Chewbacca. The name alone conjures feelings of honesty, loyalty, and strength. The best friend you could ever have or want. That’s all thanks to Peter Mayhew, the man behind the “walking carpet.” With a tilt of his head, a knowing…
Category: Star Wars
‘Blockbuster’, New Podcast Series Featuring Spielberg, Lucas & Williams
Blockbuster is a six-part series (a true story in scripted, biopic audio form) about the friendship and rivalry between Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, between 1973 and ’77, when they both failed spectacularly in their careers before achieving monumental successes with Jaws and Star Wars and before their work…
Williams Writes New Music for ‘Star Wars’ Theme Parks (Recording Sessions Video)
John Williams will provide an original score that visitors will hear within the attractions of the Star Wars-themed land of Galaxy’s Edge, opening at Disney’s theme parks next year. Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive preview of Williams’ score in the video above,…
Podcast: An Hour-long Musical Exploration into the ‘Star Wars’ Main Title
On the latest episode of UnderScore, they sat down with Alan Snelling, assistant engineer to Eric Tomlinson on Star Wars (as well as Raiders, Superman and the rest of the original trilogy), who shared some wonderful recollections of the historic…
Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie performs ‘Star Wars’ suite (Video)
On May 10, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conducted by Krzysztof Urbański performed a program including Holst’s The Planets and a suite from Star Wars (Main Title,Luke and Leia, The Asteroid Field, The Imperial March, Cantina Band, The Forest Battle, The Throne Room and Finale), The…
John Williams and the Music of STAR WARS – A Further Step Into a Larger Musical World
An exploration of John Williams’s music for the popular film series, with a particular focus on the latest installment, The Last Jedi by Maurizio Caschetto In a recent interview with Cleveland.com website, composer John Williams was asked how he feels…
Remastered Versions of the First Six ‘Star Wars’ Original Soundtrack Albums to be Released on CD May 4
On May 4, Disney Music will release on CD the original soundtrack albums of the first six Star Wars films, all remastered with new artwork and a collectible mini-poster. This includes Star Wars (a.k.a. A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back,…
Decoding the Musical Themes of ‘Star Wars’ (Audio)
Frank Lehman, assistant professor of music theory at Tufts University and creator of the online catalogue of Star Wars leitmotifs, discusses Williams’ themes for the saga in an interview at WBUR Radio in Boston. Decoding the Musical Themes of Star…
Listen to John Williams’ New Arrangement of ‘Han Solo and the Princess’
John Williams’ new arrangement of ‘Han Solo and the Princess’, which the composer premiered on January 31 in San Diego, was performed last week at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Scotland. A video of the performance is now available…
Mark Hamill on John Williams: “He is the entire cast” (New Interview)
“Aside from George Lucas, nobody deserves more credit for the success of `Star Wars’ than John Williams,” says Mark Hamill. It’s a pretty bold statement from the actor who plays Luke Skywalker in five of the eight “Star Wars” movies,…