Exploring the Music of Star Wars
May the Force be with you...and also with you. Learn more about the music of Star Wars, what it represents, and what inspired John Williams when composing it.
Intro: (0:00)
Star Wars without the music: (1:12)
George Lucas admits the music is what makes Star Wars endure: (2:31)
Richard Wagner's influence on John Williams: (3:40)
Leitmotifs: (4:14)
Leitmotifs in Episode IV: (5:04)
Leitmotifs in Episode V: (6:25)
Leitmotifs in Episode VI: (7:45)
Using the main theme to highlight Luke Skywalker: (9:16)
Using leitmotifs to foreshadow: (10:13)
Vader's leitmotif evolving over the course of two films: (11:08)
Being inspired by classical composer: (14:42)
A side by side comparison: (15:17)
Conclusion: (18:14)
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Lol! All of the noises you can hear without the music. Great video! Also loved seeing the comparison between his music and the classical pieces that inspired them. It’s a good thing those are so old or else he would have been sued for how similar these are! Haha. John Williams is brilliant. I adore the Jurassic Park and Harry Potter soundtracks as well. Harry Potter has a lot of leitmotifs too.
@KeepitClassical
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, some of those comparisons really made my eyebrows raise.
Great video! I would love to see more film music from your channel in the future.
@KeepitClassical
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! There's a lot to talk about for sure! Each video takes a lot of work so it might be a while before the next one but I've got some big plans!
More Star Wars!! Rey's theme in 7-9 is my favorite new leitmotif. I'd love to see more of this analysis on the rest of the series.
@KeepitClassical
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Star Wars is a favorite for sure! I'm going to try to do a special topic every month so I'll definitely be revisiting it in the future. Maybe I'll do a video all about the music in the prequels and sequels.
And with thy spirit. Lol!
All composers borrow from other composers. There's only so many notes. There are classical pieces in the score for "The Wizard of Oz", and it won best score that year, over "Gone With The Wind", which has authentic southern songs in it.
@wotan10950
11 ай бұрын
Including some of Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words, used mostly for Toto’s scenes.
Am I wrong, but doesn’t the entire main Star Wars theme follow the notes and rhythms of the finale from the Intermezzo of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut? Williams takes it at a much faster clip, with punchy rhythm, because after all, Puccini wrote it as a simple love theme, not a space anthem!
YEY MATT!!!
Why did you stopped making videos :’
@KeepitClassical
3 жыл бұрын
Good question, but it's a complicated answer. The short answer is pandemic. The long answer would take a while to really explain. The good news is I'm actually writing new episodes right now!
Inspired or a copy?
More John Williams, less lip smacking.
@KeepitClassical
4 жыл бұрын
m O u T h N o i S e S
@daniellespencer5026
4 жыл бұрын
Leatherrrr... A+ caption work. (: