John Williams: The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @VarunGupta3009
    @VarunGupta3009 4 года назад +15124

    They should've given him a mini lightsaber to conduct the orchestra with.

  • @strength02
    @strength02 4 года назад +4381

    I am 48 years old, this man literally wrote the soundtrack to my childhood. Thank you mister Williams.

    • @epikz6
      @epikz6 4 года назад +9

      mart

    • @enginerush9136
      @enginerush9136 4 года назад +71

      Master williams*

    • @Lokithetrueone
      @Lokithetrueone 4 года назад +30

      He's making my childhood

    • @micamojo
      @micamojo 4 года назад +30

      47, and I'm with you mate

    • @AM-np3hf
      @AM-np3hf 4 года назад +23

      49 here. Totally.

  • @hpa2005
    @hpa2005 4 года назад +10708

    Playing one of the most iconic pieces of movie music while being conducted by the man who wrote it?......yea no pressure there.

    • @nasanchez964
      @nasanchez964 4 года назад +282

      Yeah, nothing at all right? It's like, what gives? Can you pass me the salt?

    • @Vendetta1.13
      @Vendetta1.13 4 года назад +42

      It's a joke dimwit

    • @atillathehun8831
      @atillathehun8831 4 года назад +161

      @zcbm88 Welcome to the jokestan,here we make jokes and expect people to understand them

    • @SlyBeast
      @SlyBeast 4 года назад +86

      Yeah...but what an honor!

    • @hpa2005
      @hpa2005 4 года назад +18

      @@SlyBeast Agreed :)

  • @scottbrady1103
    @scottbrady1103 3 года назад +1275

    I can now die in peace knowing that I've seen the man conduct his own music live.... THANK YOU!

    • @salazam
      @salazam 3 года назад +17

      but you didn't see it live, you watched it on youtube.

    • @fatboyslim2732
      @fatboyslim2732 2 года назад +2

      @@salazam ikr

    • @Deinobi
      @Deinobi 2 года назад +4

      @@salazam maybe they were in the crowd

    • @soundaholixx
      @soundaholixx 2 года назад +2

      wizard

    • @fatboyslim2732
      @fatboyslim2732 2 года назад +1

      @@Deinobi maybe

  • @patelowski
    @patelowski 4 года назад +5415

    Hans Zimmer vs John Williams: Civil War

    • @vzee5788
      @vzee5788 4 года назад +273

      From somewhere comes Alan Silvestri

    • @HeyCrabman14
      @HeyCrabman14 4 года назад +355

      John Williams hands down over all. 😵😵🤠

    • @ncrtrooper6619
      @ncrtrooper6619 4 года назад +43

      @@HeyCrabman14 I love Williams but don't know about

    • @theunderdog9353
      @theunderdog9353 4 года назад +188

      That's like an Infinity Gauntlet powered Thanos (Williams) against something like Hawkeye (Zimmer). It's just not a fair battle 😂

    • @oregonhighroller5178
      @oregonhighroller5178 4 года назад +31

      Danny Elfman for the win😜

  • @darrinbaker00
    @darrinbaker00 4 года назад +5315

    Luke: "Vader's on that ship."
    Han: "How do you know?"
    Luke: "What are you, deaf? They're literally playing his song!"

    • @vicentetrigo9476
      @vicentetrigo9476 4 года назад +92

      LMAOOOOOO

    • @CC--ry6jy
      @CC--ry6jy 4 года назад +75

      This made my day 😂

    • @someone2703_
      @someone2703_ 4 года назад +29

      Copied comment, but still nice.

    • @buttwiperindawfulevil2256
      @buttwiperindawfulevil2256 4 года назад +52

      Every time you listen to this song, you get a sense of fear that you might get force chocked or get cut by his lightsaber

    • @alvarohernani6645
      @alvarohernani6645 3 года назад +10

      One of the best parodies ever

  • @nishantdel17
    @nishantdel17 5 лет назад +1909

    If I ever have my own office, I will install remote controlled speaker to play this song as I enter.

    • @BernardBakker
      @BernardBakker 4 года назад +102

      Nishant Kumar Jha I have my own office, but I’ve chosen to play the imperial march in the offices of my employees when I leave mine....

    • @romainj9520
      @romainj9520 4 года назад +52

      @@BernardBakker Alright now you can't just say that and *not* give us a video

    • @BernardBakker
      @BernardBakker 4 года назад +24

      Romain J and scare off all prospective new employees?? Darth Vader needs his Stormtroopers!

    • @nostop7794
      @nostop7794 4 года назад

      Bernard Bakker sounds like an excuse to me.

    • @rixxy9204
      @rixxy9204 4 года назад +7

      Probably won't be able to keep your employees for more than an hour.

  • @resistancesanctuary5560
    @resistancesanctuary5560 3 года назад +391

    John Williams just smiling there like: “I’m the best conductor in the world, get that Darth Vader out here!” really loved this, it’s a classic.

  • @titanicUHEM
    @titanicUHEM 4 года назад +2166

    ‘The force is strong with this one’. R.I.P. David Prowse (Darth Vader) 1935-2020

  • @rayzhang329
    @rayzhang329 4 года назад +951

    When John Williams dies, his body will become with the force.

  • @ObligedUniform
    @ObligedUniform 4 года назад +851

    The one guy around 00:53 is so into it he can barely contain himself and I cannot blame him.

  • @Pepsi_Man_OfficiaI
    @Pepsi_Man_OfficiaI 3 месяца назад +16

    Remember, this is the man who created all of the famous themes. Superman, Indiana Jones, Darth Vader, Force theme, John Williams will always be THE composer and conductor in my heart.

  • @darthvader9681
    @darthvader9681 4 года назад +7521

    This theme never gets old...
    Just like Younglings

  • @TheLichruler
    @TheLichruler 4 года назад +3682

    "Hey listen, I need you to do a job for us."
    "How much does it pay?"
    "It doesn't pay..."
    "I don't think I want to do it then."
    "Look, it's real quick, ok? All we need you to do is dress as a Stormtrooper while John Williams is conducting the Imperial March, and-"
    "I'm in."

    • @Mosesinmusic
      @Mosesinmusic 4 года назад +10

      😂

    • @DARTH-R3VAN
      @DARTH-R3VAN 4 года назад +38

      Well if he's in I'm in.

    • @varric
      @varric 4 года назад +123

      The alternative:
      "Hey listen, I need you to do a job for us."
      "How much does it pay?"
      "It doesn't pay..."
      "I don't think I want to do it then."
      "Look, it's real quick, ok? All we need you to do is dress as Darth Vader while John Williams is conducting the Imperial March, and-"
      "I'm in."

    • @shadophaxx2401
      @shadophaxx2401 4 года назад +114

      Dude: *mentions dressing as a storm troopers or John williams*
      Job applications: 20,000 units already ready and a million more well on the way

    • @chemicalstarr
      @chemicalstarr 4 года назад +38

      look how happy he is when DARTH VADER comes up!

  • @sonic18shadow
    @sonic18shadow 4 года назад +639

    The Force is strong with this one. John Williams really knows how to bring out the power of the dark side.

    • @faisalmemon285
      @faisalmemon285 4 года назад +7

      sonic18shadow : I don’t know how John Williams understands Star Wars so much. First of all looks like an arrogant Englishman (which he is not). I mean he doesn’t look like Mr. Life of the Party. And second, he gets edited and unedited scenes and sequences and is told to make music for it. Just look at this video of Star Wars without music:
      ruclips.net/video/Tj-GZJhfBmI/видео.html
      Like I said, he looks like an Englishman who just had his tea spilled by a waiter. But in fact there is an adventurous dude inside who understands the simple pleasures of life.

  • @gravedigger8414
    @gravedigger8414 2 года назад +365

    If I could donate 5 years of my life to John Williams just to witness him longer on this earth - I WOULD!

  • @moosedabeast961
    @moosedabeast961 4 года назад +351

    1:39 John Williams shooing away a dog that has climbed to the stage😂

  • @jp3813
    @jp3813 4 года назад +226

    The man was 45 when he scored the very first Star Wars. At an age when many artists are considered past their primes, he was just warming up.

    • @DealerCamel
      @DealerCamel 4 года назад +10

      45 is considered baby age for film composers. Tom Holkenberg mentioned that when he first moved to LA at 45, one of the things that boggled his mind was that everyone thought he was young.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 4 года назад +6

      @@DealerCamel I see what you're saying, although some of my favorites such as Elfman, Zimmer, Horner, Arnold, etc... already composed their first popular works in their early 30s. And JW himself was already scoring during the 60s. Perhaps it's the profession itself that deserves more recognition since composers in other mediums tend to fizzle out earlier. Would Paul McCartney had been better off transitioning into making film musicals like Alan Menken in his mid-40s? I don't know.

    • @parzibalamblin1890
      @parzibalamblin1890 4 года назад

      I miss John Williams in Ready Player One

  • @SirTowerOfZaid
    @SirTowerOfZaid 3 года назад +2454

    My man really felt powerful in that Darth Vader suit, I don't blame him, I would've felt immortal.

  • @valanthonydizon1098
    @valanthonydizon1098 2 года назад +94

    That look and smile from John Williams when Vader and Stormtroopers kicked in were like a happy young boy seeing his toys come to life with his music.

  • @chaitanyayechuri
    @chaitanyayechuri 4 года назад +745

    Give this man an Oscar already.
    John Williams: I have already have five, bud.

    • @borreroshirley6980
      @borreroshirley6980 4 года назад +32

      Let's make it six

    • @chaitanyayechuri
      @chaitanyayechuri 4 года назад +4

      @@borreroshirley6980 sure let's do this. If he composes in his bear future.😀

    • @mariosmanesis5644
      @mariosmanesis5644 4 года назад +2

      @@borreroshirley6980 lets make it for all the great soundracks

    • @KingdaToro
      @KingdaToro 4 года назад +12

      He also has the most Oscar nominations of any living person, with 52. All time, he's second only to Walt Disney with 59.

    • @slmb_b
      @slmb_b 4 года назад +1

      Chaitanya Yechuri Rise of Skywalker was the last movie he was going to ever compose music for, if I’m correct, he’s gotta entire retirement someday

  • @RutherfordMRV
    @RutherfordMRV 4 года назад +339

    Star Wars is nothing without its main maestro in John Williams.

    • @mariosmanesis5644
      @mariosmanesis5644 4 года назад +7

      no John Williams no Star Wars

    • @darrinbaker00
      @darrinbaker00 4 года назад +5

      Love John Williams lots, but if anyone besides James Earl Jones had voiced Darth Vader, there would only have been the one movie.

    • @lukeypup95productions53
      @lukeypup95productions53 4 года назад +1

      John Williams is a maestro of classical film scores, and this is no exception.

    • @mariosmanesis5644
      @mariosmanesis5644 4 года назад +1

      @@lukeypup95productions53 you are so right

    • @JH-kx7xq
      @JH-kx7xq 4 года назад

      So you don't like The Mandalorian?

  • @SplittingProductions
    @SplittingProductions 4 года назад +722

    It's fun watching a composer direct their own music. He doesn't look at his music at all - he doesn't need it.

    • @QueenMachine.
      @QueenMachine. 4 года назад +13

      It's fun watching a composer "CONDUCT" their own music. He doesn't look at the "ORCHESTRA" at all - he doesn't need to look at them.

    • @SplittingProductions
      @SplittingProductions 4 года назад +20

      @@QueenMachine. I'll give you the conductor one, but music, nope I mean what I said and disagree. A conductor should always look at their orchestra otherwise what is the point of being there if not to communicate to them.

    • @QueenMachine.
      @QueenMachine. 4 года назад +2

      @@SplittingProductions A Conductor doesn't always look at the Orchestra, he is conducting them by using his Baton that way they can see how high they need to play and now low they need to play, he doesn't have to look at them.

    • @lingonberriesofwrath1836
      @lingonberriesofwrath1836 3 года назад +12

      @@QueenMachine. Just shut the fuck up, dude. Not only are you annoying as hell, you don't even know what you're talking about, which is the worst thing ever when you're trying to correct other people. A conductor doesn't tell the orchestra how "high" or "low" they should play. That is written in the sheet music. What a conductor does is interpreting the score and preparing the orchestra for how it should play the piece that isn't immediately obvious from the sheet music, steering it in a direction so that it becomes one unit, not a bunch of different instruments. Maybe he wants a certain timbre, or specific dynamics and so on. At the performance, he keeps the tempo, and indicates when instruments or instrument groups should come in, or emphazise certain parts. He's like a sports coach that holds the orchestra together, before and during the performance.
      You didn't know, and now you know, douchebag.

    • @QueenMachine.
      @QueenMachine. 3 года назад

      @@lingonberriesofwrath1836 I posted that 2 Months ago, don't you think i already know that by now?

  • @ethane-dawgwenger4207
    @ethane-dawgwenger4207 2 месяца назад +19

    May the force be with you, James Earl Jones. The world will miss your iconic voice.

  • @millenniumf1138
    @millenniumf1138 5 лет назад +321

    That smile at the end really makes this video for me. You can see just how happy he is with the performance of the orchestra. :D

    • @Mboy245
      @Mboy245 4 года назад +10

      That's the I love this job face

    • @bmbutler2
      @bmbutler2 4 года назад

      Amazon has the entire concert. What happens right before is great. Just not shown here.

  • @whoregasmicsyt6072
    @whoregasmicsyt6072 4 года назад +272

    the fact that he can turn and conduct and the orchestra stays together- couldn’t be me

    • @AlanCanon2222
      @AlanCanon2222 4 года назад +13

      To be fair, he does know the song fairly well.

    • @talondiwisch5206
      @talondiwisch5206 4 года назад +14

      They also probably know it very well.

    • @AlanCanon2222
      @AlanCanon2222 4 года назад +11

      I was in student symphonies in high school and college. I seem to remember that we tried running a piece without our conductor (the conductor would have had us try it as an exercise). Certainly doable, but with a reduction in quality. An orchestra takes up so much space that the speed of sound starts to matter. I can't remember exactly what happened when we tried.

    • @spacejesus6581
      @spacejesus6581 4 года назад +2

      The orchestra stays together is surprising? Really? I’ve played in concerts like this, definitely not at this scale but a conductor is more for the Audience than the people playing, it’s really easy to look at the book that tells you what to do that is literally right in front of you, and if you practiced you don’t need anything but to hear the song from people around you

    • @ltchugacast131
      @ltchugacast131 4 года назад

      The orchestra is probably made of fans. They probably learned their instruments on this.

  • @Jspeidel
    @Jspeidel 4 года назад +76

    The joy in his face throughout the song is amazing.

    • @Mboy245
      @Mboy245 4 года назад +6

      2:16 That's the I love this job face

  • @armandorjusino
    @armandorjusino Месяц назад +3

    Light, Superman theme, Dark, Vader's theme, there is simply no match, what a genius.

  • @backwardsbrain2255
    @backwardsbrain2255 4 года назад +1676

    There is literally not a reason to press the dislike button

    • @jacksonscott3667
      @jacksonscott3667 4 года назад +143

      The only dislikers are Rebel scum.

    • @peter9314
      @peter9314 4 года назад +45

      The jedi did.

    • @medicms2001
      @medicms2001 4 года назад +76

      They’re part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. Take them away

    • @euroclips4101
      @euroclips4101 4 года назад +8

      The jedi did

    • @joshlien9066
      @joshlien9066 4 года назад +7

      Well actually there is bro... you press it if you dont like it

  • @davidgillespie8123
    @davidgillespie8123 4 года назад +173

    When Mr. Williams passes, we will all have lost a part of us

    • @arthurmiller4875
      @arthurmiller4875 4 года назад

      Yes we have

    • @kinnusai4432
      @kinnusai4432 4 года назад +1

      I read your comment and thought "has he died?!"

    • @kinnusai4432
      @kinnusai4432 4 года назад

      Because "we have" is in the present tense. I guess "why would you say that?" is pretty much what i meant too.

    • @rockydocky7541
      @rockydocky7541 4 года назад

      I don’t think so. We’ll continue to be able to enjoy his work for the rest of time. True artists create something that will outlive them, John Williams has for sure left a great mark onto the world that will never be forgotten. John Williams will always be alive to me.

  • @Rollingace
    @Rollingace 4 года назад +288

    I want earth to shake when this music is played

  • @quanchi8578
    @quanchi8578 Год назад +23

    Even THE MAN himself… turns his back to the orchestra to catch a glimpse of Vader.THANK YOU John and every great musician here.Truly something special to watch!

  • @axhegrat5109
    @axhegrat5109 4 года назад +239

    I am always at a loss for words when I try to describe John Williams. His genius came from the stars.

  • @Pierce-mu4zx
    @Pierce-mu4zx 4 года назад +459

    The empire is alone cool, but with the imperial march...BADASS

  • @207PH
    @207PH 4 года назад +129

    His smile at 2:17 is the look of a true master tradesman admiring his handy work

    • @anibaldk
      @anibaldk 4 года назад +9

      Actually he smiled because he did a Sith force lightning strike gesture two seconds before and somebody probably laughed at it.

    • @buddy3635
      @buddy3635 4 года назад +3

      John William is the one of the GOATs of music

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 Месяц назад +4

    If you're still listening to this in 2024 , you're not alone and I love you! ...from Fort Worth, Texas

  • @noah_gaming3125
    @noah_gaming3125 4 года назад +3110

    Those 109 people who hit the dislike button are storm troopers and missed the like button

  • @airmanfighter8209
    @airmanfighter8209 4 года назад +276

    Alan Silvestri: You underestimate my power.
    John Williams: Don’t try it!

    • @GabiBrooks
      @GabiBrooks 4 года назад +2

      👏🤣🤣

    • @benvasey414
      @benvasey414 4 года назад +13

      It’s over Alan! I have the high notes!

    • @Joker-ef5lf
      @Joker-ef5lf 4 года назад

      Who the fuck is alan silvestri?😂

    • @paulgraham101
      @paulgraham101 4 года назад +8

      Joker composer of the MCU soundtrack

    • @HIKOL_Nightcore
      @HIKOL_Nightcore 4 года назад +6

      @Joker Back to the future rings a bell?

  • @prestonfernandes2071
    @prestonfernandes2071 4 года назад +124

    I like how John Willaims is still conducting when he turns to look at Darth Vader

  • @de_dust_2
    @de_dust_2 Год назад +12

    John Williams conducting this legendary track is something to behold, he does it so casually, literally knows it by heart. Respect!

  • @gregkleinfall1901
    @gregkleinfall1901 3 года назад +131

    I cannot hear this song without chills running up my spine.

    • @sandymartinez9634
      @sandymartinez9634 3 года назад +2

      Absolutely!!

    • @JB-vd8bi
      @JB-vd8bi Год назад +1

      I saw an orchestra perform the score with the movie. It was electric!

  • @fredererpower
    @fredererpower 4 года назад +727

    I’m disappointed that this composition didn’t win an Oscar.

    • @professionaltaxevader2699
      @professionaltaxevader2699 3 года назад +35

      *I beg you pardon*

    • @xxDxxism
      @xxDxxism 3 года назад +73

      oscars are rigged anyway

    • @hoop6988
      @hoop6988 3 года назад +21

      @@xxDxxism ezy to get an Oscar if you’re with the mafia.

    • @funnynameforme4091
      @funnynameforme4091 3 года назад +9

      Did he not win best sound traack that year?

    • @MaxToThePower
      @MaxToThePower 3 года назад +7

      @@funnynameforme4091 Yeah, but unfortunately the imperial march was not feautred in A New Hope

  • @emilyvogt66
    @emilyvogt66 4 года назад +168

    When I was in middle school, there was one year that the school band (of which I was a member) was invited to march in a local parade...a vote was held to decide whether the band would play the Imperial March or the "Rocky" theme during the parade. I was one of the (unashamedly nerdy) band members who voted for the Imperial March but the "Rocky" theme ended up winning the vote. I remember plodding along in the parade and noticing that nobody along the parade route seemed especially interested in the music we were playing. To this day I am convinced that the Imperial March would have invigorated that parade!

    • @krishnamathur2093
      @krishnamathur2093 4 года назад +9

      So sad. Your school didn't get to experience this Badass song (neither did my school)

    • @roddy-7774
      @roddy-7774 3 года назад

      @@krishnamathur2093 yeah

    • @inferno9846
      @inferno9846 3 года назад

      Man I’m lucky my school went to a orchestral and we heard Star Wars music best day ever

    • @inferno9846
      @inferno9846 3 года назад

      The kids in your school are dumbasses

  • @jawadad802
    @jawadad802 3 года назад +63

    " do you remember that time you scared humanity shitless to go swimming at the beach ever after?"
    John williams; " yeah...fun times"
    " Well I got this 7ft tall astmatic space dude who likes to make an entrance..."
    Williams; "say no more...!"

  • @emperorpalpatine4493
    @emperorpalpatine4493 4 года назад +655

    At 2:14 if you look at his hands he did a palpatine lightning strike🤣🤣🤣

    • @sexybeast1930
      @sexybeast1930 4 года назад +24

      Only thing missing is the lightning effects 😂😁

    • @_q_4676
      @_q_4676 4 года назад +42

      POWERRR! UNLIMITED, POWERRRR!

    • @natalee8223
      @natalee8223 4 года назад +11

      I am the Senate.

    • @familybakhshyiev3761
      @familybakhshyiev3761 4 года назад +4

      Anakin Skywalker hahaha lol

    • @paule5004
      @paule5004 4 года назад +1

      Orm... No?

  • @darknikkon1974
    @darknikkon1974 4 года назад +36

    Iconic! They will be playing this 200 years from now.

    • @mariosmanesis5644
      @mariosmanesis5644 4 года назад +2

      and even more

    •  4 года назад +2

      @@mariosmanesis5644 and in galaxies far far away

    • @mariosmanesis5644
      @mariosmanesis5644 4 года назад +1

      @ yes, you are so rght

  • @FranTizUndici
    @FranTizUndici 3 года назад +281

    Darth Williams: "First violin, i find your lack of rhythm disturbing..."
    First violin: "I'm sorry Master... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarggghhh!!!!"

  • @quietside3734
    @quietside3734 2 года назад +71

    I love that, in these times, we have numerous great composers who all compete for greatness. But John Williams set the standard, and he set it very high.

  • @Mboy245
    @Mboy245 4 года назад +38

    2:16 That's the I love this job face. John Williams is definitely having good time.

  • @tommyk3464
    @tommyk3464 4 года назад +373

    Anyone else think this is the most badass song ever.

    • @EVAUnit4A
      @EVAUnit4A 4 года назад +2

      **cough-cough** ruclips.net/video/-C2wCcuKmLI/видео.html

    • @AM-np3hf
      @AM-np3hf 4 года назад +2

      Not even close. Derivative of a timeless classic. John Williams is the master.

    • @maberu0930
      @maberu0930 4 года назад

      One Winged Angel. 😉

    • @sallyb.3493
      @sallyb.3493 4 года назад +1

      EVA_Unit_4A nah

    • @EVAUnit4A
      @EVAUnit4A 4 года назад +1

      @@sallyb.3493
      Yeah.

  • @joshuatkz
    @joshuatkz 4 года назад +1552

    Those 557 dislikes, all from stormtroopers who missed the like button...

    • @Biomechanoid29ah
      @Biomechanoid29ah 4 года назад +22

      Throw in a couple rebels too, I'd guess they won't like the empire that much...

    • @joshuatkz
      @joshuatkz 4 года назад +3

      @@Biomechanoid29ah true

    • @natalee8223
      @natalee8223 4 года назад +2

      They tried

    • @comradethicco4063
      @comradethicco4063 4 года назад +6

      They’re from the rebellion scum

    • @varric
      @varric 4 года назад +4

      Mace Windu is one of those who dislike this video.

  • @ethane-dawgwenger4207
    @ethane-dawgwenger4207 2 года назад +51

    Such an iconic song. I can't believe John Williams is still at it.

    • @Schmidtelpunkt
      @Schmidtelpunkt 2 года назад

      He wrote this when he was 43 years old. Old enough to be admired for his willingness to totally buy into a universe which at that point stood in line with all kinds of variations of Flash Gordon. But also young enough to be admired for his ability to create something that archaic.

    • @SilverPh3nix
      @SilverPh3nix 2 года назад

      He’s not, he retired a couple of months ago

    • @kamil.p5134
      @kamil.p5134 Год назад

      ​@@SilverPh3nixHe meant his talent

    • @d4rksonic474
      @d4rksonic474 Год назад

      @@SilverPh3nix He unretired, lol.

  • @Dragon-hu5ev
    @Dragon-hu5ev 4 года назад +167

    “Man, the Jaws music is the best thing John Williams has ever composed!”
    John Williams: Hold my lightsaber

  • @erickus36
    @erickus36 4 года назад +61

    I am turning 50 in 2020 and Star Wars and Empire where my childhood! I used to listen to this music every night before bed! Mr Williams will for ever be in my lifetime for me the greatest composer ! Without his music SW would never be the same! Thank you so much for making my childhood a better thing for making me relive the SW universe every night listening to this wonderful music.

    • @steveiuliano1672
      @steveiuliano1672 2 года назад

      14 years younger... but ditto to everything above

  • @spider-man500
    @spider-man500 4 года назад +226

    Steven Spielberg: God of Movies
    John Williams: God of Scores

    • @spider-man500
      @spider-man500 4 года назад

      itsmeyousife Got it

    • @timfoote6919
      @timfoote6919 4 года назад +1

      Yeah I heard Lucas say he was not sure this movie would work at all and was close to calling it when Williams showed him the score. Lucas said YEP this will be big!

    • @rickardkaufman3988
      @rickardkaufman3988 4 года назад +2

      He should give half his billions to John Williams if he is a God.

    • @fredererpower
      @fredererpower 4 года назад +2

      Rickard Kaufman Now brace yourselves as I reveal my brillance

    • @rickardkaufman3988
      @rickardkaufman3988 4 года назад +2

      @@fredererpower I'm the master of suspense so intense that they will be no defense against Hithcock once he presents.

  • @cristian99143
    @cristian99143 Год назад +24

    This wonderful piece of art made me both smile and cry at the same time. Thank you, Mr. John Williams, for this unfathomable legacy!!!

    • @AnkitMugali
      @AnkitMugali Год назад +1

      And hope the legacy stays intact for ages to come!

  • @gianlucafiorenza1621
    @gianlucafiorenza1621 4 года назад +34

    chills on my spine every time I hear this masterpiece

  • @AlimentariasPeru
    @AlimentariasPeru 4 года назад +38

    2:14 The "oh yeah, I know I'm awesome" smile

    • @johnalang
      @johnalang 4 года назад

      John Williams' MASTERPIECE

  • @itsstans75
    @itsstans75 3 года назад +29

    The cheer when the Stormtroopers emerge and Vader's entrance is at the same time heartwarming and exhilarating

  • @LeeAlanJohnson75
    @LeeAlanJohnson75 2 месяца назад +1

    This is for you James....wherever you are, my heart is filled by so much sadness today, but tempered with gladness at all you left us with, growing up with these incredible voices. ❤ Love always

  • @ryanwaasdorp3333
    @ryanwaasdorp3333 4 года назад +1121

    11 Stormtroopers missed and shot the dislike button.

  • @tadhggoreyoneill13666
    @tadhggoreyoneill13666 4 года назад +21

    Imagine what it would be like to be one of the younger members of that orchestra and getting the call to perform that theme song. I can imagine you'd almost have an excitement induced heartattack

  • @nolananderson6139
    @nolananderson6139 4 года назад +100

    seeing conductors smile and enjoy themselves while conducting a piece is so wholesome, especially for who he is

  • @isaacc3103
    @isaacc3103 8 месяцев назад +2

    I love that 7.5 million people wanted to see video of an old man absolutely cooking

  • @geoffreybrockmeier3765
    @geoffreybrockmeier3765 4 года назад +27

    The Empire improves every system it touches: safety, prosperity, trade, opportunity, peace... and totally badass theme music.

    • @NYG1991
      @NYG1991 4 года назад

      Geoffrey Brockmeier, are you implying that you’re Sith & not Jedi?

    • @blacksamurai0199
      @blacksamurai0199 4 года назад +1

      Only a sith deals in absolutes!, I'll do what I must

  • @garfstiglz3981
    @garfstiglz3981 3 года назад +123

    One of the greatest pieces of music ever written by Williams, if not of all time.

  • @ghostchaser1631
    @ghostchaser1631 3 года назад +64

    Hearing the music in person is one thing, but seeing Darth Vader and several storm troopers walk out on stage while it's playing is just awesome. These shows must be an amazing experience. And you can't tell me that the people in the orchestra weren't crying tears of geekiness all over their instruments. Lol!

    • @JB-vd8bi
      @JB-vd8bi Год назад +1

      I actually saw a showing of the movie with a full live symphony orchestra playing the score. It was spectacular. The emotions were so high.

  • @cahg3871
    @cahg3871 2 года назад +18

    The man is a musical genius-he composes music that enhances every scene.

  • @wotanstudio5454
    @wotanstudio5454 4 года назад +78

    00:32 : someone told the trumpetist that Darth Vader was in the audience.

  • @valentinareis4481
    @valentinareis4481 4 года назад +47

    This man is a legend. Best soundtrack composer ever.

  • @classicalricky
    @classicalricky 4 года назад +538

    Plot twist: John is actually a Sith Lord.

  • @popeyeandthejeep7459
    @popeyeandthejeep7459 Год назад +17

    John Williams will forever be a master composer to me.

  • @levi3652
    @levi3652 4 года назад +676

    Am I the only one who is annoyed that the stormtroopers didn't walk/march in tempo with the music?

    • @toshtenstahl
      @toshtenstahl 4 года назад +67

      No, you aren't. They were the most undisciplined bunch I've ever seen. I'd march them over the parade ground until they'd lose the heels of their boots. Their weekend would start Sunday at twentytwo-hundred.

    • @wastedanguish9927
      @wastedanguish9927 4 года назад +60

      Yeah. And Vader walked in like he was a 2nd rate pro wrestler. Dumb.

    • @JoEbY-X
      @JoEbY-X 4 года назад +20

      Or that Darth Vader was not very tall?

    • @geohyuga5778
      @geohyuga5778 4 года назад +31

      I find their lack of march in tempo disturbing

    • @realitylime4896
      @realitylime4896 4 года назад +7

      I was yelling “left, right, left, right”.

  • @alfredoalcantar8691
    @alfredoalcantar8691 3 года назад +51

    500 years people are going to listen to these songs classical music.

  • @RemusGT
    @RemusGT 4 года назад +43

    Imagine Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader having an orchestra inside their Lambda shuttle everytime they enter the death star

  • @MohamedBhimji
    @MohamedBhimji Год назад +17

    After all these years, this still sends chills up the spine. Simply amazing!

  • @afgspecial
    @afgspecial 4 года назад +17

    these trumpets are just perfect

  • @MissCatkidStudios
    @MissCatkidStudios 2 года назад +22

    I got chills listening to this. Thank you Mr Williams for such a brilliant piece of music

  • @RickMarinanimation
    @RickMarinanimation 4 года назад +17

    The most goosebump giving song of all time .

  • @ReveredDead
    @ReveredDead Год назад +9

    There truly isn't a dollar value you can place on how legendary it would be to be front row seats seeing this live.

  • @dr.c9461
    @dr.c9461 2 года назад +38

    John Williams is one of the greatest composers of the modern era.

  • @AirbenderHawk
    @AirbenderHawk 4 года назад +8

    “Impressive, most impressive.”-Darth Vader, 1980.
    John Williams never ceases to amaze us every time he played this track, I’m still not over this song the moment it plays in the end credits of Rise of Skywalker, the chills I’ve got while listening to it in the theaters was surreal.
    👏👏👏👏💪💪💪💪😈😈😈😈.

  • @ValdrinEndrit
    @ValdrinEndrit 4 года назад +1106

    * McDonald's cashier gets my order wrong *
    My mother: 2:24

    • @queenicolumbo4857
      @queenicolumbo4857 4 года назад +25

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @VulgarMed
      @VulgarMed 4 года назад +15

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Mosesinmusic
      @Mosesinmusic 4 года назад +12

      🤣

    • @Pathfinder2705
      @Pathfinder2705 4 года назад +11

      ,😂

    • @superheavyxd2684
      @superheavyxd2684 4 года назад +30

      Your Mother: *YOU HAVE FAILED MY SON/DAUGHTER FOR THE LAST TIME!*
      side note I wasn't sure so I didn´t want to assume, forgive me!

  • @bryantllamas3451
    @bryantllamas3451 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you, James Earl Jones (1931-2024). May you rest in peace and may the force be with you.

  • @calebkim9211
    @calebkim9211 4 года назад +78

    "Hey so whatre you doing this saturday?"
    "Oh Im playing the Imperial March with John Williams' orchestra, nothing much"
    "You what?"

  • @generalbabaei7334
    @generalbabaei7334 3 года назад +8

    Why is it so wholesome when i see John Williams happy?

  • @OKK12345
    @OKK12345 4 года назад +141

    2:24 Darth Vader was like Damn im the highest here
    Edit:I've never had a lot of likes like this before.​

  • @nm202
    @nm202 3 года назад +8

    PERFECTION AT ITS BEST
    I LOVE JOHN WILLIAMS HES EXTREMELY TALENTED AND HUMBLE
    THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE ICONIC MUSIC YOU HAVE GIVEN US OVER THE YEARS JOB WELL DONE 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @legowilderness6166
    @legowilderness6166 3 года назад +17

    John Williams is, in my opinion, one of the greatest composers to ever live - he had such a unique style, and you can most certainly hear a lot of the "Imperial March" tones in the Harry Potter soundtracks.

  • @ThunderPants13
    @ThunderPants13 2 года назад +14

    John Williams is a true musical genius.

  • @cashfrederick4548
    @cashfrederick4548 3 года назад +9

    This is in my opinion John Williams is my person favorite for a conductor, he has also made so much music it’s really cool to see him still doing good.

  • @ConnorMiller417
    @ConnorMiller417 4 месяца назад +2

    Imagine what it was like hearing this being played for the first time on opening night in a packed theater in 1980.

  • @CombatEra
    @CombatEra 4 года назад +75

    I could listen to this all day........ Don’t tell Obi-Wan 😈

    • @mariosmanesis5644
      @mariosmanesis5644 4 года назад +1

      me to

    • @RemusGT
      @RemusGT 4 года назад +2

      Anakin Skywalker Oh I dont think so, Master Jedi

    • @geni3595
      @geni3595 4 года назад +2

      Take a seattttttt

    • @leonweall1125
      @leonweall1125 4 года назад

      I pledge my self to be your apprentice when you turn to the dark side. Master.

    • @noah_gaming3125
      @noah_gaming3125 4 года назад

      that is not funny at fucking all

  • @alanthierseorn
    @alanthierseorn 4 года назад +8

    Film/game scores always sound SO much better when they're conducted by the composers. Love it!

  • @wut-dah_7212
    @wut-dah_7212 3 года назад +18

    John Williams is such a legend.

  • @lukielu1878
    @lukielu1878 2 года назад +1

    this is the best thing ive ever watched

  • @markredden311
    @markredden311 2 года назад +3

    Holy crap! Being a massive Star Wars fan from a very young age... watching this just now had me in tears but when the Stormtroopers and Vader came out, I lost it. Such a legendary piece from the legend who wrote it. It doesn't get any more epic than this.

  • @heatchills4093
    @heatchills4093 3 года назад +6

    The genius of that man defies description. He literally translated an abstract concept like evil into a piece of sound with flawless precision. You don't need to have seen the movies to understand what this song is about. Such is Williams' impeccable brilliance as a musical communicator.
    There are very, very few people who deserve a star on the Hollywood walk of fame as much as this man.

    • @jennylamour9659
      @jennylamour9659 3 года назад

      Jfdjdfıfejfrpecpfrldclfrpddlxrırodrfldpefşwepdepdpcmeorkxpd8fcjpeıgldjcğdjeşfjrpckdğwjcjeğcjwlchwğjcğeıcdjdşropdjdğfjdidhvüehvüejkfuesocfjwljvğsudfpddjğfıfidjsşvuğsufofıdğdheivjsğfjlfjeğforsğqjdğfıfchwlvjeijvğwjciejf9jekcıdchwlfhfpjcğc8reığdjvpeıvüehrğfjrlrpdjeükhfiwovjwğvjwüfğwcjğeudpd8rdjeüırğs7rdjsğchwüfhüwjfeowdjekjrödjfosjwşfpejrlrpdsjğejccjwşvjwğjfğrjdodjdlrıdşdoefjşekd9djeşfhwcjfğejğcjeğffkdhfrlddlrrpdpceşfeğdrkdldkeşrıckeorkdlfhwjejfşejelclvjelfmfoekorkfşdjrödıocjeşfjdohvifhelrpcshdğjcidofrkcisüvjeğvjeşvşejfprkcldfjfşepfkwşejdlckdğfjelfklvjrıdjcleklrıdpdjrljdcjfiflechğeufğdheğvjidjcirlrdjpvrjpdjcşejpfjdşrjcğsjepjdleodehrıjdldırfıdohek2jdırhrıjccjeğfjeojfpfjepdjelcicjevhprıdğdjrpdı9dhdğfhelfhe8ejpfjeğfudşcırojdğchwidjğehelrocheofıfdjlejfğekdşrşdkfşrpckeşrkcpvkrldpcheşvjdğfjğeıv

  • @maggiepowers6472
    @maggiepowers6472 4 года назад +9

    I love Star Wars, so I loved listening to this piece of music.

  • @ethane-dawgwenger4207
    @ethane-dawgwenger4207 7 месяцев назад +2

    This is probably my favorite rendition of Imperial March of all time.