This movie wrecked me emotionally. Especially the where Littlefoot's mom died, and then he saw his own shadow and thought it was his family?? I CANNOT HANDLE IT 😭😭
As a kid watching this movie I didn't cry- but watching it as an adult, well it was very emotional & powerful. They simply do not make them like they used to. Period.
If one knows kids, one knows any generation. Children don't change, for if they have changed, they have grown up. Adults and the toys children get are what change. A child will play with physical toys just the same as any other if kept away from electronics. A typical child from the 40s will love Thomas the Tank engine as much as any child today, even if crazy parents find it "problematic" and too "masculine." Same with cars, soldiers, dolls and building blocks. I'm lucky my parents got me a hoard of videocasettes and CD-ROMs, with no internet until I needed it for school. I hope others do the same to keep their own children's minds and imaginations healthy.
I learned a lot about life and loss as a five year old sitting in a theater in 1988. I wish modern films for younger people wouldn't underestimate their audience so much.
this 💯🎯Being a child doesn't mean that you can't handle serious and sad topics, it's even essential to confront them to grow. I saw this movie when I was 6 and I'm fine, also I understood everything Plus this movie helps children dealing with the concept of death and accepting the differences of characters, backgrounds...
They don’t and nobody ever did? They’re filled with pseudoscience and propaganda now. Times change. Goals change. That’s why caring parents screen their children’s movies they watch.
frick...I should've never clicked on this. Here I am 22 years old with tears streaming down my face. All the memories and emotions just came flooding back. This was my childhood!!!!
I will be 32 in less than 2 months. I watched this film non-stop as a kid. I remember asking my mom to put in in our "rewinder" and saying "again mom, again". This would happen multiple times a day. No tears were ever drawn as a kid. Now I hear the 1st few notes of this score and its a waterfall. My favourite movie as a kid, followed closely by Charlotte's Web. Both tear-jerkers now that I have trouble bringing myself to watch because of the amount of tears they force out of me. I feel sadness at the end of films like Braveheart, Gladiator and 300. Testosterone-fueled epics where our hero dies. But Land Before Time, a "child's film", reaches deeper down and touches something primal. Its power is on a much higher level. I am not ashamed to admit that this film (and score) effect me in a very profound way. I hope one day I can share this with kids of my own.
"Beautiful" is not enough to describe how incredible this musical score is! I still can't believe this genius has passed away. This movie, this score was basiclly my childhood and I dare to say this; this is even BETTER than Disney-scores! YES, I FINALLY SAID IT!!!
I absolutely love the section at 1:52. I watched this film as a kid, and as an adult, I am only now fully appreciating the depth and scale of imagination that James Horner evokes in his music. Imagine being a kid again - the wonder of MASSIVE dinosaurs and the nostalgia of a heartfelt journey.
***** How fantastic that this music and the tale defines a generation. I was 5-6 years old when I saw it first, - in Hungarian cause I am from Hungary - and I think I feel the same way. There is something very innocent, comforting and even spiritual in this music and in the story (I only saw the first movie though, don't know about the rest.)
One herd had only a single baby. Their LAST hope for the future. And they called him Littlefoot. All that remained of his herd was his mother grandmother and his grandfather. He knew them by sight, by scent and by their love. He knew they would be together always.
3:40 was always my favorite part of the song. It represented that feeling of curiosity and naivety that we all felt as a child at some point. Plus, Ducky's cute awe and expression when she sees the butterfly always gives me a chuckle. Rest in peace, Judith Barsi.
Oh man ohh man 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 so much emotions! I was Born 85 and i Had a fairy childhood! It hurts... Really! I Wish i can Turn Back the Time ❤️ Today everything IS so Bad ... No quality... No real emotions .. only everyone want to be fame and earn much Money. Tik Tok etc. are poison for our Kids!
The soundtrack is simply amazing and majestic, I can tell the scenes from the movie as the track plays out. 1:50 The title appears 3:43 Ducky hatches, plays around and camera pans over to when Cera hatches 4:48 Camera pans to Littlefoot's egg in the rain, getting in danger and saved by his mom 5:45 Littlefoot hatches (my absolute favourite bit, this part makes me so emotional. Littlefoot's first moments in life is one of the most tender and beautiful moments I've seen in any movie)
Yes! Someone who gets it! That's exactly how James Horner's music does to me. I can tell the movie by what plays. That's the subtlety of emotions, right there. 7:25 Little foot falls asleep on his mom's back.
@ I Wanna Try with Kat Some music can support emotions in a movie via bits and pieces here and there, but great music can tell a story with such beauty that it paints images in our minds. Images seen that are like Renaissance paintings in motion.
James Horner - among the films we grew up watching as children were those composed by you. The Land Before Time was one of them. Your distinctive orchestral suites and the angelic choirs hold a magical nostalgia that never dies. Your music is among the scores that steal our breath away. I still get goosebumps by such old school film scores which composers rarely make nowadays. Your music was phenominal! May your soul rest in peace Mr. Horner! We were in shock of your death! But your music made you a legend! We shall miss you, but your music will live on! You were and always will be the man! ;...( "Now a noble heart is breaking. Goodnight, sweet prince. May hosts of angels sing you to sleep." - Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2
One of the greatest movie of all time, This movie has so much emotions in it and reflects on some very valuable points in life, such as loss, fear of the unknown, doubht, hapiness and friendship; family... The soundtrack brings tears to my eyes and this movie will forever be in my heart. Cant wait to watch this movie with my future children.
This musical piece is one of my earliest memory, back when i was 3-4 years old, it's clearer than anything from back then. Thank you Mr. Horner and godspeed.
Woke up with this music in my head. It was in my dreams, shortly before waking. I knew where it was from. Saw The Land Before Time, when it first came out in theatres. I was 5. This music is more than just the soundtrack to a movie. It's part of The Soundtrack of My Life; and what an adventure it's been so far... Thank you, James Horner.
Same here, this movie was always special to me. I was in kindergarten when this movie came out. Watching Little Foot's mom die made me tear up as a child, I remember feeling sad for him because I knew it would hurt me if my mom died too.
This is what started it all!!!! Thank u James Horner!!!! U will be FOREVER in my childhood of being the most greatest and talented composers!!!! I am so glad u created this masterful of a piece! God Bless U!❤️ The Land Before Time is my favorite of dinosaur movies and u r what made it perfect!!!
5:50 hit me like a truck. I know now that nothing lasts but from the bottom of my cold black heart I will savor these moments of innocence with my family as a small boy. Until i die. Thank you.
This movie hit me so hard as a kid... the tone and mood... even kids are most definitely empathetic naturally. But James Horner, rip, you shaped my childhood with your music...... to this day your sounds are a time machine in my mind and soul. Thank you.
Goodbye James Horner. You have made some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard. You have always been one of my favorite composers. Your music has moved me to tears and filled my heart with joy. Peace be with you now and THANKS FOR ALL THE MUSIC!
Look up rite of spring by Stravinsky, he uses this plenty times in this piece. I would even argue that this soundtrack was inspired by Strabinsky's featuring in Disney's Fantasia.
Jekkize OMG EVERYTHIG YOU JUST SAID, I'VE WODERED IT TOO! It feels weird and no offense to John Williams, but this part reminds me more of dinosaurs than the Jurrasic Park theme. That part is actually my FAVORITE piece in this song!! that, and 3:44 - 4:40 . :D
+Jekkize It's amazing how, by itself, the soundtrack captures basically the whole narrative of the movie, and in a way that is so moving. Truly, James Horner was an exceptional talent.
This entire soundtrack was just phenomenal. It was better than it had any right to be. Arguably James Horner’s masterpiece. Teamed up with Don Bluth it was a match made in heaven. The sequence where Little Foots mother fights off the T-Rex is so powerful. You can really tell that the thematic elements of the story really inspired James Horner. Learning how to cope with the loss of a mother is the heart of the story. It’s helped many kids who’ve had to go on that journey.
I watched this movie tons of times when I was a kid, and I never cried. Recently, I remembered its existence and decided to watch it again for a bit of a nostalgia shot. I don't think I ever cried so much in front of a cartoon. The mother's death is just soul-crushing and the music is surely a masterpiece. Are all kids emotionless, I wonder...
Today marks the 5 year anniversary of James Horner’s passing. The power of his music enabled childhood innocence and pure nostalgia. Kids films nowadays don’t make music like what he did nowadays. God rest his soul James Roy Horner! You may have died, but your music and inspiration still lives on. Listen to our prayers, and we will continue to listen to your music.
Billy Ray, this. Every word in your comment is true. Every music composer has a particular sound. For James Horner, he somehow made animated movies so majestic. His work, along with those of John Williams, truly remind me of my childhood. Still miss him.
Lost my mum as a young kid this film helped me understand things I didn't realise at the time... This music is epic probably the best animated film ever
I havent heard this since I was about 7 jesus brings me back so many memories I remember I watched this with my mum whilst she's was battling cancer I am so glad she's still with me
I watched this movie after 10+ years finally and I enjoyed it and cried, I didn’t want to feel old but I’m glad this movie taught me so much in the long run , I’m 23
I heard right now and wow... I have a feeling mix between crying and power emotion... so beautiful and sublime. Miss this phantastic drawings, miss my childhood, miss this values nowadays... One of the best and sad as well, films I have ever watched... we have to maintain this masterpieces for the next generations :___D
Hearing this song again after 20 years literally made the space between my temples feel like they were going to explode with nostalgia and joy. I literally have tears in my eyes. It's amazing feeling an emotion you haven't felt since you were 6 years old.
6:15-6:40 really got me. I'm an 18 year old boy. A young man reduced to tears because I vividly remember watching this on my living room floor when I was 4 years old. Simpler times...
Wow! I am 18 as well and I just loved that part, it is the only part I listen to, it is so sad, my sister put this movie on a few weeks ago and had completely forgotten about it, and I was so sad the whole movie and that part of the song is incredible!
This brings back memories. It's like I'm eight years old again. It's the early 90s, we're on summer holidays and my sister (age six) would have just had an argument about who gets control over the TV remote. We would have compromised and decided to put on a movie that we both enjoy. So we pop up it in the VHS player and watch Land Before Time for the upteenth time - at this point, both of us can probably quote most of the movie verbatim. I'm now 37 and have a career as an archaeologist (not a paleontologist, but that would have been fitting for this comment!). My sister is 35, working as a nurse, and is married with a daughter on the way, who, I hope, will have a chance to see this movie at some point in the next few years. Time flies. On another note, I was just listening to some Dvorak and heard a few familiar musical phrases. Easy to see where Horner might have gotten some of his inspiration (it was one of the Slavonic Dances that set off my memory).
This sad, emotional and beautiful movie learned me something very important in my life: even if we are all different, even if we live in a world where racism, prejudice, violence, injustice and horrors exist, we must put aside prejudice and learn to move forward together and show solidarity for everyone. Because in the end, the great cycle of life will end for all of us and we should evolve to be able to live together in the Great Valley. Utopia unfortunately cannot exist, but to travel our long years while having done the possible for a better world should be the motor of each one. That’s what this film taught me about life from an early age.
Narrator: Once upon this same earth, beneath this same sun, long before you, before the ape and the elephant, as well; before the wolf, the bison, the whale, before the mammoth and the mastodon, in the time of the dinosaurs. Now the dinosaurs were of two kinds. Some had flat teeth, and ate the leaves of trees, and some had sharp teeth for eating meat, and they preyed upon the leaf-eaters. Then it happened that the trees began to die. The mighty beasts who appeared to rule the earth, were, in truth, ruled by the leaf. Desperate for food, some of the dinosaur herds struck out to the west, in search of the Great Valley, a land still lush and green. It was a journey toward life.
I feel lucky to see this film in 1988, this movie didnt move me till i was an adult. After i had my kids i get very emotional at the birth of little foot. It reminds me of my kids first breath and crying. Holding new life that is my responsibility to raise nurture and be the best dad i can be.
This was the first movie I was obsessed with as a child. Born 1 month before it's release in the UK and watched it many times between ages 3-9ish. Now, nearly 25 years later and not seeing it for that duration, I realise how special it is and how much it means to me. Listening to this beautiful piece gave rise to a wave of emotion and vaguely flickered bits of the scene in my mind. If this is the last thing I hear as an old man, in those moments before I pass, I will die smiling with a tear in my eye.
Doesn't matter how old I get. Every time I get to the scene where Littlefoot hatches, I cry. I just cry. His momma loved him SO MUCH and i just 😭😢 wugheughwuujgjeuuugh
I just had a sudden urge to hear the soundtrack of this movie, haven't heard this stuff in over 15 years. I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me well up with tears of childhood nostalgia. James Horner is truly amazing.
I'm going to start balling in a few minutes. I love listening to to this music. It makes me cry tears of happiness every time. Like some kind of therapy. This music is my favorite from any childhood movie :)
It never fails to amaze me how much you can recognize a tune that you haven't heard since early childhood. I couldn't have sung any of these tunes if asked, but each note brings back so many memories. I really need to watch this film again!!
James Horner was the part of the Holy Trinity of "Js" to me at least. They are Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and James Horner....Sadly only John Williams is still alive of the three. Jerry Goldsmith lost his battle to cancer over 10 years ago. And James Horner as we already know has left us as well.
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This movie wrecked me emotionally. Especially the where Littlefoot's mom died, and then he saw his own shadow and thought it was his family?? I CANNOT HANDLE IT 😭😭
5:45 makes me tear every time I listen to, RIP Ducky, RIP James Horner, RIP grandma, RIP the 90s where I started watching this
+Azeckwazion I'll never forget you Judith Barsi (Ducky).
+Azeckwazion Oh man I feel the same way. Any idea if there is a extended version of the part starting at 5:45?
+Lars Roosjen no but u can take it and edit it
That's what's called GREAT COMPOSING.
SAME. :'(
RIP James Horner this piece alone out of all your works demonstrates the gift which you shared with us
As a kid watching this movie I didn't cry- but watching it as an adult, well it was very emotional & powerful. They simply do not make them like they used to. Period.
Don Bluth. Nuff said.
I cried both its very sad I always think Disney movies watching as an adult I can't help but cry
@@oron61 the man knew the generation
If one knows kids, one knows any generation. Children don't change, for if they have changed, they have grown up. Adults and the toys children get are what change.
A child will play with physical toys just the same as any other if kept away from electronics. A typical child from the 40s will love Thomas the Tank engine as much as any child today, even if crazy parents find it "problematic" and too "masculine." Same with cars, soldiers, dolls and building blocks.
I'm lucky my parents got me a hoard of videocasettes and CD-ROMs, with no internet until I needed it for school. I hope others do the same to keep their own children's minds and imaginations healthy.
@@oron61 i didnt have internet or stuff until i was like 15/16, kinda glad now because I was able to flex my imagination as a kid
I learned a lot about life and loss as a five year old sitting in a theater in 1988. I wish modern films for younger people wouldn't underestimate their audience so much.
Let alone animated movies.
this 💯🎯Being a child doesn't mean that you can't handle serious and sad topics, it's even essential to confront them to grow. I saw this movie when I was 6 and I'm fine, also I understood everything Plus this movie helps children dealing with the concept of death and accepting the differences of characters, backgrounds...
They don’t and nobody ever did? They’re filled with pseudoscience and propaganda now. Times change. Goals change.
That’s why caring parents screen their children’s movies they watch.
@@reginaphalange9417couldn't agree more
What month in 88?
RIP James Horner. When I hear this opening song I'm 8yrs old all over again. You will be missed.
I grew up with his soundtracks from Land Before Time, Casper, Jumanji, Avatar, American Tail, Titanic and many others.
adult life sucks hard best life is when you are a kid.
frick...I should've never clicked on this. Here I am 22 years old with tears streaming down my face. All the memories and emotions just came flooding back. This was my childhood!!!!
You’re 30. Feeling old, yet?
I will be 32 in less than 2 months. I watched this film non-stop as a kid. I remember asking my mom to put in in our "rewinder" and saying "again mom, again". This would happen multiple times a day. No tears were ever drawn as a kid. Now I hear the 1st few notes of this score and its a waterfall. My favourite movie as a kid, followed closely by Charlotte's Web. Both tear-jerkers now that I have trouble bringing myself to watch because of the amount of tears they force out of me.
I feel sadness at the end of films like Braveheart, Gladiator and 300. Testosterone-fueled epics where our hero dies. But Land Before Time, a "child's film", reaches deeper down and touches something primal. Its power is on a much higher level. I am not ashamed to admit that this film (and score) effect me in a very profound way. I hope one day I can share this with kids of my own.
"Beautiful" is not enough to describe how incredible this musical score is! I still can't believe this genius has passed away. This movie, this score was basiclly my childhood and I dare to say this; this is even BETTER than Disney-scores!
YES, I FINALLY SAID IT!!!
This and the Lion King are fantastic
Disney sucks compared to the land before time.
The music in this can run circles around “let it go”
Yes, this music is way smarter than Disney music (except for lion king)
Well said!! His scores manage to really touch the heart!
The emotional first music notes to an 80's classic RIP James Horner
I absolutely love the section at 1:52. I watched this film as a kid, and as an adult, I am only now fully appreciating the depth and scale of imagination that James Horner evokes in his music. Imagine being a kid again - the wonder of MASSIVE dinosaurs and the nostalgia of a heartfelt journey.
This song makes me shed a tear and feel six years old again.
WhenxChristxReturnsx at 4:50 i get goosebumps.. why'd she have to go and die
EastwoodGordon I know right? So sad :(
***** How fantastic that this music and the tale defines a generation. I was 5-6 years old when I saw it first, - in Hungarian cause I am from Hungary - and I think I feel the same way. There is something very innocent, comforting and even spiritual in this music and in the story (I only saw the first movie though, don't know about the rest.)
me too
+WhenxChristxReturnsx same here...dont get me started on how many times i watch this on VHS. Those halcyon days~ T_T
One herd had only a single baby. Their LAST hope for the future. And they called him Littlefoot. All that remained of his herd was his mother grandmother and his grandfather. He knew them by sight, by scent and by their love. He knew they would be together always.
A truly iconic narration
Thank you
Russell Vawter Pleasure. RIP Pat Hingle. I haven’t heard it since I was a high schooler nine years ago.
Those lines would make me feel very emotional as a kid
The feels everytime I hear this line
3:40 was always my favorite part of the song. It represented that feeling of curiosity and naivety that we all felt as a child at some point. Plus, Ducky's cute awe and expression when she sees the butterfly always gives me a chuckle. Rest in peace, Judith Barsi.
Yes, I think this is probably the piece that stuck with me the most. Hard to watch this now knowing about that sweet little girl.
Best part at 5:40. One of the most beautiful musical scores ever put to an animated film.
I agree but remove the put to an animated film part.
check out a new world from jumanji by james horner
100% always see little foots face. Also reminds me of my mum ❤
Oh man ohh man 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 so much emotions! I was Born 85 and i Had a fairy childhood! It hurts... Really! I Wish i can Turn Back the Time ❤️ Today everything IS so Bad ... No quality... No real emotions .. only everyone want to be fame and earn much Money. Tik Tok etc. are poison for our Kids!
Of all the music James Horner did, I say this one is my favorite.
RIP James Horner
The soundtrack is simply amazing and majestic, I can tell the scenes from the movie as the track plays out.
1:50 The title appears
3:43 Ducky hatches, plays around and camera pans over to when Cera hatches
4:48 Camera pans to Littlefoot's egg in the rain, getting in danger and saved by his mom
5:45 Littlefoot hatches (my absolute favourite bit, this part makes me so emotional. Littlefoot's first moments in life is one of the most tender and beautiful moments I've seen in any movie)
Yes! Someone who gets it! That's exactly how James Horner's music does to me. I can tell the movie by what plays. That's the subtlety of emotions, right there. 7:25 Little foot falls asleep on his mom's back.
@ I Wanna Try with Kat
Some music can support emotions in a movie via bits and pieces here and there, but great music can tell a story with such beauty that it paints images in our minds. Images seen that are like Renaissance paintings in motion.
That part is hugging your mom
R.I.P. James Horner. One of the greatest film composers of all time.
"Some were born without fear."
"Yet, even hatching can be dangerous."
😄
My introduction to ''classical'' music.
Thank you, James Horner for all the great music. RIP.
5:50 just makes me cry seriously , it's so beautiful , so emotional
I forgot how divine and wonderful that soundtrack was... RIP James Horner, truely a unique style and touch, you'll be missed...
James Horner - among the films we grew up watching as children were those composed by you. The Land Before Time was one of them. Your distinctive orchestral suites and the angelic choirs hold a magical nostalgia that never dies. Your music is among the scores that steal our breath away. I still get goosebumps by such old school film scores which composers rarely make nowadays. Your music was phenominal! May your soul rest in peace Mr. Horner! We were in shock of your death! But your music made you a legend! We shall miss you, but your music will live on!
You were and always will be the man! ;...(
"Now a noble heart is breaking. Goodnight, sweet prince. May hosts of angels sing you to sleep." - Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2
Sensational piece of music. This soundtrack and the soundtrack for 'Willow' are my two favourite compositions by the late great James Horner.
One of the greatest movie of all time, This movie has so much emotions in it and reflects on some very valuable points in life, such as loss, fear of the unknown, doubht, hapiness and friendship; family... The soundtrack brings tears to my eyes and this movie will forever be in my heart. Cant wait to watch this movie with my future children.
This musical piece is one of my earliest memory, back when i was 3-4 years old, it's clearer than anything from back then. Thank you Mr. Horner and godspeed.
Woke up with this music in my head. It was in my dreams, shortly before waking. I knew where it was from. Saw The Land Before Time, when it first came out in theatres. I was 5. This music is more than just the soundtrack to a movie. It's part of The Soundtrack of My Life; and what an adventure it's been so far...
Thank you, James Horner.
RIP James Horner, you will be greatly missed :'(
Para mi esta sera siempre la mejor obra de James Horner, por lo evocadora, por lo nostalgica y por su habilidad de transportarme a mi niñez... DEP
This movie saved my life as a child. It holds a verrrry special place in my heart.
you're not alone in that.
Exactly!
Same here, this movie was always special to me. I was in kindergarten when this movie came out. Watching Little Foot's mom die made me tear up as a child, I remember feeling sad for him because I knew it would hurt me if my mom died too.
I sure like your photo!! You have great music taste too
RIP James Horner....extraordinary! Definitely took me back to my childhood.
This is what started it all!!!! Thank u James Horner!!!! U will be FOREVER in my childhood of being the most greatest and talented composers!!!! I am so glad u created this masterful of a piece! God Bless U!❤️ The Land Before Time is my favorite of dinosaur movies and u r what made it perfect!!!
6:56 that note comes in so beautiful
Rest in peace, James Horner, and thank you for this and every other classic score you gave to us.
James Horner. The deep emotions and nostalgia so many of your pieces of artistry invoke in me will never be forgotten. You live on in your music. RIP
Simplemente una de mis bandas sonoras preferidas por toda la eternidad. Lloraba de niño. Gracias James.
I’m crying listening to the last segment ❤
5:50 hit me like a truck. I know now that nothing lasts but from the bottom of my cold black heart I will savor these moments of innocence with my family as a small boy. Until i die. Thank you.
This movie hit me so hard as a kid... the tone and mood... even kids are most definitely empathetic naturally. But James Horner, rip, you shaped my childhood with your music...... to this day your sounds are a time machine in my mind and soul. Thank you.
This is probably the earliest OST from my childhood that I so vividly remember. Decades later, every note.
Man...I respect this guy's work so much! Unsurpassed. RIP, James Horner. Thanks for helping me discover my passion for music
R.I.P. James Horner, you're music has been apart of my childhood memories and you and your work will never be forgotten.
Let's all hold on together...
And hope our dreams will never die..
Jose Deleon true words spoken and let’s put our differences aside without prejudices and we can make the world a better place
Weekday Gamers 🇬🇧 Yes because that’s what this movie was about.
@@manuelorozco7760 JAMES HORMER AVATAR
James Horner and Don bluth= perfection
Goodbye James Horner. You have made some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard. You have always been one of my favorite composers. Your music has moved me to tears and filled my heart with joy. Peace be with you now and
THANKS FOR ALL THE MUSIC!
5:40 when the flute begins to play then the harmonny of strings come in. That part is the reason music exists.
The flute transition reminded me of Braveheart's Secret Wedding flute portion. No wonder this style seemed so familiar.
Look up rite of spring by Stravinsky, he uses this plenty times in this piece. I would even argue that this soundtrack was inspired by Strabinsky's featuring in Disney's Fantasia.
R.I.P James Horner. He is now performing his beautiful and magical music in heaven and to all the angels.
RIP Mr. Horner, and thanks for making my childhood as whimsical as it was.
Thank you, Mr. Horner. Rest in peace.
This soundtrack as well as American Tail and Titanic are probably my top 3 from his soundtrack collection.
Sorry but vertigo is one the best ever aswell
I cry every time the music swells at 6:13. Good memories
1:48 - 3:00 how is it that this perfectly captures majestic, lumbering dinosaurs? HOW CAN MUSIC BE DINOSAURS?? EXPLAIN.
Erwann Seigneurin Thats what I was doing here too.... his music is magic :').
Jekkize OMG EVERYTHIG YOU JUST SAID, I'VE WODERED IT TOO! It feels weird and no offense to John Williams, but this part reminds me more of dinosaurs than the Jurrasic Park theme. That part is actually my FAVORITE piece in this song!! that, and 3:44 - 4:40 . :D
+Jekkize It's amazing how, by itself, the soundtrack captures basically the whole narrative of the movie, and in a way that is so moving. Truly, James Horner was an exceptional talent.
+Jess Anderson
Through the guidance of a genius everything that is possible is possible.
You know Jess, music can be everything; even dinosaurs!!! xD
This entire soundtrack was just phenomenal. It was better than it had any right to be. Arguably James Horner’s masterpiece.
Teamed up with Don Bluth it was a match made in heaven. The sequence where Little Foots mother fights off the T-Rex is so powerful.
You can really tell that the thematic elements of the story really inspired James Horner. Learning how to cope with the loss of a mother is the heart of the story. It’s helped many kids who’ve had to go on that journey.
Thank you James Horner for the beautiful memories.
RIP James Horner. Thank you for being a part of my childhood.
I watched this movie tons of times when I was a kid, and I never cried. Recently, I remembered its existence and decided to watch it again for a bit of a nostalgia shot. I don't think I ever cried so much in front of a cartoon. The mother's death is just soul-crushing and the music is surely a masterpiece. Are all kids emotionless, I wonder...
I wasnt. I had to really fight not to cry.
Today marks the 5 year anniversary of James Horner’s passing. The power of his music enabled childhood innocence and pure nostalgia. Kids films nowadays don’t make music like what he did nowadays. God rest his soul James Roy Horner!
You may have died, but your music and inspiration still lives on. Listen to our prayers, and we will continue to listen to your music.
Billy Ray, this. Every word in your comment is true. Every music composer has a particular sound. For James Horner, he somehow made animated movies so majestic. His work, along with those of John Williams, truly remind me of my childhood. Still miss him.
Lost my mum as a young kid this film helped me understand things I didn't realise at the time... This music is epic probably the best animated film ever
Probably one of my favorite songs of all time. Thank you James Horner, and rest in peace.
RIP James Horner. Thank you so much for the happiness you have brought to my life. Your gifts will never be forgotten!
RIP James Horner! You may have died, but your music won't! We will continue to listen to it In Memory!
"3 horns never play with long necks!!!"
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I reaaaallly hope that was an orchestral pun 😂👌 brilliant
That's RACIST!!!!!!!!! Check your privilege!!!!!!!!! ....dear god I miss my childhood, and better times, far far better times!
Peter MacDonough yessss 😂 I love when she said that
And 3 horns rarely play in symphonies.
I havent heard this since I was about 7 jesus brings me back so many memories I remember I watched this with my mum whilst she's was battling cancer I am so glad she's still with me
RIP to the great James Horner.
+Justin H He died in a plane crash last year.
He never dies, as long as his music exists
@@roydamanna it will last, guy left a treasure trove behind
In the end it was his own ambition that killed him he was an inexperienced pilot with hubris he couldn't land properly then crash
Seriously nothing like a James Horner french horn oh my god
Hence the name HORNER, no?
oh yes.
Jerry Goldsmith....?
He really wrote a mean violin as well. Actually, the best.
Words cannot begin to describe how beautiful this is. Truly, just like the movie, this is a masterpiece by itself.
Such an unforgettable score. Delicate, timeless, just a little bit painful. He had the magic touch.
Its bin over 30 years and still get goosebumps 😃😃
I refuse to believe there are 13 other Land Before Time movies. There is only one and it was perfect
I watched this movie after 10+ years finally and I enjoyed it and cried, I didn’t want to feel old but I’m glad this movie taught me so much in the long run , I’m 23
Happy 30th Anniversary The Land Before Time, you're my childhood forever.
I heard right now and wow... I have a feeling mix between crying and power emotion... so beautiful and sublime. Miss this phantastic drawings, miss my childhood, miss this values nowadays...
One of the best and sad as well, films I have ever watched... we have to maintain this masterpieces for the next generations :___D
Hearing this song again after 20 years literally made the space between my temples feel like they were going to explode with nostalgia and joy. I literally have tears in my eyes. It's amazing feeling an emotion you haven't felt since you were 6 years old.
Miss you, James Horner!
6:15-6:40 really got me. I'm an 18 year old boy. A young man reduced to tears because I vividly remember watching this on my living room floor when I was 4 years old. Simpler times...
Wow! I am 18 as well and I just loved that part, it is the only part I listen to, it is so sad, my sister put this movie on a few weeks ago and had completely forgotten about it, and I was so sad the whole movie and that part of the song is incredible!
+Michael Greco I'm also 18 and saw this movie for the first time about a month ago. Haha.
But yeah. This movie's music is amazing.
This brings back memories. It's like I'm eight years old again. It's the early 90s, we're on summer holidays and my sister (age six) would have just had an argument about who gets control over the TV remote. We would have compromised and decided to put on a movie that we both enjoy. So we pop up it in the VHS player and watch Land Before Time for the upteenth time - at this point, both of us can probably quote most of the movie verbatim.
I'm now 37 and have a career as an archaeologist (not a paleontologist, but that would have been fitting for this comment!). My sister is 35, working as a nurse, and is married with a daughter on the way, who, I hope, will have a chance to see this movie at some point in the next few years. Time flies.
On another note, I was just listening to some Dvorak and heard a few familiar musical phrases. Easy to see where Horner might have gotten some of his inspiration (it was one of the Slavonic Dances that set off my memory).
I love James Horner. He's a genius in musical composing.
06:15 No matter what you're going through... when this part hits you... there is always hope!
This sad, emotional and beautiful movie learned me something very important in my life: even if we are all different, even if we live in a world where racism, prejudice, violence, injustice and horrors exist, we must put aside prejudice and learn to move forward together and show solidarity for everyone.
Because in the end, the great cycle of life will end for all of us and we should evolve to be able to live together in the Great Valley.
Utopia unfortunately cannot exist, but to travel our long years while having done the possible for a better world should be the motor of each one.
That’s what this film taught me about life from an early age.
Narrator: Once upon this same earth, beneath this same sun, long before you, before the ape and the elephant, as well; before the wolf, the bison, the whale, before the mammoth and the mastodon, in the time of the dinosaurs. Now the dinosaurs were of two kinds. Some had flat teeth, and ate the leaves of trees, and some had sharp teeth for eating meat, and they preyed upon the leaf-eaters. Then it happened that the trees began to die. The mighty beasts who appeared to rule the earth, were, in truth, ruled by the leaf. Desperate for food, some of the dinosaur herds struck out to the west, in search of the Great Valley, a land still lush and green. It was a journey toward life.
I’m gonna take a wild guess from memory, but did James earl Jones narrate this??
@@conorsmith8551Pat Hingle
I feel lucky to see this film in 1988, this movie didnt move me till i was an adult. After i had my kids i get very emotional at the birth of little foot. It reminds me of my kids first breath and crying. Holding new life that is my responsibility to raise nurture and be the best dad i can be.
This song is as good as it is unappreciated. 6:13 is so good. worst could only scratch the surface of this beauty
Right So much emotion in this part
This was the first movie I was obsessed with as a child. Born 1 month before it's release in the UK and watched it many times between ages 3-9ish. Now, nearly 25 years later and not seeing it for that duration, I realise how special it is and how much it means to me. Listening to this beautiful piece gave rise to a wave of emotion and vaguely flickered bits of the scene in my mind.
If this is the last thing I hear as an old man, in those moments before I pass, I will die smiling with a tear in my eye.
Now THESE were soundtracks!!!
RIP and thank you for the beautiful music
Doesn't matter how old I get. Every time I get to the scene where Littlefoot hatches, I cry. I just cry. His momma loved him SO MUCH and i just 😭😢 wugheughwuujgjeuuugh
Yes, and me, my mom to.. absolutely unique and beautiful movie
I watched this movie so much as a kid. Listening to these soundtracks makes me so emotional
acho lindo o filme e a trilha sonora emocionante. James Horner admirável!!!
In Memory Of Judith Barsi & James Horner
Judith Barsi *(1978 - 1988)*
And
James Horner *(1953 - 2015)*
5:50 to 7:15 that touched my heart
R.I.P Jamer Horner
OMG!! MAKES me ball my out!
I miss when movies gave you an encounter with beauty and made you feel inspired and want to be a better person. Even these children's movies.
I just had a sudden urge to hear the soundtrack of this movie, haven't heard this stuff in over 15 years. I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me well up with tears of childhood nostalgia. James Horner is truly amazing.
i remember watching this movie over and over, never getting tired of it
I will never forget this movie
I'm going to start balling in a few minutes. I love listening to to this music. It makes me cry tears of happiness every time. Like some kind of therapy. This music is my favorite from any childhood movie :)
this is such a beautiful soundtrack, a masterpiece!
It never fails to amaze me how much you can recognize a tune that you haven't heard since early childhood. I couldn't have sung any of these tunes if asked, but each note brings back so many memories. I really need to watch this film again!!
This film sparked my lifetime fascination with dinosaurs. 👌🏻🎶❤️👍🏻🦕🦖
Our* lifetime fascination
James Horner was the part of the Holy Trinity of "Js" to me at least. They are Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and James Horner....Sadly only John Williams is still alive of the three. Jerry Goldsmith lost his battle to cancer over 10 years ago. And James Horner as we already know has left us as well.
cripplehawk you forgot about John Barry his music is timeless and perfect in many ways
It came as a shock to me and my family when we learned that he died in a plane crash :(
Too bad Joh Williams never got to work with John Williams.
@@vincentmartinez8241 James Horner Avatar
@@elvingarcia3010 James Horner Titanic and Braveheart! Those movies have beautiful soundtracks
Too powerful. My inner child is weeping
I'll admit one thing, James Horner's music is SO VERY RELAXING.
The music is a character on its own right. Dang Horner, just spectacular.