In his score for Return of the Jedi, John Williams introduced a handful of new memorable themes into the Star Wars saga including that for the Ewoks, Jabba the Hutt, […]
Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 3 of 6: The Emperor’s Theme Read More
This is the second in a series of six posts on themes from the Star Wars films. Each post will examine a theme from each of the six films in
Celebrating Star Wars Films, Part 2 of 6: Uses of Darth Vader’s Theme Read More
Through the first six films of the Star Wars saga, John Williams’ inimitable scores have generated a large body of musical themes that have played an inextricable part in building
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While predicting the future is something we can only dream of, I have always found that digging into the past reveals recurring patterns that tend to point in a particular
Oscar Nominees 2015 (Part 6 of 6): Prediction, Best Original Score Read More
When director Christopher Nolan first approached his regular composer, Hans Zimmer, to write the score for Interstellar, he wanted to avoid the clichés associated with the science-fiction genre and “engage
Oscar Nominees 2015, Best Original Score (Part 5 of 6): Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar Read More
English composer Gary Yershon has largely staked out his career in various realms of dramatic music, scoring mainly for theater but also for television, radio, and film. His experience in
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