TROS 19: Orchestration Flavor Bible (Minutes 91-95 with Jeremy Sawruk)

In minutes 91-95 of The Rise of Skywalker, Luke stops Rey from throwing her lightsaber into the fire and raises his old X-wing from the water. Jeremy Sawruk returns to the show to discuss orchestration flavorings, the re-use of the iconic "Yoda and the Force" cue, and more! Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 3:09 - Poe's theme. 4:53 - March of the Resistance orchestration adding mystery. 8:54 - Intervals getting smaller (resignation) then bigger (energy). 13:41 - Luke catches the lightsaber and walks through fire. 19:01 - Classic mentor conversation. 23:52 - Lots of rubato. Force theme orchestrated in an atypical register. 24:52 - Jedi Steps Variant, lightsaber burrito. 28:30 - Harmonic resolution in Leia's theme. 33:29 - Troubled-sounding Main Theme. 39:04 - Rey, computer hacker. 41:48 - Same bit of score from "Yoda and the Force," but it's faster here than in ESB. 47:49 - Delightful, chromatically-dancing flutes. 51:04 - As a composer, what is in your personal toolbox of techniques/signature sounds? 53:22 - Orchestration is like cooking & seasoning. 57:42 - Analyzing the Friendship theme. Melody goes up while chord goes down. 1:04:55 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: The Flavor Bible (book): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4443485-the-flavor-bible ESB 15: Yoda and the Wolf (Minutes 71-75 with Fr. David and Trevor Mowry) - https://www.starwarsmusicminute.com/podcast/esb-15-yoda-and-the-wolf TROS 9: Symmetrical Design (Minutes 41-45 with Dominic Sewell) - https://www.starwarsmusicminute.com/podcast/tros-9-symmetrical-design Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: 49. Poe 47a. March of the Resistance (A Section) 45a. Rey A (Theme A-Phrase) 3. Force 112) Jedi Steps (Variant) 4. Leia 114) Luke Trains Leia 1a. Main Theme (A Section) 57. Friendship 12a. Yoda (A Section) Where are we in the soundtrack?: OST 6. "Destiny of a Jedi" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New answer: Brass. Adventure. Heroic. ESB answer: Space. Brass. Droids. Solo answer: Big octatonic brass ANH answer: Opera without words 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New answer: Getting into the technical details/weeds about instrumental/orchestration decisions. ESB answer: The creation of the sound effects/sound design. Can I recreate some of these sounds on my ARP 2600? Solo answer: The score for Obi-Wan Kenobi. ANH answer: Musical / orchestrational “filler” and sound effects/foley. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New answer: Only Murders in the Building (series) by Siddhartha Khosla, Birdman composed by Antonio Sánchez ESB answer: The Matrix by Don Davis, Bob's Burgers (series) composed by Loren Bouchard Solo answer: Star Trek by Jerry Goldsmith, Wall-E by Thomas Newman ANH answer: North by Northwest by Bernard Herrmann, Loki by Natalie Holt, Catch Me If You Can by John Williams --------------- Guest: Jeremy Sawruk Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jsawruk Instagram: https://instagram.com/composer314 Substack: https://substack.com/@composer314 ------------------ ⭐️ Join the Discord server by becoming a patron at any level! 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 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/652WVfMTLwJpVZ82i8uhFA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-music-minute/id1552988763 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