Empire of the Sun - John Williams Soundtrack

[Caitlin44444]

baby bale

[douglasmatley]

Mr. John Williams, the score for this film is tied with Warhorse as my second favorite score. Close Encounters is my favorite score of yours. I really like in the first part where Jamie becomes lost in the huge crowd of people, the score is acting as counterpoint to the action in the film. Happy late birthday from a fan.

[derbyderbi1]

This is based on a true story.

[TheLeon96Ahuel]

so sad this movie...='( and beautiful some times ='D

[AlexisGolnas]

it's called iGod

[TheLonelyImmortal]

The music sounds at times like The Lion King, and Glory (two movies with stellar soundtracks).

[RogueRotting360]

@TheLonelyImmortal This was before em.

[alleeyanah]

adding this to "God's Playlist" ;D

[Gaziell]

who's the twat who disliked it... dnt search it if yu dnt like it...

[WorldConquerer2295]

If God had a iPod, this would be on there :')

[JDQuartermann]

Thumbs up if you want this played at your wedding or funeral

[Petergan88]

Beautiful. I love it. Thanks for sharing.

[Shadowboy4010]

one person got killed by the chineese

[Entei2000]

memories!!!!!!

[Cythereaswetworld]

This movie rivals any...The acting , the score, the journey......I own it... in the collection...

[MrSeph9999]

ive only watch this movie countless times.

[derekwood4u]

One of my favorite films by Spielberg- just love the music .

[TheKym1989]

this composer is a genius ! breathtaking song

[60Cyndy]

wonderful film! great song!

[JackHill45]

P-51! P-51! Cadillac of the skies!

[bigdoggie1]

I love this movie it, the music amazing, the actors great! beautifully made and has to be one of my favorites, and yet I don't own it. Till that is, today I just bought a copy! several scenes in the movie were heartfelt, and touching. I love this film! and perhaps it is linked to my love of the classic war birds and I can relate to the little boy who was so fond of them as well!

[doubleP2s]

LOVE IT.

[McSuperfly101]

sounds a little bit like the theme in The Lion King.

[mbrown187]

This gives me chills...oh wait I'm just really cold, but yeah this is one heck of score.

[FannoFlow]

Spielbergs best movie by far. So under rated especially given the fact that he's released crap like Indiana Jones 4 which people love - just goes to show that most people are stupid.

Christian Bale is an amazing actor. 

[56ALEXX]

@FannoFlow Agree with you,Empire of the sun is an excelent movie and I thnk is the best performance of C. Bale.Regards from Buenos Aires

[GGbreizh]

@FannoFlow If you think that just because people don't think like you they are stupid, then you could be a great dictator.

[Liftla]

John Tower Williams!

[TH3009]

This song is epic :)

[nicholasjameswisdom]

If I ever win something big, I'll let everyone in the audience know that this film, in my opinion, is Spielberg's greatest achievement. Beautiful, resonant, heart-breaking, gigantic.

[suyinify]

I've seen this movie once and I want to see it again for it really was a very good one. A very nice thing to do to consume time... Touches heart, shows what courage means, will make you cry...

[quicksiler]

I think this might have been the first movie that when watch during my mid teens, brought a tear to my eye

Everything about this film was spectacular.... and yet whenever I bring it up with someone, they've never heard of the movie. So far I've gotten a good half dozen to actually sit down and watch it and love it.

[SITH377]

RED ALERT 3 "Soviets" "Allieds" "Empire Of The Risin Sun"

[The1andOnly1ToB]

The movie is my most favorite. The story, symbolism, acting, music....everything flawless. By far the best...

[carahatestrig]

i wish someone would do a figure skating routine to this...that's just how i think. haha. i would skate the shit outta this!

[SurTensionMusic]

I think that today Malkovich makes some bad movies, when we watch him in Empire Of The Sun we say "God, what is he doing now ?". That's my opinion. But this film is really awesome, really fabulous. And Spielberg and Williams are gods. =)

[CanTake8]

@SurTensionMusic It's as if a decade ago Malkovich gave up and started making horrible films. He can't seem to find characters anymore, so he walks on and does his grumbling self.

[UFOSPACE1999]

David Lean wanted to direct it...but gave it to Steven Spielberg...MY problem with this film is...like what he did with The Color Purple...he PRETTY IT UP...I read the book Empire of the Sun..by JG Ballard and it truly talks about his time in China. And it was not a great time and didn't see his parent for 3 years...But the music John Williams is beautiful and sorrowful. I can bring back everyone!!! WHERE IS THAT CUE?

[Hashpotato]

unforgettable film.

'All men are brothers, like the seas throughout the world; So why do winds and waves clash so fiercely everywhere?'

Emperor Hirohito

[LilaGiornatta]

L Inocenza e la guerra, tristissima guerra.!! un ommaggio a tutti coloro che hanno combatutto..non vorrei più guerre nel mondo....qui si vide la inocenza da un bambino in mezzo alla distruzione..il dolore..e la voglia di sopravivere..!

Bellissimo film. !!

[Calamy4ever]

one of my fave films!!!!

[GamerSScro]

EPIC film!

[PainMonkey]

Bale had some serious acting chops even when he was little.

[fenetre46]

Un des plus beaux films de Spielberg...a voir et revoir...merci

[CaliforniaFilmDirect]

Excellent

[CaliforniaFilmDirect]

Angels Rule!

[LEGOpotatochip]

Screw what the critics say this movie is more better than some of the movies that have come out this past few years!!!!!

[darkriku97]

good job john williams! another masterpiece!

[19thLion]

Best thing Spielberg has done, and in my humble opinion, the best Christian Bale ever acted...

[Darkclaw00700]

@19thLion Have you seen his other movies? He is incredible in The Fighter and comes to show you how versatile he is. He's considerably young still and will continue to grow as an actor. So happy he won the Oscar.

[Chocolateluvr1987]

Where's the video of Suo Gan?

[dwightdelpilar]

A really great movie. i shed tears on this..

[satangel6667]

Perhaps Spielberg's most under-marketed film of all time...and yet his best.

[oldmoviemusic]

@satangel6667

Yes, it was undermarketed, but critics gave it pretty mediocre reviews. Which I dont understand....

[BradBrassman]

@oldmoviemusic Thats probably because critics see so many films that very little fails to impress them anymore; but thats their loss eh? All I can tell you is that when the Mustang flies close, past the tower where Jim is watching, it never fails to raise hairs on the back of my neck; Besides, critics are few in number, whilst movie fans can be counted in the millions, so who is right?

[SrNutritivo]

@oldmoviemusic amistad sucks...

[EasternMerchant]

@oldmoviemusic "Ciritc gave it pretty mediocre reviews" That is definitely evidence how standards were so much higher in the past. You had to do alot more to impress people back then.

[EasternMerchant]

@oldmoviemusic I think the poor reviews are from the fact that American Characters in the story are played as antagonistic (poor, gypsy-like characters) role which was something that Americans probably didn't want to be represented as.

[obirch23]

@oldmoviemusic holds 81% on Rotten Tomatoes which indicates universal acclaim, great great film ...

[GABEUDEU]

@satangel6667 I am so agree with you , if the critic don't understand this film we should never believe them

[michaelisajerk]

@satangel6667 I thought it was a great film, but so hard to watch and endure. I think that keeps it from being part of pop culture.

[clix411]

@michaelisajerk i agree, some of the dialouge confused me and it was really long too, but amazing movie anyway :) also part of the inspiration for Tropic Thunder since Ben Stiller was Developing a story for that movie during this movie haha pretty cool

[zninbgky]

@satangel6667  totaly agree

[Clnmagee]

I liked the scene where the guy asked him if he wanted a hershy bar and the kid said sure but then the man said so do I you got one

[WizardOfHumor1989]

3:55 - 4:28

This makes me wanna cry!

[spieljawsfan]

The scene that really begins the crying for me is when Jim walks over to one of the P51s when he first arrives in Soonchow and he is about to be shot down by a soldier, when three pilots walk up to Jim. Jim salutes them, and they salute him back. The magnitude of that scene along with Spielberg's direction, Bale's acting, and John Williams' music breaks my heart each and every time I see it.

[DetroitLove4U]

A musical esoteric timeless masterpiece!!! Although the true Cadillac of the Skies ( the modern day Ferrari for the time ) was the ME - 262 Swallow of Nazi Germany! For the Third Reich personified mankind's pinnacle of rising militaristic prowess & ingenuity. Nevertheless, as a child this film was a superb movie & it's juxtaposed to a powerful tandem of directing talent and musical GENIUS!! Two thumbs up oldmoviemusic!! By the way do you have the opening song (In the Mood ) for "Hope & Glory"?

[satangel6667]

@DetroitLove4U

Dude, the P-51 is totally the cadillac of the sky. Nothing sounds nicer than a Merlin motor.

[DetroitLove4U]

@satangel6667 It's okay to be jealous, envious, & partial at the same time.

ME-262 Swallows will always own the WWII skies!! The sound of the roar of the jet engines in relation to the P-51 .................. looks like your steak sauce is made in New York City because the ME-262 Swallows are the real A-1s, the real McCoys, the creme de la creme, the ayatollahs of rock n rollas, the world's finest - our Mighty Reich was the World and it took the world & bad weather to conquer them. Lates Lady

[GoranB100]

Beautiful music and best child acting ever!

[ReRigs]

The best child acting ever was in the original (1953 version) of "The Kidnappers."

[Killmajoro]

This piece has inspired me to see the movie asap! I am a HUGE John Williams fan and I can't belive I have never heard this beauty before!!! JW FOR LIFE

[jubjub2112]

@Killmajoro An amazing movie . . . You will not be disappointed! Awesome soundtrack! Also with a beautiful rendition of the Welsh lullaby Suo Gan . . .

[unnuevosiglo]

One of the most beautiful soundtrack of John Williams.

[rorosamy]

thats is a great movie but i think his name shold be

"the kid the grow up to be BATMAN!"

lol what do u think?

[ccarbelaez]

lol

[ColbertNation88]

by far the corniest comment I believe I have ever read.

well done

[KimTreize]

well many of Steven Spielbergs movies are underrated. The Color purple, Amistad, the terminal etc.

[kkg76]

i'm such a huge fan of this movie! the soundtrack is so evocative

[journey2xl]

This has been my favorite movie for over 20 years....I probably watch it 3 times a year....definitely agree it's underrated...I think everything about it is a masterpiece....

[IantheLiberal]

Who is the real life Basie? lol, def an unforgettable character, especially in the book, which I'm currently reading. Cast perfectly! Does anyone know someone like him today, like a modern equivalent? Def a once and a lifetime person to come across

[MrEnergon1333]

such an exceptional fantastic film , really touching

[oldmoviemusic]

Indeed, very much so.

[davedanger78]

yeah its underrated, for me its one of the best spielberg movies ever..

[BiancaLovesYoohXOXO]

whats the song that Jamie sang when he was in the chour?

[oldmoviemusic]

Suo Gan. I posted it too, but YouTube took it down ):...

[BiancaLovesYoohXOXO]

oh ok thanks

my friend found one song of it and sent it to me

[davedanger78]

very cool video, one of my fav films ever :D

[irish89055]

@oldmoviemusic it's still on here, at least by others, maybe not from the movie..awesome

[BVictor21]

@BiancaLovesYoohXOXO

Suo Gan

[xmazystarx]

A fantastic piece of music and an amazing film, and indeed true life story!

[RymoMymo]

Great choice! This is by far my favorite Spielberg film, and quite possibly my favorite film in general.

[oldmoviemusic]

This was my favorite film for a while there, now it is in the top 20....and it is my fave Spielberg as well!

[balloydspiritsoul]

Close Encounter of the Third Kind!

[lisa57122]

Il y a des films et des oeuvres musicales qui mériteraient bien de figurer au Patrimoine de l'Humanité.

[lisa57122]

Un très beau film et la musique est si belle aussi !

[oldmoviemusic]

Oui! C'est vrai!

[tonkalonestar]

Genuine tears!!! God, when he embraces the front of that plane, it breaks my heart - best moment in the film. xxx or in any film... probably, for me. I can hear the lives of my forefathers through this music... their sacrifices during both Wars, at home and abroad... Deep... so deep.

[oldmoviemusic]

Yes, the music does say so much. My favorite moment of the film would be when he is on the roof of one of the camp buildings, and the American pilot flies past. There is something so special about it.

[CHorangesoda]

Been looking for this music forever, thank you so much!! :) Its so beautiful and the movie, wow, all I can say.

[oldmoviemusic]

I totally agree! This movie is really good, and so is the score.

[johnng45]

i like this one more than Suo Gan

[oldmoviemusic]

I like them both, however my favorite of the two depends upon my mood :) haha

[Raveness25]

wow christian bale so young

[oldmoviemusic]

He's only about ten or eleven, but he is so good in this movie!

[johnng45]

which is your fave john williams movie?

[oldmoviemusic]

Hmm, that's a tough one...I always love his collabs with Steven Spielberg, and I really like Empire of the Sun, but I think I like Schindler's List best...and of course Indiana Jones :)

[Frundsberg4]

aaaaaaaaaaa.......nooooooooooo­o!!!!!!!

[Shabannie]

I can tell that you must really be interested in China.  I did see this movie, and it is a very good choice to contribute. ----Ellen

[Frundsberg4]

Very emotional and catchy song! Thanks 4 uploading!

[oldmoviemusic]

Thank you! I like it too :)

[Frundsberg4]

Can you tell me the title of that song when the boy is singing...Unfortunatelly I cannot remember well enough to the scene exactly...I've been searching for that song for days...Thanks!

[cypherff]

Suo Gan

[oldmoviemusic]

Yes, it is called Suo Gan...I can post it for you if you want?

[Frundsberg4]

Thanks so much!

[oldmoviemusic]

Just so you know, Frundsberg4, I have now uploaded Suo Gan...just for you :)

[oldmoviemusic]

Actually, Frundsberg, I am afraid that WMG copyrighted my video of Suo Gan right after I uploaded it...I'm sorry.