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April 22, 2005
Star Wars Episode III Soundtrack - Mini-Review
I've been listening to the soundtrack to the new Star Wars movie that comes out next month, and it's GREAT! How could it not be, though, considering that John Williams is such a fantastic composer. I'm not going to give a lot of detail, but I will point out a few things I found interesting.
First, I listened to track 3, "Battle of the Heroes." At once low-key and exciting, this ominous piece conveys the feeling of motion. You know that something energetic is going on (a battle, I'm guessing) and that there is real danger. Suddenly, without warning, Vader's theme punches at you in the middle. Wow!
Next I skipped ahead to track 11, "Enter Lord Vader." Although it wasn't quite what I expected, it was a great listen. You can feel the emotional buildup toward the reveal of Vader, and pick out the probable point at which we finally see Vader for the "first" time.
Listening on, there are lighter pieces such as "Anakin's Dream," and "Palpatine's Teachings." There are MUCH more energetic pieces when General Grievous is on the scene.
"Anakin vs Obi-Wan" is another one of those great pieces. You get a great feeling of the dichotomy of evil vs good with the separate themes for each man in the battle. This is a VERY energetic piece with repeated use of the Vader theme, which gets stronger as the piece moves on. In the latter half, we start to hear the choir join in and the music ends in anticlimax, leading to the next track, "Anikin's Dark Deeds."
I'm not going to go into every track on the soundtrack. There might be some folks who don't yet know the storyline, but I can say that this movie can be expected, as all five of the other chapters were, to move along very well with the use of a fantastic soundtrack. From track one, "Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith" to track 15, "A New Hope and End Credits," this music pulls your emotions along for the ride. I can't wait to see the music video :)
Posted by Lockjaw at April 22, 2005 2:20 PM
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