John Williams Oscars 2002

[@mikedavis3840]

Spielberg: John I want you to write the score for Schindler’s list. Williams: Steven you need someone far better than I to write the music for this film. Spielberg: I know, but they’re all dead.....

[@chiquiboom845]

Goldsmith was alive at that time.

[@mikedavis3840]

Jerry Goldsmith was very good, & had had worked with Spielberg before. For this film, Spielberg chose John Williams.

[@jandreidrn]

Daniel as well as Elmer Bernstein

[@stephenhuntsucker3766]

@@chiquiboom845 Goldsmith was so unique! He could totally fit his music to the genre and style of the film he was composing to. I actually think he did that a little better than Williams. Not that Williams isn’t also great (Memoirs of a Geisha, War of the Worlds, Empire of the Sun) but Goldsmith was a total master at it.

[@DBEE08]

The transition to The Godfather...still gives me chills.

[@Shamsithaca]

ur so right.

[@dani_dazed]

it is forever fantastic !!

[@nielslauridsen2323]

1:07 - Max Steiner - Casablanca 1:20 - Bernard Herrmann - Citizen Kane 1:26 - Alfred Newman - 20th Century Fox 1:33 - John Williams - Star Wars 1:43 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Sea Hawk 1:59 - Miklós Rózsa - Spellbound 2:09 - James Horner - Titanic 2:18 - Bernard Herrmann - Psycho 2:22 - John Williams - Jaws 2:30 - Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther 2:37 - Ernest Gold - Exodus 2:48 - John Barry - Out Of Africa 3:01 - Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago 3:10 - Malcolm Arnold - The Bridge On The River Kwai 3:19 - Jerry Goldsmith - Patton 3:26 - Bill Conti - Rocky 3:34 - Elmer Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven 3:48 - Randy Newman - The Natural 3:58 - Ennio Morricone - Cinema Paradiso 4:12 - Nino Rota - The Godfather 4:23 - John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 4:33 - Max Steiner - Gone With The Wind

[@elizabethann630]

You are a good man, sir.

[@theempire00]

Not all heroes wear capes ;)

[@jandreidrn]

Ennio did not compose the love theme heard playing in Cinema Paradiso, it was by his son Andrea Morricone.

[@user-WeR1]

The styles are extremely different. It really did not add up to me. He would have to be the greatest musical mind to have ever lived, I dare say greater than Mozart even. Thanks for clarifying. Bless.

[@ostfans]

May I know the track name of Casablanca??

[@synchro101]

God, what must it have been like for Williams to be conducting his own music at the oscars, knowing that it's considered some of the most iconic movie music of all time. Shivers!

[@aaronbarlow4376]

AND he didn't include some of his legendary scores Like ROTLA, Temple of Doom (march of the slave children), Superman, Jurassic Park. Harry Potter etc

[@jws1272]

Hey.........you couldn't do a tribute like that without the music of JOHN TOWNER WILLIAMS!!!

[@markyale6953]

@@aaronbarlow4376 you forgot 1941 and even the theme to midway with charleton heston and henery fonda late 70s you rarely hear anyone in the USA play the theme to superman and i feel that was 1 of his best that really made him recognized oh yeah... though its not in the oscars Olympic fanfare (1984) i guess these themes may have had to be nominated i dont know....

[@Nacho-Mamma]

@@aaronbarlow4376 Well, it was only music from Oscar winning movies.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

@@Nacho-Mamma Well the Oscars don't always represent the objective best.

[@geetadhumane5793]

The transition from 20th century fox to Star wars was chilling 😁

[@rockisheaven]

If this doesn’t show you how important music is in telling a great story on film, I don’t know what will.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Not easy to find memorable music that leaves you wanting to relive the movie these days.

[@legeda1984]

When titanic theme hits, I teared up... RIP James Horner...

[@a.infantjohnpraveen9822]

No he lives in his music.... Forever

[@brucekuehn4031]

Happy 90th birthday to John Williams! He has never been one to boast - “And I am the greatest of them all!” He has always had an enormous amount of respect for the giants who came before him. He knew a lot of them. As a young man in Hollywood, he worked as an orchestrator for some of the legends including Franz Waxman, Bernard Herrmann, and Alfred Newman. He would also play piano on their soundtracks. Besides his obvious musical talent, I admire John Williams for his genuine humility!

[@ruthiehenshallfan99]

Ending it with Gone with the Wind was a brilliant idea! It is one of the greatest movies of all time!!

[@jandreidrn]

Another Oscar-winning composer and a legend has passed on. Rest in peace, John Barry!!!

[@MsBadJedi]

It always brings tears to my eyes, i don't know why... It's just amazing!

[@stephenhuntsucker3766]

MercuryHeart Music is supposed to do that!

[@mohammedakram4529]

What a fine tribute by John Williams.

[@ed10523]

This Man..John Williams has taken us on a Beautiful Journey Through Time and Space...Well Done Sir..Well Done!

[@Shamsithaca]

I love how she looks up at 4:50 min mark...the emotion portrayed with the music is incredible.

[@Kasino80]

Magnificent Seven always gets my me in a mood like I could take on the world.

[@manuelorozco7760]

My dad grew up a big Western fan

[@debbieking5171]

Me too

[@eduardofagundes4793]

Impossible not to get emotional listening to these great songs ❤

[@debbieking5171]

This makes the heart skip a beat, and the spine tingle. Fabulous.

[@babylove410]

We were so lucky to have John Williams with the Boston Pops from1980-1995.He would give free concerts at Hatch Shell on the Charles River many summers, I would ride my bike down there every single night that week to see him,never missing one. In springtime, he still returns for about a week during the Boston Pops Season. My friend knew him and took me to meet him in 1984, just the three of us in a room with a piano.He was so gallant, I could barely speak, but managed to get some words out. Lucky

[@johnjones5354]

The transition from the 20th century fox theme to Star Wars was brilliant!

[@Thenatureloverme]

One of the most blessed 5 mts of my life till date,when i played this vid

[@pyromc06]

OMG to see that man in person would be awe inspiring. I know that there are a lot of good composers out there and this is in no way intended to shy light away from their amazing talent, but it is of my opinion that JOHN WILLIAM IS THE BEST COMPOSER IN EXISTENCE!!

[@manuelorozco7760]

His sequel trilogy music doesn’t have this same kind of magic the earlier Star Wars music had

[@kevinkrouse4855]

Yes . . there's John Williams and everybody else!!

[@jchang0529]

films wouldn't be what they are today without the music. Imagine watching Star Wars without that brilliant score.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Amen

[@luisvls]

CInema Paradiso, the music is the heaven. 😍❤💘

[@dtnetlurker]

Maybe it's because I was a kid when my Dad took me to see it and it was my first really dramatic film (while still obviously sci-fi) that I ever sat down to watch . . . but E.T. still makes me misty eyed every time I hear that theme. Spielberg helped create one of the most lovable characters of all time. I have watched it dozens upon dozens of times and it never EVER gets old, and it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. It is a film that should be shown to every kid, and adults as well.

[@krlitosrock]

Happy birthday Maestro Williams

[@gogoyubari7042]

You want great music, get JW... doesnt matter the movie can suck.... the music will be awesome.

[@jandreidrn]

Unfortunately, JW can be quite selective in choosing which films he'd like to score. If your name is not Steven Spielberg or George Lucas and he thinks your film is gonna suck, he's not gonna do it. You're luckier in getting someone like Jerry Goldsmith to do your film (who's the equal or arguably even better that JW), even though he knows your film sucks. Sadly, he's dead for 10 years.

[@indrablade4861]

ChuckRazor John Williams is easily better. Better melodic instinct and more widely known tracks.

[@jandreidrn]

Indra Blade We're gonna go on for a long time debating who's better. Suffice it to say, my original intent was to say John Williams is very nit-picky in selecting movies to score with. You're better if your name is Steven Spielberg or Geoge Lucas. And Jerry Goldsmith is still untouchable.

[@VfBlerf4Life]

I think that is a very exclusive opinion of yours (which is totally fine btw). But you score the Star Wars trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, E.T., Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindlers List, and Catch me if you can - than you are truly untouchable. Also the fact that Williams is nit-picky in selecting his movies even improves his greatness - because why score shitty movies (okay he did score Indy 4 and the Star Wars Prequels) ?!

[@jandreidrn]

But then you're only limiting yourself to 2 directors?! JW is good, he composes memorable music, but did he wrote music for Rambo, Alien, Arnie's Total Recall, Gremlins, Brendan Fraser'sThe Mummy, Mulan, Basic Instinct, Patton, Rudy, Heston's Planet of the Apes, Chinatown (which was written and scored in just 10 days?!) As well as Star Trek (Motion Picture, V: Final Frontier, First Contact, Insurrection, Nemesis as well as Voyager)? In terms of originality, variety and fearlessness to write music tailor-made for your movie, there's one guy for that...

[@guadissss]

the cinema's paradiso music was done by ennio morricone

[@aliciak1959]

The love them was composed by his son Andrea...RIP Maestro.

[@drchepa1]

excellent homage to these great composers and to the music in the film industry, and who better than john willians? a five time winner!!.... i love music and this video is a great homage....

[@rafaelloayzacueto6369]

Qué belleza de interpretación! Tenía que ser John Williams. La música compuesta para el cine, simplemente es hermosa. Gracias por compartir.

[@virgil227]

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT....

[@dinner7513]

Imagine how epic it would be if he just played his star wars ones, imperial march, duel of the fates, anakin vs obi wan, padme and anakin music, etc.

[@fanofclassics]

Gave me chills!

[@maggietang1858]

Excellent and amazing John

[@JossJoss5000]

A fair bit of appreciation for the animation in the montage. So simple in its form, so masterful the execution

[@ljaner2799]

The most important the most brilliant composer of all times

[@andreprefontaine3824]

The godfather teme! is iconic the greatest movier made

[@ralfir1643]

the must incredible ending, the last 10 seconds, great!!, just great!!

[@QuillonFrostbane]

It's the end music of E.T. which is why it may seem familiar.

[@steffischolz553]

i ♥ him sooo much! best musician ever! ♥

[@SpaceOddity]

Same here! I have this on a VHS tape rattling around somewhere... haha. I still love it. He did a fantastic job with this medley, stringing these themes together, and I also love whoever did the graphic design with the yellow orbs. It was really clever how they changed to fit whatever movie was being shown,

[@jandreidrn]

As of this original broadcast (2002), the composers still alive at that time they were included in this medley were: Malcolm Arnold John Barry Elmer Bernstein Bill Conti Jerry Goldsmith James Horner Maurice Jarre Andrea Morricone Ennio Morricone Randy Newman And of course, John Williams. As of 2020, the only surviving composers in this medley are: Bill Conti Andrea Morricone Randy Newman and John Williams

[@debbieking5171]

I would liked to have been there, I could listen to this all day, and never get tired of it. fabulous!

[@shanzie593]

He deserved a standing ovation for this

[@angelicamiceli464]

shanzie exactly what i said

[@manuelorozco7760]

Angelica Miceli Amen

[@valeriesmith5780]

Interesting transposition of that last piece, but definitely well done overall! I'd love to see John Williams receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

[@Bocilicious1]

When the Music switches from Spellbound to Titanic I'm getting goosebumps. Titanic is a wonderfull score...

[@TheWanderer2404]

Deym the transition from Century Fox to Star wars is dope AF 🔥 1:32

[@saltysnowflake5832]

Yberc Dictda04 Fun fact: the Star Wars Theme was written to be in the same key so the transition sounded natural

[@adrestianyx7441]

one of my musical heros

[@Shamsithaca]

At 4:52 min mark...the video editing of the star looking up and the music is just out of this world perfect.

[@mitchelyoung910]

Star Wars & E.T. were the best for Me :) .

[@dkaf1000]

God, this comment section... People have their 3, 4 personal favorites and are shocked when these themes dont appear here in this 5 minutes journey through 100 years of film music.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Mines the Flying Theme from ET

[@johnalang]

John Williams holds the Guinness Book of World Records for most Oscars

[@manuelorozco7760]

I thought it was Alan Menken

[@kevinkrouse4855]

I believe it's for nominations . . so far I think it's 52? Only Walt Disney has more at 58?

[@johnalang]

@@kevinkrouse4855 I think you are correct

[@katelync3868]

Instant tears at 2:09 with the sweeping transition to James Horner’s Titanic score

[@michaelbehan3386]

Most boring and inane score ever written! The title song sounded like a dirge to be played at someone’s funeral. I love how Kohn always finishes with the greatest piece of music ever written, Tara’s Theme from Gone with the Wind!

[@brainrich1358]

George said that he felt alot of the shots for Star Wars were not up to his expectations. But said that John Williams score not only met his expectations but surpassed them. So if the film had flopped, at least the score would've been amazing.

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

Yes, the Master of masters ...... John Williams 🙇🏼‍♂️👏🏻👏🏻

[@ReginaRoth-jp3yr]

gänsehaut zu unzeiten für den weltkosmos od soooooo , aber fantastisch ⚡️

[@karebear7364]

Gives me chills! So amazing!

[@karemrenderos8509]

Wonderful

[@dianalee3059]

Wow, this in itself was a major work of art! We’ll done, sir, and I love it that three of your wondrous scores were included

[@jp3813]

Top 10 favorite film composers: 1. John Williams [Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter] 2. Danny Elfman [Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands] 3. Hans Zimmer [Crimson Tide, The Rock (main theme), Pirates of the Caribbean] 4. James Horner [Titanic, Braveheart, Zorro] 5. Alan Silvestri [Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Predator] 6. David Arnold [Stargate, Independence Day, Tomorrow Never Dies] 7. Jerry Goldsmith [Star Trek, Gremlins, Air Force One] 8. Basil Poledouris [Conan, RoboCop, The Hunt for Red October] 9. Alan Menken [The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin] 10. Howard Shore [Middle-earth franchise] Honorable mentions: Ennio Morricone [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly], Bill Conti [Rocky], Randy Edelman [DragonHeart], Harold Faltermeyer [Top Gun], Vangelis [Chariots of Fire]

[@baseballchica1346]

You forgot Thomas Newman! His scores from: Meet Joe Black How To Make An American Quilt Road To Perdition Were nothing short of amazing. He too is a brilliant composer. I know it was hard to choose just 10 though. 😊

[@luismestel80]

Wtf Morricone top 3!!

[@dkaf1000]

That pop corn trash composer Hans Zimmer doesn‘t belong among these giants!

[@danmuro3206]

I bet if you met Hans, you'd be sucking up to him like a dog who wants treats. Just because you don't like a certain composer, doesn't mean you don't give credit where it's due. @@dkaf1000

[@GopherBaroque61]

1. John Williams 2. Ennio Morricone 3. Jerry Goldsmith 4. John Barry 5. Alfred Newman 6. Alan Silvestri 7. Bernard Herrmann 8. Elmer Bernstein 9. Danny Elfman 10. James Horner

[@MOVBIOS]

Es epico y como conduce y la impronta de jhon williams es unica,aun cuando conduce temas ajenos a el,bravissimo maestro!!

[@Gretchaninov]

Great music but also great arranging and conducting by the master himself. Very impressive to smoothly transition between the themes and also to keep the live music in time with the images.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

I LIVE for performances like this!

[@desertflwrs]

i got goosebumps throughout this entire clip, one gem after another!

[@Asiabbg]

John Williams el mejor!!

[@CELDAPRODUCCIONES]

this is a really really wow!!!

[@perfectajo]

I think it was also a wonderful gesture to included the work of composers that were nominated for that year's Best Original Score Oscar: James Horner, nominated that year for A Beautiful Mind, and Randy Newman, nominated that year for Monster's Inc are both in the tribute. Howard Shore, who won that year for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring wasn't in it unfortunately because he hadn't had a high-profile, thematically legendary score until The Lord of the Rings.

[@manuelorozco7760]

A truly magnificent performance by John and the Academy orchestra! Out of all these iconic scores, I have seen Magnificent Seven, Star Wars, Jaws And ET. I’m surprised John didn’t win that night for his music in Harry Potter 1. Sir Kingsley sure knows how to give an introduction.

[@Hakkai87]

Beautiful!

[@CJMU86]

All the great motion picture composers have their own distinct sound. You only have to hear a few notes to know who’s composed the score. John is probably the best of the lot. Even here, composing other composers themes, I can hear the John Williams sound in these themes. If not for the information on the screen with each theme, I would have easily believed these were all his themes, such is his distinct sound. Looking through his filmography, the amount of amazing movies that he has under his belt are like a hall of fame of music scores. Star Wars, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, ET, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Home Alone, 1941, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and of course my personal favourite, Superman. It’s going to be sad knowing that Indiana Jones 5 will be his last score.

[@babylove410]

Well said! Two icons of our lifetime......

[@milianisoreng1267]

💎Mr. John Williams👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@rjmcallister1888]

The segue from "Psycho" to "Jaws" is killer. Really. From Max Steiner, the first master of the movie soundtrack, to John Williams, the master of this generation, he touches on the best of the best. Ironic that neither of the Steiner selections won the Oscar, along with several others heard here.

[@broadwaymike92]

Bravo Mr. Williams!!!

[@TrysttamDyamantts]

Apresentação fantástica do Oscar com a Orquestra 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@SpeedyTase]

The Oscars are in Spring, and Harry Potter And The Sorceror's Stone was in November '01. Can't wait to hear that theme again!

[@Heimwerkerbienchen]

WOW, I always wanted to see that as a video! I got the music itself and always wondered what all the pieces would be!

[@amt253]

Funny to do this tribute at the Oscars, since: Casablanca , Citizen Kane, The Sea Hawk, The Pink Panther, Patton, The Magnificent Seven, The Natural, and Gone with the Wind didn't win the Oscar for Original Score, The Godfather's nomination was disqualified, and Psycho, Rocky, and Cinema Paradiso weren't even nominated! While we're at it, Malcolm Arnold might've scored The Bridge on the River Kwai, but Kenneth Alford wrote the Colonel Bogey March, which is what was played here.

[@jandreidrn]

amt253 so true. Though Elmer Bernstein's only Oscar win isn't as iconic as say The Magnificent Seven and Jerry Goldsmith's sole Oscar win maybe not that fitting for a family-friendly show like the Oscars.

[@marcosmartins7581]

Breathtaking 👌🏾

[@Salieri21]

Maurice Jarre is my favorite composer of all time. Lawrence Of Arabia & Doctor Zhivago are sublime works of art on every level especially their music. But the soundtrack to The English Patient remains my favorite album of any movie.

[@bobbypirtle4472]

Good Lord. Kudos to the orchestra for nailing the all the abrupt segues and capturing the exact correct feel on each and every one of these masterpieces. Morricone still manages to hit me right in the “feels”!!

[@IronRevolution]

AMAZING!

[@avadakedavra9500]

Incredible

[@hansolo1554]

1:26 to 1:42 best parts, yeah I couldn't leave out 20th century fox Star Wars isn't Star Wars without it

[@virgildantefrazier1]

Han Solo nope. That was the last thing you would hear in all the films before you would the "long time ago...." up till Disney bought em.

[@tuturmaan9066]

The transition between century fox's fanfare and star wars is fucking epic

[@TheWanderer2404]

As expected from the master of MASTERS

[@on_the]

Wonderful....

[@rosendomarcelo8411]

Cuanta historia este señor es un genio musical

[@jay_rjabonillo9908]

Wonderful!

[@antonellabaluganti8109]

Bellissima sinfonia

[@SpeedyTase]

Superman just started. I am not a fan of the movie, but freakin' John Williams is the best!!!!!!

[@macarenaplaza4535]

ennio the best!

[@avadakedavra9500]

Ennio Morricone is the only composer I consider to be up in the same rank as John Williams.

[@Cupa42]

Hans Zimmer?

[@jandreidrn]

Ennio and Jerry Goldsmith ( who could compose Star Trek, Chinatown, Total Recall, Rambo, Gremlins, Alien, Basic Instinct, Poltergeist, etc) The man's a chameleon, like Ennio. Here he's being represented with his Patton march.

[@Tumealicious21]

thanks so much! :)

[@mentebrillante9131]

ES UNA BESTIA JOHN WILLIAMS SOY ULTRA FANÁTICO DE EL

[@jaimefaundez881]

No ha muerto . Como que lea tu amado Williams que lo trataste así ...

[@mentebrillante9131]

@@jaimefaundez881 tienes razón se me piantó una letra porque lo escribo con el comando de voz del teclado no me di cuenta perdón!!

[@JV2903]

The transition to Cinema Paradiso....thank god Ennio Morricone!!!!!

[@jandreidrn]

Jess Vazquez this theme was written by his son Andrea though. You could see there are two names displayed when Morricone's picture was shown and one of them was his son.

[@rosendomarcelo8411]

Genio maravilloso 👏👏👏🎷🎺🎻

[@felixmathews1871]

I never thought I could have these much chills in 5 minutes 😂

[@kurtlong07]

I'm not sure if eighty minutes would be long enough. In fact, I am sure - it wouldn't be. Still, a stunning compilation.

[@deadmandirector3]

Eargasm Every Time!!!

[@Crisiotato]

.... y finaliza con quizás la mejor de todas: "Lo que el viento se llevó"

[@95_nishanraisulkarim62]

Score of Doctor Zhivago Hands down 🖤🖤🥀🥀

[@amyclarke41]

yes 😊

[@ul7185]

Happy Birthday, Oscars!

[@manuelorozco7760]

My Oscars were on my birthday this year