ANH 13: Fantasy Pet (Minutes 61-65)

In this episode, we discuss the Dejarik pieces (voiced Ben Burtt himself), TIE fighters (elephants + cars), Chewbacca (whose vocalizations match with the costume), and more from minutes 61-65 of Star Wars! Nani, Gus, and Moe from Triad Of The Force podcast join me. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Hello there! 0:03:22 - Listening to the opening clip 0:07:25 - Interactions with non-humans (wookiee, droid) 0:13:51 - Generic sci fi synth sounds vs. Star Wars 0:16:05 - Dejarik sound design (it's Ben Burtt making noises) 0:23:10 - Chewbacca love fest, how to interpret his language, subtitles vs no subtitles, Chewie sound design 0:29:27 - Foreshadowing human vs. computer chess fascination 0:35:45 - Artoo's dome rotation, underrated sound 0:41:03 - Lack of music brings a gravitas to the scene 0:51:35 - Analyzing Threepio's character 1:03:03 - Han Solo as a useful foil, vocalizes the audience's skepticism 1:12:16 - Listening to the Death Star conference room 1:16:20 - Darth Vader is a human with machine qualities; droids are machines with human qualities. 1:19:02 - The Empire is all about control, living in space, manufactured environments, ration bars, etc. Remember those dorm room designs from that made the news? 1:24:20 - Hilarious asteroid sounds (are they corny?) 1:33:37 - TIE fighter sound design 1:39:02 - "That's no moon..." dum dum duuum 1:46:01 - SWMM Questionnaire Things Mentioned: Suzy Rice designed the original Star Wars logo, but it went through a couple changes. Anatomy of a Logo: STAR WARS - https://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2013/05/anatomy-of-logo-star-wars.html Meaning & Music in Star Wars || Galactic Melodies (ft. Xanthe from Star Wars Music Minute) • S2|E24 - https://youtu.be/fLvG7-s6K64 Soundtrack: "Inner City" --------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Moe: Analog but magical Gus: Beepbeep! (R2). Kshh-Paaa (Vader breathing). Grrrrrwwwwwrr! (Chewie) Nani: James Earl Jones 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? Moe: Max Rebo's Band Gus: How all the sounds (especially from the original trilogy) were created. Nani: The thought process, methods, and approaches to scoring new Star Wars media in the post-John Williams era. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Moe: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (composed by Yugo Kanno) Gus: Hook (composed by John Williams) and Fellowship of the Rings (composed by Howard Shore) Nani: Atonement (composed Dario Marianelli) --------- Triad of the Force: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TriadoftheForce Twitter: https://twitter.com/TriadOfTheForce Linktree: https://linktr.ee/triadoftheforce Star Wars Music Minute: Website: starwarsmusicminute.com YouTube: /starwarsmusicminute Twitter: @StarWarsMusMin Instagram: @starwarsmusicminute TikTok: @StarWarsMusicMinute Email: [email protected] Leave a voice message: SWMM Comlink Xanthe: Twitter: @chrysanthetan Instagram: @chrysanthetan Spotify Artist Page: Chrysanthe Tan Website: chrysanthetan.com Patreon: patreon.com/chrysanthetan