I do hope though that we get some of that unreleased music, as there's some great stuff there.
I'm very annoyed that the music for Rey's Training montage isn't on the album. Lovely bit of work.
Shocking that it was left off, considering it's the MENU music (for the digital version, at least) AND they highlight it in the documentary about the score!
I do hope though that we get some of that unreleased music, as there's some great stuff there.
I'm very annoyed that the music for Rey's Training montage isn't on the album. Lovely bit of work.
Shocking that it was left off, considering it's the MENU music (for the digital version, at least) AND they highlight it in the documentary about the score!
That little documentary on Williams scoring the Ep 9 was fantastic. Great 10 minute featurette.
John Williams has received his 72nd Grammy Award Nomination for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in the category of ‘Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media’. Also nominated in this category are the original soundtrack albums for Ad Astra by Max Richter, Becoming by Kamasi Washington, Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir and 1917 by Thomas Newman
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place on January 31, 2021 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
As the dust settles on the (some would say*) ill-fated Disney STAR WARS trilogy, I find myself playing and enjoying this score the most out of the three. I really enjoy THE FORCE AWAKENS album for the intro of the new themes and material (Rey's Theme etc) but I struggle with THE LAST JEDI somewhat (and I'd have to re-watch the film to check, but I think it's easily the worst of the 3 films...even below the mess that was TROS). THE RISE OF SKYWALKER CD has a nice flow to it and with the title track and Speeder Chase, two of my favourite cues from this trilogy. There's also the Resistance music and some great dark, choral music for the new (old) baddie. Add the religioso style scoring for Ren and Rey and a revisit from some classic old SW themes and it's a really good album from start to finish. There are some cues that missed the cut from the film (Rey's Training) which I would love to have on an expanded edition...hope springs eternal on that one, I guess. Any others rate this top of the Disney SW music pile?
*although not Disney, who made a good few billion $ from the 3 films, but as a fan, it was sad to see the killing off of the three main legacy characters as a redemption for failure kind of thing.
it was sad to see the killing off of the three main legacy characters as a redemption for failure kind of thing.
I wouldn't necessarily blame Disney for all this: Solo's sacrifice must have been the reason (plus money) for H. Ford’s return, who had wanted it since Return of the Jedi ; Fisher's death was not foreseen ; and the death of Luke is absolutely logical in the movement of the story (like Yoda and Kenobi).
Any others rate this top of the Disney SW music pile?
For me, scores as a listening experience on album: 1. The Force Awakens 2. The Rise of Skywalker 3. The Last Jedi (but I think this was probably the best-treated in the film itself, of the three)
Films: 1. The Last Jedi ... 2. The Force Awakens ... ... ... ... ... ... 3. The Rise of Skywalker
(But I'd still much rather rewatch the mess that was Rise of Skywalker before any of the strangely-rehabilitated prequel trilogy.)
Any others rate this top of the Disney SW music pile?
For me, scores as a listening experience on album: 1. The Force Awakens 2. The Rise of Skywalker 3. The Last Jedi (but I think this was probably the best-treated in the film itself, of the three)
Films: 1. The Last Jedi ... 2. The Force Awakens ... ... ... ... ... ... 3. The Rise of Skywalker
(But I'd still much rather rewatch the mess that was Rise of Skywalker before any of the strangely-rehabilitated prequel trilogy.)
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I rate them in the same order (scores and films). But I think I'd rather watch Revenge of the Sith than Rise of Skywalker.
If I never see that pile of bantha fodder that was Last Jedi ever again I’ll be happy. That had nothing to do with Star Wars let alone the stories started in Awakens. It was as if the director said to hell with it I’m doing my own thing, and badly, and went rogue. It was like he knew nothing about any of the characters either, but felt compelled to introduce poorly conceived and badly written new ones that did nothing for the storyline. Nothing anyone did in it made sense, story arcs were useless and went nowhere and they turned Luke back into a whiny dumbass. The opening scene where he tossed the lightsaber over his shoulder summed up what the director did to Star Wars. Critics loved it. That should tell you everything. They haven’t liked anything good for about 20 years.
