Richard Wagner - Siegfried's Funeral March from "Gotterdämmerung", Act III (Excalibur)

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Album: "Excalibur (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Millenium Edition)"
Track 1.- "Siegfried's Funeral March (Extract) (Theme From Excalibur)"
Track 16.- "Siegfried's Funeral March (The Death Of Arthur)"
Composed: Richard Wagner
Conductor: Norman Del Maur
Orchestrator: John A. Coleman
Orchestra & Performer: The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Music from John Boorman's movie "Excalibur" (1981).
Label: Flying Dutchman
Copyright (c): Orion Pictures Company
Copyright (c): Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Production Company: Orion Pictures
Distributed: Warner Bros.
Excalibur is a 1981 dramatic sword and sorcery film directed, produced and co-written by John Boorman that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. Based solely on the 15th century Arthurian romance, Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory, Excalibur stars Nigel Terry as Arthur, Nicol Williamson as Merlin, Nicholas Clay as Lancelot, Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, Helen Mirren as Morgana, Liam Neeson as Gawain, Corin Redgrave as Cornwall, and Patrick Stewart as Leodegrance. The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur that features prominently in Arthurian literature. The film's soundtrack features the music of Richard Wagner and Carl Orff, along with an original score by Trevor Jones.
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 - 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Until his final years, Wagner's life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors. His controversial writings on music, drama and politics have attracted extensive comment in recent decades, especially where they express antisemitic sentiments.
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods) WWV 86D, is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung, or The Ring for short). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the Ring.
Act 3: In the woods by the bank of the Rhine, the Rhinemaidens mourn the lost Rhine gold. Siegfried happens by, separated from the hunting party. The Rhinemaidens urge him to return the ring and avoid its curse, but he laughs at them and says he prefers to die rather than bargain for his life. They swim away, predicting that Siegfried will die and that his heir, a lady, will treat them more fairly.
Siegfried rejoins the hunters, who include Gunther and Hagen. While resting, he tells them about the adventures of his youth. Hagen gives him another potion, which restores his memory, and he tells of discovering the sleeping Brünnhilde and awakening her with a kiss. Hagen stabs him in the back with his spear. The others look on in horror, and Hagen explains in three words ("Meineid rächt' ich!" - "I have avenged perjury!") that since Siegfried admitted loving Brünnhilde, the oath he swore on Hagen's spear was obviously false, therefore it was Hagen's duty to kill him with it. Hagen calmly walks away into the wood. Siegfried recollects his awakening of Brünnhilde and dies. His body is carried away in a solemn funeral procession (Siegfried's funeral march) that forms the interlude as the scene is changed and recapitulates many of the themes associated with Siegfried and the Wälsungs.
The fire flares up, and the hall of the Gibichungs catches fire and collapses. The Rhine overflows its banks, quenching the fire, and the Rhinemaidens swim in to claim the ring. Hagen tries to stop them but they drag him into the depths and drown him. As they celebrate the return of the ring and its gold to the river, a red glow is seen in the sky. As the people watch, deeply moved, the interior of Valhalla is finally seen, with gods and heroes visible as described by Waltraute in Act 1. Flames flare up in the Hall of the Gods, hiding it and them from sight completely. As the gods are consumed in the flames, the curtain falls.
Source: Wikipedia.

[@pixelmayhem1143]

The only film about the Arthurian legend worth watching.

[@wildmansamurai3663]

Best King Arthur movie ever

[@byronharano2391]

As closest to the legend. Including Merlin's demise.

[@jemelmoore7329]

Facts

[@karlmonet]

Saw when I was 12 having never read any of the story. The music and story absolutely transfixed me. The music when Lancelot threw the sword into the lady of the lake's hand made me stand up. It's always just opinion, but to me it's in the top 10 movies of all time. It's time to watch it again.

[@wildmansamurai3663]

@@karlmonet 100%

[@peterroberts7684]

It’s Not a movie,it’s pure art..

[@FYRFOX198]

THE MOST EPIC KING ARTHUR FILM EVER...

[@jcraigshelton]

Nothing comes close.

[@shanebecker2113]

Absolutely!

[@peterroberts7684]

Agreed,I had the Excalibur poster on my wall has a kid,I love the film soo much,the music of Richard Wagner,all so totally awesome..

[@adriennewalker9906]

Ever! Masterpiece

[@glacagnina]

I think it is the one film and only

[@EricWilke1141987]

In the name of God, St Michael and St George, I give you the right to bear arms and the power to mete justice! I am your humble knight, and I swear allegiance to the courage in your veins. So strong it is, its source must be Uther Pendragon's. I doubt you no more!

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

One of the best scenes in cinema.

[@jemelmoore7329]

Powerful scene..Just when he has the advantage to smite him down..He speaks these epic words..Goosebumps simply goosebumps

[@byronharano2391]

Hassa! Hassa!

[@byronharano2391]

@@isaiahmarquez9717 👍👍👍👍👍

[@oldfrend]

is there a more righteous lord than one who places his life in the hands of the men he loves?

[@highstepperARF]

“A dream to some......A NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!!!!”

[@adriennewalker9906]

Merlin

[@markcraven8386]

A nightmare to others...163 presently ! lol

[@MrLarryland]

It felt cheesy with arthur being spooked but if I woke up during a lightning storm to a rambling hobo with a stick I would be pretty flinchy too.

[@firehorse_44alpha-omega]

So epic !

[@oakbank1953]

This is a long film, but I was in tears at the end.

[@jw3715]

Too short

[@Spartacus74]

Me too, because the tragic message awake something that comes from the Higher

[@alterego3590]

as you should have been....

[@tomasrosenberg3430]

Saw Excalibur as a child and after all these years (I’m 44 now) I still cry at the end every time. It has made my life a better one. Wagners music and Arthurs fate is heart gripping. A true inspiration for the rest of us mortals. 😭🤧

[@garyschardt3450]

A King and the sword Excalibur will rise again ! ! !

[@micchai2011]

Idem

[@chrisbruton4753]

Great movie loved it for years

[@BritzlBratzl]

"One day a king will come and the sword will rise again..."

[@juancarroza3851]

Amén!!

[@721jackie]

Boorman's take on Mallory's Le Morte D'Arthur is stunning. A fantastic cast , screenplay and using Wagner was brilliant!!! This is truly a timeless film!!!!

[@alterego3590]

you've translated my thoughts perfectly - warm greetings from the Occident

[@classicalricky]

Who agrees that Siegfried's funeral March is 1 of the best funeral marches ever written?

[@davidpowell9713]

Only three days ago brother

[@christopherpeters3333]

Truest of words. Mozart could give a musical run for your money. Gotta love it all

[@stephaniebrown5924]

Wagner.. will always be.. the Heavy Metal of Classical Music.

[@klausbrinck2137]

Rather: Classical music was the heavy metal of the music of its time... But I totally get you, I just wanted to add some additional perspective.

[@keithscott2073]

my chest swelled up and I got all teary eyed at the end when the lady caught Excalibur and Percival returned to see Arthur being carried off on the boat...perfect imagery for this music

[@Lethgar_Smith]

I hear ya, brother. John Boorman struck a nerve with this one.

[@peterturley1331]

Indeed- highly evocative and emotive in equal measure.🗡️

[@peterroberts7684]

The Beauty and power of the History of these Britannic isles,is probably the Reason..

[@nealrose8653]

Avalon. Where Arthur's remains were being taken.

[@daustin8888]

The quintessential King Arthur movie

[@robertmiles1603]

i like how this movie was just made to be like the medieval books. no modernizing crap, deviation or etc. the best arthurian movie ever imo

[@CESSKAR]

Apart from some kitsch, it's the most medieval movie there is. And it's also the best.

[@nicholasbrown4109]

@@CESSKAR it's actually Romantic, not Medieval. The armor was way too modern.

[@CESSKAR]

@@nicholasbrown4109 That's just aesthetics, which anyway are (late) medieval, almost same period of Le morte d' Arthur from which it's based. I meant themes, tone, narrative patterns...

[@SpencerLemay]

All these modern writers are fucking morons. It is astounding none of them truly comprehend how to inspire people. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy was the last good piece of legendary fantasy in film.

[@JediHobbit89]

​@@nicholasbrown4109 to be fair, that's how most cultures present their foundational myths. They'll usually deck out their heroes in whatever was fashionable when the legends were first written down. Hence why you have King Arthur in full late medieval plate armor, and Achilles portrayed in classical armor from the Greek golden age.

[@lp2294]

In my opinion, no film or television drama that I have seen has ever done true justice to the Arthurian legends, though Excalibur comes pretty close. The scene after Arthur is mortally wounded when Percival throws Excalibur into the lake is beautifully shot. With Wagner's Siegfried's funeral march, it is spine tingling cinema.

[@marcela21884]

I don't believe it was Percival... I believe it was Lancelot... correct me if I'm wrong.

[@ghtsw11]

In the film it was Sir Percival, but in "Morte d'Arthur" I believe that it was Sir Bedivere.

[@lp2294]

The legend varies in its telling so much that there is no 'right' answer as such. In most traditional variants of the legend, Geoffrey is right, it was Bedivere who was asked by Arthur to return Excalibur to the lake. Lancelot arrived too late from Brittany to fight at Camlan.

[@frepi]

I love the scene where the maidens all demand a spanking before the oral sex. Lancelot comes in the nick of time to save Percival from the most certain death.

[@craiga2002]

Percival then accuses Lancelot of being a fairy (Not in a Tolkeinish way)

[@williefinn4932]

the timing of the final scene of excalibur, in particular, with wagner`s magnificent music was inspired. for all time, this piece of music will be associated with excalibur....moving.

[@PrimetimeD]

Totally agree

[@syndicatephilharmonic9205]

Willie Finn Haha, no.

[@paulbeck6841]

Excalibur wedding music

[@unclealand]

Not by opera lovers who have seen the Ring Cycle at least once.

[@miguelangeldelgadosaavedra5125]

unclealand o l salieri fAnfarria

[@alvaroguedes7949]

Behold! The Sword of Power! EXCALIBUR! Made in a time, when man, beasts and trees spoke one languege and death was but a dream!

[@TheMangoMussolini]

Almost right, Alvaro: "Show the sword! Behold! The Sword of Power! Excalibur! Forged when the world was young, and bird and beast and flower were one with man, and death was but a dream!

[@frepi]

A Reading from the Book of Armaments, Chapter 4, Verses 16 to 20: Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and breakfast cereals ... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

[@TheMangoMussolini]

frepi: Outstandingly hilarious!

[@emilromanoagramonte9190]

When beasts and rocks were one with man and death was not but a dream... Said the words!... One land one king, tha is my peace cornwal!

[@emilromanoagramonte9190]

Excuse me! Reading again you, second version is right... you got it@

[@michaelstover7094]

Best medieval movie EVER! in my book.

[@josephcavaliere9772]

King Authors sword Excalibur is the sword of his justice, all Arch angels will have one at the end of the entire world

[@peterturley1331]

This movie will never be 'bested'!!!

[@ghtsw11]

One of the greatest film scores - Wagner just right for the film. It could not be bettered

[@losmiyis]

+Geoffrey Thorne: Thank you for watch and comment!

[@frankkolton1780]

Right, it is so cool that Wagner wrote this piece for the movie. Sarcasm

[@xanderathome]

I always feel guilty enjoying his music

[@katethompson5100]

From where Arthur speaks to a dying Lancelot; "you are what is best in men" to Perceval watching Arthur taken over the sea to Avalon against a blood-red sun, seamlessly set to Wagner's Funeral March is pure perfection! Yes, please, arise again Arthur and Excalibur; we do desperately need you now in the world.

[@Pwj579]

It does seem a little strange though that distinctly Germanic music written about Norse mythical heroes is applied to the distinctly Anglo Arthurian legend.

[@kraMiihhH]

Rest in peace Nigel! My Arthur!

[@peterturley1331]

Indeed.

[@Buckblacket]

"Any man who would be a knight and follow a king... follow me!".

[@B.C.5230]

Wagner's perfection

[@losmiyis]

B Cruzan: Strongly agree. Regards!

[@cjknox1973]

B Cruzan Timeless in it's creation.

[@thebeansinthebackofyourfridge9]

B Cruzan

[@carlosurbanoalonso3401]

B Cruzan Excalibur

[@jeronimoikdus8397]

It gives me goose bumps every time I heat it.

[@radiandael700]

My brother had a real good beta max copy of Excalibur back in the early 80's. I was under 10 years old and was completely transfixed. Will always love it.

[@xanderathome]

When I first watched this it was on a Philips 2000 which was a great video recorder because you could record on both sides of the tape. The copy I had was also on Betamax loved watching this as a kid. 😁

[@CrowTRobot-ni7zu]

I have an early 90’s LaserDisc copy in widescreen. Looks and sounds fantastic!

[@HartmutJagerArt]

--- You can transfer a Beta Max / VHS Tape to a disc. -

[@redtexan7053]

“Come Father, let us embrace at last.”

[@byronharano2391]

Love your jack-o-lantern smile. ....huh...you creepy. Excellent.

[@B.C.5230]

The sword of Power released by Percival is epic

[@premodernprejudices3027]

Classic film! That Guy Ritchie travesty coming out will never compare; never!

[@minder4u1]

you were right

[@simonhindley65]

First Knight isn't much better, either.

[@AntoniosPapantoniou]

Guy Ritchie can kiss John Boorman's ass

[@dennispearson9287]

Wow !!!.......Now That's LOYALTY !!!....GREATEST KNIGHT MOVIE OF ALL TIME !!!...HANDS DOWN BAR NONE !!!.....

[@abbamanic]

Stunning music for a magical film

[@MerlinOpeth]

Trance State state of trance.

[@copferthat]

No? Then why is it a multi billion dollar industry?

[@free322001]

You're sad.

[@stap0510]

Sad to see that you're so filled with anger and can only throw shit at people. Sad person you are.

[@ianexcalibur7096]

Sauron Merciful lol....youre laughable

[@lordbetraous4264]

Arthur:Merlin what is best in the hearts of men?Merlin:Truth for when a man lies he murders some part of the world,best lines in film¥

[@brankind969]

Lord betraous “But one cannot gaze too long at the sun in the sky” -Guenevere Referring to the light of Arthur’s purity.

[@andrewpetik2034]

The swell of music at the moment of the film that the lady of the lake takes Excalibur down to the depths is spine tingling! So excellent. Another scene in the movie that uses music so well is when Arthur and his Knights ride out to the strains of Carl Oorff's (sp?) Carmina Burana...... aesthetically stunning movie!

[@michaellazzeri9439]

The film is a Masterpiece & deserved multiple Oscar nominations.---------------MJL, 75 y/o

[@EDDGC]

Always imitated never surpassed ! The best ever all around !

[@losmiyis]

Thank you for passing the channel, watch and comment . Regards!

[@sadlobster1]

Agreed, even Guy Ritchie attempted to remake Excalibur with Legend of the Sword. But in the end, it failed miserably. Few other King Arthur films measure up to this, in terms of appeal. Save for Knights of the Round Table, Sword in the Stone, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and First Knight

[@bonnien6322]

I concur

[@citoante]

This is the best movie ever.

[@gustavomendozajimenez2243]

Great music for a great movie!!!!

[@WeAtG17]

Hans Zimmer certainly listened to this a lot when writing the Rome sequence for Gladiator...!

[@chrisbanbury]

And John Williams in the original Star Wars themes. Notes, progressions, chords, buildup, instrument selection. You can hear influences in the Throne Room, Binary Sun, Imperial March and a bunch in the prequels. Edit: Also Morricone's Good/Bad/Ugly themes.

[@luketimewalker]

my thoughts exactly. Wagner paved the way for cinematic action symphonic music...

[@byronharano2391]

Movie is nearly 4 Decades old and is still inspiring generations a new. Plus...Wagner's outstanding composition = Near 4 Decades (2021 will be 40 years old!) of recognition. RIP Nigel Terry.

[@GarethWonfor]

Wagner gives me goosebumps!

[@causabon99]

Wagner gives me orgasms.

[@Eugwel]

GarethWonfor Don't play it SO loud!

[@1marcelo]

I'll turn up the volume ;-)

[@robertpeck6620]

Well you're not wrong.lol, there's a reason why Wagner was Hitlers fav. composer...

[@ioannisspiliotis2706]

Robert Peck well, Wagner gave Hitler goosesteps

[@stalemateone8802]

Arthur, come back. The West needs you now, more than ever.

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

Stalemate One there's only one word i know that could be an even vague expression of my agreement to that statement... "amen..."

[@MikeSmith-wd4hn]

Yes, indeed: Arthur please come back - England needs you NOW - to save us all from the disaster of Brexit!

[@TheocratOfPoontang]

@@MikeSmith-wd4hn "Arthur, come back so your land can be subjugated by French and German bureaucrats in Brussels!"... Somehow I doubt he'll hear that plea.

[@WinChun78]

Arthur is in each and every one of us. We need to look inside to awaken him. There were ancient tools such as Gnosis and Kabbalah that do just that. It is an infinite wisdom!

[@alvaroanton636]

Mike Smith Brexit is a sad separation. But despair not. One day Europe shall be united again, and stronger than ever. If Hitler and Stalin could not destroy Europe, Brexit won’t either. Brexit is not a goodbye, it’s a see you in a while. The day will come when the world shall be one in peace. Depend upon it that brotherhood shall prevail. This is the best time to be alive in the history of mankind, the future looks bright, even though you would never hear the newsreels admit it.

[@josefzack4617]

on my very short list of my all time favorite movies ever. and the use of Wagner's music was a BIG part of the film, in my humble opinion. all of this flic, simply splendid.

[@daledheyalef]

What else is on your very short list?

[@angelolago6513]

wagner tu seras toujours le plus grand compositeur de tous les temps, une musique qui nous pénètre au plus profond de nous même, nous vivons ta musique, chaque fois c'est un voyage dans l'extraordinaire,

[@marcela21884]

Wagner's music can very well be used in epic films such as this one, because it's used with respect. So I agree with some of the comments and don't with others... Arthur, Sigfried, Tristan, Parsival, Lohengrim, all heroes and knights are wellcome !

[@TheocratOfPoontang]

Ladies, if you have a man who is not moved to exaltation or tears by this music...well, best of luck to you.

[@pomcrzymimi]

One of my favorite movies

[@ricashbringer9866]

Uther: I am the strongest. I am the one. The Sword. You promised me the Sword. Merlin: And you shall have it. But to heal, not to hack. Tomorrow a truce. We meet at the river. Uther: Talk, talk is for lovers Merlin. I need the Sword to be King.

[@losmiyis]

Many thanks to all for the 1k up and 17 down in this video!! I really appreciate your time to taken to write great reviews and have been signed in this humble channel. Soon I'll be back to making videos and please, forgive my bad english. Thanks again and Cheers!!!

[@ibnbattuta1304]

Excalibur introduced me to Wagner

[@WyattTwerpp]

wagner introduced me to excalibur

[@donDonau]

+1.

[@marktilley7222]

And Carl Orff

[@dennisengebretsen361]

Wagner. Fucking genius. Possessed by a spirit we will never understand.

[@luketimewalker]

I couldnt have said it better in a million years

[@Jakegothicsnake]

This plays in my head while watching and reading all the news feeds of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.......

[@Misadventures_85]

"Perceval, take Excalibur. Find a pool of calm water. Throw the sword into it..."

[@andyrwebman]

This particular rendition of the funeral march is the best I have ever heard. If I hear another version and the timing isn't as good, the pauses are in the wrong place, I get a bit cross. The key to brilliant classical music is a conductor who knows when to be patient and build up anticipation.

[@vk2nf]

Tennstedt, LPO, 1988 recorded live in Tokyo hits the mark

[@alscubadiver]

Epic emotions throughout the film but this is stunning

[@brianbonicamp1995]

Truly outstanding, inspirational, beautiful.

[@squareleg5757]

Always been my favourite film - and the use of Wagner's music, especially the Funeral March is, I believe, unsurpassed in the history of Cinema. It's full of humour, too. When Merlin is outwitted by a small creature (a squirrel, if I remember correctly): 'There's always something cleverer than yerself.' That is a maxim I have lived by my whole life.

[@beautifuldaymusic]

Awesome movie and soundtrack, thanks for posting!

[@losmiyis]

Thanks to you for your time.

[@smegmanimus8434]

My dad was a brilliant man a chemical engineer. Not sure I ever heard him play anything other than classical music. He developed dementia and could no longer speak. I played this and the tears rolled down his eyes. I am almost sure his tears were saying thank you

[@whattowatchrightnow]

brilliant movie

[@radiandael700]

Incredible. Inspires over 100 years after its creation. In all forms.

[@carmie9400]

This soundtrack is just haunting…Wagner is perfect for this saga…

[@urbancohort9145]

Just cycled to the Battle site of the Battle of Hastings where King Harold lost the Kingdom and England conquered by the Normans after defeating a Viking army and marching back to the South. Happened 950 years ago today, & as I rode down the last leg I had this playing, giving a grand, glowering, ominous mood of impending ancient doom, and piece finished JUST as I arrived at the Battle site. How atmospheric and appropriate! Thank you for posting.

[@brianlatham1013]

Urban Cohort 8,

[@bazzatheblue]

Sauron Merciful Kimg Harold wasn't Danish you numbskull,he was a west Saxon and why you mentioned what this individuals blood line for I don't know,he certainly didn't,all he said was he'd visited the battlefield of Hastings.

[@the.parks.of.no.return]

Terrible strategy. The west has this penchant for not knowing the whys and wherefores and knowing how to play to their strengths. Choose a time and place for your battles. As it is britain is slowly returning to myth as civilization there crumbles - a land lost to the baying of fools and lunatics.

[@beatricejacob1]

Encore une œuvre et une interprétation qui ont donné à mes 20 ans le gout de la musique classique. 30 ans plus tard et un peu plus je frissonne encore. merci.

[@primus7776]

God: I hope you are listening to this. This is the sort of music we expect of you down here.

[@evewaites3636]

Tears every time. A beautifully composed, edited - in a word: crafted - scene.

[@rayjones8074]

The greatest mid-evil movie ever made. Nice to see stars that weren't big names become stars today. 70's and 80's were the best.

[@jerrycornelius6335]

Swords were found in waterways in the UK and other places as well I think.The sword from the stone(Iron Ore). Western civilisation It seems, sadly, is under attack, even from its own.Very sad.The heights of western culture are becoming degenerated in my own lifetime, I mourn its loss. To be replaced with plastic toys and game show host's, alas, I am glad I die soon. Christopher Tolkien said of LOTR ''“Tolkien has become a monster, devoured by his own popularity and absorbed by the absurdity of our time,” ''All I can do is turn my head'' Tolkien meant LOTR to be a western Mythos-They are even talking of a theme park, urgh, wheres that rope.

[@BobJones-cr1pl]

Richard Wagner wrote this music that we mortals might hear the voice of God.

[@causabon99]

If the voice of God is to be heard through the music or RW (and I believe it is) then it is in despite of the man himself, who was most likely to be composing draped in silks and furs with a comfortably built mistress stroking his dick, filling his glass, and generally providing succour to the sensualist he was. There's a pure impurity in his music - it's utterly ravishing - even Parsifal is orgasmic.

[@free322001]

And a holes.

[@bluerisk]

...and Beethoven for god.

[@rvc6506]

That seems like Wagner is god. I suppose some people would say that.

[@smoothrich1780]

He's not that great, seriously. Grow up

[@baneofroses]

Nicely done! Powerful Movie unlike anything to ever follow. Thank you for such fine work.

[@losmiyis]

merchantman494: Thank you very much for your kind comment , I'm glad you liked it. It was very difficult to find the images of this great movie , but I think it was worth it . Regards!

[@wesleyhill4922]

My God; the imagery of this is exquisite and moving....well done!

[@losmiyis]

wesley hill: I'm glad that you liked it and thank you for your time! Cheers!

[@wesleyhill4922]

Thank you for sharing this great masterpiece with us.......

[@NighttalkerHH]

Wagner! Ein großer Deutscher!

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

NighttalkerHH I'm not even vaguely fluent in German yet somehow I know that means Wagner! A great German!

[@HartmutJagerArt]

Well he had his racists anti Jewish faults, but he was certainly better than Hitler (who was not even a 'proper' German but an Austrian )!

[@koryos4273]

@@HartmutJagerArt Austrians are germans

[@HartmutJagerArt]

@@koryos4273 -- Not quite, they have been a separate unit/even Empire from Germany for ages - but they are Certainly Germanic' -

[@koryos4273]

@@HartmutJagerArt they are, austrians saw themselves till 1945 as germans. Of course also as austrians, but the knew that they were germans and they wanted to be a part of the german Reich. Also the austrian emporers got elected several times as the german empire during the holy riman empire. There are letters from Mozart in which he states that he is a proud german. Historically and culturally its definitely german. Yeah every german region has its own little culture, but in every country it is that way. Austrian is not an own language, it's part of the bavarian dialect family.

[@oliverDgiesler]

Wagner the father of heavy metal HAIL

[@mastamullen]

This soundtrack and movie are unparalleled...

[@hirolla74]

Beautifully made film by Boorman. The soundtrack fascinated me. One of my favorite 5 or 10 best movies. 1. Blade Runner 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Empire Strikes Back 4. Excalibur 5. Lawrence of Arabia. I was 7yo when Excalibur came out. Best made film of Arthurian Legend.

[@bean_boy5264]

That’s a damn good list you got there. It’s good to see another lover of Blade Runner, there’s so few of us after all

[@petefriss859]

Awakens something deep inside me...............

[@tonybmw5785]

One of the top five best uses of 'classical music' in a film score. Boorman completely nails the chivalric Arthurian legend in this flim and the music is one of the reasons why. Like all historians I could take the film apart on the grounds that if Arthur (I think he did btw) existed he was probably a Romano/British war leader who lived with in a 100 years of the Roman withdrawal from Britain, but I just turn my historian brain off and enjoy its magic.

[@yeguadavives]

The genius of Wagner and his fantastic music. Nobody in our day is capable to make music like this anymore...

[@wendyhocking1535]

I just want to be able to to watch this brilliant movie! My DVD of Escalaba dissapared..So when is U-TUBE GOING TO PLAY THE WHOLE MOVIE PLEASE??❤❤❤

[@frankgomam23]

Amazing music for and amazing movie.

[@williamdufour4826]

An outstanding movie and a great soundtrack that accompanies it!

[@michaelkirkpatrick7483]

The crescendo of Wagner, combined with the Lady of the Lake catching Excalibur has always moved me. Very powerful positive emotion. I thank John Boorman for a great film, and also introducing a lot of us to Wagner

[@peterroberts7684]

John Boorman introduced me to the glories of Wagner,I thank him..

[@chrisurwin9310]

Strange to think he filmed his daughter Katrina playing Igrayne raped by Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne). Boormans son Charlie played as the young Mordred.....later in years Charlie stared in The Emerald Forest as the lost kid growing up with the Amazon tribe. The Boormans Family Projects..lol

[@peterroberts7684]

@@chrisurwin9310 In the Ring cycle,I believe Odin violates his daughter,and the Man God Siegfried is born out of the Union,so there is a strange connotation..

[@corradobertorelli2186]

I can't give up hope, Lancelot. It's all I have.

[@christianblake3997]

We are Germanic mein viol.

[@HartmutJagerArt]

What da heck kind of language is that ! ? What's a 'viol ?

[@wesleyhill4922]

Dart Vader you are surely an interesting person....while you use Spanish words to describe a German masterpiece by Wagner; one of my favorite composers; as well as Hitler's favorite too, it connects us all to the ancient Norse mythology that so piques my imagination. Valhalla and the beautiful maidens astride horses; the Valkyuries who took the fallen warriors to Valhalla.!

[@58renate]

Filme fantástico! Música estupenda!

[@rachelparay1516]

For whatever reason using Wagner's music in Excalibur was pure magic it worked great. The music is as epic as the film. There is a fitting appropriate sense of doom and tragedy in both Siegfried's death which after Brunnhilde immolates herself over his funeral pyre brings about the end of the world the Gotterdammerung and the death of King Arthur after the final battle with Mordred. His body (not dead and able to be saved by 3 mysterious ladies on a barge) is taken to the isle of Avalon where he can rest and return to the world in the near future. Boorman also made use of Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde to serve as the love theme for Lancelot & Guenevere.

[@siriusmicromaniac]

...And of course the story of Tristan and Isolde is also about a forbidden love between a King's wife and one of his most faithful followers...

[@bubbs2010]

'my king I could not do it - Excalibur cannot be lost' "Do as I command Percival - One day a King will come, and the sword will rise, again"

[@grindupBaker]

You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.

[@RogueBoyScout]

LOL.... Come see the violence inherit in the system!!!!!

[@chrisurwin9310]

Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

[@chrisbanbury]

@@chrisurwin9310 HELP HeLP I'm bein repressed!!

[@Kriegerdammerung]

In Memoriam to almost all the actors of the film Excalibur. Los querremos por siempre!!!

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

How is this not on Apple iTunes??? I want THIS version! London Philharmonic!

[@_TheComedian_]

Great music used in a great movie. Splendid!

[@Anthony-gh5yu]

This movie and soundtrack are EPIC!

[@wcw2793]

I stumbled upon this while listening to Jerry Goldsmith's score to 13th Warrior. Both of these have hit on a personal level because the college marching band I was in lost a freshman member of their dance line in a horrible car wreck on Labor Day. I didn't know her very well, but it still tore me up emotionally because of the hurt my friends that are still marching are going through. Listening to them has help because their endings deal with the hero finding peace in death and being taken to paradise. Thanks for posting this and God bless. I guess even after death, Wagner and Goldsmith are helping lives with their amazing music.

[@losmiyis]

wcw2793: God bless you. Thank you for comment. Best regards.

[@wcw2793]

+Dart Vader thanks buddy. Me and everyone in the Marching Southerners appreciate it.

[@thomasmeyer9211]

Wagner tiene la particularidad de erizarme los pelos de la nuca, no importa cuantas veces lo escuche.

[@gilo1303]

Sir Percival- "All I saw was the wind on the water" - Awesomely understated. I wish some of our politicians had even an ounce of the integrity displayed by the characters in this film. Not clear with Lancelot though. Bad deed to sleep with your King's wife, especially as a Knight in a position of absolute trust.

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

gilo especially for the "greatest knight only bested by Arthur himself"

[@milllosh]

Even the best of us are flawed in some ways, no one is perfect, and greater the man - greater the fall. [edit] Teaches us that we are all capable of doing stupid shit and even compromise something greater than ourselves. Arthur forgave him and he got a chance to make up for it. His greatness shows, again, when it counted the most - in the final battle.

[@AssManV2]

let's face it, in this film, lancelot was raped.

[@Zaximillian]

Once Virtue is stained, only Humility remains as our foundation.

[@lanceeckels6541]

Magnificent capture of my favorite film. Bravo, Dart. I will make your KZbin channel one of my favorites.

[@momcolorloveallcolors474]

BEAUTIFUL MOVIE

[@chankwaichoi1]

richard strauss was so inspired by wagner that he wrote the music ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, better known as the THEME of the movie 2001: a space odyssey

[@chuckherring5592]

Merlin's Charm of Making "A nal na thrak uth ba bay thud doc nyell deinvay!"

[@whisthpo]

"A Dream to some.... a Nightmare to others......"

[@johnbratmon6385]

Quite possibly one of the most dramatic musical pieces ever created...

[@lorenzoc.b.9809]

Reading the comments, I need to say this: I love Wagner. I love Excalibur. I hate Nietzche.

[@galeno1republica260]

M A R A V I L L O S A simplemente, maravillosa

[@Patriotman54]

total work of art