Steven Spielberg praises John Williams

[@guilhermeguimaraes9873]

“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.” Amazing!!!!

[@corner559]

This quote deserves 10,000 thumbs up.

[@ForceMaximus84]

Accurate.

[@danradu231]

...and sharks are much less aggressive.

[@darkprose]

It made me weep. Beautiful tribute.

[@aprildannettegosa5381]

Without John Williams, Pools and Bathtubs would not be feared half as much as they are since JAWS came out LOL

[@mikeyfocus3845]

The most magical partnership in cinematic history

[@Peterx648]

indeed

[@ColeEdits]

Mikey Focus Well. I always think of George Lucas when I think John Williams. But they’re all life long best friends so I suppose :)

[@martinspieler4190]

I agree, but they have a pair of twins on "magical partnership": Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. I visited the exhibition about Morricones influence on cinema in Paris movie academy museum at the turn of 2018/2019. Leone trusted Morricone so absolutely that he told him the scene, then let him compose the music and Leone adapted the scene to his music!

[@jws1272]

@@ColeEdits Steven Spielberg recommended John Williams to his friend, George Lucas, after JW had done such a great job, and had won an Oscar for Spielberg's JAWS!!!!

[@ricmile]

Martin Spieler exactly. Leone and Morricone are just as magical. I personally think they are even better, but it’s very debatable!

[@chrisaguilera1564]

Mr. John Williams....please never die.

[@99annanic]

The artist will one day be gone but his work will live forever.

[@megumareta6361]

Let him... He will be gone, and we know he will rest easy as being one of the most beloved person that ever walked this planet.

[@vryday]

Since people only really die when they are forgotten, John Williams will never be gone.

[@logangreer001]

He will be one with the Force.

[@yuljohnson5502]

Yes,ive always felt that way about my favorite composer John williams. Please don't go,ive already lost 4 of my other favorite composers. Jerry goldsmith,John barry,Elmer bernstein and James horner. To lose you John my number one favorite would indeed be a shattering blow to my favorite world of music,movie music. And you are the best at it.

[@JordanRants]

Man the amount of LEGENDARY films John has orchestrated.. INCREDIBLE

[@mikeshaffer4912]

JordanRants Not to mention Williams started as a session musician for tv shows. I read somewhere he played piano on the original Peter Gunn theme.

[@Muzakman37]

@@mikeshaffer4912 He was a highly accomplished jazz pianist in his early years and if you check out his early scores for Lost in Space,Twilight Zone etc his jazz chops are evident.

[@gamingforlife4830]

Hell yeah brother :) Schinders list one of my favo

[@eiriklegangernergard6125]

The amount of films that have become legendary, in part because of John...

[@bqrre]

Mozart/Beethoven of our time!!

[@rlevitta]

I hate to see him get old because.....what will we do without him?

[@silvia-90_]

Bob Levittan true, true, true!

[@collinpetry1161]

We will learn that Hans Zimmer has been writing music for modern classics and wish we had pushed for a Williams-Zimmer collaboration, because organs, pianos, and brass sections.

[@silvia-90_]

A Williams-Zimmer collaboration would be very nice!

[@syndrax8554]

Bob Levittan We cannot let this legend go away!

[@FrancisXLord]

Michael Giacchino is a good imitator.

[@ibux4917]

I accredit 50% of the success of Star Wars to the music. It had such an emotional impact on every scene.

[@mickesmanymovies]

According to the documentary Empire Of Dreams, John Williams' music was the only thing in Star Wars epIV to actually exceed George Lucas' expectations. He had neither money or technology to do things the way he wanted them, but the music was spot on - and more.

[@JKD6991]

You’re right. Example, “The Imperial March”.

[@theajayyy]

Imperial March wasn't made until the second movie. But yes, his music is amazing.

[@ibux4917]

@@JKD6991 Lately I've been hooked on the Imperial March. I can't get enough of it. I've even begun learning it on the piano.

[@MdW4177]

I'd even go so far as to say 75%.

[@detectivefiction3701]

Aw, listen to Spielberg's voice break on the word "Congratulations" at the end. His love and respect for Williams is so obvious.

[@kade4503]

Didn't hear it

[@larrydavis4019]

Detectivefiction , Well its suppose to be that way when get a chance to speak on the behalf of 1 of your bestest buddies.

[@riverplate0101]

I heard when Lucas first heard the iconic Star Wars theme for the first time he began to weep. Imagine yourself being Lucas for that moment.

[@spideyboypeter]

Steven Spielberg and John Williams. James Cameron and James Horner. Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer. Greatest partnerships in cinema history ever.

[@M.Fallani]

Also Tim Burton and Danny Elfman

[@DaltonKevinM]

Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi

[@TequilaToothpick]

Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrman

[@SoyAntonioGaming]

Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero

[@DomPatek]

Without a shred of doubt the greatest composer of the 20th century.

[@ikaikaotteman7723]

id argue the 21st as well

[@ikaikaotteman7723]

@@gavinangus5518 quality over quantity friend

[@nikotakai8796]

@@gavinangus5518 ROTS

[@evertjanssen]

Not to take away any praise from John Williams, but if you really believe he is the best of the 20th century or even of all time, you should listen to more classical music. There were tons of incredibly great composers in both the 20th and 21th century, which will without a doubt rival John Williams.

[@nikotakai8796]

@@evertjanssen Well, music is subjective. And with that there is basically no discussion tbh.

[@ericthepianoman3409]

I bet John later went back home and composed music for this speech

[@geetadhumane5793]

Your comment deserves million dollars

[@Account-user]

I won't be surprised if he did... The speech was too amazing ❤

[@Rezki1208]

Sir, you won the comment section!

[@officialmonarchmusic]

He probably would, he wrote the HP theme in one night

[@joycegibbs5267]

film composers are so underappreciated. Look how ET would have virtually zero emotion had it not been for that incredible music. Spielberg is so, so right. They are geniuses. John Williams, we're not worthy !!!!

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Underappreciated? You're watching one being lauded and awarded.

[@Syklonus]

@@Milepost93Productions That's bullshit! Composers have always been praised and appreciated. For as far back as I can remember, record stores have had soundtrack and movie score sections, and even when I was a very young child in the early 80s I knew who John Williams, John Barry, Basil Poledouris, Elber Bertstein, and Ennio Morricone were. My home wasn't even very musically inclined either. Music has always been integral to movies, and it's always been appreciated.

[@dlbcomposer]

@@Syklonus Yeah, but the soundtracks are not meant to praise the composer. The composer more often than not has no rights to those soundtracks, receives no royalties and has very little say in what goes on that record. They simply get a name put down for credit. The soundtrack only exists to draw more attention to the movie and make more money for the production company. Also, consider the fact that this AFI award is the only one in history to be given to a composer. One has to rise to the unattainable god status of John Williams in order to be even considered. I mean take a look at the presenter, Steven Spielberg. He won the award 21 YEARS earlier, and many (including Spielberg himself) would credit the success of most of his movies to John Williams, yet it took another 21 years for the AFI to recognize him. @Historymaker2001 and @JoyceGibbs are not claiming that composers are not appreciated at all. They're simply suggesting that composers are underappreciated, which I can agree.

[@rolandofgilead43]

@Dauda András both are great films, that was just pure bad luck happens all the time, John Williams is a favorite of mine, but my favorite is Danny Elfman.

[@CosmosZeroX]

@@rolandofgilead43 yes, Danny Elfman is also great. John Williams, Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri and especially my all time favorite James Horner are very very very underrated geniuses. John Williams has to be one of the all time best composers. Alone his James Bond scores and especially the sound in Jurassic Park are masterpieces, but there are many many more...

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

John Williams should go down in history alongside Beethoven. I have spoken.

[@IgnacioClerici-mp5cy]

Not Even close

[@darthsolani]

This is the Way.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

He will.

[@DarthRevan-lu6xp]

This is the Way. And may the Force be with you. Always.

[@MdW4177]

He will.

[@Nebuchadnezzar31]

A much deserved award, John Williams is the man 🙌

[@datcubanguy4517]

Edgar Allan Poe yes,all the way!!

[@martymcfly1312]

Quoth the raven nevermore

[@dineshrashid2766]

“Without John Williams, bikes don’t really fly, nor do brooms in quidditch matches or men in red capes. There is no force, dinosaurs do not walk the earth, we do not wonder, weep or believe.” Truer words have never been spoken.

[@jcsfx710]

In my honest heartfelt truth i believe that john williams is the Mozart of our times... his music will live on and inspire everyone for generations to come... i'm glad he is still at work and has that young spark that makes his music seem brilliant.. thank you john for many emotions i have felt in movies right when the proper notes hit the center of my heart.

[@Syklonus]

I love Williams, and his scores are amazing but that's an unfair comparison. Mozart was literally a child genius, and he actually INVENTED many of the musical styles that you associate with orchestration. Williams, as great as he is, is heavily derivative of earlier 20th century composers like Holst, and while he works wonders at applying music to film, he's not very original in his style. Look, I get it. I grew up in the golden age of John Williams (late 70s early 80s) so I have a huge amount of nostalgia and respect for his work, and like many It can be hard to separate being touched emotionally so deeply with actual genius, but I think a lot of people make that mistake.

[@jaxr2958]

@@Syklonus Couldn't John Williams have a differnt kind of genius, in translating film into music, using music to create emotion to convey a spoecific narrative. Williams also found a way to make Orchestrial music significant, valuable and gave it a contemporary. In modern society perhaps Mozart's genius would have had no voice outside a select audience.

[@Muzakman37]

@SehrBA Mozart was not a rock star in his lifetime he didn't have the chance to be, he died penniless and was thrown in a pauper's grave at the age of just 35. Mozart knew virtually none of the accolades in his lifetime that John Williams enjoys now. As much as I adore John Williams' music and his genius, I guarantee even he would say he can't hold a candle to Mozart, perhaps the greatest most talented composer in the history of Western music. What Mozart achieved in only 35 years of life is just unfathomable given the extraordinary quality of his non-stop output. I think only JS Bach can be rightly compared to Mozart. John Williams forged his trademark style from marrying elements of early 20th century kaleidoscopic composers (Holst, Korngold, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Richard Strauss, Steiner,Waxman etc, it had all been done before) but for late 20th century cinema which had infinitely more technical and ambitious possibilities than the early days of Hollywood which came to rely so heavily on the sumptuous music to bring the movies to life and add reams of colour for audiences. Spielberg & Lucas et al harked back to those days of the great Hollywood scores of Steiner,Korngold,Waxman etc and Williams was the man to make that a reality-Lucas always envisioned Star Wars as an all-encompassing Space Opera on the scale of Wagner's Ring cycle and wanted a score that reflected Wagner's ingenious use of leitmotifs to represent characters, emotions, places etc, which is exactly what Williams provided. Of course one had to be a highly accomplished artist to be able to pull this enormous project off and Williams did that, but the score for the original movie (A New Hope) has large chunks of barely concealed Holst's Planets, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Prokofiev's Scythian Suite not to mention large handfuls of Korngold openings woven into it. It was only really from the Empire Strikes Back onwards (once Star Wars had become a huge hit and they all knew Lucas' vision of a multi-movie Star Wars saga was now gonna happen) that WIlliams really started to forge his own more unique orchestral voice which he then went on to use to spectacular effect in so many later movies. There's no denying his place in the history of cinema, that's assured and deserved, he's a fabulous composer. But on a level with Mozart? He died in 1791 and we've never seen his like since, not on that level. I don't even know if we will in the future, he was a freak of nature. Korngold himself was a child prodigy, writing huge orchestral scores of extraordianry maturity at the age of 7 but even Korngold wasn't half the composer Mozart was at that age.

[@GuiR3X]

@@Syklonus Everyone in music at this level of skill brings new things, but Mozart too was inspired by somebody, like Bach, nobody ever starts from scratch in music. Williams's music is mixing European music along with other influences like jazz, and gets a unique result immediately identifiable, he is a Mozart of our times. But there are others, what of Quincy Jone's carrer ? Howard Shore ? Hans Zimmer ? These are all different tastes, with the same flavor of excellence, I hate to see music as a competition where someone supposedly wins and above the others. In classical music one says Mozart is king but Bach is god, I m just happy we got all these guys for everybody to hear.

[@Saxondog]

​@@Muzakman37 There was one greater than Amadeus... Ludwig Van, that is my humble opinion. To listen to the second movement of The Emperor Concerto will invoke all emotions conceivable. In my humble opinion.

[@mrblaoblao6981]

I'll always be very proud to tell my grandchildren that I lived at the time of the genius of John Williams.

[@alexanderjbf]

27 films over 43 years....wow.

[@MMZERO9]

John Williams isn’t just able to make incredible music, he’s a storyteller. You can hear his score and you immediately know what’s going on, you don’t need to see the visuals. The score conveys all that for you.

[@amitabhmishra7401]

He is our modern day Mozart A legend beyond our understanding

[@solrex2504]

Fascinating.. Without music the movies don't have a second of life..

[@camdelahuerta700]

John Williams is so good he deserves 44 life achievement awards.

[@mattmallecoccio8378]

He's so humble. John Williams is such a class act and the best composer that's ever lived

[@HillaryCampbell]

I have never heard composing music explained so well. Thank you to both Steven and John.

[@StuartLugsden]

I wish John Williams could live forever.

[@jimd385]

Home Alone is such a great and underrated score

[@jimd385]

And Always

[@mydogskips2]

@@tylergarrett7572 And the Poseidon Adventure. Heck, pretty much every John Williams score is great and underrated, even the wildly acclaimed ones.

[@joewhitehead3]

Steven Spielberg + John Williams = cinematic brilliance! 🎥🎶

[@tonyfierro916]

How does this not have more views? This man is such a genius!!

[@larrydavis4019]

Tony Fierro , Tony that is such a great question, & I wish I had an answer for you.

[@therock19]

John Williams is one of those people you just don't say a bad word about. Hes a complete one off and I cant remember a film ive watched and said his music is awful. Simply the best end of story.

[@sgtpepper1138]

Agreed, and painfully modest.

[@Fulcrum_28]

When he passes it will be so sad 😞

[@aliciak1959]

Today Ennio Morricone, Williams 's "brother", passed away.

[@theworldaccordingtomaya]

John Williams has created such iconic cinematic magic in film scores and Steven Spielberg has given us worlds and characters beyond imagination :)

[@BostonRedSoxForever]

Look at 4:40 and the second after it: John Williams is shedding a tear (left eye) while feeling honored. What a sweet, humble and great man he is! May God bless you always, Maestro!

[@tonks9462]

He's not

[@cybertronnation9247]

Probably the most beautiful speech Steven Spielberg has ever made!

[@HRilho]

Portugal, Christmas 2019. I'm a 37 year old kid, father of two wonderful little boys. I can only pray that my toddlers can experience the sheer emotions that John Williams gave me when I was their age. Life is not easy but I am thankful that I could experience the talent of this man in bringing to life movies such as Superman, Jurassic Park and my personal favourite Hook to life. Thank you!

[@madrazz8888]

The fimmakers bring you the story, John brings you the heart.

[@apozvoice]

this made me tear up. he totally earned this lifetime achievement. his music never ceases to move my mind with a swirl of emotions. his music lights up every story and attaches the audience emotionally to the film. even just listening to his scores without film brings me feeling everything from utter sadness to immense joy. Thank you John for taking me on adventures of the heart and mind that I will never forget. ❤️❤️❤️ - Pablo

[@camilocortes2679]

John Williams is AMAZING. I'm in tears, cause through his music i was able to feel and believe. Thank you John.

[@christy49534c]

I absolutely love John Williams. His music gives me goosebumps. Our 4.5 year old son passed away in June of 2019. Mikey's entire funeral was music from Jurassic Park. Thank you John Williams!

[@MacMyKitty]

Lucas, Spielberg, and Williams are the best Hollywood geniuses

[@Efreeti]

The most deserved lifetime achievement award in filmmaking.

[@hanscombe72]

I'm nearly 50. Still can't watch ET. Ripped my heart out at 10 years old.

[@___David___Savian]

The moment when a visual legend praises an audio legend !

[@davisgibb9261]

My two favorite people! In fact, they are two of the greatest people to ever work in the film industry. A story-telling master mind, and a musical legend!

[@marmelinho3405]

John Williams is perhaps one of the few Hollywood persons that I wish could live forever....

[@PotterLatina]

4:15 Best speech ever 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🤧🥹👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏻

[@ultrajudyfan]

Thanks for sharing! We can't thank enough John Williams for his magic!

[@dhui777]

John Williams is a living legend.

[@Bardhylius]

From one legend to another. Priceless.

[@notallthatbad]

Truly deserves this award. What value he's given to so many lives through his music!

[@thepz22]

The legendary man the ensteins of music. Without him there will be no magic on those legendary movies.

[@toddsmitts]

Jaws, Superman, Star Wars, Home Alone, E.T., Jurassic Park... The man's been been nominated for more Oscars than anyone in history, except Walt Disney.

[@MrDalgard]

Harry potter also

[@operationbruce3821]

Indiana Jones

[@asr20nl]

John Williams, what a guy. May he live forever.

[@DavidZorrilla22]

Can you just IMAGINE having that talent. Gifted gifted man. Just incredible.

[@renderz]

I've had the honour of watching this man live conduct his music; once in London Barbican, and again in Boston. I've admire this man ever since I wondered who has "made us believe" with this music? I hope he comes to UK again. I would drop anything to see him again.

[@notrick6413]

I got chills from watching John Williams compose the bike scene from E.T.

[@user-oy9zy4ds9m]

If anybody deserves oscars and academy awards it's John fucking Williams

[@ForceMaximus84]

There are very few collaborations in any industry, let alone the entertainment industry, that are as successful and memorable as the one between these two men. They have shaped some of the most memorable and beloved moments in film history and did it together. I don’t think there will ever be a collaboration between director and composer like this ever again.

[@jimlingmusicchannel]

John Williams inspired thousands of people including myself who is now a professional musician/arranger, I still have his orchestral score of Star War which I bought 20 years ago, I studied his ingenious works and learned so much from them, thank you John!!

[@kevinlau3896]

John Williams...makes movies magical and real....legendary...timeless... memorable...full of humanity....🙂😀❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🥂🍾👑💎👏👏👏👍☝️🙏🙏🙏🍀🍀🍀everlasting...eternal...cherish...❤❤❤

[@agueybana79]

I will treasure having seen John Williams up close and conducting Star Wars and Indiana Jones at tanglewood, as one of my most important moments of my life. Thank you John!

[@fep_ptcp883]

Every homage to John Williams is still less than what he deserves. The man is a true living legend. Composing one big score once is what can happen to any good maestro. Composing DOZENS of unforgettable scores for movies ranging from drama to suspense, from kids adventure to thriller, from action to fantasy, it is no accident, no fluke. It's a genius' work.

[@brianwertman5848]

John Williams have a really amazing resume. Thank You John on making movies more enjoyable with your music in the background.

[@thesunshinesyndicate981]

You will forget words and lines but you will NEVER forget the music.

[@7775Kevin]

I often just listen to his scores because they are so beautiful. And of course you can see the movie in your mind’s eye as you listen. I can’t imagine not having all of John Williams’ great music. He has made the world a better place.

[@hassaanmirza4628]

Whenever I see that moment in ET it takes my breath away, and this time it brought the trickles of tears to my eyes. And almost all of that is because of that wonderous music.

[@christenhems5455]

I can't imagine my childhood without John William's music 🥰

[@Kiwi-Ahh-Nah]

We all live in a time that is defined by a moment, an event, a person. I am lucky enough to have lived a life during the time that Spielberg and Williams entertained the world.

[@NipItInTheBud100]

Hollywood would be very different today if it wasn’t for the movie scores of John Williams! What an unbelievable talent!

[@omegaman1409]

Certainly a historical moment. It was a great time to grow up watching these films from these guys.

[@dallas-cole]

Spielberg is such a great speaker

[@stevensarens7700]

Wonderful insight into John's creative process.

[@nibuck53]

If anyone deserves recognition for what they do, it’s that man John Williams. Greatest film composer of all time.

[@prodimarcus7840]

John is a genius, we can only love him for all its amazing work :-) I m a fan score music and his one of my favorite composer, the most magical that sure. Thank you so much John.

[@anthonyalexander9991]

The greatest composer ever there can be no debate. Pure genius. He is beyond legend or icon. He is a once in 1000 yr talent.

[@alanpotter8680]

3:52 Williams even matched the pitch of the boy's "Ha-ha!" with the score. Brilliant.

[@thomaspiccirillo2238]

We're lucky we've had him for so long and Thank goodness we still do! 🙏

[@simongoddard7692]

This man made my childhood and I'll always love him for that

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

John Williams is a legend among composing, but particularly in film scores. Film scores have this charm to them, and it's his masterful composing that makes the scores as iconic as they are, and he is by far the best film composer of the 20th and 21st centuries. I mean: Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Superman, E.T., Harry Potter, Schindler's List, Star Wars, Home Alone, etc. You can't help but just enjoy listening to his film music. Mr. Williams, we are so glad for all the work you have done in music.

[@WCLCooke]

These two men make a great team. We're going to be sad when they are both gone.

[@r.i.p.volodya]

The man is a GENIUS and has brought cinematic pleasure to millions for decades.

[@anonymousluk4073]

Best Composer ever. Salutes from Argentina. Thank you so much for filling our hearts with your music.

[@JackTheBeast88]

i cried

[@Cabj1778]

His gift, his talent, his contribution to humanity through his art cannot be overstated! Simply incredible -GENIUS!!

[@johntaylor6345]

The way Steven describes a the process John Williams uses to create his unforgettable music is just marvelous.

[@abazeenie]

I have adored the music of John Williams my entire life! I wish him health and happiness beyond age 90!!!

[@deniserb4754]

Thank you, John Williams, for this wonderful and powerful legacy!

[@RailPreserver2K]

let's just say that when this man passes he will become a true legend and those legens are the ones that truly become immortal

[@hughjorgen1051]

I cry every time at the end of E.T.. The story is timeless, but the music touches me in a way that no other does. Bless you, John Williams.

[@mauriciopeterlevitz8902]

Images and dialogues can talk to the individuals , but music can talk to the individual's soul, and nobody did that better , in Hollywood, than John Williams. Without him, none of these famous films that talked to our souls so beautifully, would have success to do so. He is trully the magical dust behind all these marvelous films.

[@zerokool2575]

People so easily forget how much the music matters. When you are watching a movie the only reason you felt something is because of the music being played along with the writing. Writers, actors, composers and all the people it takes to make a movie are truly talented beyond measure.

[@moow950]

I love John Williams! Such a genius and a great man!

[@yodhin79]

We will never see another John Williams - ever. The man is a genius beyond words !

[@Account-user]

Spielberg-Williams Indeed a match made in cinematic heaven❤

[@stonedstakegaming5458]

John is still kicking at 92 years keep going

[@dianalee3059]

Two of the most prolific genius artists of our time...how blessed we all are to be able to enjoy their masterpieces over 43 years!

[@ML-do8zh]

The theme from Superman is an absolute masterpiece... I listen to it any time I feel the need for inspiring energy... It is sure to be played by orchestras everywhere for generations to come... I agree with many comments here that John Williams is the greatest composer of our generation and sure to be revered with the greatest of composers till the end of time itself... He is so humble in his genius when hes earned the right to be brash... I think he knows that his gift is a blessing, and respectfully treats it as such...An artist no less inspiring than Michelangelo, he is truly a remarkable man... one for the Ages...

[@allys744]

You don’t always recognize John Williams. But he composed the soundtrack to everybody’s childhoods. Idk a single person who hasn’t listened to at least one piece of music composed by John Williams. What a genius

[@Duckboy93]

Without John Williams the imagination of my childhood is never cultivated

[@luigouvea]

How great is this video? John is such a genius. Oh God, don't take him away from us!

[@DavidRLentz]

Two favourites! I fervently wish I could know them both.

[@yuljohnson6838]

Steven speilberg couldn't have said it better about the great and forever legendary John williams!