How Die Hard Uses Beethoven For Hans & Why It's Amazing

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0:00 The Theme of John McClane's BS Defined 3:13 The Meaning of Let It Snow 4:29 The Meaning of Run DMC's Christmas in Hollis 6:01 The Antagonists: The Japanese Represented by a String Quartet 7:46 The Antagonists: The Terrorists Represented by Beethoven 8:17 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Explained 10:50 Recitative of the Pacific Courier Truck 12:33 The Seed that Michael Kamen Plants 13:21 The Ode to Joy Around the World 14:53 Ode to Joy at the Nakatomi Party 16:15 Hans Sings the Ode to Joy 17:16 Why Not Wagner Instead? Answer: A Clockwork Orange 18:26 Theo Sings and Karl Dances 20:06 The Meaning of the Ode to Joy 22:54 Why Ode to Joy Represents Hans? Answer: Perverted Idealism 23:43 Ode to Freedom Concert 24:26 Winter Wonderland 24:59 Christmas Ending Setup 26:24 James Horner's Magic 27:00 John McClane Deals with His BS Why is Beethoven used in Die Hard? What is the meaning of Let It Snow? And why are there so many musical Easter Eggs like Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Michael Kamen's brilliant score?? I answer these questions and more in this Die Hard film score analysis where you can find all the musical themes explained in this video essay. Check out my videos: HOW GROUNDHOG DAY WORKS MUSICALLY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1rtQ9Umwpk HOW HAMILTON MAKES YOU CRY PART 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=933tIGe0n24 &PART 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nX5YCkwaCA WHY 10 DUEL COMMANDMENTS IS AMAZING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qXsFs2ywMo But also, if you've ever wondered why Die Hard is a great film, look no further than its score. Yup, there's enough sophistication to chew on forever using the tools of musicology and music theory. So here's my deep dive into it. And then the next time you watch Die Hard, you can feel good about seeing a film that kicks ass and has musical sophistication. If you like these videos and want to support them more directly, I am launching my PATREON account! Please join me for some extra goodies! https://www.patreon.com/howardho This video is a labor of love, so I'd love to hear from you. Please like, follow, and comment at me! WEB: http://howardhomusic.com/ TWITTER: http://twitter.com/ho_howard SOUNDCLOUD: http://soundcloud.com/howardwho-1 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/howardwho/ SOURCES Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhz5aB-u77Q Die Hard: The Greatest Christmas Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wi28Vsi_ZU Furtwängler - Beethoven's 9th Symphony - For Hitler's Birthday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2itdv1aEpG4 Michael Kamen Concerto for Saxophone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96t3ia2Oqzc Making S&M: San Francisco Symphony and Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyFHiVal6I4 Annie Lennox: Here Comes the Rain Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1k1wbCU7Ok Michael Kamen is scoring The Iron Giant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlkqqtjfbzE Sting, Eric Clapton, and Michael Kamen: It's Probably Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13O3T9ZFVJE The Berlin Celebration Concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IInG5nY_wrU Alexander Godunov dancing Don Quixote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgyNRI9BRJc John McTiernan, Die Hard Press Kit Featurette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1FXShLI4f8 Suntory presents Beethoven's 9th with a cast of 10,000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Ssa1_zUrs MOVIES/TV discussed Die Hard Black Rain Blade Runner Gung Ho A Clockwork Orange Cruel Intentions Bob's Burgers, Season 5 Episode 1 Neon Genesis Evangelion, Episode 24 Dead Poets' Society Get Smart Immortal Beloved Sister Act 2 Singin' in the Rain John Wick Love Actually The Pervert's Guide to Ideology Following the Ninth MUSIC Run DMC, Christmas in Hollis Vaughn Monroe, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Bryan Adams & Michael Kamen, Everything I Do (I Do It For You) Michael Kamen, Die Hard OST Doug Maxwell, Holiday Brass Ensemble E's Jammy Jams, Jingle Bells NEWS Japan makes Beethoven's Ninth No. 1 for the holidays, The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/12/24/music/japan-makes-beethovens-ninth-no-1-for-the-holidays/ Die Hard is not a Christmas Movie, According to a New Poll, Uproxx https://uproxx.com/movies/die-hard-not-christmas-movie-poll/ Wagner's heir vows to lay bare family's Nazi history, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/21/classicalmusicandopera-bayreuth-wagner-hitler-nazis Richard Wagner: beautiful music, terrible human - CBC Music https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/12270/richard-wagner-beautiful-music-terrible-human Bruce Willis declares Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, Entertainment Weekly https://ew.com/movies/2018/07/15/bruce-willis-die-hard-not-christmas-movie/ The Specter of Hilter in the Music of Wagner, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/08/arts/the-specter-of-hitler-in-the-music-of-wagner.html #DieHard #HowardHo #HowMovieMusicWorks