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Star Wars Music Minute

By: Chrysanthe Tan
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  • Celebrating the music and sound of Star Wars 5 cinematic minutes at a time!
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  • TROS 3: Independent Jedi Study (Minutes 11-15 with Riley Silverman)

    TROS 3: Independent Jedi Study (Minutes 11-15 with Riley Silverman)
    Jul 24 2023
    📣 This episode was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist. If you want to support the cause, consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund, which provides financial aid to industry workers. There's also a Google doc that lists a variety of funds you can donate to, including a pizza fund for the various strike locations and a water fund for strikers at the hot Disney lot. ---------- In minutes 11-15 of The Rise of Skywalker, we see Rey training in the jungle of Ajan Kloss under the light guidance of General Leia Organa; Kylo and Rey have their first Force chat of the film; and Rey reunites with Poe and Finn. Star Wars author and Rey aficionado Riley Silverman is here with me to discuss Rey's epic "training suite" theme, Leia's as a "lowercase j" jedi, shortcuts in music and filmmaking, and more!   Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there!1:43 - Leia as a lowercase "j" jedi6:40 - End of the lightspeed skipping scene.8:51 - Shortcuts. Re-using the Martial Chords/Holst Chords from the Death Star blow-up scene in ANH.17:56 - Peaceful soundscape of Rey training on Ajan Kloss.20:58 - "Leia Trains Rey" – new incidental motif – a tender string line.26:31 - Mishearing the Rey/Leia conversation in theaters.32:46 - Rey's pump-up training suite is reminiscent of Luke's lifestyle montage on Ahch-To (in TLJ minutes 21-25).39:33 - Imperial March and Kylo Ren's Aggressive theme with one note out of place.44:10 - Music raising the stakes during Rey's training. Duelistic Strings (incidental motif). Kylo's intrusion.49:46 - Awesome sound design in Rey/Kylo's concurrent flashbacks.1:00:14 - Rey studies ancient texts. Independent Jedi Study. Continuity from TLJ to TROS.1:10:57 - Poe and Rey bicker like divorced (but still good) co-parents.1:22:47 - Final thoughts about these minutes and TROS as a whole.1:34:53 - SWMM Questionnaire1:45:09 - Where to find Riley's books. Things to Check Out: Holst: Mars (from The Planets) - https://youtu.be/UJbEgyhx1ngComplete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: Martial ChordsForceRey A (Theme A-Phrase)Leia Trains ReyRey B (Chimes)Imperial March (Theme)Kylo Ren A (Aggressive)Duelistic Strings Where are we in the soundtrack?: End of FYC 2. "Falcon Flight" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New: Wondrous space magic.Previous: Epic space magic. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New: How many different people are involved in the process of putting music in the film? Who has the final say?Previous: How many different screams are there? How do people go about designing music for a scene or character in the first place? Writers start with a blank page and somehow use words to convey scenes; what is the musical/sound version of that process like? 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New: Across the Spider-Verse (composed by Daniel Pemberton)Previous: Gentlemen Jack (composed by Murray Gold), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (composed by Danny Elfman). Doctor Who. --------------- Guest: Riley Silverman Check out all of Riley's Star Wars books: https://www.rileysilverman.com/books Star Wars: Exploring Tatooine: An Illustrated GuideStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Treasures from BatuuStar Wars: The Life Day Pop-Up Book and Advent Calendar The She Series Book (Riley wrote essays for Lucille Ball and Marsha P. Johnson): https://www.etsy.com/listing/1448145344/the-she-series-bookRiley is on BlueSky, Threads, and Twitter as rileysilverman or rileyjsilverman ------------------ ⭐️ 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 hr and 50 mins
  • TROS 2: Audiovisual Acid Trip (Minutes 6-10 with Klaudia Amenábar)

    TROS 2: Audiovisual Acid Trip (Minutes 6-10 with Klaudia Amenábar)
    Jul 19 2023
    📣 This episode was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist. If you want to support the cause, consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund, which provides financial aid to industry workers. There's also a Google doc that lists a variety of funds you can donate to, including a pizza fund for the various strike locations and a water fund for strikers at the hot Disney lot. ---------- In minutes 6-10 of The Rise of Skywalker, Palpatine has a chat with Kylo Ren, Poe and Finn lose a game of Dejarik to Chewie, a spy gives the Resistance information, and the Falcon lightspeed skips to evade TIE fighters. Klaudia Amenábar of RuPalp's Podrace returns to the show to discuss the Resistance polycule, octatonic brass, Exegol sound design, and more! Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there!3:43 - Listening to the beginning of these minutes.8:21 - The "Palpatine" in Rey's theme.24:49 - Trio of characters interacting for the first time.28:31 - David Acord and Matthew Wood explaining the sound design of Exegol.40:11 - Exegol lightning compared to Force lightning.49:44 - Quibble about the physical descriptions of characters in Star Wars books.53:52 - The Rise of Skywalker polycule.1:01:07 - Octatonic planing horns.1:09:51 - Why do we hear the Emperor's theme when we see TIE fighters?1:17:54 - Rebel Fanfare (planing triads), March of the Resistance, lightspeed skipping.1:24:40 - John Williams loves/hates us (violinists).1:32:54 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Klaudia's blog post/newsletter about Trigun: https://buttondown.email/klaudiascorner/archive/trigun-is-better-than-cowboy-bebop-not-clickbait/Interview about the Trigun Stampede soundtrack: https://www.japanaradio.com/node/98The album for season 1 is in two parts: https://open.spotify.com/album/0tNFMwQRWZkDuxxhbrBZtihttps://open.spotify.com/album/6csNXzQg2Eq9qRexsVT2s8 Solo 8: Dolby Atmos Train Heist (Minutes 36-40 with Klaudia Amenábar) - https://youtu.be/ofMbtzYWYD0Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: Imperial March (Theme)Kylo Ren A (Aggressive)EmperorMarch of the Resistance (A Section)Rebel Fanfare Where are we in the soundtrack?: OST 2. "Journey to Exegol"FYC 2. "Falcon Flight" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New: Poetic. Epic. Hopeful.Previous: Poetic. Epic. Inspiring. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New: How are certain sound design choices made? Which decisions come from the producers vs. sound designers, etc? How is the sound design process different across the various types of Star Wars media?Previous: The stories behind how various bits of music ended up in the films/shows. "How did that get there?" 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New: TRIGUN STAMPEDE (anime series composed by Tatsuya Kato)Previous: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (composed by Joe Hisaishi) --------------- Guest: Klaudia Amenábar RuPalp's Podrace: https://rupalps-podrace-a-queer-star-wars-podcast.simplecast.com/The Mystery Spotcast: A Supernatural Rewatch: https://the-mystery-spotcast-a-supernatural-rewatch.simplecast.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaludiasaysTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kaludiasaysLinktree: https://linktr.ee/kaludiasays ------------------ 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 hr and 52 mins
  • TROS 1: Intro to the Music of The Rise of Skywalker (Minutes 1-5)

    TROS 1: Intro to the Music of The Rise of Skywalker (Minutes 1-5)
    Jul 10 2023

    This is an introduction to the music of The Rise of Skywalker with an emphasis on the first 5 minutes. In the episode, I also go over my aims for this season of Star Wars Music Minute, talk about balancing meta-commentary and media-commentary, and share my favorite thing about the TROS score.

    Timestamps:

    • 0:00 - Hello there!
    • 0:50 - What to expect from this episode.
    • 1:40 - Part 1: The first 5 minutes of TROS.
    • 34:02 - Part 2: The Meta Stuff
    • 41:28 - For Your Consideration (FYC) album.
    • 48:03 - Analyzing and interpreting the media as it stands.
    • 50:32 - Romantic music and Friendship as a major theme.
    • 1:03:04 - Assumptions and shaky premises.
    • 1:13:35 - Upcoming source (diegetic) music.
    • 1:14:31 - Matching my timestamps to Frank Lehman's SW Thematic Catalogue.
    • 1:16:34 - New intro/outro arrangement (based on "Anthem of Evil")
    • 1:19:24 - A little perk for my Discord server (join us!)

    References:

    • Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/
    • Web Archive of FYC album to listen to: https://web.archive.org/web/20191210202934/https://disneystudiosawards.com/star-wars-score.html
    • Discussion on JW Fan Forum: https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/30975-the-rise-of-skywalker-for-your-consideration-fyc-album-discussion/

    Musical Themes:

    • Main Theme (A Section)
    • Main Theme (B Section)
    • Romantic Descending Trichords
    • Starry Night Arpeggios
    • Kylo Ren A (Aggressive)
    • Knights of Ren (Fast Form)
    • Sith Artifacts (Wayfinder)
    • Kylo Ren B (Hesitant)
    • Journey to Exegol
    • Psalm of the Sith (A Section)
    • Sith Seduction

    Where are we in the soundtrack?:

    • OST 1. "Fanfare and Prologue"
    • FYC 1. "Prologue"
    • OST 2. "Journey to Exegol"

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    1 hr and 21 mins
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