"The Flight to Neverland" by John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis)

[@MrRbjunior83]

How is possible to create such amazing music, John is genius, I can’t believe how huge talent he own! A star from God...

[@itznoxy7193]

The orchestration in this is so amazing

[@oscarmike1131]

I could literally listen to this all day. Literally

[@metalheadjock3513]

I've been known to him this tune all day every day. Astoundingly well-written and the epitome of colorful orchestration.

[@dimitrisnikoloulis4071]

John , has the genius . Power in melodies, harmony, rythm and orchestration. Fantastic.

[@MeanderingNL]

John Williams in 2 words: Absolute Brilliance!

[@ObsessiveCostumingDude]

Excellent reduction and analysis of some AMAZING work by the incomparable Williams. Thank you!

[@jakegearhart]

0:45 Quidditch 0:53 Across the Stars

[@davidnevillemusic]

JakeTheGearHeart what 😂

[@jakegearhart]

@@davidnevillemusic Those are similar ideas that were reused by Williams in his scores for Harry Potter and the Star Wars prequels.

[@davidnevillemusic]

I disagree

[@jakegearhart]

@@davidnevillemusic I mean, it's not the entire theme, but the orchestration and theme the brass is playing is similar to the Quidditch-like section and the orchestration and themes that everyone is playing is similar in the Across the Stars-like section. There's no denying there's similarities. John Williams has his own style and it's interesting to note when he does the same sort of things in different scores. It's not plagiarism obviously, he wrote all the scores.

[@davidnevillemusic]

I guess I just don’t really hear them being all that similar, it is interesting though! I personally think that there are many more compelling examples of Williams using elements of past scores than this one. Ya know? I can hear it in the quidditch one to an extent but I don’t really hear the Across the Stars. Interesting to say the least!

[@ComposerConductor]

On this day, February 8th, 2022, John Williams turned 90 years old. What...A...LEGEND!

[@polkmusic]

Awesome video. My favorite Williams piece. Thanks for this detailed breakdown.

[@zoltan902]

Good stuff! The detail in this piece is exhaustive. I first ever heard it when I listened to the 'Williams on Williams' album, and somehow the three bars of trombone at 1:18 always stuck with me the most. John Williams in my favourite neo-romantic swashbuckling mode - Korngold would have been proud.

[@rolandh4947]

John Williams has learned a lot from the Wunderkind „Erich Wolfgang Korngold“!😀 A wonderful piece of music.

[@nicholasfox966]

Same for me with the tuba licks at 2:00.

[@boingokky]

0:25 was always my favorite theme from HOOK!

[@hudreous]

The winds section really earn their salary with this cue. So good.

[@handznet]

😂 definitely

[@matthewvanness6872]

As someone who is studying film scoring in school right now I greatly appreciate what you do here, it helps so much. Keep up the good work!

[@zoltan902]

If you've got the money, the Hal Leonard Signature Edition scores are a very worthy investment - it looks like that was the source for this reduction.

[@matthewvanness6872]

@@zoltan902 Yeah I have a few Williams ones, they're great

[@metalheadjock3513]

First heard this in 1995 when this version was on the Williams on Williams soundtrack. Bits if this piece appear in the film, but those pieces were taken from the film and expounded upon. I've been massively in love with piece ever since. Not a day goes by where I don't him the whole thing. The score of the film is full of gorgeous moments, but this, created AFTER the film was released is by far my favorite.

[@drstorm]

The section that starts at 2:39 has always been my favorite. You have the swirling woodwinds, and the quiet, accenting low brass and timpani. Then at 4:09, love those woodwinds and piccolo glissandos!

[@robert_270]

One of the best pieces written for orchestra

[@johnmh1000]

This is with opening the bonnet (hood) of this amazing music. I'm sure that JW is not of this world. The true word is 'master' of music. Thank you Sir for this wonderful music.

[@DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

This piece combines two different parts of the original soundtrack album. From 0:00 to about 0:20 is the Overture, Track 1. From 0:20 to 0:25 is transitional and not found in the original soundtrack recording. The main part from 0:25 to 2:37 is from the latter portion of Track 13 where Peter regains his memory & former glory and rockets out of the Never Tree. From 2:37 on sounds like it's from the End Credits of the film but the ending of this piece is quite different from what's on the CD I have (yes, I know, CDs are old AF, and this one was released about the same time as the film itself).

[@MR-vj8dn]

From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Meant a lot to me. I always loved The Hook score.

[@JohnMassari]

So perfect and excellent to see it all brought down to its concentrated form. That is what I love about Schenkerian analysis as well.

[@zaharishtonov]

I love your score reductions! I keep coming back over and over again! :) I would love to see instruments in orchestral order however even though they are reduced, it is still very helpful and easier to follow. Otherwise my eyes keep wondering to see what's playing. I am learning a lot otherwise and I appreciate the time spent! Definitely one of my favorite spots to hang out on YouTiube!

[@oskarhrankowski]

Amazing job as always! Flight to Neverland is one of my favorite John Williams' pieces. I'm waiting for next video! ☺

[@PhoenixHammond]

0:00 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (I know it was Danny Elfman, but still sounds similar) 0:45 Quidditch Theme 0:53 Across the Stars 1:58 Somewhere in my Memory (Tiny Bit)

[@Poopio]

Awesome video! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@Antoniodharo]

GENIUS MR WILLIAMS

[@kevinthebeagle]

fantastic work and analysis, thank you

[@LeonardAbbado3]

So wonderful, thank you so much

[@beethockmtee8565]

I can never listen to 0:06 without hearing Across the Stars from AOTC. Anyone else?

[@TonyVBlue5]

YES Finallyy it has come !

[@thescoreseeker]

John Williams simply gets to play.

[@TEKUNODERIKKU]

I almost forgot to post an important message; your analyze of Theme B IS wrong. It is neither D-flat major nor D-flat lydian. IMHO it is *A-flat major and the chord is *subdominant*, not tonic. I see John is casting a spell on our ears by repeating tonic and subdominant to stir tonality while keeping its whole tonality. In other words, the left hand sings in D-flat major while the right hand (melody!) does in A-flat major.

[@karl-heinzpeters7283]

A real genius !

[@vinniedixiemusic]

4:26 lmao.. congrats for the work mate!

[@WolfikCZ]

I just dont get bar 27-28 its just amazing

[@donalrafferty]

Really useful for study - THANK YOU! Do you publish the PDFs of the study scores anywhere??

[@FS4U-CH]

Amazing work you've done here. is it you who does the reduction and analysis ? if so would you provide it in a PDF format. thank you again for the lovely work. thumb up...

[@ComposerConductor]

Can we print out a PDF version of this analysis?

[@TEKUNODERIKKU]

Someone tell me which notes belong to which instruments!

[@harrierholt5891]

how can i compose music similar to that of john williams??

[@Camille033]

You must be a genius

[@DavidFick]

Study the music of Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss and Korngold. Simply acquainting one's self with Le Sacre du Printemps (the bible of modern orchestration) will furnish every possible orchestrational phenomenon you'll need to know. Also look at Ravel and Debussy. But most importantly, start with a simple theme; let it germinate in your mind's ear while you spend time away from the desk or piano. Build on simple 4- and 8-bar ideas. Also, Prokofiev's ballets and 5th Symphony seem to have had some influence on Williams' approach to melody and good woodwind writing. But as John Williams has said many times, his genius is that conventional relationship between inspiration and perspiration. He's very explicit about the fact that masters like Strauss are the REAL geniuses, the sine qua non of HIS voice and his success.

[@hawlttt7029]

So good!! Ever thought about analyzing something from The Little Prince? I’ve been dying to see something from that score on “paper”

[@johnmcallistermusic]

When I was a kid, I didn't get to watch a video of John Williams' scores... I had to go to the piano and figure it out. But that was the 90s and David's got us covered these days :)

[@elchabonification]

Great video!!! Where can i find this music sheet, and any other piece of John Williams??

[@ShengYuanMusic]

The Flight to Neverland: dlscrib.com/queue/john-williams-hook-the-flight-to-neverland_58ac95f96454a70b0fb1e919_pdf?queue_id=5cb2c2cce2b6f55016fe47d6

[@Spacemanfilms2002]

please do avengers infinity war porch

[@boingokky]

How can I get ahold of your analysis in pdf form?

[@emildellert3202]

you might want to screenshot every picture and transform them into a pdf file!

[@boingokky]

@@emildellert3202 If i smoked meth, sure! But I got too much going on to do that naturally....

[@emildellert3202]

@@boingokky well it depends on how dedicated you are hah. If you’re fast you can do it in 10 minutes

[@danminhsonlangdu]

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[@Hdhdbdbd95847]

I was excited to see the glockenspiel part🥹