The never ending story - bastians happy flight

[Carmellus]

Wonderfull!

[BigLebowski2000]

This theme is so powerful! Full of spirit!

[GreekGodJonathan]

Kind of reminds me of the Kingdom Hearts instrumental theme

[babbobix4]

it ended lol

[TheCharacterActor]

3:18 That's Vancouver. I recognize that Shithole anywhere.

[TheCharacterActor]

@TheCharacterActor This was during the Stanley Cup riot when I said this. I am sorry to who ever I offended.

[jjtheclown1]

I want a luck dragon...

[amiganutter]

i want a luck dragon too..

[TheCharacterActor]

I agree %100. CGI sucks!

[jeffpecks5569sv]

this is the best of the best for adventure.

[conman20000]

AND MY FIRST WISH IS....................... XD

[ghettoblaster999]

THUMBS UP if you want a dragon like Falkor to go to job everyday !!!!!

[waterskippers]

@ghettoblaster999 Just my luck I'd ride Falcor at Mach 1 through a hail storm.

[HotSauceFan]

@waterskippers

I don't know who the hell you are, but the combination of words is rather impressive. I would also fly on that creature in dire circumstances as well. Cheers.

[Ingestedbanjo]

Wow.... I've never seen this movie... but now I want to

[girlphriend]

those in their ivory towers are about to be wished out of them soon. did this movie see something coming? or does this just happen over n over? dr parnassus...the story sustains the "universe"..hmm

[xboxgamer9991]

this is retarded

[bmcj199]

@xboxgamer9991 coming from the person who's username is xboxgamer. DURRUEUURURUURRRR!!!!!!

[eddyflair]

@xboxgamer9991 as are you. Get back to Galo

[marmas58ink]

"It's like the Nothing never was!" Always liked that. A personification of something we're bound to fight against. Maybe evil incarnate isn't so much a tempter toward wrongdoing as a liar that scoffs at whatever you believe. A sitter on an egg it says will never hatch, never to become more than what it is. A cackler informing you there's no use caring, your heart, passions,beliefs are useless. 'Vague as an egg', my friend use to say. Not even mystery or possibility inside, just Nothing. It says.

[TheCharacterActor]

3:19 Sh-t That's Gastown, Vancouver (My home)

[albertoriosjr]

Thank you to remember this wonderful movie. It was my preferred duing my childrenhood... I spent very long nice afternoons watching it. Right now I miss my "little man" times... Thank you a lot!

[joncoish]

Man this song, and the whole soundtrack is amazing. I own the soundtrack on cd now, and still listen to it.

[tracertong2]

Watching this actually brought tears to my eyes.

[stratogeovarius]

This tune has inspired the italian heavy metal Band Rhapsody for the title "Riding The Winds Of Eternity" , but its an eternal theme which has stayed into our minds since 1984 !!!

Who hasn't ever dreamt to Ride Falkor the Mighty Dragon shouting "Aytreyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"" Pure genious !!! Dropped some tears just by listening to it !!!

[Exverlobter]

I hate this movie. It has almost nothing to do with the actual novel.

[AxeNewkill]

@Exverlobter Few movies follow the novel very well. In fact, many books come out AFTER the movie, or are rewritten to match the screenplay, so that the book is bought by the movie fans. Many movies have failed because they tried to follow the novel - usually due to trying to include too many characters and events.. they only got 90 to 180 minutes to cover the novel! The original Charlie & the Chocolate Factory is a great example of how the movie done as a musical far exceeded the book.

[WanderingTwin1]

@Exverlobter if you hate it then why are you here? why waste your time on something you hate. you come across like an idiot amongst all theses comments!

[Exverlobter]

@WanderingTwin1

Because you all need to know that the book is better.

[AxeNewkill]

@Exverlobter I want to know what movies you like. I hate over 95% of movies and often fall asleep in the theater! You obviously have high standards.

I have one great example of how I disagreed with just about everybody else about a movie. The 2 year old movie Get Smart with Steve Carell... I hated that movie because it was not funny, and not like the Don Adams version of Get Smart. And yet, most of the people in the theater were laughing nonstop and thought it was just like the tv show!

[AxeNewkill]

@Exverlobter I would also like you opinion on a few actors who I think ruin almost every movie they are in.. I think the two worst actors for ruining movies are Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. And of those two, Cruise is far worse than Pitt. I think the only 3 movies Cruise ever made that were good are Risky Business, Minority Report, and Legend. Brad Pitt was so terrible in the movie TROY with Peter O'Toole that Peter apologized for the movie and told people NOT to go see it!

[benjaminchaffins]

awesome

[McLeod54]

They actually ended up making THREE? lame

[Ravagefrenzy79]

the score for this is epic!

[waterskippers]

James Cameron should do a remake of this movie in 3-D.

[doomtrigger]

YEAHHHHHHHHHH. also i now know square enix rips off movies

[doomtrigger]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHH

[concours14sp]

This theme music in the Neverending Story is used in the Hakone Road Relay(Ekiden)(translation of road relay in Japanese).The Hakone Ekiden is held every year in January 2nd&3rd in Japan.The main TV sponsor of the Hakone Ekiden is Nihon TV(NTV).

[fidgetofdoom]

I still get choked up when watching this movie. It was one of my favorite books as a child, and the movie floored me.

I even Named my son Bastian. Lol. Pronounced the way the Child Like Empress says it (Bass-tee-En)

Btw- The 1st movie is the first half of the book. 2nd movie was the second half of the book. and would have been better had they made it sooner, and with the same actors. The third movie was TRASH. completely made up. Had nothing to do with the book.

[bootwatchers]

The 1st was excelent. Actors, pictures, and musics. The 2nd just ok. The 3rd was crap. I think it should be done at 1st movie. Unless the 2nd story should have all actors as in the first and music. Because the same story book "yeah, may said different reading time, different cases", but the same Bastian and empress and others and musics.

[wandererlain]

I love it!

[siwlhs93]

This film had alot of character, and that is the important thing that alot of films lack. Very memorable.

[Ignauhak]

@siwlhs93

Which brings up a very difficult question... How do you make character?

[2007SilverSTI]

The truly sad thing is the reality of this movie. Kids have no imagination now days. They go from the Xbox to the Nintendo DS to the DVD in the car and then the cell phones. They no longer use their own imaginations to make up worlds and characters to entertain themselves. Us as parents are to blame for providing them with these things because We are too busy to be parents. Shame on us.

[fidgetofdoom]

@2007SilverSTI I don't disagree entirely w/ your statement. But I have three boys, and babysit for several different families. Kids still have plenty of imagination. They just don't make up as many characters and worlds from scratch. a lot of their imagination uses characters from games and movies, and they think of ways to interact within those worlds, or combining them to new effect.

I find the imagination isn't lacking, it's the ability to entertain oneself with nothing BUT imagination...

[Kaculik91]

@2007SilverSTI Hey, we were talking about this with my friend today - we are lucky, that we were kids in totally different world. (I'm 20) We had imagination, we spent all our free-time out with friends. It was just get back from school, change our clothes, have lunch and go out, get back in the evening, take a shower and go sleep.... Now it's like get back from the school and sit next to the computer... I can see this with my cousin. But I don't think it's only parent's mistake. ;)

[1990maripsycho]

troppi ricordi questo film...troppi..

[christine880115]

Classic and I LOVE this Scene

I would love to ride Falkor :D

[romeonarcizo]

I love this song!!! Capture's the movie feeling of adventure and fantasy!!!...This is the kind of song that stay with you forever!!! SENTIMENTAL AND BEATIFUL!!!

[1989gamemaster]

I love this movie so much, and the music is a masterpiece from heaven. :)

[tiziana477]

Dreams can come TRUE!!!!

[XvxBERSERKxvX]

Omg.... Why am I crying?

[piedlourde]

@XvxBERSERKxvX

That's nostalgia for you. Here, have a Kleenex!

[papinsac]

I loved this movie when I was a kid. Great adventure fantasy film, I rooted for the heroes, I was scared, I cried and cheered for joy at the end.

[MrsLaFrA]

Fantastica ! <3

[MrsLaFrA]

Fantastica  ! <3

[Annicat05]

We all want our own Luck Dragon :)

[rwk1983]

@Annicat05 would you like to touch my luck dragon?

[MGMduroehre]

Bastian Balthasar Bux, 3 B :)

[hubergeek]

This movie is when movies were meant to tell histories that you would care about... not about computer graphics stuff.

Nice video.

[djtrixen]

I heard a trance remix of this song once at a rave. It was friggin awesome. Nothing like wiggin' out at 3 AM to Neverending Story in an overcrowded warehouse.

[Feijnhorn]

Best movie ever!!

[BadHairsRevenge1981]

I love this movie. When it first came out parts of it truly scared the crap out of me. This kind of movie can never be remade to equal its innovation and genius. I need to watch it with some popcorn and comfy sweats real soon.

[michaelj0023]

I first saw this movie back in the early 90's (it came out in the 80's) but I was mesmerized by the story line. Awesome movie!

[girzwald3]

Ya, ill take these movies with awesome soundtracks, great story telling instead of a CGI explosion infested 90% of the budget going to overpaid actor pieces of crap things they call movies nowadays.

[Achasbajs]

Is it only I who thinks these older movies without the CGI looks more real than the never ones?

Just compare the effects in Blade Runner with the ones in the new Star Wars films :P

[bobbmack]

@Achasbajs

I couldn't have said it better. Thanks.

[temporaldisplacement]

Wasn't it "Sabastian"? ...which is actually a name, rather than a part of a castle.

[temporaldisplacement]

@self: although the empiress called him "bastion" I think thats more to do with the actress being thick than part of the script.

[userac78]

actually is not "bastion" but rather "bastian" the actual name of the character

[temporaldisplacement]

@userac78 Fair enough, I only really like Falcor, the rock giant and the racing creatures 'bat/snail'. The nothings voice is very cool. =)

[userac78]

ye, i use to think his name was "sebastian" but its actually "bastian"

[masterjustin45]

Would of given anything to Ride Falcor chasing my own school bullies down the path ah

[LUNCHBOX762X39]

every time i here this i can see 2 f-18's flying in the sky doing tricks and things like that!

[WastedPo]

The soundtrack to this movie was really unique, even for the 80's. And of course, you just can't beat the practical special effects.

[YETORYETOR]

Greetings from Falcor. I met him last month in Munich/Germany. He lives there in Bavaria Film Studios ;-)

[ThatKidTido]

this movie is bad ass. i can watch it over and over...lol i do...hahaha

[MikeyWyBasBabe]

when i was little I used to think Atreyu was a girl and my mom let me believe it b/c she wanted me to have a strong female role model in my life lol

[ChaoticBlossom]

Awe that is the cutest thing I've ever read on youtube.

Moms truly are the greatest. I had a crush on whitney houston and wrote her a letter one day. I got a letter in the mail from her a week later and it made me so happy. Turned out my mom had written it.

[EvilDeadHateCrew]

that is fucked up, you should have just watched ALIENS as a kid for that

[MikeyWyBasBabe]

uuuummmm no? lol

[khaoua2323]

when I was a kid, this girl the princes i thought she was the most beautiful girl in the world.

[D3ADKENNEDY]

she still is yo

[VagianTuerous]

They can't capture the same wonder in movies nowadays. The entertainment industry is tired.

The special effects then were primitive, but it was inspired work. I hope to see it re-surface one day - the sooner the better.

[AxeNewkill]

@VagianTuerous The original Neverending Story was remade in 2010. However, I don't know what became of it. It might be set for a Christmas release, or it might have gone straight to video. One big problem with a remake is that it would be almost impossible to capture the magic of the music in "Bastian's Flight" and the  main "Neverending Story" songs. Limahl still performs NES, but he is a very annoying fellow and he refuses to sing it without messing it up and changing it.

[PyroChemicals2]

@VagianTuerous yeah the lord of the rings and the first pirates movie were pretty much the last attempt at any movie I had seen with a spirit or at LEAST an attempt at great artistic/atmospheric direction about them, and that was 10 years ago. seems like everything now is a remake or a collage of references to a previous work or some aspect of pop culture (Rango, which I had seen in the winter, was basically a giant reference to the Three Amigos).

[EasternMerchant]

@VagianTuerous I Agree! Fortunately, Cgi has finally caught up! everything after Avatar utilizes mathematical algorithms that model real world light and computers are powerful enough to utilize these age-old equations that were developed over 100 years ago. The problem is..... we have run out of good imagination and story-telling and that is the most important part of any movie!

[Feijnhorn]

ICH LIEBE DIESEN FILM- hab gleich Tränen in den Augen, wenn ich das sehe, HAMMER!!

[lord69z]

These....big....strong.....han­ds

[Geenflauwekul]

The most beautiful movie i have ever seen and will see

[MadcapMan]

I've got a luck dragon. His name is Edwin.

[JadeWeapon]

may I have a ride on edwin? lol

[karlieluv22]

Hahah! I love this movie!

[Ignauhak]

Dear, sweet Tami Stronach, A.K.A. the Childlike Empress, now all grown up, and touring the world with her Israeli dance trope, the Neta Dance Company, doubtless retaining all the grace and beauty with which she portrayed this role ;-)

[Bearingz]

I've never heard the full version it's so good :O

[cravenXmoreXhead]

I wasnt even interested in women when i watch this movie when i was like 8 but seein the empress even back then i thought she was gorgeous and it really was a great film brings back memmories

[Ignauhak]

I fell in love with the empress as well, and was only five at the time!

[stoogefest16]

Same here. I used to have the biggest crush on her! This movie is will always be one of my favorites.

[R1R2R3L1L2L3]

My dog has Falcor's face. Oddly enough I did not name him falcor.(^_^)

[targumon]

A lot of dogs have Falkor's face. That's because the filmmakers made him with canine features (Falkor even asks to be scratched behind the ear).

In the books Falkor is a luckdragon.

[SandBarAndYou]

Lol, that's a funny thing to say. Isn't it the other way around?

[Penelopeb155]

Flying would be fun if I wasn't so terrified of heights! I love this song and this movie.

[scandium1223]

Today's kids have NOTHING this cool, poor wretches

[Gonestalgio]

Goosebumps!

[Cdiwins1]

Lol it's all a metaphor, she gave him his puberty in the beginning

[avenger007007]

I use to always fall asleep about half way through. Still do when I try to watch it.

[sigridfanney]

I love fantasies...People! Never stop imagine! The will keep us young in a way :]

[Feijnhorn]

sigridfanney: You are so right!! There is no way to describe it better. I love the movie and fantasies...

[Cdiwins1]

Anyone know why our imagination leaves us as we get older?

[paulloose]

It never does. only gets used less. Who did u think imaginged all this up? it wasn't a child it was an adult.

[Dabu3]

Because most adults predictably spend most of their lives chasing after money, and in general, they let their brains atrophy.

[SandBarAndYou]

Whoa, don't agree with the second part.

[Dabu3]

You're right, I was trying to oversimplify something that shouldn't have been oversimplified. :) I mainly had a few people in my life in mind when I made that comment...

[Planehazza]

I guees maybe because we get smarter and tend to understand reality. Still, I love this film and I watched it for the first time in easily 10 years last night. Massive blast from the past. I love nostalgia, it's weird sad, yet happy feeling haha

[jasonsony735]

Films like this will be around forever , Films like this Children all over the world will fall in love with , Im 26 now and i still love it and i will make sure my Children see it when they grow up , Wonderful acting and story and music

[Benvenut0]

love is amazing

[seanthamaster]

kusper's is a better version of this but lol "YEAAAAAH"

[inkjet5]

this is a very good film i remember it as a kid good memories, although family guy sort of ruined the flight scene so everytime he shouts "yeh" it makes me laugh

[JadeWeapon]

first one was great, but the second left somethings to be desired...

[that80sguy1]

the 1st was great ..the 2nd was good..the 3rd was ...crap.

[JadeWeapon]

that seems to be the formula for most movies. :D

[Feijnhorn]

that80sguy1: You are damed right. The 1st one is in my dvd collection but the 2nd one and 3rd are not. 1st is a legend :)

[RMMrMike]

@that80sguy1 THERE WAS A SEQUAL? OMG I HAVE TO WATCH IT.

THE NEVERENDING STORY IS AMMMAMAAAAZZZZINNNNNGGGGG

[SolenmSerpent]

@that80sguy1 - Wait, there was a third?

[Taanis]

@JadeWeapon Read the book. It's way better than the three movies, and I say this as a fan of both the first movie and the book.

[LoveBeing53]

Thank you so much for this!

You made me happy!

with Love!

Gil :-)

[kumori1980]

I wonder what flying themes have that always captivate me deeply... this and E.T.'s flying theme are so memorable they give me the chills... great music! the first quite underrated, the other well deserved its position.

[Mugumbo101]

typical 80s

[lullabean]

That's inccredible! I was also imagining skating to this song! :)

[stephanie4music]

wonderful music !

[NicollBolas]

Fantastic theme. Great movie.

[Lukman65]

this movie is the first movie i have watched in my life

[Ignauhak]

Trust me, as a violinist myself, I'm sure I can distinguish actual orchestral elements from electronic imitation. But it was given a strong techno-pop backing, which I liked about it.

And thanks for agreeing about the Child-like Empress' beauty.

[Ignauhak]

Quite catchy, with a pounding rhythm to match the heart-beat, and a large section of fast-paced violins to match the legs running. This tune seems to allow one to really vent their energy, and the way I think it could be done best is with a figure-skating routine, with lots of spinning jumps!

By the way, I was really taken with the Child-like Empress, she is so enchanting, isn't she?

[ignoranceandwant]

I think the whole thing is synth. It's probably the highlight of the score.

I have the feeling a lot of ppl crushed on the Empress.

[ttc359]

what an underrated composer Doldinger is. His two soundtracks (with Das Boot) are superb.. wonder what he could have done if he put all his talent into movie music like Williams, Barry, Goldsmith, etc. instead of playing the sax. :)

[feldrave]

There's something about this that you just don't see in today's movies...

[balkis76]

Oh my childhood, my happy and fast childhood ! I was very happy with this movie, it brings to me a lot of memories about a happy time, with my family

[califajordell]

¡¡Fuyur, es una M-A-R-A-V-I-L-L-A!! - Say Bastian in castilian version.

[distr0ia]

I was fortunate to grow up with this movie

[twobitmage]

Loved this movie as a kid.

I found this while trying to find that dumb family guy flip.

[PepeRamonRodriguez]

well... goosebumps, what can i say

[mooky9669]

this is one of my all time favorite movies!! Thanks so much for sharing this!

[Feijnhorn]

GNEIAL ich liebe diesen Film!!!! Bastian war mein Held früher , ich hätte so gern getauscht gegen Ende mit Ihm!!! GENIALLLLLLLLLL

[feldrave]

Such a lovely tune!

[InterCity77]

Its written by Klaus Doldinger

[tempelton]

This was the music I was listening to whilst whizzing across the Egyptian desert last year. Memorable to say the least!

[05027405]

Che belloo mi lascia senza parole! é come entrare in una favola!!!!!!

[H2Odimare]

lo so adoro vivere come nelel favole...

Ciao 050

:)

[fanka63]

tutti si sognavano per un momento !

[The80Page]

I love that Movie!

[syzkeady]

love this film me and my friend tom laugh so much

[thesteelbutterfly]

What an awsome piece O___O, anyone knows what its called?

[AtheistAaron]

thesteelbutterfly in the U.S. it is referred to as "Bastian's Happy Flight" but in the original German score it is called "Flug Auf Dem Glücksdrachen". You can buy the original score in its entirety or just this song on iTunes, I highly recommend it!

[wolfgirl140]

I love this piece! thanks so much! :-)

[DarkfireNecros]

I remembered how much I loved this one back in the day. It has been such a long time since I seen this one. Classic

[VigonSaze]

Old fantasy movies like this were always the best..

[In2Infinity]

wow i used to love this movie...havent seen it in so long tho

[Ebonskaith]

This is put together pretty well.

Best.Movie.Ever.

[thepriest0801]

A fantastic movie - and a congenial score by Klaus Doldinger and Giorgio Moroder. What an epic!

[that80sguy1]

yep ciccone i like this intro better :)

[ciccone39]

Did you have this posted before with a different intro?