The Last Samurai OST #4 - A Hard Teacher

[elyosjan1]

i've seen the movie more than 20 times... and i've cried more than 20 times at the same 2 scenes... the moment Katsumoto orders Capt. Algren to let him regain his honour by dying on a batttlefield as his anscestors did and when Capt. alrgen said he would glady take his life if needed by the emperor of japan

certainly one of my top 3 movies

[AVEYoungCeasar]

@elyosjan1 Agreed COMPLETELY. The look Matsumoto gives as he watches the cherry blossoms, "Their all perfect". And when Cpt Algren gets on his knees, and you can see the pain lance through his body, and he holds the sword in front of the Emperor. Theres a raw emotion behind it. Something that strikes a pillar in the human soul, almost like a yearning to be that clear of mind.

[MrLukees]

I seriously want to travel to Japan, just to get even a hint of the sort of atmosphere this exact music creates.

[SpicyHam]

I don't judge a person by their career or salary or whatever marks. I judge a person by their passion for life, their respect for honor.

[SpicyHam]

I absolutely hate baksetballs, footballs, volleyballs

Spear, axe, swords is the way to go. Be a man, not a kitty.

[MrC2See]

@SpicyHam theres nothing wron with balls, but spears, axes, and swords are also fine.

also bows and arrows

[vikyvika96]

sempre più legata al Giappone......

[PlayerSpartan55]

Honor is inside,your thoughts betray you.Samurai means to serve,what could be more necessary...

[QuietStorm239]

wow, Japan's beautiful

One day i hope to travel :)

[itsmecharlie100]

@QuietStorm239 except the film is shot in New Zealand, not Japan.

[QuietStorm239]

@itsmecharlie100 ooh nice alot of movies are filmed there aren't they?

[kiball09]

I think some people realize how brainwashed the samurai were. Yes they were great warriors and understood the art of war, but they were pawns and puppets of there lords. The samurais life was not his own but that of his master. If he was disgraceful he had to commit suicide. The ronin were the ones who honed there skills to better themselves as swords man and of course get money, without pledging there life to a master. Think of miyamoto mushashi.

[KingOfMySmallWorld]

@kiball09 Well, it's kinda harsh to talk about brainwash, it was the thinking of their time. Every feudalistic society is based on ideas and on structures wich would seem barbaric to us, but that is simply ignorance (not meant as an offence to you) Of course the samurai were a tool for their shogun/clan leader, but please tell me how the medieval knights/prussian army during the age of napoleon/ insert random army in the long and bloody history of our world was different ?

greetz

[wymiataczek959]

Honor - forgotten value. It is a pity ...

[SpicyHam]

A hard teacher is someone who pushes you all day, but at the end, he fights along your side.

[T6m6u6]

Not many movies these days can make you feel what you feel when you watch this movie...One of the best if not THE best movie ever made.

A movie about Honor...these days not many people seem to have it or dont know about its true meaning...

[Drag0nknight999]

@T6m6u6

Indeed. Honor is more than a word. It is a way of life.

[zangetsugaya]

@T6m6u6 i dont know about THE best movie ever made..it does have its flaws when you look at things from a historical point of view BUT i agree it is one of the best

[22pac4life22]

the most honorable kind of people

[Dtechno1992]

Only A Hard Teacher Can Teach You How To Play This Beautifull Soundtrack

[KingsofSparta]

i respect the japanese for their close fighting, will to survive, never surrender but in ww2 they were bastards! they raped, buried the chiense alive, looted, murdered, beheaded every one! but i think there is still good in them.

[SpicyHam]

foolish humans, release me, and I will grant you a merciful death!

[karepi11]

grax

[Ladylicios]

utsukushii desu yoooo!!!! :3

[InGameStuntman]

@SpicyHam: Modern Warfare 2?

[foodbug]

I miss Japan, but i cant live there especially after whats happening now.

[SpicyHam]

voice of the sea

[cmac2191]

@SpicyHam OMG HAI AGAIN!

[SpicyHam]

@cmac2191 hello ahahahha

[SpicyHam]

Aftering hear these soudtrack, i wanna request tactical nuke.

[lovewhispers68]

This is hands down, my favorite theme from the album and it's also one of the tracks which I play each night before heading to sleep. Zimmer; what can be said about the man that others haven't?

He emotionally captures a scene and brings it to life through the representation of sound. Without a word being whispered by an actor or actress, he sets the tone for the viewer and that's why he ranks as one of the best composers.

I'm really looking forward to what he has in store for the new Batman

[brentbourjeoise]

best soundtrack.

[dirosaga]

My Hans Zimmer chuck norris joke: Hans Zimmer's soundtracks aren't made for movies, movies are made for Hans Zimmer's soundtracks.

i hope u liked it,

[ken4y66]

@dirosaga good one!

[ken4y66]

@dirosaga good one!

[dirosaga]

@ken4y66 why thank you

[Skywalkkerful]

@dirosaga I think not!! I think that all soundtracks are masterpieces just because are so suitable with the movies. don't you think so? :)

[dirosaga]

@Skywalkkerful well it was a joke but yes, i would have to say they are both incomplete without each other. ;)

[KingsofSparta]

@dirosaga the best chuck norris joke ever!

[dirosaga]

@KingsofSparta lol why thank you

[TheGreatBonus]

@dirosaga

I think it's actually true in a few cases?

[FoxThunder]

@dirosaga To some of the movies he composed for, this ain't a joke ;)

[Sebzett1]

@dirosaga It's a good one :) I like it.

[JamieWoW1]

@dirosaga O hell yeah :D

[York2275]

@dirosaga Great! And this is probably NOT a joke!!! Hans Zimmer is just awesome!!!

[princesshyrule]

@dirosaga  This is a fact

[dirosaga]

@princesshyrule I wholeheartedly agree. :)

[Jokuuuuuuu]

3 people are justin beiber fans

[MrLordLaws]

@Jokuuuuuuu he is gay gay gay gay gay gay very oh so gay!

[Vinger55]

A great soundtrack for a great film.Hans Zimmer product masterpiece.Probably the best film with Tom Cruise.

[0Fingolfin0]

Nice name :P

[Renatar567]

@0Fingolfin0 Could be the name of a porn movie...LOL

[0Fingolfin0]

@Renatar567 I was refering to the id of the person who uploaded the movie :P

[Renatar567]

@0Fingolfin0 Oh yes of course, I was thinking that too hmm yes haha... ._.

[0Fingolfin0]

@Renatar567

lol -/_\-

[MrXXXsteelXXX]

@Renatar567 XD

[CDMac09]

This piece of music sucked after 5:43 :D

[daniloranola]

@CDMac09 yeah

[Arkinko1]

3 people are .... no coment !!

[Antouane74]

Some peace in they way of life.

When they didn't fight

[MrXXXsteelXXX]

@Antouane74 and some piss on other peoples way of life

but are scared to fight

ZING!

[BayKaramela]

I so wanna go back in time...

[iaidoaikido]

@BayKaramela This cannot be done, and I wonder if you would really want it. Death and misery was much more abundant back then. All we can do is learn from the past and improve ourselves as persons in the present.

[Cadavu]

@iaidoaikido Very wise comment. I completely agree with you. : )

[dirosaga]

@BayKaramela you can't. but if you want to get closer to those times in this movie, seek out the japanese budo arts. Kenjutsu, Jujutsu, Iaido. Zen. The tea Ceremony. Hakamas and tatamis. These things are all still very much alive, they just appear differently cuz it's 2011. ;)

[pfiff80]

@BayKaramela probably it would be better not to dream to go back in time but to restore the good ideals and ideas from the past which aren't existent anymore nowadays... cuz today there aren't many good ideals anymore

[XxMafiaChanclaxX]

@BayKaramela Me too, to change some things.

[jhandszer4]

@BayKaramela

You wouldnt be so appreciative of this culture if you didnt know of the ignorant one that is alive today.

[ille24]

@BayKaramela and give up your playstation 3 ???

[TemplarReturns]

I love how Hans translates the Japanese village's language through music to Algren as he walks seeing how the villagers live and train.

[plebus1]

00:00 - 00:53

best

[MegaDobar]

i cant slepp by this it relax me

[ShadowGates45]

I could see myself and my sensei fighting to this as if we were back then fighting for our lives against a group of ninja, I love this song. :D

[Pax00Imperium]

Thank you for posting this. It quiets the storm. Past and future dilate to only the present.

[billterm77]

@OrignialThief no



[OrignialThief]

@billterm77 Yes faggot. lol

[535manbearpig]

@OrignialThief lol :)

[poptate7]

I love the music all of it...especially the bit from 2:55

[giantrobots1122]

Another fine tune from Hans 'Extraordinary' Zimmer.

[Lucian371]

yet another masterpiece from hans zimmer

[acolyter]

"No Mind" Now that...it's something we all need...No mind -.-

[jinkazama1992]

I listen to this song every day and when I do, I cry. It's beautiful and so touching. It makes me cry tears of guilt when I realize I am so lucky. Why am I complaining when I have so much? I realize the people who don't have much cherish what they have. Why don't we? Beautiful song my Hans Zimmer, an awesome composer from OUR generation.

[TheZulu83]

this shall eternally b an instrumental track 2 meditate 2 (thru kata 4 instance) or 2 hav revelationz from - da core of my xistence.....

[LadyLuzaibach]

ujio is awesome :D

[dmanc1]

"Too many mind!"

[IanDMA]

Beautiful, it makes us slow down and

pay attention to the simple things.

[RazrBlayde]

People who come onto a youtube video listening to the soundtrack of a movie that he calls people "nerds" for watching, without realizing he is here too so that must make him a nerd, really pisses me off. BULLETSMCJESUS!!!!!

[ilovechum]

@RazrBlayde then im a nerd.

[RazrBlayde]

@ilovechum and that's okay. I like nerds and geeks and all in between! But those that come on here JUST to cause trouble, seem like they are bored with their own life and want to make others suffer. Its ridiculous.

[BulletsmcJesus]

All these nerds posting comments about 'honor' because they just watched a movie about an old type of military force is really starting to piss me off

[acolyter]

@BulletsmcJesus Excuse us, I know you are Generalizing about "Nerds" posting things about Honor, but there are some people, (Like me) that try to live with Honor and follow the path of Honor. And if you like the soundtrack but don't like the comments, don't read them, thus, nobody fights :)

[doc105]

Corny but its what someone thinks in their heart truthfully. hell >.>

id love to live a day in such a lovely village

[hisinfernalsith]

@doc105 I'd love to live there more like years XD

[filipem13]

@hisinfernalsith same ;P

[AzunaiSmyth]

“In fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit.” Miyamoto Musashi

[Lathamos]

Just saying good people come in all Nationality I get tired of people talk about a group of people they never personally dealt with or a country they never been too.

[Lathamos]

Speaking on the subject of French, people in America talk about French people mostly the one's who are ignorant and never got to really know another person from another country. I know of an elder French couple who live in America that live well you can say they are so gracious they have an American who is a middle-age drunkard living in a room off to the side (a converted room from a separated garage) who is not even related. How many Kind-hearted Americans do you come across like that.

[jinkazama1992]

Very beautiful and touching. Hans Zimmer is amazing, he is the best at making movies sound 10 times better than they really are. Without his music all the great movies you know (The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, Prince of Egypt) would sound very different. All his songs have meaning. It reminds me of all my sins and how lucky all of us really are when in other countries, the poor cherish what they have. It is beautiful.

[poltaotata]

So emotional...i love the asian's music...

[inorelin]

good music, gay movie

[ObliviousBurrito]

Yea So Honor was pretty much thrown out the window for Samurai during Heian and Sengoku Era. Samurai could give less of a damn about anything during that time. The only time Samurai could employ their honor were in times of peace like the Kamakura era and the Tokugawa era. Other than that if they went to war with each other honor was no more than a word to them. Hell even during times of peace they still had problems.

[Lathamos]

@ObliviousBurrito You are exactly right, what was said and done in real life was different from the romanticize of popular films from the Japanese culture. Samurai were tax collector from warlords in ancient time, warriors fought as individual & not as troops-in-formation, dealing with the Emishi people of the north they were introduce to guerilla warfare tactics. During the Sengoku Period Japanese incorporated mass formation-of-troops. Honor didn't exist until a time of peace.

[ObliviousBurrito]

limited the domain of roaming Samurai. He even went to war with because he became so Proud that he was able to conquer Japan. It cost him dearly. It cost him his recourse's,his men,his pride,his honor, and his life,and it even lost him his control of Japan because Tokugawa Ieyasu was at home waiting for his chance to overthrow the Toyotomi reign. As I'm saying a lot of Samurai and Samurai rulers aren't as honorable or right as you would believe.

[rurounisld]

@ObliviousBurrito good point

[ObliviousBurrito]

Hey about war and corruption, The Samurai weren't so great either. Yes there is no doubt they are honorable that much for the most part, but many Samurai had they're flaws too. For Example Oda Nobunaga ruthless, apathetic, cold. He slew anyone who would get in his way, he burned farming lands down and killed peasants who would protest, and killed his way to control over half of Japan. Then came the Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi who pursued Missionaries,confiscated farmer's weapons,and (continued)

[Iesha85]

This is the song playing when he goes back 2 the girl @ the end right??

[TheNerxs]

all people where born equal but then they changed to become corrupt or generous that all depends on their teacher and this song shows you that

[SalvationOfDarkness]

"i know why you dont talk...you're angry because they make you wear a dress......son of a bitch."

[FullFlameOni]

samurai era was so peaceful (when it wasn't war and free katana practicing on the people)

honor

respect

wish we could go back in time and freeze it so it would like before perfect

[Fridabeekman]

@FullFlameOni

yeah if it is really as noble and harmonious as this movie shows then god... what have we done... we're so totally running into the wrong direction.

[FullFlameOni]

because the people wants the power , power creates war, and war and wars bring destruction but people seems to be blinded by the power

haha yes we can say that we are running in the wrong direction and this is awfully sad but it is never too late to go back would be nice if the people could think like this (the people who is not thinking like this ;P )

[Migas128]

good song to wake up after going to a party 8)

like algren when wake from that bad night then he came outside while this song was going on

[Peakstone91]

thats so sadness i love all of Hans Zimmers songs!

Hans you have done an great job!

(Hans du hast wirklich gute arbeit geleistet!)

[u2beMac]

Mmmm... So peaceful.. This one is my favourite.. it's ironic that America was the country that introduced Japan to the world but they stabbed them in the back in WW2..

[nitsuju0]

@u2beMac You can't say it's a back stab.. when the japs blown pearl harbour to bits..

[u2beMac]

@nitsuju0 americans didn't know they were attacking..

[Thomeyyyy]

very good . respect

[RyrithEU]

I can't get tierd of those songs, Hans Zimmer who made those songs are a genius. Very beatufiul music, I love Japan I love the Samurai's my goal in life and my dream is to move to the country-side of Japan and practise Bushido.

[Migas128]

a hard teacher is a better teacher!

[julykennedy]

it depends

[Migas128]

depends of what?

[julykennedy]

it depends on WHO is the student..!!!!!!!!

[Migas128]

lol im the kind of student that don't pay attemtion to the classes , my head is on the clouds, but im talking about the teacher not the student

[ColbertNation88]

enter corny insparational comment about the music here

[TheHighKingFingolfin]

This is the best comment here! Cheers! ^^

[coolguy59921]

@TheHighKingFingolfin haha so true!

[samjl4]

@TheHighKingFingolfin i can't seem to find the music for when he was fighting in the rain with the wooden practice swords, can you help me? :) or anyone else? thanks

[BulletsmcJesus]

@samjl4 ''The Way of The Sword''

[Aramendil]

@TheHighKingFingolfin Love your username, Fin. Love Tolkien's characters; Fingolfin if one of my fav's.

[MrGeneralFailure]

@ColbertNation88 Whats so wrong with one's desire of expressing their ardor towards this music?

[dmanc1]

@ColbertNation88 lmao

[LNGxp]

@ColbertNation88 Very witty :) However, this piece of music does, in actuality: really inspire me.

[XFINALFANTASY10]

dont ask why , but one of my favourite scenes in the movie is when he is recovering from his battle wounds and in his sleep he is screaming for a beverage of sake.i dont find it funny or anything but it shows you that he is truly ... haunted by his past

such a powerfull movie. well done tom cruise , ken watanabe , hans zimmer and everyone else who helped in this masterpiece <3

[Armaddo]

Dont forget the end, when the Young Emperor finally opens his eyes and decides to honor his ancestors. That one made me cry, I love this movie

[MrMOVIECOLLECTOR]

just saw the movie for the first time yesterday very intense and impressive movie very emotional also i agree i had tears in my eyes in the end also with the part you said and the last fight when all the samurais and horses are shot down by machine guns that really put tears in my eyes very honorable people those samurais

[Peakstone91]

it´s a good song to meditate because it´s harmonical

[jinkazama1992]

Beautiful...makes me cry tears of sorrow.

[Candynicesweet]

es muy linda a lo mejor una de las mejores que he escuchado

[UncleRimo]

0:00 till 5:43

very best part

*_*

[iiambeloved]

LOL..! i looked to see what part that was....the whole thing 0_o you joka..!

[UncleRimo]

;D

quite a good one, hm? ... ^^

[TresorIrumva]

dont abuse the function ;D

[PIMPSTATUS009]

opens the heart...mind...soul and stays open so long as u let it. this is my first youtube comment... be gentle. thank you for sharing this... masterpiece

[xer0mancer]

@PIMPSTATUS009 :) awesome.

[IndonesiaGuy]

thiss song is my good luck song...every time i lissen to it...i pass my kendo exam..

[cloudyheaven5]

where do you practice Kendo if i may ask ;)?

[senube]

1.40-2.50 is very beautiful.

[Notetwister182]

I already hear this song every day and can say that hans zimmer have done a good job. Thats one of my favorite songs from Last Samurai and thats the first song that I hear when i meditate !!!

@ teentitanasim: I´m agree with your comment

[Drag0nknight999]

Hans Zimmer did a wonderful job with the music in Last Samurai. He deserves to be mentioned amongst the great movie composers like Randy Edelman and John Williams.

[jinkazama1992]

So beautiful...makes me cry you know?

[gpmullins]

a hard lesson is a better one...

a hard teacher is a great teacher...

rights are learned through wrongs...

karma will forever cycle and keep this wheel of life going

[DiruSorrow]

I agrre with ya buddo :)

[the7guardian]

@gpmullins well said mate. Regards from Bulgaria

[teentitanasim]

...  Sadness & Sorrow ...

[SalvationOfDarkness]

i love it when he looks at the red armor Hirotaro wore

realizes he is in his household

perfect song

[DavySigfusson]

... no... he asked Katsumoto who the woman caring for him was(Taka) and who the man in the red armor was, and he told him that he was her husband... that was before he saw the red armor...

I would love to hear more songs like this from Hans Zimmer. :D

[kungfubellydancer]

I like this song, especially from 2:40 onwards. I feel a sense of hope and comfort when hearing this.

[u2beMac]

@kungfubellydancer me too

[RAINB0WxDUST]

hearing this song..finally made me realise my mistakes, and showed me how i should learn from them. this song really opened my eyes, thanks for uploading it =)

[Trojanblade25]

I don't think honor has anything to do with countries, it's to do with each individual person.

People probably wouldn't call bush honorable for what he did but that doesn't mean the american public aren't honorable. Same goes for the british, the japanese, even the french, just because france surrendered to germany in WW2 does not mean the entire french population wanted to.

Honor is something todays governments can't understand despite what they say.

[Snuffomatica]

I think your comment is the best that can be said about honour. I agree with you completely.

[crispo05]

i agree completely. thats a good point well taken

[rurounisld]

@Trojanblade25 -> agreed honor should be priority in nowdays ! first in everyones heart