Solo 19: The Kitchen Sink (Minutes 91-95 with Jon Solomon)

Talking about the music and sound in minutes 91-95 of Solo: A Star Wars Story with Jon Solomon! This set of minutes features a giant space tentacle monster, which, in part, is brought to life by the score and sound design. We talk about tension-building, our perceptions of musical "fastness," and a mysterious howling sound that Xanthe and Jon are now mildly obsessed with. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 08:39 - Placid chord when Lando says the L3 is part of the ship now. 18:37 - Stellar screen displays. 37:30 - Is this music as fast as music gets in Star Wars? What does "fast" mean? Strong beats? Density of notes? 43:53 - The difference between a smooth cross-country flight and a spaceship flying through a maelstrom with a giant multi-eyed creature in the middle of it. 46:41 - Loud MRI machines. 53:38 - What's up with this howling noise? 1:05:06 - Familiar themes but with a note tweaked to make it off-kilter. 1:09:27 - Cue vs. track vs. composition vs. score vs. recording vs. leitmotif vs. theme. Natural variation in themes. Skeleton vs. soft tissue, etc et. (I know, I know, how many times must I go on this spiel? Sorry!) 1:18:39 - Natural water filtration analogy. 1:25:18 - Multiple interpretation of the same howl/screech/alarm-ish sound. 1:40:25 - "Xanthe" shipyards? 1:45:24 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Jon and his daughter's Solo review: https://web.archive.org/web/20181106182944/https://phawker.com/2018/05/25/cinema-when-han-went-solo/ Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Themes: 1. Young Han Solo (Heroic, comp. JW) 8. L3-37 5. The Gang 2a. Young Han Solo (Searching, comp. JW) 1a. Main Theme (A Section) 2. Rebel Fanfare Where are we in the soundtrack?: End of "Reminiscence Therapy" (last minute) "Into the Maw" "Kessel Run in Less Than 12 Parsecs (5M32-33A-B-C)" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Jon: A low hum. Maggie: Inspiring. Magical. Home. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? Jon: Disney+ series of documentary shorts about how specific sound effects were made: lightsaber, Maggie: Foley stuff and how the TIE fighter scream was made. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Jon: Dr. Who and pretty much everything from Delia Derbyshire and The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Maggie: Six (Toby Marlow/Lucy Moss), Come From Away (Irene Sankoff/David Hein), Wicked (Stephen Schwartz), Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda) --------------- Guest: Jon Solomon All Star Wars radio show: http://keepingscoreathome.com/?p=4779 Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonsolomon Instagram: https://instagram.com/jonsolomon ------------------ If you enjoyed this episode and want to show extra appreciation, feel free to buy me a coffee and shout out the guest! https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin If you want to support the show, 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: YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: [email protected]