a 3 manual console) equipped this way. There is an art to using second touch for many effects beside a counter melody.
Happy, geeky tears! I needed some inspiring music! This made my night!
Absolutely beyond amazing. Bloody well played! This is ART! (And blood and sweat when learning it I am sure)
Absolutely incredible. Hats off to Mr. Eddington, one of the best theatre organists I've ever seen or heard. Perhaps someday I'll see this genius play live; until then, I'll have to settle for these amazing videos.
Also: I'm sure this comment will get buried soon enough, but for those who don't know, he's using several 'tricks' hard-wired in Wurlitzers and replicated on this copy of a Wurlitzer, which allow him to play more than two hands and two feet should be able to. Most important is Second Touch, which puts an additional set of sounds on contacts that engage when keys are pressed with extra force; one hand can play melody and accompaniment using that. He also uses Sostenuto, for example at 1:50 he plays a chord on the 2nd keyboard, and the notes hold as long as he keeps his toe on a lever on the edge of the swell (volume) pedal. This organ also has the ability to divide the pedalboard, giving you bass on the left and sounds coupled down from the keys on the right. Even when watching a player, these can be hard-to-spot and may make one believe there's trickery when it's in video form.
@@JonasClark Thanks for that information! I was aware of the first two features but not the divided pedalboard. Also, I had a chance to hear Mr. Eddington live a few years ago on an instrument about one-quarter the size, and I can affirm that it was an incredible experience. I don't know if I've ever seen someone play a theatre organ with such CARE. He savored every note and chord, and of course (as in this video) his registrations were outstanding, open and singing. Long live theatre organ!
@@JonasClark Huh, I've never heard of a divided pedalboard either. Is the split point adjustable?
@@masonjones7740 Not that I know of. Eddington's demonstration video on this organ (also posted, and very interesting) goes into both the pedal divide function and second touch.
There are more controls on that thing than a space shuttle!
Or an imperial shuttle!
thats no moon. its a keyboard station
+Ped Man you wont believe how much i laughed..nice :D
He pulled out all the stops. Nearly literally.
It's like the Bridge of the Millenium Falcon Times Fifty!
This brings back memories of Pizza & Pipes in Tacoma, WA. They had a fantastic Wurlitzer I enjoyed throughout my childhood. Whenever this played, an employeee dressed as Yoda would come out and dual another dressed as Darth Vader (years before we saw Yoda duel on screen) only to send the Dark Lord fleeing from the building! Said building burt down 17 years ago from a kitchen fire, taking that wonderful Wurlitzer with it. :(
We had "Pipe Organ Pizza in Houston back in the late 1970's
We had "Pipe Organ Pizza in Houston back in the late 70's
This translated REALLY well.
8 years later and still the best star wars organ version
And the sound quality is amazing
Make it a decade
The Force is Strong with this one !!!
The Force is strong with this one.
lmao
Is Sheldon playing?
Absolutely Flawless!
Please note that there’s a non negligible delay, typical of church organs, due to long air-path and valves switching. This adds to the authenticity of the video.
Caramba achei um comentário do André Guedes em um vídeo totalmente aleatório de literalmente anos atrás, que maravilha kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
How can people dislike this?? This was AMAZING
+Alex Patt They're Sith.
+Peter Kosen Siths ARE jealous.
+Alex Patt like... THIS!
I know right
+Alex Patt Trekies
The organist, Jelani Eddington, has a Yale law degree and owns a law firm in Milwaukee. His theater organ recording and sheet music business has an address in Racine, WI (my hometown), and I believe he lives in Racine. He is one of the most in-demand theater organists of our time.
This sounds so fantastic that it almost makes me wonder if John Williams had this instrument in mind when he first composed the suite! VERY well done!!
When you don't have enough money to hire a full band, just call this guy!
+AstronomicWaffle haha when you don't have enough money to hire a full band, just learn how to play organ! )))
+Oleksandr Mapatelian lol "just learn"
+Oleksandr Mapatelian better start with learning piano methinks
+NauticalWaffle Who needs an orchestra when you have this guy?
+NauticalWaffle Good luck transporting this big ass thing to your concert without breaking it LOL. Looks fragile.
For 6 minutes and a half I was back into childhood. Watching this man play was like watching a magician perform a trick in front of my eyes
Absolutely Fantastic!!!!!!!! I KNEW this could be done on a theatre organ like this!!!!! LOVE hearing those big pipes speak... er... GRUNT. And the recording is top notch!!!
FIVE STARS * * * * *
Bravo, Mr. Eddington. I have had the honor of seeing you perform at the Sanfilippo Wurlitzer in person. You and this instrument are truly amazing. I have your 2 Leroy Anderson CD's, one of my favorite composers. This performance is truly wonderful. I only wish I could see it in person. The audio and video crew did great job as well.
still enjoy and love this music --when i first heard it at the ''Drive Inn--'' played very well..thank you...and that was over 35 yrs ago.....
Words.....they cannot properly express HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS!
I don't know if I'm more excited for Star Wars or baseball.
His hands are impressive, but he's playing the red and white tabs with the Force. Now that's Jedi!
*****
That comment was the UA-cam equivalent of "He has a high midichlorian count."
Richard Harrold r/whoooooooosh
All organists use the force!
@@mokl27 can confirm.
@@JoshuaSobel oh? a force user in our presence? :o
Wow! Very awesome! Sounds like an orchestra! God bless!
Wow, he plays so many things at once. He's really playing for an entire orchestra
Precision and Style. A rare combo these days. Thank you.
I am so amazed by how true to the original orchestral score this organist played, especially with playing the strings constant semiquavers!
Wow! Just wow! That was absolutely amazing. I would love to be in the room as he is playing. Being in the actual space with those organs is a fantastic experience. I'd like to hear some other classic sci-fi theme on that grand organ.
Star Wars IV: The Silent Hope (1917)
:D
What a glorious original music workstation that is - and expertly played. Bravo!
Jasper Sanfillipo, the guy who owns this amazing music machine, is an engineer genius in the cracking peanut business, and has assembled an amazing collection of orchestras in a box and various creative machines designed to bring music to the masses from about 1860 to the 1930s -- this Wurlitzer and its Star Wars medley is superb. Cheers. And Salutations to Jasper for sharing.
+Robert Kennedy Oh dear, my son forgot to log off . Sorry Honey, Karen Kennedy
This is why the organ was created. And how it was intended to be used. Bravo!
The music is strong with this one.
I like your photo! Lemme just say too that... Strong in this one, talent is. =D
Wise in Jedi lore, you seem. Friend of mine, you are.
What a way to exit a room!
Fantastic!!!!
Just so you youngsters out there understand what this is... There are NO electronic amplifiers, NO speaker cabinets, NO artificial anything. This instrument is 100% wind blown pipes, some as much as 32 ft. long. The percussions are real. Real drums, real cymbals, real xylophone, etc. This instrument has more sheer audio power in watts than any rock band could ever produce. It was designed to completely fill the giant movie palaces of the 1920s. It’s lowest pedal notes literally shake the entire building. No amplifier and paper speaker cone could ever come close to doing what these instruments do. The artist playing it here, Jelani Eddington, is one the premiere theater organists in the world today, easily in the top 5.
Cool information to know but not sure why it's only directed towards "youngsters" i can guarantee most adults don't know this either
I think you meant decibels, rather than watts. While this is an electro-pneumatic instrument, it would be very inefficient it it gobbled up as much power as a rock band.
I'ma 'Youngster' Thanks for sharing, I had to rewatch this video once I read your comment to properly be awed lol.
I think you underestimate modern tech a little bit there yo...
Bongo2k have you ever witnessed a large organ? I've been to many rock concerts, but when I heard Tocatta and Fugue at a demo held at the LDS Tabernacle on their historic organ there I have yet to experience anything so thunderous and bone shaking as that performance. I could literally feel the sound trying to stop my heart. It was epic!
blew me away, excellent bass with my subwoofer, not comparing, but can't wait until the A.C. organ is totally restored and they open her up. very well done!
My favorite real-world instrument. Has the power and majesty of a church organ, but with a beautiful vibrato effect and an upbeat personality.
AND... can be as quiet as the whisper of the wind in the treetops.
I agree. I like the sound of a theater organ more than a church organ. I like the majestic sound of a church organ too, but theater organs sound more...fun?
I just don't know what to say. I'm truly astonished.
This is one of the most amazing things I've ever watched on UA-cam.
Amazing, its the 1920's and I'm watching models on strings bobbing across the screen with sparklers for rocket engines and firework's for explosions wen in suits and ties with ray guns gesticulating wildly as screens with dialogue pop up. I'm loving this ^_^
A stunning concert organist on one of the finest residence theatre organs in the world. 5-89 thrilling to play and hear indeed!
And some people complains about clutch in cars...
yea
Just.... Just thank you. Thank you for that wonderful 6 minutes of audible bliss. Thank you.
wow. he does something and starwars music comes out of it o.O
This brings back such memories. An organ very similar to this was in Paramount Pizza Palace in Indianapolis in the 80s. As artists would begin it would spin up from the floor and then spin back down as shown here when finished. It was an incredible organ with several percussion instruments including xylophones and marimbas. Even a bubble machine! They played a Star Wars arrangement and took requests for other songs. They never had sheet music. I was captivated as a kid. I also had the honor of meeting Jelani at camp when we were teens. He’s an amazing human being and obviously an incredible musician. So neat to see this again!
great, please, do the imperial march
Just Fantastic. I love this sound of this Wurlitzer Pipe Organ.
Jelani Eddington did a great job with this. .Sounds as good as a real orchestra. ..
If Star Wars was a silent film, this would have been the soundtrack.
Dude, this IS the soundtrack! It's not a medley, that's how it plays in the movie!
DarthChrisB I know it is, you twit. I was saying that this is what *all* the music would have sounded like. Also, great job responding to a three month old comment.
In this case your comment makes no fucking sense! I thought you're uninformed, not plain stupid!
Hey Darth, take a chill pill. You're being RUDE!
piecheese: Some people just can't understand unless every little detail / context is pointed out to them. Sucks to be them... LOL
Awesome skills! A million Thumbs up! GOD bless you and your talent... Greetings from Douglas, Arizona.
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Incredible! Absolute amazing! And unbelievable,I am completely speechless.
This is like the first Time Star Wars experience in the 80`s Cinema ,when i was a child.
Holy crap. Awesome.
Amazing 👏! This took me to my younger age when me and my dad(RIP) used to enjoy the original trilogy of this amazing star wars art, this gentleman is in fact a blessing to humanity!
This is perfection at it's finest.
Wow! I'm amazed. I've never seen that instrument. So big and wonderful
*STANDING OVATION* BRAVO!! BRAVO!!!
The incredible amount of mastery it takes to play the pipe organ alone, let alone this song, is incredible. This just blows that away....
This is simply awesome! Notice the patch changes he does from 1:20 to 1:42... and all the upper structure chords (poly chords, such as Cmaj triad over Bmaj triad over BbMaj triad with 3 different sets, I don't have it in the right key for this arrangement, but this is the kind of voicing that happened around 2:12). Not only this guy know his instrument from A to Z but he took the time to make his arrangement outstanding in small details, which set the difference between a talented hard working professional and a instant reality TV show amateur idiot. Very nice job! I can't wait to hear more from you!
shut up.
The force is strong with this one :-)
That thing is a beast! Ten fingers and two feet working independently, hard to believe. I don't know much about organs. Are those more controls underneath each row of keys? And what's going on when the paddle switches flip around?
DFDalton1962 In some ways, it seems like a programmable keyboard/synthesizer before there was such a thing. The price tag on a machine like that must be frightening.
@@greghansen4331 the installation of the 5/80 Wurlitzer was over $2M in the Sanfilippo Estate...just to put it in! If you look at prices of new "cost-friendly" organs, you will see they are astonishingly expensive.
One man simphony!
This deserves million more views
Ah, the mighty Wurlitzer - just stunning! It's what sub-woofers were made for.
Except it doesn't have any XD
except some have subwoofers for some pedal stuff.
@@masterkey2554 I meant to listen to, not on the organ :-)
not able to wrap this around my brain - organist extremely talented - can't imagine the hours spent learning this piece of music
Jutro mam kolosa z elektrotechniki i tak leżąc dzisiaj rano w łóżku pomyślałem "A może by tak obejrzeć trylogię, ale kurde jutro jest kolos trzeba się pouczyć...." A tu na JM pokazują taki film. TO JEST ZNAK OD STWÓRCY! Mówi mi "musisz obejrzeć trylogię, pierdol kolosa"
Łatwa ścieżka na ciemną stronę mocy prowadzi... ;)
Nice and Great performance. Sounds very good. Great.
Here's what they're playing in all those Jediist churches.
what about the Sithanic churches?
Wow that was an incredible job playing and that is the coolest Wurlitzer I have ever seen.
The console is a recreation of the Chicago Paradise Wurlitzer but with vastly more stops as the Paradise organ was only 21 ranks. The busts of the composers were procured from the same decorating company as the originals of 1928.
i would pay to see this live
Just astounding. I don't even LIKE organ music, but this sounds so symphonic. And at the same time, just that little hint of ice rink. I mean that in a good way. This guy is a genius! I don' t know how you play 5 keyboards and what looks like hundreds of stops, not to mention pedals.
Am I the only one here who would like to see a special edition of the Star Wars Trilogy where the soundtrack is completely done by a theater organ?
I'd love to hear something like this in person some day. I find it fascinating how these organs are not just organs, but practically an entire orchestra, since they can control so many different instruments.
Note that he's playing what most musicians would call the "melodic" line with his left hand, not his right. This is common on pipe organs and is historically related to their construction - the "louder" pipes (aka "Swell" or "Great") were often only playable from the lower manual (keyboard rank).
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Totally Amazing.
Thanks!
Actually... he's playing the melodic line and chords in his left hand! The majority of theatre organs, and very, very few classical organs have what is known as 2nd touch... Two sets of springs, one more tense than the other, and two sets of contacts, allow two registrations or sets of sounds to be played on one manual..
Very talented musician indeed... you should give yourself a round of applause... loved it! thank you xx
Wow. Pretty incredible !
What a complicated instrument .
The player really had to know what he was doing!
Sad that instruments like this have fallen by the wayside.
Jeff King It's not something anyone can just have in their house though, because of the size of this thinf
The secret is in the pre-set Stops - those 1-10 buttons between all the keyboards so you can punch it from any spot, and all the voice selectors around the horseshoe all shift at once - he only had to select the voices manually in a few places.
And in the beginning that was all Vacuum or low-pressure air actuated, though in newer organs they used low-voltage electrical solenoids for faster response. And as the world goes full circle, it's easy to add a MIDI interface for both recording and playback, and let a computer do some of (or all) the work..
Much smaller pipe organs can fit in an average home, like in a spare bedroom, basement, attic, or even a large walk in closet. This just happens to be a exceptionally large home with a correspondingly large organ.
This is one of the most beautiful and talented things I've ever heard! Fantastic job!
what kind of witchery is that!
sorcery*
It's called The Force, and it's very strong with that guy.
With the myriad of keys and settings controls it is absolutely amazing that anybody can comprehend them let alone skillfully play such a masterpiece. Thank yoouuu.....
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As someone who had grown up with a theatre organ in the home and much time with the dtos. This is awesome.
is this real? i mean it sounds like a complete orchestra O.o
Jakob Auer it is completely real. All wind! No speakers.
As other people pointed out, it's a theater organ, intended to provide accompaniment and sound effect for silent movies, so it was designed to give the organist as many options for sound effects as possible. Yes, it's very real.
Being in the same auditorium while a big organ like this playing is, well, really beyond words for the experience. These instruments can cause reverberation through your whole body, you literally wear the tones ! I was in a church as a young boy while the organist was practicing and will never forget the incredible feeling of it. Pipe organs are just magnificent and this performance is super for sure..!
Jakob Auer very real! And NO electronics !
The experience you describe is how I remember the organ at Old Chicago Stadium. In the hands of the right performer you can feel the music.
this is probably the greatest video seen of the star wars songs just truly amazing!
Look at the size of that thing....
thats not all yet, there is stil a huge place which has the pipes in it, taking a lot of space man
mccabber24 that's no moon...
mccabber24 that's what she said
Fantastic rendition. Great performance! Nice video editing, too. Thanks for sharing!
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One of the beauties of an organ is that it can hold notes, and multiple notes, long after a key is pressed. Nice work.
And if you think THIS was good, you ought to hear his rendition of the William Tell Overture....INCREDIBLE!!!
bravissimi! in un momento per me particolare, mi siete stati di grande aiuto con la vostra sublime musica......Grazie!
Impressive, most impressive.
Fascinating.
One of the most wonderfull versions i´ve listened to.
You had my eyes watered on the first accord through the whole track!!!