Video: John Williams, The Force Theme
Film Music Notes will now be offering videos of some of our most popular blog posts on our very own YouTube channel. Here is the first video, analyzing John Williams’ …
Ennio Morricone’s Dollars Scores (Part 1 of 3): A Fistful of Dollars
This year’s passing of legendary film composer Ennio Morricone prompted me to reflect on what makes his film music of such broad appeal. Morricone himself offered a very fitting answer …
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New Themes and Their Meaning in The Rise of Skywalker
With The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams has brought his scoring of the nine-film Star Wars saga to a conclusion. As with each sequel in the saga, Williams added several …
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Poll: Reading Music Notation
Dear film music fans, To ensure that you get the most out of posts on this blog, I’d like to know a little about how you read music notation and …
New Musical Themes and Their Meaning in The Last Jedi
While John Williams’ score for The Last Jedi draws heavily on his existing thematic material in the Star Wars saga, it does contain three new themes that feature prominently in …
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Themes and Their Musical Meaning in Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Although The Force Awakens draws heavily on plot elements from the original Star Wars, John Williams’ score remained in a style more reminiscent of the prequels than the original films. …
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