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Yes! I haven't heard Williams write anything like that since maybe the Spider escape cue in COS? Sounds like a crazed Russian dance or something, tremendous fun. 

Well said @Alex, it's a brilliant fusion of all three trilogies, and the performance/recording is seriously impressive. You'd swear it was the LSO performing it at the ROTS sessions if you didn't know otherwise.
 
It feels like a close cousin to the Battle Over Coruscant too. What a shame the JJ sequels afforded him so few opportunities to break loose with the orchestra in this vein (and thank fuck for Rian Johnson!) 
 
It is hard to fully judge based on the OST track though, because it's so frustratingly cut down (and there's even more unused material they deleted from the film!) 
 
The complete version will make a stunning opening track on an expansion someday. 

Unfortunately the sequel trilogy didn't really allow for JW to let loose with a lot bombastic action music, but the music at the beginning of TLJ will always be one of my favourite musical moments, especially the complete version. It has basically everything: Reworkings of motifs and themes from the OT, the musical style of the prequels and the developing of themes from TFA.
 
 

Looks like the tracked-over portion of ‘The Old Death Star’ (most likely from 5M10 Landing At ?) still fits the final edit of The Rise of Skywalker. In the film, this was replaced with bits of 0M1 Children’s School, 7M1 Seven One, and possibly 3M4 Quicksand!, though that title is conspicuously missing from the GEMA database, which typically contains only cues that actually appear in a film.
 
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The emphasis on Poe’s theme here in the film version definitely stood out to me as odd, so I wasn’t surprised to learn it wasn’t intended for this scene. Though it’s actually one of only two uses of Poe’s theme in the entire film. (The other is this same bit from 7M1, but where it was intended to be heard, during a later conversation between Finn and Poe.)
 
Poe’s theme is also featured in ‘Battle of the Resistance’ (7M12 Seven Twelve), and ‘Reunion’ (9M3 Bows), but neither of these made the film.

"Never tell me the takes!"

Twenty years ago today, Howard Shore took to the podium in front of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at Wellington Town Hall for the first Fellowship of the Ring recording session. 

R.I.P. Helen McCrory. Dead at 52 yeas of age, from cancer.
Just read on the BBC news website.
 

Despite being the Star Wars film that had the most music recorded—an astonishing 226 minutes!—The Rise of Skywalker must set a new record for tracking in the Star Wars films, borrowing over 7 minutes of music from 4 other episodes. There's more than 3 minutes from TFA, over 2 minutes from TLJ, about 1:30 from ROTS, and 0:45 from ROTJ. And even though there was already 6 minutes of tracked music in the November 11th cut, still more was added afterwards.
 
I recently realized that part of the scene of Rey healing the snake appears to be tracked with 0M8 Saying Goodbye to the Fathier from The Last Jedi. Oddly, the excerpt in TROS is actually at the correct pitch; it was raised a half-step in TLJ (from the written C major to C-sharp). Here's a comparison:
 

 

Brilliant work, @BrotherSound. 
 
Heard in the right context, like this, you can really tell how much Williams knocked it out of the park in TROS when it came to emotionally satisfying, musically coherent long spans of densely thematic underscore. 

I was surprised to discover how much longer the OST version of 'We Go Together' from TROS is, even accounting for how the two parts (2M6 The Medal and 2M7 Ship Trip) were separated in the film, though it seems pretty clear the original intention was for them to overlap as they do on the OST.
 
I'm fairly certain that unused march section was meant to accompany a brief deleted scene of Maz and Leia watching the Falcon depart: this exact dialogue is found in both the novelization from Rae Carson and junior novelization from Michael Kogge, and—in my opinion—seems to fit this bit of music perfectly.


I'm less certain about the longer first section: there's a brief exchange between Rey and Rose here in Rey Carson's novelization, yet it's still longer than seems to fit. I've cut quite a bit of it out. The title of 2M6 The Medal is also a mystery, because there is notably no shot of Han's medal anywhere in this scene in the finished film. My speculation is that perhaps that opening flourish accompanied a shot of it. Notably, a similar flourish accompanies the appearance of Leia's saber much later in the film (in 7M10 Leia's Sabre, the last part of 'Destiny of a Jedi'). Or maybe the medal was glimpsed later when Rey and Leia say their goodbyes.
 

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New trailer for Loki:
 
 

Great thread! Did not know they have so many digital releases. 
 
You forgot Back to the future part 3
 

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Well, there’s still tons we don’t know yet. And as is the case with TFA, even with that information, it’s impossible to establish any “one, true order” of cues, because it was very much a moving target.
 
However, with that disclaimer, here’s my best guess at fitting together all the know cues as intended, using the ordering from the original spotting from March 2019. Some of these are certain (like 1M20 Rey Training being a revision of music for the same basic scene as 1M4 Through the Jungle and 1M5 Rey Trains), but plenty are just my best guess based on the limited information available. It’s a bit of a fool’s errand, but I love this score enough to attempt it!
 
I’ll group by scene since the order of many scenes changed over the months of post-production:
 
Main Title
 
1M1 Main Title
 
Luke/Leia Duel (Original Opening)
 
[1M2] Filial Fencing
 
Rey Training
 
1M3 Nothing Is Impossible
[1M3R] 1M24 Meditation
1M4 Through the Jungle
1M5 Rey Trains
[1M4R/1M5R] 1M20 Rey Training
 
From Mustafar to Exegol
 
[1M2R] 1M22 The Ninth Beginning
1M6 Ren's Entrance
[1M6R] 1M15 Vader’s Castle
[1M6 Insert/1M5R] Ready to Be a Jedi
[1M7] Uncharted Territory
1M8 Approaching The Nursery [a.k.a. Approaching the Emperor]
 
Back at the Resistance Base
 
1M9 Rey Wakes Up
[1M9R] 1M13 Tell Me What They Are
 
Lightspeed Skipping
 
2M1 Cockpit Dialog
[2M1R] 1M14 Falcon’s Last Trip
[2M1RR] 1M26 Lightspeed Skipping
[Insert?] 1M26 Spy's Message
 
Fixing the Helmet
 
2M2 Fixing The Helmet
[2M2R] 2M20 The Forge
 
Preparing for the Mission
 
2M3 The Wisdom of Maz
2M4 The Emperor Lives
[2M4R] 2M30 Rey's Mission
[2M5] More Maz
2M6 The Medal
2M7 Ship Trip
 
Pasaana Festival
 
[2M8] 0M1 Children's School
3M0 Lando
 
Speeder Chase
 
3M1 Before The Chase
3M3 No Title
3M4 Quicksand!
[3M4R] 2M32 Quicksand 
 
Knights of Ren
 
3M6 Knights of Ren
 
In the Tunnel
 
3M7 Ochi and the Dagger
[3M8] Tunnel Monster
 
Desert Confrontation
 
4M1 Rey Senses Ren's Approach
4M2 Rey's Incredible Hand
 
To Kijimi
 
4M4 Zucini?
4M5 To The End
4M5B Good Ship, Bad Ship
 
Note: 4M4 and 4M5 slates seem reversed
 
Droid Workshop
 
4M6 He Won't Remember
4M7 Rey's Grief
[4M8 or 4M9] Chewie's Interrogation
4M10 Red Eyes
4M11 Poe and Girlfriend
 
On the Star Destroyer
 
4M12 Ship Walk and Talk
5M1 Meddling and Poe's Crush
5M3 Hallway Shooting
5M5 Rey Sees Mother
5M6 Hard To Get Rid Of
5M7 I'm The Spy
5M8 Genealogy
 
Death Star Ruins
 
5M10 Landing At ?
[5M10 Insert] It Fits!
[5M11] The Feeling
5M12 Off The Waterfront
 
Rey in the Death Star
 
6M2 Rey Climbs Pipes
6M2A Climbing
6M4 Daisy In A Veil
 
Duel and the Death of Leia
 
6M5 Leia Lies Down
[6M6] The Last Fight
6M7 Stop and Start
6M8 Healing Wounds
[6M9R] 5M30 Under a Blanket
 
Destruction of Kijimi
 
6M12 Six Twelve
 
Resistance Base Again
 
7M1 Seven One
 
Ahch-To Island
 
7M2 Rey Meets Luke
[7M2 Insert] 6M20 Sabre Toss
7M3 Luke's Advice
 
Preparing for the Battle
 
7M4 The Meeting
7M5 March Of The Resistance
 
Kylo Alone
 
7M8 Father Knows Best
 
Ahch-To Continued
 
7M10 Leia's Sabre
[7M10 Insert] Wayfinder Insert
 
Battle of Exegol and Final Confrontation
 
[7M11R] 6M13 Rey's Trip To P
7M12 Seven Twelve
7M12A Horses #2
8M1 Approaching the Emperor #2
[8M1R] 7M20 Approaching The Throne
[8M2R] 7M21 More Action
8M4 Psalm of the Sith
[8M4R] 7M30 Parents
8M5 Jumping The Chain
[8M5R Pt. 1] 7M32 Make The Sacrifice
[8M5R Pt. 2] Hero Fight
[8M6R] 7M36 Dunkirk
[8M6RR] The Dunkirk Shot
8M7 Big Ship Blows Up
8M8 On Their Knees
[8M8R] Emperor’s Attack
[8M9R] 7M28 Seeing Sights
[8M9RR] 7M38 I Am All The Sith
[8M9RR Insert] 7M44 Name That Tune
8M10 Success and Sliding
[8M11] Rey and Ren
[8M11 Insert] 8M11A Dropping The Sabre
[8M11R] 8M14 Ben to Rey
 
Finale
 
9M3 Bows
9M5ALT Return to Tatooine
[9M6R] 8M15 Horn Solo
[9M7R] 8M16 End Credits
[9M7 Insert] 8M17 Duel of the Fates Excerpt

So I think it might be a good day to make give the JWFan academy awards:
 
The winner for Best Original Score, according to the JWFan, are:
 
70's (where the mention "none of them" was largely stronger I've decided not to declare a winner so some year might not appear for the other category than Original Score)
1970: Patton by Jerry Goldsmith
1970 Let It Be by The Beatles (Original Song Score)
1971: Shaft by Isaac Hayes (I assumed that people who voted for none of them don't all have the same choice)
1971: Fiddler on the Roof by John Williams (Scoring Adaptation)
1972: The Godfather by Nino Rota ex aequo Images by John Williams
1973: Papillon by Jerry Goldsmith
1974: Chinatown by Jerry Goldsmith
1975: Jaws by John Williams
1975: Barry Lyndon by Leonard Rosenman (I assumed that people who voted for none of them don't all have the same choice)
1976: The Omen by Jerry Goldsmith
1977:  Star Wars by John Williams
1978: Superman by John Williams
1979: Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Jerry Goldsmith (although I know that many would have vote for Alien if it would have been nominated)
 
 
80's (just the Original Score as in the other category the mention "none of them" is largely stronger)
1980: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by John Williams (Shame on those who didn't voted for it )
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark by John Williams (again shame on them )
1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial by John Williams (....)
1983: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by John Williams
1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by John Williams
1985: Out of Africa by John Barry
1986: The Mission by Ennio Morricone
1987: Empire of the Sun by John Williams
1988: The Accidental Tourist by John Williams (I assumed that people who voted for none of them don't all have the same choice)
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by John Williams
 
90's
1990: Dance with the Wolves by John Barry
1991: Hook by John Williams
1992: Far and Away by John Williams
1993: Schindler's List by John Williams
1994: The Shawshank Redemption by Thomas Newman
1995: Braveheart by James Horner (in the Dramatic Score Category)
1995: Pocahontas by Alan Menken & Stephen Schartz ex aequo Sabrina by John Williams (Comedy Catergory)
1996: The English Patient by Gabriel Yared ex aequo Sleepers by John Williams (I assumed that people who voted for none of them don't all have the same choice)
1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken & Stephen Schartz (Comedy Category)
1997: Titanic by James Horner (Dramatic Category)
1997: Men in Black by Danny Elfman (I assumed that people who voted for none of them don't all have the same choice)
1998: Saving Private Ryan by John Williams (Dramatic Category)
1998: Mulan by Jerry Goldsmith (Comedy Category)
1999: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by John Williams
 
2000's
2000: Gladiator by Hans Zimmer
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore
2002: Catch Me If You Can by John Williams
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Howard Shore
2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams
2005: Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams
2006: Pan's Labyrinth by Javier Navarrete (I assumed that people who voted for none of them don't all have the same choice)
2007: Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino
2008: WALL-E by Thomas Newman
2009: Up by Michael Giacchino
 
2010's
2010: How to Train Your Dragon  by John Powell
2011: War Horse by John Williams
2012: Lincoln by John Williams
2013: The Book Thief by John Williams
2014: Interstellar by Hans Zimmer
2015: Star Wars: The Force Awakens by John Williams
2016: The BFG by John Williams
2017: Star Wars: The Last Jedi by John Williams
2018: Solo a Star Wars Story by John Powell & John Williams
2019: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by John Williams
 
Total:
John Williams: 31 wins (1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Jerry Goldsmith: 6 wins (1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1998)
John Barry: 2 wins (1985, 1990)
Thomas Newman: 2 wins (1994, 2008)
James Horner: 2 wins (1995, 1997)
Alan Menken: 2 wins (1995, 1996)
Stephen Schartz: 2 wins (1995, 1996)
Hans Zimmer: 2 wins (2000, 2014)
Howard Shore: 2 wins (2001, 2003)
Michael Giacchino: 2 wins (2007, 2009)
John Powell: 2 wins (2010, 2018)
The Beatles: 1 win (1970)
Isaac Hayes: 1 win (1971)
Nino Rota: 1 win (1972)
Leonard Rosenman: 1 win (1975)
Ennio Morricone: 1 win (1986)
Gabriel Yared: 1 win (1996)
Danny Elfman: 1 win (1997)
Javier Navarrete: 1 win (2006)

Sure! Though, unfortunately the GEMA database only has codes that show the initial appearance of each cue. In most films that wouldn’t make much difference, but some of these cues are tracked as many as 3-4 times, sometimes only for a few seconds. I’ve also denoted a few missing cues with asterisks that appear to be missing because of an issue with reused titles, and also none of the numerous tracked cues from other episodes are listed here.