"...there’s no more masterful composer than John Williams. Let’s just declare the truth here: there is nobody better than John." - Hans Zimmer
@DonPedroPete6 ай бұрын
It takes genius to spot genius!
@dacechasinghawk39105 ай бұрын
Amen.
@foxbodyblues670912 күн бұрын
By far the most popular compost in the world.
@coolcat63038 жыл бұрын
I remember the original Superman movie poster saying at the bottom "You'll believe a man can fly". Well if there was ever a theme that could make you believe that you could fly (or stop an earthquake or save a woman dangling from a crashed helicopter or even reverse time), it was this one. Such a powerful, uplifting & exciting score and it continues to be my all time fav theme to this day.
@AlanCanon22224 жыл бұрын
I left the theater (age 9) bounding up the aisles, believing I could fly.
@manuelorozco77604 жыл бұрын
Alan Canon As a 93 baby, I wish I could have born sooner to be like that.
@briansky1011 жыл бұрын
Without John's music I don't think SUPERMAN would of become the success it is. Along with E.T., JAWS, STAR WARS and so many others. He's a master musician. John Williams is the orchestra's best friend. My hero.
@Anthony-zt1zs7 жыл бұрын
That score really did kick ass. Movie wouldn't have the same feel without it.
@jaymilo8425 Жыл бұрын
John Williams is the Goat from superman to Indiana Jones to star wars and Harry Potter the guy is just ridiculous!
@christopherterry42163 жыл бұрын
This soundtrack was the first album I ever bought. I still consider it to be the greatest film score ever composed. It's positively brilliant, every note.
@MrYoumitube11 жыл бұрын
John Williams the Master..Your Superman score will forever in grained into my life...wonderful!!!
@JosiahFickinger3 жыл бұрын
Whenever you play the Lego Batman 2 Game, Superman's Theme always comes on when you start flying.
@theempire00 Жыл бұрын
❤
@squashmallow20068 жыл бұрын
1:31 is pretty much the reason why this theme is so awesome. It literally sings the word. The only other theme I know that sings the title/character is the classic TransFormers theme.
@assignmentearth28997 жыл бұрын
If you analyze every version of the Superman theme, starting with the Fleischer cartoons, to the 50's TV show,.....it seems every composer instinctively used a motif that spoke Su-per-Man.
@kensstudio08066 жыл бұрын
@@assignmentearth2899 except Man of Steel idk, the theme of MoS didn't say his name or the title...
@AlexOjideagu25 жыл бұрын
To me the second theme after the lois lane part says Superman even more............der da da der der..........SUPERMAN
@MythicSuns Жыл бұрын
Yeah except with the Transformers theme there's lyrics. Yeah they're vocoded during some parts (a vocoder being a type of voice synthesizer most commonly used to make the vocalist sound robotic) but for the most part nothing is really left up to the instrumentals. With the Superman theme there's a lot more left up to the imagination. Hell, the fact that there's a motif that seems to say "su-per-man" could just be a lucky coincidence; John Williams might not have intended to do that. Now, just to be clear I am saying this as someone who makes music and not as a critic; amazing things can happen by sheer accident when you're making music and it is such a wonderful experience when it does. Of course I could be wrong; John does have enough musical knowledge and creativity to _intentionally_ create a motif that says "su-per-man" but either way I still think he did an incredible job with this theme.
@MythicSuns Жыл бұрын
@@kensstudio0806I guess Hans Zimmer didn't get the memo.
@tiffsaver7 жыл бұрын
As a child who grew up with Superman, I expected much from the music of the film... and John Williams, as usual, exceeded my expectations. God bless you, sir.
@Autostade6711 жыл бұрын
It's fascinating that Williams approached the score with a sense of fun & camp when what he ultimately wrote is a score that is quite noble and Romantic. I find his score actually elevates the themes & characters - especially Superman (as so cannily interpreted by Reeve who, despite the adulation, never truly receives the due for what he created) to something Classical. Sure, its all lighthearted on the surface, but the richness of the music adds up to something quite emotional and affecting.
@GetToDaChoppa-k5r11 ай бұрын
John Williams gave these movies more heart and soul. I can't imagine watching them without his wonderful and moving scores.
@thegood93 жыл бұрын
Boy, I think that opening theme certainly took itself seriously. Those credits and music hit you in the face and heart with the power of a million tons of dynamite. Just incredible thematic imagery and composition.
@Captain-Cosmo2 жыл бұрын
I was 12 years old when this movie came out And remember seeing it seeing it on the 1st show of opening night. When the opening fanfare played, the audience broke out into applause.
@kchishol19705 жыл бұрын
John Williams, the composer who can take a good movie and create the kind of music that will make it a masterwork of the ages!
@energybengt12 жыл бұрын
I find the power that a score adds to film ... that combination of visual and music ... it's so much more than the sum of it's parts. It is to me, miraculous. And seeing how a film comes alive by its music ... it never fails to take my breath away and give me shivers. What beautiful things we can create, eh?
@stephens93812 ай бұрын
I just cant understand how one man can be responsible for so much iconic music. So many movies would feel so very different if John Williams chose a different career path.
@AnthonyChildress Жыл бұрын
Everything I ever hoped to hear in my childhood fantasies about Superman was perfectly realized in this magnificent score. Thank you, John Williams!!
@PIZZLE61610 жыл бұрын
John Williams, orchestral, melodic genius who's work will never be forgotten, ever! Hans Zimmer, master of painting the picture in music color giving it texture. Both are geniuses in their own right. However, the Man of Steel score can't be compared to John Williams unforgettable score. Simply because it's too engrained into the idea of Superman. Just hearing the first two measures, the dotted quarter eighth triplet to dotted half note hits from the trumpet, bah bahbahbah baaaaah, you instantly are filled with excitement. And, I don't think it's fair to compare the two. While the John Williams score is timeless and classic, the Zimmer Man of Steel score is Action, suspense drama power and written for a totally different picture, time and textured film. He unfolds the idea and emotion of each moment of the film. It tells the story. Zimmer is genius in his own, as well as Williams is in his own right. Both are my favorites.
@xIegionx10 жыл бұрын
in short Zimmer couldn't touch John Williams
@tjp14519 жыл бұрын
xIegionx Not even with a 10 foot baton.
@xIegionx9 жыл бұрын
ChooseReason We need to immortalize John, cause the world is going to seriously suck without his music
@tjp14519 жыл бұрын
xIegionx You make it sound like he's dead lol.
@xIegionx9 жыл бұрын
ChooseReason No, but he's getting up there in age
@ElectoneGuy7 жыл бұрын
John Williams could re-write "chopsticks" and make it into a symphony. His genius is beyond words. I can't even think of one modern movie where I came out of the theater and remembered any of the music.
@BrandonKohout6 жыл бұрын
John Williams has outdone himself throughout his career.
@charleyzacharia98782 ай бұрын
It’s hard to top this off, the magic of this movie from the directing , the actor who played Superman and the composer of the score , it was magical and powerful impact , it has the heart
@RyugaChan6 жыл бұрын
It's an absolute masterpiece and this man is just not from this world. He created an anthem for hope, to remind us that there's still good in people, that no evil shall win if we have faith. Too bad that people with superpowers don't exist, but if they did, how hard it would be to have the mindset and the heart to do good and only use them when it's necessary. Just think about how evil ppl with political power or money can be and how far they can go. I can only hope that if it ever happens, it happens to the most good hearted and humble ppl on earth.
@roadkill_6663 жыл бұрын
Amazing score. Still listen to in my daily life to get through it. RIP Donner.
@tammie10786 ай бұрын
Superman music is my favorite hero to listen to for a theme, there are others, but Superman and Supergirl are my favorite. John knows how to take song and give it flight himself, it's powerful, it's uplifting, makes you feel like you can touch the sky.
@fabiocaetanofigueiredo13533 жыл бұрын
To me it is the gold standard when it comes to movie scoring - against which all others should be measured
@manofsan11 жыл бұрын
the John Williams score really stands out from the crowd Hans Zimmer is nice, but there's no way it stands out like JW's
@oscarjimenezgarrido7591 Жыл бұрын
Zimmer's theme is nice? It might be if there was an actual theme in there. Fact is, Hans Zimmer was abducted by aliens circa the the late 90s and early 2000s and replaced by a replicant - which is why the score for Pirates of the Caribbean from that time was nothing but a collage entirely comprised of rearranged musical phrases directly lifted mainly from Gladiator, but also from The Rock and Prince of Egypt - and the only actual composition from the true Zimmer we've gotten since then was probably Sherlock Holmes' main theme, which I suspect he was forced to work in by the same aliens that hold him prisoner in order to pass it as the replicant's in order to deflect the many suspicions that undoubtedly were piling up by then amongst melomaniacs from all around the world. We will know for sure whether he's ever rescued or returned back whenever he stops churning out those heaps of aural nothingness, entirely made out of bits and pieces taken from licensed sample libraries and completely devoid of anything vaguely resembling something worthy of the noun 'melody'.
@boybblue8 жыл бұрын
John Williams is a giant!!
@scottstrang15838 ай бұрын
That “can you read my mind” is incredibly beautiful.
@matthewakian2 Жыл бұрын
One of the best scores of all time.
@ChubbyDank2 ай бұрын
Christopher Reeve + John Williams = Magic
@therealKINDLE9 жыл бұрын
I was laughing my ARSE off to this all the way through! Listen to them all playin' it cool! They know it's one of the best most iconic theme in cinematic history! LIKE A BOSS!
@tats_sacs Жыл бұрын
I mean before the opening credits, we get to hear krypton which is another masterpiece. True genius.
@ChasDavis778 жыл бұрын
@WarnerBrosPictures listen to this, Superman is not meant to be rooted in seriousness, He is a symbol for Truth and Justice and this is his theme.
@kchishol19705 жыл бұрын
Yes, to revive Superman, the very first thing that needs to be done is put back at the John Williams compositions. Sure, write new music for appropriate scenes, but for the main theme, or when Superman's full heroic majesty is called for, John Williams' themes are the only way to go.
@fleone37211 ай бұрын
John Williams is the loving keeper of mankind music heritage
@Hairysteed11 жыл бұрын
The greatest composer in the planet of Houston!
@skywarp1 Жыл бұрын
Lol!!
@skywarp1 Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there
@jp38137 жыл бұрын
Yet many DC fans nowadays tend to resent this lighthearted tone.
@DirectorWestfield6 жыл бұрын
jp3813 I tend to notice that those who enjoyed Man Of Steel aren’t Superman fans at all. I once heard in rant about MOS from someone who’s name escapes me that it’s a film for Superman haters and I couldn’t agree more.
@kumar31086 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to John William's music. I still love all his compositions.
@lloydcountess2744 Жыл бұрын
The build up of the music,when I first went to see it in the seventies, really got to me.Yes, as an arranger myself,I noticed the slightly sharp trumpets on the main theme, but if you look back in music recorded history, there is a litany (though maybe not at first noticed,) of squeaks and pops and out of tune instruments. Carl Perkins club at the beginning of his blue suede shoes track,h kept because the rest was so good, the sharp trumpets in the middle of My Girl,etc It makes it human. Williams scores of Superman, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones have a signature lick also, usually a half not followed by a eight note hit( listen to the fifth bar if the main theme.) Also compare the slightly similar theme of the George Reeves tv theme, from which I think may have inspired Williams also.
@Rob_Shoot Жыл бұрын
John Williams= ICON
@lexo3010 жыл бұрын
The Superman theme is so great that it's better than the film. I remember going to see it aged about 6, and I still remember the uncontrollable excitement of hearing that music over those titles. I saw Star Wars, when? The previous year? And I don't remember that at all.
@applepitz6 жыл бұрын
*to me... this is THE greatest movie theme I ever heard... bravo Mr. Williams... bravo*
@user-lz5kp5qg8g Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. This theme is the greatest one ever.
@jslasher17 жыл бұрын
Certainly JTW's masterpiece, in my opinion. The score elevates the film, makes it come alive. Should have won the Oscar®,
@brendandaly24934 жыл бұрын
Wonder who beat it too the Oscar, what a travesty
@assignmentearth28997 жыл бұрын
I always love hearing Maurice Murphy hit that first g so sharp. D, D, G,....hits it so hard and powerfully it goes a bit sharp. It's extremely exciting to me the way it came out. The way they let it come out. They didn't redo it. It's a big exciting, muscular score and they let their players play it big, exciting and use a lot of muscle. Takes a lot of muscle to do that part and Murphy and London Symphony surely had it. Bravo to him and Williams! Every time a hear another pops group do it, Boston, Cleveland,...whoever,....good groups mind you,....but it takes me out of the moment when they try to do it so perfect and without the passion and energy this version had. Go for it men.
@Godzillamovie18 жыл бұрын
There's only one God of all superheroes and his name is Superman!
@sequoiawachtler57328 жыл бұрын
YASSS
@daitran90687 жыл бұрын
He wrote great great pieces but Superman stands by itself on top.
@billy1673 Жыл бұрын
There hasn’t been a single day since I first saw this movie in December of 1978 that I haven’t whistled or hummed this theme. Fact.
@hardlines43 жыл бұрын
John Williams is a music genius!
@axhegrat51093 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me? That theme was the greatest movie theme every written.
@Realmasterorder11 жыл бұрын
A Genious composer and probably the most Epic score of all time
@yuljohnson6838 Жыл бұрын
John williams's Superman score is blazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥! So many great tracks from this score its almost impossible to name them all. Some of the most notable tracks from the score are "The planet Krypton " and "Sonic greeting " cues!! The whole score is a masterpiece that only John could've pulled off!!!
@Inatsikap3 жыл бұрын
John's score should have stayed across all Superman movies! I remember watching this as a 17 year old in the Big west end screen and the Music just blew me away when the credits started and the big S appeared!
@gallifreyfallsnomore12627 жыл бұрын
The theme "saying" Superman is nothing new. Most Superman themes do this. Williams' is easily the most memorable though.
@kensstudio08066 жыл бұрын
Except Man of steel
@anthonysaponaro63183 жыл бұрын
I truly don;t know what kind of a movie we would have had , had it not been for John Williams playing his Huge huge role !
@rquader5 ай бұрын
What a masterpiece
@RoodeMenon6 жыл бұрын
This seems to say that John Williams worked best when visuals were not perfect and that he had to be creative to lift them to an emotional connection. It makes a lot of sense because his recent work seems uninspired thanks to the evolved art of editing and visual effects. These days it is rare to find musical themes for movies that are catchy and stays in memory.
@manuelorozco77604 жыл бұрын
I was just watching the movie last night! The Superman March is one of the most beautiful themes John Williams ever composed. Ths first pop culture reference of I i have seen was Quest for Camelot. The scene where Devin and Cornwall are flying to save Aidan the Falcon from the Griffin!
@gevans69883 жыл бұрын
Such an iconic score. I think Pirates of the carribean is something that comes close to the perfect score.
@RyderSpearmann7 жыл бұрын
Williams, true super hero.
@lennymosca70776 жыл бұрын
Agreed absolute genius when it comes to music I wish I had that kind of town I'm just an idiot the saddest stories of the truest😪
@guidosanchez5695 Жыл бұрын
Superb score. One of Williams' very best.
@Realmasterorder7 жыл бұрын
Amazing Score just awesome !
@leonardmosca68525 жыл бұрын
That's why John Williams is an extraordinary musicianist it's not just this movie but all 7 Star Wars movies among other movies he's done the man is a genius when it comes to music
@manuelorozco77604 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget ET, Indiana Jones, Jaws, Harry Potter 1 and 2
@RaymondHarrisSamat Жыл бұрын
The Music Speaks The Word !!!
@jws1272 Жыл бұрын
As great of a movie composer that John Towner Williams is, I simply refer to him by one word: Among all the movie composers, he is "GOD".
@RobertK19935 жыл бұрын
Iconic score
@robertjackson60562 жыл бұрын
Out of all the superhero movie themes over the years I think John Williams Superman theme is still #1 with Danny Elfman’s 1989 Batman theme at #2 and Alan Silvestri’s Avenger Endgame Main on End at #3
@bricago2302 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this.
@Ben-wk4je11 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, great films are only great and memorable because of their great soundtracks and scores. Fair enough, the plot, acting and directing etc, all have their parts as well, but really, all great films have wonderful soundtracks, either by score or songs. Films like Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, Superman, Titanic, Star Wars, all great films, yet they wouldn't be half as great, or at least wouldn't be nearly as memorable without their scores. The two go hand in hand really.
@AlanCanon2222 Жыл бұрын
I used to test my theater's sound system with the theme, and people working in the theater would leap into the air as they crossed the house or the stage. No one ever minded it.
@richardmccormick859 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant composer
@brutthirtythree670610 жыл бұрын
0:36 "No John No!" cries director Richard Donner! who spent his entire commentary track talking about how he tried to inject a sense of realism and seriousness into the film, posting "Verisimilitude!" on the wall of his office, rejecting everything campy, so that "you will believe a man can fly." Boy, did Williams contradict him! Still, he's a genius so all is forgiven. Amazed this comment made the DVD to be honest. Stay tuned for ANOTHER release where the Salkinds give Donner final cut on the special features! lol
@tDarKnight8 жыл бұрын
I have to disagree - the idea that realism and seriousness is the same as joyless and not fun is the mistaken thinking that gives us Zack Snyder's crap. The other direction is of course the Superman films without Donner and Mankiewicz and the Schumacher Batman films. A great director knows how to strike the natural balance between emotional gravitas and true levity - *that* is the "real" meaning of verisimilitude and I don't think that one could seriously argue that Donner didn't do precisely that.
@Dreama404 жыл бұрын
If you look up the word genius in the dictionary you will see a photo of John Williams.
@grantmalone4 жыл бұрын
Interesting what Williams says when Donner's whole mantra was that Superman needed to take itself seriously. He had the script rewritten to stop it being camp, knowing and theatrical. I've always thought that Williams music mostly echoes that. More Fanfare for the Common Man than vaudeville.
@cinemadeoutrora33083 жыл бұрын
My God! This score is perfect!
@Autostade6711 жыл бұрын
More than any other theme which seems inseparable from its subject - even "Jaws" -"Superman" (along with "The Magnificent 7") seems 2B the most unassailable - it's so perfectly suited that like many great compositions, it seems to have always existed but merely been sleeping in our subconscious until a composer gives it voice. The first time we all heard it, a voice within probably said, not, "That seems so right", but "Ah, there it is, as I have always known it but forgot for just a moment."
@davefox18578 жыл бұрын
JOHN WILLIAMS IS HUMAN GOD!!!!!!!
@MarCuseus9 жыл бұрын
To hear this live, in person - wow
@TheRubberStudiosASMR Жыл бұрын
Williams really made some hits
@MrEdwardsan12 жыл бұрын
John Willimas is a Genious!
@PeterDavid7KQ20111 жыл бұрын
He is indeed the master
@kingkrypton22538 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@chewie21117111 жыл бұрын
The narrator comment is right: the music (namely the Superman 'march') add soul to the theme. It's such a pity that they didn't add it to Man of Steel.
@micpar211 жыл бұрын
I'm with you, sure Lex was a bit too campy & so was the Otis character. but I agree Reeve was Superman! Strong, confident, but kind hearted & had a sense of humor too. Everything these days is so damn dark, bleak, violent & depressing. Even the new costume looked like Spider-Man left overs!
@leftcoaster678 жыл бұрын
I WILL FIND HIM AND MAKE HIM KNEEL BEFORE JOHN!!!!!!
@virgildantefrazier17 жыл бұрын
Wow....a single dislike..... Mr Luthor I presume!!!🤣🤣🤣
@chronoplex89 Жыл бұрын
Or ZOD!!!
@skywarp1 Жыл бұрын
@@chronoplex89 Or Otis
@94hawaiijedi3 жыл бұрын
I wish he had shown up at the AFI Tribute to John Williams.
@Luke-cz9tm4 жыл бұрын
1:27 Does anyone know what the word is when music speaks the word? "Su-per-man!" Music semiotics wise? Edit: Found it. Called "Transcansion".
@jeansecond3 жыл бұрын
i feel dumb because i cant hear it :(
@dougn23504 жыл бұрын
John Williams "the music should not take itself seriously" With this Superman theme? Who does he think he's fooling?
@jessemoog53103 жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@GVZGQosqoruna11 жыл бұрын
SUPERMASTER!
@carlitoscomics7 жыл бұрын
Genial!
@micpar211 жыл бұрын
ZZZOODD!!! Shake!!! CCRRUUNCCHH!!! Don't tug on Superman's cape or piss him off!
@BRGriffin5 жыл бұрын
"This composer"? That's John Williams to you, Mr.!
@02722011 жыл бұрын
I'm glad there's not '1' dislike.
@Hairysteed11 жыл бұрын
1:09 It's so weird John Williams looks like Zod! :D
@martykeaton1829 жыл бұрын
0:35 - 1:07 Smart man.
@martykeaton1827 ай бұрын
They have the making of this up now.
@jimhults24905 жыл бұрын
John Williams is join Our QVC Adventure, who gonna stay alive as a 90 year old.
@camwent111 жыл бұрын
Just think, this is the guy that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas trust to score all of their movies. He's the only one they call on. This one is my favorite theme. It'll be interesting to see what Hans Zimmer's take will be when "Man Of Steel' comes out June 14.
@micpar211 жыл бұрын
That's "ON" the planet of Houston!
@jimhults24905 жыл бұрын
My Friend Sandra will be on H By Halston at 9pm on QVC 2.