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-bibleESB 15: Yoda and the Wolf (Minutes 71-75 with Fr. David and Trevor Mowry) - https://www.starwarsmusicminute.com/podcast/esb-15-yoda-and-the-wolfTROS 9: Symmetrical Design (Minutes 41-45 with Dominic Sewell) - https://www.starwarsmusicminute.com/podcast/tros-9-symmetrical-designComplete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: 49. Poe47a. March of the Resistance (A Section)45a. Rey A (Theme A-Phrase)3. Force112) Jedi Steps (Variant)4. Leia114) Luke Trains Leia1a. Main Theme (A Section)57. Friendship12a. 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 brassANH 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 SánchezESB answer: The Matrix by Don Davis, Bob's Burgers (series) composed by Loren BouchardSolo answer: Star Trek by Jerry Goldsmith, Wall-E by Thomas NewmanANH 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/jsawrukInstagram: https://instagram.com/composer314Substack: 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/StarWarsMusMinSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/652WVfMTLwJpVZ82i8uhFAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-music-minute/id1552988763YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminuteTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute?Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminuteEmail: podcast@starwarsmusicminute.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin
