6:50 - the way how he takes the force theme and gives it uncertain, unexpected harmony when they use the force against each other. So many amazing feels in that moment. The tragedy of Anakin turning evil, the struggle of the force, and the reluctance of Obi-Wan to fight his friend. Simply amazing.
There are so many great composers and conductors. I am always reminded when I hear one of his compositions, that the master is in the house. He is just a level beyond every living composer I hear.
True story, When George Lucas approached MGM studios for funding for the first movie (Episode Iv) he played the movie without any music & all the studio executives fell asleep watching it. He then went to Universal & played the movie with the music & the rest is history.
Two more points to be considered: 1 - The very first End Credits sequence in the saga *begins* with the Throne Room, and it makes sense to bring it back at the end of the saga. 2 - This particular rendition of The Throne Room, with the variations on the theme and a beautiful harmonic progression after Luke's theme in the middle is a fantastic piece of music, and deserved to be included in the actual feature at some point, especially considering it was composed externally for concert performance
No hes saying that they are a virtuoso orchestra that can pretty much get anything you want them to get in 1 or 2 takes. Thats waht these guys are hired for. They are there to make beautiful music, they are also there however to get the job done as quickly as possible.
As for the style, I don't see the triumphant ending in Ep III to be out of place. Episode III ends with the prospect of a New Hope in the Skywalker twins, who will, as we know, have key roles in undermining the Empire.
I like the part from 4:53 onwards: Scenes from the movie are flashed in between the orchestral practice/rehearsal/performance. I'll never forget Star Wars!
The full End Credits sequence for Ep. III is: 1 - Leia's theme 2 - Luke's theme 3 - Credits fanfare, main theme 4 - Leia's theme 5 - Battle of the Heroes 6 - Throne Room from Star Wars suite. Listen carefully to no. 3. Note anything different? The tempo is only *slightly* slower than in the other films, in full respect to the darker theme of the film. It's a minute tempo change (a difference in about 10 bpm, I'd guess), but very noticeable and most effective.
@reformedfruit I bought the full score for Phantom Menace when it came out, and I was so disappointed when they did not do the same for the other two movies.
I felt the same way when I first saw this video years ago. It's in the "Return of the Jedi" extended soundtrack. It's found midway in one of the 10-minute long battle tracks at the end of the 2nd CD.
The End Credits usually contain best of the score music, with enough time for the themes to fully develop. We had 5 episodes with specifically written and performed End Credits, and when they had to do it only once more they couldn't? Failure right before the finish line.
The Ep. III end credits is basically a montage of themes with no real cohesion. After the generic end credits fanfare (when the screen fades and the blue script appears), the sequence is: Leia's theme (with minor additions), Battle of the Heroes, and the Throne Room from Star Wars Symphonic Suite. Nothing more, nothing less.
and brought continuation to those who don't give a crap about all the fandom wank that surrounds the prequels and special editions, which is probably a lot of people (people are less likely to speak up if they are happy with changes than if they are annoyed, and lots of people who dont mind the changes probably dont want to speak up out of fear of being flamed/starting a flame war.)
I really don't know. The themes gathered in the end credits sequences are generally put together very well and sound quite seamless. The most brilliant, to me, is ESB. I have no idea what happened in Ep. 3, I'm guessing either time constraints or JW is getting old and just couldn't spare the energy for this last piece of music. Beats me.
I would say best composer of the second half of the 20th century, if points are given for quantity of output as well as quality. But as big of a Williams fan as I am, instances of traditionally defined originality are not frequent, at best.
@pianoking53 I believe they're listening to a click track. Some cues have overdubs like electronics or percussion that require the musicians to be as close on tempo as possible.
The end of the "End Credits" of Ep. III is in the style of the old trilogy, not the new one. An imbalance I may understand logically but can't feel as right.
The old trilogy credits end with Star Wars glorious theme reprise. The new 2 episodes end on a darker note with their own themes (Anakin and Across the Stars) which establishes different closing style for the new trilogy. But Ep.3 doesn't keep to this style. It fits nowhere, it ruins the whole brilliant order of the endings, and if it is what it is due to lack of time it's a shame, if there's intention behind that I'd like to know why.
LSO is the best, and thats not cos im UK musician that I say that. UK orchestras, are underpaid and have less rehearsal time then any other orchestra in the world. It's usually 3 hours rehearsal then bang, concert!
@TheOrodica I don't want to sound rude but I got the info about the executives from the horses mouth (George Lucas). He might have left that part out. Also could you please help a poor computer inept person out. Can I reply to a comment (such as yours ) without going to comments & placing a @ before the username . I keep getting these people saying to me why don't you reply back to me directly. Can you please help me??
