Williams: Star Wars / Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker

[@christophenwang]

0:32 dude with a lightsaber as a bow! The smile on his face says it all.

[@Alex-ji6ob]

Christopher Wang I never noticed that until reading this comment. Thank you.

[@JonatasAdoM]

+Alex Greaney Don't forget Sarah's hair

[@housemalaleche]

+Christopher Wang El buen Joaquín Riquelme.

[@cardealfantasma]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2TUonuansqqiac Princess Leia

[@isaacsamuel9520]

Christopher Wang yeah

[@gwaur]

Lightsaber bow at 0:28! That's awesome!

[@thatoneguy8620]

gwaur lol i saw that too

[@neil7137]

And dat smiley man

[@何子健-u2t]

Ok

[@何子健-u2t]

gwaur wdfecadwwgad rsfsswrqsrxwekph

[@TheJohnnyh13]

Lightsaber-dude has the moment of his lifetime. Could be me.

[@carlwilliams9642]

The lady horn player has Leia buns.

[@jorgecd111]

She is Sarah Willis

[@angelebarbeyto]

Lady horn-y 😍

[@paulcutinici7405]

Sarah Willis she has a KZbin channel

[@MaxSuzuki]

She is the best!

[@theingabo212]

Sarah, Ich liebe sie sehr!

[@GioiaFede]

the musician playing with the lightsaber and the one rocking the space buns, and the fact that their conductor let them do it, are awesome and give even more excitement to the whole thing. i love how concerts help you mark in your head that these are not only epic soundtracks, but awesome pieces of classical music.

[@rkwittem]

Not classical.

[@Pugragger]

simon rattle is a dude

[@JulienMasmondet]

cooooooooool

[@thestarwarsmusiccomposer3491]

​​@@rkwittem so what

[@Jerry-df6ir]

0:30 do you realise how happy the guy at the top is making me?

[@Lee_music249]

He's happier than you are my friend

[@Jerry-df6ir]

@@Lee_music249 he's happier than I'll ever be

[@bambino100011]

That is viola player with the light saber bow is bad ass... =)

[@sookaiwen9995]

ikr

[@GioiaFede]

and his lightsaber is purple (like mace windu's), which color in italian is named: viola.

[@sas147741]

i'm in tears of joy watching this because John Williams is at last starting to have the recognition he deserves, he's one of a kind and one of the best composers of the 20th century and without any doubt the best composer alive.

[@shriharihudli]

+sas147741 Ennio Morricone.

[@sas147741]

Shrihari Hudli Of course!!

[@sn0wiron]

+sas147741 and Jerry Goldsmith, IMO!

[@danielemilillo1782]

+sas147741 You're right!

[@adamleatherbarrow5153]

+sas147741 John Barry!! Countless James Bond films, The Ipcress File theme....I could go on! Ennio Morricone of course also deserves praise!

[@jedipadawan9507]

Great to see the Berlin Philharmonic do some John Williams! Been waiting for this for a long time!

[@nathan87]

starwarsjunkie7777 I too was interested to hear this. Unfortuantely it's not working for me at all. Dodgy ensemble, sound too refined... even Rattle looks like he's sight reading it. I imagine this was done on very little to no rehearsal.

[@jedipadawan9507]

nathan87 Fluctuations in tempo arent great. I agree about the lack of rehearsal.

[@micboy98]

Han Solo at 2:39?

[@sly6180]

Lmfaaao

[@MrTallatron]

And there's me thinking I spotted that first!

[@kagm5921]

Haha

[@lmfaohighfive34]

oh Sarah & her leia hair...

[@omegamale7880]

In the Raiders March, she (and the rest of the horn section) wear Harrison Ford's hat.

[@TheMissingLink1]

I know everyone is commenting on it, but DAMN you can just tell how happy the violinist with the lightsaber bow is. You just KNOW how much love he has for Star Wars, maestro John Williams, and this score. I'm sure this is culmination of so many years of hard work for him and he gets to play one of his favorites in the BERLINER PHIL!! Why am I crying?!

[@michaelrhodan]

What I admire most is the seriousness with which this great piece of music is performed. Simon Rattle and the orchestra give everything for a perfect performance and that is exactly what this fantastic piece of music deserves.

[@cuppysekrettv]

guy with light saber? thats cool,watch this. 2:38 man on the left,Harison Ford?

[@jawadrian8030]

Holy cow, I just realized how freaking good this guy is for creating such a brilliant piece. You can actually feel stars twinkling with that freaking piccolo solo :') IT'S ALIVE

[@35emory]

I have admired John Williams music for several decades. His films scores are dazzling, imaginative and spot on right for each film. His music is memorable and distinctive.

[@sk1x_x]

It took me some time to realise why Rattle was smiling at the Start of the Piece, but then I saw the Lightsaber Bow of the Viola Player :'DD

[@sk1x_x]

+twitch.tv/sk1x_x Maybe I should have read the Comments before writing this :D

[@sivadepilif]

1:49 tribute to Gustav Holst

[@MrMarcoPonton]

Philipe Davis

[@MrMarcoPonton]

MrMarcoPonton Con toda la razón, pues hay algunos compases de Marte el dios de la guerra de la obra los planetas de Gustav Holts

[@randomguy5052]

What piece from Holst?

[@simondrakulic]

@@randomguy5052 Mars

[@trumpetplayer3002]

@Philipe Davis More like a steal from holst

[@jacobkemp1183]

I'm a trained conductor, have conducted this theme a couple of times and it never gets old, the guys and girls love it, Sir Rattle gives it that extra bit though

[@JahnBeukesMusic]

I dunno who that utterly hot French Horn player is, but the smile in her eyes when she plays the theme made my year! Then there's the bloke at the back of the Viola section with the light sabre bow. And Rattle and the whole orchestra having an absolute blast playing this. Love it!

[@yashbspianoandcompositions1042]

That is none another than Sarah Willis

[@ytgallay]

Sarah! We all knew it. You're a Princess!! ... But ... you're the Queen of low Horn ... Clicking through your 'horn hangouts'. That's really marvellous! Go on with this great work. I love every second of it!

[@SunriseFireberry]

Will the BPO do a 'Best of Film Music' concert series?

[@shivammarothia3336]

TimeAndChance Amen to that!

[@JonatasAdoM]

+starwarsjunkie7777 They should record each year every good piece ever done until the end of times, I'm sure they would grant a big boost to the orchestra every year.

[@theempire00]

One of the top orchestras in the world playing John Williams!

[@evador5114]

The Germans always know how to get it just right!!! Good job guys, clap clap from France

[@mrsneaky2010]

Probably the best played John Williams you’ll ever hear. And full marks for Mr Rattle for extending their repertoire.

[@fsjukebox]

Ehh.... not really, the performance leaves a lot to be desired, probably not rehearsed much (if at all). These particular concerts are known for their more ‘relaxed’ repertoire so Star Wars are appropriate there. Still really nice to see the joy on their faces.

[@urmumzknt]

John Williams is an obvious Holst fan. :)

[@fullofpaint]

Lucas actually edited the movie with The Planets as a temp score and originally hired Williams just to arrange Holst's music for the final cut. He ended up just writing his own score, but you can definitely hear Holst's lasting influence on William's music.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Holst would make an amazing Star Wars fan.

[@oscarstephanedeniau1305]

Of course !

[@luizrobertobaptista8129]

John Williams great! Simon Ratlle great! Berliner Philarmonike great

[@RediffusionMusic]

I didn't really care much for classical music / string music, but then I heard the Berliner Philharmoniker on a big, BIG pair of speakers. Can only imagine how good this is in person.

[@fmrmzwarteberg1524]

Une excellente interprétation de cette musique de film archi-connue de tous les cinéphiles du monde entier !👏👏👏

[@antonyschoolofmusic42]

The orchestration at 1:45…. My God so majestic to hear.

[@fungirl462]

This video put uncontrollable tears in my eyes for some reason

[@adanmontes6987]

Wow, I wasn't expecting film music by the Berliner Philharmoniker, that's awesome. Thanks BPO. Great performance by the way.

[@관우짱팬]

다들 행복해 보인다.

[@jan03fed60]

Danke für das schöne Filmmusik Konzert und die Übertragung im TV. Besonders für Miklos Rozsa Ben Hur. Viele Grüße Jan

[@andrewtaw4794]

The force is strong in this orchestra!

[@javierhoraciodominguez6680]

Amazing! I read some comments and I see that people don´t realize that is a live concert and outdoors, is very difficult because musicians (and engineer) are in trouble because the lack of acoustics...you can never compare to a studio or concert hall Simply amazing

[@valentinvejvoda5710]

Well yes, it's a live concert and you are right that it's not compareable to a studio or concert hall but in my opinion the BPO hasn't done a good job with Star Wars compared with the live concert from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Have you heard their performance, if not then it would be time for it. I would be interested what you'll say afterward.

[@mysticcrazy3]

I love seeing the horn players smile when they play that line.

[@omegamale7880]

Hard to play a horn while smiling.

[@niemand3511]

The guy with a lightsaber bow looks so happy. I think I'd have the same expression. Such a rich and incredible sound when played by the Berliner Philharmoniker. Wunderschön!!

[@ramonjrjimenez96]

Wonderful! the best orchestra in the world!!!

[@jafetquesada]

Loved Sarah Willis with Princess Leia's hairstyle

[@petradicostanzo644]

Le bien et le mal toujours et éternellement d'actualité merci

[@alexplayseverything3231]

That’s basically a all star band with all of those good players and that conductor

[@StefanSchmalhaus]

May the Force be with you!

[@MichelBocquet]

Magnifique interprétation ! A travers cette exécution, on revoit les images du film !. Bravo aux musiciens et tout particulièrement aux cors.

[@andynwoye7040]

Great music keep it up 😸

[@tsfj1265]

00:49 - Cool a tribute to the hairstyle of princess lea 🤩

[@hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger]

The force is with this violin player.

[@张晟铭-w9l]

why is Kevin Malone from the Office playing in Berliner Philharmoniker with a lightsaber bow?

[@renatabalazova6448]

Geniál Bravó!!! 👏Thank you!

[@the_red_piano455]

So nice! I love the BPO!!

[@dianasolari8131]

RATTLE Y LA MAGNIFICA FILARMONICA ...NUNCA FEJSRR DE DARLE LAS GRACIAS

[@abelsincain]

That was very good. This piece has a passage that is almost identical to one from Holst's The Planets, specifically the Mars movement

[@manuelaescudero5019]

This little part of my life is happiness

[@horst1ish]

excellent music on all sections !

[@clauc3072]

Meu Deus, que coisa linda ! Maravilhoso!

[@DagOnFire07]

There's still a little bit of the Berlin Phil string sound even when playing this! Overall ensemble doesn't sound amazing super tight like the orchestra normally does?

[@TylerMazone]

Could have been sightreading or only one rehearsal of this piece...hmm

[@SoaringTrumpet]

Yes. 2:18 was not a good transition, in fact it made me cringe.

[@GreenJetsam]

Even at 0:10 it sounds like the orchestra didn't pick up the new tempo very well

[@cadewyles8448]

SoaringTrumpet I agree I love the Berlin Phil but it was not clean.

[@cadewyles8448]

I’m not sure if the violins or the glockenspiel is off

[@Pflueger76]

I do bow down to you, Princess Sarah Willis.

[@ignacioniveiro5471]

Kudos to the guy with a lightsaber. He's Spanish, by the way!

[@quintongordon6024]

it never really occured to me that the star wars theme has full blown orchestra playing it.

[@brunohelck40]

Ich finde eure Musik toll😀

[@MrWERBA]

Great performance. The Berliner Philarmoniker plays Williams!

[@vitormusico5545]

A melhor Orquestra Filarmônica do mundo. Berlin.

[@GustavoMendozaCanales]

00:45 when the director is a true fan: papapapaaaa pa papapapaaaaa pa papapapaaaapa papapa paaaaaa

[@syfdnt]

everyone a part of this is just amazing. i'm having goosebumps all over, wow

[@FriendlyCroock]

Best modern composer by far.

[@fredrogers4704]

John Williams the Max Steiner of our age!

[@lisaepton8505]

0:28 the now movements for the viola is so hard i rlly struggle to play it 2:19 this bit always reminds mt of my first performance i found this bit so fun

[@Superphilipp]

The snare drum is rushing like crazy!

[@davide71000]

They have so much fun

[@garryferrington811]

I've heard this. I've heard it a lot. I've heard it too much. I never want to hear it again.

[@OrlandoAponte]

So has this music finally entered the classical canon or what?

[@TheStockwell]

Good question, but no - it hasn't. The concerts at the Waldebuhne are more like pops concerts. It's not likely you'll hear this music performed during a regular Berlin Philharmonic concert.

[@liegon]

In my opinion, there is no real distinction between classical orchestral works and orchestral film or even orchestral video game music. The only actual differences are perhaps overall popularity in certain circles and the fact that the music was written as part of a 'synthesis of the arts' or Gesamtkunstwerk. John Williams himself was inspired by a lot of classical composers and he really is a composer in the classical tradition. And what is now considered classical was once contemporary music. A lot of it has been forgotten and is rarely or never performed. I agree that film music is not really part of a 'classical canon', but the music can stand for itself in a lot of respects.

[@AFGalopp]

Orlando Aponte Well, John Williams is in my point of view more innovative and has a more personal style of writing than other film composers. Maybe his music will become "history" before the others', along with his non-soundtrack music!

[@ethansaltmere]

You guys have to be kidding me. This is cool film music. Not art music. I like to listen to Star Wars by John Williams because it is cool and awesome. I like to listen to the Beethoven Missa Solemnis because he is reaching the very deepest places in human suffering. Please be aware of the distinction!

[@AFGalopp]

Call it like you wish, but History is not an opinion: everyone is making History right now and everything is History. Beautiful and horrible. Useful and useless. Fun and art. The biggest and the smallest town on the Earth have both some history, in different quantity and complexity, but they have. Surely Star Wars music won't be as deep and meaningful as Beethoven, but it's the same concept of "Parade" by Satie being less meaningful than Mahler 9 even if they're both part of Music History. Regarding John Williams or Ennio Morricone, I think that if you try to listen some of their non-movie music you might be surprised and you would understand what does it mean to be a composer today. Personally I appreciate them much more than Hans Zimmer for example, who apparently doesn't write anything but his soundtracks. Like Beethoven used the genre of quartet to experiment freely and Piano sonatas to earn money (so it was!!), Williams writes contemporary music to experiment and soundtracks to earn money. Obviously I'm not comparing the quality of their works. I'm just saying that there's a lot of things to discover through History, and even that obviously they can't be all equally interesting, perfect and beautiful, they are part of History, just because they exist.

[@OsuperSorvete]

Wow, didn't know that Emperor Palpatine was a maestro!!!!

[@kevinwilkins7851]

That's one hell of an orchestra!!!

[@Blacklighting]

As a trombone player I can listen to 5 different recordings of Mahler 5 or Bruckner 4 and they all sound different. Why does Starwars sound the same no matter what orchestra is playing?

[@dbeuken]

Strange, I have about ten different Star Wars performances in my collection and the differences are huge, just like the Mahler performances. Even the versions directed by Williams himself are completely different (Original Sountrack from the 70's, Boston Pops in the 80's and Boston Pops in the 90's)

[@stealthdasniper]

0:29 Playing the Star Wars Theme Song on a violin with a lightsaber as a bow? Surprising. What's not surprising is how much Joe saved by switching to GEICO. It's what you do.

[@Kyujar.png49]

U got to love that one string player with the lightsaber bow

[@dutchymen4990]

Remembers me of the times that i played star wars on my psp...

[@antonellabaluganti8109]

Meravigliosa sinfonia

[@nunyabiznez6381]

He reminds me of a kid playing a video game and he just set a new world record breaking his old world record with 50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 points, he's got 7359 men saved up and all the stages memorized and now he's just cruising through the game while everyone he knows is jumping up and down cheering him on.

[@AmadoDom]

0:30 see that bow in the violas seccion

[@housemalaleche]

+Amado Dominguez Amaro Se llama Joaquín Riquelme, de Murcia (España)

[@williamholke3325]

The only time when a viola player can be cool: Lightsaber Bow! JK, Viola is an underrated instrument, fabulous performance!

[@kjwilliamswilliams3084]

great job with the song

[@maxwellcooper2]

Wow, this is gorgeous

[@glasgowgrad]

The Berliner Philharmoniker full of resistance let by a Jedi Knight.

[@emanuelleite2054]

Wonderfullll !!

[@zacharyfevold9610]

Sarah's Princess Leia buns at 2:35 are on point

[@nelsonmarquesnelsonmarques3327]

Esplêndido, magnífico.

[@StefanZgardan]

This song is so energic! I love it!!! P.S. I never wathed Star Wars

[@marie-luisepeetz2610]

🎶 Sir Simon Rattle ist mein Lieblings Dirigent u. ist z. Zt . In Bayern beim Bay. Rundfunk Orchester Dirigent . 🎶

[@masayukifujita7000]

These guys are just too good...... are they even human? I'm starting to be not sure about it.

[@keepsalmah2]

00:50 leave like if you see Sarah's 🤗💎🎻

[@anthonycassola4241]

Literally all the musicians are smiling and I would be to!

[@ruscopcoltrain]

Sarah Willis just looks like she’s having so much fun at 0:50.

[@b_r_ooklyn]

the guys with the lightsaber bow knows how cool he is in that moment😂

[@andrewpenny4984]

Dude I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW

[@Robert-bu5fv]

Great Job!!!!!

[@groundhogsday6731]

One of the great orchestras to be sure, I love al of their videos. However, film music is a little different to play than classical. For example, the horn section (which is possibly the best in the world) at 1:05 has to double the volume of that line. The LA philharmonic plays john Williams the best. Nonetheless, a great orchestra preforming great music always puts a smile on my face.

[@TylerMazone]

Finally you perform John Williams! Also I was quite surprised to see some of the principals not there and Gabor Tarkovi (trumpet) sitting 2nd chair.

[@jeffreychan6357]

I think Gabor is principal here and Velenczei (spelling?) is assisting?

[@Jiwpgakis]

my favourite piece at this concert was laura's theme. I'd like to have a recorded audio version of it....

[@karolmazurkiewicz1279]

Amazing!!! I love this music theme ^^

[@kyliejordan4733]

This has got to be the new version of the theme in The Force Awakens!