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The man was 45-years-old when he scored the very first Star Wars film. At an age when people often think that their prime is long gone, he was just warming up.
John Williams completes Spielberg movies. Sure, Spielberg is a great director, no doubt about that. But his films will never have the kind of spectacles without John Williams. Just a fantastic composer.
Spielberg's a superb visualist, coaxes compelling performances out of actors, is great with camera movement and editing tempo. This makes his films a natural for Williams' music. The images cut together in a fluid, flowing way already have a lift and a rythm. It's a matter of filling in the right notes. Williams is the note God.
John Williams is humble because he has absolutely nothing to prove to anyone. John Barry and Ennio Morricine are fantastic composers, but I prefer Williams for his breadth of work. It's completely subjective however, and I love all three composers.
I will never forget my first experience with John Williams genius, I left the theatre after Jaws needing a large glass of brandy lol. I made sure never to miss one of his movies ever again.
always get a kick when John sort of downplays the Superman movie as something that's tongue in cheek, and not taking itself too seriously - and yet from the opening moment we see the Planet Krypton, John blows us away with music of such profound majesty and sublime beauty that we know we are entering a world of music and film making that is truly extraordinary
It's awesome that Spielberg so deeply understands the purpose of John's art! Great to see masters of different art forms understanding each other on such a deep level and collaborating.
John Williams is by far the best at pairing music with visuals. Excited to learn from such a master at such a complicated career! Thanks Evan your videos are getting better and better!
Glad you are motivated by it ALL TINE. Yes, we should always strive for the better and be the best version of ourselves. Thanks for the appreciation, love and support. Much love. :) #Believe #BTA433 Shine
I LOVE Movies and Music. I was so moved as I watched this that I couldn't help but weep--tears literally ran down my left cheek. This is JUST SO BEAUTIFUL and so INSPIRING. Thank you so, so much for profiling John Williams.
Writing music for film is truly an outer worldly experience for both composers and film makers. I studied the former and then the latter and the 'wow' factor when both picture and music sync up is better than any orgasm.
You could tell that one interviewer was just in amazement cause he was not only looking at the man responsible for so many great movie scores but he was ( and so is the world ), looking at a musical GENIUS!! We all know the name “ JOHN WILLIAMS “ now. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
There is NOBODY like John Williams! Yes its movie soundtracks but he belongs besides the greats of all time, Bach, Beethoven, etc. Wow. I still get moved even to tears from these musical masterpieces. True Genius. That word is reserved for people like for this guy. Spielberg is right, none of his films would be nearly as powerful without the magic of Johnny Williams. We are so blessed by this man's contribution to the world. Its stuff like this that makes life worth living.
JW was able to take other great composers ideas and manipulate them to compose his films. Gustav Holst, Sergei Prokofiev, Jean Sibelius and others did it first!
What I find so interesting about these videos is that you often see a connection among great artists. The way John Williams and Hans Zimmer score a father-son/daughter relationship, for example, is premised on the same criterion (intimacy within a broader framework), but their respective concepts of intimacy are so, so different, yet equally moving. This to me demonstrates the universal nature of music, whereby different styles can convey the same concept in light of our shared humanity. I really enjoy these videos, thank you.
John Williams is a legendary master. I think I love all of his scores. My personal faves are Jurassic Park, Seven Years in Tibet, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, Minority Report, Jaws, War of the Worlds, Munich, Schindler's List, Home Alone 1-2, The Accidental Tourist, The Sugarland Express,The Fury and Earthquake
An inspiring testament to one of the greatest film composers and orchestrators in history. Everyone even remotely interested in the music of film should watch this, and imprint these words on his/her heart.
I love his attitude of enjoying the myriad small tasks that make up big tasks (or that make up a life!) and I also love that he says, "Life is a gift." Thanks for making this; John Williams is my hero, and I think he's one of the people America can be most proud of.
Phenomenal. My favourite is ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Not mentioned here. So many great scores ... Life changing ... Truly .. That Film ... And the Music ... 😢
I noticed that he is almost always trying to explain that there's no magic in it, just long hard work, redoing things, adjusting them gradually, over & over, until it get's close enough to offer it to the producer, then he says it's still never perfect, and you always think you can do better. Most good artists respond this way when they get the 'awe and wonder' or "how do you do it" from an interviewer, because it's really an attempt to say "it must be so easy for YOU" as if to excuse everyone who doesn't want to work long hours at something with no assurance that anything will come of it. Most people cannot fathom risking sitting by a blank canvas until they work out something they never could have just imagined right off the bat. JW is always trying to say "I can't do magic either: that's why I have to spend so much time fussing with it, throwing away 1 idea after another, until something seems to maybe have potential, then I explore that idea, keep changing parts of it, sometimes going back & forth between 2 things I can't decide on....there's no magic, only what comes after long struggle and experimentation. Have you ever actually tried this process of wrestling with possibilities that don't look like anything good yet? And staying with it until something starts to seem viable?" He also noted how simple so many of the main themes are, and yet how much adjustment and fumbling went into them. But no matter how many times he tries to lay it out as something that anyone with a willingness to spend the time at it, can do, the audience still prefers to walk away with their canned "awe & wonder" response, and preserve their "only special artistic people can do it" philosophy, so they'll never have to consider their own potential.
I've been a fan John Williams his music inspire me as musician and has transcends to me also to become a songwriter and also to study music arrangement his a one of the greatest
My favorites? 5. Find the joy in life 6. Enjoy every task you do This is the key for me in life. The joy of the journey. Don't be happy 'when', be happy 'while'!!
When 6 year old kis in New Zealand want me to teach them to play Hedwigs Theme, Superman Theme and Star Wars Theme on guitar, John Williams gets my attention. As far as generations of filmgoers are concerned, John Williams is the composer, orchestrator and conductor of this century. Thank you for the great video Evan. This is the first of yours I have seen. And far from the last. 22:53 Interesting thing about that (humming the Indiana Jones Theme) a very simple little sequence of notes, 23:01 but I spend more time on those little bits of musical grammar, to get them just right 23:08 so that they seem inevitable, seem like they've always been there, they're so simple, and 23:12 I don't know how many permutations I will go through with six-note motif like that, one note down, one note up and 23:18 spend a lot of time on these little simplicities, which are often the hardest things to capture, I think for anybody. What do I like about this quote? The insight into the time he spends on motifs, melodic contour permutations and little simplicities. Genius.
So cool to know about you teaching those 6 year old kids guitar Taura and that John Williams music got your attention. :) Welcome to the channel and to #BelieveNation. I hope you will find videos here that will be helpful to you. #BTA440 Shine
I am certain that when this genius ascends to Heaven all Earth will cry, missing him. He stands besides with all the great classical masters. Let's hope he stays a little more with us.
I remember when I turned seven years old and I went to see Star Wars in the theaters. I was in awe of the power of music’s ability to amplify the storytelling of a movie. His music has been in my favorites category for a LONG time. As a professional Bass Trombonist, Teacher and Composer, I would really like to meet him and pick his brain.
That sounds like an amazing experience! John Williams' music truly has a remarkable impact. Meeting him would be a fantastic opportunity to learn from a master. 😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
My favorite is 6 "Enjoy every task you do" - the combination of "work hard every day" and "find joy in life and in everything you do" is a great inspiration!
This is my first video of yours, so I may request repeats: -Danny Elfman -Howard Shore -Hans Zimmer -James Newton Howard -Alan Silvestri -James Horner -Tom Hardy -Dwayne Johnson -Arnold Schwarzenegger -Steven Spielberg
He's absolutely right that there is no "eureka!" moment. There's one piano sonata I wrote in college that got one or two notes tweaked every time I listened to it for 2+ years after I had "finished" it. I've also heard composers such as Williams and Zimmer say that some of their disappointments have been the director's favorites; or people like Jay Z and Eminem who have said they're still disappointed in some of their most famous works. Music touches all of us in different ways.
Interesting to get to hear about the life and experiences of a composer. I think that when we think of musicians today, what immediately springs to mind is the image of young people playing in bands. We often forget about musicians who've had to struggle over years to reach their pinnacle of success, because that's what their work requires them to. It's really nice to get to hear of people who persevered over time to achieve their success (not saying that the young folks in bands didn't work hard!).
I've always loved Mr. Williams's scores. From Superman and Jaws to all of the Star Wars films and beyond. I also think" Born on the 4th of July" should have been included in the top ten list of his film scores. Schindler's List was by far the most touching. At 88 years young, I believe he still has some mileage left. God bless you, sir!
First of all thanks for putting this together. A well thought out video. John Williams is very articulate exudes supreme confidence and is yet very humble. I enjoyed his interaction with Spielberg who also has a great musical ear. I liked how they take cues from each other
What's the word for knowing but yet not knowing? Music in movies always evokes an avalanche of emotions which in turn makes them so memorable indeed. Turning this into a comparison pertaining to personal development if we can all strive to be the maestro in our own lives and just maybe... generate the happiness and prosperity equating to the wonders of the perfect orchestra of life! Keep up the great work Evan and team.
Evan Carmichael This is such an inspirational video; you've listed his 10 Rules for Success, with the insight and conceptual coalescing of a scholar. True greatness is seen here by John Williams, speaking humbly, wise life lessons, filled with stories of his musical creations, from interviews, events, and the movies John Williams has brought to life. Steven Spielberg certainly credits his career-long friend with bringing his films heart and story to a masterful musical themes that are not forgotten, that billions of viewer's hearts have been kissed. In your video, Steven Spielberg said, “Without John Williams bikes don’t really fly… there is no force… dinosaurs do not walk the earth... we do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe”
I am a poet, and used some of the information from your video for today's poem, "The Musical Score with "John Williams" [in the series "On Stage"]", if you or others may be interested in reading my poem about this master of the musical scoring craft. Please read the Author Notes to see your credits. Can be read here: allpoetry.com/poem/13862339-The-Musical-Score-with--John-Williams--in-the-series--On-Stage--by-S-Blake-Horton Warm regards, S Blake Horton
Nobody can do what JW does in scoring film as affective and memorable as his work. It is a huge privilege to have grown up mesmerised by such musical genius.
"Maybe we shouldn't shoot for the stars. Maybe we should find joy in every simple task we're given." rang true with me. I thought I'd be the next Steven Spielberg, until I was given the chance to direct short scenes of children performing at a local arts academy level, and I found it a bit overwhelming. The kids were great, willing to learn, but they were not professional actors, and I was handed a script on the day, told to "go get 'em", went right into filming with no rehearsal time or time for me to grasp what the material was about, had to have the scene shot in 3-4 hours when the kids' parents would pick them up. Now I'm finding pleasure and enjoying some financial success in shooting and submitting video clips to agencies like Shutterstock and Pond 5. I can work at my own leisurely pace and capture whatever I want, how I want. I'm delighted when a clip sells.
Great video. John Williams is not only a composer but a super human being. For me, numbers 1,6,8 all go together. I think in reality, if you have a goal as complex as the composing of movie scores, or developing a lifelong career or profession, and you start picking out "favorite" numbers, you start putting in your mind, they are more important, than others, when in fact the whole 10 rules bind each other together in a cohesive unit. Like in a structure called a Truss, you remove one part, and the whole truss can fail. This video is a great roadmap to follow.......
I got into John Williams since the age of 7. In my older age as a guitarist/composer i try to add some influences that don't regard rock music for a different recipe.
Thanks for taking the time to watch the first few minutes. I hope you'll be able to watch it and learn from John Williams. :) #BelieveNation #BTA433 Shine
Great job Evan. You most definitely captured the essence of John William's work. I will always remember what he said about starting "small and doing it in a great way".
Imagine any of the films that John Williams scored, now consider if any one else had written the music for them. The impact of the film would have been greatly reduced. The greatness of John Williams is already well known, but I believe it will continue to grow!
A wonderful compilation, and a great deal of fun. Thank you! Irrespective of creative genius, Hollywood star quality, or Whatever- I personally feel Steven Spielberg one of the most charismatic individuals I have now been seeing on UA-cam videos. My first exposure to this was watching Watch the Skies! -a hour long documentary on 1950s movie Sci-fi. His descriptions of filling the bathtubs with water as a young person during The Cuban Missile Crisis while his parents went to a party was especially endearing. Spielberg's comments of Jaws owing a great deal to Maestro Williams' score for the success of the movie I definitely agree with. I am reminded of an interview with Bela Lugosi, Jr. in which he describes going to movies as a kid with friends. They would get uncomfortable while watching Bela's scary films, but to his son "I wasn't scared at All- it was my father up there on the screen." I thought of that during my research of when Jaws first came to the theaters in the mid-1970s, once the movie theater audience would hear that shark theme, frequently there would be people who would get up and leave. It was just too darn SCARY!
Awesome man. Goin to sub after this. I would say my favorite thing Jon said is keep at those friendships, were u have that creative bond with and really feed off each other
So lucky to be alive at the same time as what it could most likely be the greatest composer of the golden Hollywood era. John Williams is the last samurai.
Oy my, number 7 is excellent. How Steven honors him, showing ET without and later with Johns work nutures the smile of everyone watching. And then number 9 John honoring Steven, Great freindship, great mentors (one to another)
5 find the joy in life. My take on that is: See the world around you, with all its qualities, good and bad, and let that be your source of inspiration for writing music.
Incredible. Thank you for creating this. All very valuable key points. Film is at the mercy of music. Always. It's interesting to hear about him talking about the combination of sound and image forming a memory. As in Jaws.
I take joy in life what we have in our hands because we should only create joy in our life.. and other thing is what i want is practice everyday especially our hobby which is linked to our joy.... Can u make video on Thanthai periyar who was very great person created awareness among people for self respect living in India , tamilnadu state.. plssss Evan.. !! THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT EFFORT...
Thank you for uploading this, Evan! Very inspiring and a living legend. If I could become at least slightly the composer he is, that would be a great achievement! He is very humble and reminds us all to do and to continue doing great.
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The man was 45-years-old when he scored the very first Star Wars film. At an age when people often think that their prime is long gone, he was just warming up.
#Believe :) #BTA1481 Veljko
That's the joy that comes from a childlike fascination. John Williams is a boy at heart. He and Spielberg have that in common!
But he composed the main title to Lost in Space twelve years earlier. He was just warming up.
Great observation.
But Grandma Moses had him beat. 😉😎
"Find the joy in music, find the joy in life, find the joy in each other". No greater words have ever been said.
Thank you for watching. :) #BelieveNation #BTA598 Luka
"Sylence & Cyber - Each Other"
he is so humble ...
He really is! Thank you for watching. #BelieveNation #BTA646 Luka
Yes he is! Very!
John Williams completes Spielberg movies. Sure, Spielberg is a great director, no doubt about that. But his films will never have the kind of spectacles without John Williams. Just a fantastic composer.
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+tanio12 And Chris Columbus.
Derek Uhm
he admits that himself
Pure truth.
Spielberg's a superb visualist, coaxes compelling performances out of actors, is great with camera movement and editing tempo. This makes his films a natural for Williams' music. The images cut together in a fluid, flowing way already have a lift and a rythm. It's a matter of filling in the right notes. Williams is the note God.
John Williams is a modern day master at what he does. I love the fact that he's also a straight up humble, generous man. You don't often get both.
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Not only the best composer but one of the most genuinely humble men to grace cinema :)
#Believe :) #BTA1471 Veljko
John barry is the greatest film composer of all time followed by Ennio Morricone.
John Williams is humble because he has absolutely nothing to prove to anyone. John Barry and Ennio Morricine are fantastic composers, but I prefer Williams for his breadth of work. It's completely subjective however, and I love all three composers.
I will never forget my first experience with John Williams genius, I left the theatre after Jaws needing a large glass of brandy lol. I made sure never to miss one of his movies ever again.
👏 Thank you for sharing. #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
always get a kick when John sort of downplays the Superman movie as something that's tongue in cheek, and not taking itself too seriously - and yet from the opening moment we see the Planet Krypton, John blows us away with music of such profound majesty and sublime beauty that we know we are entering a world of music and film making that is truly extraordinary
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching Val. :) #BelieveNation #BTA443 Shine
So true!
It's awesome that Spielberg so deeply understands the purpose of John's art! Great to see masters of different art forms understanding each other on such a deep level and collaborating.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Abhik. :) #Believe #BTA486 Shine
John Williams is by far the best at pairing music with visuals. Excited to learn from such a master at such a complicated career! Thanks Evan your videos are getting better and better!
Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts, for the love and appreciation S. J. :) Much love. #Believe #BTA433 Shine
Thank you for this series of videos! It inspires me.
"Always strive for better" I find it motivating. Many thanks Evan you are changing our lives
Glad you are motivated by it ALL TINE. Yes, we should always strive for the better and be the best version of ourselves. Thanks for the appreciation, love and support. Much love. :) #Believe #BTA433 Shine
I LOVE Movies and Music. I was so moved as I watched this that I couldn't help but weep--tears literally ran down my left cheek. This is JUST SO BEAUTIFUL and so INSPIRING. Thank you so, so much for profiling John Williams.
Thank you for sharing with us. John Williams is truly inspiring, indeed! Thank you for the appreciation. #BelieveNation #BTA433 Luka
Writing music for film is truly an outer worldly experience for both composers and film makers. I studied the former and then the latter and the 'wow' factor when both picture and music sync up is better than any orgasm.
Thank you for sharing, awesome. 👏 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
I'll take the orgasm.😚
You could tell that one interviewer was just in amazement cause he was not only looking at the man responsible for so many great movie scores but he was ( and so is the world ), looking at a musical GENIUS!! We all know the name “ JOHN WILLIAMS “ now. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
🥰 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
There is NOBODY like John Williams! Yes its movie soundtracks but he belongs besides the greats of all time, Bach, Beethoven, etc. Wow. I still get moved even to tears from these musical masterpieces. True Genius. That word is reserved for people like for this guy. Spielberg is right, none of his films would be nearly as powerful without the magic of Johnny Williams. We are so blessed by this man's contribution to the world. Its stuff like this that makes life worth living.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for watching. 🥰 #Believe - Feb
JW was able to take other great composers ideas and manipulate them to compose his films. Gustav Holst, Sergei Prokofiev, Jean Sibelius and others did it first!
What I find so interesting about these videos is that you often see a connection among great artists. The way John Williams and Hans Zimmer score a father-son/daughter relationship, for example, is premised on the same criterion (intimacy within a broader framework), but their respective concepts of intimacy are so, so different, yet equally moving. This to me demonstrates the universal nature of music, whereby different styles can convey the same concept in light of our shared humanity. I really enjoy these videos, thank you.
Thanks for sharing :) #BTA802 Luka
Well said.
Its incredible how much this one man has enriched the lives of so many people with his music we can listen for free on UA-cam.
Yayyy! #Believe 💛😊 - Dondon
5. Find the joy in life
9. Nurture great friendships
With these two I am struggling with since the 90"s
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I hope you'll be able overcome any challenges. All the best! Always #Believe in yourself. #BTA468 Shine
John Williams is a legendary master. I think I love all of his scores. My personal faves are Jurassic Park, Seven Years in Tibet, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, Minority Report, Jaws, War of the Worlds, Munich, Schindler's List, Home Alone 1-2, The Accidental Tourist, The Sugarland Express,The Fury and Earthquake
Wow! That's a long list! Thanks for sharing your thoughts irina1296. :) #BTA461 Shine
A living legend
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"Write SOMETHING, good, bad or indifferent, every day." It's about keeping the MIND sharp, keeping the technical PROCESS going.
Indeed, thanks for sharing that and for watching. 😊 #Believe - Feb
An inspiring testament to one of the greatest film composers and orchestrators in history. Everyone even remotely interested in the music of film should watch this, and imprint these words on his/her heart.
Glad you are feeling inspired throught this. 😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
I love his attitude of enjoying the myriad small tasks that make up big tasks (or that make up a life!) and I also love that he says, "Life is a gift." Thanks for making this; John Williams is my hero, and I think he's one of the people America can be most proud of.
You're welcome Elizabeth. Much love. 💛😊 #Believe - Dondon
Phenomenal. My favourite is ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Not mentioned here. So many great scores ... Life changing ... Truly .. That Film ... And the Music ... 😢
much love 💕 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
My favorite gem, it is joy, the labor of love, that creates the masterpiece.
Thank you for sharing Anthony. 😊 #Believe - Feb
What a beautiful spirit this is why this man can create such incredible art timeless egoless and truthful A TRUE GRAND MASTER 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thanks for watching, Darren! He's brilliant :) #BTA1166 Luka
I noticed that he is almost always trying to explain that there's no magic in it, just long hard work, redoing things, adjusting them gradually, over & over, until it get's close enough to offer it to the producer, then he says it's still never perfect, and you always think you can do better.
Most good artists respond this way when they get the 'awe and wonder' or "how do you do it" from an interviewer, because it's really an attempt to say "it must be so easy for YOU" as if to excuse everyone who doesn't want to work long hours at something with no assurance that anything will come of it. Most people cannot fathom risking sitting by a blank canvas until they work out something they never could have just imagined right off the bat.
JW is always trying to say "I can't do magic either: that's why I have to spend so much time fussing with it, throwing away 1 idea after another, until something seems to maybe have potential, then I explore that idea, keep changing parts of it, sometimes going back & forth between 2 things I can't decide on....there's no magic, only what comes after long struggle and experimentation. Have you ever actually tried this process of wrestling with possibilities that don't look like anything good yet? And staying with it until something starts to seem viable?"
He also noted how simple so many of the main themes are, and yet how much adjustment and fumbling went into them. But no matter how many times he tries to lay it out as something that anyone with a willingness to spend the time at it, can do, the audience still prefers to walk away with their canned "awe & wonder" response, and preserve their "only special artistic people can do it" philosophy, so they'll never have to consider their own potential.
I've been a fan John Williams his music inspire me as musician and has transcends to me also to become a songwriter and also to study music arrangement his a one of the greatest
Thanks for sharing. 😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
My favorites?
5. Find the joy in life
6. Enjoy every task you do
This is the key for me in life. The joy of the journey. Don't be happy 'when', be happy 'while'!!
Thank you for sharing that with us. 🥰 #Believe - Feb (from Evan’s team)
Film makers were blessed to work with John. Without him the whole movie business would not be so beautifull.
#Believe :) #BTA1506 Veljko
When 6 year old kis in New Zealand want me to teach them to play Hedwigs Theme, Superman Theme and Star Wars Theme on guitar, John Williams gets my attention. As far as generations of filmgoers are concerned, John Williams is the composer, orchestrator and conductor of this century. Thank you for the great video Evan. This is the first of yours I have seen. And far from the last.
22:53
Interesting thing about that (humming the Indiana Jones Theme) a very simple little sequence of notes, 23:01 but I spend more time on those little bits of musical grammar, to get them just right 23:08 so that they seem inevitable, seem like they've always been there, they're so simple, and 23:12
I don't know how many permutations I will go through with six-note motif like that, one note down, one note up and 23:18 spend a lot of time on these little simplicities, which are often the hardest things to capture, I think for anybody.
What do I like about this quote? The insight into the time he spends on motifs, melodic contour permutations and little simplicities. Genius.
So cool to know about you teaching those 6 year old kids guitar Taura and that John Williams music got your attention. :) Welcome to the channel and to #BelieveNation. I hope you will find videos here that will be helpful to you. #BTA440 Shine
I am certain that when this genius ascends to Heaven all Earth will cry, missing him. He stands besides with all the great classical masters.
Let's hope he stays a little more with us.
🤍🤍 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
I remember when I turned seven years old and I went to see Star Wars in the theaters. I was in awe of the power of music’s ability to amplify the storytelling of a movie. His music has been in my favorites category for a LONG time. As a professional Bass Trombonist, Teacher and Composer, I would really like to meet him and pick his brain.
That sounds like an amazing experience! John Williams' music truly has a remarkable impact. Meeting him would be a fantastic opportunity to learn from a master. 😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
The greatest film composer of all-time John Williams is !!!
#Believe :) #BTA1558 Veljko
NOT!!
18:13 shows such true passion
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My favorite is 6 "Enjoy every task you do" - the combination of "work hard every day" and "find joy in life and in everything you do" is a great inspiration!
Glad you're feeling inspired :) #BTA911 Luka
Just a music teacher scrambling for a lesson....and I cannot "heart" this enough....
Yayyyy! Thanks for the love. 😊 #Believe - Feb
This is my first video of yours, so I may request repeats:
-Danny Elfman
-Howard Shore
-Hans Zimmer
-James Newton Howard
-Alan Silvestri
-James Horner
-Tom Hardy
-Dwayne Johnson
-Arnold Schwarzenegger
-Steven Spielberg
Thanks for sharing and thank you for watching :) #BTA946 Luka
Bro. Any list of composers is incomplete without Morricone
He's absolutely right that there is no "eureka!" moment. There's one piano sonata I wrote in college that got one or two notes tweaked every time I listened to it for 2+ years after I had "finished" it. I've also heard composers such as Williams and Zimmer say that some of their disappointments have been the director's favorites; or people like Jay Z and Eminem who have said they're still disappointed in some of their most famous works. Music touches all of us in different ways.
Thank you for sharing with us :) #Believe #BTA946 Luka
Interesting to get to hear about the life and experiences of a composer. I think that when we think of musicians today, what immediately springs to mind is the image of young people playing in bands. We often forget about musicians who've had to struggle over years to reach their pinnacle of success, because that's what their work requires them to. It's really nice to get to hear of people who persevered over time to achieve their success (not saying that the young folks in bands didn't work hard!).
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Vinay. :) #Believe #BTA468 Shine
I've always loved Mr. Williams's scores. From Superman and Jaws to all of the Star Wars films and beyond. I also think" Born on the 4th of July" should have been included in the top ten list of his film scores. Schindler's List was by far the most touching. At 88 years young, I believe he still has some mileage left. God bless you, sir!
Glad you're feeling inspired! Thanks for watching! 💛😊 #BELIEVE - Ahmed
Wondeful! I came upon this by happy accident. As a lifelong fan of film music, I greatly appreciate what you've done here. THANK YOU!
Your appreciation for film music means a lot-thank you for your kind words! 🥰 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
First of all thanks for putting this together. A well thought out video. John Williams is very articulate exudes supreme confidence and is yet very humble. I enjoyed his interaction with Spielberg who also has a great musical ear. I liked how they take cues from each other
You're welcome Geo, glad you enjoyed it. 😊 #Believe - Feb
A great overview and fantastic documentary. Thanks for posting, very entertaining, and of course...inspiring! Music and Peace...
Thanks for sharing :) #BTA876 Luka
What's the word for knowing but yet not knowing? Music in movies always evokes an avalanche of emotions which in turn makes them so memorable indeed. Turning this into a comparison pertaining to personal development if we can all strive to be the maestro in our own lives and just maybe... generate the happiness and prosperity equating to the wonders of the perfect orchestra of life! Keep up the great work Evan and team.
Thank you for sharing with us, Peter! Also thank you for the huge support, much appreciated. :) #BelieveNation #BTA432 Luka
John williams changed my life the day I heard Jaws he is a god amongst men I truly love this guy.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing Phillip. 💛😊 #Believe - Dondon
Thank you for doing this! I love John Williams. I loved his back story. It prooves greatness doesn't come out of nowhere, but develops over time.
Awesome. Glad that you liked it. Thanks for watching ❤😊 #Believe - Dondon
I have to admit. The footage and speech from #7 brought me to tears..
Thanks for sharing what you felt mooshmillz. :) #BTA436 Shine
"I write something every day". And I would kill to hear what John wrote this morning.
much love 💕 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
The Superman theme will always be my Favorite John Williams theme.
Indeed, that was an amazing idea. 😊 #Believe - Feb
Same Here!
Evan Carmichael
This is such an inspirational video; you've listed his 10 Rules for Success, with the insight and conceptual coalescing of a scholar. True greatness is seen here by John Williams, speaking humbly, wise life lessons, filled with stories of his musical creations, from interviews, events, and the movies John Williams has brought to life.
Steven Spielberg certainly credits his career-long friend with bringing his films heart and story to a masterful musical themes that are not forgotten, that billions of viewer's hearts have been kissed.
In your video, Steven Spielberg said,
“Without John Williams bikes don’t really fly…
there is no force… dinosaurs do not walk the earth...
we do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe”
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. #BTA847 Luka
I am a poet, and used some of the information from your video for today's poem, "The Musical Score with "John Williams" [in the series "On Stage"]", if you or others may be interested in reading my poem about this master of the musical scoring craft. Please read the Author Notes to see your credits.
Can be read here: allpoetry.com/poem/13862339-The-Musical-Score-with--John-Williams--in-the-series--On-Stage--by-S-Blake-Horton
Warm regards,
S Blake Horton
Nobody can do what JW does in scoring film as affective and memorable as his work. It is a huge privilege to have grown up mesmerised by such musical genius.
Thank you for sharing and thanks for watching! #BelieveNation #BTA473 Luka
Film music = music + images = musical imagination = imagining how great a moment in time can be!
#Believe :) #BTA1538 Veljko
"Maybe we shouldn't shoot for the stars. Maybe we should find joy in every simple task we're given." rang true with me. I thought I'd be the next Steven Spielberg, until I was given the chance to direct short scenes of children performing at a local arts academy level, and I found it a bit overwhelming. The kids were great, willing to learn, but they were not professional actors, and I was handed a script on the day, told to "go get 'em", went right into filming with no rehearsal time or time for me to grasp what the material was about, had to have the scene shot in 3-4 hours when the kids' parents would pick them up. Now I'm finding pleasure and enjoying some financial success in shooting and submitting video clips to agencies like Shutterstock and Pond 5. I can work at my own leisurely pace and capture whatever I want, how I want. I'm delighted when a clip sells.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. #Believe - Feb
John Williams is by far the best film composer of all time!!!
💕 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
NOT!
Great video. John Williams is not only a composer but a super human being. For me, numbers 1,6,8 all go together. I think in reality, if you have a goal as complex as the composing of movie scores, or developing a lifelong career or profession, and you start picking out "favorite" numbers, you start putting in your mind, they are more important, than others, when in fact the whole 10 rules bind each other together in a cohesive unit. Like in a structure called a Truss, you remove one part, and the whole truss can fail. This video is a great roadmap to follow.......
Thanks for sharing your thoughts jocko. Glad you liked the video. :) #Believe #BTA462 Shine
John Williams is an absolute genius
Couldn't agree more 😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
I got into John Williams since the age of 7. In my older age as a guitarist/composer i try to add some influences that don't regard rock music for a different recipe.
Thanks for sharing Bill. :) #Believe #BTA457 Shine
Watched the first few minutes of this. Love John Williams. Will have to come back and watch the whole thing when I have time.
Thanks for taking the time to watch the first few minutes. I hope you'll be able to watch it and learn from John Williams. :) #BelieveNation #BTA433 Shine
Finally, a proper composer!
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Talal they clearly think Hans Zimmer isn't good enough
@@Richard_Nickerson I don't really like Hans Zimmer and his braams and all the pretentious new age orchestral music
Fuck Hans Zimmer. 'Braaaams', such nonsense.
God's gift to humanity. Music. ❤
❤️❤️ #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
No one can be better than John Williams
Thanks for sharing and thank you for watching :) #BTA966 Luka
Love John Williams. There are other composers but there is a reason I can sing over 20 John Williams tunes from movies. Work of a genius.
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Great job Evan. You most definitely captured the essence of John William's work. I will always remember what he said about starting "small and doing it in a great way".
Glad you liked it Rafael. Thank you very much for the appreciation. :) #BTA436 Shine
Great composer, John Williams
Thank you for your comment 😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
Imagine any of the films that John Williams scored, now consider if any one else had written the music for them. The impact of the film would have been greatly reduced.
The greatness of John Williams is already well known, but I believe it will continue to grow!
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Wise man!
🥰🥰 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
Brilliant suggestions by Spielberg on both ET and Indiana scores
#Believe :) #BTA1506 Veljko
Nice advice notes and a good resumen from maestro John Williams! Thank you!!
I saw John in concert and I yelled out 'JOOOhHHHNNN!' and he shushed me. I love him dearly.
Thank you for sharing with us and thanks for watching. That's awesome! :) #BelieveNation #BTA591 Luka
Very Inspiring and very beautiful! thanks for this.
Great to know you found it inspiring and beautiful ReisRays. :) #BelieveNation #BTA437 Shine
Your work in the best, is greatness, is unique.
Thank you #Believe :) #BTA1500 Veljko
"How do you know when you get it right?" When it touches the heart.
❤️❤️ #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
Thank you for this.
Awesome work as always.
Thank you very much for the appreciation and for watching Efisio Cross Orchestral. :) #BelieveNation #BTA434 Shine
The greatest composer of our time. A modern day Beethoven. His flute and string fluries are amazing. Even his music for Lost In Space is unforgetable.
😊💛 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
A wonderful compilation, and a great deal of fun. Thank you!
Irrespective of creative genius, Hollywood star quality, or Whatever- I personally feel Steven Spielberg one of the most charismatic individuals I have now been seeing on UA-cam videos. My first exposure to this was watching Watch the Skies! -a hour long documentary on 1950s movie Sci-fi. His descriptions of filling the bathtubs with water as a young person during The Cuban Missile Crisis while his parents went to a party was especially endearing.
Spielberg's comments of Jaws owing a great deal to Maestro Williams' score for the success of the movie I definitely agree with. I am reminded of an interview with Bela Lugosi, Jr. in which he describes going to movies as a kid with friends. They would get uncomfortable while watching Bela's scary films, but to his son "I wasn't scared at All- it was my father up there on the screen."
I thought of that during my research of when Jaws first came to the theaters in the mid-1970s, once the movie theater audience would hear that shark theme, frequently there would be people who would get up and leave. It was just too darn SCARY!
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it. 😊 #Believe - Feb
Wonderful speech by Spielberg.
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Go watch et or Star Wars without the music on and you will realise how much impact John Williams music has on you. Man’s a genius
:) #Believe - Feb
Awesome man. Goin to sub after this. I would say my favorite thing Jon said is keep at those friendships, were u have that creative bond with and really feed off each other
Glad that you liked it, Jorge! Thank you for watching and welcome aboard! :) #BelieveNation #BTA471 Luka
Best part abt John...he doesn't find rhytm in music only...but people n situations too....
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This is wonderful. Thank you so much for this great montage of video clips about John Williams and Steven Spielberg.
You're welcome, glad you liked it. 😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
The greatest living musician. Full stop.
Yayyy! 🥰 #Believe - Feb
When I first saw STAR WARS, when I heard the opening fanfare, I said to myself, I'm going to like this it sounds like Korngold!!
😁 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
So lucky to be alive at the same time as what it could most likely be the greatest composer of the golden Hollywood era. John Williams is the last samurai.
Absolutely! John Williams is a true legend! 🎵😊 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
In a hundred years, John Williams will be the Beethoven of their day...
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Oy my, number 7 is excellent. How Steven honors him, showing ET without and later with Johns work nutures the smile of everyone watching. And then number 9 John honoring Steven, Great freindship, great mentors (one to another)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching Noel. :) #BTA436 Shine
5 find the joy in life. My take on that is: See the world around you, with all its qualities, good and bad, and let that be your source of inspiration for writing music.
😊💛 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
'To be smart, you only have to be smarter than the rest'
Incredible. Thank you for creating this. All very valuable key points. Film is at the mercy of music. Always. It's interesting to hear about him talking about the combination of sound and image forming a memory. As in Jaws.
Thank you for sharing with us and thanks for watching. He's truly a legend! :) #BelieveNation #BTA443 Luka
I totally agree with #5! I have concluded the exact same thing through music.
Yes, music provides joy for sure. :) Keep finding joy in music and in everything you do Sharif. All the best! #BTA435 Shine
I don't know if I commented already, but great work compilating this John Williams composer bio. Good job!
Thank you very much John!
@@EvanCarmichael You're welcomed! By the way, I edited my comment with better English. Wishing you great success.
Thank you so much. 🥰 #Believe - Feb (from Evan's team)
Total genius! How lucky we are to live in his age!
Thanks for watching! 😊 #Believe - Feb
@@EvanCarmichael I watch this every day:)
Amazing video, truly... "The soundtrack of our lives"
Glad you liked it. Thank you so much for the love and the huge support. #Believe - Feb
Thanks, great video
Glad you like it :) #BTA820 Luka
Find the joy in music, find the joy in life...
I take joy in life what we have in our hands because we should only create joy in our life.. and other thing is what i want is practice everyday especially our hobby which is linked to our joy.... Can u make video on Thanthai periyar who was very great person created awareness among people for self respect living in India , tamilnadu state.. plssss Evan.. !! THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT EFFORT...
Thanks for sharing that with us! I will pass it to #BelieveTeam, thank you for the suggestion. :) #BTA434 Luka
Thank you for uploading this, Evan! Very inspiring and a living legend. If I could become at least slightly the composer he is, that would be a great achievement! He is very humble and reminds us all to do and to continue doing great.
Great to know he inspires you Samantha. :) Always #Believe. #BTA479 Shine
definitely nurturing friendships is a valuble lesson... thank you for sharing
I am glad that my channel helped you to produce that great video about John Williams. That is a great guide to any discipline.
You are amazing #Believe :) #BTA1595 Veljko
So inspiring. Thank you for this video
Glad you're feeling inspired Pedro :) #BTA1151 Luka