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It would seem to me that "Enter Lord Vader" should come after "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan". I mean, the intensity of the music as well as info from books and all seems that the "Enter Lord Vader" is the actual entrance of the man in black costume with James Earl Jones voice, which would be after "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan", not necessarily the symbolic entrance of Lord Vader. "Anakin's Betrayal" seems like it would be the symbolic entrance of Vader, when Anakin makes the decision to turn.

Apparently. I was reading a site that said that Sidious is the mysterious Dark Lord of the Sith...actually, I think it's from some data bank from http://www.starwars.com/databank/character...ious/index.html, ...and I just figured that everyone knew that Palpatine is Sidious...based on the music and all...it is quite clear in TPM. However, I thought maybe I was jumping the gun since I read that it was not known who Sidious is. But good. I'm glad I heard the music right (and saw Palpatine's nose right)

I agree with LS and Stewdog....also include his ability to create scores that have a variety of themes as opposed to other composers that just create one theme and make different variations of it (cough cough Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer, James Horner)

I agree in the sense that she's a part of the Force as a living being, and that she also is the mother of the two Force-driven heroes in Ep. 4, 5, and 6. However, when Yoda dies (not right before when he is having his conversation with Luke or right after when Luke is complaining to R2D2) why is the Force theme not played? Leia's theme is played to indicate that she's the other Skywalker, but some other combination of string parts is also played. In addition, when Shmi dies, very similar (if not the same) music is played as when Yoda dies. I believe that Yoda, Qui-Gon, Shmi, and Padme all have important roles in shaping Anakin, Luke, and Leia. So why do Yoda and Shmi get different music for their deaths than Qui-Gon and Padme for their funerals? Am I comparing apples and oranges? Also, I have a question about a very different subject. The Emperor's theme is played obviously in Ep. 6. It is also played in Ep. 1 and 2, but not when Chancellor Palpatine is present...it is played when Darth Sidious is present. Some Star Wars fan sites have not confirmed that Palpatine is Sidious, and we don't really get a confirmation until perhaps Ep. III, since we had never heard of Sidious in Ep. 4,5,6. Am I too quick in deciding that Sidious is Palpatine, or does the music give it away?

Actually, many of Williams' themes begin with a M6 or m6--Across the Stars and Leia's Theme, for one. Also, I think Williams does sit down and listen to the other films' scores before writing his next ones. I disagree with MagicRat75: Episodes 4,5,6 were not completey different scores: themes from 4 were continued in 5 and 6. Williams also uses many of the same battle themes: specifically in TPM and ROTJ, there is a figure that is the same in both movies. What is the Force Theme doing in Padme's funeral? Across the Stars should have been used. My favorite part of the music, though, is at the end of Track 13 of AOTC. Williams weaves the Imperial March into the last measures of Across the Stars. He should have done more with that type of figure in ROTS. I can't figure out how he wrote the new theme for ROTS..the Battle of the Heroes. I mean, it sounds good and all, but it doesn't seem like it's going to fit the movie. It sounds too much like church music. I also don't hear much of the Emperor's Theme in ROTS. Oh well, it's a good soundtrack, no doubt. He just needed more Across the Stars.

its good....although i do like the "across the stars" theme better......i can definitely tell how the movie is going to open....this new theme has influence from church music or something....i can't figure out where he got his inspiration for the new theme, but it sounds a lot like church music....