"I Don't Like Sand" - John Williams (Score Analysis & Reduction)

[@bradfrey]

Remember to subscribe, lest your life be cursed with endless amounts of sand (which I hear is quite coarse and rough, apparently).

[@callummckie894]

...and irritating don't forget :D

[@jimd385]

....and it gets everywhere

[@orionaugustwatson]

All hail Anakin Sandwalker

[@CaptainM792]

FilmScoreAnalysis Can you do the Imperial fleet scene in Episode 5? Where the Imperial March was played.

[@liteoner]

Say whatever you want about the prequels, the music remains iconic. Across the Stars is just beautiful.

[@jimd385]

liteoner ........I agree, I often listen to it. Also Duel of the Fates is an undeniable classic, and possibly the best piece of music of the entire prequel trilogy

[@charleshdm2639]

“Anakin stares back at Padme, with the fire of a thousand younglings” 🔥🔥

[@sorartificial]

he had the high ground on this one.

[@mrmozartpie]

The annotations are just savage. This is great.

[@matthewkemmer7943]

The notes on this one are 🔥 Also, great call on the red circle flashes. Real subtle, but they draw your eye perfectly to the right measure.

[@greatmomentsofopera7170]

The thing you get when seeing these score reductions is how consistent John Williams’ counterpoint is - it adds such warmth and depth to his scores, and is part of what makes him the best.

[@evancobb2554]

Is this shit really called “I don’t like sand”? That’s so awesome

[@connorbowen8867]

no, it's "The First Kiss" as labeled at the top of the cue sheet.

[@jakegearhart]

1:07 I never noticed the harpsichord until now. It seems like an odd instrument choice but it works really well.

[@LucaRicciComposer]

I thank you for including the scenes without music. It's a great exercise for me to re-write original cues for scenes of which I already know the music

[@jakegearhart]

1:47 Oh god no!

[@crimsonhawk52]

The flute solo from lines 17-24 ish give me significant vibes of Jeremy Soule's Harvest Dawn , All’s Well and Sunrise of Flutes from Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

[@ConnorGriffinMusic]

It’s really a shame we didn’t get an extended two disc release for any of the prequel scores....

[@johndoe6036]

Episode I did get a very comprehensive "Ultimate Edition" re-release which is far better than the first release. Well worth seeking out; it's probably on KZbin if you want to give it a try :)

[@oskarhrankowski]

Thank you! I see that you are back with weekly videos. Amazing! By the way I have made the score reduction of Across The Stars

[@herrbrahms]

I actually don't mind the sand remark. It's Hayden's reading that makes it infamous. It kind of makes sense that a little slave boy from a desert planet would spend his adult life using lasers and his lightsaber to fuse that sand into glass.

[@finscontingencyplan7005]

Man, the annotations just keep getting better and better. Never change. Oh, and also do the 2005 Doctor Who theme by Murray gold.

[@Me-wk7dz]

I just realized the short melody at 1:37 becomes the main melody for Order 66

[@try2tri811]

Amazing as always

[@drewcollier1138]

One does not simply show off a prequel cue without sections of the original composition X'd out to fit the film edit. 😂

[@liamesanchez]

YOUR COMMENTARY IS GOLD AHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh and uh, yeah, I liked the analysis as well, I guess. (Seriously, though, love your work, keep it up!)

[@kirbyspencer]

Awesome - as always. This kind of underscore study really sort of emphasises a point I think - that you don't necessarily need a 'chord progression' in order to keep things moving forward, noting the part where anakin talks about sand for some reason, maybe its a Jedi chat up line - who knows. Anyway, interest without too much movement.

[@vincentregolo1686]

I never realise how cringe it is without the music. People always tell me that a musical masterpiece never save a really bad movie. John Williams proves them wrong.

[@oscarmike1131]

1:47 why you gotta do us like that man lol

[@jaybonn5973]

The salt in the sand under the shade is on another level right now

[@francoisrd]

Whether you’re a fan of the prequels or not, no one can deny that John Williams’s score is amazing in all of them

[@greatmomentsofopera7170]

Insane that the scene ends that way! No fallout, really? No climax to this crisis? Bizarre That final clip is hilarious and brilliantly shows how important music is in these (and other) films.

[@gazelleman08]

Perfect track title 😂😂

[@ricardofernandesx]

How do you get access to the scenes without music? Is this something that you're able to separate yourself? Love your videos!!

[@auditect950]

If you have it, could you please post a clean, complete version of this song? It's a shame that the music underscoring the greatest piece of dialogue in cinematic history remains without an official release.

[@drewcollier1138]

Check FilmScoreMedia's channel.

[@jsnell126]

Ugh they had zero chemistry onscreen. Without music this scene is a giant cringe. JW saves the day yet again.

[@UnknownUser-gd3ls]

You're not giving Anakin enough credit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apm8k2ZmhMhsq68

[@FilmScoreandMore]

Very impressive.

[@GGbreizh]

In fact 'I don't like sand' is a quote from a deleted scene from the Return of the Jedi. Lucas probably thought it would be funny to use it there. He never thought how angry it would make some people...

[@FerusLywin]

Source? Is that line in the sand storm deleted scene, after the sail barge explosion?

[@GGbreizh]

@@FerusLywin It comes from this scene indeed. Don't remember where I read about it.

[@jaybonn5973]

*Mwwah* The humor is great

[@benpichler4500]

Bravo to this video. That’s all I can say. Bravo

[@MMB3245]

Just out of curiosity, do we need to obtain any license for an analysis vid like this? That'd be too cruel IMHO

[@natdosan]

do The Destiny of a Jedi from TROS next please!

[@cobblestonegenerator]

Ohohohohoho that scene is so bad without the music. I feel like I need to take a shower after that. Ick. Goes to show how important the score is and how talented Williams is.

[@Eduaro2U]

Wonderful work - I love what you do regarding scoring analysis and the presentation of such on the 'page'. The only thing that spoils it for me is the crap movies that often go with such wonderful music - the sickly, overly emotional, shallow garbage. (Ooops - now I've done it!) It would be great to see you do similar with something like a Rachmaninoff piano concerto - or, Berg's violin concerto - yay!!!

[@gaspermuzenic]

Yo if you want wonderful music with awful films, check out Korngold's work.

[@connorbowen8867]

you do know the name of his channel, right?

[@Eduaro2U]

@@connorbowen8867 Yes - fully aware of that.

[@geoffstemen3652]

What music. Ravelian

[@yrockerboy]

Beginning sounds rpg-ish

[@marnixpeeters2675]

bhahahaha nice touch

[@sajrocks]

this analysis was a bit... coarse. 😁

[@DallasCrane]

The sudden pullaway cut is distracting and annoying, bad move George. Great video!

[@abadmusician2176]

"I don't like sand" chain starts here v

[@scotchwhisky6094]

The music was the only good thing in the prequels.