John Williams is a genius for this one

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Let’s dive into the magic of John Williams' scores in the Indiana Jones series, exploring how his genius use of leitmotifs brings characters and themes to life. Unravel the mystery of the “divine motif” and get pumped for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!

Timestamps:
0:00 Legendary Composer, John Williams
0:43 Leitmotifs in Raiders of the Lost Ark
1:51 The Divine Leitmotif
3:20 Scores and Themes
4:44 When Story Meets Motif
10:27 Putting The Pieces Together

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[Middle]

What other film scores deserve a closer look? 🧐

[azj_]

"That damn music follows me everywhere....It plays every time I walk on stage, walk off the stage. It worse than that. It was playing in operating room, when I went in for my colonoscopy"

- Harrison Ford at AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute for John Williams

[_The_Archive_]

Fun Fact: During filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark in Tunisia, nearly everyone in the cast and crew got sick except director Steven Spielberg. It is thought that he avoided illness by eating only the food he'd brought with him: a lot of cans of Spaghetti-O's.

[aidankeohane]

One of my favorite stories about Williams and Spielberg is that when he brought him in to do the score for Schindler’s list. John had to watch the completed film without music first to get an idea of the tone. When it was over, John was visibly shook, as just about everyone who saw the movie was, and he told Spielberg. “I’m not worthy of scoring this film. This calls for a composer who is far beyond my talents. And Spielberg looked at him and said “I agree, but they’re all dead”

[atomsofstardust]

John Williams is an absolute legend! So many iconic scores, it’s incredible! I was a bit surprised that’s he’s 91 already, actually! Wishing him decades more of great health and productive work!

[Anthony_flm]

John Williams is my favourite film composer so thanks for highlighting his genius work. In my 9th grade band class I had a project where I dressed up as him and did an interview as him 😂

[christianrichesmusic]

This was a superb analysis of the impact of a great soundtrack, aligned with the greatest soundtrack composer in movie history. Wonderful!

[findtheothers]

John Williams is the GOAT. The DNA runs through his family. I play in a band with his Grandson, it's a band called Vinyl Williams and its also just one of my favorite bands period

[DeadAbeVigoda]

It's been argued that "Superman" was William's best composition but I believe "Raiders" was always the textbook example of how to underscore a movie. Romance, adventure, heroic, villainous, period appropriate, climate specific, mystical, military, creepy-crawly, it was all there. That score had everything and it was executed perfectly.

[CGingerbreadman]

Listening to this made me realize how similar Marion's and Leia's themes are

[JoeyArmstrong]

John Williams was the soundtrack to our hopes and dreams.

[operationb.e.n]

Lol I literally just finished rewatching Raiders of the lost Ark, still holds up to this day

[Bigandrewm]

That map room cue is one of the best film music cues of all time. Awesome stuff.

[Stubbzy]

The Map Room: Dawn is one of the best pieces of film music ever written, especially with the teasing of the Ark leitmotif throughout the start of the film.

[OliKember]

As a writer I’m thrilled to see John Truby pop up on your channel! Great video, thanks.

[Mockia]

My favorite light motif of the Divine Theme is in the Last Crusade when Indy goes into the tomb under Venice and the Ark is depicted, and you hear it play. Even though Indy wants to just find his father and leave, that theme plays warning us it will not go the way he thinks.

[JessAnderson]

Awesome video; the Divine theme has always been my favorite leitmotif from this movie!

[jesustovar]

Huge fan of John Williams and Indy, I'm going to watch the new movie bc of his and bc it's going to be my first Indy movie at a theatre, his new Helena's Theme is so beautiful, amazing that he's in the age of 91 and still can compose beautiful works of music, lotta respect to him, I'm also glad to know that Steven Spielberg is producing a documentary of Johnnie's life, Imma be watching that too.

[travis_mitchell]

That first line is so true.

In Phantom Menace, when Anakin is saying goodbye to his mom,
It’s that heavy rendition of The Force theme playing as he walks away that brings it all together.

[DillonMinasian]

love to see something new from you! great job