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TROS 3: Independent Jedi Study (Minutes 11-15 with Riley Silverman)
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📣 This episode was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist. If you want to support the cause, consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund, which provides financial aid to industry workers. There's also a Google doc that…
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TROS 2: Audiovisual Acid Trip (Minutes 6-10 with Klaudia Amenábar)
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TROS 1: Intro to the Music of The Rise of Skywalker (Minutes 1-5)
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This is an introduction to the music of The Rise of Skywalker with an emphasis on the first 5 minutes. In the episode, I also go over my aims for this season of Star Wars Music Minute, talk about balancing meta-commentary and media-commentary, and share my favorite thing about the TROS score. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 0:50 - What to expect fr…
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ESB 26: Empire Strikes Back Soundtrack Restoration (Minutes 126-128 with Chris Malone)
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Mastering engineer and film music restoration expert Chris Malone joins Xanthe for the season finale to talk about all things Empire Strikes Back soundtrack. We cover a ton of ground, from analog recording technology and methodology to the unique issues affecting The Empire Strikes Back releases. This episode contains many visuals, including specto…
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ESB 25: Empire Strikes Back Season Highlights (Minutes 121-125)
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Chrysanthe covers minutes 121-125, answers listener questions, and shares their 30 takeaways, trends, surprises, and highlights from The Empire Strikes Back season of Star Wars Music Minute. This is part 1 of a 2-part season finale! 📹 YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/RoEzVlLUFt8 ⭐️ Patreon/Discord server: https://patreon.com/chrysa…
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ESB 24: Reverse-Engineering Artoo (Minutes 116-120 with Justin Leo Kennedy)
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Justin Leo Kennedy is back for another sound design deep-dive! 🎉 Today, it's all about R2-D2. Using a virtual ARP 2600 synth emulator and a recording of his baby crying, Justin attempts to reverse-engineer Ben Burtt's iconic Artoo beepspeak, teaching us a lot about sound synthesis along the way. We also discuss minutes 116-120 of The Empire Strikes…
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ESB 23: First Force Foray (Minutes 111-115 with Camila Quiñones)
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If you play The Empire Strikes Back backwards, will you hear the wind whispering "Luke?" Are the gentle climaxes on Cloud City byproducts of calculated sensory deprivation? How does John Williams convey Luke's emotional state and connect Leia to the Force? Today's guest is Camila Quiñones -- writer, host of Beings of the Galaxy podcast, and one of …
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ESB 22: An Editor’s Film (Minutes 106-110 with Dan Golding)
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Dan Golding is here to discuss minutes 106-110 of The Empire Strikes Back! We talk about Ben Burtt's frustrations, intense pedal points, a nasal brass canon, free fanfares, Empire being an "editor's film," and how the music is "meanwhile" (sounds strange, but it'll make sense when you listen to the episode). 😅 Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 7:05 -…
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ESB 21: Oedipally Violent Romance (Minutes 101-105 with Takeo Rivera)
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Minutes 101-105 of The Empire Strikes Back feature extraordinary drama, peril, romance, and even some lightly comedic underscore. Takeo Rivera (English professor, playwright, performance studies specialist) returns to the show to discuss the score's function as a "warm blanket," Threepio's crush on Lando, the film's romantic aesthetics, and more. T…
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ESB 20: Neapolitan Emergency (Minutes 96-100 with Star Wars Minute)
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Pete the Retailer and Alex Robinson from Star Wars Minute join me to discuss the music and sound in minutes 96-100 of The Empire Strikes Back. Han gets frozen in carbonite! John Williams's dramatic, emotional score moves us through the action. In this episode, we also listen to the original footage from the carbonite freezing scene before music was…
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ESB 19: Mayor of Circuit City (Minutes 91-95 with James Waterman and Justin Scheid)
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James Waterman and Justin Scheid from The Band Batch are here for minutes 91-95 of The Empire Strikes Back. We talk about Threepio's analog rejuvenation, the timpani doom roll, and what happens when Star Wars voice actors are overdubbed in later editions (like how Jason Wingreen was replaced by Temura Morrison). We also get to hear Justin's favorit…
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ESB 18: Glory of the Cloud Car (Minutes 86-90 with Nic Tan)
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As Yoda says, "There is another." Today's guest is my brother, Nic Tan! We delve into minutes 86-90 of The Empire Strikes Back, which naturally begs discussion about the toys, Boba Fett, Yoda's golden nuggets, cloud cars, negative musical space, changes to film scoring over the decades, how Lando's theme diverges from John Williams's traditional he…
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ESB 17: Pomp Without Circumstance (Minutes 81-85 with Alex Ludwig)
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Musicologist Alex Ludwig (Dies Irae guru) returns to the show to discuss minutes 81-85 of The Empire Strikes Back! We talk about the form, orchestration, and rhythm of the Lando's Palace cue, the stern parenting of Yoda and Obi-Wan, and how the music paints the text. Video version of this episode is here: https://youtu.be/tdJUdPsUQBQ Timestamps: 0:…
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ESB 16: Attack of the Envelope (Minutes 76-80 with Jeremy Sawruk)
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Opulent violins and sci-fi vocals can only mean one thing: We're approaching Cloud City! Composer/music technologist Jeremy Sawruk returns to the show to discuss minutes 76-80 of The Empire Strikes Back. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 5:49 - Voice removal. 12:38 - Background "Morse code" sound. 16:34 - Errant horn entrance or sound design? 19:08 -…
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ESB 15: Yoda and the Wolf (Minutes 71-75 with Fr. David and Trevor Mowry)
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In The Empire Strikes Back Minutes 71-75, Yoda raises the ship while Luke looks on in disbelief. Oboist Trevor Mowry and Father David Mowry return to SWMM to talk about this emotional cue (complete with the best E Maj7 chord ever), the "Peter and Wolf"-like instrumentation (are you team French horn or team trumpet?), the expansiveness of Yoda's the…
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ESB 14: Boba Fett’s Hidden Intervals (Minutes 66-70 with Lauren Crosby)
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Music theorist Dr. Lauren Crosby is here to help us take a closer look at the original Boba Fett theme. We compare the pitch material of John Williams's theme to Ludwig Göransson's Boba Fett theme (which debuted in The Book Of Boba Fett), theorize about the relationship between them, and discuss other things from this action-packed set of minutes t…
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ESB 13: Spooky Insecurities (Minutes 61-65 with Ender Smith)
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Talking cave visions, glissando lizards, synthesizers, The Magic Tree, magnets, and more with Ender Smith (of AurekFonts)! This is The Empire Strikes Back minutes 61-65. Video version of this episode (with visuals): https://youtu.be/gYGV9Vy_wDs Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 2:36 - Cue 6M3 "This Is Not A Cave." 5:42 - Demonstrating planing chords …
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ESB 12: Horror With a Punchline (Minutes 56-60 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska)
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Suzen Tekla Kruglnska returns to the show to discuss the humorous horror and philosophical twists in The Empire Strikes Back minutes 56-60! We talk about Kubrick musical connections, Yoda's necklace/instrument, mynock sound design, and the visceral extended techniques used to elicit fear. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 5:36 - Connections to The Sh…
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ESB 11: Free-Floating Motivic Particles (Minutes 51-55 with Frank Lehman)
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In The Empire Strikes Back minutes 51-55, Han and Leia share their first kiss and we meet the Emperor for the first time. Joining me (for the 4th time!) is music theorist/film musicologist Frank Lehman. We discuss the lineage of musical love themes, John Williams's distinctive Lydian signature, the strange proto-Emperor cue, and he gives us a sneak…
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ESB 10: Mister Rogers of Star Wars (Minutes 46-50 with Ken Plume)
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It's finally time to meet Yoda! Joining me today is writer, producer, and Muppet aficionado Ken Plume. We break down Frank Oz's fantastic performance, including his speech syntax and the vocal qualities that define Yoda vs. Miss Piggy vs. Grover vs. Fozzie vs. Bert and Frank Oz's other classic characters. The music takes a backseat in this scene, g…
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ESB 9: Dagobah Piccolo Workout (Minutes 41-45 with Samantha Tripp)
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Flutist & Star Wars music researcher Samantha Tripp returns to the show to talk about the rich sonic environment of Dagobah! This is EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Minutes 41-45. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 4:27 - How do you feel about the Asteroid Field concert arrangement? 16:15 - Violin articial harmonics at the end of the Asteroid Field. 20:12 - Flute…
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ESB 8: Asteroid Feelings (Minutes 36-40 with Dennis Hamm)
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We're getting into the Asteroid Field with Thundercat pianist Dennis Hamm! In this episode, we explore the complex harmony, emotion, and triumph in this cue that John Williams once called "a ballet of flying spaceships and asteroids colliding." Dennis also administers a fun listening test toward the end that you'll want to stick around for (there a…
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ESB 7: Musical Referee (Minutes 31-35 with Conor Power)
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Film music PhD researcher Conor Power joins me for a discussion about The Empire Strikes Back minutes 31-35. We're finishing up the Battle of Hoth along with some shrill piccolos, rollicking pianos, an "extra minor" Luke theme, and a brass line that we both fancy for reasons we try to figure out. As the episode title suggests, the music in this cue…
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ESB 6: Battle of Hoth Set Theory (Minutes 26-30 with Dominic Sewell)
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We're getting deep into the Battle of Hoth today! This is minutes 26-30 of The Empire Strikes Back with composer/orchestrator Dominic Sewell. The quickie topic is a primer on the anatomy and function of a score. To follow along with the visuals in this episode, I recommend checking out the video version (or just spot checking the areas you want to …
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ESB 5: Weeds of the Reeds (Minutes 21-25 with Stephanie Manning)
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In minutes 21-25 of The Empire Strikes Back, Vader sets course for the Hoth system while the Rebels prepare to defend their base. Joining me today is Stephanie Manning, a bassoonist, writer, and 2022 Fellow of the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism. We talk about the Imperial March, the contrast between Rebel and Empire music, and the bassoon's ro…
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ESB 4: Snowspeeder Macroharmony (Minutes 16-20 with Jenn Harding)
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Music theorist Dr. Jenn Harding joins Xanthe for an analysis of minutes 16-20 of The Empire Strikes Back. We talk about textural shifts, snowspeeder sound design, macroharmony, musical structure, spectrograms, math, intonation, the Leia-Han-Luke love triangle (and what the music has to say about it), and more! This episode is also on YouTube (with …
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ESB 3: Snowy Spectralism (Minutes 11-15 with Jacob Jahiel)
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This episode is about minutes 11-15 of The Empire Strikes Back with my guest Jake Jahiel -- a musicologist, Baroque music specialist, and 2022 Fellow of the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism. Today, we're talking about the Spectralist-adjacent music of Hoth, the Force theme that sprang from the petri dish, Wagner's influence, and the music that J…
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ESB 2: Wampa Vision (Minutes 6-10 with Christina Ward)
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This episode is about minutes 6-10 of The Empire Strikes Back, and composer-artist Christina Ward returns to the show to discuss! The YouTube version of this episode is here: https://youtu.be/xHuhO51iYuc Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 02:15 - Listening to the beginning of these minutes. 08:17 - Assessing the feelings behind Han and Leia's dialogu…
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ESB 1: The First Five Minutes of Empire (Minutes 1-5)
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This episode is an introduction to the music of The Empire Strikes Back, with a special emphasis on minutes 1-5. Welcome to THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK SEASON of Star Wars Music Minute! 🎉 (No guest today; just Xanthe.) Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 01:06 - References & resources 03:31 - Intro to THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 04:46 - Scoring process 08:52 …
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Solo 29: Interview with Baraka May (Singer on ”Chicken in the Pot”)
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Baraka May has recording vocals on over 500 films, TV shows, video games, commercials, and albums. Today, we're discussing her work on "Chicken In the Pot" in Solo: A Star Wars Story! 🐔 Baraka reflects on the recording process, talks about how she approached the Huttese dialect, and talks about how she and John Powell experimented with pitch and sp…
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Solo 28: Interview with Iain Farrington (Pianist for Solo: A Star Wars Story)
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Iain Farrington played piano and celeste for the Solo: A Star Wars Story soundtrack! In this episode, we listen to some of our favorite piano moments from the Solo soundtrack, and Iain talks about what it was like to record those cues. He also shares stories from the recording sessions and gives us insight into how he approaches different types of …
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Solo 27: Solo Music Department (Minutes 131-135)
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Xanthe wraps up coverage of Solo: A Star Wars Story (minutes 131-135) by taking a closer look at the music and sound credits. What do sound editors, music editors, orchestra contractors, and re-recording mixers do? We'll also review the nine new leitmotifs that Solo added to the Star Wars oeuvre. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 01:27 - Music and s…
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Solo 26: Lightspeed to End Credits (Minutes 126-130 with Star Wars Minute)
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Today, we're obsessing over the transition to the end credits in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Pete and Alex from Star Wars Minute are here to join me! (Ring theory.) We compare the Solo credits to The Empire Strikes Back, The Phantom Menace, and more. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 05:26 - How Solo transitions to the end credits. 17:46 - End credits …
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Solo 25: The Raconteur (Minutes 121-125 with Star Wars Lawyer)
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In minutes 121-125 of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Beckett dies, Qi'ra leaves, and we reunite with Lando the Raconteur in his fancy jungle room. Star Wars Lawyer (Kris) returns to the show for a discussion about solemn death music, Lando's themes, Lando cosplay, and more! Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 07:17 - How do you feel about Han and Qi'ra's ro…
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Solo 24: Better Call Maul (Minutes 116-120 with The Band Batch)
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Maul's entire sound situation in minutes 116-120 of SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY is absolute wildness. James Waterman and Justin Scheid (from The Band Batch) are here with Xanthe to discuss! Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 01:31 - Our extremely cute matching outfits. 08:04 - Analog sword fighting. 11:00 - Space pirate polyrhythms + a tangent about nota…
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Solo 23: Tension Engine (Minutes 111-115 with Alex Ludwig)
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Alex Ludwig AKA the Dies Irae Guru AKA @Film Music Tropes is back to discuss minutes 111-115 of Solo: A Star Wars Story! Spoiler: Alex and Xanthe noticed one Dies Irae reference each in these minutes, but they were completely different spots... In this episode, we also discuss "Jason Bourne in Space," fawn over the Secrets motif progression, and gi…
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Solo 22: Herrmann Over Jaws (Minutes 106-110 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska)
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Suzen Tekla Kruglnska is here with me to discuss minutes 106-110 of Solo: A Star Wars Story! We talk about auditory illusions, the coaxium motif, John Powell's flowing scene transitions, and a potentially awkward music edit. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 04:13 - Beckett's "wheel spinning" music. 08:33 - Cliche or trope? In the ear of the beholde…
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Solo 21: Shades of Revelation (Minutes 101-105 with Alex Cunningham)
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The "Secrets" theme can be easy to miss, but not in minutes 101-105 of Solo: A Star Wars Story! The veil of secrecy is lifted as the "Secrets" motif cycles through a progression of revelatory chords leading to Crimson Dawn. This is one of Xanthe's favorite musical moments in the film. Alex Cunningham returns to the show to nerd out about it! Timest…
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Solo 20: Savareen Tumbleweed (Minutes 96-100 with John Hoey)
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The music and sound design truly form a symbiotic circle in minutes 96-100 of Solo: A Star Wars Story! John Hoey (from The Resistance Broadcast and #MakeSolo2Happen) joins Xanthe in a discussion about the striking soundscapes of Savareen. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 05:06 - Taking a listen to the beginning of these minutes. 10:31 - Lack of mus…
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Solo 19: The Kitchen Sink (Minutes 91-95 with Jon Solomon)
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Talking about the music and sound in minutes 91-95 of Solo: A Star Wars Story with Jon Solomon! This set of minutes features a giant space tentacle monster, which, in part, is brought to life by the score and sound design. We talk about tension-building, our perceptions of musical "fastness," and a mysterious howling sound that Xanthe and Jon are n…
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Solo 18: Powered By Thirds (Minutes 86-90 with Jeremy Sawruk)
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Jeremy Sawruk returns to the show to talk minutes 86-90 of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Today, we're getting into the Kessel Run, which features familiar themes from the Asteroid Field, Here They Come, and more. On the soundtrack, you'll find this cue in "Reminiscence Therapy" and "Kessel Run in Less Than 12 Parsecs." Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 0…
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Solo 17: Adagio for L3 (Minutes 81-85 with Lacey Gilleran)
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Lacey Gilleran from Resistance Broadcast is here to talk about the music in Solo minutes 81-85! We discuss the tragic scoring of L3's death, the gravitational pull of pedal points, musical depth of field, and, of course, #MakeSolo2Happen. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 00:54 - MakeSolo2Happen 09:50 - Swashbuckling adventures. 15:53 - Young Han So…
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Solo 16: Contrapuntal Droid Rebellion (Minutes 76-80 with Riley Silverman)
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L3 starts a revolution, Han moves coaxium containers, and the (perky, contrapuntal) music is the Force that binds us all together. Also worth considering: Is L3 a big ol' boom box? Newly minted Star Wars writer Riley Silverman is back on the show to discuss Solo Minutes 76-80 of Solo! Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 04:45 - Riley's theory of droid…
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Solo 15: Do You Like It? (Minutes 71-75 with Christina Ward)
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Composer Christina Ward joins Xanthe for a detailed listen and analysis of minutes 71-75 of Solo: A Star Wars Story, which starts with the crew landing on Kessel and ends with L3 liberating a droid. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 05:39 - All roads lead back to the Empire. 11:15 - Where the music abruptly changes, Baroque vibes, Enigma Variations,…
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Solo 14: Romance Roller Coaster (Minutes 66-70 with Crystal Beth)
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"Lando's Closet" is the horniest cue on the Solo soundtrack, Y/N? Crystal Beth joins me today for a discussion about minutes 66-70 of Solo: A Star Wars Story! Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 02:32 - Cue naming conventions. 10:02 - Secrets theme 6x buildup. 12:43 - Horniness of this cue. Roller coaster. 14:38 - Narrating the roller coaster of the f…
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Solo 13: Millennium Pop Anthem (Minutes 61-65 with Dan Golding)
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Dan Golding is back, and ahhh OKAY, we need to talk about the fact that Luke's theme plays like a pop anthem when Han lays eyes on the Millennium Falcon (!!!) In this episode, we examine the musical devices that contribute to that epic reveal, discuss John Powell's internal logic, evaluate Powell's underscore, talk about nostalgia in the Star Wars …
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Solo 12: Homunculus Hans (Minutes 56-60 with Tony Thaxton)
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Why does the music in the sabacc scene sound like a romantic comedy? What does a cortical homunculus have to do with Solo? How does The Lodge compare to the other watering holes of Star Wars? Tony Thaxton returns to the show to talk about all of this and more in minutes 56-60 of Solo: A Star Wars Story! Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 03:27 - Musi…
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Solo 11: Under Pressure (Minutes 51-55 with Triad of the Force)
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Triad of the Force (Gus, Nani, Moe) join Xanthe in a discussion about the music and sound in minutes 51-55 of Solo: A Star Wars Story, which starts with Han convincing Dryden to give them a chance and ends with Han challenging Lando to a game of sabacc. We talk about musical pivot points, toxic professors, dialogue mixing, peacocks, the cue that so…
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Solo 10: Stormtrooper Karaoke (Minutes 46-50 with James Hewlett)
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Minutes 46-50 of Solo: A Star Wars Story with James Hewlett from Live Action Star Wars! Today, we're talking about musical pivot points, the operatic nature of Solo, the romantic Han and Qi'ra theme, and some new stormtrooper karaoke headcanon. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 08:35 - Is the music for Han and Qi'ra too romantic and sentimental? 11:…
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Solo 9: Chicken in the Pot Iceberg (Minutes 41-45 with AurekFonts)
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An analysis of "Chicken in the Pot" with Ender Smith from AurekFonts. We cover lyrics and language, talk about pronunciation, notation, genre, string samples, harmony, tuning, and quite a bit more. Finally, we field listener submitted questions about "Chicken in the Pot" and discuss the rest of minutes 41-45 of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Timestamps: …
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