John Williams is scoring "Memoirs of a Geisha"

See how great compser, John Williams, record music to "Memoirs of a Geisha".

[@drinkallthesunshine]

Anybody else start tearing up when you hear certain notes or combinations of notes in music? I don't get how they don't start crying as they play these notes! So beautiful

[@convanjo]

I teared up. I thought who the fxxx wrote the music. And...well..John Williams.

[@Alagueesia]

For me it's "The chairman's waltz". It's so beautiful.

[@birdlover7776]

Yes absolutely

[@justaskmepeople]

to have John Williams, Itzak Perlman, and Yo Yo Ma working together is the greatest thing you can get for a movie!

[@pattys8048]

Three gods under one roof. RIP ~ Williams and Perlman.

[@tetianafilyarchuk2838]

13 years ago was posted this comment and I’m crying of listening this melody 🎶

[@Rajnoir]

@@tetianafilyarchuk2838 and this soundtrack still stands as one of my favorites! I was 19 when this movie came out 😍😍

[@tctyt]

@@pattys8048 John Williams and Perlman are Still Alive.

[@anyaz77]

I'd consider this score at least half of the movie's beauty. In certain scenes you can almost feel the silk brushing against the floor when the geisha dance. John is one of very few people who can feel the music through, like red wine through the water.

[@deepaknayakmanel8581]

John Williams is a genius and look no further than the OST of this movie. It's exemplary and intimate. Still mint fresh to this day.

[@Bengaligirl2013]

yea it shouldve won an academy award it was one of the most brilliant movies and books ive ever read

[@angelabby2379]

2006 oscar was really tight. it seems oscar just give each movies at least 3 win. memoirs of a geisha 3 win brokeback mountain 4 win king kong 3 win pride and prejudice 0 win ;( honestly we know memoirs of a geisha should have had 6 win

[@LVader20]

I dare say that John Williams is the best living composer in the world. today. Scores are meant to fit the screen but JW goes well beyond that.

[@theempire00]

💯

[@swatch71]

Williams' best score in over 20 years for a film not directed by Steven Spielberg, and one of his 15 best overall.

[@danielsalazar2368]

It's a whole different ball game. When you have alot of directors going to John Williams for him to make the music even for Star wars The thinks about But everything changes when John Williams actually wants to score your film. This is the only movie I've heard Williams say he actually wanted to do

[@cinemascore-along]

Daniel Salazar he asked to do the film adaptation of The Book Thief as well

[@angelabby2379]

@@cinemascore-along he loved his book

[@speareshaker]

By all means, John Williams's work with this soundtrack makes it one of the all-time crown jewels of movie music.

[@JBarron2005]

The director Rob Marshall is probably one of the smartest directors in the industry in that he acknowledges John is a master of his craft. "If John wants to score, I will let him". Now hopefully Abrams does this with Star Wars.

[@Thanos1919]

YOU AIN'T NEVER LIED!!!! He's the most famous and successful movie score composer of all time, and that's a statistical fact. He is my favorite composer...period.

[@leloupdessteppes3228]

To me it is John Williams greatest masterpiece. It's most unique and special one. How can a human being be filled with so much love and pure and tangible emotions?

[@viniciuskps]

What is even more incredible is how he composes such a beatiful main theme using only the white keys of the piano!

[@fkhang9223]

Itzhak Perklman + Yo-yo Ma + John Williams = Brilliant feel for music!!!

[@annamiller4114]

Can't thank him enough for asking to do the scores for this film. So beautiful.

[@idealistmoon]

one of my favorite soundtracks of all time easily I never skip tracks and it's on repeat always

[@tetianafilyarchuk2838]

Same to me

[@RaithEndar]

"i get goosebumps every time i hear sayuries theme" .... mee too.

[@PiccoloRudolf]

I would faint if I was in the same room as John Williams.

[@veryval]

The music is simply one of the most beautiful scores ever ! John Williams is a genius !!!!!

[@BelovedCaptain]

I love this soundtrack so much. Truly amazing: John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma AND Itzahk Perlman all performing in ONE score!!! *faint*

[@ichhabra]

My favorite John Williams score.. and that's saying something!

[@MeganWoodard1984]

The music from this movie is GORGEOUS!!!!!

[@Ferruccio_Guicciardi]

"She paints her face to hide her face. Her eyes like deep water. It is not for Geisha to want. It is not for Geisha to feel. Geisha is an artist of the floating world. She dances. She sings. She entertains you, whatever you want. The rest is shadows. The rest is secret."

[@orbsandtea]

John Williams is the most versatile composer ever! He composes with a japanese feeling so authentic that I have to check his wardrobe for katanas... And when Itzahk Perlman, über-violinist, and Yo-Yo Ma, über-cellist, joins him... There are no words, my friends... no words... I've gotto see the movie!

[@smallwoods9700]

This movie is so underrated

[@larrydavis4019]

I enjoyed seeing my 2 favorite string players working together. Mr. Pearlman & Yo-Yo Ma. 👍😁👍😁👍😁

[@rawritssami]

someone finally recognizes the cello. serisouly, I love it so much and it sounds so amazing here. john williams is truely a hero.

[@phemyda94]

this is the most wonderful sountrack - you can totally feel the characters in the music

[@ilovethutoo]

It is amazing that the music was written after the movie was recorded. Especially those dancing scenes!

[@cool_lioness]

The amount of talent that went into it and how beautiful this soundtrack is, just spectacular.

[@clpandol60]

Excellent piece to describe the film's music! Williams, Yo-Yo Ma and Perlman made an outstanding job in this clip!

[@TheTroubleWithSteven]

John Williams rocks! he totally out did himself on this score. Its fantastic

[@HitomiRulz]

I belive its his best yet. It is very emotional and he kept to the strings more gently more than I ever saw him do.

[@lynb2039]

This IS FANTASTIC! MESMERIZED. HOW HE CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF CLASSICAL JAPANESE MUSIC IS BEYOND ME.

[@TheTahoe1982]

john, perlman and yo-yo works together.... three music genius

[@Supablonde1]

The music is beyond all meanings of divine.....breathtakingly exquisite.....

[@siiiiiuu7]

this whole movie, score, everything gives me chills :) so beautiful

[@denisejones14]

he captures the film so well and with such beauty. His music speaks the story, its like they are one, they ARE one. he is so brilliant at this. I could just keep going on. I cannot truly speak what my heart feels about the music for this movie, the soundtrack, and the book. they are all SO brilliant and BEAUTIFUL. I wish I could have been a part of any part of this story and its production

[@radioban]

WIlliam's best score so far. His other tunes are great of course but the ones in Memoirs of a Geisha are just absolutely beautiful. Made him one of my favorite composers.

[@theempire00]

The score was better than the movie to be honest

[@ssla8723]

Forever will love this score. Magical.

[@BdLsH]

this movies music is just so great. I can't stop listening and plus the movie is great.

[@wroget]

Very firmly agreed about the Oscars. The fact that Santaolalla won AGAIN the next year has completely destroyed my faith in that organization.

[@michellebaitelmakeup]

I get goose bumps each time i hear the music of this song i love it

[@knaliprice97]

6:00 - 6:30 OMG GORGEOUS!!!

[@Ms.Janell6669]

Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant! Masters of art and music composition. ❤️

[@user-pn5sp6og3m]

Очень прекрасная музыка ,с любовью к вашему творчеству,из Белоруссии!!!

[@RainbowStar94]

This score transformed the movie. Music makes it visceral and so real. If it was anyone else who did this score, it just wouldnt feel the same

[@celesteminty]

John just is the most amazing person in the whole world

[@phillipecook3227]

A few thoughts about this: very few of us get to watch a movie without any of its music which is what film composers do routinely. Can't imagine what this must be like (tho eating a cake with only half its ingredients springs to mind). The gift of JW - and all other great composers of film music - is to magically encapsulate the essence of a movie within seconds without the audience being consciously aware of it. It follows that for me Memoirs of a Geisha and AI are 2 of JW's greatest scores. I'd also like to mention Oliver Stone's JFK where, again, right from the very outset JW's music manages somehow to inform the audience about the very dark and murky nature of the film they're about to watch. (John Barrie's Midnight Cowboy and Nino Rota's Godfather do the same thing).

[@wroget]

Usually orchestral players are actually contracted individually, though composers generally like to work with the same group of people again and again. In Williams' case he often gets players from the LSO when he isn't recording in LA

[@laka101]

John Williams, PLEASE, PLEASE compose the music for the last harry potter movie, PLEASE. Your music is half the reason why i lve harry potter films !

[@dukeofdeath276]

love watching and hearing how masters like mr williams work their magic. thanks for throwing this up on utube.

[@carachristine3]

Gave me chills! Cello!!! and that violin! I absolutely love this

[@idealistmoon]

oh the music is so beautiful in the film in fact I have the soundtrack in my mp3 its just every time I listen to it it gives me so much inspiration its like a story being told to the music I love the chairmans music the best its so wonderful man I cant stop gushing about lol its just splendid john williams did a terrific job and everyone on that staff as well

[@musiccat]

omg, these men are geniuses.

[@hoser193]

All the biggest movies of our time, Star Wars Saga, Superman, ET, The Cowboys, The Indiana Jones series etc, Not to mention the music for the last 3 Olympics in the US were scored by this man. And he never won an Oscar

[@deoxyribonucleic777]

i want john williams to compose my life

[@KittyEatNoobs]

This music is so beautiful, and ofcourse, I loved the movie, I watched it so many times and it's still intresting me! Great movie!

[@pattys8048]

Thank you for sharing your video. 🌷🌿🌷

[@TheFifthBeatle06]

This could be his best album. that pretty much says how good it is.

[@omarish5]

what an effin legend...he knows it

[@hautedonatien]

I love the book, music and movie. It has to be one of my favorite scores of all time!

[@LITTLEooMISSooNONAME]

The most beautiful music ever... Breathtaking. It makes my heart beat faster.

[@efini808]

there's always something amazing and inspirational about watching genius (or geniuses) at work.

[@martini215]

oh, I'd love to go for his concert, it's my dream:) but i live in Poland, so you know.. he's genius. congrats for "memories of a geisha" and "Shindler's list". it's amazing

[@John1212168]

GREAT MUSIC! GREETINGS FROM GREECE!!!

[@Leifang12]

I love this peace of music... I always get goosebums... Love

[@nino0057]

wow this is amazing. That violin solo was just beautiful.

[@Kalousx]

the whole album is great, very touching and beautiful one of the best scores i've ever heard.

[@JoelGoffin]

Such a gorgeous score.. I remember when it got the OST, that it was in my cd player in my car on loop over a week. And I drive alot! Excellent Excellent

[@annpatmh7141]

Una obra de arte

[@EmilyShepherd]

yo yo ma rules. itzhak perlman is amazing with yo yo ma, the chairman's waltz is the best. this is one of my fave movies/scores.

[@tetianafilyarchuk2838]

This is something incredibly beautiful ❤️

[@Lubian-Ferrer]

Increíble gracias por compartir ♡

[@tlondonable]

Beautiful

[@perfectajo]

whatever people may think of rob marshall and his abilities as a director, it cannot be denied that he certainly knows how to get the best out of his actors and creative collaborators. i mean, his three musketeers (colleen atwood, dion beebe, and john myhre) all own their combined 5 oscars and 2 emmys to rob. under rob's guidence, john wrote one of his best scores in recent years with this film. he's directed 5 actors to oscar nominated performances (4 on his first feature film alone)

[@kyereCat]

Wow!!! Magnificent

[@elskerikke]

I love this video! And the music is faburlous!

[@tbonesfa]

I wouldn't sweat it... the man has 5 oscars under his belt. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) Jaws (1975) Star Wars (1977) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Schindler's List (1993)

[@astrea5977]

I do believe Danny Elfman is a great composer and I love his melodies A LOT! But John Williams is superior in that he does his own orchestrations and conducting. As a composer, I wouldn't want it any other way unless time retrained that leisure. I couldn't chose between the 2 though.

[@micos77]

Just a genius...amazing

[@jack42011]

Gives me Goose Bumps

[@marcelof7645]

excelente...obra maestra ¡¡

[@LacrimosaElodia]

Goth damned, I love John Williams! And I love Itzhak Perlman! And they are together once again for the Geisha... Great...

[@emperor1992]

incredible!

[@Tatelasteil]

I was so fucking pissed. What a smack in the face for john williams

[@trombonelytrombonist]

who cares? all his music is great and if there are similarities from one score to another, it's alright because i have yet to hear bad material come from John Williams. John Williams is the man..

[@shannonjackson876]

Amazing 👌🙌

[@simplyisabel]

"UH...yeah. that sounds good." LOL. hilarious!

[@misakisanaa9830]

wow what great song great performer

[@aleksavesovic8562]

And still no recording sessions album, or the complete score...

[@bertxo]

Williams is a living Genius and a living legend. The best with Herrmann and Korngold. But I like another living composers (and dead too) like Poledouris, Newman and Newton Howard. Sountracks are the future of "classical music".

[@SombraDeLaMosca]

a masterpiece!! very interesting video, thank you =)

[@IndraAziz]

I love it! thank u

[@tereesha]

gosh, i really want to sit and play in there. so sad i'm not good

[@kuvhlubkojibleegxwbo]

Omg.......love it!

[@whatthehellidid]

i love this, john williams is so great and Perlman did an absolutely beautiful job. yo-yo ma is really really great too, but is it just me or but did the poor guy look almost scared. well love him anyway.

[@monkfishmusic]

It is very difficult to compare music by different composers. Sometimes music doesn´t need to be complex to express complex feelings and Santaolalla does simple things very well. Sometimes a movie requires that. SImplicity. Music should help the story to be told, which is very difficult to achieve, and both scores get to the point. But that said, Williams is a true master. Maybe all-time´s best and should have won the Oscar. I also love Goldsmith.

[@h5g43579]

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