Such an approach is taken by the programs to the live-to-projection premiere, which is seemingly not based on new insight from Williams himself.
Such an approach was taken by the programsArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine to the live-to-projection premiere of the Star Wars films, where numerous motifs were identified (seemingly with no new insight from Williams himself), including a rancor motif, a motif for the droids in the original Star Wars, etc... Others to have taken to such an approach are Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine and Aaron KrerowiczArchived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Even Ed ChangArchived November 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine does this with several minor motifs he attributes to the various Star Wars scores, including an "Imperial rhythmic motif", a " rhythmic Imperial skirmish motif", "exotic Bespin motif", "'one with the Force' motif", "trap theme", a "taking off motif", a secondary Droid march, an Utapau "motoric" motif, and a "Millennium Falcon rhythmic motif." Also see previous versions of this page.
This theme is often used in conjunction with the character of Finn, and was therefore often mistaken to be his theme, as well as for the Millennium FalconArchived May 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Rather, it is a motif for the more comedic action sequences in the film, in which Finn's propensity to flee is used for comedic effect.
"Soundtrack 1978". BAFTA Awards Database. British Acacdemy of Film & Television Awards. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
"Soundtrack 1980". BAFTA Awards Database. British Acacdemy of Film & Television Awards. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
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Such an approach is taken by the programs to the live-to-projection premiere, which is seemingly not based on new insight from Williams himself.
Such an approach was taken by the programsArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine to the live-to-projection premiere of the Star Wars films, where numerous motifs were identified (seemingly with no new insight from Williams himself), including a rancor motif, a motif for the droids in the original Star Wars, etc... Others to have taken to such an approach are Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine and Aaron KrerowiczArchived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Even Ed ChangArchived November 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine does this with several minor motifs he attributes to the various Star Wars scores, including an "Imperial rhythmic motif", a " rhythmic Imperial skirmish motif", "exotic Bespin motif", "'one with the Force' motif", "trap theme", a "taking off motif", a secondary Droid march, an Utapau "motoric" motif, and a "Millennium Falcon rhythmic motif." Also see previous versions of this page.
Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine describes themes for the Flag Parade, the Arrival on Tatooine, Jango's Escape, Taun We (which is mentioned in Takis analysis, but as a setpiece-specific piece), Anakin's Dark Deeds, The Dune Sea, The Emperor's Throne Room, Starkiller Base, etc. Ed Chung describes an "escape theme" from the opening space battle of Revenge of the SithArchived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, an Utapau motoric figure appearing in the fight with Grievous, an "exotic Bespin motifArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine" for the finale of Empire Strikes Back, a "taking offArchived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine" motif from "The Phantom Menace", etc...
Jon and Al Kaplan mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine "minor-mode arpeggiations" as dominating this score, presumably referring to this motif. AdamsArchived September 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine also says that the leitmotifs in that score were "rhythmic" in nature. While Williams himself has said little of the leitmotifs of this score (outside of Across the Stars), Lucas is quoted on the album saying that Williams "heightens the mystery and suspense that drives the first half of the film", most likely referring to this motif, which is indeed confined to the first half of the film.
Williams refersArchived December 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to the use of "bouncing" horns in Star Wars as a "motif" for Luke's Landspeeder, although it is based on no fixed recurring melodic or rhythmic idea. He also onceArchived March 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine referred to the material for the Battle of Hoth as "thematic", but Matessino's notes ultimately concludeArchived August 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine that "thematic material is deffered" in the piece. Lehman makes no mention of either motif, even as "incidental" motifs, and in fact stressed that "Themes for self-contained, non-repeating set-pieces are not included." Adams also does not list any setpiece-specific material in his thematic analyses, but did mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine that "the walker attack on Hoth[...]was assigned a memorable and fully realized standalone melody" but, unlike the melody of "The TIE fighters chasing the Millennium Falcon away from the Death Star", which went on to recur in a later installment, this motif (like the Asteroid Field music) is used "with less thought toward a score-length arc of material than toward a series of self-contained vignettes." In the prequels, ostinati-based pieces such as Chase through Coruscant or Jango Fett's escape are described by Adams not as melodies but as "shorter, chunkier motives seldom longer than a measure or two, and often more rhythmic than melodic" and as "terse" and "episodic." Jeff BondsArchived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine also mentions that the former sequence features "no theme hitting them [the audience] over the head."
Hutchinson, Sean (November 11, 2015). "Alien Musicians in 'Star Wars,' Ranked". Inverse. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015. (Archived page contains a JavaScript that replaces article with page not found message. To prevent this stop page loading as soon as article text is visible.)
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Jon and Al Kaplan mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine "minor-mode arpeggiations" as dominating this score, presumably referring to this motif. AdamsArchived September 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine also says that the leitmotifs in that score were "rhythmic" in nature. While Williams himself has said little of the leitmotifs of this score (outside of Across the Stars), Lucas is quoted on the album saying that Williams "heightens the mystery and suspense that drives the first half of the film", most likely referring to this motif, which is indeed confined to the first half of the film.
This fanfare from "He is the Chosen One", recursArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine in "Palpatine's Teachings" for a transition to the view of Curoscant from Padme's abode. It was used in the finished film rather for a shot of Obi-Wan entering Bail Organa's ship.
Williams refersArchived December 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to the use of "bouncing" horns in Star Wars as a "motif" for Luke's Landspeeder, although it is based on no fixed recurring melodic or rhythmic idea. He also onceArchived March 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine referred to the material for the Battle of Hoth as "thematic", but Matessino's notes ultimately concludeArchived August 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine that "thematic material is deffered" in the piece. Lehman makes no mention of either motif, even as "incidental" motifs, and in fact stressed that "Themes for self-contained, non-repeating set-pieces are not included." Adams also does not list any setpiece-specific material in his thematic analyses, but did mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine that "the walker attack on Hoth[...]was assigned a memorable and fully realized standalone melody" but, unlike the melody of "The TIE fighters chasing the Millennium Falcon away from the Death Star", which went on to recur in a later installment, this motif (like the Asteroid Field music) is used "with less thought toward a score-length arc of material than toward a series of self-contained vignettes." In the prequels, ostinati-based pieces such as Chase through Coruscant or Jango Fett's escape are described by Adams not as melodies but as "shorter, chunkier motives seldom longer than a measure or two, and often more rhythmic than melodic" and as "terse" and "episodic." Jeff BondsArchived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine also mentions that the former sequence features "no theme hitting them [the audience] over the head."
Williams recallsArchived August 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to have written "three or four pieces of new material" for this installment, including "a couple of[...]lamentations[...]of Anakin's turn from the light to the dark", a "piece with a lot of percussion for Grievous" andArchived August 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine "Battle of the Heroes[...]a motif based on four pitches." Ian Freer who was present at the recording, noted the lament and "variations to Qui-Gon’s funeral." Also based on the recording, John Crichton speaks of "the new theme" (Battle of the Heroes) which has "nine notes", the lament, Across the Stars, and "a reprise of a choral track from a previous score. This is probably the reprise of Qui-Gon’s funeral music."
Williams refersArchived December 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to the use of "bouncing" horns in Star Wars as a "motif" for Luke's Landspeeder, although it is based on no fixed recurring melodic or rhythmic idea. He also onceArchived March 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine referred to the material for the Battle of Hoth as "thematic", but Matessino's notes ultimately concludeArchived August 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine that "thematic material is deffered" in the piece. Lehman makes no mention of either motif, even as "incidental" motifs, and in fact stressed that "Themes for self-contained, non-repeating set-pieces are not included." Adams also does not list any setpiece-specific material in his thematic analyses, but did mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine that "the walker attack on Hoth[...]was assigned a memorable and fully realized standalone melody" but, unlike the melody of "The TIE fighters chasing the Millennium Falcon away from the Death Star", which went on to recur in a later installment, this motif (like the Asteroid Field music) is used "with less thought toward a score-length arc of material than toward a series of self-contained vignettes." In the prequels, ostinati-based pieces such as Chase through Coruscant or Jango Fett's escape are described by Adams not as melodies but as "shorter, chunkier motives seldom longer than a measure or two, and often more rhythmic than melodic" and as "terse" and "episodic." Jeff BondsArchived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine also mentions that the former sequence features "no theme hitting them [the audience] over the head."
Williams refersArchived December 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to the use of "bouncing" horns in Star Wars as a "motif" for Luke's Landspeeder, although it is based on no fixed recurring melodic or rhythmic idea. He also onceArchived March 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine referred to the material for the Battle of Hoth as "thematic", but Matessino's notes ultimately concludeArchived August 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine that "thematic material is deffered" in the piece. Lehman makes no mention of either motif, even as "incidental" motifs, and in fact stressed that "Themes for self-contained, non-repeating set-pieces are not included." Adams also does not list any setpiece-specific material in his thematic analyses, but did mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine that "the walker attack on Hoth[...]was assigned a memorable and fully realized standalone melody" but, unlike the melody of "The TIE fighters chasing the Millennium Falcon away from the Death Star", which went on to recur in a later installment, this motif (like the Asteroid Field music) is used "with less thought toward a score-length arc of material than toward a series of self-contained vignettes." In the prequels, ostinati-based pieces such as Chase through Coruscant or Jango Fett's escape are described by Adams not as melodies but as "shorter, chunkier motives seldom longer than a measure or two, and often more rhythmic than melodic" and as "terse" and "episodic." Jeff BondsArchived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine also mentions that the former sequence features "no theme hitting them [the audience] over the head."
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According to an interviewArchived April 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine with Williams, he composed themes for Rey, Kylo, Rey, the Resistance, Poe and Snoke. His end-credits suite, traditionally used to recapitulate the entire thematic glossary of the film, features the themes for Rey, Kylo (both themes), Poe, the Resistance and the Pursuit ostinato. Snoke's theme is not visited, although it has a dedicated track on the album.
Such an approach is taken by the programs to the live-to-projection premiere, which is seemingly not based on new insight from Williams himself.
Such an approach was taken by the programsArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine to the live-to-projection premiere of the Star Wars films, where numerous motifs were identified (seemingly with no new insight from Williams himself), including a rancor motif, a motif for the droids in the original Star Wars, etc... Others to have taken to such an approach are Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine and Aaron KrerowiczArchived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Even Ed ChangArchived November 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine does this with several minor motifs he attributes to the various Star Wars scores, including an "Imperial rhythmic motif", a " rhythmic Imperial skirmish motif", "exotic Bespin motif", "'one with the Force' motif", "trap theme", a "taking off motif", a secondary Droid march, an Utapau "motoric" motif, and a "Millennium Falcon rhythmic motif." Also see previous versions of this page.
Williams refersArchived December 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to the use of "bouncing" horns in Star Wars as a "motif" for Luke's Landspeeder, although it is based on no fixed recurring melodic or rhythmic idea. He also onceArchived March 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine referred to the material for the Battle of Hoth as "thematic", but Matessino's notes ultimately concludeArchived August 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine that "thematic material is deffered" in the piece. Lehman makes no mention of either motif, even as "incidental" motifs, and in fact stressed that "Themes for self-contained, non-repeating set-pieces are not included." Adams also does not list any setpiece-specific material in his thematic analyses, but did mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine that "the walker attack on Hoth[...]was assigned a memorable and fully realized standalone melody" but, unlike the melody of "The TIE fighters chasing the Millennium Falcon away from the Death Star", which went on to recur in a later installment, this motif (like the Asteroid Field music) is used "with less thought toward a score-length arc of material than toward a series of self-contained vignettes." In the prequels, ostinati-based pieces such as Chase through Coruscant or Jango Fett's escape are described by Adams not as melodies but as "shorter, chunkier motives seldom longer than a measure or two, and often more rhythmic than melodic" and as "terse" and "episodic." Jeff BondsArchived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine also mentions that the former sequence features "no theme hitting them [the audience] over the head."
As with other long-lined themes on this list, components of Rey's theme have been described as independent leitmotifs, namely the wind and chime introduction figures of the unabridged theme. In his commentaryArchived September 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine on the score, Doug refers to the piece as a single theme. He also refers to the variation heard in the end-credits as "Rey's theme in counterpoint[...]with The Force theme."
In interviewsArchived June 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Williams mentions "Duel of the Fates", Anakin's theme, "Jar Jar's music", as well as Qui-Gon's theme and the Trade Fedeeration Droid Army March, from an interview in the making of the film.
Such an approach is taken by the programs to the live-to-projection premiere, which is seemingly not based on new insight from Williams himself.
Such an approach was taken by the programsArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine to the live-to-projection premiere of the Star Wars films, where numerous motifs were identified (seemingly with no new insight from Williams himself), including a rancor motif, a motif for the droids in the original Star Wars, etc... Others to have taken to such an approach are Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine and Aaron KrerowiczArchived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Even Ed ChangArchived November 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine does this with several minor motifs he attributes to the various Star Wars scores, including an "Imperial rhythmic motif", a " rhythmic Imperial skirmish motif", "exotic Bespin motif", "'one with the Force' motif", "trap theme", a "taking off motif", a secondary Droid march, an Utapau "motoric" motif, and a "Millennium Falcon rhythmic motif." Also see previous versions of this page.
Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine describes themes for the Flag Parade, the Arrival on Tatooine, Jango's Escape, Taun We (which is mentioned in Takis analysis, but as a setpiece-specific piece), Anakin's Dark Deeds, The Dune Sea, The Emperor's Throne Room, Starkiller Base, etc. Ed Chung describes an "escape theme" from the opening space battle of Revenge of the SithArchived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, an Utapau motoric figure appearing in the fight with Grievous, an "exotic Bespin motifArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine" for the finale of Empire Strikes Back, a "taking offArchived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine" motif from "The Phantom Menace", etc...
In interviewsArchived June 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Williams mentions "Duel of the Fates", Anakin's theme, "Jar Jar's music", as well as Qui-Gon's theme and the Trade Fedeeration Droid Army March, from an interview in the making of the film.
"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on October 22, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Jon and Al Kaplan mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine "minor-mode arpeggiations" as dominating this score, presumably referring to this motif. AdamsArchived September 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine also says that the leitmotifs in that score were "rhythmic" in nature. While Williams himself has said little of the leitmotifs of this score (outside of Across the Stars), Lucas is quoted on the album saying that Williams "heightens the mystery and suspense that drives the first half of the film", most likely referring to this motif, which is indeed confined to the first half of the film.
Williams recallsArchived August 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to have written "three or four pieces of new material" for this installment, including "a couple of[...]lamentations[...]of Anakin's turn from the light to the dark", a "piece with a lot of percussion for Grievous" andArchived August 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine "Battle of the Heroes[...]a motif based on four pitches." Ian Freer who was present at the recording, noted the lament and "variations to Qui-Gon’s funeral." Also based on the recording, John Crichton speaks of "the new theme" (Battle of the Heroes) which has "nine notes", the lament, Across the Stars, and "a reprise of a choral track from a previous score. This is probably the reprise of Qui-Gon’s funeral music."
This fanfare from "He is the Chosen One", recursArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine in "Palpatine's Teachings" for a transition to the view of Curoscant from Padme's abode. It was used in the finished film rather for a shot of Obi-Wan entering Bail Organa's ship.
According to an interviewArchived April 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine with Williams, he composed themes for Rey, Kylo, Rey, the Resistance, Poe and Snoke. His end-credits suite, traditionally used to recapitulate the entire thematic glossary of the film, features the themes for Rey, Kylo (both themes), Poe, the Resistance and the Pursuit ostinato. Snoke's theme is not visited, although it has a dedicated track on the album.
This theme is often used in conjunction with the character of Finn, and was therefore often mistaken to be his theme, as well as for the Millennium FalconArchived May 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Rather, it is a motif for the more comedic action sequences in the film, in which Finn's propensity to flee is used for comedic effect.
Such an approach is taken by the programs to the live-to-projection premiere, which is seemingly not based on new insight from Williams himself.
Such an approach was taken by the programsArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine to the live-to-projection premiere of the Star Wars films, where numerous motifs were identified (seemingly with no new insight from Williams himself), including a rancor motif, a motif for the droids in the original Star Wars, etc... Others to have taken to such an approach are Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine and Aaron KrerowiczArchived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Even Ed ChangArchived November 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine does this with several minor motifs he attributes to the various Star Wars scores, including an "Imperial rhythmic motif", a " rhythmic Imperial skirmish motif", "exotic Bespin motif", "'one with the Force' motif", "trap theme", a "taking off motif", a secondary Droid march, an Utapau "motoric" motif, and a "Millennium Falcon rhythmic motif." Also see previous versions of this page.
Alfred SurenyanArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine describes themes for the Flag Parade, the Arrival on Tatooine, Jango's Escape, Taun We (which is mentioned in Takis analysis, but as a setpiece-specific piece), Anakin's Dark Deeds, The Dune Sea, The Emperor's Throne Room, Starkiller Base, etc. Ed Chung describes an "escape theme" from the opening space battle of Revenge of the SithArchived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, an Utapau motoric figure appearing in the fight with Grievous, an "exotic Bespin motifArchived July 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine" for the finale of Empire Strikes Back, a "taking offArchived August 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine" motif from "The Phantom Menace", etc...
Williams refersArchived December 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine to the use of "bouncing" horns in Star Wars as a "motif" for Luke's Landspeeder, although it is based on no fixed recurring melodic or rhythmic idea. He also onceArchived March 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine referred to the material for the Battle of Hoth as "thematic", but Matessino's notes ultimately concludeArchived August 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine that "thematic material is deffered" in the piece. Lehman makes no mention of either motif, even as "incidental" motifs, and in fact stressed that "Themes for self-contained, non-repeating set-pieces are not included." Adams also does not list any setpiece-specific material in his thematic analyses, but did mentionArchived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine that "the walker attack on Hoth[...]was assigned a memorable and fully realized standalone melody" but, unlike the melody of "The TIE fighters chasing the Millennium Falcon away from the Death Star", which went on to recur in a later installment, this motif (like the Asteroid Field music) is used "with less thought toward a score-length arc of material than toward a series of self-contained vignettes." In the prequels, ostinati-based pieces such as Chase through Coruscant or Jango Fett's escape are described by Adams not as melodies but as "shorter, chunkier motives seldom longer than a measure or two, and often more rhythmic than melodic" and as "terse" and "episodic." Jeff BondsArchived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine also mentions that the former sequence features "no theme hitting them [the audience] over the head."
As with other long-lined themes on this list, components of Rey's theme have been described as independent leitmotifs, namely the wind and chime introduction figures of the unabridged theme. In his commentaryArchived September 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine on the score, Doug refers to the piece as a single theme. He also refers to the variation heard in the end-credits as "Rey's theme in counterpoint[...]with The Force theme."
Hutchinson, Sean (November 11, 2015). "Alien Musicians in 'Star Wars,' Ranked". Inverse. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015. (Archived page contains a JavaScript that replaces article with page not found message. To prevent this stop page loading as soon as article text is visible.)
"Soundtrack 1978". BAFTA Awards Database. British Acacdemy of Film & Television Awards. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
"Soundtrack 1980". BAFTA Awards Database. British Acacdemy of Film & Television Awards. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2013.