I had the most wonderful experience to meet the late great James Horner during a visit he made to Liverpool. I met him during an interview at BBC Radio Merseyside . To able to discuss the brilliant score to Apollo 13 my favourite film 🎥. A brilliant composer and a wonderfully down to earth person . Last memories for me .
This is a great story, a story of courage, team work, focus, dedication to mention but a few. "Failure is not an option" these words still repeat in my mind. I first heard them when I battled cancer in 1995, it became my mantra because it is so powerful, so positive. The "final theme" by James Horner is brilliant! I play it often because it is so uplifting. Good for meditation too :) I am grateful for such great creativity.
@xxJakinatorxx I weep too when I listen to this. Long gone now is a boy of 10 who sat. eyes glued to an old television watching what humanity could accomplish. Now I'm old and revel in my little world of dogs, cats and even my tortoise hibernating under my house. I too still look at the Moon at night and wonder "when will we return, and who will that be".
Beautiful theme by James Horner. Here's to Kennedy's Dream. "We choose to go to the moon! We choose to go to the moon in this decade, and do other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
Ever since 2008, everytime I hear the splashdown theme, I get goosebumps. This soundtrack stayed on my favorites list for 3 years. Incredible movie and incredible soundtrack Bravo
one of the most suspenseful moments for me in this movie is when the guys at command and on the ship were doing the calculations by hand. Man, i can't imagine how they did that! Being that fatigued while doing math that had lives on the line!
Today, let us celebrate those heroes that chose to put their lives on the line in order to better understand our universe, and ultimately, ourselves. God bless the explorers of the final frontier. Beautiful song by the way
The music catches the mood of the film so well. I watched Apollo 17 lift off, it was awsome. How did they let it happen that the ability to do it was almost lost and a generation cry hoax? The time is not far off that all this will be beyond living memory. Will we ever go back?.... I don't think we ever will.
just watched the movie again yesterday. Amazing film. Amazing soundtrack. It's sad that most people don't appreciate a film that is about REAL human drama as opposed to fictional anymore.
@greyedwards i think i have to watch this movie at least twice a week to stay happy... just the epic soundtrack and the ability of mankind to leave the confines of our planet and venture among the stars. and in the event of tragedy, like in this movie it shows the joint effort of the entire world to bring them home. just epicness pure astronomically epic win.
I was 9 watching Apollo 11 land on the moon. Long ago and I'm old now.... Yet I can listen to this at night, when all is still and quiet and visit the Moon.
Wow, there's just something about the voice of Annie Lennox... I literally burst into tears the second time I watched this movie, right at the part where the soundtrack overdubs her voice for 2, then 3 part harmony... *sniff* ;)
Insperational. What we can accomplish working as a team. Celabration of human effort under extreme circumstances. Never Give Up. God bless the human spirit.
Horner is a master at using a vocal chorus to add depth and emotion to his compositions. This track is probably his master work in that regard, but you can check out the Glory soundtrack for some more brilliance.
As jfk once said “if you live in a biscuit tin all your life,when you get out to explore you will miss sitting beside those bourbon creams” Great score,perfect jfk music
it's a movie in space but it's NOT science fiction but science FACT. (with some alternations for dramatic effect and artistic license) is another way to put it. lol great movie!
@chillaxer1993 He is not delaying the progress of mankind. He holds on ice projects that would cost billions in search of planets or life outside our own Earth, yeah, I understand. But, for the instance, we need to concentrate on our civilization and putting the efforts at the right place. I know it is frustrating to see beautiful projects like these being hold, but we cannot ignore priorities like Health, Economy, etc. Even though there are wasting money in wars and politics...
James horner is the no. 1 music director. The only man who does extremely well in all his movies...whether its apollo 13, braveheart or titanic, karate kid.....i think these 7 people like pritam.
@perezDeSanFernando The Moon landings were in a sense a "battle" of the "Cold War". Great adventure at the same time though and we need too continue it, as it's bearly started.
This is some good work don't get me wrong, but what in the heck happened to the rich symphonic score that was originally taken from the movie soundtrack. I can't find it anywhere. The crash of the cymbals, the tympani, the brass and the strings blending together. No voices just the orchestra. Now that was magnificent music.
I agree, alot of people just think of this as a movie, im sorry people but it really did happen, just like armstrong walking on the moon, it is very muchly real
Please, tell me where to download this song. I can't find it on itunes or amazon. If you could let me know that would be just splendid! lol. but seriously, haha please let me know.
@HoBustinJopson If you are using windows movie maker why not download this off youtube and drag this onto the audio line? You can edit it from there. I have done this myself so I know it works.
@perezDeSanFernando The question is whether the US will return to the Moon. I agree that more should be spent on space exploration, but it's getting to the point where it may have to be done in private sectors with private funding.
I normally prefer not to discuss politics on threads such as this , but I'll offer a disquieting possibility to answer your question. It's a quote from the movie " The Never-Ending Story........................... " People without dreams are easy to control ".
@perezDeSanFernando. I agree that the Government shouldn't spend needless wars, bailouts, and handouts. What Government should do is help out the little guy (us).
The space program is wonderful. It allows people to reach farther then ever. The United States made a great leap. Ofcourse there accidents. There always accidents in something new. We should never forget what NASA did to get: Lovell, Haise and Swiggert, home. Three times hurray for the space program!
The effects were great in this movie. But would have been REAL boss,, is if they switched the characters so it was Gilligan, Maryanne, and Mr. Howell, in capsule, with Mrs. Howell, Ginger, and the Professor running the show from the command center. Now THAT would have been a great movie!
a call to all who love great music.....no spam etc but i wanna know the film where this song is from.........on a vid called" ron paul twice removed" .the song starts around the 5 min mark all lovers of this will love it....and the film where its from is driving me mad ..thx
@skysoffun I wish i could watch this movie somewhere online I just like how the movie is base d on a real thing and how the astronauts managed to get back without dieing , such like a movie story aand still the movie is base don reality
god bless america. i only wish that we could be like we were back then. and not how we are viewed now. it makes me sad that i might not see them land on mars : ( . we were the shit in the 50s, i hope that time will come again ! . USA ! im on my way to fight for our freedom!
@neravairathethird But you might also remember that alot of the minerals and material used in the space program was mined from the planet Earth. So, actually, the earth was responsible for visiting the moon not Germany :)
Stick Hans Zimmer (and a handful of others) in the mix .... maybe to collaborate on a very long, very epic movie .... gives me chills just thinking about it!
@Fymious People should learn to help themselves out first instead of always looking out for daddy's hand or pat on the back ;) Governments are there to help promote and develop, so that the said little guy can do just that ;) Nice memories on the vid btw!
@HoBustinJopson A word of warning though. Putting home movies together is fun and brings out the film director in all of us. If you have a wife or girlfreind and you want to keep her learn how to drag yourself away and give her a couple of minutes undivided attention every week or two. Seriously though, have fun. By using YT to source you sound tracks every thing is there and just a few keystrokes away.
Matbe we will never go back to the moon, But I wonder ......... will historians in 500 or 1000 years time see the moon landings as our finest hour, and wonder at the technologies man once had and how the hell we did it?
I'm afraid the worlds just not like that, there are few with great ideas like that but while we have money and power the world will never be perfect minded.
You wouldn't need all that money. In fact you would only need a very small fraction of that. That's what's the most troubling thing about not doing it. It wouldn't be that hard.
@dandoosh90 yeah i agree, especially because a lot of the things he writes sound exactly the same. It makes me think that he isnt taking the emotion from the movie
Actually, we listen to an orchestra - and a single voice, which somehow manages to sound like a full choir. That soloist is the remarkable Annie Lennox.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Russians have many more major accomplishments than we do. First man in space, first dog in space, first artificial satellite, first robotic rover (lunokhod 1), first on Venus, first on moon (unmanned), first probe sent to mars, first orbit of the moon, first space station, first space mission with multi-person crew, first space walk, first soft landing on the moon, first probe to land on mars. And many more that I don't have the energy to list, also they're capable of putting people in space right now and we aren't.
I had the most wonderful experience to meet the late great James Horner during a visit he made to Liverpool. I met him during an interview at BBC Radio Merseyside . To able to discuss the brilliant score to Apollo 13 my favourite film 🎥. A brilliant composer and a wonderfully down to earth person . Last memories for me .
This is a great story, a story of courage, team work, focus, dedication to mention but a few. "Failure is not an option" these words still repeat in my mind. I first heard them when I battled cancer in 1995, it became my mantra because it is so powerful, so positive. The "final theme" by James Horner is brilliant! I play it often because it is so uplifting. Good for meditation too :) I am grateful for such great creativity.
@xxJakinatorxx I weep too when I listen to this. Long gone now is a boy of 10 who sat. eyes glued to an old television watching what humanity could accomplish. Now I'm old and revel in my little world of dogs, cats and even my tortoise hibernating under my house. I too still look at the Moon at night and wonder "when will we return, and who will that be".
RIP James Horner ! La musique d'Apollo 13 est simplement magnifique.
Beautiful theme by James Horner. Here's to Kennedy's Dream. "We choose to go to the moon! We choose to go to the moon in this decade, and do other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
nothing i can say about music, just........ IT MAKES ME CRY
Incredible film. One of my all time favorites, and my favorite composer doing the soundtrack. I'm in heaven.
Ever since 2008, everytime I hear the splashdown theme, I get goosebumps.
This soundtrack stayed on my favorites list for 3 years.
Incredible movie and incredible soundtrack
Bravo
one of the most suspenseful moments for me in this movie is when the guys at command and on the ship were doing the calculations by hand. Man, i can't imagine how they did that! Being that fatigued while doing math that had lives on the line!
We need to go back, no matter what.
Incredible history. Incredible composition.
Today, let us celebrate those heroes that chose to put their lives on the line in order to better understand our universe, and ultimately, ourselves. God bless the explorers of the final frontier.
Beautiful song by the way
The movie's soundtrack in general kicks ass, but it's really the 3 first minutes of this one during the end credits that does it for me!
The music catches the mood of the film so well. I watched Apollo 17 lift off, it was awsome. How did they let it happen that the ability to do it was almost lost and a generation cry hoax?
The time is not far off that all this will be beyond living memory. Will we ever go back?.... I don't think we ever will.
GOD! i love this song so much it reminds me so much of this movie and outer space and just how amazing gods creation can be .
just a beautiful way to end a theme with this sound great flim aswell
One of the best soundtracks ever done for a movie.
I salute you, James Horner! This is your very best work!
just watched the movie again yesterday. Amazing film. Amazing soundtrack. It's sad that most people don't appreciate a film that is about REAL human drama as opposed to fictional anymore.
Grate Music . I like it much .
Wow, i'm totally in loved with this theme !
@greyedwards i think i have to watch this movie at least twice a week to stay happy... just the epic soundtrack and the ability of mankind to leave the confines of our planet and venture among the stars. and in the event of tragedy, like in this movie it shows the joint effort of the entire world to bring them home. just epicness pure astronomically epic win.
Exploration and discovery is what created America...if there was no curiousity, there would be no America. No journey...
RIP James Horner
One of the best movies ever
I was 9 watching Apollo 11 land on the moon. Long ago and I'm old now.... Yet I can listen to this at night, when all is still and quiet and visit the Moon.
Wow, there's just something about the voice of Annie Lennox...
I literally burst into tears the second time I watched this movie, right at the part where the soundtrack overdubs her voice for 2, then 3 part harmony... *sniff* ;)
Little known fact that Annie Lennox is lead vocal on this final theme.
Our space program shall rise in 2025 where a new era of Apollo is schedualed for launch like if you knew this also
The Generation of the 60s was a true American one. Nothing can compare now.
Insperational. What we can accomplish working as a team. Celabration of human effort under extreme circumstances. Never Give Up. God bless the human spirit.
Horner is a master at using a vocal chorus to add depth and emotion to his compositions. This track is probably his master work in that regard, but you can check out the Glory soundtrack for some more brilliance.
As jfk once said “if you live in a biscuit tin all your life,when you get out to explore you will miss sitting beside those bourbon creams”
Great score,perfect jfk music
Fantastic!
@perezDeSanFernando took the words right outta my mouth, bro!
If John Williams and James Horner ever collaborated on a soundtrack, the result would be too beautiful for humans' sanity.
Amazing film
it's a movie in space but it's NOT science fiction but science FACT. (with some alternations for dramatic effect and artistic license) is another way to put it. lol great movie!
4:34 reminded of James score for the movie 'Glory'
Dreams never die
@chillaxer1993 He is not delaying the progress of mankind. He holds on ice projects that would cost billions in search of planets or life outside our own Earth, yeah, I understand. But, for the instance, we need to concentrate on our civilization and putting the efforts at the right place. I know it is frustrating to see beautiful projects like these being hold, but we cannot ignore priorities like Health, Economy, etc. Even though there are wasting money in wars and politics...
@Hardenaw It was, a lot of lessons learned and applied and everyone got home alive.
La película es excelente!!!
James horner is the no. 1 music director. The only man who does extremely well in all his movies...whether its apollo 13, braveheart or titanic, karate kid.....i think these 7 people like pritam.
@perezDeSanFernando The Moon landings were in a sense a "battle" of the "Cold War". Great adventure at the same time though and we need too continue it, as it's bearly started.
one of james horners best
This is some good work don't get me wrong, but what in the heck happened to the rich symphonic score that was originally taken from the movie soundtrack. I can't find it anywhere. The crash of the cymbals, the tympani, the brass and the strings blending together. No voices just the orchestra. Now that was magnificent music.
wow so chill
This is a great film but it would be nice to see the REAL Apollo 13 Astronauts, because we might just forget who they really were.
"Apollo 13 to Houston, its good to see you again!"
R.I.P. Apollo
omg i was just thinking that the Avatar them and apollo 13 theme sounds suspiciously alike. I didnt even know that james horner composed this!!
I agree, alot of people just think of this as a movie, im sorry people but it really did happen, just like armstrong walking on the moon, it is very muchly real
@jerichocrost yes ! god bless america ! i wish i could of seen those days : (
@jeffrozell
TRUE! I LOVE THIS SONG
Please, tell me where to download this song. I can't find it on itunes or amazon. If you could let me know that would be just splendid! lol. but seriously, haha please let me know.
love it
@Nikon05 your right. god bless the world !! : )
@HoBustinJopson
If you are using windows movie maker why not download this off youtube and drag this onto the audio line? You can edit it from there. I have done this myself so I know it works.
beutiful song
@cje8 This is James Horners most powerful work, he is amazing here!
This is true. Horner uses that 4 note doom theme (used in Avatar the most after the Homestree destruction) in about everything.
@perezDeSanFernando The question is whether the US will return to the Moon. I agree that more should be spent on space exploration, but it's getting to the point where it may have to be done in private sectors with private funding.
I normally prefer not to discuss politics on threads such as this , but I'll offer a disquieting possibility to answer your question. It's a quote from the movie " The Never-Ending Story...........................
" People without dreams are easy to control ".
@spark214606,
Same here. That ending was incredible.
@perezDeSanFernando. I agree that the Government shouldn't spend needless wars, bailouts, and handouts. What Government should do is help out the little guy (us).
The space program is wonderful. It allows people to reach farther then ever. The United States made a great leap. Ofcourse there accidents. There always accidents in something new. We should never forget what NASA did to get: Lovell, Haise and Swiggert, home.
Three times hurray for the space program!
@hxcduck Is the soundtrack not on Itunes?
The effects were great in this movie. But would have been REAL boss,, is if they switched the characters so it was Gilligan, Maryanne, and Mr. Howell, in capsule, with Mrs. Howell, Ginger, and the Professor running the show from the command center. Now THAT would have been a great movie!
@Nikon05 Apollo was an American endeavor the world shared, but it could not be done by anyone else.
a call to all who love great music.....no spam etc but i wanna know the film where this song is from.........on a vid called" ron paul twice removed" .the song starts around the 5 min mark all lovers of this will love it....and the film where its from is driving me mad ..thx
@skysoffun
I wish i could watch this movie somewhere online
I just like how the movie is base d on a real thing and how the astronauts managed to get back without dieing , such like a movie story aand still the movie is base don reality
gentleman, what are your intentions? I'd like to go home.
god bless america. i only wish that we could be like we were back then. and not how we are viewed now. it makes me sad that i might not see them land on mars : ( .
we were the shit in the 50s, i hope that time will come again ! . USA ! im on my way to fight for our freedom!
@neravairathethird But you might also remember that alot of the minerals and material used in the space program was mined from the planet Earth. So, actually, the earth was responsible for visiting the moon not Germany :)
this reminds me alot of the glory soundtrack
You want to get to the moon, you can do it. We need big advocates. Train to become one, and make it your mission.
Stick Hans Zimmer (and a handful of others) in the mix .... maybe to collaborate on a very long, very epic movie .... gives me chills just thinking about it!
They pave the way, blaze the trail, for other Americans (and others) to follow.
@Fymious People should learn to help themselves out first instead of always looking out for daddy's hand or pat on the back ;)
Governments are there to help promote and develop, so that the said little guy can do just that ;)
Nice memories on the vid btw!
@HoBustinJopson
A word of warning though. Putting home movies together is fun and brings out the film director in all of us. If you have a wife or girlfreind and you want to keep her learn how to drag yourself away and give her a couple of minutes undivided attention every week or two.
Seriously though, have fun. By using YT to source you sound tracks every thing is there and just a few keystrokes away.
@SHM1953 They're just differen't too me. Both are great!
how can i get this song on my ipod i cant find it anywhere on itunes : / dammit.
@njdevil281 von Braun said as much and he never understood why the Americans failed to see Goddard's brilliance
this makes me wanna play the whole mass effect series
yes
thats true.
@perezDeSanFernando AMEN
Matbe we will never go back to the moon, But I wonder ......... will historians in 500 or 1000 years time see the moon landings as our finest hour, and wonder at the technologies man once had and how the hell we did it?
So is John Williams, Hanz Zimmer, and Danny Elfman. That's movie scores for you!
What is name of song(apollo 13)?
I'm afraid the worlds just not like that, there are few with great ideas like that but while we have money and power the world will never be perfect minded.
@Ravenflight104 well nasa isnt about space they do research on other things
And Beyond. :D
@mdaddywill Ours would probably assume they have weapons of mass destruction.
You wouldn't need all that money. In fact you would only need a very small fraction of that. That's what's the most troubling thing about not doing it. It wouldn't be that hard.
@dandoosh90 yeah i agree, especially because a lot of the things he writes sound exactly the same. It makes me think that he isnt taking the emotion from the movie
Petiful music from apollo 13
What choir is that? They are wonderful! And Horner is still a genius!
Actually, we listen to an orchestra - and a single voice, which somehow manages to sound like a full choir. That soloist is the remarkable Annie Lennox.
anyway here we have two of the things americans do best: space machines and movies
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Russians have many more major accomplishments than we do. First man in space, first dog in space, first artificial satellite, first robotic rover (lunokhod 1), first on Venus, first on moon (unmanned), first probe sent to mars, first orbit of the moon, first space station, first space mission with multi-person crew, first space walk, first soft landing on the moon, first probe to land on mars. And many more that I don't have the energy to list, also they're capable of putting people in space right now and we aren't.
... let's add best in making movie themes... it's what really moves the movie to a different level!!!
In a great part thanks to Europeans and his discoveries! France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Russia all over these countries and even more...