Titanic Theme_0001.wmv

[@pipeorganman1]

That effect is called a Tremolo (or Tremulant). It is done with air pressure. There are devices in the organ that oscillate and, with each oscillation, they dump some air from the supply to the pipes. This gives the pipes a vibrato. Almost every pipe organ has a trem (church organs too), but it is essential effect in theater organs like this one.

[@Willy2000ization]

Holy shit...THAT is an organ..the size of that thing and the musician did a beautiful job. It kinda sounds like Titanic meets The Phantom of the Opera....I LOVE IT!!!

[@bradleycallison]

Billy Price type in wanamaker organ its more bigger it has almost 29.000 pipes its in macys department store and its a working one

[@PureSquall]

And an even bigger one in Atlantic City that is being worked on till she can fully sing again.....33,000 (+/-) pipes.....

[@AuronFFX]

The organ is called the king of instruments for a good reason!

[@pipeorganman1]

A truly ungracious comment. It reminds me of the story about Max Reger. Max read a review of some of his work, and sent a message to the reviewer: "I am sitting in the smallest room in my house, with your lousy review in front of me. Soon it will be behind me."

[@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen]

4:00 EARGASM. I love this vid. I love all things Titanic and I'm obsessed with theatre and church organs. 2 of of my fave things combined.

[@davidellison3651]

The organ is the maestro, the organist is like a choir master getting the best out of people, excellent, pleasure to listen to.

[@GoGatorsMJ]

It brings tears to my eyes.

[@kegginstructure]

Wurlitzer was very good about color-coding the voice tabs. That adds to the visual effect of the instrument very much. (If you didn't know - white for flutes, tibias and diapasons; red for reeds and brass; yellow for organ sounds that emulate strings.) As to the comments about the Leslie effect, the organ came first. Leslies were built to emulate organ tremolo.

[@princecharmingthemerman]

Holy crap that is a whole Orchestra in one instrument!!!🤯

[@Gelbsucht68]

Great... absolutely wonderful... I wished my old vacuum-cleaner-like church organ had only a little bit of that furious sound... what an organ..... wow.....

[@MrHupps93]

From 4.00 onwards this is just epic, there is no other word for it. Superb Job.

[@pipeorganman1]

I'm really delighted that you enjoyed the video. Explore some other organ music - theater and classical. It really is the "king of instruments!"

[@silentassasin0575]

10 years later and still absolutely brilliant! ❤

[@TheBaritoneCrooner]

Great camera angle taken from the balcony of the Place de la Musique in Barrington Hills, IL. I've been there several times and have about eight CD's from there. Frankly, the balcony is the best place to hear the blend of this magnificent instrument. You literally can get run over by it. Great sound! The mics handeled all of the dynamic ranges including the 32's. Love it!

[@kellymallery-coulter7879]

Another Amazing piece played! This organ would make ANY song sound fantastic!

[@syoksysampyla9531]

Charlotte Thompson why

[@JonasClark]

That Paradise Theatre console case is really amazing... Not to say any less about the rest of the organ. Beautiful performance, lots of emotion and power.

[@stylusfantasticus]

...and the classic organ sound merges at 4:42...fantastic !

[@alwynfrench1122]

That is a very romantic tune I had ever heard.

[@cavailleacoll]

I have been an organist for many years. And this is one of the greatest pieces I have ever herd. Truly beautiful, and very well done. I am very happy this was posted. Thank you, and blessing on you.

[@JonasClark]

The entire point of the "effects" is to have as many tone colors as possible, the way a painter can do more the more colors he has on his palette. The colored buttons change the tone colors, and in any given family or class of tone (horns, strings, etc.) you then have multiple options from soft to loud. The big outer box is very decorated to match the theatres in which these were installed, and they're all-around very theatrical, as they were built to create the moods for silent movies.

[@SuperExio]

you are EPIC i mean i can't even play anything on an organ or a piano (im trying you know) but it is very hard and playing that jeeez it is the most incredible thing ever you are an inspiration .

[@douglasmasters9051]

My God, that is so beautiful. This would have a great credits song at the end of the movie, or an opening theme.

[@patthurmond4754]

Beautiful job ! and I love Wurlitzer theatre organ.

[@richardturner6981]

Beautiful! I want this played at my funeral!

[@meetsouder]

what would impress me more, is to see what kind of monster air-compressor is needed to play all those pipes!

[@luciaerse4018]

meetsouder it uses a set of turbines

[@davidgardner9001]

Air Blowers

[@chadbeverly4926]

If i remember correctly its either 1 or 2 large spencer turbine blowers most large theater organs have two blowers of the same horse power and the more expensive ones would have one large turbine blower that was usually had a 50 h.p motor or even a 100 h.p. motor depending on how large the organ is and the distance from blower to bellows if there arent any massive pressure ones near the blowers

[@MrMartmatsil]

I love great music,and the organ certainly fits that bill,church organs,theatre,ogans,and the new models from peragallo,lowrey,orla,wersi,are great instruments,and can fill a home with all the great music,anyone could want.like I always say it is like having an orchestra,in your hands,a gift from the Almighty.Father Yahweh.bless,and praise his wonderful HOly name.Amen.

[@terrymcclure1279]

Truly magnificent! I could enjoy this for hours!

[@Xb0x4dm]

this is the best version ive heard yet :D very well done ...i really wanna play this organ when im older "/

[@pipeorganman1]

No, although I can certainly understand why you might think that. A Tibia is actually a very large-scale (fat pipes) flute. More than any other, it is the sound associated with the theater organ (as the diapasons are the basis of the classic or church organ). Tibias are nearly always used with a heavy tremolo to shake the sound. This is the warm, weepy sound you think of when you think of theater organs. Actually, a tremolo can be applied to any voice, though. Thanks for the note!

[@wts456n]

great song and so well played. Bravo

[@p.m.digennaro3501]

I get goosebumps when Mr. Ellis opens 'er up at 4:00... amazing arrangement

[@maxvonfahrzeugen]

I cried when this happened first

[@Tattookub]

To Hell with "The Phantom of the Opera", Mr. Ellis is the KING of the Opera! From the first note to the last, a copious amount of tears was flowing down my cheeks. When he went into that bass range, he reached into the very depths of my soul, for that, I say, "Thank you!" It's cheaper - at least on my part! - and much better than a therapist! :D

[@halamkajohn]

go out and

[@davecopley2255]

Absolutely amazing sounds incredible great work best pice of music I've heard in ages and such a great film were this music is from the Titanic

[@matts.3761]

I don't know why I was so amused by the trem cancel, but I can't stop laughing. Very nice performance.

[@eddielung31]

imagine the shadow of Titantic slides across calm water with a fly-by wide shot from the ship's front under this music

[@demiari2489]

Cant help imagine he floated around on the organ while playing this song just before the ship sank

[@TheOldtimer1978]

This is really good!! 👌🏻 Never let go!!

[@hamelyn06]

I can see Jack slipping beneath the waves in my mind as I hear this splendid

[@ninorata9425]

wtf are you saying 😂

[@avegaeldizon7829]

How I wish, I can play and hold that organ...It is nice to live on what your heart desire..And my passion is to live with my dreams and that is with music..Nice job sir..your lucky because you can express and share to the world your talent...your life..

[@pipeorganman1]

Sorry, but I am NOT incorrect. The Wanamaker organ in Philadelphia is the second largest organ in the world. The Atlantic City organ is actually larger. These, however, are "straight" organs, built along more classical lines. More to the point... enjoy the music and forget the sophistry of trying to decide which is the bigger instrument.

[@megelizabeth9492]

They do have Theatre capabilities though, if I remember correctly.

[@pondbearflyer1193]

How tall is the tallest pipe?

[@organman77]

This is so beautiful!!! LOVE it

[@maxvonfahrzeugen]

I come back to this video very often for 14 years now.

[@valen_0007]

Amazing 👏🏻😢

[@djlatouf5779]

I like my heart will go on titanic organ 🎼🎶🎵🎹😁🤩⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Rick1885]

What I wouldn't do just to get a chance to play this organ and the Atlantic City Convention Hall organ.

[@shiningarmor2838]

Would you get a degree in organ performance? Because I don't think they'll let some guy play.

[@TheMysticalOrgan]

@pipeorganman1 - the Atlantic City organ has 449 ranks to Wanamaker's 462. The Wanamaker organ is also reputed to weigh about twice as much as the ACCH organ, at nigh on 300 tons.

[@kegginstructure]

It has been ages since I played a pipe organ and sadly that instrument was not well regulated. The pipes spoke unevenly. Even so, it had that presence that only a real pipe organ gives. Thanks for posting it. (I also liked the "junk" stops - the bells - at the end.)

[@MrJesusMan89]

i must say ole dude is killin that thing sounds awesome great job!

[@shaetaylor4455]

this is beautiful.. wow

[@AlexisDaCosta]

@ychvincent of course I will ! but it's the short version and with a piano ! but it still good !

[@FBAV]

Simply magnificent....

[@holdenfarmer]

My thing is Rock N Roll!At 54 years old,I'm speechless!I'm so lost for words I can hardly speak?

[@guitarjammer1]

You must know that organ pretty well. To make it do what it does. Another great listen.

[@BenjimenFranklin-r1h]

Made me cry it's so beautiful.

[@MrMat207]

wow very nice

[@RonnieAugeri]

That was the best version of the Titanic theme i have heard. Can someone please tell me what arrangement this is?

[@Leatizia36]

i cryed....it is so great!!

[@krisbiebs8507]

This legit gave me goosebumps. GREAT JOB!

[@myne4]

beatifully arranged!

[@brookeallen3218]

yep, i am DEFINITELY hiring him to play at my wedding.

[@wasimansari9894]

How will you arrange a 5000 pipe organ?

[@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen]

@@wasimansari9894 the power of MIDI and computer software 😁😝😁😝😁

[@lukasappelkvist3780]

very good played nice job

[@pipeorganman1]

Andreas, your "vacuum cleaner" church organ can have more of this sound (at least if it's a pipe organ). Church organs and theater organs are different beasts, but a church organ SHOULD be able to lift you out of your seat. Look at some of the other vids on this channel, and you'll see what I mean. I really appreciate you listening!

[@mdjordjevic08]

OMG so beautiful!

[@Engineer9736]

Maria Djordjević You.. Yes

[@PatriciaPrice]

how did he do the cymbal sound towards the middle of the song? that was amazing

[@cnmathias5187]

Pipe organ's can sometimes have other instruments as well kinda like a modern keyboard

[@danshasky7057]

A foot lever beside the swell shoes

[@josephbonczyk3182]

I can almost imagine those pipes are singing the song...😩😫😭

[@KookingHatte]

AMAZING! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

[@jeremyJskillz]

This Organ was built After Wurlitzer went out of Business. Hence, it Can't be an Original. Don't get me wrong, it sounds truly Amazing. I have been & seen!!!

[@KookingHatte]

You were right. That's rather incredible.

[@nicholas8434]

Very nice

[@LordQueezle]

I would love to sit at this organ and just play something on it. :) The organ I play at my church is really very tiny in comparison and I feel rather overwhelmed sitting on its bench. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't know what to do on that bench.

[@matthiaswynants4857]

theatre organs are more fun to play then church organs!

[@digitricks]

I'm a church organist as well and the one I play every week has only two manuals or keyboards. I remember sitting at the console of the Wanamaker Pipe Organ in Philadelphia for a picture and I was so petrified nervous even though Peter Conte said not to touch it as the organ was still live.

[@chadddd4d]

I know nothing about these organs ...just think they are wonderful !!

[@KLM817]

Beautiful!! I think this song sounds much better on this organ than the original song did! I would have loved to hear this in person.

[@ivorytickler94]

i just so happened to be at this very concert at the sanfilippo estate. and this guy really knows this organ very well. it happens to be the largest and most complex manual wurlitzer in the world. He truly is one of few who handles and plays this organ to it's full potential. :D

[@scotto40]

Have you ever played this organ? If not, then you don't know what you are talking about. You play on certain "key"boards based upon the specific resources of the organ. I think this is a very fine rendition to be played on the organ. I also think Martin Ellis is an excellent organist.

[@AlexisDaCosta]

@ychvincent I have ! If you can wait 2 weeks I gonna make a tutorial !

[@MultiNillz]

How do you remember which switch does what sound....theres like 200 of them

[@jamesrmcgalliard137]

Each tab has the corresponding sound and pitch level printed on it. Examples: Tibia Clausa 8', Viol 4', etc. They also have a limited color coding system.

[@mattlm64]

@ThePetzable I think anyone who knows how to play an organ is pretty fantastic.

[@Redneck4138]

This is absolutely epic. Thank you for this video.

[@pipeorganman1]

That massive "box thing" is the organ console. Did you REALLY not know that? This particular organ is a theater organ, designed for use in the days before the technology was invented to put sound with motion pictures. Did you REALLY not know that? As as instrument, the organ is far older than the piano, and the two are not the same thing. Did you REALLY not know that?

[@dcrazygenius27]

this one... is..... amazing!

[@DaveAusMannheim]

Ein faszinierendes instrument. Wundervoll.

[@co7814]

I played the Violin in Highschool but this still wins 1st for my Favorite instrument of all time, because it's literally every instrument in one. Violin is still close second.

[@MasterBritannicJess]

Why they did not play this song on Britannic organ

[@bux834]

@lukebenford It is difficult to say whether these 2 are theatre organs or not. I would say no, they are to big to be a certain kind of organ, they are everything, they have typical church organ stops, but typical theare organ stops, too.

[@jeffersonrodrigues48]

MARAVILHOSO ESSE INSTRUMENTO MUSICAL, FENOMENAL, LINDO. PARABÉNS PRO MÚSICO.

[@Ginandpop2]

The organ is not a piano, there no weighted keys on an organ, therefore no dynamics. You control the individual hammers hitting strings soft and loud. That's why the original name for the piano was the pianoforte, meaning soft loud. Organs blow air through pipes, although I don't know if you can control air pressure without bending pitch,

[@Engineer9736]

Ginandpop2 No, changing air pressure doesn’t change the pitch on organ pipes. At some point they get overblown and just sound an octave higher. Just like a recorder :-)

[@jityr2]

4:41 to 4:52 needs to be repeated. It would be better if that part were played twice. Then the following notes should be played on the most beautiful sounding churchbell chimes you can find.

[@radiotv9509]

wow I thought my tuba was bad imagine carrying this to band class!!!

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

It would be n3at to see a custom concert synthesizer set up designed to mimic an organ like this. Like 5 synthysisers, with a massive " brain" and controls for all the voices something like the stops. May not be concert. But it i wonder 8f thats roughly hans zimmers composing set up.

[@RonnieAugeri]

Is there a high quality recording of this somewhere? Awesome arrangment.

[@calebvandervelde]

nice part starting at 3:52

[@mikecurtis3333]

The best way to hear these organs properly is with a good quality pair of headphones like my Bose ones. Unfortunately sometimes they are too good.

[@digitricks]

The best way to listen to it in person. The effect and sound of air blowing and vibrating through those huge pipes cannot be properly duplicated with even the best speakers and subs.

[@catpippo8749]

i'll neVER LET GO JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@austinkub2337]

oops...

[@QIMarketingltd]

@megamind11 very nice!

[@pogemose]

how did you get that idea from ? its just beautiful together THANK YOU You are an good person to sheer this Greedings from Denmark Kizu

[@Atomicfox-cn2ms]

This remarkable man his so good he plays better than me

[@hiimvincent22]

@Alexis8DC thx, please make a tutorial, if you make it, can you send me the link?

[@Xb0x4dm]

@JEWKZ thats awsome thanks mate =]

[@saratrapani9228]

Awesome.

[@Rick1885]

How is he achieving the Leslie effect with that organ? Does it have leslie speakers or is it something to do with the air pressure?

[@jihncrazy]

Really impressive the amount of effects it have.