GALAXY'S EDGE - New John Williams composition (2018)

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Of course. It's just an intriguing series of events considering said rumours.

 

Williams ends up scoring the main theme for the anthology film following Rogue One, which the film's composer is obliged to adapt as a blueprint for the score proper.  Not long after, rumours start circulating that Giacchino is involved in scoring music for Galaxy's Edge with Williams only for JW to score it solo.

[artguy360 1,843]

Recent info Disney shared about Galaxy's Edge included some of the different music for the cantina. Apparently there is new jazzy cantina music along with some more club-like music performed my a Droid band. Not clear if JW worked on these but I assume not.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Yeah I would assume that JW wrote a miniature suite that several other composers will adapt and take a lead from.  Like with his music for NBC over the years.  I bet that's the extent of his involvement.  Like, there's no way he scored the coke ad.  It was a very particular set of circumstances that led to him scoring the Potter Coke ad in 2001.

[JohnnyD 1,220]

I hope that there will be an official release of the Maestro’s music for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. I am going to be planning a trip to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, three day weekend visit, Friday through Sunday, sometime between September and November. I can’t wait to experience everything at Galaxy’s Edge.

[Tom 4,633]

3 hours ago, Disco Stu said:

Yeah I would assume that JW wrote a miniature suite that several other composers will adapt and take a lead from.  Like with his music for NBC over the years.  I bet that's the extent of his involvement.  Like, there's no way he scored the coke ad.  It was a very particular set of circumstances that led to him scoring the Potter Coke ad in 2001.

I don't think anyone thinks he scored the Coke ad. 

[mrbellamy 6,272]

I don’t think he sat down and scored the ad itself but I’d be surprised/impressed if that version of the theme isn’t him, uncanny. Maybe it’s excerpted from the full piece or just one of a series of random alternate variations he did for them to use in commercials, ride safety videos etc. The point of the music is to advertise the park, he’s not really above doing this kinda shit when asked. He did commercials for COS too so the Hedwig Coke one wasn’t necessarily that special.

[Tom 4,633]

The music is clearly (99% certain) Williams.

[JohnnyD 1,220]

At the end of the the panel, they played the full concert piece. Everything that we have heard are snippets of the full Theme from Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. On the live feed, you can here the beginning of it as Josh Gad introduces the piece to be played as everyone leaves, and points out that it is the first time that the full concert piece has been heard publicly (1:30:04 in the video). Unfortunately, the live feed ends just after the opening fanfare goes into the strings. I am sure that the piece will be officially released. I really want to hear and experience it.

 

 

Also, they gave a big shoutout to the Maestro and show video of him at 1:18:41.

[Thor 7,463]

14 minutes ago, JohnnyD said:

Unfortunately, the live feed ends just after the opening fanfare goes into the strings.

 

Talk about a 'tease'!

 

But I guess we'll just have to patient and wait. I'm sure the full theme (or suite or whatever he composed) will be available in due time.

[JohnnyD 1,220]

I have been a fan of Star Wars since I saw Episode IV: A New Hope on VHS when I was six or seven years old. Star Wars is my favorite franchise. The story, the characters, the Maestro’s music. I own the first eight chapters of the Skywalker Saga, the entire set of The Clone Wars (until season 7 premieres with the launch of Disney+, in which I will subscribe to catch that), Solo, Rebels and Rogue One. I also own many of the novels, including Queen's Shadow, Dark Disciple, Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, the novelization of Solo, The Rise of the Empire, Thrawn, Thrawn: Alliances, Ahsoka, Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Lost Stars, Heir to the Jedi, The Aftermath trilogy, Last Shot, Bloodline, Phasma, The Legends of Luke Skywalker, the novelizations of Episode VII and VIII, and I look forward to the novels coming out. I am really looking forward to catching The Mandalorian on Disney+. Seeing the entire saga thus far, it will be really exciting to see the final chapter play out in Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. I am really looking forward to experiencing everything that Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has to offer. From the small glimpses seen and the details I've read, Batuu and Black Spire Outpost sound like a very interesting place to visit. I am really excited!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

But Star Trek is so much more edifying?

[King Mark 3,625]

that opening fanfare is just amazing

 

hopefully it was recorded somehow

 

is there a "special feed" that doesn't cut off?

[JohnnyD 1,220]

There is no "special feed" that does not cut off, unfortunately. 

[King Mark 3,625]

I'm officially obsessed with this piece to HPSS Teaser Level

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Screw the Star Wars stream people for blue-balling us like that.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Nice to see some unabashed excitement @JohnnyD!  I hope you keep posting more regularly 👍

[Faleel 5,331]

11 hours ago, artguy360 said:

Recent info Disney shared about Galaxy's Edge included some of the different music for the cantina. Apparently there is new jazzy cantina music along with some more club-like music performed my a Droid band. Not clear if JW worked on these but I assume not.

 

 

1 hour ago, King Mark said:

that opening fanfare is just amazing

 

hopefully it was recorded somehow

 

is there a "special feed" that doesn't cut off?

Around 6:45

 

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Nice! I'd reserved "final" judgment on the piece all these months because it was pretty obvious that we were hearing an abridged version of it. Now that we can hear the full thing...damn, there are some really cool moments! Some Grade A classic Star Wars writing such as the brass chords starting at 9:18 before it segues into some Parade of the Slave Children dope-ass shit. 

[Tom 4,633]

Background noise is atrocious, but you do get a very nice sense of the piece.  Well developed and long-lined.  I like it a lot.  I might like it more than Rebellion is Reborn. 

[Nick Parker 3,040]

Converted the video to MP3 in case the video gets taken down. 

[Loert 2,510]

"This is the first time the entire concert suite has been heard publicly!"

 

*public talks over the whole thing*

[Tom 4,633]

I will let my "initial-experience" emotions get the best of me and go ahead and say it: listened to it 4 times (and of course already had heard the 2-minute version out for sometime), this is my favorite Williams adventure piece of the last 20 years. 

[King Mark 3,625]

holy shit

 

I've been telling you since the beginning of the thread this was great stuiff

[Falstaft 2,132]

Fabulous to hear it in its entirety, makes much more sense as a whole than the little fragments and incompete versions we've been hearing. Now just need a high quality recording!

[Tom 4,633]

Based on the clean snippets we have, it sounds like the performance and recording quality are as good as it gets.  Disney better release this (and any other GE Williams music) this summer. 

[Nick Parker 3,040]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

Based on the clean snippets we have, it sounds like the performance and recording quality are as good as it gets.  Disney better release this (and any other GE Williams music) this summer. 

 

Why would they release it in the summer, is that when the park opens?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Anyone else remember when they played the Botanicus Theme when that robot spoke in the E.T. line? Now they just play E.T. and Me over and over again.

[King Mark 3,625]

could be like Dear Baskettball and Timeless Call

[Nick Parker 3,040]

9 minutes ago, Loert said:

"This is the first time the entire concert suite has been heard publicly!"

 

*public talks over the whole thing*

 

To be fair, they basically played it as walk-out music.

Just now, King Mark said:

could be like Dear Baskettball and Timeless Call

 

Haha I forgot about Timeless Call! I don't think I ever listened to it.

[Loert 2,510]

6 minutes ago, Nick Parker said:

To be fair, they basically played it as walk-out music.

 

One does not simply "walk-out" when John Williams is playing.

 

Now, why are there two versions of that fanfare? The one that plays in the concert suite is in a different key and has missing cymbal crashes from the one that plays when the guy is speaking. I hope they eventually release both...

[King Mark 3,625]

I think I heard the various parts scattered througput

[Tom 4,633]

13 minutes ago, Nick Parker said:

 

Why would they release it in the summer, is that when the park opens?

It is either late May or early June--either way, it is not too far away. 

[King Mark 3,625]

so the piece is 4.45 total

if anyone finds a recording where we  can hear the music better please post it

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I do believe that MG worked on the revision of Star Tours a few years ago.  So it's very possible Disney approached him to work on Galaxy's Edge.  

 

I also know for a fact that JW was not crazy about any aspect of the music situation on R1, even before MG was hired.  However, currently, Lucasfilm seems to be going to some length to placate JW, (perhaps because he supposedly almost quit ep 9 when he learned JJ was coming back).  It's obvious he's not going to be around forever, and my guess is when JW passes on, MG will be brought in to the SW musical universe a lot.

 

But I have not heard any rumors re:JW/MG on the theme park front.  All I know is so far the publicly announced work has been done by JW and Williams Ross.

 

Rumor control ends now.

 

[King Mark 3,625]

why did JW almost quit Episode 9 because of JJ? did I miss something?

[Faleel 5,331]

4 minutes ago, King Mark said:

why did JW want to quit Episode 9 because of JJ? did I miss something?

I would guess it is referring to the speculation that the scoring process was tough with rewrites

[Nick Parker 3,040]

"I cannot work with this man."

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Sounds like a made up rumor.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Yeah I call bull

 

I’d believe that maybe he had some stipulations but the dramatic “almost quit” part rings false.

[Faleel 5,331]

If he threatened to quit, they probably just used Daisy to calm him down

[JohnnyD 1,220]

2 hours ago, Disco Stu said:

Nice to see some unabashed excitement @JohnnyD!  I hope you keep posting more regularly 👍

 

Why, thank you. When it comes to Star Wars, and of course Maestro John Williams and his entire blessed work and career, I have nothing but true delight, excitement and praise. So much to look forward to.

 

Regarding Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, I've even thought of making a series of video logs that will catalogue my trip to Batuu, which I will post on YouTube, just like I posted the whole New World Symphony concert last month.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

33 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

Yeah I call bull

 

I’d believe that maybe he had some stipulations but the dramatic “almost quit” part rings false.

Yeah, it doesn't line up with the many glowing praises he gave Abrams and the film in various interviews.  

[Will 2,215]

OMG that opening fanfare... 

[Tom 4,633]

I think Williams genuinely likes Abrams.  If anything, the recording schedule and rewrites were the issue (if the rumor is even true).  in the case of IX, it looks like it will be much closer to a usual scoring schedule.  

 

As for the GE piece again, Williams really put his heart into this.  Complex orchestrations, awesome main lines, fanfares, and theme development.  This better be on the program for the summer Williams concerts (regardless of whether he is conducting).  That beginning will bring the house down.  Those high strings in the beginning annoyed me back with the original youtube video, but they are harmless in the full piece. 

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Coke music fanfare at 8:22!

[Arpy 4,145]

Just waiting for elvisjones to reveal that Williams is actually a reptilian doppelganger who had a love affair with Rian Johnson behind Abrams' back.

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If it's any consolation for Williams, there should be far less rewrites for IX simply due to the tighter schedule. JJ doesn't have the luxury of changing each scene half a dozen times throughout post this time around (and making the scoring process a timing/tonal nightmare). 800+ takes for a film score is unheard of in the SW saga.

 

From an artistic perspective, I can completely understand why Williams might not have enjoyed the process for TFA much, even if he publicly said otherwise. Let's not forget that it took many months before we even knew if he'd return for TLJ -- there was a veiled reluctance to come back for whatever reason. Yes, we can all speculate till the cows come home, but it's very clear that Disney have bent over backwards to accommodate Williams since he came onboard in 2013.

 

Now, if they can just bend over backwards to hire Mike Matessino for OT and PT trilogy expansions...

[Faleel 5,331]

19 minutes ago, crumbs said:

Coke music fanfare at 8:22!

The fanfare for Snoke's brother.

[Cerebral Cortex 3,357]

11 hours ago, Tom said:

I don't think anyone thinks he scored the Coke ad. 

 

The finance manager for Coca-Cola is named John Williams so we at the very least still have some John Williams involvement. 

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

So it seems the rumors of his retiring were true.