ESB 12: Horror With a Punchline (Minutes 56-60 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska)

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 Shining and The Muppet Show. 10:00 - Zigzagging between different themes. 13:35 - Yoda's scored monologue. 19:07 - Dotted rhythm in Yoda's B section. 23:10 - Philosophical twist. 25:48 - Dovetailing. 30:04 - Injection of dark side. 33:43 - Yoda's musical necklace. 38:13 - Eek! Mynock jump scare! 45:12 - Start of cue 6M3 This Is Not a Cave. 51:21 - Visceral horror music techniques. 58:09 - End of The Shining. 1:06:58 - Ben Burtt's Mynock sound design. 1:18:03 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Dominic Sewell Music's analysis of cue 6M3 This Is Not A Cave is excellent! - https://youtu.be/AhKNHh9icxQ Dotted note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotted_note The Shining soundtrack cued to Jack in the maze scene - https://youtube.com/watch?v=DbtGtE5DssY&t=3379 Yoda's necklace - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Blissl Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Solo 22: Herrmann Over Jaws (Minutes 106-110 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska) https://youtu.be/AMKgA3L7Psw  Cues: 6M2 "Yoda's Teaching" 6M3 "This Is Not A Cave" Musical Themes: 3. Force 1a. Main Theme (A Section) 12b. Yoda (B Section) 12a. Yoda (A Section) Where are we in the soundtrack?: "Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New answer: Triumph. Threat. Enchantment. Solo season answer: Droids. Flight. Pew. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New answer: What did John Williams find most difficult to write? Solo season answer: How do they come up with the sound of alien languages? 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New answer: Andor, Don't Look Up, and Moonlight (composed by Nicholas Britell) Solo season answer: Rosemary's Baby (composed by Krzysztof Komeda) --------------- Guest: Suzen Tekla Kruglnska Twitter: https://twitter.com/skruglnska The Comedy Film Funnel (podcast with Joe Dator) - https://www.podash.com/podcast/5346477/ The Shining 2:37 (podcast) - https://theshining237.com Rosemary's Baby 6:66 (podcast) - https://theshining237.com/rosemarys-baby-666-episode-list/ ------------------ If you want to support the show and join the Discord server, consider becoming a patron!  https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan Leave a voice message, and I might play it on the show...   https://starwarsmusicminute.com/comlink Where else to find SWMM: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: [email protected] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin