ANH 24: Happy Glockenspiel (Minutes 116-120)

Justin Scheid and James Waterman join Xanthe (Band Batch reunion!) in a discussion about A NEW HOPE minutes 116-120, during which Luke Skywalker blows up the Death Star, the Rebels have an awkwardly formal medal ceremony, and Artoo recovers from being zapped. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 07:19 - Listening to the start of these minutes. 09:52 - Four drum timpani part. 13:24 - Crash course in crash cymbals. 24:00 - Minor Main Theme. 29:45 - Analysis of the musical shift during the "Use the force, Luke" part. 38:02 - What is this bassline? 46:30 - Heroic descending tetrachords + us trying to figure out the beats. 51:00 - Main Theme variations and the (Not) Death of Artoo. 1:02:20 - Hard mallets vs. soft mallets on timpani. 1:05:25 - The visual interface of the war room screen. 1:10:25 - Main Theme where "all the harmonies are wrong" 1:17:10 - Death Star go boom! End of the Disney ride. Happy glockenspiel. 1:19:03 - Difference between glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba. 1:29:27 - Feeling stressed about Artoo getting zapped in the Battle of Yavin. 1:35:25 - The Throne Room AKA Star Wars Pomp and Circumstance. 1:43:09 - Why is the medal ceremony so formal? 1:51:15 - Is the music during the medal ceremony diegetic? A debate. 2:00:09 - B section of the Main Theme that barely gets any love. 2:05:40 - SWMM Questionnaire Things Mentioned: "Symphonie Fantastique" by Hector Berlioz - https://youtu.be/5HgqPpjIH5c "Entrance of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik - https://youtu.be/_B0CyOAO8y0 Medal ceremony/"Trumph of the Will" comparison: https://imgur.com/gallery/JDWlR3Z Carol of the Bells - violin, synth, electronics! - Chrysanthe Tan and Justin Scheid - https://youtu.be/k1rDgM1FN8A SWMM: TLJ 3: Falling Jedi Steps (Minutes 11-15 with James Waterman) - https://youtu.be/1nQ2EzZih8A SWMM: TLJ 20: Palpatine's Musical Legacy (Minutes 96-100 with Justin Scheid) - https://youtu.be/AeSB3oNtbo8 Themes: 18) Descending Heroic Tetrachords 17) Heroic Determination 3) Martial Chords 3. Force 1b. Main Theme (B Section) 9. Throne Room Note: I use the theme names and numbers established in Frank Lehman's Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars. You can download it free at his website: https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Where are we in the soundtrack? "The Battle Of Yavin (Launch From The Fourth Moon/X-Wings Draw Fire/Use The Force") "The Throne Room/End Title" ------------ STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Justin: pew pew pew James: The Band Batch 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? James: The idea that John Williams composes with pencil and paper. What is his writing process like? James wants to know all the little factoids. Justin: How all the sound effects were made. Justin would love to be a fly on the wall while the sound designers and foley artists are doing their thing. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Justin: The village (composed by James Newton Howard) James: Hereditary (composed by Colin Stetson) ---- THE BAND BATCH = Xanthe, James, and Justin. Join us for music commentary livestreams on YouTube whenever new Star Wars shows come out! Check out our coverage of The Bad Batch season 1: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4n8ygyS0MI9s-a1nJOMYqpE8G_tlxLW Check out our coverage of Star Wars: Visions season 1: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4n8ygyS0MJh0BOUIeScYaGSOjPVhxh- Check out our coverage from The Book of Boba Fett: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4n8ygyS0ML0GLUcTVpaEUlV58BNkljs James Waterman Bandcamp: https://jerichojericho.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/jameswaterman https://www.instagram.com/jameswatermanmusic https://www.jameswatermanmusic.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GI8X12qG1udx4RMKCE7Xa? Justin Scheid https://www.instagram.com/jcscheid/ https://www.soundcloud.com/rain-goat-music https://raingoatmusic.bandcamp.com https