Derrick May - Strings of Life - Weather Festival Opening
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- Around the techno legend Derrick May, this grandiose concert opened the Weather Festival organized by Adrien Betra and Aurelien Dubois, on the 4th of June 2015 in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris, France.
For this occasion, the Detroit veteran is surrounded by Francesco Tristano (ex-Aufgang) and the Philharmonic Orchestra Lamoureux, under the direction of Dzijan Emin.
An amazing hybrid project between electro and classical music.
Produced by Amos Rozenberg for Paramax Films in 4K with 9 Cinema cameras by Samuel Petit for Arte TV.
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They said we'd never last......here we are 30 years later being immortalised by orchestras. Beautiful 🥰
👏👏
Vindicated, at last.
Who’s we’d, was you a rave artist back in the day too?
@@thepretendraver312 not an artist mate. Just a good old fashioned raver since 89
I don’t know why but this makes me tear up, I got all emotional. This is absolutely amazing and I want these days back! 😩
I had the same feeling! The music was so HOT!!!
you're not alone
I dont know why....but I cant front....
Me2
Imma househead....
This gotta b the DOPEST thing I've ever witnessed
and me best years of my life in my homeland IBIZA 87......
Mate, you're not alone ,the late 80s early 90s was a very very special time to be alive.
An orchestra playing house music is absolutely incredible. You can feel the energy in that room.
Oh my God. I am a house head and this is the first live orchestra that I have ever seen play this live. BEAUTIFUL
The best part is that Derrick May is still with us to see the legacy he created
This was a song my friends and I danced to on HOUSE MIXES in 1987! In clubs and at house parties in Chicago! I requested this song at my 21st birthday party! Absolutely amaZing to see this version with a live orchestra!❤🎉😊
Glad to be from Detroit and grewup when all this musical magic was in its infancy.
Me too!
No one has ever looked that good playing a triangle and no one ever will again
I played Midnight Club and always loved the Opening music.
Who would of thought I’ll hear this music on a bad ass orchestra LIVE lol
I’m so happy I found this today. Lol
IKR?
fellow midnight club fan. the mc2 sound track is what got me into a lot of the electronic music I listen to today
@@vanadium5099I love all Midnight clubs. We cannot deny all of the games had legendary music.
WOW! They took a Chicago House track and did it live. Ron Hardy premiered this at the Powerhouse in Chicago in the late 80ies. I was there when he premiered this track edited his way. When he premiered it the crowd went nuts. Played it like 4 times that night. We use to tear the floor up Jackin our bodies to this. I would lose all control when Ron beat this. I swear this is his edited version they’re doing live decades later. Allllllllll right Ron, You Better Beat Us. RIP Ron Hardy. You are greatly missed.
I know you are true House Head now!! Jackin was all we did back in the day!! My intro to Strings was at the old Club Zanzibar in N.J. This is simply great!
This song really is like the bridge between Chicago House and Detroit Techno in a lot of ways as someone too young to know about it when it was new.
It’s a masterpiece. The intro to me has always reminded me of an engine cold starting itself up, which makes perfect sense for a guy from Detroit
Ronnie Beat da hell out of this Track 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
The musicians look like they are really enjoying themselves. Usually you really don’t see too much expression on the faces of an orchestra when playing a classical piece (at least from what have I noticed when watching an orchestra play classics) what a performance!!
I highly recommend seeing Ukrainian band Onuka performing Time live with the NAONI orchestra that almost trumps this legendary performance, almost.
One of the best tunes of the techno and house scene. Done perfectly.
EPIC
MONUMENTAL
LIFE CHANGING
All of the musicians are really enjoying their performance, look at their smiles.
Up until i was 16 , 17 I had never danced before I went to a club and heared this and I was off. Such an epic house track that changed me from a sulky teenager into a dancing machine.
Doing this song orchestraly brings it to life in a whole new way. I wonder if this is how Derrick heard it in his head, originally.
He didn't write it
@@hazzardousuk Who's the original composer?
@@lightning95sc The piano sequence was composed by Michael James, but everything else is May as far as i know
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Ufff... The contemporary genius Francesco Tristano that somehow never gets the credit deserved. A true artist that puts his heart and soul into the piano keyboards.
Yesssssss...look how much the musicians are loving it!
If mankind survives another century this will be called one of the great classical works.Peace.
yasss!
Omg goosebumps!! Love the crowd reaction wish I was there!! Beautiful so emotional! Music is life 😍❤️💚💛💜
I don't normally like the orchestal versions of house and techno, but this works really well. It's a very well composed piece of music that works acoustically. This was great.
This music that particular song is part of my life, I grew up with my friends dancing to this piece of heaven in uk back in 87-88 , god bless D M 🍀👍🙏
This has always been one of my favorite cuts by Derrick. But, listening to it played with real instruments just shot this to the top of my list. It adds a depth to the song...if that's possible.
The strings of Life in all its beauty!!!
Holy shit this is incredible! I love when it first drops, the audience goes crazy, and the orchestra can't stop smiling.
Detroit - Techno - creativity at its finest - Murray Wright High School - who knew - immortals in our midst 🌌
this track could last forever, and still we would dance it !!! Its' simply HISTORY !!!
This song is definitely TIMELESS!!!!💞😥🙌My great-great-great grandkids will be enjoying this CLASSIC--long after I'm gone!!
Pick a person losing their WHOLE mind in the audience. That’s how I am with this song. I pray that I will always be able to move to the House beat. ❤❤❤❤
This is so amazing! I was dancing to this tune at Astoria, London around 89/90. This tune had the whole place rocking. To hear with a full orchestra just blows you away!
Yup me too and the gardening club awesome times
And then used to come "Ride on time"
@@francabbat your such a Hot 🔥 temptation!!!
The crowd gave the same reaction we did back in the early days Detroit when this track would come on and the beat drops it was absolute pandemonium in the club, timeless memories 😘 Derrick May & Friends.
Done perfectly 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I grew up listening to this song on the original Midnight Club Street Racing videogame, it's amazing to hear this version of it, it's just plain awesome!
This was on midnight club? i never noticed that... I didnt really play it much either.
@@soymuymuyit's the game's main theme
Wow the ending of this made me cry what an amazing performance
Where the best of two worlds collide, one of the most iconic tracks of the house music of the 80s and an excellent orchestra.
i only remember of this song in midnightclub Street racing
Midnight Club Street Racing intro is why I love this song.
Opening piano chords - Goosebumps
Im screaming!! Didn't know this existed! OMG
Yes, I did I saw it back in 2017. I was amazed to this ever since..I come back every year just to get away from the nonsense.
The track that changed so many lives, most of all Derrick's. Thank you fella!
This made me a little emotional !
I’m with you. When that first came out, I was like wow… that instrumental with an orchestra … even better than Derrick May alone
one of the best performances ever
I use to love to see him spin at the majestic theater in Detroit & Derrick has always been kind & thoughtful every time we ran into each other a real Detroit dude
This wasn't just a token string ensemble it was a full orchestra, horns timpani triangle all included. Reminds me of dance music back on the mid 70s like the Salsoul orchestra, believe it or not dance used to made this way.
I feel like this could only ever happen in France
They did it in Detroit too
Chicago!!
what a brilliant orchestra with mr Derrick may fabulous
That is awesome!! I really did not think it could be done. I gave it a standing ovation inside my home!! Update from 3 years ago: just found out that some guy named Michael James laid down the piano chorus for this master piece from a song he was composing called “lighting strikes twice” I am guessing he did not receive any compensation. Lesson : protect your music and your ideas!
Absolutely beautiful ❤❤❤
My god when this song came to south Africa 🇿🇦 it tore up the streets and it popped into my Spotify it transported back to the specific memory oh sweet nostalgia I got emotional while listening to it what a gem 😭
I'm all tears... this is superb!!!
31st January 2021 & life was shite until i heard this literally for the first time in 20 years...
Yyyaaaaaa
One of my all time house favourites from possibly the best era of music. Still listen to this now in my car & certainly helps pick my mood up on bad days! But this orchestra have totally smashed it! Just look at the enjoyment of the musicians!
one of the best performances i’ve ever seen
Hahaa, and he can't even play keys, funny that isn't it!
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!😍
i still have my ticket ready for Derrick May here in Szczecin (Poland), his concert was cancelled because of covid of course... hope to see him soon
Sorry to hear that. Wow that disruption in the time warp. I hope we get back to this energy right here. It needs to continue..
Truly mesmerizing!
Shivers - such a great thing to hear/see. Love the crowds energy as well!
what a brilliant performance
Fantastic!!!!! 🤗🤩👍
最高！至高！音楽の頂点。
This is amazing , even the title perfectly describes how i feel
Vibrating inside, I love this track
And I am happy to have lived in full at that time
Now i have 50 and still djng with vinyls, and sometimes while i play detroit classics sound, some kids ask me if i can play a bit techno,they just don't know., i fell sorry for them
Well I'm the only one who thinks the director is buzzing, i think he had one ahhahaah, he made me laugh so much, he goes more in time with his legs than with his hands, LOL I would love to dance with him
Боги мои! Мои мурашки просто растопчат сейчас меня!!! Сколько танцполов под неё вытоптано🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥
Awesome. Pure dope from Derrick, in a special way.
NOW THAT IS HOUSE MUSIC
Aboustley fantastic old skool at its best
Everything I watch this I will leave a comment. It is absolutely brilliant!
Top drawer! 👏👏👏
oh man, the vibe is ecstatic. Everyone in the orchestra are moving together with beat, well done. Great interpretation of the track!
Something Spiritual about the track and performance by a large Orchestra, Mr May tinkering away on Synth. All who attended had a real treat.
Shit is fucking bananas! Wow. What it must have sounded like live.... What a treat. Bravo.
First time I heard this joint was back in the mid 80's at the music box. loved it since. this joint is my religion
No words..increible
The Legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe a HOUSE MUSIC track is beings played by an orchestra! I am in tears, this track came out in 1986/7.
Used to love this at the Raves great days xx
Created an account after years of just scrolling through TH-cam just to give a like, I mean it was at 999, had to make it 1K, although it should be over 1mil! Absolute goosebumps!
sounded great!
AMAZING
Imagine if a new Midnight club is released and this version of “Strings of life” is the theme
warms my heart industries coming together also found out he was born in Belleville lol respect
We just need this to be in Ny 😅.i come to this video every year. The Beauty of it all.
'For inventing House Music' this years Nobel Peace Price goes to Mr. Maestro DJ/Producer Derrick May and the Detroit Bunch… ;) :)
Heard this every weekend morning, starting up Midnight Club 1 on ps2, much simpler times
Black artists make the most memorable house tracks not to say white ones do ‘t but black and latino artists make music thats felt in your bones.
Stunning!
Stunning ❤🙌💯
Fantastic ❤
isn't this feel good music....NRG feeling...and Dan, I also want these days back!!! ♥
ONE SONG CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS UNITING US ALL IN THE COMMON SPACE OF BROTHERHOOD.
Stunning rendition !!!
If you don't like it, it's not loud enough!
how did this happened without me in the audience Mr. May? shame on you
Awesome!
Midnight club street racing vibes
O yes this is music my friends life was good no problem just love ❤😁😘😜😉😘
Midnight Club Street Racing brought me here 😃😃😃
Define Dichotomy? Imagine being a teenager in a group of best friends in the late 1980's in Chicago where we were living the drama being played out on the streets where Housemusic was born and Detroitechno and Chicago Acid Techno music was the backdrop and we lived to "Jack Our Bodies"!
I jacked my body from 83 to 91. Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy are the true founders of House Muzic. Especially Ron Hardy. Ron would beat Muzic no other DJs would even think about playing. Ron would beat oversees Muzic, rock Muzic, orchestrated Muzic, make Muzic play backward, acid tracks, and beat machine Muzic all in one set a night. The local artist and well-known artist of the Muzic industry from back in the day made good Muzic that he would edit and play his way. He would make his edits to what we now call old-school Muzic and would have our azz in another world. The Warehouse, the Powerplant, US Studios, and the Muzic Box here in Chicago are Legendary Clubs where the Muzic and name House Muzic was born. I know because I lived it from 83 to it died down and almost went away around 91. In the passing of Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles had already started progressing house music in other directions. Now Ron’s and Frankie’s legacy of House Muzic is all over the world. May Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckle continue to RIP. We miss you here on earth. 🔊🔊🔊Deep Househead for life.
They can never cancel Derrick May. No matter how hard they tried.
Energy right there.
何も言葉は要らない。最高。