20.000 Leagues Under The Sea | Soundtrack Suite (Paul J. Smith)

[@Dohsoda]

RIP Kirk Douglas. This was one of my favorite movies as a child and as an adult it still is.

[@danielschannel444]

My Dad and I used to watch this movie every year, like many other great movies, however now since my Dad passed away I can't enjoy movies anymore I can only think of the sad music at 13:30 very sad. I'm very glad for you all that can still enjoy it ,, enjoy it as much as you can.

[@caroltheresemueller]

Thank you for sharing. My daughter and I enjoy movies too,so I understand. It's going to be ok.Prayers for you that you will find joy again and have faith. I know you will see your dad again......

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Opening gives me goosebumps. The magic of film when it's done right.

[@hardrada2620]

I remember this as the Raiders of the Lost Ark of its day--the greatest adventure ever filmed. And with an exhilarating masterwork of a musical score

[@taistelutomaatti]

I saw this film so many times as a kid, that when I saw James Mason without a beard for the first time in my adult life, I was shocked.

[@yaffayafo82]

Who ever looked cooler in a beard?

[@mnrleerbaadjie]

@@yaffayafo82 Crowder.

[@brendanricher236]

14:12 There is hope for the future, and when the world is ready for a new and better Iife, all this will someday come to pass...in God's good time.

[@lefantomer]

We got the technology, captain. The peace and respect for rights not so much.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

When James Mason says it, I believe it.

[@Bob65001]

2 electrified cannibals and a giant squid disliked this.

[@mnrleerbaadjie]

How can a giant squid use the internet?

[@Russell_Huston]

@@mnrleerbaadjie Eight computers at a time!

[@robertcorbell1006]

More of those tazed cannibals are disliking, sadly.

[@robertcorbell1006]

@@Russell_Huston Ten. A squid has ten tentacles while an octopus has eight of them.

[@Russell_Huston]

Robert Corbell How about one to hold on to the Nautilus, one to hold on to James Mason and eight for the computers? I think you're right though, Good Catch!

[@notaire2]

Magnificent masterpiece! At the time of production of this marvelous movie, people simply believed in the progress of science and the new discoveries accompanying thereto. Good, old happy days!

[@dertraumendecthulhu4591]

Ich liebe diesen Film, er ist ein Teil meiner Kindheit und habe ihn auch auf DVD. Vielen Dank für diese tolle Filmmusik hier 🤗

[@noopieflace]

This composer isn't one the more remembered ones. He should be!

[@jenniferstover259]

Thank you for saying that. He was my great great uncle

[@TheWanderlustWolf]

Soundtrack Fred, between this and the suite for Lord Jim, I owe you my life. Thank you for all these amazing suites.

[@silvereagle2061]

This brought back so many memories. I remember crying when the Nautilus sank.

[@georgcollins7411]

You should have cried. The Nautilus was a good ship.

[@DrClawandMadCat83]

The death of the Nemo was what struck me the most, for here was such an infallible man crawling to his window of freedom.

[@a1chemist1]

same here. Loved it and also the Seaview.

[@alext8828]

Nemo was the true hero of the story. Land and the others were frozen in a time when they couldn't see the future, or even imagine that it was coming. It was a sad thing to see the harbinger of things to come killed because of contact with the world of the present.

[@MrMike2005]

Captain and crew went with her she did not die lonely at least

[@drcrumpler]

Was living in Baltimore and saw this in a theater at age 10. Been a lover of all things Jules Verne thanks to this movie!!

[@floydhillman121]

I remember this movie when I was a child, always a classic

[@QuayNemSorr]

Amazing score. It really captured the spirit of the story!

[@varanid9]

One of the most magnificent soundtracks ever, that main theme is even better than "the Ten Commandments", IMHO.

[@tubekulose]

Diese Musik beschreibt Käpten Nemos Psycholologie absolut!

[@ronphelps2881]

Thank you for posting this

[@alext8828]

My favorite piece. Great music has come from films. Warsaw Concerto comes to mind. These pieces rival the most respected classical music in the world or surpasses it.

[@robertcorbell1006]

10:45 What plays in the heads of aliens when Cletus and his buddies show up with their shotguns and pickups. Also, my favorite scene in the book and film growing up.

[@Gojira1985]

This is fantastic! i've been looking for this films soundtrack since i saw it a few years ago. My only problem is that it doesn't have the music from the undersea funeral. That is the motiff i remember most vividly, aside from the two main ones.

[@Russell_Huston]

Yeah, that music is a great cue. Wish it were here too.

[@johnshitwalker3483]

I love this music, full of dreams and fantasy.

[@johntapp3311]

7:56-8:03--The Nautilus lying in wait for its quarry--another ship carrying explosives for another war.

[@jayphilby795]

An amazing iconic film score..

[@MooseCall]

Such a wonderful movie.

[@johntapp3311]

8:12--8:52--Captain Nemo plays the mighty organ aboard the Nautilus, rivaling the great George Wright @ the mighty Wurlitzer Organ.

[@bigstevelittle]

John Tapp ”The Toccata and Figure in D Minor” a bow to the first sequence in Fantasia.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

The movie was simply grand, and for me this production and Mary Poppins were the Disney Studio at its zenith. Everything was just so-- writing, cinematography, cast, music, costumes, sets. You couldn't ask for better fantasy entertainment that a family could enjoy together. Today that's a rare thing in cinema, from what I understand.

[@bobsgrannyrea2766]

Frederik Riesberg: I just discovered your channel! This is amazing. So much great stuff!!! Great job!! Thank you!

[@pattypersons8276]

Beautiful score!

[@dsalzan]

I love all of the stuff you post. Keep up the good work!

[@indonessionPL]

Thank You so much!

[@sgpproductions9016]

11:09 to 11:16 is my favorite part of the whole soundtrack!

[@maximumtrollerable]

EHIIIIII! *run*

[@robertcorbell1006]

The trip to New Guinea and the angry Asmat warriors (the tribe of cannibals and headhunters) was always my favorite part of both the novel and the film.

[@Darth_Cornpop]

This movie is one of those rare instances where I prefer the movie over the original source material. The Jules Verne novel was good, but a completely different animal from the Disney movie. The JV novel seemed like a bunch of random episodes not necessarily tying together. I felt as though I was reading a marine biology textbook half the time, since all the animal names are in Latin. Every 5 minutes I'd have to Google whatever it was I saw on the page, which got kind of annoying, but I digress. I like *most* of the changes Disney added: the redesign of the Nautilus, Nemo's backstory, etc. IIRC, the novel does not give very much info about Nemo himself. I would love if Disney produced a series about a young Nemo, and how he became the Captain we saw in the 20K movie (i.e. his young life, getting married, getting captured and forced to work slave labor, his family dying, escaping and finding the island of Vulcania, constructing the Nautilus, etc.)

[@DonnySpielberg]

An AMAZING soundtrack to one of my favorite movies!!!! May I use part of this in a KZbin video I'm doing about Disneyland?

[@dbrew2u]

All of the True Disney Classics were made under the Leadership of Walt Disney . The vast majority of these Films would not be made by Disney today . Thank Goodness for Walt .

[@tedmerr]

The mother of all things steampunk

[@j.r.marchley1563]

They spent ten years restoring the score for 20,000 Leagues only for Disney to decide not to release it. Thank goodness the fans and the right people had some influence and we finally got the this awesome movie music released.🎼🎶🎶🎶

[@jamesallen327]

Love all of the music, but commercial interruptions are just too much to enjoy these wonderful soundtracks.

[@pyixo4308]

This song gives such a aura of whimsy and discovery of worlds unknown.

[@stephensorenson6559]

this film and the jules verne novel it was based on must have been what inspired irwin allen to do"voyage to the bottom of the sea"!

[@socoman99]

Irwin Allen was inspired by the new atomic powered submarines of the 1950's, such as the USS Nautilus and the USS Triton. The Nautilus has recently sailed under the North Pole from the Pacific to the Atlantic and the Triton had circumnavigated the world while submerged. (Except they had to surface for a short while to take a sick crewman off who needed medical care that couldn't be treated on the sub).

[@josephzielinski8817]

RIP Kirk Douglas (12/9/1916 - 2/5/2020). Late father of Kirk Douglas.

[@raulvana]

0:22 Who is that guy is that Paul j Smith

[@arthureustaquio8835]

They don't make Movie Masterpieces like they used to

[@demetriospappas1112]

Arthur Eustaquio completely agree with you on that one!!! This was and still is a masterpiece

[@endo7856]

Thats not true

[@maximumtrollerable]

11:14 *EHIIIIIIIIIIIII!*

[@MrMike2005]

Entire movie in one soundtrack

[@alext9067]

Who doesn't like this? Who put the thumbs downs? Why I oughta. Put your names and addresses down and take you punishment like a man...or a lady. Take your pick.

[@lefantomer]

Simmer down, Ned! We're not criticizing yer get-tar playin' ! Yer singin', on the other hand...

[@albertmesa7034]

Captain Nemo harness the power of the Sun.

[@josephcope7637]

Albert Mesa Yes, but nuclear energy rather than solar power. Captain Nemo couldn't risk leaving the Nautilus lying exposed on the ocean's surface for hours while charging its batteries.

[@matthewdavies2057]

"She can never take the sea again."

[@schaerffenberg]

Nemo operates super advanced weapons technology; he has surrounded himself by uniformed, fanatically loyal followers; he is the supreme authority of Vulcania; his submarine sinks ships, especially warships, of various countries; he makes an enigmatic reference to "that hated nation" responsible for Rorapenthe, an island of white-skinned slaves; he zaps uninvited Africans coming aboard "Nautilus" to everyone's amusement; he loves German, classical music; gold is less important to him than his "new way of life"; Ned says the Captain is insane; the outside world unites to destroy Nemo, who prefers to die amid his own creation, surrounded by his suicidal associates; Vulcania is obliterated by a series of immense explosions. Now, what historical figure does Nemo most resemble?

[@tuckyboi3925]

Something about this. it defies classical categorization.

[@SlickVega]

Anyone know if this exists on vinyl? I've checked discogs with no luck, I would LOVE to listen to this on wax

[@SoundtrackFred]

SlickVega Hello! For looking for soundtracks and all kinds of releases, visit soundtrackcollector.com . Anything is listed there! There are indeed no LP recordings of this score, except a Disneyland LP with narration and a 45RPM with two songs, sung by Kirk Douglas. All the best! :-) Fred

[@bigstevelittle]

You have probably found this out by now but the full soundtrack in available on iTunes.

[@lefantomer]

@@bigstevelittle And CD. I play it in my 15 year old Toyota.

[@plumpstery5199]

4:15 i think its based off of the girl i left behind me

[@Electrozilla]

ned disliked this

[@lefantomer]

And pretty much else most of the movie except the specimen bottle booze and Esme.

[@anthonyleighton4754]

The original finding Nemo?

[@lefantomer]

He found them.

[@anthonyleighton4754]

Good point....

[@mikesmovingimages]

A wonderful movie with music that is not among its outstanding features. Not bad, but nothing distinctive, either. Many fine movies have scores that serve the need without really standing out musically. This is one of those. Someone wondered what Bernard Herrmann would have done with this - indeed!

[@bigstevelittle]

mikesmovingimages I have heard this assessment before however I have the full score and know well and Smith uses a number of highly complex musical cues throughout. For example during squid sequence as Ned throws the final and successful harpoon the score switches from ”Nemo’s Theme” to ”A Whale of a Tale” as the two crescendo together before switching back. This type of detail is not found in all soundtrack.

[@Russell_Huston]

If you really want to know what a Bernard Herrmann score would have sounded like for this film it's easy enough to find out. Just KZbin the score for Mysterious Island.....Nemo's there.....quite different but pretty cool too, with Herrmann's own sense of science and technology natural majesty.

[@mikesmovingimages]

​@@Russell_Huston Thanks for the tip. I looked up Fred's suite for Mysterious Island. Herrmann's richer, far more interesting music better matches the production values of Disney's movie. Intriguing to imagine this movie with a score like that.

[@Russell_Huston]

@@mikesmovingimages I think both the scores we're talking about are interesting. You can tell the Myst. Island score is from the same guy who wrote for Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho. Spectacular in parts but also kind of stark and cold, a little bit unfriendly. That's why I like Paul Smith's score better specifically for Disney's 20K leagues. It's warmer, lusher and while definitely sad where it needs to be (Nemo's epilogue and the Nautilus sinks) it fills the watchers mind with impressions of an underwater wonderland garden, like walking through an Eden beneath the waves. (all you need is a mermaid to share it with!) It reflects Nemo's vision of the underwater world as Paradise. "Look how peaceful" he says, looking out the lounge window.

[@DallasCrane]

This has Scheherezade all over it

[@PaulRietvoorn]

Double like

[@wrybreadspread]

Blimey. A bodacious soundtrack. What would I excise from the movie? Maybe Kirk Douglas's singing solo. Maybe the stupid pet seal. The ending bothered me as a kid. So did Nemo's antiheroism. I get it now. They got that part right.

[@FeralWarpwolf]

17 Slave traders desperately clinging to drifting debris disliked this.

[@LiLi-or2gm]

20,000 PSI in a small bottle!

[@georgediiorio1065]

20000 light years in outer Space...a lot of ZZZ...XXXX.