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Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 1 of 6: Uses of the Force Theme

Film Music Notes Posted on November 8, 2015 by Mark RichardsAugust 27, 2017

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 the fantasy world that is the backbone of the films. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Star Wars Films, Part 2 of 6: Uses of Darth Vader’s Theme

Film Music Notes Posted on November 17, 2015 by Mark RichardsAugust 27, 2017

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 turn, leading up to an analysis of the score for … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 3 of 6: The Emperor’s Theme

Film Music Notes Posted on November 22, 2015 by Mark RichardsAugust 27, 2017

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, and Luke and Leia. But the only one to have … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 4 of 6: Duel of the Fates

Film Music Notes Posted on November 30, 2015 by Mark RichardsAugust 27, 2017

When John Williams returned to the Star Wars films in 1999 with Episode I: The Phantom Menace, there was something quite different about his approach to the score. Of course, the main theme and a handful of other old themes … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 5 of 6: Across the Stars

Film Music Notes Posted on December 7, 2015 by Mark RichardsAugust 27, 2017

With its emphasis on the budding romance between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, it is no surprise that the love theme, Across the Stars, is the most pervasive theme in Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Because its association … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 6 of 6: Battle of the Heroes

Film Music Notes Posted on December 23, 2015 by Mark RichardsFebruary 14, 2019

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 deal of dramatic weight. So how does a composer score … Continue reading →

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