John Williams - E.T. Adventures on Earth - Boston Pops

John Williams
Adventures on Earth from E. T. the Extraterrestrial
Boston Pops Orchestra
Japan Tour 1993

[@sawyerstudio]

John Williams is a force of nature. He has The Stuff. He's so tremendously good. Spielberg and Lucas are so lucky to have had his magic. What an artist.

[@mahler7322]

John Williams IS Richard Strauss of our times. Long live the KING of 21st century.

[@mydogskips2]

Well, considering how he wrote space operas, I'd say he is more akin to the Richard Wagner of our age. But Strauss ain't bad, he did give us Eulenspiegel and Zarathustra in music. edit: I actually get what you're saying, coming back and listening to this, the first thing that comes to my mind is TONE POEM. This is John Williams' version of a modern tone poem, the music of E.T.

[@macbessert]

I think it is more the idioms of Gustav Mahler (i.e. Symphony No.1) and Gustav Holst (The Planets). However, it's fantastic music!

[@wizdofaus]

Indeed the last 3 bars are an almost exact echo of the beginning of Also Sprach Zarathrusta. But yeah, when I grow up (hah, already over 40!) I wanna be John Williams...

[@bcrater6400]

My best friend played horn for the Pops and BSO for 20+ years, so I was surrounded by this music first hand all my adult life. I surely drew the aces on that.

[@srico7313]

Although ET is just one movie it is Johnny Williams best and most evocotive score as a whole. The Star Wars , Supermans, Indiana Jones , Minority Report etc were also amazing but the way the Et main and secondary theme evolve is so extrordianary. I cant think of any other theme that starts so simply and then evolves into symphonic greatness aside from a Handful of Baroch , CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC PEICES .

[@colleencupido5125]

S.Rico:I don't quite understand what you mean that "only a handful of Baroque Classical and Romantic pieces" evolve this way. To say Beethoven's music lacks melody is ridiculous, but his standard method was to take a short motif and develop the heck out of it. The most obvious example is the four note motif that starts his 5th Symphony

[@mydogskips2]

"I cant think of any other theme that starts so simply and then evolves into symphonic greatness..." Harry Potter, Jaws, Superman... not to mention Saving Private Ryan, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind... I think that should say enough. But I agree that this may well be Johnny (I'll go with Johnny) Williams' best and most evocative score, it's actually the comment I was going to write until I stopped to read yours. P.S. I would just point out that it's Baroque, not Baroch, unless you are talking about Spinoza, but even that's a bit different.

[@jimhults4916]

Minority Report, what that? Is that a new 1993 movie coming out this year.

[@johncribbsiv4531]

Genuinely genius masterpiece and the best composer born 1932-whenever eternity comes for you buddy your legacy legendary timeless music itself is great this concert from Japan tour is going to be 30+ years counting next year and the future present coming years to come until eternity comes for yourself and ourselves thanks buddy peace.

[@FrancescoDAndrea]

Incredible orchestra playing here....listen to those strings vibrato

[@alanwilliams5017]

what is it with this incredible composer in the first minute of listening to this piece i am crying like a baby and remained so throughout. he is the man WOW

[@macstyle2012]

John Williams and Hans Zimmer, two of the best.

[@robertzigmont4421]

Music can change the way we see the world. Like Elliot, may we welcome the alien, the stranger, and not fear them. Look for what we have in common. Do not demonize the stranger. Look at others through the eyes of a child. Judge not, lest ye be judged. Peace.

[@danielesteve8359]

Such a beautiful and powerful message!

[@johncribbsiv4531]

The Boston pops orchestra from 1993 in Japan from just about 30 years back long live the Boston pops orchestra and the London symphony orchestra and the London philharmonic orchestra from other movie scores from 40 years back this year is sadly the 40th anniversary of the legendary Keith green passing and E.T.-The extra terrestrial (1982,2002,2012,2022) congratulations ET and rip Keith green thanks peace and blessings to you all peace.

[@ericirizarry3360]

Genuis, just genuis..absolutely beautiful

[@whitehorseentertainment6019]

Though everything he composes is fabulous this is definitely one of his best works! Simply sublime!

[@mydogskips2]

I would argue that as a single standalone piece, it is the very best of his works.

[@robinconclusions]

thanks boston pops. pretty cool i have to say. cute B) i must say

[@ertatta]

One of the most amazing orchestras of all time. The brass section and their principals are the real stars here. Bravo!!!

[@mydogskips2]

Yes, and the woodwind principles have some petty prominent parts in some places too.

[@ertatta]

@@mydogskips2 very good point! love the that English horn solo.

[@wizdofaus]

Agreed, I've listened to some of the London Symphony recordings of his music and they just don't bring the same life to it.

[@mydogskips2]

@@wizdofaus Well, you got John Williams here(while still in his prime) conducting his own music with his own orchestra, it's hard to get better than that.

[@paulhorn27]

There are no words.

[@Jorge_Ramirez584]

The kids giving gifts at the end just encouraged me more towards following the dream of one day becoming a composer and orchestra director...

[@carlwelch1465]

This music touches the soul !

[@danielesteve8359]

This man will b remembered for centuries on end

[@nickschneider9985]

Happy 90th, John Williams.

[@mikedaniel7195]

I love E.T. I seen this movie three or four times when it was in the theater I was just 10 years old it was the first movie I ever seen and I still love it to this day and I own it on dvd and digital in my vudu account. My favorite scene in the movie is when E.T and Elliot are on the bicycle flying past the moon also when Elliot and his brother and friends are also flying in the air on their bicycles so cool I wish I could fly like that I know it’s just a movie but it would be very cool.

[@johncribbsiv4531]

Thanks I love it the same way whenever the guys Elliott and Michael and friends taking ET to his spherical sphere spaceship and just 3 years back Actor-Henry Thomas and his son wife and daughter in a 2019 (37 years ahead later from the movie, 1982,2002,2012, and this year 2022) Xfinity commercial legendary tragic scene when ET leave again back to space how tragic and true remember of life itself is way too long or short remember respect whatever happens and yourself thanks buddy peace and blessings to you peace.

[@mathematics5573]

Reminds me of 1982 and a certain cinema visit.

[@msholmes]

That horn solo from 5:01...no words to describe.

[@Narco42]

Beautiful.

[@kandisofiadahlan8157]

Delightful music 👑 made me smile 😊 thank you, John Williams is a genius

[@mybonneval]

Magnificent!!!

[@thethikboy]

Elliot: He's a man from outer space and we're taking him to his spaceship. Greg: Well, can't he just beam up? Elliot: This is REALITY, Greg.

[@johncribbsiv4531]

Splendid script quotes from the legendary movie from 40 years back this year 2022 this decade is the same 30th anniversary of tv shows and legendary timeless extraordinary movies from years back and true movie legendary movies never nevertheless dies just like humanity human heroes and heroines from past-present and future thanks peace.

[@loganfruchtman953]

I love seeing movie scores live becuase I can watch a movie while at a concert in my mind.

[@SAIGONONINDOU]

Todo lo que toca este señor lo transforma en oro.Amen

[@sydile]

une orchestration sublime

[@jacksonpalmer9114]

Incredible. This sounds much better than the actual studio recordings. God...you can hear the orchestra struggling to get the music out and hear the frustration in the studio recordings on the official soundtrack. Don't be mislead: the incidental music of John Williams is notoriously hard to perform, even for seasoned professionals, especially when you have to cut and clip and edit stuff and work on timings. This recording, on the other hand, is clean, clear, has wonderful depth, gorgeous timbre, and is so warm. Honestly, I think some of the best music and recordings to come out of the USA are from John Williams and the Boston Pops. Maestro Williams seems the most at home and comfortable with the Boston Pops, and I can't say I blame him because they are an exception orchestra.

[@flashgamer1275]

You are absolutely right. I love how the Boston Pops can play a live performance with such completion as the edited recordings.

[@johncribbsiv4531]

True and you’re always right that us humanity can’t do anything everything right perfectly just always keep practicing for the just right perfection in perfect shape for us I guess it’s uneasy so hopefully we’ll be better hopefully buddy thanks peace and blessings to you buddy peace.

[@joaomarcelofonsecadeolivei5653]

Wonderful

[@German-hw2qm]

Magnífico esos cellos y violines, algo en tus corazón y en tu alma va creciendo y descubriendo hasta llegar a un clímax que te hace pasar por varias emociones con forme avanza la obra..

[@peripecia]

wow

[@Ives831]

Thank you! A great way to start my morning :-)

[@GGbreizh]

You're welcome!

[@billjenkins687]

Beautiful

[@marcosbenaia1794]

Divinal

[@mildredhighcock7333]

2:58 there's almost a bit of piano in there I hadn't heard before -

[@squerra]

Help ,,,,, I need link to full concert ❤️ This concert is really spectacular

[@mathematics5573]

Adjusted for inflation ET would take about 3.5 billion in 2019. And that was when the former communist countries, never got Hollywood films. Dwarfs Endgame and Avatar.

[@mikeo678]

I remember it vividly, aged 5 when it came out. Still perfect nearly 40 years later.

[@thethikboy]

The boisterous idealism of youth

[@gabinotti]

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