Esbjörn Svensson Trio - What Though The Way May Be Long
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2008
- Esbjörn Svensson Trio - What Though The Way May Be Long, from the album Viaticum.
I began training parkour around 2004 at a time when the discipline was not well known, and was even less understood by myself as well as many others who had been inspired by videos of David Belle, and his unique displays of strength, speed and agility in his home town of Lisses, France. The practice of using the environment as both a means of strengthening the mind and body, as well as a playground, obstacle course and place of exploration and discovery, blurred for me the boundaries between exercise, philosophy and art, and continues to influence my way of viewing the world today.
I made this video and wrote the accompanying text with the intention of showing a different way of practising and thinking, which was less dramatic, more contemplative, and altogether different from what was seen in the majority of videos at the time. Almost eight years after it was filmed, this video represents for me not just an important moment in my own history, but also an art that is vanishing beneath shallow, diluted forms of its original potential.
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When i listen to this track every time i think my mom....i lost her 2 years ago and listening to this track makes me feel that her soul rests somewhere in piece....i miss her so much....!!!!
Favourite in 2020
Thanks Tim, I hope you're well.
And we will have a generation of strong, thoughtful people.
I saw them in London at the Barbican and got to meet them after the show. I was surprised that I felt so shy and silly waiting in line to shake their hands and get their signatures. That I'll never forget. The music will live on.
after all these years I still come back to this video. how times have changed
still coming back to it
Hope youll come back again someday.
@@natinatyoutube indeed
;)
It visible that you are first a climber, and then a tracer, your moves are very control and smooth. Thanks for sharing, I love this vid, added to my favorit
This is music as an artform in its most beutiful way, and the video is fitting in in a way, that I wouldnt have imagined it as I found this version
This to me is one of the single best Parkour videos out there. Artistically it's superb, but also in the movement and in the mindset that it captures. You see focus, progression and challenge, as well as control and reaching for further.
I remember watching this when it was first doing the rounds, and it still stands out from the crowd today.
Esbjörn Svensson was one of the brightest shining musicians ever.Rest In Peace.
You move beautifully, absolutely beautifully.
simply amazing; your're truly free of everything and therefore able to do anything your inspiration to not just traceurs but everyone! beautiful.
Yep. I am keen on learning these small, though important differences, thanks for that reaction. ;)
one of the best, maybe the best parkour video i've seen so far.. and the best music (blane has got good choises, too but this one here is amazing).
Really good tribute to a fantastic piece of music :)
I still remember how sad I was when I heard about Esbjörn Svensson's Death...
peace!
I'm the guy doing the reverse precision at 4:20 - I gotta say I come back to this video every now and again and still love the flow, strength, accuracy and artistry that Eliot developed almost ten years ago now. How time flies. Interested to see new videos every time he puts one out. Pleasure to know you my friend. Best wishes!
Good to hear from you! Get in touch and we can meet up if we're in the same country some day.
INCREDIBILMENTE STREPITOSO
un ottimo video ;-)
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@eightyeightdays AND this video will help the music live on. It meshed with the moods within the music perfectly. Now whenever I hear the music in my mind's eye I see this video. Just a sensational job of editing and the black and white choice is superb!
Today I felt in love with this song and this extraordinary video that I didn't know till to this moment. They fit perfectly together. I' m sad that Esbjörn Svensson couldn't have seen it because he died a few months later. But perhaps Dan Berglund and Magnus Õstrom had the possibility to see it. Great work! Thank you very much for your video! Stay healthy and happy!
Thanks for your kind comment.
@@eightyeightdays❤
watched this video proble a hundered times. I'm in love with the band and really enjoyed reading your philosophy in the blogspot
Once again: what a great artist we have lost with him. It´s just incredibly sad
Great movie to a great song!
A very atmospheric video. I like it very much. Thanks!
You showed great your freedom, that was so beatiful
The effortlessness of both - the music by E.S.T. and the movements within and through the urban parcour - makes this beautiful to watch and listen to. Also, as you redefine space and time by showing this parcour, the music is paralleled, as this kind of Jazz reshapes time and space, or at least our experience of it. The cutting is great, wonderful shots, too, it left a very sensitive and photographically, calm impression. Thank you, keep it up!
Beautiful, really beautiful, was so focused on every clip and loved it. Miss you elliot man, next time im in london il wonder what your doing up in finland :D
All the best man, Peace
This is real Parkour for me!
Nice video!!!
i keep watching it. its awesome. inspires me to make some cool videos
one of my favourite E.S.T. pieces - magnificent! ♥
beautiful song and beautiful video....
Esbjorn Svensson Trio + Parkour...haha two of my favorite things in the world! Thanks for a great upload! I prefer the slower pieces by e.s.t., but hadnt heard this one before this video.
Very very interesting. I like how you were able to train regardless of how many people where around or where you were. You don't mind what people think of you, that's a good trait to have.
Absolutely beautiful...
ESTE VIDEO ES MÁS QUE MARAVILLOSO, PERO MÁS AÚN ES ESE EXTRAORDINARIO PIANO. SON MUCHAS SENSACIONES. ¡BRAVO!
4.25 when I realised that shot was played in reverse!!! Hahah amazing! That was so cool, I wanna train with you properly sometime. :)
I liked how you're always going at your own pace doing your own thing in this video, strong feeling of individuality.. like, internalised concentration.
this brings tears in my eyes
Art, this it's just art...4:16 amazin job! Great pk, and great vid!
ATT: MAHS
P.D: Just Great....
It's basically one of the nicest and certainly most beautiful video ive ever seen. The music and the movements and just everything fits together so well. Really well done. Keep it up. I appreaciate the work. As English people would say: This is well good :D
@eightyeightdays I don't know if it's really parkour, but I liked it. It's natural, it's expressive. That's full of life. I found this video when looking for EST, but now I'm interested in parkour. And I really like the 3:06~3:52 part.
Thank you and congratulations. Hope that we can climb together some time.
incredible video
inspiration and motivation
spread love for the movement!
keep up your nice work :D
this is just art in its essence: the movement the stillness the music... the video is so calm and intense i got goose bumps in combination with that wonderful song. very inspiring and touching, keep it up my friend you are brilliant!
That was amazing.
I'm just speachless, a true work of art.
Beautiful and inspiring - thank you.
Wow, just watched this for the first time. You're such an inspiration guy Elliot! I really enjoyed training with you while you were still in London. Thanks for putting me in your vid too (the jump looks even better backward).
Your tastes in Music is Awesome!!
you are really an artist
thank you for post and share
Amazing video. Loved it
awesome video
love it
I love your style. Great video.
Excellent video.
Bellísima música y video!
that is so wonderfull!!! i love it! :))
Great piece of art!
Beautiful; music, video and performance!
very nice tune & art ! です.
Wie immer interessant, danke...
Danke, meiner Meinug...bei guter Musik muß man nicht unbeding auch die Augen anstrengen...grüße...
yessss bro that is a real sweet vid, loved it.
finest art. I love it.
haha well played big fella, reminds me of so many jokes times! Hope training is going well. all the best!
shit, this is friggin mint! i love what you do and how you do it :)
fantastico!!
Amazing.
You have my respect, good video! =]
beautyfull.I love it
Very nice edit..
beautiful
you do deserve my respect.
that was amazing
your movements are actually.. i dunno how to explain.
so fluid.
met you in london before, you're such an inspiration
sencillamente... maravilloso
Very nice :)
Exquisito!
great vid
excelente forma de vivir en las ciudades saludos desde colombia
Cool !
Great to see the videos up again. Hope things are good with you dude.
Didn't know it was down, but youtube is a mystery with how things get banned or have the audio cut in some countries. All good here, thanks for stopping by! Might have to make a 10 year anniversary video next year, but who knows where I'll be and what I'll be doing then.
that was so good!
did you used premiere pro to edit ?
all the shots and editing were aweswome :D
beatiful man
the best way ;)
excellent
yes!!!!
They mostly come at night. Mostly.
glad to see another barefoot badass.
sadly i knew id live to see a sign that said that.
0:33: Bad landing.
Elliot u r da best init
pure
Should be coming back in the beginning of June for a couple of weeks, have you set a date for the Trace gathering yet?
how is it possible you decide to put together EST and Parkour??? which mind can think something like that? I can't even say is brilliant, cause I can't find an adjective for this,,,, thanks...
bravissimi
Não escale" no final foi ótimo. rs
still love this hahaha
0:33 - Bad landing.
art for art's sake
sick video man, your bare strong lol i knew you were strong before but you d bare 'he man' stuff in this lol it may not be he man but it's a lot more than i could do :p hope to train with you again :D
Sono arrivati da un' altra dimensione...........
The sound is quite distorted, but the song is very good.
check the tags
"esbjorn svensson trio viaticum"
and google 'what though the way may be long'
David Belle's lawyers told me to remove it or face legal action.
wowowowowow
Instead of say that you did it with Movie Maker, i think you should put a link to that text you post on parkour . net
It would be even more efficient just to walk. On the other hand, you are right, I just don't understand why anybody wears clothes at all, it's not economical. It would save a lot of energy to run around naked when the weather is nice.
това само мога да го санувам