We all know JW to be a master at big thematic writing and his action-scenes are popular too. But a scene-score like this really shows how brilliant he is at writing incidental music. This scene might honestly be his best underscore for the entire SW series.

This scene is improved tenfold by the music. Amazing to see how much an inspired musical score can enrich a movie scene.

2:21 😍 That celesta entrance gives me chills every time. And that entire section through 3:26 is so brilliant! This is one of my favorite tracks from JW.

3:25 That moment when the Bass repeats the tonic note acting as a pedal tone... Incredibly powerful and simply magical.

3:45 I never realised how similar Yoda's and Darth Vader's Themes are melodically

2:48 is when it starts to become an iconic John Williams masterpiece

Thank you so much for this video! I especially love the part at 3:14

This is one of my favorite videos on KZfaq! Thanks for putting in the time to honor this great music

This is wonderful...truly wonderful.. Thanks for all your hard effort in presenting this as manuscript with film clip in perfect sync.. gorgeous.

Do or do not, there is no try... And YOU DID IT!!

You know that's why it's such a masterpiece

One of the most satisfying dissonances and resolutions in movie cinematic history, and one of my favorites throughout music history. For me, it ranks up there with some of the great resolutions in the masterworks from the composers of old. Maestro Williams knows his music history, theory, and knows how to evoke certain emotions and images that show that he is being very deliberate, and is proof of his mastery. Who is more talented, the artist or the forger? I think Maestro Williams is both. I understand the detractors and naysayers, especially as a classically trained musician myself, but I've only found to adore Maestro Williams even more through furthering my musical studies. He is standing on the shoulders of giants, and he knows it, and honors them with his works. Watch and listen to his interviews: he's very open about this. Anyway, this is one of my favorite passages of his. His ability to compose soaring and inspirational passages that have incredibly satisfying climaxes and following denouement, yet also being able to contrast that with bewildering and jarring atonality during the tense and battle sequences is astounding and speaks to his child-like enthusiasim and depth of character. An all time great composer, an unparalled genius, and a magician behind the podium. When I had the privelege of seeing him in concert at the Hollywood Bowl, you could hear a pin drop in the quiet sections because we were all so captivated and the audience gave him 5 standing ovations. 5! We wanted more, but he was tired and had to get sleep. Such a sweet man! So many movies would be radically different without his scores. Thank you so much for sharing these videos! They're always a delight to watch, read, and listen to!

3:18 best part

Very beautiful. Good piece

Not sure if you noticed, but the melody is actually misspelled in the force theme right around 1:36. First bar on this page, last note should be an Eb ;)

rip 2nd bassoon

It felt so Etherial and mystical in this movie. It felt really cheap and non-impactful when it played in Rise of Skywalker

beautiful.

Damn Big Daddy! You're on a role!

2:48 poor violas doing it without the other strings.

Excellent channel and work. I just don't understand the climax, when we resolve in Emaj7 (3:16 when the score turns triumphant). There aren't two 4/4 bars playing, there is one bar 4/4 and another 2/4, and then directly to G major. Summing up, the motif playing the brass section in the climax (Emaj7) is just one and a half 4/4 bars long (one 4/4 bar and one 2/4 bar), not two 4/4 bars.

How are we gonna find 6 French horn players?

Can I get no msc 4 this one?

I think the third and fourth can be bass trombones.

@David McCaulley if you could unless you did it already can you do Yoda’s theme?

Who else is here cause of music class? What period? Im in period:7

I think the Horn plays g in bar 8. I hear a minor third down...

Bar 56 is an E major, not C major.

One of JJ's nostalgia traps when Luke does the same as a force ghost to raise his X-wing from the sea on Anch-to. Beautiful, but blatantly copied from this scene

Se me ponen los pelos como escarpias