You couldn't walk out of a Williams' scored movie in the 70s and 80s and not leave the theater humming or whistling every single note that you'd just heard. The music burned itself into your consciousness immediately.
Absolutely true. I feel so lucky to have been a kid at that time when Star Wars & Raiders & Jaws & ET were brand new movies, and there was none of the cynicism you see from people today, everyone just loved those movies & yes you couldn’t help whistling those John Williams theme songs in the car on the ride home. It was a great time to grow up.
@@Andy.G8 He's the only one who has written such indelible pieces of music that have become as much a part of the cultural lexicon as The Beatles, The Stones, or Mozart. Nobody else comes close. I haven't heard a soundtrack to a movie in at least 20 years where I was even aware there was music to the movie movie at all.
Every genuinely iconic movie theme of the last century was John Williams. There were brilliant music themes throughout the decades, but none as memorable as John's. Now, to be completely fair, he borders on plagiarism SOMEtimes with classical music.
@@allrequiredfields Spielberg really forced some of the other composers on his productions to score like Williams. So Poltergeist, Goonies, Gremlins and Back to the Future all had strong, memorable themes as well.
‘Make them seem inevitable’ is such a perfect description. All of John williams’ works just fit so perfectly, it feels like you know the theme the second you hear it
This also happened with the music for the first level of Donkey Kong Country. It was originally intended to be three different pieces, and if you specifically listen for the transitions, you can tell where one piece leads into another. But they fit so well together I'd never have guessed until the composer explained it.
And consider that there are literally three of these greatwhite genius composers Howard Shore John Williams Hans Zimmer Who will replace them once they are gone? No one is who.
@harrysnothead8939 Anyone who seriously tries to claim that John Williams plagiarized anything is simply demonstrating how little they understand the film music industry. 90% of time what actually happened is the Director specifically requested “hey, I was thinking this scene could kind of sound like this“ and so the composer basically has no choice but to write a new music that sounds similar enough to the pre-existing music to make the Director happy. Williams does this just as much as other composers do, he’s just more famous so the times he does it gets more attention If there’s ever *actual* plagiarism, there’s legal action taken. Like when action was taken against Hans Zimmer for copying Holst’s Mars music in gladiator. or when action was taken against Tyler bates’ score for 300 for plagiarizing music from Titus.
@@RedCaio I wouldn't say he's anything less than a brilliant composer, but he lifted more than just the general feel from the Kings Row theme. You can hear almost identical melodies in both the Star Wars and Superman themes. Musicians have had successful plagiarism lawsuits on far less.
@@None-lx8kj I understand that directors give reference pieces to composers to use as a guide. I'm saying that it's possible for a composer to use the instrumentation and feel of a reference piece, without directly lifting the melody of that piece
I always remember this one quote: "Without John Williams brooms wouldn't fly, dinosaurs wouldn't breathe, sharks wouldn't scare us and lightsabers wouldn't be awesome weapons" (Something like that)
The music actually was barely used during the lightsaber fights in the first three Star Wars movies. Seemed like they wanted to let the sound effects shine during those. That all changed in the prequels, and briefly in the final Return of the Jedi showdown.
@@jedijones Don't be one of those people. You know damn well the point he was making. You don't have to flaunt your film studies degree from Tallahassee JuCo.
Part of me can't believe the next Indy film will be his last score, and part of me is amazed at what an incredible career he's had and how lucky we are to have had him around for so long. He is 91 years old. [EDIT: he is not done! He is touring Europe as of 2024, but he says he is open to composing another score if the right film comes along.] Btw, I think Indy V is a genuinely great film, and a lot of people think it is a very good film. Don't hate me for it! So if Dial of Destiny is Williams' last composition, it is worthy of the distinction.
@@Ranger1812 Dumbledore has some great quotes. ;) Even more in the book than in the films, as you just proved. I want to say that's from the first book, right?
@@cannonjones6713 It's from Goblet of Fire. Dumbledore had just led the students in a recital of Hogwarts' school song in which everyone sang to their own tune, and Fred and George had just finished, after everyone else already had, in a slow funeral march style.
And his son Joseph Williams is the lead singer of the famous rock band Toto. He sang on their 1988 album "The Seventh One", and probably a few more after that and then Bobby Kimball made a short comeback and then in the late 90s the singer was some black guy who almost no one remembers or is really a fan of. Still today, mainly Joseph does the singing, accompanied by David Paich and Steve Lukather.
He had been around in Hollywood maybe twenty years already when he got together with Spielberg and George Lucas, and I suppose that's when he started to be known in his own right by the public. And it's not like he had been flying under the radar up til then, but Jaws and Star Wars really became next-level stuff. Every film those two directors ever did since seems to have John Williams' name on it, and that alone would be plenty for anyone. 😂
That makes perfect sense. “Inevitable” is such a great creative point to strive for and it explains why his themes like Star Wars, jaws, Harry potter feel like they’ve always existed
I stood there staring at the screen as they pushed the crate through the warehouse and was completely enamored from head to toe as John Williams Indy theme played on. It's the single greatest movie theme ever. It in my opinion captures the essence of true cinema like no other song or movie ending could. I was born in 1971 and Steven's movies were what everyone talked about what going to the movies was about. Before the internet, before cable TV, his movies took you on an adventure that was so exhilarating, everyone who was walking out of the movie felt like we were in a brotherhood from watching Steven's movies together that would last a lifetime. Thankyou. Steven and thank you John Williams. Truly cinematic excellence that this generation could never experience
I was born in 1973 and wholeheartedly agree with you 100% and in my opinion the great movie magic type experience died in the beginning to mid 90's with terminator 2 being the last great movie
“Work on them [the notes] until they seem inevitable”. If you’re not a composer, I don’t think you’ll realise how much concentration and discipline this takes. Old school. A dying breed.
His own awarD? He's won 25 Grammy awards and is the second-most-nominated person in Academy Award history behind only Walt freakin Disney. So don't worry, he's got his own awards
I still love the story that the first time the two of them collaborated, on _Jaws,_ Williams played his idea for the theme for Spielberg on the piano. Spielberg's reaction was, 'Is this a joke?' Williams was so far ahead of his time that even Spielberg didn't get it at first!
@@theoutlook55You have to understand that Jaws was an extremely troubled production: the shark broke down multiple times, the cast and crew didn’t have a finished script, and shooting on the water was nightmarish. Spielberg was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So, when he heard those two notes, that was just one more reason for him to be terrified. Those two notes, also, were useful especially after Spielberg decided to show the shark in POV shots, because we knew the shark was there.
I was touring MIT once and they showed a program that listened to the theme music of 80s movie music and could fast forward to "the third place Darth Vadar appears" or "how many times is Indy on screen" just by analyzing the tunes. This is why you can just listen to the soundtracks by themselves and be satisfied throughout.
Try listening to the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. The musical moments match up to the scenes so well, that I can even recall the exact script for any given timestamp. Part of that is that I've seen the movie many times, admittedly. How many marvel super fans could do that with the avengers? My guess is zero.
From Jaws to Harry Potter this man has literally hypnotized generations of people with his scores. He’s like a real life magician waving his wand and bringing entire worlds to life.
I love you so much John Williams....your music, love language to film is incredibly powerful and amazing. Thank you for your brilliance and magnificence.
Every time I don't hear it for a while, forget about it and then remember it again, it's so good, just an Earworm for days you just want to go on an adventure with that music
That's vital input though. No matter how celebrated an artist is, sometimes they can see the gold they've created due to spending time on it ad nauseam.
There are certainly people that whistle much better than Steven, and don't sound constrained. Yet he surpriesed me, as he whistles in tune and in time. Nowadays I don't hear anyone whistling, but when it was more common, rarely I heard it with that precission.
John Williams’ music got me through high school. Those years were lonely times for me back then. I remember watching ABC’s 20/20 show in 1984, he discussed his music for The Imperial March and his score for Return Of The Jedi(which had rehearsal footage. It was the first time I ever saw how music is incorporated into a film). He sounded calm and confident in his abilities and in the London Symphony Orchestra who were performing the score. I was surprised to see him in The Last Jedi or The Rise Of Skywalker, who opens the door and sees Poe Dameron and he remains silent, but has a look like he is saying, “You! Really?!!!” before he reluctantly lets Poe and the others in. Thank God for John Williams.😎👍
To have so much creative output for so many years ,John Williams has written some of the most memorable and exciting theme music for so many films truly a living legend.
Perfect pitch: the ability to know a key without needing to hear a reference. John Williams clearly has it as you notice he was whistling in the correct key.
I don't think most people fully appreciate how important music is in film, especially the RIGHT music... wether its an original score like the "theme song" for ROCKY, or a scene from a Scorsese film with "gimme shelter" by the Rolling stones played at the perfect moment and it gives you chills every time you watch it... as far as I'm concerned, music can make or break a film
Loved hearing John Williams say he fusses over his themes to get them "to seem inevitable", especially mentioning the "permutations". Each time he finds his voice and the result is just amazing.
I looked up to Indiana as a kid. I still do. The power of John Williams music Georges writing Harrison’s acting and Steven’s directing brings tears to my eyes!
My mom told me she made up the main theme tune. She'd always be humming it and putting words to it about our dogs, so I asked her about it and she said she came up with it. I was so surprised when I heard a kid at school humming it lol 😭
Indianapolis Museum of Art is showing Raiders on their IMAX screen in May, and my best friend in the universe has NEVER seen the movie, but he's a HUGE fan of the film...... I can't wait to see Belloq's face explode on a movie screen bigger than my house!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👍
John Williams will always be one of the best composer to make a memorable motif. That's 4 notes and instantly recognizable. Imperial march, 6 notes triplet. Instantly memorable
I so deeply admire these two spectacular human beings. I wish I could have collaborated with them, one as a novelist, and the other as a singer of extraordinary vocal range.
The greatest thing about John Williams’ scores (in my opinion) is that they can be so iconic and prevalent, but still filled with so much nuance and layering.
Nobody will ever equal the talents of John Williams creating music for films. He’s composed so many timeless and memorable themes that just hit the spot every time. Two of my favourites are Star Wars and Superman. Oh and the Jaws music too! Absolute masterpieces
It would be interesting to see what John’s studio at home looks like and what kind of things he has in his collection of music gear. Other composers have some of the most insane setups you could possibly imagine. Like Hans zimmer having more modular synths in custom walnut cabinets than any normal person could afford if they saved up for 10 lifetimes. All inside of an old Victorian library/study.
That's why he's a legend. He was a student of the masters, but knew his role was to bring these films to the next level for average moviegoers. That unique combination of a master's craft with mass appeal - along with hard-ass work and collaboration with ANOTHER genius - is what makes John Williams' music immortal.
"seemed like they've always been there". I feel this about all great pieces of music. It's like these great composers are able to uncover melodies that are ingrained in everyone.
John Williams’ scores are legendary. Around a decade ago, a tribute was done in an outdoor theater in western Massachusetts. After around four hours of his works, the symphony performed a montage of his remaining works. Only a single piece was performed per movie and they still didn’t do everything. It was all amazing.
It’s insane how consistent John Williams scores are. Dude is a freaking genius idk how he was able to conceptualize these themes and songs BEFORE a completed movie is put in front of him to then add music too, but he’s the damn master at it.
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You couldn't walk out of a Williams' scored movie in the 70s and 80s and not leave the theater humming or whistling every single note that you'd just heard. The music burned itself into your consciousness immediately.
What's sad is that John Williams will never hear that theme song like we all here that theme song.
Absolutely true. I feel so lucky to have been a kid at that time when Star Wars & Raiders & Jaws & ET were brand new movies, and there was none of the cynicism you see from people today, everyone just loved those movies & yes you couldn’t help whistling those John Williams theme songs in the car on the ride home. It was a great time to grow up.
@@ClimbingEasy Good thing he’s not the only great composer in Hollywood then.
Totally!!!
@@Andy.G8 He's the only one who has written such indelible pieces of music that have become as much a part of the cultural lexicon as The Beatles, The Stones, or Mozart. Nobody else comes close. I haven't heard a soundtrack to a movie in at least 20 years where I was even aware there was music to the movie movie at all.
Still one of the most iconic movie themes of all time
Every genuinely iconic movie theme of the last century was John Williams. There were brilliant music themes throughout the decades, but none as memorable as John's. Now, to be completely fair, he borders on plagiarism SOMEtimes with classical music.
Jame Bond and Mission Impossible theme is up there!
@@allrequiredfields Spielberg really forced some of the other composers on his productions to score like Williams. So Poltergeist, Goonies, Gremlins and Back to the Future all had strong, memorable themes as well.
Tomar's theme is better.
@@allrequiredfieldsI would dare put Ennio Morricone in that same category though on equal footing with John Williams.
‘Make them seem inevitable’ is such a perfect description. All of John williams’ works just fit so perfectly, it feels like you know the theme the second you hear it
And all are totally interchangable , you can swap any score with another and it still works 😂
@@nerradus that is definitely not true😂
@@nerradus Totally not, you couldn't put Hedwig's Theme in the «Welcome to Jurassic Park» scene, in wouldn't fit at all.
@@nerradusBait used to be believable
I get what he means tho, they are all "interconnected" its all one big score.
I never would have guessed those were originally two separate themes, they fit so well together.
Probably they were a bit different and now we hear it even from Spielberg after John seamed both together.
This also happened with the music for the first level of Donkey Kong Country. It was originally intended to be three different pieces, and if you specifically listen for the transitions, you can tell where one piece leads into another. But they fit so well together I'd never have guessed until the composer explained it.
@ Link please!
I never tire of these stories or this music
And consider that there are literally three of these greatwhite genius composers
Howard Shore
John Williams
Hans Zimmer
Who will replace them once they are gone? No one is who.
I actually find his music exhausting. He doesn't know that silence is golden in cinema at times
Besides being a genius, John Williams seems like such a respectful human being.
@harrysnothead8939
Anyone who seriously tries to claim that John Williams plagiarized anything is simply demonstrating how little they understand the film music industry.
90% of time what actually happened is the Director specifically requested “hey, I was thinking this scene could kind of sound like this“ and so the composer basically has no choice but to write a new music that sounds similar enough to the pre-existing music to make the Director happy.
Williams does this just as much as other composers do, he’s just more famous so the times he does it gets more attention
If there’s ever *actual* plagiarism, there’s legal action taken. Like when action was taken against Hans Zimmer for copying Holst’s Mars music in gladiator. or when action was taken against Tyler bates’ score for 300 for plagiarizing music from Titus.
@Harry Snothead In my opinion, he's absolutely a genius.
@@RedCaio I wouldn't say he's anything less than a brilliant composer, but he lifted more than just the general feel from the Kings Row theme.
You can hear almost identical melodies in both the Star Wars and Superman themes. Musicians have had successful plagiarism lawsuits on far less.
@@pickyyeeter You wouldn’t think that if you actually understood the process, is their point.
@@None-lx8kj I understand that directors give reference pieces to composers to use as a guide. I'm saying that it's possible for a composer to use the instrumentation and feel of a reference piece, without directly lifting the melody of that piece
I always remember this one quote: "Without John Williams brooms wouldn't fly, dinosaurs wouldn't breathe, sharks wouldn't scare us and lightsabers wouldn't be awesome weapons"
(Something like that)
The music actually was barely used during the lightsaber fights in the first three Star Wars movies. Seemed like they wanted to let the sound effects shine during those. That all changed in the prequels, and briefly in the final Return of the Jedi showdown.
@@jedijoneshe’s just saying that John Williams elevated the movies with his score, regardless of when used.
It’s so good though, A Jedi’s Fury: ua-cam.com/video/hbAVXR49Zic/v-deo.html
I second the “Something like that” 😅
@@jedijones Don't be one of those people. You know damn well the point he was making. You don't have to flaunt your film studies degree from Tallahassee JuCo.
John Williams, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson and Paul Simon are still among us! Holy damn
Part of me can't believe the next Indy film will be his last score, and part of me is amazed at what an incredible career he's had and how lucky we are to have had him around for so long. He is 91 years old.
[EDIT: he is not done! He is touring Europe as of 2024, but he says he is open to composing another score if the right film comes along.]
Btw, I think Indy V is a genuinely great film, and a lot of people think it is a very good film. Don't hate me for it!
So if Dial of Destiny is Williams' last composition, it is worthy of the distinction.
Oh, did you not hear? He went back on it, said he's not done. He said something along the lines of "A day without music is a waste".
@@cannonjones6713 "Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here." - Albus Dumbledore
@@Ranger1812 Dumbledore has some great quotes. ;)
Even more in the book than in the films, as you just proved. I want to say that's from the first book, right?
@@cannonjones6713 It's from Goblet of Fire. Dumbledore had just led the students in a recital of Hogwarts' school song in which everyone sang to their own tune, and Fred and George had just finished, after everyone else already had, in a slow funeral march style.
@@Ranger1812 Yeah, I recall the scene, I just thought that was the first sorting ceremony.
I dont think people realize how many major major films John Williams did the music for. So many of my all time favorites
And numerous T.V. shows as well!
And his son Joseph Williams is the lead singer of the famous rock band Toto. He sang on their 1988 album "The Seventh One", and probably a few more after that and then Bobby Kimball made a short comeback and then in the late 90s the singer was some black guy who almost no one remembers or is really a fan of. Still today, mainly Joseph does the singing, accompanied by David Paich and Steve Lukather.
In his early TV career, wasn't he the "Johnny" Williams we saw so often in the credits?
He had been around in Hollywood maybe twenty years already when he got together with Spielberg and George Lucas, and I suppose that's when he started to be known in his own right by the public. And it's not like he had been flying under the radar up til then, but Jaws and Star Wars really became next-level stuff. Every film those two directors ever did since seems to have John Williams' name on it, and that alone would be plenty for anyone. 😂
That makes perfect sense. “Inevitable” is such a great creative point to strive for and it explains why his themes like Star Wars, jaws, Harry potter feel like they’ve always existed
Love that last quote from Williams. Nothing is more difficult than perfect simplicity.
Indiana Jones is the greatest adventure movie ever created.
I would go even further and call Indiana Jones the greatest movie franchise ever made.
@@k_anth Crystal Skulls. That was terrible. I thought it was just the internet just pitchforking, but no it's bad. Aliens. Aliens.
@@tbird-z1r I don't like crystal skull either, but every good franchise has bad movies. especially star wars
Just think of the countless movies it has inspired. Really amazing.
I actually didn’t mind Crystal Skull. It was really fun and enjoyable, people were being too nit-picky.
I stood there staring at the screen as they pushed the crate through the warehouse and was completely enamored from head to toe as John Williams Indy theme played on. It's the single greatest movie theme ever. It in my opinion captures the essence of true cinema like no other song or movie ending could. I was born in 1971 and Steven's movies were what everyone talked about what going to the movies was about. Before the internet, before cable TV, his movies took you on an adventure that was so exhilarating, everyone who was walking out of the movie felt like we were in a brotherhood from watching Steven's movies together that would last a lifetime. Thankyou. Steven and thank you John Williams. Truly cinematic excellence that this generation could never experience
I was born in 1973 and wholeheartedly agree with you 100% and in my opinion the great movie magic type experience died in the beginning to mid 90's with terminator 2 being the last great movie
Spielberg, Lucas, and Williams are the one of the most iconic and perfect trio in history
@@guciowitomski3825 bro I screwed that up so bad 💀 thanks for correcting me
“Work on them [the notes] until they seem inevitable”. If you’re not a composer, I don’t think you’ll realise how much concentration and discipline this takes. Old school. A dying breed.
Plenty of great directors, only ONE John Williams.
He is beyond legendary and deserves his own award for his contributions
His own awarD? He's won 25 Grammy awards and is the second-most-nominated person in Academy Award history behind only Walt freakin Disney. So don't worry, he's got his own awards
@@davidmccourt6139 I think he meant there should be a “John Williams Award” which I absolutely agree.
@@leodeciofilho4946 Will be, after his death, thats how it works...
"Can't you use both?" And he did, absolute mad lad.
Its amazing how perfect those themes seem. Almost like they had always existed and John Williams had simply remembered them.
That’s how all of his themes sound
I still love the story that the first time the two of them collaborated, on _Jaws,_ Williams played his idea for the theme for Spielberg on the piano. Spielberg's reaction was, 'Is this a joke?'
Williams was so far ahead of his time that even Spielberg didn't get it at first!
Really? Did he mean a joke as in it sounded lame, not scary, or too on the nose?
@@theoutlook55 - Some combination of that I suppose. Without the benefit of a full orchestra playing it, it just sounded silly to him.
@@theoutlook55You have to understand that Jaws was an extremely troubled production: the shark broke down multiple times, the cast and crew didn’t have a finished script, and shooting on the water was nightmarish. Spielberg was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So, when he heard those two notes, that was just one more reason for him to be terrified.
Those two notes, also, were useful especially after Spielberg decided to show the shark in POV shots, because we knew the shark was there.
@@JHParee sad to hear that about the shark, I hope it found a good therapist afterwards
Well they'd collaborated by then on Sugarland Express and by 1974 Williams already had 9 oscar nominations so I'm sure Spielberg trusted him!
The music that John Williams created changed popular culture forever. The soundtrack to people's hopes and dreams.
I wish I could whistle
It’s easy, just put your lips together and blow. -Marilyn Monroe.
@@murrynathan
Beat me by 47 min
😞🙃😉
@@murrynathan that wasn’t Marilyn, it was Lauren Bacall.
@@KevyNova Thanks, knew it was one of those old hags.
@@KevyNova I thought I was going crazy for a moment. Thanks for restoring my faith in my own memory.
Literally said “why not both?”
What?
@@camsfour4177
He told him to just combine the two hooks, which reminded me of the meme “why not both?”
@@tallerwarrior1256 Huh..
I always thought "why not both" is something I came up with.
Now I find that it existed for years.
@@lukestar2218 read between the lines
Can't remember a recent tune as iconic or even catchy. Master of his craft!!
Star Wars comes to mind
Absolute perfection. I still get chills hearing it.
The GOAT. No one else is even close.
Steven or John?
Because either one, you aren't wrong.
Not even! Williams is the man! Just fire!
I was touring MIT once and they showed a program that listened to the theme music of 80s movie music and could fast forward to "the third place Darth Vadar appears" or "how many times is Indy on screen" just by analyzing the tunes.
This is why you can just listen to the soundtracks by themselves and be satisfied throughout.
Leitmotifs are very powerful.
Try listening to the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. The musical moments match up to the scenes so well, that I can even recall the exact script for any given timestamp. Part of that is that I've seen the movie many times, admittedly. How many marvel super fans could do that with the avengers? My guess is zero.
From Jaws to Harry Potter this man has literally hypnotized generations of people with his scores. He’s like a real life magician waving his wand and bringing entire worlds to life.
He didn’t do potter
@ Yes he did. John Williams did the music for the first three Harry Potter films.
@@EagleFang74 you are correct, my bad
@@FredTanAustin No worries, we all make mistakes.
John Williams was able to take the genius of other composers and carved out memorable themes himself!
I love you so much John Williams....your music, love language to film is incredibly powerful and amazing. Thank you for your brilliance and magnificence.
John Williams has written so many iconic and memorable tracks it's unbelievable
Every time I don't hear it for a while, forget about it and then remember it again, it's so good, just an Earworm for days you just want to go on an adventure with that music
Got goosebumps after Steven explained it. Wow.
The simplicities are exactly what made those songs the most iconic scores we’ve ever heard.
Goddamn to take a look inside Williams' brain. Dude is an absolute genius
John Williams is such a musical genius
So, Spielberg's not just a great director but a great whistler too. Impressive
Great director, average whistler
He got the point across.
He was off tune
John: "That's a perfect example of the kind of collaboration we did..."
The Collaboration: "Every option you gave me is gold, use all of it"
That's vital input though. No matter how celebrated an artist is, sometimes they can see the gold they've created due to spending time on it ad nauseam.
The most amazing thing about this is how good of a whistler Steven Spielberg is
He really can't whistle well. He is strained
he is musician himself... even played clarinet in the orchestra for John Williams when they made the _Jaws_ score
Are you being sarcastic or something? Anyone who can whistle more than one note can do that.
There are certainly people that whistle much better than Steven, and don't sound constrained. Yet he surpriesed me, as he whistles in tune and in time. Nowadays I don't hear anyone whistling, but when it was more common, rarely I heard it with that precission.
You people are either taking crazy pills or just completely unmusical. His whistling is totally out of tune!
Will truly miss these two when they pass. Huge part of my childhood.
One of the greatest themes. So catchy
Absolute Music Legend. May He live long and have a absolute happy life.
John Williams is a living legend
John Williams' themes not only burned its way into your mind but occupied your heart for all time.
John Williams’ music got me through high school. Those years were lonely times for me back then. I remember watching ABC’s 20/20 show in 1984, he discussed his music for The Imperial March and his score for Return Of The Jedi(which had rehearsal footage. It was the first time I ever saw how music is incorporated into a film). He sounded calm and confident in his abilities and in the London Symphony Orchestra who were performing the score.
I was surprised to see him in The Last Jedi or The Rise Of Skywalker, who opens the door and sees Poe Dameron and he remains silent, but has a look like he is saying, “You! Really?!!!” before he reluctantly lets Poe and the others in.
Thank God for John Williams.😎👍
To have so much creative output for so many years ,John Williams has written some of the most memorable and exciting theme music for so many films truly a living legend.
John Williams will go down in history for his cinema scores. Between Indiana Jones and Star Wars, bro made “The Music of our Childhoods”
And E.T., Jaws…
@@keykrazy And Superman! 👍
Will? He already has.
Home Alone
Jurassic PARK
Harry Potter
The Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind. haunting alien code tune.
Spielberg perfectly whistling all the notes of the theme 👏👏
Perfect pitch: the ability to know a key without needing to hear a reference.
John Williams clearly has it as you notice he was whistling in the correct key.
And Spielberg definitely lacks it
What he’s explaining is why a lot of old video game music is so iconic. The limitation actually forces a more iconic sound.
I don't think most people fully appreciate how important music is in film, especially the RIGHT music... wether its an original score like the "theme song" for ROCKY, or a scene from a Scorsese film with "gimme shelter" by the Rolling stones played at the perfect moment and it gives you chills every time you watch it... as far as I'm concerned, music can make or break a film
Loved hearing John Williams say he fusses over his themes to get them "to seem inevitable", especially mentioning the "permutations". Each time he finds his voice and the result is just amazing.
Low key one of the best and most successful pop writers of the later half of the 20th century into the 21st. And he works in mostly classical music.
It's not in a low key, it's in C major.
It’s like poetry - you want the least amount of words that will give you exactly the message you’re trying to convey.
Love it when people actually create beautiful music for their movies and not just play a bunch of popular music through the movie...
*popular songs
I looked up to Indiana as a kid. I still do. The power of John Williams music Georges writing Harrison’s acting and Steven’s directing brings tears to my eyes!
My mom told me she made up the main theme tune. She'd always be humming it and putting words to it about our dogs, so I asked her about it and she said she came up with it. I was so surprised when I heard a kid at school humming it lol 😭
She also to you Santa Claus is real, and that Daddy just went to the store to pick up some milk and will be back any day now.
@@VAULT-TEC_INC. my dad went out to pick up Santa Claus and together they robbed some tombs in Indiana.
His movie scores are my childhood. They're all so iconic in their own way. What a legend.
Indianapolis Museum of Art is showing Raiders on their IMAX screen in May, and my best friend in the universe has NEVER seen the movie, but he's a HUGE fan of the film...... I can't wait to see Belloq's face explode on a movie screen bigger than my house!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👍
John Williams will always be one of the best composer to make a memorable motif.
That's 4 notes and instantly recognizable.
Imperial march, 6 notes triplet. Instantly memorable
John Williams with Indiana Jones theme and other Great Steven Spielberg
Musical grammar to make it seem inevitable, that's a perfect way to describe the beautiful experience of creating and listening to music!
I so deeply admire these two spectacular human beings. I wish I could have collaborated with them, one as a novelist, and the other as a singer of extraordinary vocal range.
Probably my favourite movie theme of all time. Whenever the song hits it's goosebumps. Love it
Musical frequencies are more powerful and controlling than you can imagine...
What a gift having the world's greatest composer to do the music for your films.
The song still makes me feel the way it did when I heard it as a kid... Excited, thrilled, even hopeful for the future
Mr Spielberg whistles so good. 😀
The greatest thing about John Williams’ scores (in my opinion) is that they can be so iconic and prevalent, but still filled with so much nuance and layering.
He’s so damn good and so right that they do feel like they’ve always been there, I couldn’t imagine these movies any other way
John Williams is the movie sound track of my childhood.
Star wars, superman, ET, indiana jones, close encounters, home alone, Harry Potter etc etc.
Fucking legends. Cut. Print. The apex of classical modern filmmaking. When they’re gone that’s the end of this era. 🙌
I find myself whistling this toon, though havent watched Indy in years
John Williams is a Legend
Nobody will ever equal the talents of John Williams creating music for films. He’s composed so many timeless and memorable themes that just hit the spot every time. Two of my favourites are Star Wars and Superman. Oh and the Jaws music too! Absolute masterpieces
"The simplicity are often the hardest to capture" damn true!
John Williams is one of my favorite composers. It seems that everything you hear from him is a masterpiece.
John Williams is great at creating riffs and themes for his music. That's what makes his scores so iconic!
It's so elegant and sophisticated for something that's ultimately simple
And the good ones, hard to create, are often so simple.
John Williams = "Which of the two melodies do you want to use for the theme?"
Spielberg = "Yes."
It would be interesting to see what John’s studio at home looks like and what kind of things he has in his collection of music gear. Other composers have some of the most insane setups you could possibly imagine. Like Hans zimmer having more modular synths in custom walnut cabinets than any normal person could afford if they saved up for 10 lifetimes. All inside of an old Victorian library/study.
John has Indy's body pillows.
@@Tretas. does he have one of those mouse pads that has leia in the golden bikini as a wrist rest?
@@MisterRorschach90 No, he's a man of principles.
That's why he's a legend. He was a student of the masters, but knew his role was to bring these films to the next level for average moviegoers.
That unique combination of a master's craft with mass appeal - along with hard-ass work and collaboration with ANOTHER genius - is what makes John Williams' music immortal.
So grateful to this man. John Williams wrote the soundtrack to my childhood in the 90s
Love this movies. I was like 10 or something and we had Indiana on vhs and I play it over and over again. It was our family movie, great memories.
How in the hell does he do it, again and again and again? So many timeless and instantly recognizable movie themes.
"seemed like they've always been there". I feel this about all great pieces of music. It's like these great composers are able to uncover melodies that are ingrained in everyone.
John Williams is a pure genius, he's brilliant music just instantly intensifies any movie.
An absolute musical score genius!! He makes the adventures feel larger than life and makes you feel good inside. Imo
John Williams’ scores are legendary.
Around a decade ago, a tribute was done in an outdoor theater in western Massachusetts. After around four hours of his works, the symphony performed a montage of his remaining works. Only a single piece was performed per movie and they still didn’t do everything. It was all amazing.
Insane level genius
Love the humility of giving Spielberg credit for putting those two genius parts together
Two absolute geniuses defined my lifetime. Thank you both!
Thanks for putting the notes over their recitation of it. It brought it together for me.
John Williams,what an amazing composer and composer!
underrated song writer
John Williams’ greatness cannot be overstated
It’s insane how consistent John Williams scores are. Dude is a freaking genius idk how he was able to conceptualize these themes and songs BEFORE a completed movie is put in front of him to then add music too, but he’s the damn master at it.
The bridge is always so satisfying in this song
John's an artist man. Simple but gold 🪙
The goosebumps over hearing how one of the best movie themes was created