STAR WARS - Anakin’s Theme & Love Theme // The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)

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Anakin’s Theme And Love Theme
Music composed by John Williams
In June 2017, The Danish Broadcast Corporation (DR) aired a concert called “Galaxymphony” performed by The Danish National Symphony Orchestra /DR SymfoniOrkestret, the two choirs Hymnia and Camarata with various soloists conducted by Anthony Hermus
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The concert was hosted by legendary TV host Jakob Stegelmann and featured music from a variety of sci-fi movies including Star Wars.
TV- Director: Karsten Andersen
Exectutive Producer: Nicolai Abrahamsen
All rights reserved DR2017

[@anna-tl4rk]

What an underrated score. This perfectly encapsulates Anakin’s entire life. Anakin’s theme sounds so nostalgic and innocent, but at the same time there’s that dread and hint of sadness. Same goes for Love Across the Stars. It’s like his life is destined for sadness

[@hana_skywalker]

I know, right? It's absolutely perfect! And they blended the two songs brilliantly.

[@StocksIn60Seconds]

@@hana_skywalker Bingo!!!

[@Daniel.RF.Davidson]

As we grow older, we gradually understand what Anakin`s story is really all about... When we`re kids, it`s such a different story isn`t it? But as time passes, we get disappointed by people, and we eventually disappoint others... We see ourselves in situations which seem like there`s no way out... And it doesn`t really matter how hard we try, or what we do... In the end, we are often the villains in other people`s stories, and sometimes, even in our very own... This song is a master piece. So are the prequels, with all of their flaws.

[@Megrez-Alberich]

How is it underrated? It's one of the most popular SW themes ever! Even the people who didn't enjoy the prequel movies tend agree that John Williams outdid himself, some going so far as to say that the music he wrote for the prelogy even surpasses what he composed for the original trilogy.

[@davids7252]

@@Daniel.RF.Davidson beautifully said my friend, absolutely beautifully said

[@brycebitetti1402]

1:52 I love that little flourish of the Imperial March in his theme.

[@martavdz4972]

Like someone else here commented, there´s actually a lot of the Imperial March hidden in this piece of music, together with the motifs for the Force and for Luke. They´re just hints, but when you listen carefully, they´re there 🙂

[@rafaelsays175]

Anakin's theme, Han and Leia, Rey's theme. Some of the best music written.

[@TheChiliconkarma]

The menace / sweetness / hope / brutality is vowen together without flaw.

[@XSD13]

3:35 love that moment

[@mago3331]

love theme's amazing.. powerful, beautiful and doomed

[@francis_chua]

One of the best things to come out of the prequels (Attack of the Clones). Such a masterpiece. And props to the Danish Symphony, I like their version the best.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

That clarinet player was also on good bad and ugly, just perfection

[@MrStarfall]

2:08 Battlefront 2: All fleets are awaiting your orders Sir!

[@krogrash]

"The Empire has received credits for conquering Naboo"

[@scotchwhisky6094]

lol

[@mordapl1641]

What I remember about the rise of the Empire is… is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip; We all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word.

[@SithEmpiredidnothingwrong]

Garrison bonus activated!

[@SrAnon-gy5mp]

"Please Select a fleet to comand"

[@clarenceboddiker6536]

Truly beautiful and enchanting. I love this.

[@thearianmandalorian]

my all time favorite. soo insanely beautiful, a true masterpiece

[@tonyfendex2558]

Amazing from New York. Love your music!!

[@Trulli-_5001-]

Can someone secure me this is played in John Williams and Hans Zimmer concert this is my favorite at least the force theme would be great or duel of the faires

[@Evaquiel]

If there's one thing the prequeles had in spades was the soundtrack. It was as good as the original imo. That alone makes it better then the Disney trilogy. This one. for exemple, perfectly tells the fall of Anakin into darkness only by the score.

[@DanielGonzalezC]

Surely you do realize the sequel trilogy music was also composed by John Williams. So you'd be comparing him to... himself.

[@professorquantum4759]

this is like 99.9999999% of the original WOW

[@mrjones29]

The greatest thing the troubled Prequel films ever gave the world was the majestic classic score by John Williams more than anything else over those 3 films. In my view they are a match against the legendary OT Star Wars films.

[@RealLudoKressh]

4:32 ♥️

[@gagarin8325]

lets go 😊

[@CarlosRibeiroRC]

Bravo!

[@Nemanja_P.]

That dude with the Oboa....

[@thebizness20]

when can i see this live? will book ticket now

[@TheChiliconkarma]

Cph, november, this year.

[@ganjafield]

:D

[@thofus]

Virkelig smukt

[@richards.charlotte]

At 1:51 you can hear a little bit of the imperial march, showing that Anakin turned to the dark side because of his misguided love for Padme

[@sarahgiggles9444]

You can hear the imperial theme most clearly there, but if you listen closely, you can hear the Imperial march throughout the entirety of Anakin's theme. Williams disguised it with a very different key and altered the rhythm to hide the "march" but Anakin's theme is essentially a mix of the Imperial march and the themes for the Force and for Luke. If you analyze the notes, you can find the basic structure for all three themes, interwoven to create something new. It's absolutely brilliant.

[@zatador9783]

my man that is an solid observation. I had no idea!

[@stephenlow1841]

@@zatador9783John Williams himself was first to mention this on the Phantom Menace dvd behind the scenes featurette

[@masoncrawford6263]

In the normal score of the film for across the stars, you can faintly hear the tuba in the background, but in this video, the tuba stands out at 3:32 when the song crescendos into the beautiful masterpiece that is Across the stars. It gives me chills when I hear it since I am a tuba player but as well as shows that every single instrument has a role that is crucial for the delivery of the theme and as well shows the true masterminds brilliance that is John Williams. George Lucas may have created the star wars universe and showed us the true beauty of it but John Williams emphasized on Lucas's actions and gave it heart and emotion and depth to intertwine the beauty of film and a perfect orchestral score. I say this all of the time and I feel that it's true, star wars would have never become the thing that it is today without John Williams. In order for a movie to be good, it must have a director who knows what he is doing, but for a movie to be great and beyond is for the director and composer to know exactly what they're doing and that is what star wars is. It's unfortunate and heartbreaking that he will not return to star wars but he will ALWAYS have a place to be loved and respected by star wars fans for generations to come and his name will be etched into history as one of the greatest composers of all time. May the force be with you guys

[@rjelves]

Amen.

[@sebastianvillalobos3944]

5:00 those last 30 seconds make me so emotional

[@Kaydenbyer07]

"You're so..... beautiful.."

[@Pantheragatos]

This orchestra is amazing. They really capture the love and emotions between Anakin and Princess Amadalla.

[@agustinnegvi3725]

They're awesome in any perfomance, not only Star Wars.

[@kyloren1014]

Panthera Pardus Amidala was a Queen and later a senator

[@babalarassrah]

nute gunray lol

[@masterjedi5674]

Princess?

[@Blackdragon719]

They bring tears to my eyes not only for how well they perform any song but also cause it make me very sad that the Skywalker saga is over

[@berrell51]

3:31 is where you must turn the volume up!!!!!!

[@FreakieFan]

0:00 is where you must turn the volume up

[@isaaccorrea1936]

My favorite part

[@max8591]

I often listen to this at night, and this is where most of the time I have to turn the volume down :D

[@budjy1]

Jesus christ it's brilliant, it's so nostalgic, it's all the battlefronts (the good ones) wrapped into one

[@gonzalolandaburu5149]

Yeah i just had the chills at 2:10 with my memories of Battlefront 2 and playing galactic conquest 😪

[@brunoderkameramaa8005]

I dont get it Played the old battlefront and the new one I like battlefront2 2017 much more than the old ones Whats the deal most people have with the old ones

[@budjy1]

@@brunoderkameramaa8005 the deal is...we didn't have the new ones. I grew up with those, I put HOURS into them. That's the deal and because of that nostalgia I'd still play them today, it's not all about graphics or loot mechanics or Yadda Yadda, it's about the feeling that games bring, the feeling of it not being EA trash.

[@brunoderkameramaa8005]

@@budjy1 so its simpli nostalgic nothing more? Ok i feel more love in the new one The old ones are great thats true, bit i think much people never played the new one and just trashtalk about something they never tryed

[@budjy1]

@@brunoderkameramaa8005 Of course it's not just nostalgia, the nostalgia forms from the quality of them, there was nothing like it at the time for the star wars feel. Another reason is the modding for it was and still is much better than the current games and that gameplay was simple and yet so replayable. The new ones with this card system are bad, it's not testing skill, it's testing who has the shiny purple cards and who doesn't. I have played both of the new ones for hours and hours and I will stand by and say they do not compare to the first ones as I'm sure most of the community will. Whole gaming communities are not based off purely rejecting other games out of principal, for most people money or access to a system is not an issue so they can try them and they do. Star wars gaming has died and needs a revival.

[@bevspangler]

Poor Ani- even this exquisite music sounds longing to forgive him for his fated life. The Ani Padme theme is so lovely, just drenched in tender romance and utter tragedy.

[@brendancahill3723]

2:09 is made all the more effective by everything that comes before it. What a transition 👌😏

[@mariopinoli8779]

I love how at 3:00 they sweeten the tones. Perfect execution !!!

[@lou3712]

A beautiful piece by the legend himself John William (probably my favorite), and an excellent performance done by the Orchestra!

[@MissBehaven1974]

one of the best orchestras in the world.. you should see them live or listen to some of their other covers.. playing mozart, brahms and bethoven gets a bit boring after many years,.. they are so versatile

[@FalkzTV]

MissBehaven1974 boring, tz

[@MissBehaven1974]

@@FalkzTV if you meen the orchestra is boring i would seek help.. didnt get your point..

[@Coldstreamer17]

Prequels had the best storyline and the best music

[@jakeyboy261992]

Best music? 100‰

[@jakeyboy261992]

Best storyline? Revenge of the sith definitely

[@iloveyourgyatttt]

Amen 🙏

[@lukasappeldorn2947]

Agree on music but not story wise. TPM was just pointless and didn’t add anything to the saga, AOTC should’ve been the first movie and it was alright though I don’t like the Padme being in danger plot, TCW should’ve been the second movie. ROTS is the best of the 3 but still not great. I never got the whole Padme dying thing. It was alright, just poorly executed, and OT does everything else than music better

[@Klovn12345]

@@lukasappeldorn2947 tpm was probably the most important movie what are you talking about?

[@lazersly]

Haven't heard these two songs smashed together before. Interesting and great performances!

[@alexisbarrette7652]

Playing the oboe looks so unbelievably difficult. 5:13 He's been playing for just a few bars and you can see his face turning red and the veins appearing all over his face

[@edjusten4176]

That is an English Horn (Cor Anglias in Europe) and it is like twice as difficult as an oboe. I actually think his second to last note was supposed to be an octave lower.

[@alexisbarrette7652]

Oh wow! Thank you 😁 it's funny to me because the cor anglais looks and sounds nothing like the French horn (cor français) And what makes the cor anglais so difficult to play?

[@edjusten4176]

@@alexisbarrette7652 Double reed instruments are notoriously finicky, The reed must be perfectly constructed. And you are correct, the English Horn (woodwind) and French Horn (Brass) which was actually created in Germany, are nothing alike other than a similar sounding name.

[@brucekuehn4031]

The truly wonderful thing that John Williams did here was go back to the Imperial March that he had written years before and reset it as the innocent theme for young Annakin. Musically, you can hear the origins of an evil character as a lad. I think it’s quite brilliant.

[@DerFinder]

3:30 oh man that part is so good :'( Anakins story is so tragic

[@felsherzog14]

This masterpiece (Across the Stars) makes me cry every time. Not because it's sad but Just the beauty of it. When I'm making my proposal one Day then I will include this in a way

[@baxter326]

At the end of Anakin's theme, John Williams put in the beginning of The Imperial March (aka Vader's theme).

[@w1nther930]

Its actually hidden in various parts of the score but John Williams remove the march aspect of it but if you look at the notes there are many similarities between this and imperial march

[@vcsatorna]

This song is beautiful , especially from the danish orchestra.

[@CarlosPinto-sf7wp]

"There's still good in him..."

[@egb625able]

anakin's theme is very underrated. also better than any cue in the sequel trilogy.

[@MrHypedHippo]

I hope you idiots realize john williams did all of the music for 7-9.

[@specioustest4321]

The sequel trilogy had fantastic music imo. All of it was fantastic in fact.

[@PaulCassidyOrchestrations]

The transition at 1:42 is pure Williams magic!

[@battleforlife458]

i hope when john williams passes away the world of classical music and movie music would come together and honour him. by having the biggest orchestra ever come together and play all his iconic music because he has made us believe! without him there is no Star Wars, E.T, jurassic park, harry potter and many more like we know, to me he is one of the greatest composers ever and he stayed true to the classical side of music no one will be ever like him.

[@Keithustus]

Steven Spielberg said “Without John Williams, bikes don’t really fly, nor do brooms in Quidditch matches, nor do men in red capes. There is no Force, dinosaurs do not walk the Earth, we do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe.”

[@djwaveshark]

HOLY COWWWWW, simply AMAZING...BEST ORCHESTRA EVER by million miles awayy....😱😱🤯

[@rebeccahernandez3460]

The beauty of the music is wonderful. This conductor and orchestra are wonderful. Thank you for posting this.

[@AnnettePicon]

The music when they get married anakin and padme goshhhhh memories 💗💗😭😭😭

[@joselorenzogonzalez5439]

👏👏 enhorabuena!, preciosa versión y de entre los primeros planos ofrecidos en este concierto me encanta el de la #DoubleBass en el minuto 4:15

[@torstenwirsching2651]

03:37 absolut Perfect !

[@morpheus8300]

Beautiful eyes and strong handgame!

[@sebastianjulonchamana2987]

at the first momento all I can hear a innocent child, really inteligent and happy, and then passion, and it's intensity can become anger and can lead to evil and suffering, but there is also hope, love seems to be a hope but no, and then I can hear it all together passion,love,anger and tragedy.

[@raziels55]

Please do something about LORD OF THE RİNGS...

[@Hassefar60]

Coming this summer.. /watch?v=F74X83lPIGQ

[@Forlessable]

That harpist is tugging on my heart strings lol

[@danonck]

My goosebumps would stand up and clap for them too. What an incredible Orchestra!

[@medrastica]

I want to listen to this forever. It feels like I am in love.

[@nataliep6385]

2:52 and forwards is just beautiful

[@Zwiastun666]

simply extraordinary, still having tears in my eyes, soultouching

[@Deltaflot1701]

Always impressed the string instruments don't hit each other with their bows all the time, especially the ladies in first violin :p

[@DeOmnibusDubitandum76]

The rise and fall of an individual of great promise who allowed very adverse circumstances to destroy him, thus becoming the very opposite of what he had set out to be in the first place. He sought redemption at the last moment, and to a certain extent, he was granted some of it after a life of evil deeds. All of that in a masterful piece by maestro Williams. This and the Light of the Force are exceptional bookends to the Anakin Skywalker drama.

[@djspoonarooni]

How did not any of this win a music movie award LOTR did, and I think this is better that LOTR all day of the week on the music scale.

[@jeremymullins1294]

This is one of those pieces that takes me places. Hard to describe and moves far beyond Star Wars.

[@g.williamwoodward6676]

Across the Stars is why AOTC is my favorite prequel

[@dillonchavez5390]

It's so amazing how the harp synchs so well with the strings in that final part; simply beautiful :)

[@mangodip2170]

The transition from 2:05 was a genius move

[@Theplaymaker1271]

The Anakin theme in the background of the Battlefront 2 menu 👌

[@Tubemanjac]

I wonder why DR Koncerthuset has cut the initial whole concert opload up into pieces.

[@DerLudger98]

the whole concert upload from a private user got taken down, and now the uploaded pieces... i would love to buy the whole star wars concert part, but i think u cant... :/

[@TheChiliconkarma]

@@DerLudger98 It'll be published on Euroarts.com in the new year.

[@carlover78]

Agreed! I found this song on the original full length 1h video had more heart... Though the song is absolutely beautiful

[@squeekyshoez7712]

It’s on DR’s main site: Drtv.dk. Just search Galaxy in the bar. . “Må kraften være med dig”!

[@Trulli-_5001-]

Best love soundtrack ever made in cinema history with titanic

[@racejay]

The theme's downward riff clearly indicates that the child's fate is doomed and bond to darkness and suffering...

[@nat.3k4o]

2:47 3:33 4:33

[@TheSanhiya]

I'm just bleedin out of my nose

[@AlexVictorianus]

Oh, what can be more tragic! In order to save your darling you become evil, kill innocent children, finally you cause the death of your darling, which you wanted to prevent.

[@seancamacho4273]

Man that French horn goes crazyy

[@AnakinTheBetrayer]

These are the best themes in Star Wars period

[@LeonardoOleg2]

very good performance

[@lu7812]

coming to watch this after trying to find an orchestra play the clone wars anakin and padme theme. I love how this has kind of like the whole journey of their love, the sweeter and more innocent sides, then the bits with darkside influence. What I love about both of these themes, although they portray the same couple, this one has the whole journey whereas the clone wars one is just a snippet (ha) of that, and instead is a lot sadder because we know how this is gonna end.

[@EvanAdnams]

Across The Stars may be Williams greatest work for Star Wars, if not his career. Such an incredible piece.

[@dianewms]

Someone said Padme and Anakin's theme is the reverse of Luke's theme, which is the main Star Wars theme, and Williams confirmed that.

[@scotchwhisky6094]

This theme makes me think of Indiana Jones for some reason.

[@piebrosgaming8077]

Because it’s the same composer maybe? It also could just be you noticing some of John Williams patterns for the love themes throughout movies such as Superman, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars

[@germanmusic7316]

2:09 부터가 진짜 시작이다

[@adrianperessinpaz]

It’s incredible that people still don’t choose Across the Stars between the top 3 Star Wars songs.

[@babalarassrah]

are you an angel theme

[@ZekeFinn]

Woah....hmm just amazing, no word, just really sad, and beautiful...

[@CennyGuzman]

INSPIRATOR SUBLEME HEAVENLY EXCELLECE WORK OF ART

[@MrSkyw4lker]

I just want to cry loudely !

[@Nargon46]

Some of John Williams' best work if you ask me. So beautiful and sad.

[@SuperAwsomeplaya]

“The force is strong with this one”

[@anke8402]

Does anyone know how i can get a cd or blueray/dvd of this performance?

[@davidcamfield8946]

Yay the English horn outro

[@matejfele9971]

I can play the first 28 bars of this on a horn easily.

[@RonchyPR]

Beautiful!

[@cristianhernandez2708]

Please select a fleet to command.

[@Coldstreamer17]

In case you weren't aware, Anakin's theme is the Imperial March in a different key and slower.

[@MariOmor1]

1:52 you can hear it here

[@Xenthorx]

2:24 "oh shit moment"

[@scotfield4550]

2:15 "Select a fleet to comand"

[@КоляБорисов-ц5ч]

"Hero bonus activated"

[@stevedelamancha6639]

I hear a little "Hook Suite" in here around 2:30

[@dartrevan5899]

спасибо

[@jasonlindsay719]

Exceptional engineering. BRAVO!

[@torstenwirsching2651]

Traumhaft schön ! 2:53

[@arquitensproduction8001]

"Please select a fleet to command!" "movement cancelled" "garrison bonus activated"

[@donniebowers8969]

Bravo