My comment could hardly do justice to what you've done here. The Empire Strikes Back has always been my favorite Star Wars film and the music is a huge factor in that... this particular section especially. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and learned so much from it. Thank you! Now, if you will excuse me, I have a movie I need to go watch.
Technically, this is more than one cue. The Battle of Hoth is the combination of four cues... 1. Drawing The Battle Lines/Leia's Instructions (4,05) 2. The Battle In The Snow (3,47) 3. Luke's First Crash (4,14) 4. The Rebels Escape Again (3,01)
This is post-graduate level film score analysis. Masterfully done. Once I heard The Battle of Hoth after studying Wagner’s leitmotivic transformations, only then did I scratch the surface of realization how brilliant Williams’ score was. And this, for a “kid’s” movie.
I've got it: You're going for Maximilian Schell in "The Black Hole." The Hans Reinhardt of film score analysts! Wonderful analysis of one of Williams' most amazing scores.
4:00 Tenuto over tied/slurred notes in strings actually has a different specific meaning. You keep the same bow direction, separate the notes, but not stop altogether like with staccato by slowing down your bow speed, then speeding up again. It creates a subtle fade-out-fade-in sound.
I loved this content! But the delivery is so dry. I thought this was satire at first haha. Oh well. Loved the analysis regardless. Hope to see more! Cheers
2:12 This is very reminiscent of "The lull before the storm" from the Battle of Britain soundtrack (1969). Both tracks are establishing a military force that is not yet engaged in a battle.
John Williams is the most important composer of film music. I am absolutely his fan. How sad that this video is not translated into Spanish. Why the discrimination?
Dude. I love it, your analysis is wonderful (where do i get those scores?). But seriously, you need a decanter and a wolfhound at your feet. Other than that, we can collab :) (sub'ed)
I was so disappointed when I bought the soundtrack and most of the music was missing; I had to fork out more money to buy the double album, which still had tons of music missing.
This is an incredible analysis! Not having more than a high school band level knowledge of music theory, I find all of this incredibly fascinating and educational. Thank you! I also want to hear your own compositions now! 😁
Curious to compare a master like Williams with the _Gettysburg_ score, which is one of my least favorite scores for a movie which I otherwise liked. It's a score that actually brings you out of the immersion of the scene. And it doesn't help that it sounds like it was performed on my little brother's Casio.
Another composer of high repute took the music he initially wrote, and made changes before considering it a finished product. One Ludwig van Beethoven. So John Williams is in good company in that respect.
Near the end, puccini and willuams conducting, with your example. It is just not even the same ball game regards to a click Ive 'transcribed' celtic, irish, scottish music into musecore and others, and you have to tie yourself into knots. It doesnt work, until you get into 64/4 breaks, and no human actually gets that. Well done, this morning nspures me. Btw, i heard some of Williams earlier work this year, and he is an absolute genius
content and examples are excellent - overdramatic lighting, intense stare into the teleprompter and slow speech made ingesting the content and examples more difficult. - Playback at 1.25 speed is better for the talking - though the tempos of the music are a bit too quick. Lighten up - both physically and figuratively - and make that good information and examples even more consumable.
it's a shame this soundtrack wasn't composed by Hans Zimmer, it would have been so much deeper and epic. Don't get me wrong, I like John Williams, but there is something missing in his scores compared to modern soundtrack like Dunkirk or Dark Knight. It is not without reason that John Williams did not receive an Oscar for The Empire Strikes Back while Hans Zimmer received one for Dune. Hard work and technique always pays off.
I haven't had such a good laugh in a long time. TESB didn't win because it was a sequel and Star Wars had already won the Oscar for music. (Which is quite evident by which score did win over it. It was "Fame". Does anyone even remember that?) ;) Williams has 53 Oscar Nominations and won 5. Zimmer has 12 Nominations and won 2. But thanks for playing...
@@QuotenwagnerianerI was kidding. If I had to choose only one soundtrack, it would be ESB. Unfortunately my first comment is not even a parody. it is perfectly representative of new generations' way of thinking. Decades of Remote Control have completely destroyed their ears.
A winky emoticon will go a long way to communicate sarcasm to people not familiar with your kind of humour. You had me there for a moment.@@UnofficialButTrue
Joking aside, the soundtrack for Dune did work. Different times, different proposals. Having read the series, I understand Dune is not about specific characters. A soundtrack of atmosphere/sound design instead of themes was the right choice.
Great video and deep dive into this amazing score. One small point: I can't help but note the decision to credit Angela Morley primarily by her pre-transition name and using a pre-transition photograph. As I understand she had actually transitioned in the early 70s, she would have been living openly and working professionaly as Angela Morley for years before working on Empire Strikes Back and would likely have been known to Herb Spencer and John Williams as Angela for the majority of their working relationship including during this film. With this in mind the language of "later, more famously known as Angela Morley" (in addition to using a photograph contrary to how she would have presented at the time) feels - perhaps unintentionally - inaccurate at best, disrespectful at worst. If it is unintentional, perhaps re-editing to prioritize her preferred name and appearance would be respectful to her and her estate. If it is intentional, then that would also be good to know for those that may be considering giving money to the Stratisound company.
Yes I agree with this. Great content, just not exactly sure the rationale behind that choice. Gender politics aside it makes way more sense to prioritize the more famous and well-known name, and as a sign of respect to Angela’s incredible work in our field of orchestration.
My apologies; it was an honest mistake - I must have confused my dates. I have all the respect in the world for Angela, she was a brilliant arranger. Her “Wuthering Heights” Perlman arrangement is my reference mix for soft strings.
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The not blinking, and intense stare while talking, Im not sure if its by choice, but you should roll with with it as your thing.
omg you cracked me up
@@stratisoundincAh seconded, definitely do that going forward. Happy to find the exact kind of thing I enjoy in the video. Subscribed.
I think it's and AI avatar. Am I right?
I'm scared~
@@VanessaHolguin *Emperor's voice* "Good.... _GOOD_ "
sorry about the doubled audio during Leia's Speech, we are still learning !
I thought it was intentional to avoid copyright matches. Didn’t bother me at all😀
My comment could hardly do justice to what you've done here. The Empire Strikes Back has always been my favorite Star Wars film and the music is a huge factor in that... this particular section especially. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and learned so much from it. Thank you! Now, if you will excuse me, I have a movie I need to go watch.
Technically, this is more than one cue. The Battle of Hoth is the combination of four cues...
1. Drawing The Battle Lines/Leia's Instructions (4,05)
2. The Battle In The Snow (3,47)
3. Luke's First Crash (4,14)
4. The Rebels Escape Again (3,01)
The intense gaze is funny: "You will pay attention, you will learn... Or you shall die!"
Great content.
Don't blink. DO NOT. BLINK.
Yeahhh... it's a bit too much for me.
I was about to comment on this. He's like the T-1000. :D
"A Lannister always pays his debts!"
This is post-graduate level film score analysis. Masterfully done. Once I heard The Battle of Hoth after studying Wagner’s leitmotivic transformations, only then did I scratch the surface of realization how brilliant Williams’ score was. And this, for a “kid’s” movie.
You should move and blink more :D This video is pure gold. Thank you! :)
Superb video! Thank you for discussing your insights into the original score and possible "podium changes" with us! :)
"The tenuto mark is the most situational of all orchestral articulations."
I've said this many times! 😁
Please do more videos on this score, I loved this
WOW Absolutely brilliant !!!!!!
This is so AWESOME
"Don't blink. Blink and you're dead!"
-Doctor Who
Great analysis of easily the greatest action cue of all time.
I've got it: You're going for Maximilian Schell in "The Black Hole." The Hans Reinhardt of film score analysts! Wonderful analysis of one of Williams' most amazing scores.
one of the best investments of my time watching this drill down, I was glued for 30 mins! (and thank you for using your real voice!)
4:00 Tenuto over tied/slurred notes in strings actually has a different specific meaning. You keep the same bow direction, separate the notes, but not stop altogether like with staccato by slowing down your bow speed, then speeding up again. It creates a subtle fade-out-fade-in sound.
How the hell did John Williams handwritten score end up on eBay??
A copy of the original. Not the original handwritten version
Loving these free content videos! Can't wait for more courses too, cheers!
I loved this content! But the delivery is so dry. I thought this was satire at first haha. Oh well. Loved the analysis regardless. Hope to see more! Cheers
he never blinks
Masterfully done! outstanding analysis of one of the most complex and interesting score sequences in film music. New subscriber from México. 👍🏼👍🏼
I’m not convinced he’s not a robot. (Great video, though!)
2:12 This is very reminiscent of "The lull before the storm" from the Battle of Britain soundtrack (1969). Both tracks are establishing a military force that is not yet engaged in a battle.
Chopin when? An underrated piece of his is his op 46 Allegro De concert
I've got that jumper. Mighty warm it is too.
John Williams is the most important composer of film music. I am absolutely his fan.
How sad that this video is not translated into Spanish. Why the discrimination?
We will look into this! didn't know it was possible
@@stratisoundinc2,000 years later...
Is this guy a robot? The hair curl, the fireplace; the no blinking … quite strange… but he does know what he’s talking about
Why havent a subtitles? 😢
Awesome video, thank you, this piece is a blast. And I also like your hypnotizing stare into the camera when you are talking, touched me deeply :D
Even if you are a serial killer in real life, this video is great :DDD
Wow. 👍
Dude. I love it, your analysis is wonderful (where do i get those scores?). But seriously, you need a decanter and a wolfhound at your feet.
Other than that, we can collab :) (sub'ed)
You're very serious about music, aren't you?
How did you do this all without blinking once?
Legends say that every time there's a jumpcut in the video... he blinked. :D
He blinked at 2:49 actually XD
I didn’t realize Zach Galifinakas did film score analysis
I was so disappointed when I bought the soundtrack and most of the music was missing; I had to fork out more money to buy the double album, which still had tons of music missing.
This is an incredible analysis! Not having more than a high school band level knowledge of music theory, I find all of this incredibly fascinating and educational. Thank you! I also want to hear your own compositions now! 😁
That's so very kind of you, this is my personal account : )
Is this an AI Michael Barry?
Curious to compare a master like Williams with the _Gettysburg_ score, which is one of my least favorite scores for a movie which I otherwise liked. It's a score that actually brings you out of the immersion of the scene. And it doesn't help that it sounds like it was performed on my little brother's Casio.
What's with the unblinking stare? So weird.
Another composer of high repute took the music he initially wrote, and made changes before considering it a finished product. One Ludwig van Beethoven. So John Williams is in good company in that respect.
Literally every composer does this, except maybe Mozart.
Near the end, puccini and willuams conducting, with your example. It is just not even the same ball game regards to a click
Ive 'transcribed' celtic, irish, scottish music into musecore and others, and you have to tie yourself into knots. It doesnt work, until you get into 64/4 breaks, and no human actually gets that.
Well done, this morning nspures me.
Btw, i heard some of Williams earlier work this year, and he is an absolute genius
is someone pointing a gun off camera?....blink if you need me to call 911!...Great stuff though even if you made it under duress
great video, but man you creep me out. Why the stiff facial expression and staring non-blinking eyes?? I hope your head can rotate.
content and examples are excellent - overdramatic lighting, intense stare into the teleprompter and slow speech made ingesting the content and examples more difficult. - Playback at 1.25 speed is better for the talking - though the tempos of the music are a bit too quick. Lighten up - both physically and figuratively - and make that good information and examples even more consumable.
for you. Please do not presume to talk for all of us. Thank you:)
Great video!
But you are very intense. It's almost unnerving.
it's a shame this soundtrack wasn't composed by Hans Zimmer, it would have been so much deeper and epic.
Don't get me wrong, I like John Williams, but there is something missing in his scores compared to modern soundtrack like Dunkirk or Dark Knight. It is not without reason that John Williams did not receive an Oscar for The Empire Strikes Back while Hans Zimmer received one for Dune. Hard work and technique always pays off.
I haven't had such a good laugh in a long time.
TESB didn't win because it was a sequel and Star Wars had already won the Oscar for music. (Which is quite evident by which score did win over it. It was "Fame". Does anyone even remember that?) ;)
Williams has 53 Oscar Nominations and won 5.
Zimmer has 12 Nominations and won 2.
But thanks for playing...
@@QuotenwagnerianerI was kidding. If I had to choose only one soundtrack, it would be ESB.
Unfortunately my first comment is not even a parody. it is perfectly representative of new generations' way of thinking. Decades of Remote Control have completely destroyed their ears.
A winky emoticon will go a long way to communicate sarcasm to people not familiar with your kind of humour.
You had me there for a moment.@@UnofficialButTrue
@@Quotenwagnerianer Maybe next time ;)
Joking aside, the soundtrack for Dune did work. Different times, different proposals.
Having read the series, I understand Dune is not about specific characters. A soundtrack of atmosphere/sound design instead of themes was the right choice.
Great video and deep dive into this amazing score. One small point: I can't help but note the decision to credit Angela Morley primarily by her pre-transition name and using a pre-transition photograph. As I understand she had actually transitioned in the early 70s, she would have been living openly and working professionaly as Angela Morley for years before working on Empire Strikes Back and would likely have been known to Herb Spencer and John Williams as Angela for the majority of their working relationship including during this film. With this in mind the language of "later, more famously known as Angela Morley" (in addition to using a photograph contrary to how she would have presented at the time) feels - perhaps unintentionally - inaccurate at best, disrespectful at worst. If it is unintentional, perhaps re-editing to prioritize her preferred name and appearance would be respectful to her and her estate. If it is intentional, then that would also be good to know for those that may be considering giving money to the Stratisound company.
Yes I agree with this. Great content, just not exactly sure the rationale behind that choice. Gender politics aside it makes way more sense to prioritize the more famous and well-known name, and as a sign of respect to Angela’s incredible work in our field of orchestration.
Indeed. Angela transitioned in 1972.
@@AndrewKesler yes...but also as a sign of respect to her as a human being.
My apologies; it was an honest mistake - I must have confused my dates. I have all the respect in the world for Angela, she was a brilliant arranger. Her “Wuthering Heights” Perlman arrangement is my reference mix for soft strings.
Coincidently she transitioned in the same year as Wendy Carlos. Only that Wendy remained Walter until 1979.@@stratisoundinc
The whole Garth Ferengi's Dark Place composition is off-putting. Just do a score scroll video and let the music speak for itself.
Oooohhh Mysterious Dark Room..With a Roaring Fire! Cliche