Brassed off: Wilhelm tell overture

[@miguellima3205]

One of the greatest movies ever. I saw it 15 years ago and still feel the same emotion.❤❤❤

[@MUSICLOVER72]

What a bloody fantastic movie!!

[@seasmacfarlane6418]

The wonderful, wonderful Pete Postlethwaite, God bless him.................. what an actor, what a film! ❤❤

[@kevandsue50]

One of the best films ever made, it deserves recognition. So does Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

[@jpathak6227]

Pete Posthelwaite should have received the Academy Award for his part. Great actors sometimes get neglected and overlooked by the Academy.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

EH UPP LAD !

[@richardtottenham4852]

@@jpathak6227 other ur ur ur ur ur u ur thrututut r ur ututuiul ppl

[@JennyOWEN-g3x]

Best ever movie great actors story music and Yorkshire ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jessicamasonsonneborn4864]

I’ve watched this 15 plus times and still get tears

[@kathleenharris9637]

Me, too!

[@artin80]

with a posthumous tribute to Pete Postlewaite, he will live on as a great actor. Great picture, a fan from Holland.

[@rockyfjord6982]

Whatever would humankind be without music of this tradition? It makes us better, gives dignity to our sometimes afflicted lives.

[@petermacleod5710]

Which is why mis’lums wont allow music, srt, or besuty

[@ronmyers624]

And that people is THE best version of that epic tune that you will find anywhere. The best, bar none. ❤

[@openmindedatheist]

hell i get chills everytime i hear this great piece of music, brass at its best and i love the way its conducted

[@Arcusinoz]

Yes its always great when you can import an actual Brass band from Germany!!!!!!

[@Mk1Male]

@@Arcusinoz ??

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE WERE MUSICIANS .

[@C1Ansy]

Not only a great movie, but also very well arranged and played! Superb!

[@markusschwager1267]

As a Swiss the Wilhelm Tell Overture is of course one of my favorites. During my active time as musician I have been playing the cornet (thereof 1 1/2 years in a British Brass Band in Sussex), euphonium and during the last years Eflat tuba. Apart from that I have watched this great film many years ago and still love it today. Especially Pete Postlethwaite did a brillant job, RIP

[@phillipmaasdorp9491]

I have never tired of watching the final scene of this movie. Absolutely brilliant.

[@jessicamasonsonneborn4864]

I’ve listened to this song many many times and I love it so much. I’m a baritone player and love what they do with this!!

[@linriddles3336]

This is the best William rendition i have ever heard. Beautiful. Hard hitting honest film

[@reginaldlynsey6107]

As a euphonium player this movie really hit close to home on the references made to everyone calling it a trumpet and the annoyance portrayed in response. Although I’m used to being called a baby tuba which is even more insulting! This movie really hits close to home as an American. Especially as a euphonium player. The only place we are taken seriously is the brass band. This was a damn good movie!

[@petermacleod5710]

And the ‘trumpets’ were cornets

[@reginaldlynsey6107]

@@petermacleod5710exactly! None of the “lesser” known instruments ever get the love and appreciation they deserve!

[@MegaMama61]

“It’s a flugel!”

[@richardvoogd705]

Ms Gloria Stitz!

[@FENWARDO]

yorkshire at its best our bands very rarely get beaten and long live the miners

[@SonshineLady7]

This portion of the film always brings tears to my eyes. Brave British people speaking out against their government with music. I wish Danny's speech had been included.

[@stevetaylor7403]

With music. And petrol bombs, half-Charlie’s (bricks), railway sleeper bolts. And the rest.

[@44oblong]

@@stevetaylor7403 Absolutely right. It's ironic that if the Government tried to bring back coal mining they'd now face violence from those opposed to it. As for the 'brave British people speaking out against their government', it was a minority of extremely violent left-wing thugs (violence including murder) attempting to overthrow a democratically government that had the full support of the the majority of the nation at the time.

[@harryjarvis3143]

@@44oblong ll

[@buqwik525]

It was included. My DVD has it. He rejected the trophy, and ended with " what the fkuc does it matter". Now I'll take my boys out on the town.

[@SonshineLady7]

@@44oblong One person's thug is another person's hero. ;) Kind of like our "mostly peaceful" protests that included burning buildings.

[@martinjay3570]

I'm a hard Rock music fan and I absolutely love this brass overture.

[@stnicholas54]

Bravo !!!! The Grimethorpe Colliery band !!! Bravooooooooo !!!

[@Brianna08051919]

A great movie, presenting history, human fate and all this wonderful music. These hardworking coal miners on the edge of starvation play like any master class - just brilliant. I watched the movie on DVD with my sons last year and got the soundtrack CD for my car radio. 😊

[@stanthesteam]

Cracking piece and brilliant acting through the film. Very poignant film - they don't make em like this now!

[@mikethefoto]

Another great actor dies prematurely. Left some good memories though! Pete Postlethwaite. R.I.P.

[@pinkserif]

What a wonderful movie , what a brilliant performance, perfection !

[@jws1503]

A wonderful film

[@SianehPiranah]

The man who has the solo, at 1:12 , conducted at a concert band I used to play in! His name is Shaun Randall.

[@joegaito702]

Let's stop and honor and appreciate this masterpiece of music from the William tell overture the musicians deserve a lot of credit great job and outstanding performance classic music at its very best one of the best and favorite ever god bless you guys thanks you guys rock thanks ! Joe

[@keithfowler2013]

Goosebumps everytime.

[@heatherperkins9449]

The brass bands start to play and I start to cry. Whatever they play touches my heart and I just sob. Always been the same even as a young child.

[@audreykennedy90]

Carson a man of many trades. Butler and conductor.

[@Michael_Arnold]

Superb conducting. As good as it gets.

[@jeromelegros7496]

un grand et beau film ! poignant, émouvant, les années miss Thatcher ! great Pete Postlethwaite ! RIP.

[@joegaito702]

From the lone ranger just image what a practice is before a real live concert you should be proud and amazed just love classic music job well done you should be proud appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe

[@ThePlymouthgirl]

Wonderful film, wonderful clip - thank you. Love Jim Carter's conducting; so vital.

[@leegoodspeed812]

great movie...great music...sad times.

[@zbyszek621]

Great movie, thank you, big thank you

[@green2009day]

RIP Pete xx great actor brilliant films

[@junenisbet6471]

Totally agree.It gives me joy every timeI listen.

[@kermitefrog64]

Very passionate 👏 👌 Trubutes to British Brass Bands.

[@6671margaretjackson]

OMG THIS IS GREAT MUSIC.....

[@rjwh67220]

I love that they play cornets, not trumpets. I love that sweet sound!

[@joegaito702]

Excellent and outstanding performance I get thrills and chills to listening to a real masterpiece of music even rossini would be proud appreciate you guys thanks job well done you should be proud just image what a practice is before a real live concert you guys rock appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe

[@Pinky_Staines1947]

Classic film.😊 A tale of the time.

[@nonyabusiness2703]

Great version of this song. Goosebumps

[@avadakedavrathendie]

This film and the music in it is what keeps pushing me to do my grade 8.

[@ianalton8309]

James Shepherd is awesome, as are the rest of the band especially given what all miners went through in the 80s

[@kermitefrog64]

Ovations to the British Brass Bands. And at the same a tribute to the mining industry. During this time the same thing happened in the States with the same kind of Administration and decimated the middle class and it has never recovered since.

[@colinconman3808]

I have no words.................Bluddy Unbelievable. Thank You.

[@joegaito702]

Just a real masterpiece job well done you should be proud and amazed one of my favorite pieces of music to listen to or watch on TV or my cell phone just image what a practice is before a real live concert appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe

[@JamsBrosOfficial]

This is superb! Probably the best recording out there! After hearing this, the cornet solo at 1:12 became my favorite part. In every other recording, the solo was extremely underwhelming. Here, it's brought out and played so clearly. I also am very much amused by Harry's conducting style. He was by all means taught well :) All the compliments aside, one thing that bugged me was Tara Fitzgerald's acting when she played the flugelhorn. It reminds me of one of Danny's quotes earlier in the movie: "That girl blows flugel like a dream." (Referring to Gloria, played by Fitzgerald) Well, if you dream about a girl who can't play flugel, then you're definitely right.

[@Fcutdlady]

Jams & Bros [DEFUNCT] I did wonder did Jim carter , who plays Harry , get any training in conducting the band or did he just busk it

[@anthonyalexandrovic7202]

A superb performance by Grimethorpe - if Carling made colliery bands...The cornet solo was masterful. A couple of years ago a stage version of 'Brassed Off' went on tour and here in Cheltenham the band was Bristol's Flowers Band. Their performance reflected their status as British Champions. Andy Smith on cornet. As good as this clip from the film.

[@spidermanfan.3161]

God I love this song!

[@TheGazedwards]

This is as good as it gets,magnificent !!!

[@denisoliver1935]

Isn't that the man who played Carson The Butler on Downton Abbey conducting the orchestra?

[@steinwaygrande3971]

One of the best movies I have seen in many a year. Remember when it came out and saw it three or four times. The lass who ;played the cornet I saw in a recent BBC produciton of Spooks - and she is still as beautiful as ever

[@MrIntellijent]

It's a bloody flugelhorn...

[@Flanomax]

MrIntellijent thx mate u made my day :) even if u posted it 2 months ago ^^

[@steinwaygrande3971]

Still a good movie on video or DVD.

[@tinadavies4195]

What a film,never get bored of watching it,

[@garbo8962]

There is a restaurant in Ocean City MD that plays this beautifully piece every night at sunset. Never get tired of hearing it.

[@bigbenzon]

the conductor is awesome

[@AndyFellGiFT631]

A fantastic film and this is brilliant!

[@jimdevlin2138]

As a proud Scot I love pipe bands , but there is nothing quite like a brass band in full flow , specially if its a colliery band

[@cantstoplookin]

I know it's just a movie and the guy playing the conductor probably knows about as much about music as my cat, but I love the job he did. To me it seems like he was "driving" the band more than leading it. He worked very hard to realitically show what it's like in the orchestra pit.

[@Ziggystardust4752]

He’s also a very good butler.

[@jamesguitar7384]

​@@Ziggystardust4752 It depends on the script . He can be a right nasty bugger!

[@anthonysmith2816]

As a WEST RIDDING MAN, NOT A BAD BLOW LADS.

[@TheAbfromNJ]

Ah, Mr. Carson was a conductor before becoming the butler at Downton...

[@carpenter284]

Outstanding in every way

[@danhazen2195]

What a bitter sweet moving tribute to the Brass Bands of Britain but also a tribute to the miners who lost their jobs by the tens of thousands and effected the towns throughout the United Kingdom.

[@sarahpotts1200]

It was about half a million jobs

[@Mounir-n5c]

Les virtuoses et Billy Elliot sont les meilleurs films anglais que j'ai apprécié dans la vie, signe de lutte et de douleur

[@chrisbell631]

Other than the fact that this is a great performance and a very entertaining clip from a film, it appeals to me since my mother's family all left Wales(Merthyr Tydfil) in the mid 19th century and came to the US. That alone adds enormously to the appeal of this for me.

[@chkuentz]

Love the speech that follows

[@jonnysouthjersey]

Great film and even better music

[@marklawson4160]

Great music. Inspiring! Thrilling! Breathtaking it HAS to have a 'Hi-yo Silver!!! AWAAAYYYY!!!"

[@qed456]

That said as a former member of Thoresby Colliery Junior brass band (cornet) I like the film -brings back memories of playing at garden fetes and pubs at Christmas. Life moves on and so does the world -who wants to work down a hole all day anyway -so much rubbish written about its all maggies fault - some people should show some self respect but I doubt the detractors on here are miners (who by and large did have self respect)

[@sirskullington9213]

It’s a governments responsibility to gently move these people on towards a betterfuture. Not to criminalise them. Maggie was a cunt to them and deserves the hate. Horrific woman. Will take generations to get over.

[@bowlingbill9633]

Get goosebumps every time I hear this !

[@MrMcintee]

Class film , in my top 10

[@darrenhirst9900]

Civic theatre Halifax. I watched them filming at the Piece Hall Halifax and was asked to be in the crowd I said no. I met Pete outside the Piece Hall having a smoke. Brilliant film.

[@daviddixon9458]

You Poms may not be able to play cricket any more, but you sure make great films and brass bands. 😮😮😅😅😅😅

[@popeyethesailorman7850]

"Hi-yo, Silver!" "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty 'Hi-Yo Silver'..." "The Lone Ranger!" "With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early Western United States."

[@KF-bj3ce]

Love to hear this overture every time.

[@lintym]

I have to watch Brassed Off again really soon!

[@dominiquewiart5524]

J'adore ce film,magnifique interprétation,sublime musique.!a quand la réédition en DVD?.Ce film me donne le frisson.😊😊😀😀😀

[@joegaito702]

One of my favorite songs to listen to or watch on TV or my cell phone William tell overture would be proud appreciate you guys thanks job well done you should be proud and amazed just image what a practice is before a real live concert you guys rock thanks ! Joe

[@artin80]

still a great movie. Realistic,

[@rockyfjord6982]

god, this is good stuff. A lot of credit goes to Rossini of course, but great script et al.

[@gertklay]

Superbe!!! The entire movie is great!

[@williamj515]

"Brassed Off" is currently on Pluto TV.

[@MrMcintee]

Such an uplifting and also such a sad film but a must watch 😢

[@MegaMama61]

I have this cd and if I ever get marooned on. The BBC desert island this would be the cd I would want above all the others!

[@richardstopforth4714]

Full Monty got all the plaudits whilst this was a little overlooked at the time. Surely this can now be viewed as a wonderfully more warm and realistic view of the genre.

[@kimisthebest1]

Brassed off is a great film about us normal people who try to make the best of what we've got!

[@markencompany]

what a great movie!!

[@matthiasrohn8640]

einfach nur schön

[@themowerking]

fantastic! we love this! even my 2 year old-brassed off daddy the fast one daddy!!

[@rogerpritchard]

Fantastic. Simply fantastic.

[@scopex2749]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

[@1987yorkie]

the speech that danny gives at the end is the original speech that was made by band leader

[@craigmcintosh7241]

Magnificent!

[@donnodoncare4161]

Wow, I'm speechless!

[@juliesinar4135]

Just a masterpiece! ❤

[@highphysics3617]

Magic...absolutely magic.

[@johnshanahan6439]

Love this scene!

[@kjandsr]

Love this clip

[@tonymontana1974]

@drculec Hi have a look for "grimethorpe coilery band" they were the band in this film also look for "brighouse and rastick brass band".

[@SpeedyNeutrino43]

"Keyboard warriors"....LOL very good observation...my compliments.

[@asphaltgypsy4390]

I kept waiting for the masked man, his mighty steed, and his faithful companion to ride onto...