Video: Analysis – Star Wars, Main Title
Hi all, Here’s the second video in my series on John Williams themes, this one on the Star Wars main title. It argues that one of the reasons the cue …
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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’ …
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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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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Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 6 of 6: Battle of the Heroes
As the climax of Revenge of the Sith and the entire prequel trilogy, the duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker that concludes the film is placed under a great …
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