New music powerhouse Lisa Neher joins Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the underappreciated “Luke and Leia” by John Williams, and she shares two of her own works — including one of her own performances.

Melody: “Luke and Leia” from “Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”

• YouTube (Original Motion Picture Score, Remastered): https://youtu.be/oSXeOY_Ad4U
• YouTube (Utah Symphony Orchestra): https://youtu.be/Qh-fZVImd8Q
• Score Reduction and Analysis (by NMK Music): https://youtu.be/esfcF8W9bRI

Composer / Songwriter: John Williams

Duration: 1:58:26

• Intro and guest questions – 0:00
• Pre-discussion about “Luke and Leia” – 12:14
• Review of the melody – 20:47
• Lisa shares – 1:22:18

Guest Composer: Lisa Neher

• Website: https://www.lisanehermusic.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaNeher
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisanehermezzo/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaNeherMusic
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-neher/
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lisa-neher
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LisaNeher/videos

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Schenkerian Analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenkerian_analysis
• ComposerInResidence.org (https://www.composerinresidence.org/)

Recorded: November 4, 2022 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 

Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org

Video of musical score for reference created using Musescore Online: https://www.musescore.com

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