John Williams: The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back
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- Опубліковано 3 січ 2025
- The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars: Episode V)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by John Williams
From the LA Opening Gala 2014: John Williams Celebration
They should've given him a mini lightsaber to conduct the orchestra with.
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One of those Lightsaber chopsticks would be cool;-) In red of course!
@@Tk5869 yes red
What about purple guys ?
A lightsaber wand
Luke: "Vader's on that ship."
Han: "How do you know?"
Luke: "What are you, deaf? They're literally playing his song!"
LMAOOOOOO
This made my day 😂
Copied comment, but still nice.
Every time you listen to this song, you get a sense of fear that you might get force chocked or get cut by his lightsaber
One of the best parodies ever
Playing one of the most iconic pieces of movie music while being conducted by the man who wrote it?......yea no pressure there.
Yeah, nothing at all right? It's like, what gives? Can you pass me the salt?
It's a joke dimwit
@zcbm88 Welcome to the jokestan,here we make jokes and expect people to understand them
Yeah...but what an honor!
@@SlyBeast Agreed :)
I can now die in peace knowing that I've seen the man conduct his own music live.... THANK YOU!
but you didn't see it live, you watched it on youtube.
@@salazam ikr
@@salazam maybe they were in the crowd
wizard
@@Deinobi maybe
"Hey listen, I need you to do a job for us."
"How much does it pay?"
"It doesn't pay..."
"I don't think I want to do it then."
"Look, it's real quick, ok? All we need you to do is dress as a Stormtrooper while John Williams is conducting the Imperial March, and-"
"I'm in."
😂
Well if he's in I'm in.
The alternative:
"Hey listen, I need you to do a job for us."
"How much does it pay?"
"It doesn't pay..."
"I don't think I want to do it then."
"Look, it's real quick, ok? All we need you to do is dress as Darth Vader while John Williams is conducting the Imperial March, and-"
"I'm in."
Dude: *mentions dressing as a storm troopers or John williams*
Job applications: 20,000 units already ready and a million more well on the way
look how happy he is when DARTH VADER comes up!
I am 48 years old, this man literally wrote the soundtrack to my childhood. Thank you mister Williams.
mart
Master williams*
He's making my childhood
47, and I'm with you mate
49 here. Totally.
If I ever have my own office, I will install remote controlled speaker to play this song as I enter.
Nishant Kumar Jha I have my own office, but I’ve chosen to play the imperial march in the offices of my employees when I leave mine....
@@BernardBakker Alright now you can't just say that and *not* give us a video
Romain J and scare off all prospective new employees?? Darth Vader needs his Stormtroopers!
Bernard Bakker sounds like an excuse to me.
Probably won't be able to keep your employees for more than an hour.
John Williams just smiling there like: “I’m the best conductor in the world, get that Darth Vader out here!” really loved this, it’s a classic.
Hello 👋
Hans Zimmer vs John Williams: Civil War
From somewhere comes Alan Silvestri
John Williams hands down over all. 😵😵🤠
@@HeyCrabman14 I love Williams but don't know about
That's like an Infinity Gauntlet powered Thanos (Williams) against something like Hawkeye (Zimmer). It's just not a fair battle 😂
Danny Elfman for the win😜
This theme never gets old...
Just like Younglings
lol
Haha nice that got me to laugh
Man that’s dark. That’s why I love it!😂
I see what you did there, satan
ah hell
My man really felt powerful in that Darth Vader suit, I don't blame him, I would've felt immortal.
"You...You mean *I* get to be *Darth Vader* ? *FUCK YEAH!* "
-That guy, probably
I would have felt itchy
@@thomashisted5984 sand
@@screamingyoda3898 Nooooooooo.....
Him and Jerry Goldsmith.
Remember, this is the man who created all of the famous themes. Superman, Indiana Jones, Darth Vader, Force theme, John Williams will always be THE composer and conductor in my heart.
Deadset legend
When John Williams dies, his body will become with the force.
Force Ghost
He will live in the music
Bold of you to assume John William can die
he will be resurrected by the stone
Some would consider their powers to be most...unnatural.
‘The force is strong with this one’. R.I.P. David Prowse (Darth Vader) 1935-2020
may my favorite movie character of all time rest in peace
Wait he died?
😭😭😭😭😭
Yes indeed!
RIP, he was one of the best star wars actors.
Give this man an Oscar already.
John Williams: I have already have five, bud.
Let's make it six
@@borreroshirley6980 sure let's do this. If he composes in his bear future.😀
@@borreroshirley6980 lets make it for all the great soundracks
He also has the most Oscar nominations of any living person, with 52. All time, he's second only to Walt Disney with 59.
Chaitanya Yechuri Rise of Skywalker was the last movie he was going to ever compose music for, if I’m correct, he’s gotta entire retirement someday
May the force be with you, James Earl Jones. The world will miss your iconic voice.
I agree with you
The one guy around 00:53 is so into it he can barely contain himself and I cannot blame him.
ObligedUniform i was exactly at that moment when I read your comment
@@RemusGT me too what the hell
Me 3
@@colinftp3288 me 4
Me not
1:39 John Williams shooing away a dog that has climbed to the stage😂
Underrated comment 😂😂😂
jajajaj
Moose Da Beast xD
GOLDEN COMMENT OMFG LMFAO
The man was 45 when he scored the very first Star Wars. At an age when many artists are considered past their primes, he was just warming up.
45 is considered baby age for film composers. Tom Holkenberg mentioned that when he first moved to LA at 45, one of the things that boggled his mind was that everyone thought he was young.
@@DealerCamel I see what you're saying, although some of my favorites such as Elfman, Zimmer, Horner, Arnold, etc... already composed their first popular works in their early 30s. And JW himself was already scoring during the 60s. Perhaps it's the profession itself that deserves more recognition since composers in other mediums tend to fizzle out earlier. Would Paul McCartney had been better off transitioning into making film musicals like Alan Menken in his mid-40s? I don't know.
I miss John Williams in Ready Player One
If I could donate 5 years of my life to John Williams just to witness him longer on this earth - I WOULD!
I think anyone would
Same
Me too!!
That's up to our FATHER ABBA to decide.
I would donate 20 years lol
The Force is strong with this one. John Williams really knows how to bring out the power of the dark side.
sonic18shadow : I don’t know how John Williams understands Star Wars so much. First of all looks like an arrogant Englishman (which he is not). I mean he doesn’t look like Mr. Life of the Party. And second, he gets edited and unedited scenes and sequences and is told to make music for it. Just look at this video of Star Wars without music:
ua-cam.com/video/Tj-GZJhfBmI/v-deo.html
Like I said, he looks like an Englishman who just had his tea spilled by a waiter. But in fact there is an adventurous dude inside who understands the simple pleasures of life.
Star Wars is nothing without its main maestro in John Williams.
no John Williams no Star Wars
Love John Williams lots, but if anyone besides James Earl Jones had voiced Darth Vader, there would only have been the one movie.
John Williams is a maestro of classical film scores, and this is no exception.
@@lukeypup95productions53 you are so right
So you don't like The Mandalorian?
It's fun watching a composer direct their own music. He doesn't look at his music at all - he doesn't need it.
It's fun watching a composer "CONDUCT" their own music. He doesn't look at the "ORCHESTRA" at all - he doesn't need to look at them.
@@QueenMachine. I'll give you the conductor one, but music, nope I mean what I said and disagree. A conductor should always look at their orchestra otherwise what is the point of being there if not to communicate to them.
@@SplittingProductions A Conductor doesn't always look at the Orchestra, he is conducting them by using his Baton that way they can see how high they need to play and now low they need to play, he doesn't have to look at them.
@@QueenMachine. Just shut the fuck up, dude. Not only are you annoying as hell, you don't even know what you're talking about, which is the worst thing ever when you're trying to correct other people. A conductor doesn't tell the orchestra how "high" or "low" they should play. That is written in the sheet music. What a conductor does is interpreting the score and preparing the orchestra for how it should play the piece that isn't immediately obvious from the sheet music, steering it in a direction so that it becomes one unit, not a bunch of different instruments. Maybe he wants a certain timbre, or specific dynamics and so on. At the performance, he keeps the tempo, and indicates when instruments or instrument groups should come in, or emphazise certain parts. He's like a sports coach that holds the orchestra together, before and during the performance.
You didn't know, and now you know, douchebag.
@@lingonberriesofwrath1836 I posted that 2 Months ago, don't you think i already know that by now?
That look and smile from John Williams when Vader and Stormtroopers kicked in were like a happy young boy seeing his toys come to life with his music.
the fact that he can turn and conduct and the orchestra stays together- couldn’t be me
To be fair, he does know the song fairly well.
They also probably know it very well.
I was in student symphonies in high school and college. I seem to remember that we tried running a piece without our conductor (the conductor would have had us try it as an exercise). Certainly doable, but with a reduction in quality. An orchestra takes up so much space that the speed of sound starts to matter. I can't remember exactly what happened when we tried.
The orchestra stays together is surprising? Really? I’ve played in concerts like this, definitely not at this scale but a conductor is more for the Audience than the people playing, it’s really easy to look at the book that tells you what to do that is literally right in front of you, and if you practiced you don’t need anything but to hear the song from people around you
The orchestra is probably made of fans. They probably learned their instruments on this.
Alan Silvestri: You underestimate my power.
John Williams: Don’t try it!
👏🤣🤣
It’s over Alan! I have the high notes!
Who the fuck is alan silvestri?😂
Joker composer of the MCU soundtrack
@Joker Back to the future rings a bell?
When Mr. Williams passes, we will all have lost a part of us
Yes we have
I read your comment and thought "has he died?!"
Because "we have" is in the present tense. I guess "why would you say that?" is pretty much what i meant too.
I don’t think so. We’ll continue to be able to enjoy his work for the rest of time. True artists create something that will outlive them, John Williams has for sure left a great mark onto the world that will never be forgotten. John Williams will always be alive to me.
Even THE MAN himself… turns his back to the orchestra to catch a glimpse of Vader.THANK YOU John and every great musician here.Truly something special to watch!
That smile at the end really makes this video for me. You can see just how happy he is with the performance of the orchestra. :D
That's the I love this job face
Amazon has the entire concert. What happens right before is great. Just not shown here.
“Man, the Jaws music is the best thing John Williams has ever composed!”
John Williams: Hold my lightsaber
XD
Grim Musicreaper :)
Indiana Jones soundtrack was also amazing
ExtremePlayGames Yes
@@Dragon-hu5ev jurassic Park also , the man just keeps outdoing himself hahaha
His smile at 2:17 is the look of a true master tradesman admiring his handy work
Actually he smiled because he did a Sith force lightning strike gesture two seconds before and somebody probably laughed at it.
John William is the one of the GOATs of music
If you're still listening to this in 2024 , you're not alone and I love you! ...from Fort Worth, Texas
I want earth to shake when this music is played
Rolling ace 🗿don’t let iran read this comment
me to
mArThA i ran
Then You should Wait For An Earthquake.
The empire is alone cool, but with the imperial march...BADASS
Long live our glorious Empire ;)
yes you are right
Even better when Vader joins in
For the sith empire
This soundtrack and Vader are the reasons why we root for villains...
I like how John Willaims is still conducting when he turns to look at Darth Vader
Light, Superman theme, Dark, Vader's theme, there is simply no match, what a genius.
When I was in middle school, there was one year that the school band (of which I was a member) was invited to march in a local parade...a vote was held to decide whether the band would play the Imperial March or the "Rocky" theme during the parade. I was one of the (unashamedly nerdy) band members who voted for the Imperial March but the "Rocky" theme ended up winning the vote. I remember plodding along in the parade and noticing that nobody along the parade route seemed especially interested in the music we were playing. To this day I am convinced that the Imperial March would have invigorated that parade!
So sad. Your school didn't get to experience this Badass song (neither did my school)
@@krishnamathur2093 yeah
Man I’m lucky my school went to a orchestral and we heard Star Wars music best day ever
The kids in your school are dumbasses
Steven Spielberg: God of Movies
John Williams: God of Scores
itsmeyousife Got it
Yeah I heard Lucas say he was not sure this movie would work at all and was close to calling it when Williams showed him the score. Lucas said YEP this will be big!
He should give half his billions to John Williams if he is a God.
Rickard Kaufman Now brace yourselves as I reveal my brillance
@@fredererpower I'm the master of suspense so intense that they will be no defense against Hithcock once he presents.
There is literally not a reason to press the dislike button
The only dislikers are Rebel scum.
The jedi did.
They’re part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. Take them away
The jedi did
Well actually there is bro... you press it if you dont like it
" do you remember that time you scared humanity shitless to go swimming at the beach ever after?"
John williams; " yeah...fun times"
" Well I got this 7ft tall astmatic space dude who likes to make an entrance..."
Williams; "say no more...!"
Anyone else think this is the most badass song ever.
**cough-cough** ua-cam.com/video/-C2wCcuKmLI/v-deo.html
Not even close. Derivative of a timeless classic. John Williams is the master.
One Winged Angel. 😉
EVA_Unit_4A nah
@@sallyb.3493
Yeah.
I am always at a loss for words when I try to describe John Williams. His genius came from the stars.
...and the wars
from a galaxy far, far away…
He's strong in the force
And from Indiana
@@Justforvisit and from hogwarts
I’m disappointed that this composition didn’t win an Oscar.
*I beg you pardon*
oscars are rigged anyway
@@xxDxxism ezy to get an Oscar if you’re with the mafia.
Did he not win best sound traack that year?
@@funnynameforme4091 Yeah, but unfortunately the imperial march was not feautred in A New Hope
I love that, in these times, we have numerous great composers who all compete for greatness. But John Williams set the standard, and he set it very high.
Hello 👋
Darth Williams: "First violin, i find your lack of rhythm disturbing..."
First violin: "I'm sorry Master... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarggghhh!!!!"
wtf is that? Star wars reference?
@@aayusharya4080 uhhh... yeah?
@@aayusharya4080 nooooo, it’s spongebob reference
"You are now first violin."
Top comment XD
The joy in his face throughout the song is amazing.
2:16 That's the I love this job face
Those 109 people who hit the dislike button are storm troopers and missed the like button
Now it's 3... Oh, the horror!
It's 3
Lol
:D:D
Or even the resistance
John Williams is one of the greatest composers of the modern era.
Hello 👋
2:16 That's the I love this job face. John Williams is definitely having good time.
At 2:14 if you look at his hands he did a palpatine lightning strike🤣🤣🤣
Only thing missing is the lightning effects 😂😁
POWERRR! UNLIMITED, POWERRRR!
I am the Senate.
Anakin Skywalker hahaha lol
Orm... No?
2:14 The "oh yeah, I know I'm awesome" smile
John Williams' MASTERPIECE
Such an iconic song. I can't believe John Williams is still at it.
He wrote this when he was 43 years old. Old enough to be admired for his willingness to totally buy into a universe which at that point stood in line with all kinds of variations of Flash Gordon. But also young enough to be admired for his ability to create something that archaic.
He’s not, he retired a couple of months ago
@@SilverPh3nixHe meant his talent
@@SilverPh3nix He unretired, lol.
The Empire improves every system it touches: safety, prosperity, trade, opportunity, peace... and totally badass theme music.
Geoffrey Brockmeier, are you implying that you’re Sith & not Jedi?
Only a sith deals in absolutes!, I'll do what I must
I cannot hear this song without chills running up my spine.
Absolutely!!
I saw an orchestra perform the score with the movie. It was electric!
Iconic! They will be playing this 200 years from now.
and even more
@@mariosmanesis5644 and in galaxies far far away
@ yes, you are so rght
This is for you James....wherever you are, my heart is filled by so much sadness today, but tempered with gladness at all you left us with, growing up with these incredible voices. ❤ Love always
I am turning 50 in 2020 and Star Wars and Empire where my childhood! I used to listen to this music every night before bed! Mr Williams will for ever be in my lifetime for me the greatest composer ! Without his music SW would never be the same! Thank you so much for making my childhood a better thing for making me relive the SW universe every night listening to this wonderful music.
14 years younger... but ditto to everything above
500 years people are going to listen to these songs classical music.
The cheer when the Stormtroopers emerge and Vader's entrance is at the same time heartwarming and exhilarating
John Williams conducting this legendary track is something to behold, he does it so casually, literally knows it by heart. Respect!
Those 557 dislikes, all from stormtroopers who missed the like button...
Throw in a couple rebels too, I'd guess they won't like the empire that much...
@@Biomechanoid29ah true
They tried
They’re from the rebellion scum
Mace Windu is one of those who dislike this video.
Hearing the music in person is one thing, but seeing Darth Vader and several storm troopers walk out on stage while it's playing is just awesome. These shows must be an amazing experience. And you can't tell me that the people in the orchestra weren't crying tears of geekiness all over their instruments. Lol!
I actually saw a showing of the movie with a full live symphony orchestra playing the score. It was spectacular. The emotions were so high.
Imagine what it would be like to be one of the younger members of that orchestra and getting the call to perform that theme song. I can imagine you'd almost have an excitement induced heartattack
ha ha haaaa
Imagine what it was like hearing this being played for the first time on opening night in a packed theater in 1980.
"Hey so whatre you doing this saturday?"
"Oh Im playing the Imperial March with John Williams' orchestra, nothing much"
"You what?"
This man is a legend. Best soundtrack composer ever.
He is not a legend,
HE IS A GOD
One of the greatest pieces of music ever written by Williams, if not of all time.
Hello 👋
John Williams will forever be a master composer to me.
seeing conductors smile and enjoy themselves while conducting a piece is so wholesome, especially for who he is
chills on my spine every time I hear this masterpiece
me to
Imagine Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader having an orchestra inside their Lambda shuttle everytime they enter the death star
ha ha haaaaa
The man is a musical genius-he composes music that enhances every scene.
* McDonald's cashier gets my order wrong *
My mother: 2:24
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
🤣
,😂
Your Mother: *YOU HAVE FAILED MY SON/DAUGHTER FOR THE LAST TIME!*
side note I wasn't sure so I didn´t want to assume, forgive me!
John Williams is, in my opinion, one of the greatest composers to ever live - he had such a unique style, and you can most certainly hear a lot of the "Imperial March" tones in the Harry Potter soundtracks.
May the Imperial March live FOREVER
And while you're visiting the Death Star, be sure to check out The Imperial Suite while you're at it!
This wonderful piece of art made me both smile and cry at the same time. Thank you, Mr. John Williams, for this unfathomable legacy!!!
And hope the legacy stays intact for ages to come!
00:32 : someone told the trumpetist that Darth Vader was in the audience.
Wotan Studio trumpetist?
Trumpeter
There truly isn't a dollar value you can place on how legendary it would be to be front row seats seeing this live.
“Impressive, most impressive.”-Darth Vader, 1980.
John Williams never ceases to amaze us every time he played this track, I’m still not over this song the moment it plays in the end credits of Rise of Skywalker, the chills I’ve got while listening to it in the theaters was surreal.
👏👏👏👏💪💪💪💪😈😈😈😈.
I love that 7.5 million people wanted to see video of an old man absolutely cooking
The most goosebump giving song of all time .
Plot twist: John is actually a Sith Lord.
A Sith Lord?
Is he palpatine
possible yes
good.... good...
@@UnhygienicSkele He’s the one behind everything, including the OST.
John Williams is such a legend.
This is probably my favorite rendition of Imperial March of all time.
I could listen to this all day........ Don’t tell Obi-Wan 😈
me to
Anakin Skywalker Oh I dont think so, Master Jedi
Take a seattttttt
I pledge my self to be your apprentice when you turn to the dark side. Master.
that is not funny at fucking all
11 Stormtroopers missed and shot the dislike button.
now are 17
Damn I wonder if it's a problem of the Imperial Academy
It seems not even a stormtrooper is able to aim the like button (or anything else)
now are 21
21
22
I got chills listening to this. Thank you Mr Williams for such a brilliant piece of music
John
Williams
You are
THE MAN
This is in my opinion John Williams is my person favorite for a conductor, he has also made so much music it’s really cool to see him still doing good.
John Williams is a true musical genius.
Why is it so wholesome when i see John Williams happy?
RIP James Earl Jones. You brought Vader his sinister voice. You absolute legend
these trumpets are just perfect
i know
I love Star Wars, so I loved listening to this piece of music.
John williams is the best he conducted a lot of musical film scores.
Simply breathtaking. A work of art
After all these years, this still sends chills up the spine. Simply amazing!
Film/game scores always sound SO much better when they're conducted by the composers. Love it!
The genius of that man defies description. He literally translated an abstract concept like evil into a piece of sound with flawless precision. You don't need to have seen the movies to understand what this song is about. Such is Williams' impeccable brilliance as a musical communicator.
There are very, very few people who deserve a star on the Hollywood walk of fame as much as this man.
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Incredible composition.