Star Wars Music Minute

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  • Celebrating the music and sound of Star Wars 5 cinematic minutes at a time!
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  • TROS 11: Where's Babu? (Minutes 51-55 with Brandon Wainerdi)

    TROS 11: Where's Babu? (Minutes 51-55 with Brandon Wainerdi)
    Sep 16 2024
    In minutes 51-55 of The Rise of Skywalker, Babu Frik does the procedure, C-3PO performs the Sith translation, and Rey senses that Chewie is still alive. Returning guest Brandon Wainerdi (Talking Bay 94) joins me to discuss the usage of the Main Theme, Shirley Henderson's voice work on Babu Frik, MacGuffin mechanics, and more! Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there!6:07 - Significance of droids dying.11:04 - Steven Spielberg's concern over Babu Frik.14:25 - How do you feel about this use of the Main Theme?21:45 - Octatonic moment.22:55 - Babu Frik's puppet work, voice work.27:06 - Mystery music a la Attack of the Clones.32:37 - J.J. Abrams as D-O; are you distracted by celebrity voice cameos?36:37 - "I think Star Wars, as a property, excels when..."42:28 - Sly use of the Emperor's theme mixed with Imperial March; Is John Williams an omniscient narrator?47:59 - Figuring out the mechanism of the MacGuffin.51:03 - Brandon's weird way of consuming Star Wars.59:47 - Shirley Henderson recorded Babu's "droid is ready" line in multiple languages.1:07:51 - Levity in Star Wars, high expections.1:12:24 - Rhythmically/metrically interesting action transition.1:18:52 - Keri Russell as Zorii Bliss.1:22:58 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Palpatine=Sidious Force dot net discussion: https://boards.theforce.net/threads/palpatine-sidious-its-so-obvious.245896/Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: 1a. Main Theme (A Section)59) Mystery (Form 2)17. Emperor41a. Kylo Ren A (Aggressive) Where are we in the soundtrack?: OST 8. "Fleeing from Kijimi"FYC 7. "Fleeing from Kijimi" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New: Williams. Göransson. Giacchino.Previous: Ben. John. James. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New: John Williams's relationship with Star Wars (both the media itself and the people who make it).Previous: More behind the scenes stuff about the music and sound design in the Disney-era. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New: Lord of the Rings (composed by Howard Shore) and Rings of Power (composed by Bear McCreary) and the animated RotKPrevious: Halloween (composed by John Carpenter) --------------- Guest: Brandon Wainerdi Talking Bay 94 (one-on-one interviews with the cast and crew of Star Wars) - https://www.talkingbay94.com/Brandon's StarWars.com contributor page: https://www.starwars.com/news/contributor/bwainerdiGreg Grunberg: Playing Snap Wexley and Watching Star Wars for the First Time with Best Friend, JJ Abrams (Talking Bay 94) - https://www.talkingbay94.com/2020/07/17/greg-grunberg-star-wars-interview-podcast/James Clyne: Designing Lando's Millennium Falcon, Kylo's TIE Silencer, and the Look of the Sequel Trilogy (Talking Bay 94) - https://www.talkingbay94.com/2021/05/26/james-clyne-designing-landos-millenium-falcon-kylos-tie-silencer-and-the-look-of-the-sequel-trilogy/Jedi at 40 | Ben Burtt and Randy Thom on Crafting Ewokese, Jabba's Voice, and the Rancor's Roar - https://www.starwars.com/news/jedi-at-40-ben-burtt-randy-thom ------------------ ⭐️ Join the Discord server by becoming a patron at any level! https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan Leave a voice message, and I might play it on the show... https://starwarsmusicminute.com/comlink Where else to find SWMM: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMinSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/652WVfMTLwJpVZ82i8uhFAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-music-minute/id1552988763YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminuteTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute?Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminuteEmail: podcast@starwarsmusicminute.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin
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    1 h y 39 m
  • TROS 10: Dialogue Is the Melody (Minutes 46-50 with Camila Quiñones)

    TROS 10: Dialogue Is the Melody (Minutes 46-50 with Camila Quiñones)
    Sep 9 2024

    John Williams has a cameo in this set of minutes! Also in minutes 46-50 of The Rise of Skywalker, the gang lands on Kijimi, we meet Zorii Bliss and Babu Frik, and we learn more about the droid hacking thing that'll get C-3PO to translate the Sith inscription. Camila Quiñones returns to the show to talk about the sound-forward worldbuilding of Kijimi, musicality in Star Wars dialogue, anchoring and more!

    Timestamps:

    • 0:00 - Hello there!
    • 9:06 - Friendship theme into Rey's theme. Compassion and selflessness.
    • 16:56 - Lack of music and emphasis on sound does a lot of world-building for Kijimi. Sanitizing effect of music.
    • 22:40 - Music wants to be anchored to what (and who) is important in the story.
    • 27:26 - Fast banter, musicality in the dialogue.
    • 33:50 - Different dialects and speaking trends/styles in different decades of Star Wars. Polystylism.
    • 42:41 - Thoughts on Poe as a character. Musical punctuation.
    • 50:20 - Heroines of Star Wars (Rey, Padme, Leia) and their relationship to hope/idealism.
    • 56:03 - Diegetic music in Oma Tres's bar. Cantina music in Star Wars.
    • 1:02:26 - John Williams's cameo, behind-the-scenes, set decoration.
    • 1:09:12 - C-3PO drives Camila nuts every single movie.
    • 1:19:30 - Camila's final thoughts on TROS.
    • 1:23:52 - SWMM Questionnaire

    Things to Check Out:

    • John Williams Cameo - Behind the Scenes - The Rise of Skywalker: https://youtu.be/vGc47-ncN70?si=YMsD6z0i09R0y3GU
    • Alfred Schnittke's Concerto Grosso No. 1 (example of polystylism) - https://youtu.be/4RrLWema4tU?si=zbtTtQDUhVEhfgI-
    • Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/

    Musical Themes:

    • 57. Friendship
    • 45a. Rey A (Theme A-Phrase)
    • 52a. Tension (Basic Motif)
    • 59a. Psalm of the Sith (A Section)

    Diegetic Music:

    • Kijimi Bar ("Oma's Place")

    Where are we in the soundtrack?:

    • FYC 6. "To Kijimi"

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    STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE:

    1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like?

    • New: Resilience. Youth. Legacy.
    • Previous:
      • Tragedy. Adventure. Wisdom.
      • Majesty. Hope. Tragedy.

    2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about?

    • New: How do composers choose the instruments they use for their scores?
    • Previous:
      • How do the sound design and score elements come together?
      • The difference between sound editing and sound mixing.

    3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars?

    • New: Pride and Prejudice (composed by Dario Marianelli)
    • Previous:
      • Succession (composed by Nicholas Britell)
      • The Batman (composed by Michael Giacchino)

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    Guest: Camila Quiñones

    • Beings of the Galaxy podcast: https://beingsofthegalaxypod.buzzsprout.com/

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    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin
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    1 h y 33 m
  • TROS 9: Symmetrical Design (Minutes 41-45 with Dominic Sewell)

    TROS 9: Symmetrical Design (Minutes 41-45 with Dominic Sewell)
    Sep 2 2024
    In minutes 41-45 of The Rise of Skywalker, Rey shoots lightning from her fingers and destroys the First Order transport that she believes Chewie is on. Dominic Sewell returns to the show to discuss symmetry in the Friendship theme, the shroud over John Williams's writing process, mus-emes (musical memes), and more! Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there!8:47 - Listening to the beginning of these minutes.9:41 - Big B buildup reminds Dom of a part from Wozzeck (Alban Berg).22:02 - Assigning meaning to pitches depending on the context.27:53 - Music climbing by semitonal increments. Failed climb in the brass.31:53 - Do you think this score has more in common with Revenge of the Sith and/or Return of the Jedi than any other particular film?39:22 - John Williams thinking visually (speculation).45:15 - The shroud over John Williams's process. Broad strokes and modalities. German/Austro-Hungarian versus Russian/French sound worlds.52:00 - Williams will go down as one of the greatest orchestrators.59:37 - Octatonic goodness.1:05:15 - Descant.1:09:08 - The recording of this film is incredible (close, clear, dry, not swathed in reverb)1:12:34 - Symmetry in the Friendship Theme.1:22:14 - Threepio.1:26:12 - Interesting voicing (clarinet is buried in the brass texture).1:33:35 - Juxtaposition of two completely different themes. Intrusive thoughts.1:38:53 - Kamino Kaper tangent.1:44:43 - Does John Williams explicitly engage with duality in his theme-writing?1:49:12 - Zimmerfication of Williams?1:55:39 - Our favorite Rise of Skywalker musical themes.1:58:50 - A very bold statement about minor 7ths.2:04:32 - Stuttering, half-step-heavy villain themes.2:09:41 - Speculating on Williams's revision process. Mythology of Williams.2:19:35 - SWMM Questionnaire2:29:47 - Shoutout to Michael Abels (Acolyte good). Things to Check Out: On the Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring (book by Fred Karlin and Rayburn Wright) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2097046.On_the_TrackWozzeck, Act III Scene 2 (Alban Berg) - https://youtu.be/702knK1mop0?si=gYcasnwRVZnQV5F5WOZZECK - The Operatic Equivalent of GUINNESS (David Bruce Composer) https://youtu.be/e8V-x9CSPlA?si=cwcViqXYVzkx7iFJJohn Williams on the SmartLess podcast: https://youtu.be/xi-axVKJ3TcJohn Williams discussing Alex North, part 1: https://youtu.be/iKq1c-wpVe4?si=R7wcddyIXMcCmvnDJohn Williams discussing Alex North, part 2: https://youtu.be/rYSmemYleEE?si=vx3qdV6BIuTipBGQChrysanthe's review of the Century of Film Music concert (curated by John Williams): https://www.sfcv.org/articles/review/la-phil-classic-film-music-leads-john-williamsShawn Murphy recorded and mixed the scores for The Rise of Skywalker and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."Dance of the Montagues and Capulets" (from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet) - https://youtu.be/8VY-A7GVLyQ?si=KGxAlZrc97xph2XODie Walküre: Magic Fire Music (Wagner) - https://youtu.be/bG6p8bLdaQU?si=TztdijWshAO4vdQbAnakin’s Theme and the Musical Aftermath of The Phantom Menace (article by Frank Lehman): https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2024/07/30/anakins-theme-essay/Main Title from King's Row (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) - https://youtu.be/tysCiL1-24w?si=_dc2_oIANP9ZMim2Harold in Italy (symphony with viola obbligato by Hector Berlioz) - https://youtu.be/Q4NC4E5RXik?si=E3DajNGVjgKgKIuKThematic Transformation and the Limits of Leitmotivic Analysis (Frank Lehman talk) - https://youtu.be/4ZBCNK0PYrk?si=UFbRSzm_-KYONTzjDominic's analysis of "The Lighting of the Beacons" from The Return of the King - https://youtu.be/tVW249k5uuQ?si=8lc2W3azRxGuCppLNear Miss (film that Dominic scored) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29193907/Scoring the Screen: The Secret Language of Film Music (book by Andy Hill) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31386128-scoring-the-screenLa Belle Noiseuse by Dominic Sewell; performed by harpist Amy Turk - https://youtu.be/nEqgmi4RJ4s?si=6o3OJHCdUHaWIkNC"The Brahms" chord (coined by Dominic): C-Ab-C spanning one octaveComplete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: 41a. Kylo Ren A (Aggressive)42. Kylo Ren B (Hesitant)57. Friendship109) Friendship (Variant)61b. Knights of Ren (Slow Form) Where are we in the soundtrack?: FYC 5. "A Prisoner"FYC 6. "To Kijimi" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New: Symphonic. Complex. Multilayered.Previous: Transporting. Transforming. Transcendental. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New: How the orchestrators of Star Wars voice John Williams's woodwind and brass parts.Previous: Dom would like to talk to John Williams about what his teachers taught him. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New: Lord of the Rings (again) - Howard ShoreRings of Power - Bear McCrearyOppenheimer - Ludwig Göransson Previous: Lord of the Rings - Howard ShoreDoctor Who (...
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