Excalibur • O Fortuna/Carmina Burana • Carl Orff
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- Soundtrack from the 1981 John Boorman film "Excalibur" with Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Cherie Lunghi, Nicholas Clay, Paul Geoffrey, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne & Liam Neeson. --- HD Film Tributes is a channel with over three hundred movie homages currently posted. We make zero money from CZcams as obviously none of these edits will ever be monetized by us. Any and all ad revenue from these videos goes directly to Google as well as to the various copyright owners, the film studios and the recording industry. -- Please consider supporting HD Film Tributes and our editing efforts with a donation via PayPal. Your help will be very much appreciated. Thank you! - paypal.me/HDFilmTributes
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This film blew me away as a kid and when the Knights were charging through the cherry blossom to this music I was captivated.
I still think that scene is one of the greatest cinematic movements of all time.
TechSys Engineer absolutely. It's forever burnt into my retinas
Problem being. It was mostly filmed in Ireland.
THis is beautiful and heavy on meanings. For the celts king and land were the same, when the king rise again so does the land.
@@kenhanson27 there is nothing wrong being filmed in Ireland so was father Ted
Best King Arthur movie ever. You can't change my mind.
Young actors: Helen Mirren, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Nelson, Patrick Stewart . Lords and Ladys, what a cast
Helen Mirren, 36 évesen már nem volt olyan fiatal, 😉
Helen Mirren and Nicol Williamson(Merlin) had acted together before and HATED each other. John Boorman said "Great! You're working together.".
it's Liam Neeson
Also Ciaran Hinds
Don't forget Clive Swift of Keeping Up Appearance fame.
The thing that makes Excalibur special is that its really the only film version of the King Arthur story that actually took the medieval legends seriously, rape and incest included, and to present the entire legend in a single movie. No other version has even dared to attempt that.
"the only film version of the King Arthur story that actually took the medieval legends seriously"
_Perceval le Gallois_ (1978) took it way, way more seriously. It's far more literal in its Medievalism than _Excalibur_ . I still like _Excalibur_ best.
how about Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
i think a Black Knight getting both arms and one leg chopped off and then saying "Tis but a scratch!!" was very faithful to the King Arthur books, also when the French guy said King Arthurs mom was a hamster who smelled of elderberries was in book, and King Arthur sieged castles by throwin cows at them ALL THE TIME
I always thought the Merlin TV show was pretty awesome.
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I kid, I kid. Put the pitchfork down.
@@youboob6297 no, no no - your mother was a hamster and your Father smelled of elderberries!
@@stvdagger8074 yes i just read *Le' Morte de Arthur* and that was the exact line in the book. fun fact: hamsters were royal pets in the Dark Ages and owned primarily by women. noble mens had hunting hawks and noble women had hunting hamsters. sometimes hunting hawks would eat hunting hamsters which led to the War of the Sexes, which is why women hate men to this day: because hamsters
Strangely still the best film based on the Arthurian legend I've seen.
And Jesus ... Nicol Williamson as Merlin is perfect. Whimsical, sinister, mysterious, powerful and playful. Nobody since has come close.
so true dude the best Arthus Movie with great cast. also Patrick Stewart
@@angolanischeziegenmafia1905 and lian neeson
"A dream to some.. A nightmare to others!!!!!" When I was little, I would walk around the house w/ a sheet draped on me, saying that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I've always said Nicol Williamson's turn as Merlin is one of the greatest acting performances of all time. Just his voice alone is absolutely perfect for the role. Doesn't hurt that nearly every line he has is completely epic.
""Family, hearth and home. They are not for you, Uther:"
"What is for me? To kill and be king? Is that all?"
"Maybe not even that."
"Your words are like knives, Merlin."
"You killed the Duke, you stole his wife, you took his castle. Now, nobody trusts you."-----
I suggest you watch Kaamelott. It's a French série, worth every minute.
Not a shred of CGI, yet still mesmerized the eye and imagination. Every scene in this film was brilliant and beautiful. Today’s film makers producing this cartoonish, computerized schlock have no idea how embarrassing they are.
No CGI but tons of magic, tons of amazing scenes, amazing lighting and costume all blended skillfully with an artist's eye. I couldnt agree with you more.
Well said
Reality is slowly fading into a virtual dystopia...😔⏳⚰️
Great story is everything.
Well, you don’t have to be so cheerful about it. 😒
When people refer to movies as “Cinema.”, this is what they’re talking about.
This film is the apex of great Cinema. An absolute classic.
If this is the "apex," then cinema has never been good.
@@andyderksen8455 may be you mean "Porky's" ? Buuuuu
This is art. I wrote a paper about this movie in college and my Professor was delighted.
I had the distinct honor singing in a choir that performed the entire work of this. It was grand
I have heard two operatic/ choral pieces in person, my favorites mind you, and I wept like a we babe basking in the awe of sound. If I were in the choir,, I would undoubtedly faint.
i hate opera and operatic singing.
except for this piece. i love it.
Awesome
As did I.. I can still remember the thrill of being in the moment. "In taberna, quando suumus, non curamus quid si humus.." 🎶🎶 please forgive the spelling. 😊
This movie has aged far better than most films have. a masterpiece.
EVERY movies is Hyped on release. But the Cream rises to the top. Decades later you see what it cherished, and what is free on "B" movies sites all over the web.
The last ride through the trees in full blossom, the desperation, the determination...always chokes me up. My favorite film of all time.
Yeah I just finished being wrecked all over again after 40 years wow
The flowers bloom in the foreground as the knights pass, the symbolism should not be overlooked...
Great scene! I didn't know what the music was until I was about 20 (about 4 years after the movie came out). An older woman (probably only about 34 at the time) said her boyfriend was playing some wild music last night that made her think of me. She brought it in and I played it. I think it was one of the nicest complemements I ever got. For some reason women tend to say I belong to a much different time.
I never noticed as a kid, but watching it as a grown up, I learned that there was even more to that scene; Percival saying to Arthur "You and the land are one! Drink and you shall be reborn and the land with you!" wasn't just a cool-sounding line, it was the culmination of the narrative. It was foretold by Merlin in Arthur's youth, it was the secret Arthur had lost and was thus the 'Test' for the Knights of the Grail on their quest and we see it all through the movie, without really thinking about it. The land is prosperous throughout Arthur's reign. After he's wounded, the land grows stagnant and bleak and when he's finally healed, the land is healed with him. When we witness their ride through the cherry blossoms, it's the realisation of that narrative, come full circle.
The part that always got my blood pumping was a bit earlier. When his 'brother' announces to the castle "Guards! Knights! Squires! Prepare for battle!!!" As he says those last few words, the music for Oh Fortuna starts to swell... It's such a wonderfully uplifting scene! It's such a wonderfully crafted movie!! People may object to the anachronistic armour and things like stirrups, which simply didn't exist at the time (certainly not in Britain). To me, however, it all adds to the pageantry of the movie and it would suffer without such things. Jon Boorman created a perfect movie and if he had to take artistic licence in the process, then I have no objections.
Favorite movie of all time
i saw this movie as child. I must rewatch this.
It has real magic.
Whenever i get migraine attack, i think of this movie.
My vission starts to shine, shimmer. Like the rivers in this movie.
The best movie ever made about King Arthur and the soundtrack is great, a spectacular fusion
So many fine actors in this film! And Nigel Terry’s turn as a gangly kid to a wise king is truly remarkable. 👑
😊
One of my all time favorite movie. Don’t believe the Arthurian legend was better depicted than in this masterpiece. It will never be surpassed.
Knights of the Round Table (1953) directed by Richard Thorpe.
Epic, its such a shame movies like this get lost in time, true storytelling, amazing soundtrack,acting and a true tribute to the lore of king arthur.
Yuo u don't see movies like that anymore u just don't back in the 80's 90's those where good movies movies like those should be persevere in museums and old movie theaters. So generations could watch the movies.
@@victorperez5530 The movies are still around, dude
How is this lost? You could watch this movie right now.
@@chesterdonnelly1212 You can. But it's still lost if you haven't heard of it and aren't made aware that it exists.
@@CoffeeConnected I see what you mean. I hope in comes on TV some time soon. I would love to watch it again.
When I first saw this movie I absolutely loved it. Then when I found out that the costumes, especially the suits of armour, were pure fantasy I felt cheated. The movie had such an impact on how I imagined dark ages Britain. But now I have a better appreciation of storytelling and cinematography. I really want to see this again.
This was the film of my childhood.
It was awesome.
"Behold! The Sword of Power! Excalibur! Forged when the world was young, and bird and beast and flower were one with man, and death was but a dream!"
areasevenpro I swear this is why I can’t get right.
“Some watery tart....
If I yield to the sword Excalibur what will you yield?
@@kirkstinson7316 Me? Yield? I gots me Excalibuh, biatch!
Speak the words!!!
This was the best movie and soundtrack ever made...ever!!
The designer and builder of the armor in Excalibur was Terry English, who also designed the Colonial Marine armor from Aliens.
Go watch a multi part series on CZcams with Terry English and Adam Savage. They make a suit together.
Adam was just on TV yesterday during the SpaceX launch attempt. He showed many of his very accurate Space Suits and changed into many of them and planned to make a SpaceX suit as well.
I have a picture of me in Uthors armour .... mad good stuff!!!!!
Its to this date, the best armor made in any movie
Nice piece of movie trivia.
Probably the greatest Arthurian movie of all time, and this video was amazing, thank you!
Nah, It's a fantasy movie, I never liked it, much better the Knights of the Round Table (1953) directed by Richard Thorpe.
Agreed.
@unmarkedX Too much fantasy to my taste.
Probably? Hands down.
@unmarkedX its a legend, no history about arthur etc
A dream to some.... A NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!! This movie is what got me into D & D as a teenager, decades before LOTR. Just amazing....
Imagine as an 8 year-old in 1983 watching this movie for the first time. Thank you for enriching my childhood. This is the quintessence of all Arthurian versions, films, portrayals there was and is.
"Guards, knights, squires prepare for battle." Love that line.
I remember the first time I travelled abroad, went to visit my sister who lives in Germany. I visited the monastery where Carl Orff is burried which is half an hour walk through a forest from where my sister lives. I didn't know he was layed there in eternity. I got very touched because he is my favourite composer.
The greatest Excalibur movie ever made!!!
One of the Best Films showing the Beauty of My Homeland Ireland !
This movie, this story the way it was told, with the music, is beyond beautiful. The actors and actresses are amazing.
" I did not know how empty was my soul until it was filled"
.....Knights! Squires! Prepare for battle!
...ceste la ve
one of my favourite quotes in all cinema.
Igrayne: "You used that line on me too, Arthur."
"You have broken -- what could not BE broken! Hope, is... broken."
this is exactly what i felt when Hela broke Thors hammer by squishing it. i almost cried because Thor without a hammer is like ice cream without sprinkles, or chocolate syrup without milk, or Beyonce without Jay-Z
Doomsday killing Superman in BvS. Hope is broken.
This video had me teary eyed. Not just from the memories of being amazed by this movie when I first saw it as a kid. The visuals & use of Carmina Burana are awe inspiring.
Unvergessen.Weiß garnicht wie oft ich den Film im Kino geschaut hab.Toller Film.
I remember I was around maybe 13 yrs old when I first saw this movie...I was home sick from school and this came on our cable movie channel....I sat and watched and was enchanted from start to finish....honestly I can say this is one of the movies where I can admit it changed by life ("Gladiator" is the other) in many ways....this movie and it's many powerful scenes stay in your mind for ever after...….and while I was serving in Iraq with the Army back in 2004 I used a line from this movie...it went like this....my Platoon Sergeant told me to tell everyone get prepared for "the big day" of the Iraqi elections on Jan 30, 2005 and it was expected to be a day where we received the most resistance from the insurgency....so I left the Platoon Sergeant's office, walked down the halls between the soldiers' rooms and shouted "PRIVATES!!….SPECIALISTS!!!...CORPORALS!!!!…..PREPARE FOR BATTLE!!!"......now all of those young soldiers had no idea why I shouted it like that but a Staff Sergeant poked his head out his door with a smile and said "that's from Excalibur....that was so cool...ha ha!!…….we went on to have a hard exhausting 22 hours outside the wire protecting polling sites and besides just one inaccurate mortar attack there were no more insurgent attacks on us that day.
"Come Father; let us embrace at last." Epic movie.
I've used that line before in the past, I just didn't use the word father. I used it in a very competitive karate match with an opponent that had long felt animus against me. I said that to him right before..it unnerved him a bit..lol. Some great lines in that film..."For it is the doom of men that we forget"..--Merlin
I love this movie so much. The dialog is tremendous, for example: "When a man lies, he murders a part of the world" ... so true!
Putin on Ukraine!
Biden on Hunter!
Metallica used this line on a song on and justice for all
What a great trailer for the greatest movie about the Arthurian legend ever. Definitely what Europe would need to find itself again in those troubled times.
Great movie! The best King Arthur-movie there is.
Raw and shiny. Dark and tragic . As it should be.
Well said 👌
I'll never forget this film
I was completely blown away when I saw this movie for the first time.
Beautiful cinematography on this movie..
This is by Far My FAVORITE ARTHER MOVIE!
Lancelot to Arthur as he lay dying " It is the old wound my king it has never healed" I will always remember that statement it resonates life and loves we have lost.......................................
Indeed.
Sir! I give you infinite upvotes!
Dennis thank you
...mistakes we have not yet forgiven ourselves for.
@@thegreatbamboozler4837 ........ some don’t fade with time they are just there.
If Arthur is sleeping as legend says he needs to wake up now
You are so right
Wake up and send him to Michigan
@@fkrr5 Why Michigan? - there are many rioters and looters to smite in Minnesota!
@@stvdagger8074 Save me from Whitmer lol
it is ... too late ... for that...
A true masterpiece.
My favourite film
This (Excellent) film introduced me Carmine Burana. Merlin and Morgana kicked butt! Thanks for the memories!
Absolutely so glorious and scenes so darn powerful its divinely majestic.
Still gives me chills
The Classic and only greatest King Arthur movie ever made, plus the Excalibur O fortune played by the orquéstese is the best soundtrack I ever seen.
this is glorious but the ending with Siegfried's Funeral Music makes me cry every time
This film is a masterpiece, the music, the story, must seen this King Arthur ✨
"A King Without a sword the land without a king"
this masterpiece is definitely on my mount Rushmore of epic films!!!!
Boorman's visual epic, the Excalibur story has never been told better than this and the soundtrack is suberb.🤩👌
Seen this film many times now, underrated classic in my opinion!
I don't think it's underrated, I think it's just not prevalent enough as part of classic cinema. Perhaps because it isn't really suitable for children to see, even though I read L'Morte D'Arthur in middle school, it's not really something that most kids would handle well...there's rape (though not really forcibly), incest (even though not voluntarily), various degrees of nudity, ultra-violence, adultery, and adult subject matter in general. You know your children and what they are mature enough to handle, but I will forever love this film and the score/soundtrack. Adults should at least be aware of this movie as a masterpiece and check it out when they are ready for a real movie that will last within your mind.
Throughout history, it's always a women that brings a man to his ruin. Doesn't matter if the story is Arab, English, African, or Hispanic. There are stories and legends like this throughout history.
(Standing ovation, thunderous applause) "Bravo!!! Bravo!!"
For it is the doom of men that they forget.
Unforgettable Film.
I remember this movie when I was a teenager. I loved it. And will always remind me of my youth.
Still one of the greatest movies ever made, hasn't aged a bit 👏👍💪
The Best stylized installment of the Arthurian legend in cinema History so far.
I’d have to say that this is possibly the first “EPIC” film that I remember viewing as a child. And still one of my favorite movies, also my favorite of the King Arthur films.🐉💥⚔️
My favourite version of Merlin :)
Ah, the young Helen Mirren. Star of many of my teenage fantasies. And actually...
So many emotions in this comp. Loved the movie o fortuna was perfect for Arthur's last ride for me personally this is the greatest piece ever written makes you cry its joyful and fills you with pride thank you carl orff rest well sir
This movie is absolutely perfect
''When a man lies, he murders some part of the world..''
That movie had some pretty deep quotes, no?
Wise words that need repeating in today's political climate.
"It is the doom of men that they forget."
The movie is based on 'Le Morte d' Arthur' (The Death of Arthur) a 15th Century Middle-English prose...
Yes. I have a copy of it but the reading is so difficult.
@@nancydemoss8421 I certainly was interested in getting my own copy. But unfortunately I heard just what you said. Some say more difficult than Shakespeare, wich is certainly difficult enough for me.
The cinematography, the Knights, Merlin, and the Soundtrack is what makes the Movie better than the other King Arthur movies.
its like being in a dream
Had young Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart and Helen Mirran. Loved this movie as a kid.
The only Arthur and Excalibur film you need to watch
All hail, one of the greatest movies!! The story. The acting. The passion. The love. The betrayal. The rebirth. The blood.
"Come father, let us embrace at last."
STAND BACK! Be silent! Be still!
That's it... and look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars. Remember it well, then... this night, this great victory. So that in the years ahead, you can say, 'I was there that night, with Arthur, the King!' For it is the doom of men that they forget.
Merlin, your words have forged this ring....
Arguably one of the best movies ever made!
Wow I have to watch this film. It looks amazing
The BEST adaptation of King Arthur you will EVER watch!!!!!!
It is amazing. It's the Arthurian legend the way you would imagine it. Like a Victrian Era painting depicting the legend come to life.
The best version ever produced.
"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government ... You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!"
Spoken like a true moistened bint!
Bloody Peasant!
Given recent outcomes, I think we ought to give a watery tart-based system of government a try.
If I started calling myself an emperor just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me they'd lock me away
Relax..
One of my all time favourite films, but hardly ever on TV.
Probably doesn't tick all boxes
I was 11 when this came out. I don't know how long it was before I saw it on that NEW WONDERFUL THING we had just received called CABLE/HBO... but I remember watching it over and over. I had forgotten all about it. I need to
watch it again...
"EXCALIBUR" --- Everything the "GREEN KNIGHT" will never be.
yup
One of the greatest movies, one of the greatest stories, ever told.
Own DVD and watched countless times. Boorman made a movie so realistic, yet with touch of magic. Best film ever made
Without a doubt, Excalibur was the GREATEST retelling of the Arthur Legend!
I'll be re-watching this movie from time to time till the day i die! haha A true gem of cinema.
Between this and Conan my chest hairs want to rampage.
@Archit misal It has been used in movies, trailers, commercials... It's all over the place. I may be mistaken, but i think it was also in Dracula starring Gary Oldman. The lyrics are 700+ years old, but they were put to music somewhere around 1935.
Conan the Barbarian also came to mind as well. It was a great time for fantasy films!
@Archit misal imagine if Conan the barbarian used excalibur
I dont remember much chest hair in either xD
My favorite move, ever! I can pretty much quote it from start to finish! I have literally worn out 2 VHS tapes and currently have the DVD, which I watch regularly. I can't get enough of it.
Excalibur! great movie!
" A king without a sword . A land without a king!!!! "
Even after all this time, Excalibur is still the best version of this timeless legend 😍
Best Film Adaption of Le Morte de Arthur. Thank you John Boorman.
The imagery of this film is trascendental, masterpiece...
An entire generation grew up knowing the Carmina Burana and Wagner's Death March of Siegfried because of this movie.
This movie has still never been matched in 40 years! Just fantastic 😍
Modern film-makers could really benefit from watching this film and learning how powerful organic effects can be.
I fell in love with the movie when I saw it ,still I keep the DVD and a copy in my USB drive. And this music was just icing on the cake.
for most of us, this film was our introduction to this song. One of the finest pieces of music ever written. There couldn't be a soul alive that wouldn't eagerly storm the gates after hearing this. One could die content with an arrow in the eye.
Truth
Still the best movie.. better than all those remakes 👍
Proper good film this is... I remember watching this when I was a lad time ago sick of school with chicken pox with me grandad.
Most impressive of all the Arthur films, in storylines, cinematography, action,romance, in your face mysticism, yet it seems to all make sense with human nature
This movie is timeless even today! In my view the best King Arthur film to date. Merlin was superb played by the actor Nicol Williamson my favorite character! Movies as how they were meant to be made! No CGI or fakery just good story telling/plot with an ending!
Agree!
And no "woke morals" , just a great story and plot.
This song is the greatest piece of oprah ever written. What a fantastic movie to unite it with.
Still can't believe my dad took me to watch this at the cinema when I was 12.. I have the best dad ever.