ESB 13: Spooky Insecurities (Minutes 61-65 with Ender Smith)

Talking cave visions, glissando lizards, synthesizers, The Magic Tree, magnets, and more with Ender Smith (of AurekFonts)! This is The Empire Strikes Back minutes 61-65. Video version of this episode (with visuals): https://youtu.be/gYGV9Vy_wDs  Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 2:36 - Cue 6M3 "This Is Not A Cave." 5:42 - Demonstrating planing chords on guitar. 11:46 - Mishearing Leia's line. 12:27 - Die Hard director on the purpose of dialogue in films. 16:11 - We love Threepio's scream. 20:27 - Loading up the musical slingshot before jumping to lightspeed. 22:38 - Comparison to the Battle of Hoth. 29:18 - Threepio's backseat piloting. (Is there a supercut of C3PO saying "We're doomed" throughout the 9 saga films?) 32:44 - Space slug! 36:59 - Listener quiz! I play something; you tell me where it appears in the film. 44:31 - Glissando lizard and other Ben Burtt Dagobah creations. 51:31 - The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide. 56:53 - Yoda's words and syntax. 57:53 - Start of tangent (Yoda's teaching style, religious feelings, the Force, the Dark Side, the devil, temptation, mental health, discipline, curiosity, Darth Sidious, attachment, institutions). 1:23:27 - End of tangent. 1:23:46 - Artoo's vibe check. 1:26:10 - Cue 6M5/7M1 "Magic Tree" 1:36:01 - A specific clarinet tone. 1:37:45 - "Mariiiiia." 1:43:47 - Magic Tree waveform (visual). 1:50:39 - Dark Side motif. Flute grace note melody. 1:55:23 - New layers of animal sounds. 2:06:00 - Raiders of the Lost Ark comparison.sunk 2:12:56 - Synthesizer. (Btw, this is not the first appearance of a synth; there was one in last week's minutes too.) 2:25:54 - Visual aid (transcription of repeated string cells). 2:32:29 - Why was the synth used? Musings about the limitations of acoustically amplified orchestral instruments. 2:36:55 - Cave visions are the best part of Star Wars. 2:43:47 - Comparisons to The Last Jedi cave sequence. 2:46:50 - Start of Jedi Fallen Order spoiler. 2:47:43 - End of JFO spoiler. 2:57:44 - Spooky insecurities. 3:03:45 - Vergences in the Force, magnets, sourdough. 3:06:10 - Molecular people ??? Help plz. 🙏🏼 3:10:32 - Slow frame rate. 3:19:00 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Dominic Sewell's analysis of cue 6M3 This Is Not A Cave - https://youtu.be/AhKNHh9icxQ Dominic Sewell's analysis of cue 6M5/7M1 The Magic Tree - https://youtu.be/M6M5pW54COo TLJ 16: Mirror Cave vs. Magic Tree (Minutes 76-80) - https://youtu.be/-ztVED0Dos0 The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide (by Terryl Whitlatch (Author), Bob Carrau) - https://www.amazon.com/Wildlife-Star-Wars-Field-Guide/dp/0811847365 The Soundtrack Show: The Empire Strikes Back Part III - https://www.stitcher.com/show/soundtrack-2/episode/the-empire-strikes-back-the-music-part-iii-59816743 Main Title: South America, 1936 from Raiders of the Lost Ark (John Williams) - https://youtu.be/jNgnEAxkR5M FXRant: The Cave in Real Time - https://fxrant.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-cave-in-real-time.html National Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Charles Gerhardt) "The Magic Tree" - https://youtu.be/JfYzadOwCUA "Peter and the Wolf" (Prokofiev) flute excerpt played by Devyn Sowry - https://youtu.be/O0VUCCAqpfM Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Cues: 6M3 "This Is Not A Cave" 6M5/7M1 "The Magic Tree" Musical Themes: 1a. Main Theme (A Section) 16a. Dark Side (Motif) Sort of 35) Cascading Trumpet Lines Where are we in the soundtrack?: "Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave" "The Training of a Jedi Knight/The Magic Tree" "The Training Of A Jedi Knight" "The Magic Tree" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New answer: Colorful, rollercoaster, crosstalk. Solo season answer: Actually close enough. (to John Williams) ANH season answer: California radio voiceovers 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New answer: The various voc