HOLST - Neptune from "The Planets Suite"

[sosa4693]

these pieces by holst also fit the gods from greek and roman mythology

[DeoxiNA]

What about poor god damn pluto!

[CobainFan9]

My favorite Planet.

[elitestar]

star wars!

[bannanabagle]

the dislike bar is like a ninja. You know it's there but you just can't see it

[EpicPoptart854]

I went to see this symphony with my mom. Her fav was Neptune, mine was Uranus. :)

[bannanabagle]

@EpicPoptart854 your favorite was my anus? oh god...

[EpicPoptart854]

@bannanabagle indeed.

[celia3097]

como nao sei;;;;;;;;;;

[celia3097]

amizade uma mao ajuda outra ...assim é um planeta no sistema solar ajuda outro....

[MrBorisPuppy]

By far, this is my favorite movement of this symphony. Angelic and turbid, without diminishing either direction!

[MrLaurence19]

Just a simple comment, no politics, no science, the chord structures and the choir is kind of uplifting and peaceful, just a beautiful way to end a long day.

[MrEvelynOakleigh]

This music is like the part in the movies when somebody learned something dark and mysterious that plays a big role in the movie.

[Darchyism]

What a joy to hear that again - absolutely beautiful piece from an excellent score. Thanks to ensimon for upload.

[Broadsidejohn]

Fantastic piece. I guess since science is so in flux (astronomy in the case of Pluto) we should start casting doubt all over the place. Global warming scam, for instance. Creating a made up "carbon exchange" (like coming here in the People's Republic of California) is like requiring businesses to start creating characters and buying imaginary weapons and powers in World of Warcraft or some other fantasy game. Just sayin.

[quarkphotonect]

@Broadsidejohn Too Right!

[bblue82]

@Broadsidejohn I don't think you understand the way that science works. The process you describe of slinging misplaced doubts sounds more akin to politics than science.

[Broadsidejohn]

@bblue82 I don't want to make this into a political site, but "science" is used to present a (man made global warming) scam as fact and used to destroy our energy production and manufacturing. I was also taking an oblique swipe at the Pluto-as-planet then not-as-planet "scientific" proclamation. The polar ice caps have been in existence only 2+ million years, and we are told by fanatics(taking a snapshot of the earth's condition) that it should always be this way.

[MNSam86]

@Broadsidejohn You're right. We shouldn't listen to scientists who tell us human life can't exist without the presence of the ice caps merely because it's true...

[Broadsidejohn]

@MNSam86 I guess I need to make this simple. The Earth changes-warm to cool and warmer (with an assist from Mr. Sun). Ice ages come and go, all independent of Mankind's egos and feelings. More recently, the Little Ice Age lasted for hundreds of years and caused crops to fail and widespread starvation. If the planet is a little warmer than 500 years ago, that is a good thing for humans. Sheesh. End of rant. Love the music and your video show, ensimon. Thanks!

[bblue82]

@Broadsidejohn

whether or not you choose to believe in global warming is not really my concern. science proclaiming a change to pluto's planet status has zip to do with global warming. science is a rigid process with steps to follow. my concern is when you implied that the reclassification of pluto was somehow unscientific. scientific knowledge is *supposed* to change. the more we learn, the more we have to adjust, rename, and reconsider all the things we thought we knew before.

[miche1df]

@bblue82 Scientific fact is not determined by public opinion.

[bblue82]

@miche1df

exactly

[Broadsidejohn]

@bblue82 This is my point. Scientific theories change with the accumulation of data or information, i.e. our friend Pluto. "Science" is used today by left wing activists who take a snapshot of the planet's thermal and ecological state and proclaim that this is the way it always should be. Faulty computer "models" are created to reinforce an agenda toward deconstructing our economies to bring the population into their predetermined condition-small numbers and no industry.

[bblue82]

@Broadsidejohn

p.s. i also agree this piece is fantastic :)

[Maetel22]

Triton is the coolest moon in the Sol System

[xEmmaLOVESmusicx]

i wish we could live on neptune, it would be so cool.

[musicfixdmyhart]

The instrumental sounds kinda sad to me as if this was the last stop before continuing the journey to Pluto - which, of course, was named after the underworld and no longer considered as a planet. It also reminds me of a winter theme since Neptune is so cold and dark both in and out of its gaseous surface. I remember hearing the music back in my '90s childhood when I used to play with my Space Adventure software (who remembers that one, too?) and having a fascination with astronomy back then.

[DestineyTot]

Reminds me of the Abandoned Ship theme from Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.

[GarnetBering93]

A spiritual experience

[ProJanitor]

fuck pluto

[alaricvis09]

Where are Neptunes rings in this video? Sure, we didn't know about them until Voyager 2, but they do exist. The fact that they are perpendicular to the planetary plane makes them utterly fascinating, and it's a shame they aren't presented here.

[matthewgroen]

@alaricvis09 You mean ringlets, because they're not complete rings

[peachmelba16]

love this but it's extremely difficult to hear

[peachmelba16]

This is truly eerie...used to listen to this when driving along dark roads....

[johnshepherd2011]

this music so makes me want to be in a 1950s/1960s sci fi film exploring the galaxy in my spaceship :)

[dragmio]

It's really too bad so many film composers copied his style. It kind of debased his music.

[dodidu]

Its the Nep-Tune!

[DamienZshadow]

My favorite planet has such an awesome and mysterious sound to it! I love it! So moving...in a subtle way...

[NamelessCielo]

Neptune is just so eerie...especially for a piece written at the beginning of the 20th century....I love it

[96neverdie]

I look up at the night sky in wonder whenever I listen to this. it sure does set a mood when I do.

[morgimir4]

neptune ftw my favorite planet

[musicgoddess51]

Embraces a Pisces' personality perfectly!

[johnnytezca]

Maybe Holst was aware of Pluto..aware enough to realize that it was a second-rate planetoid that didn't rate it's own piece. Maybe he would hear people gripe at him all the time "Didn't you forget Pluto?" and he would just scream "PLUTO SUCKS!" and cough blood into his handkerchief.

[guilyra1]

Muito bom essa música PERFECT

[APolaris]

H... holy shit, I've got chills.

[DickAllen4HOF]

Some things are a matter of taste in what one enjoys listening to. I truly can understand Mars and Holst's intent. Indeed, he does a fine job of capturing the mythological and astrological aura of Mars. Nevertheless, my ears find Mars too loud, simplistic, and bombastic. Moreover, that marching bands often play it justifies my calling Mars simplistic and predictable. I prefer the meditative beauty, mystery, and unpredictability of Neptune with Saturn a close second.

[miiscool7]

It's beautiful, but difficult hear.

[Samonuh]

This sounds like something that should be in the KOTORs

[ianthebain]

@Samonuh

Much of the Star Wars soundtrack is inspired by The Planets Suite.

[HannekeDebie]

@VanillaSugar121

I like this comment :) Though, I must say that some time after Pluto was discovered, a work was commissioned for pluto as well, but it wasn't written by Holst but by Collin Matthews. The piece isn't really bad, but I just feel that Nepture was already the perfect ending of the suite with it's mysterious far away sound, and adding pluto at its end just ruins that effect.

[HannekeDebie]

What I like about this being the closing piece is that it is perfect for this planet and beyond in space. Not so much is known about Neptune - that plant is pretty much a mystery, as as we'd venture beyond that we go into the deep unknown of outer space. This piece embraces that feeling perfectly.

[DarkOsmotic]

Does anybody else think the score for Alien sounds very reminiscent of this piece; spooky and melancholic but at the same time mysterious and wonderful.

[chiarasany]

Thanks for this interpretation of music. I love your channel. Sincerely, Chi.-

[MokoMikoMako]

@KiranaForever Parts of this are in A New Hope. But yeah, I'm getting the Indiana Jones from this, too.

[RoseDelfineValentine]

I see beautiful mermaids ....

[xxDarkGlovesxx]

No love for pluto =(

[ensimon]

Απάντηση σε αυτό το βίντεο... Pluto was unknown to Holst when composing the suite.. Apart from this, Pluto is not considered planet , but planetoid or asteroid since 2004 (because of his extreme cam orbit)!

[JimBCameron]

@ensimon I was under the impression Pluto is classed as a dwarf planet by the IAU in 2006?

[DoctorNociceptor]

@ensimon You know what's funny... asteroids were considered to be planets until an entire belt of them were discovered! If the object hasn't cleared other objects from its orbit, it isn't considered an orbit. Part of the reason Pluto is not considered a planet is because it shares an orbit with other objects, such as Uranus and the Kuiper belt. It's a wonder it's lasted so long without slamming into anything!

Just a random comment.

[Samonuh]

@ensimon It's considered a dwarf planet.

[iambored404]

@ensimon DON'T YOU DARE DIMINISH PLUTO LIKE THAT.

Holst was alive to see Pluto for about 10 years - there is no excuse.

[PickleIslandLmtd]

@iambored404 For 4 years, actually. Maybe he was a hermit?

[Cranequill]

@ensimon It's actually a "dwarf planet". But the definition of "dwarf planet" also includes Earth and Jupiter among its numbers (along with Mars and some other planets, because they have not cleared their path around the sun).

[TheHelldui]

@Cranequill Yes, they have. Having a moon doesn't mean you haven't cleared your path.

[Cranequill]

@TheHelldui No, there are spare asteroids and what have you in their path. Mars and Jupiter, for instance, are right beside the Asteroid Belt, and there are stray asteroids in their path. Asteriods do near Earth because of the same reason. This is what my astronomy teacher told me.

[TheHelldui]

@Cranequill A couple stray asteroids don't mean anything. All the dwarf planets have bundles of clutter all around them, Pluto and Ceres in particular. And being beside the Asteroid belt is only significant because the planet's gravity can knock an asteroid out of it's stable orbit. Even then, the asteroid belt is still full of gaps. Our solar system's Asteroid Belt is nothing like the ones portrayed in Star Wars and the like. They're quite spread out, hence why our satellites go through easily.

[Tushikakito]

@ensimon it's called a "dwarf-planet", so it's.. a kinda planet, but in smaller size.

[makutateridax200]

@ensimon could i make a compilation out of these

[dankiat]

@xxDarkGlovesxx pluto wasn't invented back then! hehe

[blackr41n]

@xxDarkGlovesxx Pluto ain't be no planet d00d :)

[TheHelldui]

@xxDarkGlovesxx Pluto wasn't discovered at the time the suite was composed.

[MixedBag27]

Happy Birthday Neptune!

[gregtestagent]

John Williams is a fucking thief, end of story!

[JohnBrookMusic]

@KiranaForever If anything, surely itts Harry Potter?

[bkhex]

why does neptune rotate backwards?

[tinsh0es]

@KiranaForever That Williams fellow has borrowed handfuls of ideas and orchestrations straight from the orchestral works of the great composer Gustav Holst.

[tinsh0es]

I believe this to be the first orchestral suite ever ending with a fade out.

[7TheOracle7]

The orchestra did very well, and I speak from experience how hard the choral parts of this piece can be. However, it amazes me that a professional choir could get all of the strange chords and clashing rythms of all six parts, but not manage to stagger breathe the infinitely repeating last measure of the piece. The magic of it should be that the sound never distinctively marks beat five. It should smoothly transition back to the starting note in the measure as it repeats.

[mangonit]

voice that start at 4:45 are incredible

[crazycat58]

This is absolutely beautiful. The eerie ending with the soft tones and singing voices just draws you in. It's an absolute feast for my ears and thank you so much for posting it.

[Flannybabes]

We played this yesterday in our orchestra and right at the end, the choir faded out and then the clock tower struck the hour, bang on time. It was absolutely amazing. The perfect finish.

[chrystallame]

@Flannybabes just reading that gave me shivers... thats so perfect

[JazzLover2011]

@Flannybabes I don't know about the clock tower striking at the end of the piece but I like to listen to this in total darkness and at the end the choir seems to go on and on, floating in the ether, way beyond the actual ending. Beautifull.

[psychicbyinternet]

So..... haunting.

[RebelAngel4321]

My favorite planet!

[Zebeldarebel]

The video is almost as entertaining as the music. Where is it from?

[ensimon]

@Zebeldarebel I made it using a program ("Celestia")

[TheLawnWanderer]

@ensimon o_o. was that

is that. what i think it is?

[quidproquo2004]

@Zebeldarebel Download Celestia if you haven't already. It's freeware and just...wow.

[TheLawnWanderer]

@quidproquo2004 shes not free .___.

[quidproquo2004]

@TheLawnWanderer Celestia is 100% freeware. You must be at the wrong website.

shatters dot net slash celestia

[TheLawnWanderer]

@quidproquo2004 i aint talkin about the program

[TheSvendle]

I FAP TO THIS

[RebelAngel4321]

@TheSvendle You made my day

[cyanman123]

@funnybunny10134 CALL OF DUTY NOOB >:-(

[GregOBehave]

I wonder if John Williams E.T score was inspired by this.

[M1N0RSTAR]

Sounds like something out of a James Cameron movie from the 80's. --They discover a horde of new species of aliens omg. Lol

[mattttera]

Ilove this, Ithink my personality is divided since I love Mars alsoe. Maybe it´s because I´m born in the end of the month Mars. Who knows?

[ensimon]

@mattttera your personality is not divided (=schizophrenia), you just adore the beautyful, whatever it is!!! P.C. I am born in the end of Mars too..(30th)

[acerflots]

@ensimon hey man, im going to be really wiseguyish and correct you: schizophrenia does mean 'split mind', but it works totally differently > what you are referring to is 'dissociative personality disorder'. It is a common misunderstanding :)

[ensimon]

@acerflots My misunderstanding is justified, because schizophrenia is a greek word in greek means "divided personality" (or something like this< schizo=seperate and phrena=mind) and I am Greek!!! Thanks for the definition, anyway :)

[oddworld1]

@ensimon Zing!

[desiredqued]

@acerflots tell me more please, I must find beginning of the dialogue

[cerzule]

One of the most magical and ethereal pieces of music ever written.

[funnybunny10134]

COMPLETELY BORING!!!!!!!!!!!! I FELL ASLEEP!!! HATE IT! IT TEACHES US NOTHING ABOUT NEPTUNE!

[ninjaofthenight777]

@funnybunny10134 Seriously?

[cmanfilms1]

@funnybunny10134

[cmanfilms1]

@cmanfilms1 neptune rocks

[cmanfilms1]

@funnybunny10134 shut up

[Edbrad]

@funnybunny10134

-

lol?

[SubMerged0]

@funnybunny10134 kill yourself

[MakeMeBadKornPorn]

this suit is really special, there's something about it so mystical and cosmical

[wizeoaldowl]

It takes guts to end an entire suite like "The Planets" with a mysterious, fading movement like "Neptune." Holst, genius that he was, pulled it off perfectly!

[funnybunny10134]

@wizeoaldowl umm not

[wizeoaldowl]

@funnybunny10134 Why not?

[jade1104you]

@wizeoaldowl yeah that's what my music teacher said and i agree

[ibmthinkpad99]

Are these real pictures or computer generated.

[excalibur1812]

@ibmthinkpad99

I could be wrong, but I believe that these are actual images of Neptune as taken by the Voyager spacecraft. It was launched in 1977 and is STILL sending back images to Earth!!! Most people didn't think it would last anywhere near this long, but it's still going!!

[ensimon]

@excalibur1812 Sorry to disappoint... the pictures are computer generated via a program, based on the real pictures Voyager has sent!!!

[yandykun]

wow beautiful planet completely blue

[JamPonyMessenger]

This was awesomely used in the 2007 documentary "Zoo".

[SlightlyTaken]

Is that a chorus playing from 5:00 to about 5:45 or an instrument? I am rather ignorant when it comes to music, but are there any other possible vocal parts in the Planet Suites?

[ensimon]

@SlightlyTaken Only in this part of the Suite there is a female chorus...

[Tncl2]

@SlightlyTaken

Actually, the chorus starts somewhere before 4:00 and continues all the way to the end. That's them singing at the very end.

[Pulpredemption]

John Williams must have drawn inspiration from the whole suite for the star wars score :)

[JDrymon88]

Absolutely beautiful!

[Hellchoir]

Holst + Celestia = Awesome

[elvaril]

Sir John Williams can go back to sleep

[Colt2571]

@elvaril no he can stay awake thanks

[SummonerMinky]

My favourite planet and my favourite Holst piece. So beautiful...

[yourforte]

Beautiful and ethereal ending.

[hatfm]

This is absolutely my favorite piece of Holst's. It's so serene.

[CommanderCartwright]

I adore Neptune!

If I want to feel warm and relaxed, I listen to it!

Adding the female choir was a stroke of genius by Holst!

[ensimon]

The whole scoring can easily travel you through the space!!

[thallocub]

@CommanderCartwright

Holst was inspired by Debussy's "Sirenes", maybe. Look for it, is wonderful.

[peachmelba16]

@thallocub Yes...I thought so too when I heard it.

[wefasdf23]

It looks so calm by way of exterior. But what elements live under the sapphire blue gas?

[crazylericaun]

did they use this in the nightmare b4 christmas? it sounds like it

[paullubliner]

I don't know in what country you reside or on what PLANET for that matter, but do NOT refer to "America" as ignorant. It is compilation of most of the world's best. It is made up of those who had the temerity and wisdom and most of all the ability to get up and leave their sorry relatives and obsolescent cultures behind. You'd best be advised to listed to this piece written by Holst at the outbreak of the Great War (look that up for YOUR self!) the war to end all wars, and learn to relax!

[terraformingbiopunk]

fantastic!!

[desk1221]

No sabìa el dato de los diamantes... es fantastico!!!

[SurreyViolinHero]

i adore this piece. luckly I got to perform this whole planet suite next month. It will be epic.

[DickAllen4HOF]

ny favorite of the planet suites. Saturn is a close second. Mars is too loud and bombastic. Neptune is truly mysterious, meditative , and transcendental.

[andrewwojcik21]

I do agree - that ending with the celesta and soloists is absolutely magical.

[BoinyBunny]

@DickAllen4HOF To me, Mars is the best piece by far. It perfectly captures what Mars has meant to different cultures over thousands of years. It is meant to be loud and bombastic.

[DickAllen4HOF]

@BoinyBunny Your opinion falls under "Digustibus es disputendum." There is no arguing about tastes. If you said you prefer Foghat or Metallica over Holst, I might take issue LOL. Mars is more palatable to the public. I have heard football orientated marching bands play it (not saying that makes Mars an inferior movement to Neptune).

[2br00tal216]

@DickAllen4HOF HOW CAN YOU HATE ON MARS?! It's loud for a reason, he called it "Mars: The Bringer of War" probably because of it's loundess near the end.

[ikillurobot]

easily the best planet. I love this piece. Just an interesting bit of trivia I found today, did anyone else know it rains diamonds on neptune?

[ensimon]

I did. But these diamonds are burnt a few later by the high temperatures and pressures.

[nancyvl82]

αααα!εξαιρετικό!είχες δίκιο τελικά!!!!

[IncaRoad01]

Probably my favourite piece from the whole suite, but it's a tight call with Mars.

What swings it is the beautiful eeriness, especially when the choir kicks in ... evocative and other worldly.

[ensimon]

Thanks for rating, "Neptune" is indeed a beloved masterpiece of music, a real jewellery..