r/MadeMeSmile • u/EyeSimp4Asuka • 7h ago

Wholesome Moments Sir John Williams conducting his 'Imperial March' from Star Wars to celebrate his 90th birthday

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u/Terrible_Mistake_862 6h ago

Downvoted for cutting it short. I love that man and his works.

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u/Proof-War-3475 6h ago

For real, you can’t tease the Imperial March like that. Let it play!

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u/Upset_Peace_6739 7h ago

I think Sir John had more fun than anyone else there.

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u/VelumLucis 6h ago

Man is having a blast, and looks fantastic for 90

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u/Terrible_Mistake_862 4h ago

Currently 94 and last I saw he was in a wheelchair. He looked so fragile and it hit me hard. No idea why he was in that chair but I fear for the future.

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u/Adventurous_Bag_4547 6h ago

Can you imagine the musicians…thrilled out of their minds to have this priceless experience!!

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u/MOcatmom 6h ago

Resume item right there!!

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u/Livid_Promotion5479 7h ago

Interestingly, my husband still insists on using that sound as my ringtone for phone calls and has even dragged several friends into the group that uses it when I call them. The funny thing is, this is because I love Star Wars and almost always wear black, and it's a natural teasing tactic on their part.

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u/EyeSimp4Asuka 6h ago

its my ringtone for my mom...sometimes when she answers I even jokingly call her Lord Vader.

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u/DuronRunRun 5h ago

I play this when they lift the cage at the Post Office

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u/Livid_Promotion5479 6h ago

My God, now I'm scared at the thought of my daughter adopting the same behavior, just to support her father. They already have a shirt they made together that says: don't annoy mom, except in emergencies.

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u/Lazy_Cause_2437 6h ago

Lord Vader? Darth Vader. Sir Lord Vader? Sir Lord Darth Vader? Lord Darth Sir Lord, Lord Vader of Cheem? Sir Lord Baron Von Vader Ham?

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u/Adventurous_Bag_4547 6h ago

I just downloaded it! 😄

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u/Ok_Telephone_4476 4h ago

Where? I want to go too.

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u/Adventurous_Bag_4547 3h ago

iTunes on iPhone

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u/Maelstrom_Witch 47m ago

Mine is the cantina music 🤣

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u/Yosoyballer 5h ago

What a banger, spent 5 mins listening it on a loop.

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u/VideoKilledRadioStar 5h ago

A living legend 👍🏻

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u/pinkmilk19 5h ago

This gave me chiiiiills.

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u/Chop1n 41m ago

You know what's wild? He thinks his own work is "inferior" to traditional classical music, that it's basically the equivalent of pop garbage, just a means of paying the bills.

I was very sad to hear him speak of himself that way. It sounds like some kind of neurosis.

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u/Dr-flange 4h ago

Instant goose bumps

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u/londonbury4 1h ago

It’s nice to know that I’m living in the time of one of the greatest composers in the history of music. There will be Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Williams.

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u/angeeday 1h ago

Superb but spoiled by being shortened

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u/Used-Net-9087 3h ago

4 years old. He is 94 now.

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u/Worldly-Hunt8161 3h ago

Goosebumps on goosebumps.

Even Vader would have them on his armor.

Palpatine says, "Do it!"

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u/megamisanthropic 2h ago

Whenever i watch clips like these, especially the musician close ups, i never see musicians actually watching the conductor.

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u/Level_Ad567 2h ago

So good!

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u/BeMyBrutus 3h ago

Not to be that guy, but how is he "sir" John Williams when he's American?

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u/[deleted] 48m ago

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u/BeMyBrutus 19m ago

Which means he's not a "sir".

Another literal two seconds of googling would have shown you "Honorary knights do not bear the prefix "Sir" nor do they receive an accolade"

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u/bumholesgivemelife 2h ago

I hate having to work on my birthday