Impossible to answer this. From Star Wars to Jurassic Park to Harry Potter to Angela’s Ashes to Tintin to Space Camp to Empire of the Sun… losing one of these or one of his concert pieces would be a tragedy.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind. John Williams sells the idea of music being a universal language by example better than just about anybody else could imho

Easily phantom menace, I was like 6 when it was in theatres and I still think about the dual of the fates, the part when obi wan deflects a strike behind him and then a split second later in front of him will be burned in my brain forever, and John was a huge part of that

E.T.'s score is probably the most nostalgic for me. It has a certain precious, childlike innocence to it. As also does the Home Alone score.

Probably that first Harry Potter film. I grew up on the books and the movies and it’s shaped my love of film and reading. Love that score

All good and all, but i dont care what mr pedo spielberg has to say.

He hit the nail on the head with that. A film is nothing without a score

@@maxbowen6482 Unless it's No Country For Old Men, somehow lol

@@maxbowen6482 Absolute statements are bad for reasons like this. What you said sounds good but isn't always true. For instance, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is so damn scary almost entirely BECAUSE it doesn't have a soundtrack or additional horror noises added for effect.

@@Compton3clipsed Very true. In the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, 'Only a Sith believes in absolutes'. Admittedly, I think that technically makes Obi-Wan a Sith...

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SL has a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack. Williams outdid himself

Idk why, but that reminds me of the story when a reporter asked Einstein what it's like being the smartest man in the planet, and he said, "I dont know, you'd have to ask Nikola Tesla."

Lets not downplay Hans Zimmer like that, shall we?

​@@kaufmanat1​​ There is absolutely no evidence that he ever said that. Considering that their scientific disciplines are so diametrically different, both men would be bright enough to know that they could not judge the other.

@@anonymousperson2886ell nah man I don’t care how bad the movies are I’m just glad the songs existed

@@anonymousperson2886 The movies are beautiful.

@@CoreFreddy Detailed CGI backgrounds, unlike the bland boring ones we see in disney TV shows literally every shot

@@anonymousperson2886 Prequels are great

@@anonymousperson2886seething

You said Mozart twice

@@stevenevenshow2790 Hahaha I didn't even notice. Good catch. Edit to come

I like Hanz Zimmer too, althugh Williams is of course more classy

He deserves it. Legendary talent.

Why is it hard to imagine? It's right here! We live amongst many gifted artists. It's a wonderful thing :)

That is what impresses me the most. The consistency of excellence in his work is unfounded in reality. He TRULY, truly does not miss.

“Shockingly astonishing” redundant wording there lol

​@@pierrecineas consistent until the sequel trilogy. No soul there.

@@LordJagd Do you not understand how adjectives work?

@@earthsurgery1237 *eyeroll*

The Matrix came out before Phantom Menace and also had a lot of choir tracks particularly "Navras" which sounded similar to duel of the fates. It was combination of those two movies that normalized choir scores in movies.

Don't forget the choir in the theme for Batman Mask of the Phantasm.

@@Thanos88888 Great choir in that movie but it just wasn’t a huge movie that the entire industry would’ve seen like Phantom.

@Novusod And before the Matrix...., We had Ghost in the Shell (1995 movie), which inspired Watchowskis. Just youtube search for the opening of GitS. And after that GitS 2 Innocence opening as well. And before that....Akira, an animated movie that makes it onto virtually every top 100 scifi list.

​@@wankertanker1813 I don't remember any choral tracks in Ghost in the Shell or Akira?

100% agree - definitely my favourite - esp at the 59 sec mark of this piece - which ties in with the moment Yoda grabs his chest/drops his stick whilst on Kashyyyk - as order 66 is happening - unbelievably beautiful

It's a personal favorite of mine as well. Definitely flies under the radar for most.

Glad I saw this comment as this definitely went under my radar - but no longer! Beautiful

Brilliant, but Binary Sunset will never fail to bring a tear to my eye. That piece is what hope sounds like to me

The music of Padme’s death / Luke and Leila’s birth / Vaders creation in Revenge of the Sith … what is that called ? That brings me to tears.

Legendary parents.

Can someone explain how the fate of the galaxy relies on the three moments? I kind of got the gist but I want a little clarification. 😅

@@thefirsttrillionaire2925 Qui-gon & Obi-Wan vs Maul decides who will train Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan later opines that he was not ready to train Anakin so we can draw that had Qui-Gon not died fighting Maul there may not have been a Darth Vader. Anakin rescuing his mother is the first attachment Anakin loses that he believes he should have been able to stop. This informs his later actions taken in fear of losing Padme, leaving him vulnerable to the machinations of Sideous. Yoda vs Palpatine is the last chance that the old Jedi order will be able to defeat the Sith and prevent the rise of the Empire. Unfortunately Yoda had trained the Jedi to win the last Sith war 1,000 years prior rather than the war the Sith were fighting this time.

@@J_Halcyon thanks 🙂

@@J_Halcyon is there a source for the yoda 1000 years ago part, because common knowledge only makes yoda 900 years old when he died

@CS_Calzone I think it’s not that Yoda was personally there for the past 1000 years, but that the Jedi Order hasn’t see Sith appear in 1000 years and got complacent.

Moronic comment. It logically CANNOT have your full attention if you are able to devote some attention to the happenings on screen. Stop saying some sh*t. Fix yourself, kid

The only film I ever watched in a cinema without paying, I watched it four times and three of those I snuck in, luckily it was so packed that no one noticed.

Every time someone asks me why Jurassic Park is in my top 3, I always say it’s because of the music. The way it just absolutely and perfectly captured my awe and amazement as a kid seeing the movie for the first time.

For me it also works the other way around. I never had the attention 100% on Williams music during scenes but have the feeling the music was still imprinted immediately in my mind.

I think JP is one of my brother's fave because of the music as well. He'll lay there with his eyes closed, listening to the soundtrack. It transcends so much.

As a 9 year old it blew my fucking mind. The whole movie blew.me.away. George really did his job well and made a great space opera for children. I have studied politics ever since it made me so hungry for such things. The art and the imagination of williams will be remembered forever

I have exactly the same experience (with the hairs on end)! I saw it live once and it was out of this world good

Thank YOU for being a part of it and engaging with the stuff I put out there :) I can’t do it without your support, and your words really mean a lot.

Jeopardy the other day said he had 63 oscar nominations, might’ve even said 63 oscars, crazy either way

@@burtreynolds8030 gotta be nominations lol. But like you said, either way that’s bonkers.

When Spielberg asked Williams to score Schindler’s list, Williams watched it and said “you need a better composer than me for this movie.” Spielberg said, “I know. But they’re all dead.”

@@burtreynolds8030 he is the most nominated person alive, and the second most nominated person ever behind Walt Disney himself. Also, was this an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy you were on, Burt? Was it the one where you wore that big hat?

@@thegoodgeneral second to only Walt Disney is one heck of an achievement, and oh no that was my cousin Turd Ferguson

He made terrible decisions too. The existence of the prequels is his major one.

@@genetenz bruh they complete the story. The original trilogy feels like it has so much less weight without the full picture

@@genetenzThe prequels are the best films in the saga. Cope.

​@@genetenz There's flaws, and far too much CGI. But it's so much better than the sequels in every way. Jar Jar alone is more interesting than Rey.

@@genetenz The prequels were fine. Selling to Disney... now that was a terrible decision.

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To be honest, most of them were probably there for a paycheck, but sometimes you might stumble onto something magnificent.

Nice.

Totally agreed. You should look up some of the deleted stunt scenes from phantom menance. Even better stunts. Pity they didn’t make the cut

sequels could never

@@pjacefilms And watch the making of featurettes. Lots of cool choreography there.

One of the best movie duels ever.

Hans Zimmer gets that award

@@vgbig9390 Zimmer UNDOUBTEDLY gets at least number two for me, but Williams' work is absolutely timeless and I think still deserves the big number one.

​@@TheCoolCucumber I prefer Ennio Morricone

​@@haystack1893 Jerry Goldsmith at 3rd

@@vgbig9390 Hans Zimmer comes second. Williams is the first legend.

That’s amazing! He really does bring out some of the deepest memories in us. Thank you so much for watching :)

@@VieneLea exactly. it's so awkward without the music lol. i think one of the halo game devs speaking about the composer of music said that he was jealous that the composer single handedly contributes as much to the game as the rest of the staff combined because of the power of his musical pieces, and how the game would basically be nothing and fundamentally lack the same impact without them.

@@Ares_gaming_117 Yeah. A simple animation of a spaseship going through space will have drastically different impressions based on music.

Well, the duels in A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back didn't have any music at all.

@@jesustovar2549 and some of them were pretty tense because of it

Sound is emotional and vision is logical is truly the perfect was to encapsulate the impact that wonderful music has on movies, story telling and simply on its own.

Given the amount of time and energy it takes, this comment means everything to me. Knowing that all that comes through in the final product, at least for some folks, is encouraging beyond measure. So.. yeah. Thank you, sincerely. I hope you enjoy what’s to come! I’m pretty excited about the next few uploads.

It absolutely does come through ​@@CinemaStix! For you: 🏆 (And please take note, that's not one of those "participation trophies" either.)

YO RISK OF RAIN STREAMER GUY

If you like him, go check out Every Frame A Painting. Not saying this guy lifted the format but it’s definitely the same energy and effot

I don't often upvote comments, but this one definitely needs more validation. Absolutely spot on - your effort is noticed and appreciated @@CinemaStix

Oh yeah! And so subconsciously. It blew my mind, too. Only realized it as I was preparing the video.

Out of curiosity, do you know that the Naboo parade song is a sped up version of the Emperor's theme?

I never noticed it either. I remember hearing the choral whisper throughout the movie, but I didn't realise those were the worlds from Duel of Fates.

I read somewhere where Mozart sounded good even paired with itself. A friend and me tried to actively misalign the music so it would be discordant and it *still* fucking worked. And Williams is even better.

Sweet caroline is a great song but there's one remix to ruin it all

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I *do* know what you mean, but John Williams took A LOT of motif's from famous classical composers in order to complete his works. The classic example is Holst's "Mars: Bringer Of War" - you could simply put that over the top of the opening of the first part of the original Star Wars move and it would have the same emotional impact. There isn't too much difference between the scores if you know them both.

@@liamnevilleviolist1809 He did this with mastery, and because people wanted him to do so, and brought momenty of joy as said above

@liamnevilleviolist1809 and? All music samples other music, there's only so many ways you can put together notes, at the end of the day he still created new music

I hadn’t actually either. I had to isolate it for the video. But I have a feeling it subconsciously still seeps into our brains during the movie.

@@CinemaStix undoubtedly

Not enough love for his Overture in Hook. Amazing and underrated.

@@tristanjohnson2678YES! Hook is one of the most amazing soundtracks ever. I've gotten to enjoy the Journey to Neverland suite performed live by an orchestra on multiple occasions, and it was magical every time.

I like the music during the very last shot of that movie when Elliott is just looking up tearfully. Gets the blood circulating.

Thechnically the Stars War theme was Erich Wolfgang Korngold's, 1942, "Kings Row", mashed / mixed together with Holst's "Mars - Bringer of War". Think of Williams as a master choreographer / DJ, who samples and sequences others work, to create movie theme tracks.

Legends

I thought exactly the same thing.

he is by far the greatest. only edgy trolls would say otherwise

Only Howard Shore and perhaps Morricone come close in my opinion. What a composer.

@@rafaelc.c. Hans Zimmer?

@@MetalGuitarTimo Joe Hisaishi?

I agree that in the past hundred years perhaps only Shore and Morricone come close to Williams in terms of theme writing, and imho neither can match Williams in terms of raw orchestration.

You got it :) -Danny

You can't compare "ever crafted by humankind" with "recorded history" I'm afraid.

lol let's not get carried away

Eh....I wouldn't even call it the best piece in Star Wars but it is a top piece in the saga.

This video was definitely a huge experiment in editing videos about music. It poses a ton of unexpected challenges. But I would definitely love to keep make more talking about his work. If I can swing it. Even his work on the sequels, which is way less memorable, has some sweet pieces when listened to in isolation. Anywho, just glad you enjoyed the video, and thank you for the comment :) -Danny

That sounds amazing; I'm particularly fascinated by how the Harry Potter theme evolved through the films - a cinemastix video on it would be delightful!

@@CinemaStix i would love more videos like this

"Across the stars"

Across the Stars, the love theme of Star Wars II, is my favorite soundtrack of all time. What a divine song. Episode III really pooled all the greatness from the previous films and added a lot of its own and the result was William's greatest score ever in my opinion.

Ah! Now I just need to ignite Sideways’s desire for more Sideways videos :) -Danny

To fully appreciate his work you have to bring up the entire list. He is the soundtrack of the last 40 years of movies.

Hans Zimmer deserves a spot on that list.

John Williams is the 🐐 and head and shoulders above the rest when you consider body of work.

Danny elfman is flash over substance

A lot of these people came after John Williams. He paved the way for them and changed how we thought about film scoring forever

Funny you should mention that-did you know one of Michael Giacchino's earliest gigs was doing the music for "The Lost World" video game on PlayStation in 1997? It was the first time I ever heard his music!

@@thegoodgeneral Yea! And then he did a bunch of Medal of Honors. When I found that out I went back and played them and wow, he doesn't skimp on gaming scores at all. Speed Racer is really fun too

@@astroguster5522 Yes, Speed Racer!

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@@jnnx Alright, guy.

:D I’m so glad! I really enjoyed putting this one together. It was a particularly tough one editing around the music, but I’m glad with the way it turned out. Thank you so much for the support.

Certain scenes? Now that's quite an understatement. Star Wars is a practically a poem

lmao

Thank YOU for checking it out!

Zimmer is good, but he's like a really good roast beef sub while Williams is Filet Mignon.

I hate when they get compared. Who are u to judge whos the better componist or not. They both are good. Hans Zimmers Kungfu panda scores are absolutely epic.. i listen to them all the time and they are pure magic.

@@Alex-bm5rc You realize those were also written by John Powell, right? Go listen to other Powell compositions like How to Train Your Dragon and Solo, and listen to other Zimmer compositions like his DC stuff or Inception, and you tell me who *really* is to thank for how good the Kung Fu Panda scores are. (Hint: It's Powell. It's got his fingerprints all over it, whereas Zimmer's style is nowhere to be heard.) All the stuff from Zimmer people LOVE has been written with *other* people (Pirates of the Caribbean: with Klaus Badelt. Sherlock Holmes: with Lorne Balfe. Lion King: themes written with Elton John involved. Even freaking Boss Baby: with Steve Mazzaro. And all of those pieces sound nothing like what Zimmer writes without those other people, so it's pretty clearly coming from those other people and not him.) That stuff he writes alone falls mostly into obscurity. Sure, some scores like Interstellar and Dune offer something interesting, but most of his compositions are infant's doodlings compared to what Williams can produce. Williams could write a Zimmer score in a day; Zimmer couldn't write a Williams score in his wildest dreams. I'm not saying Zimmer scores are never good, because they work amazing when you're watching the actual movie. But I'm willing to bet all the scores you listen to and call "magic" actually have other people's names on them, and the Zimmer scores you don't listen to nearly as often are the ones he actually wrote on his own. Go check.

@Alejandro Gjezi You nailed it EXACTLY. THANK you! And I'd say both Ludwig Göransson and Alexandre Desplat would make that list before Hans Zimmer.

Nobody comes close to John Williams except Jerry Goldsmith perhaps.

Thank you! I hope so, too :) It’s a challenging topic to cover. But worth it.

Except he didn’t say anything that wasn’t already more artfully said with the music. . .