New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Clip and Tribute to John Williams Presented at the 2015 American Music Awards!
During the 2015 AMA awards, Jennifer Lopes presented the first official clip from Star Wars: Tho Force Awakens. Also Harrison Ford himself appeared on stage to present a special tribute to composer John Williams performed by a symphony orchestra and the American a cappella group Pentatonix.
Enjoy!
Special thanks to StarWarsPost for finding a high quality version of the video.
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That was incredible!!!
Its almost here….
Just a few more seconds…
Pull up Porkins! Oh wait…
Stay on target. Stay on target…
Really like the clip, music in the new clip sounds awesome! Also a deserved tribute for John Williams.
great grunting from John Boyega. maybe the sand is very hot and his running barefoot? otherwise i don;t know haha
I don’t like sand..
Finn Skywalker CONFIRMED
Yea he nailed it.
Jennifer Lopez, oh yeah.
I got the vibe she really is not a fan..just the way she delivered it
Yeah, it’s pretty obvious her taste sucks! 🙂
Well, I much preferred the sight of JLo over listening to that cappella.
*a Capella)
She pursed her lips at the end, real shady-like.
” All of YOU Star Wars Fans” ..pout..it was so obvious haha
I was really hoping Jennifer was gonna sing “Taco Flavored Kisses” … What a bummer
The actors have run more in one TV-spot than in the prequels trilogy.
The PT people were just like,
“Let’s sit and talk in monotone voices, that’s fun”.
Are you gonna be the one to make Liam Neeson run more than he has to, cause I didn’t see him laughing much in Taken 3!
Is there a show, a shop or anything else left that can do without Star Wars these days? The marketing machine has been full awakened. So much for Mockingjay Part II being the most anticipated movie at the end of the year 😉
If that hasn’t buried the PT once and for all then I don’t know what will…
Seriously dude? Do you really need to go there? :-/
Just talk TFA & TFA only (no need for comments like this one). Not everyone has the same opinions as you do so no need to make comparisons in an attempt to rile people up.
Yeah, seriously… A Star Wars tribute to John Williams and no, repeat NO, reference to his INCREDIBLE work on the PT… wake up and smell the coffee, I’m not making this – Disney is, Dude…
1. That tribute was very limited in time (one can only showcase so much in so little time). The main themes is very recognizable to the masses so it makes sense to play it.
2. TFA (and the sequel trilogy in general) comes after the OT. Timeline-wise the PT era is much older (whose events in those movies occurred pre-Empire days) thus chronologically it makes sense to have more OT references as TFA works off the events that transpired in the OT.
3. Obviously you’re not involved in what material is being used in these promotions but regardless of what Disney is doing, still, no need for comments like yours. Let the promos happen without someone making inferences.
I leave you with this:
Thunderous Applause! You really have gone to a lot of effort… I do wonder though, do you see me as a fan of the PT, or not?
Especially when it would have worked so well with Duel of Fates.
Wow, yeah! – what a missed opportunity!
Why the hell is your name Sifo Dyas if you’re ripping on the prequels?
Read below post and take a cup of Jawa Juice…
Lol.
He killed him and took his identity.
Lol, you are always the first to get everyone riled up about the PT.
Fantastic ! Great new clip and the music was awesome
The a capella singing was cheesetastic, but we heard a smidgen of John Williams’s new music in the clip, which made me incredibly excited…
lol, yeah those people look ridiculous- if they really want to pay tribute- have the london symphony orchestra come out and play the songs as they were written- how is it a tribute when someone destroys your work?
” Tribute: a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.”
I’d say that fits the bill. They destroyed nothing; they merely performed the original work, in a different and original way. Nothing wrong with that at all.
That performance was hardly a compliment. Thanks for your comment, have a lovely day.
Well, it’s all a matter of opinion and perspective. I never said it was AWESOME AMAZEBALLS or anything…but I do appreciate new approaches to things that are old, or familiar now and then. You too!
They can pay tribute by shooting themselves in the head.
Yeah but ironically enough it sounded like Abrams regular composer Michael Giacchino did it.
absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
STAR WARS is ruling the world again … and its about time! I’ve waited 32 years
for this movie.
Yeah, and there in lies the problem… no one was “waiting” for Star Wars when it first came out in ’77. This crazy expectation is it’s downfall. I just want to know what happens to Luke and Leia and Han, maybe even their children… but if there is no more Skywalkers then all we have is Star Trek… and I’m not interested in that.
Well I’m very happy we’re getting new Star Wars films. I loved
all 6 films so far and I know I’ll enjoy this one too. I wouldn’t care
if I’m the only person in the cinema or if there were a thousand other people. I don’t really care what other people think about
the film. So watch it or don’t , that’s up to you.
But… no Skywalkers means no Star Wars… you do get my meaning, don’t you?
I do. ; )
You don’t think there will be new Skywalkers in this trilogy? Kathleen Kennedy cleared this up a while ago when she said that the main trilogy films are and will continue to be all about the Skywalker family.
A NEW HOPE! BROTHER!!!
Don’t worry I’m almost certain at this point that Rey is going to be a Skywalker. From what I’ve heard she’s put in some pretty similiar situations as Luke throughout the film. It rhymes you see, like poetry.
Harrison Ford is doing so much publicity for this thing…makes me think he really is going to bite the bullet in this film. Hope I’m wrong…
lol biting the bullet does not correlate to publicity. there’s no logical reason to make that connection.
You have to admit it almost feels like a farewell tour for him. Could be wrong, but I think most people think he’s going to die in this film. The only thing that makes me think he’s NOT dying is the fact that all of us expect it.
And the fact that he really doesn’t want to do another SW film…
I take it that he’s finally happy with something, and his place in life. It seems like this has been a project that he’s actually been proud of…because let’s not forget that Harrison doesn’t mince words when he’s not happy with the final product.
Please let this movie bring people together. Please let this movie give us all something to enjoy together. Let the all the bullies and the nerds unite for a little while and diminish the hatred. Lets all just enjoy the the return of our most favorite mythology back to life.
Lets all calm down a little bit be cool to one another even complete strangers. Plus its Christmas /holiday season, so no one should have any excuse to be a douche to each other.
Now here is a crazy one lets even try to be nice to other people on the internet. As of right now lets be happy and caring to one another. Don’t embrace the dark side. The light side will win.
Wonderful words.
Well said. But, I must say, though I do embrace the dark side as you can see, I do so, ironically enough, in the most positive light.
Heh GAY! Nah I’m just kidding, I agree with you. Hopefully we can have less of this from now on… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6aa91252b4c0d0a6c8e364c5a6bd5a373d20d610b2fab28ea880688e4d957e06.jpg
And more of this… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5dd5b077f3396d2ffc86a74ed98b31a63d3cea791c48a10f229949ca6311e7d7.jpg
I hope that this movie and new trilogy is superb, and lifts the anti PT hatred off Star Wars’s back. It not that I do not agree with their problems, but those films have been hated on a little more unnecessarily than they deserve, and it is time to move on and accept them, for what they are. Who knows maybe people will accept them and enjoy them a little more 10-15 years down the line. If the ST came first I can only imagine the negativity regardless if the film was good or bad.
People need to accept that the longer something continues (Like bond for example) you are going to have some stinkers. And rest assured THEIR WILL BE more bad star wars films in the future.
Well I certainly don’t think the Prequels are bad films by a long shot, I think generally what people say about them is absolute bullshit coming out of unrelated issues to do with their own expectations. Applying the term bad film to them is completely insane. And for the sake of purity I really wish George Lucas had ended up making this new trilogy himself. I’ve no doubt the film-makers behind the Force Awakens are talented, goes without saying, but Disney are a cash house. For me the uniqueness of Star Wars ultimately belongs with its creator because in the end these films do contain a very personal story and Lucas was doing it in his own way. People may not have liked how he did it but he’s gone down on paper as saying he likes to experiment and not be tied into people telling him what he should do. To me that signifies a film-maker who knows what he’s doing, not someone who’s a shell of his former self. When you think of it its kinda shameless and discouraging how so called Star Wars fans are the ones who’ve basically shamed him into retirement. I wouldn’t want to make films for those people either.
totally with you on this
“To me that signifies a film-maker who knows what he’s doing,”
Really? Tell me who Sifo Dyas is? Who ordered the clone army? What were the goals of Nute Gunray and the separatist movement, what did they want? Why were they trying to kill Padme? How come in the audio commentary it seems that every scene that was to give a character some development or help the plot was part of the pick up shoots? Case in point the elevator scene with Obi wan and anikan in AOTC. Originally they just showed up and Anikan launched right into his Padme you’re still as hot as I remember you bit.
I like the PT trilogy, and it saddens me that they’re being completely ignored right now, and I would be devasted if they were remade, but you gotta give credit where credit is do. Watch the making of’s of the PT and the whole “we’ll fix it in post” mentality that they had, and Lucas saying: “Here you go a first draft…there is a lot of”they fight” in there.” It speaks volumes on how they turned out how they did.
Well just to answer your questions for the hell of it Sifo Dyas was an alias or the name of a Jedi used to keep the scent off Palpatine’s back in the creation of the clone army. Nute Gunray and the separatists wanted more power and money hence names like the banking clan, the commerce guild and the federation of trade (as Jar Jar so eloquently put it). They wanted to kill Padme because of what happened in the Phantom menace of course. The rest I put down to the magic that’s called film-making.
Listen in my opinion Lucas is a bit like Indiana Jones. He may be making a lot of it up as he goes along but he’s still got an aim in mind. Everybody has different creative processes, Lucas is an editor above all other things so when he saw what kind of stuff was needed in the editing suite he went out and got it. In many ways, more than most films, Star Wars is greatly reliant on the editing to really make it work and come alive. It was obviously hard for Lucas to see everything he needed until he could see it in rough cut form. He probably could’ve done it the more traditional way of completely mapping out everything beforehand but since he had the freedom he probably just decided to do it the way he did it.
And as for the elevator scene, there is something horrible about it and that thing is Obi-Wan’s fake beard.
I hope that’s satisfactory enough for you anyway but maybe its not. I mean don’t get me wrong there are things I find dis-satisfying about the films too. For instance the middle part of AOTC apart from the Obi-Wan subplot is boring as hell. I actually went to use the bathroom when I saw that part for the first time in the cinema, I figured there was nothing worth missing. The Mustafar duel in ROTS was done all wrong, just overblown with pointless CG set pieces ( I don’t think every bit of CG in the films was soulless but that was) and a bunch of other stuff but on the whole I do love them and I greatly admire how Lucas pulled them off. I actually like the whole midichlorian thing and the chosen one prophecy and I don’t mind Jar Jar. I figure since he’s annoying to the people in the actual film it’s a bit of a giveaway that he’s like that for a reason but that seems to have passed by most people’s heads.
“Plus its Christmas /holiday season, so no one should have any excuse to be a douche to each other.”
You must never have worked retail
It’s amazing what good plastic surgery can do. No visible scar in Ford’s face (it was pretty visible in other appearences)
lol from the first sentence I thought you were talking about Jennifer Lopez
I see she’s continuing her proud tradition of comically low necklines at award shows…
For real. At the very end, she came out in a new dress and I was like,
“Girl, I can see both of YOUR girls. I didn’t need to see either one.”
I can’t watch this a cappella. Ugh.
Yeah, it was totally cheesy.
The vocal percussion should have cut out once the orchestra started. Otherwise, I didn’t mind the a cappella.
But that new scene, though? That’s literally better scripting, cinematography, and acting than any scene in the prequels (with the exception of the Darth Maul duel and the opera scene). This movie is going to be good, guys.
I was also surprised at the pure fun in the clip.
I knew exactly what was going to happen, but it was hilarious when it did and I had a real good hearty laugh that wasn’t based on nostalgia or anything. Ridley and Boyega are going to kill it!
HERE! I extracted the scene so you don’t have to watch an entire video. Enjoy 🙂
https://youtu.be/j9q9yxd0auc
Watching and listening to that score has reminded me that Star Wars is back. It’s no longer a sweet memory that I’ll never see again, but that “Star Wars Feeling” that I once had 30 years ago. I am relieved, overwhelmed….let us rejoice. Our Star Wars has not forsaken us…it is at our doorstep, getting ready to knock! 🙂
REJOICE!!!!!!
Quadhopper confirmed. At least that’s what I think she said.
“quad jumper”
Sounds much better, Glad I misheard it.
Funny..you can see the distain in her face , I recognise it because my wife is totally not interested in Star Wars either
OMG, the lengths I had to go to get my wife to commit to seeing EP7… I did start off on the wrong foot though… the first movie she saw was EP1… Doh!
She was all like..”Why would you want to see that ” …..erm…I dunno…because I’ve been waiting for 32 years to see what happened next? So now I have opening night tickets with my boss another colleague both Star Wars fans she’s complaining.
Oh LOL and call 000 (911)…
999 in the UK but I get your drift
Thankfuly my wife is watching with me one episode per week and she will be there in IMAX3D december 17 5.10 PM 🙂 The midnight opening the day earlier I will enjoy with friends…
Rather interesting that there is a distinct LACK of any cut scenes from the PT during that AMA performance.
I did not watch the AMA show to be honest!
Though they may try to deny it, Disney truly is completely pretending like the PT never existed. Not to the point that they mess up continuity, but whenever anyone plays clips associated with “Star Wars” anymore, they always pull from the OT and nothing else.
Yeah, I’ve noticed the same.
Personally, it’s a shame, because regardless of how the PT turned out in the end, they are still SW and they DO have some redeeming moments scattered about.
Hell, I actually had a conversation yesterday with someone who actually LIKES Jar Jar Binks! Those folks really do exist! I couldn’t believe it myself, but I’m not gonna crap on thier love of the PT – they still love SW.
Power to them if they like the PT. That’s just three more movies to enjoy.
I guess that means there is no chance Hayden Christensen may be back to Episodes VIII or IX as once rumored.
Definitely not.
I think somebody made that up for clicks
They are definitely capitalizing on the “back to the OT” mentality since they don’t want to alienate fans who dislike the prequels, but there will definitely be some inclusion in them since many new fans grew up with them and love them. I think the prequel clips are just not part of any “get hyped” montage- but we see from rebels that they definately aren’t pretending they don’t exist, they just don’t want to give them a megaphone. Once the sequel trilogy is in full swing we will see more “full saga” clips. Especially if we get that Obi-wan spin-off that is rumored
There really is so little of real quality or anything all that memorable from the PT to really draw from which is probably why. Not trying to be mean but the PT just doesn’t have much if anything as iconic as we get all over the place in the OT.
I know many who love the OT and hate the PT but have never known any that love the PT and hate the OT which says it all right there.
Actually, I have. I’ve met plenty of folks who grew up in the PT, and though they enjoyed the OT, they see it as a bit dated, or archaic. Hell…my sister is one of them. She knows I think it’s sacrilegious, but it is what it is. I won’t knock her for it.
Then again, I spent 20 years traveling the planet and meeting many folks from many different cultures, so I may just have a different perspective.
I knew some who did as children but reversed their opinion over time similar to some kids whose eyes glaze over when B&W films are on before learning to appreciate them over time.
I think it may come down to story vs spectacle… the OT set up so much story, without revealing the whole shebang… the PT filled in so much of said story, the spectacle became necessary to maintain “interest” (for want of a better word)
Yup. They spent far too long on the backstory alone in the PT before they even got to the backstory of the OT.
The clip: I like the sense of argument, also the “making shit up as we go along also watch out for that bomb” is very strong.
It feels more like the Rebels cartoon almost, which, actually, is a compliment, because on further searching into my garbled SW psyche, actually ANH is a lot like Rebels.
Overall, there’s a sense of things not going according to plan, and not just, “oh, we’ll just fight this other guy instead” or, “oh well, I’ll just take the car”- gone wrong.
I mean “SHIT we’re gonna DIE!!!!” gone wrong. This is very refreshing, and I’m not just bashing the PT here, but really movies in general lately are too forgone a conclusion.
Other movie characters get Act 2 dragging down their day.
This scene, the main characters don’t just get antagonist-exposition – no, that’d be too easy – but they get an explosion-shaped “F**k YOU, main character!” to deal with in addition.
I like that the main characters have got the face-punching end of the stick.
I DEMAND VIOLENCE. And violence I have recieved. I’m very pleased.
I’ll have to see how this scene plays in the film, but overall things are promising.
The music: I really like Pentatonix’s work in general… singing.. anything but THIS.
Like, on their version of normal songs, that are smaller scale, they’re awesome.
But against the scale and intricacy of JW’s composition, their turn here… ISN’T ENOUGH.
Star Wars music is okay when you hum the general melody like you would in the shower.
But when you hear the actual composition, with its little, subtle quirks and intricacies, it’s a masterpiece.
The best part of the a cappella the Binary Sunset, but when the full orchestra emerges, I fight the urge to kind of nudge them and say “uh- hey, could you quiet down a bit? I wanna hear the string section”.
No offense to Pentatonix, but this really wasn’t appropriate for anyone involved. Just not a good pairing.
High five, neigh – high ten ✋✋
So the speeder/concept art has a name/designation of sorts: Quad jumper and we get our first hearing of Williams’ score. Even with all the spots and teasers, I’m really enjoying how none of them have given much up. The next three to four weeks better hurry up!
Dear George, thanks for Star Wars, I really like how you made movies for us 10 year old kids. But times have changed (I guess you got that memo from the PT reviews), I really do hope Disney respects your legacy (I have a strong feeling JJ does), and I hope we can chat on a forum far, far away someday…
And then you watch The Clone Wars and find out that Sifo Dyas was a completely real person and a Sith.
I don´t know if you are joking. Sifo Dyas was a Jedi Master, he was killed shortly after Phantom Menace probably by Darth SIdious, who in his name ordered the Kaminoans to built a clone army.. If Clone Wars says something different, then it´s only right that I don´t take cartoons as canon material 🙂
Began the crazy critics to attack the movie by nonsense, that if you do not talk while running, that if they do not know running, that if she moves her arm, those criticisms are stupids.
They run past the millennium falcon, you can see it at the very beginning…like where this is going
It was a brief 15 seconds but that felt like star wars
Not really a new scene but still cool. Harrison introducing the symphony was awesome and the music was epic. The world is remembering how important Star Wars is. Love it
Sorry… but the music thing was ridiculous… bordering on embarrassment
You weren’t ripping on the prequels were you? I could really use that jawa juice right now.
Yup, every little bit of the movie I’ve seen so far through trailers and bits of clips has me sold on this movie.
That said, the addition of Pentatonix to this AMA performance was pure cheese, and did nothing to me to enhance the music. In fact, it left me wanting just to hear the music without the vocal embellishments. Taking a loveable score from the SW saga and throwing on vocals over top is like taking a classic movie that everybody knows and loves and adding more unnecessary special effects and…erm…crap. I already know how this goes. 😉
#FuckTheSpecialEditions
It not that I wouldn’t hit it, But does J Lo always have to dress like a porn star at every awards show?
John Williams actually wrote great music for the PT. It is a shame they didn’t play or show it.
And Superman. Didn’t he also write that as well? Thats iconic. Harry potter also to some extent. I guess hes just too much awesomeness for one tribute
Harrison would’ve been up there for 10 minutes just introducing sound clips.
Y’know, I’ve had my reservations about Daisy Ridley and her performance. She hasn’t seen that magnetic to me in interviews… but fuck she was so entertaining there! Just that bit and I feel like I’ve switched from a Finn guy to a Rey fan.
Is it just me or is Harrison Ford growing the Han Solo haircut…..?
Just you. He has his hair like that most of the time.
Totally Agree. I’m still not buying the Han dies in Episode 7 story. I genuinely think he’ll be back and is growing his hair in prep for Episode 8
I have been thinking the same thing! His hair is usually more high and tight on the sides and back. I’ve never thought that Han dies! He’s getting ready to start Episode 8!
That “tribute” was awful. (the vocal part that is)
It was worse than cancer. Thanks Pitch Perfect!
Beyond awful! That wasn’t a tribute, it was taking a piss on Williams amazing work.
I think it was because they were accompanied by an orchestra, which kind of defeats their purpose.
The vocal performance was a disgrace…
Not sure why there is so much hate for the a cappella here? Their harmonizing was completely on point and sounded awesome! A little cheesy, sure, but so is Star Wars sometimes! Its a good kind of cheese, like an aged cheddar!
My thoughts exactly. Just the kind of fun over-the-top tribute to get me in the mood for a space opera. I almost lost it when the base singer started doing the lightsaber noises
anyone noticed the continuity error in the film clip?!!! 😀
Jonny couldn’t be here tonight, he’s busy scoring Star Wars.