Masada - Jerry Goldsmith

[@charlieboy1701]

This is an overlooked Jerry Goldsmith MASTERPIECE. it’s majestic and Roman but also ethnic and Jewish. As good as anything he’s ever done! Just brilliant. Everyone remembers Patton, the Omen, Star Trek, etc.,and the others but this is at THE top of the list. Just incredible. Listening to it almost tells the whole tale of the story.

[@dogbert2010]

Jerry Goldsmith can take any subject, any event, any story, any characture and his music becomes the focal point to the movie. Take a bad movie and add a Jerry Goldsmith score and now you have a better movie. The man was a master. Only John Williams can come that close to being the equal master. I own a lot of compositions by both and have not heard a bad composition yet by both.

[@davidvalens3337]

this is so true!

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

The Ghost and the Darkness comes to mind, good movie but elevated so high with the incredible score.

[@tabfiend]

Sheer brilliance. I defy anyone who watches this magnificent mini-series not to see the basic similarities between the world then and the world now. Some things never change. And this theme music by Jerry Goldsmith is pitch perfect for the subject matter. He deserved his Emmy, no mistake.

[@robert-ef8qv]

Goldsmith was incredible. QBVII Was awesome Also, he did that music.

[@trhansen3244]

China will attack the United States within two years. They want to attack while Biden is still president. He is their guarantor.

[@sandromarceloschubertdasil2863]

I watched.

[@benny4700]

Guys, this show is so underrated; we need to introduce more people to this because it really deserves to be seen more

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

I hear about it at random recently and have rlly wanted to watch it but there's no good format I can find to watch it, youtube upload only has half and is cropped to all hell

[@isabellawakefield6973]

Tomato bredie

[@julianmizzi1295]

We are Romans.... we are NOT Barbarians - love that line !

[@rompeligas3051]

@@julianmizzi1295 *Legionaires.

[@julianmizzi1295]

@@rompeligas3051 lol my bad - quiet correct :)

[@oberstul1941]

Man, I was so young when they played the movie on TV. I remember watching it one whole month (one part per week). I've loved the theme ever since. Great movie, great composer.

[@benny4700]

Not nearly enough people know about this mini-serues and frankly, that's a crime. The two characters are so compelling, complex and human and their relationship is wonderfully well done. The story is brilliant. The sets are great. The costumes are great. The music is fantastic. Something NEEDS to be done about this. Most people have heard about I Claudius but next to nobody has heard about Masada. We need to build a bigger audience for this series because it absolutely deserves it.

[@torieowens8277]

I guess it's like what I heard once on the History Channel. A whole lot of people don't know this story because no one wants to hear a story about the warriors killing themselves and their families. An archaeologist said that the Jewish rabbis, sages, and mystics refrain from telling this story as everyone dies and people want a happy ending like Queen Esther saving her people or Joshua winning the Battle of Jerico. I didn't know about Masada until I was in my 20's. I knew about the Holocaust long before I ever heard the story of the Siege of Masada.

[@davidsmith5523]

Erm. We watched it as a family on the BBC. We heard of it. 400 plus thousand people have seen this video.

[@rexrex118]

I own the Mini Series on dvd, WOW, Awesome Score, it gave me Goosebumps when I first saw it in 1980's and again when I got it on Dvd. Also Spectacular Acting by Peter O Toole , Anthony Quale and Peter Strauss. thanks for the Score my friend. They Dont make Epic TV series back then or even Now. We got Tooooo many Reality Shows. Thank Goodness for DVDs and Our Choices to watch.

[@towringer]

I saw the miniseries on ABC in 1981 & recorded the end theme on audiotape using a mono cassette recorder held up to the TV speaker. I never knew who the composer was until now. Thanks.

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

Masada is a true testament of the Jewish peoples resillience and bravery in the face of adversity .

[@rittervoneschenbach]

This is great music. I think that this was Anthony Quayle's last performance. I recall this as a child seeing Mr. O' Toole as a Roman general saying after all of this effort, in effect...all that I have conquered is a rock...why??? So many lives lost! I do not want anyone's life to be taken from them. People can be horrible, but forgiveness is in the language.

[@Fenris77]

One of Peter O'Toole's very best performances. May he rest in peace. I saw this when I was a wee boy and I still remember it fondly.

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

GoddamnpolaksratsjewsGoddamn ! ! SurenotClivedavisCecillemidgetBassOrSpillbeansberg Ah ha ha ha ha

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

Well Jerry A Lot Of French Horns ! ! Drums Get It On DamnRight ! ! ! !

[@eurorush1]

One of the best scores I`ve heared. Mix of cosacs and jude music.

[@didier.gerost.07]

non cosacs but simply Eastern Jewish music

[@susanleitch8649]

One of my son's bought me the DVD. He remembered watching the mini series...we all did. He knew his dad and I really enjoyed it. Peter O,Toole and the other actors, particularly Peter Strauss were amazing. A masterpiece.

[@andreaskollmuss]

Jag har både sett mini-serien på TV i Sverige (alltid påskhelgen) och besökt Masada i Israel.1995.

[@piwobrody4188]

Duuude I just remembered watching this when I was a kid. Such a good miniseries, such a good sound track

[@foscota]

Acabo de volver a mis diez años con solo escuchar este tema. Me encantaba. La música te traslada a momentos inolvidables de tu vida Vuelves a sentir las mismas emociones.

[@violetaguillem3120]

Es una miniserie muy emotiva, la desesperada defensa de los sicarios contra la inminente caida ante la maquinaria romana...

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

Well Jerry A Lot Of French Horns ! ! Drums Get It On DamnRight ! ! ! !

[@anibalurbina6499]

lo mismo me paso ;me acorde cuando la dieron en la Tv como serie en 1981, me encantaba la musica y no la pude escuchar de nuevo hasta el año 2005 cuando pude descargar el tema , muy lindos recuerdos de niñez

[@davidmelendez2519]

​@@violetaguillem3120eran zelotes si no me equivoco

[@43varvara]

Un film cu muzica superba. Jerry Goldsmith, unul din cei mai buni compozitori pe care l-au avut S.U.A.

[@gerardkijak1686]

Jerry Goldsmith was brilliant!!

[@FredSchall]

Love the music.....Jerry Goldsmith an incredible master! The series was fantastic! And....the opening with the Israeli Army so moving. When I visited Masada, this movie stayed on my mind. The history, the honor, the triumph!

[@veroniquegerost2571]

giving one 's life for a noble cause is not an easy thing to do ...

[@darkangel10468]

I remember buying this record when the miniseries first came on tv. I loved it and the series. Jerry Goldsmith, in my opinion, was a great composer. He came up with so many great scores. And this one is no exception. With all the percussion, tamborines and horns, it's almost like he and the orchestra are actually JAMMIN. Anyway, may he rest in peace. He is surely missed.

[@martintheiss743]

I liked his Japanese scores for the 1970 Tora Tora Tora. To me it was an authentic Japanese man to be honest. Funny thing is that a brief moment when the two Japanese ambassadors visited Hull's office after their unfortunate timing error was the only time actors from both nations were in the same scene in the film. Mastery.

[@דןאסויד]

He took the tune from one of our jewish prayers! I recognize it! Beautiful.

[@jandreidrn]

He was also Jewish.

[@ladythalia]

loved this music and series as a child. so glad i found it again:-)

[@didier.gerost.07]

impermanence of things ... What an emotion anyway ! greetings from Gstaad ( Switzerland )

[@TysonNeil]

I loved this miniseries when I saw it as a teen. The theme was to me, unforgettable.

[@veroniquegerost2571]

this music is transcendental !!!

[@timotheegerost4173]

Peter O ' Toole was so wonderful , he eclipsed everyone !

[@albertovillamarin6947]

Masada demostró al mundo en ésa época cómo la determinación y la desesperada pudo hacer lo imposible, una defensa heróica de un bastión por menos de mil hombres contra legiones enteras del imperio romano...

[@umutcimen]

This is what masterpiece sounds like.

[@imper3569]

Wow, it is one of the greatest pieces of orchestral music.

[@tequiness061]

I remember perfectly this beautiful music, I saw this serie in my childhood and I cant forget it, Im happy cause I have found this awesome bso.

[@asch7906]

Rest in Peace Peter O'Toole, God bless you

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

GoddamnpolaksratsjewsGoddamn ! ! SurenotClivedavisCecillemidgetBassOrSpillbeansberg Ah ha ha ha ha

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

Well Jerry A Lot Of French Horns ! ! Drums Get It On DamnRight ! ! ! !

[@annayrosa_yt3246]

Genio y figura! Dios lo tenga en la gloria.

[@ebertmesiascancharidelacru3669]

Amen

[@Dov_ben-Maccabee]

I climbed up the Snake Path for my swearing-in ceremony in '78. Heyl ha'Shirion...ANI NISHBAT!

[@williamgerost1558]

was it enjoyable ? i would have liked to do it !

[@zooshipcaptain8531]

the score and the prestations of Peter O'Toole and David Warner are classic!

[@jimmyyoung4187]

Massada was & always will be, an iconic piece of cinematography with an equally incredible score that lent itself well to the small screen. A true classic in every sense of the word!

[@saritamendez4935]

Superb theme for a superb series. And I agree with patrick Burke's comment !!

[@CaminoAir]

Goldsmith was attached to the project when it was intended to be a movie and when it was transferred to TV, he was only available to score the first half. Morton Stevens scored the second half using Goldsmith's material. It won Goldsmith's fourth Emmy. The original LP/CD release did run a little slower than the TV broadcast music.

[@matejadjedovic]

Not quite. "Masada" was indeed originally meant as a film, but that was in 1970. In the 1980s it was always meant to be a mini-series and when Goldsmith joined up it was a four parter. However, after huge delays (mostly because of the gruelling shooting schedule in the decidedly unfriendly deserts of Israel) Goldsmith ran out of time and had to go work on other projects. Morton Stevens composed parts three and four not using Goldsmith's material but rather inspired by it (trying to make it sound seamless and stay true to Jerry's spirit).

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Regardless of all that worked on this music, it has Goldsmith flare, which is always top shelf. Didn't know about Stevens' work; he did a great job of it. I love this faster recording more so than the slower version in the film. What a dance this would be!

[@johntaylor9484]

I first saw this when I was in the first grade and loved it then. The announcer for ABC was awesome he set the scene every night.

[@f0revern0ty0urs2]

the wallpaper with those facial expressions really captures what played off in the series, the roman guy is looking up and almost amused by his task thinking"how do i get them from there...",while the guy on the right is determined to persist no matter what.

[@LuvvyDuck]

I can't thank you enough for uploading this lovely "MASADA" theme!! They haven't shown this program in years. You really made my day! :)

[@foreverafanfilmmusic]

Jerry's TV music is very underrated.

[@saintvaoul]

my favorite soundtrack!!!......thanks for uploading...........

[@Jaromir-Druzba]

Though I didn't watch the mini-series for around 20 years, but this music still plays in my head. Like the one of Ben Hur (I mean "the Ben Hur movie of a sane person").

[@rexrex118]

Cornelius Flavius Silva (Peter O Toole): A victory? What have we won? We've won a rock in the middle of a wasteland, on the shores of a poisoned sea.

[@Cesar_Octavio]

Que comentario idiota el de Peter O'Toole. Roma ganó una gran batalla y aseguró su dominio en esos territorios por 1000 años más.

[@CarlDuke]

Great music, one of the best examples of theme music ever.

[@Alan-megan]

I watched this series 35 years ago when I was 12. Don't remember much of it but I still recall the theme. Great music last forever. Another great score is the theme to Battle Star Galactica. A Must to search n listen it.

[@leniw.k]

Amazing composition, brilliant! 🎵🎶🎵

[@ponchom5152]

I was 7 years old when I saw in mexican television in 80´s and I liked.

[@vorostovski2008]

Masada Gran pelicula y gran fondo musical - Magnifico Jerry Goldsmith en la direccion orquestal Lo Mejor ¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@jimmyyoung4187]

A true Masterpiece!! Enough said!

[@СофьяДжемайма]

the soundtrack of the movie inspired Andrea RIP and me to our sunrise travel to MASADA - in a cold 4. January

[@Hibbs4Prez]

One of the all-time great themes.

[@PlatoCave]

Hair raising stuff in the same fashion of The Wind and The Lion score. Beautiful composition indeed. I loved it ever since which this series about 15 years ago.

[@rogeriooliveira5431]

Não sei como até hj não fizeram um FILMAÇO ÉPICO contando a história dessa fortaleza,sei que existe a Mini-Série(da qual essa música faz parte).

[@martinmadrigal1974]

Magnífica....con esta música del maestro Jerry Goldsmith puede uno cerrar los ojos e imaginarse el épico combate de los rebeldes judíos combatiendo a legión comandada por Flavio Silva, uno de los connotados generales del imperio romano bajo el principado de Vespaciano.

[@violetaguillem3120]

La defensa de Masada desde un principio ya era desesperada, sabian que iban a caer, tan solo 150 defensores ante la maquinaria romana, era solo cuestion de tiempo en que la inexpugnable montaña callera, pero aun asi, el amor por su causa, su tierra y la libertad hizo el milagro de resistir 7 meses de asedio, en toda regla

[@clarissemarianna103]

Very beautiful music ! Thank you very much !

[@Hrothgar01]

That toon still gives me credit. I want it. Peter was great!

[@veroniquegerost2571]

so true !!!!

[@ivangodin1850]

The 2 Peters were amazing

[@philomath67]

I had the record of this soundtrack as a teen. Wish I would have kept it.

[@wonjubhoy]

fantastic piece of music.

[@taramundi1]

Fantástica serie. Muy buen trabajo. Muy buena música. Gracias

[@Hrothgar01]

You are a great guy tyke. Great minds think alike.

[@williamwehby7194]

I can’t speak for others, but this music rejuvenates my very soul. Thank you.

[@veroniquegerost2571]

me too, saw it when I was a teen in 1983 !

[@annayrosa_yt3246]

Genial. Emocionante. Épica. Una maravilla en verdad.

[@luisbarranco6059]

Espectacular. Épico de toda Épica! Realmente emocionante...Te pone la imágenes de las marchas, los esfuerzos, los metales y la gente decidida a vencer o morir... tremenda canción de marcha.. 🤝🇦🇷

[@ramonvicentefernandez8710]

Magnífica. Llega al corazón

[@annayrosa_yt3246]

Que linda cancion me encanta

[@angeloschild]

The rebels chose to die because the Roman breech of their defenses was imminent, and there was no place for them to go. Their women would have been defiled, their children murdered, and their men enslaved. They left their supplies so that the Romans could see that they chose to die as free men, that they were not starved into submission or suicide. I have always admired the rebels. The life they would have had once conquered would not have been worth living for those who survived.

[@bradeads85]

angeloschild You can take their victory from them, and they will remember you.

[@sweettendercharles1556]

No - they revolted in stubborn obstinance, for the second time, to the freedom that the Romans generally did provide to them. The Jews had their own courts, their freedom of worship, etc. But when Jesus Christ, the Messiah, came and they rejected Him, the entire course of history changed. The Jews that accepted and recognized their Messiah became the Christian Church - the fulfillment of Judaism. Those that rejected Him (because they sought after a military leader) killed their own Messiah - and they, rather than obtaining the earthly Jewish kingdom which they sought for, based on the "traditions of men" and not on the word of God - were smashed and scattered into diaspora. My point is this - the "rebels" were rebelling against God Himself, and they suffered accordingly. This is nothing to be admired.

[@דןאסויד]

@@sweettendercharles1556 WE the Jews won. Our rebels of Masada are our heroes. We Jews are still here, the Romans disappeared. Nobody can make us disappear thanks to G-d of Israel the real and only one.

[@rimshot2270]

To me, it had a happy ending. The Romans won, one way or another. How can I call that a happy ending? I'm Italian!

[@jonathanmoscoso5728]

Una muy buena serie, que relata sobre el ultimo baluarte de la resistencia. Judia en contra de la dominación Romana que cuenta con una magistral banda sonora de Jerry Goldsmith.

[@chibi437]

Masada means fortress. I saw the miniseries about her and fell in love with it.built by herod the great.the place of the confrontation of the idealists Eleazar and silva

[@dragonbands2]

I remember begging my parents to buy my the cassette of this music after this miniseries was shown.

[@jeanglendinning1860]

one of the best docu dramas i have seen, also enjoyed the music

[@torieowens8277]

The score right here sounds wonderful. I saw the movie in it's entirety last year, as my library carries the movie and, while it is sad that the Jewish fighters felt they had to kill themselves, this score is as majestic as the Hatikvah and the Exodus theme. This song can be a battle cry for the Jewish race. I have heard that the Israeli army is one of the best armies in the world. I guess when you have people in your family tree like Moses, Joshua, Abraham, and David, you would be a fighter and the Jews are, since they have survived for thousands of years and have never been destroyed.

[@MegaRomiko]

ooooh great film and sing ...... i love love loveeeeee

[@Jal8919536]

Goldsmith also composed the music to another movie starring Peter Strauss -"The Secret of NIMH" (1982).

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Why did you stop posting these wonderful film themes? I hope you're well. Evidently others love them as much as I do. Thanks for this one in particular, as it's virtually unheard of. Surprised you didn't post "Patton". Love "Spartacus" as well. Goldsmith was such a genius! Thanks for posting this!

[@MegaRomiko]

ooooh great film and sing ......

[@sepulvedaocares7]

MASADA NUNCA MAS CAERÁ!!! FUERZA ISRAEL.

[@stacylewis4894]

Thanks for posting! This is why I bought my first Bose.

[@Fenris77]

Last time I saw it was on our old VCR(NOT VHS)!

[@williamgerost1558]

The Zelotes were the real heroes in their own way !

[@PolarizedMechs]

It's out on DVD--check Best Buy or Hastings.

[@lakiatara1471]

Aqui comparto con Uds. una película donde actua la segunda actriz Nicaraguense que se destaco en Hollyood

[@AmericanIsraeliJew]

The Israeli military recruits use to hike to the top of Mount Masada where they were sworn in together. אני נשבע

[@darkangel10468]

Hey Cindy, I got the original soundtrack when it first came out. Yep, the vinyl one... I still have it my mom's I believe. I could check, but I don't believe Morton Stevens had anything to with the original. It has Jerry's sound to it from start to finish. Even this piece on youtube is not part of the original I have. Lots of added stuff. Anyway, that's my two cents.

[@JudyZumbaMooney]

One of my favorites of his

[@skarpedin]

They would have been dragged in chains through the streets of Rome and then cruxified or sold into slavery. The majority of the defenders were not experienced fighters, but old men, children and women, so a fight to the finish was out of the question as the legionaires could have disarmed them with ease once the walls had been breached. The galant defence of Masada is remember today, precisely because the Romans were denied their victory.

[@rimshot2270]

Not really. Their enemy was wiped out, one way or another. The Zealots never bothered them again.

[@timotheegerost4173]

At least they did not die for nothing ; their fame will be immortal, be they blessed in Heaven !!

[@Funkgun]

Sweet! thanks man.

[@elflife]

amazing , thank you

[@Cindylover1969]

I'd love to get the original music Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens did for the miniseries (the LP is a rerecording); Goldsmith was going to score the entire thing, but delays and prior commitments meant he could only do the first half (Stevens scored the rest).

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

Well Jerry A Lot Of French Horns ! ! Drums Get It On DamnRight ! ! ! !

[@chibi437]

My favorite music as Masada is my favorite mini series

[@violetaguillem3120]

esta serie es chevere... vaya resistencia desesperada que mantuvieron los pobres Judios ante una legion romana y sus colaboradores...

[@veroniquegerost2571]

claro !

[@Birdlovr1]

I’ve visited Masada!!! 🥰

[@annayrosa_yt3246]

SALVE OH, JEHOVA DE LOS EJERCITOS, SEÑOR DE LAS HUESTES DE ISRAEL.

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@veroniquegerost2571]

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[@GrrrIamMad]

That's true. I keep forgetting that they were not soldiers, but civilians.

[@albertovillamarin4528]

Esta cancion llega a lo mas profundo, te imaginas la heroica resistencia de los sicarios ante la aplastante legion romana

[@violetaguillem3120]

yes

[@luisbarranco364]

Amigo. Le juro que me hace sentir el ruido de los metales de las armas y corazas y hasta el olor de las mulas y el calor abrasador... Es mágico y épico en grado sumo...

[@alufa1]

Shalom I would love to get the entire soundtrack that Jerry Goldsmith did for QBVII. Do you have any suggestions where to look? Thanks Heidi Helmick

[@patrickburke7419]

When you see the music and quality of this series, you realise that 99%of stuff on the TV nowadays is crap.

[@jimmyyoung4187]

Couldn't agree with you more!

[@williamgerost1558]

well said Patrick !

[@heinrichmetelmann4445]

You mean 99.999%

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Thats why I love watching TV from 80s prior, like Gerry Andersons series or Battlestar Galactica, shame is I grew up early 2000s, and not with epics like this, though i did def watch movies of the time luckily

[@veroniquegerost2571]

except modern British historical series , at least some of them and that's it !