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Listening to the soundtrack a 3rd time thru, it has some faults, and I wish Indy's theme featured more, but it does not sound like a copy and paste score to me. The callbacks are fun, and the brief snippets of lifts don't bother me. The soundtrack has plenty of original themes and Helena's theme really shines throughout.

I re-ordered the OST with the ASM version of Helena's theme as the opening track. I think it works as a concert piece dripping with golden-age vibes. I moved the orchestral Helena's theme to after the Prologue and put the full Raider's March at the very end.

The music as presented on the album lacks a cohesive musical narrative. I'd like something that flows a little better and with a clear musical climax. Right now, I don't get that from the final tracks.

Wait, is there no edit credits track?

This version of Helena's theme obscures the main motif compared to the previous concert arrangement. It also has a more vacuous form.

ASM always plays with heavy vibrato. It can be a bit too much at times.

I wish the video talked about the new music more, but this is like the Ep 9 one, where they just celebrate JW and his legacy.

That's a great set list. Nice to see TPM played in concert.

I've dreamed about JW before. It was something very mundane like him working at the piano or something.

I really like how the Battle of Yavin is spotted and scored. It's all very effective. SW didn't use to be wall to wall music.

I think I've shared this thought before, but Mother and Son is the best track on the album. The guitar is so tender, it could make me cry. Lately, listening to it has made me think of Cat Steven's Father and Son.

For me, it's not just downers, it's blatant jumping to conclusions with little to no evidence.

Sounds like standard JW comedic action music. Not my preferred JW mode, but I'm sure it will be fun. I just hope it isn't too chopped up in the edit. Sounded good and synced to specific hits.

Interesting listening experience but not my preferred mix for listening to these JW classics.

That was nice.

I totally agree. I think JW takes classical inspirations and makes the music speak more directly with a kind of immediacy that the classical inspirations often lack.

Relatively few actors have had the experience of John Williams writing a theme for their character. It must be incredible, like Daisy R. and Rey's Theme or Ford and Indy's theme. The actress who plays Helena was asked about this in an interview: https://www.gamesradar.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-phoebe-waller-bridge-mysterious-helena/

Did we expect anything different?

I love Hogwarts Forever. Instantly imbues the castle with history and a sense of academia.

One JW signature is his use of brass chorale, especially towards the end of scores, for moments of maximum emotion, sometimes as a kind of "summing it all up" conclusive theme statement. That said, what are your favorite JW brass chorale moments? Listening to The Patriot soundtrack, while not my favorite, this brief brass moment really hit me at 5:24. YouTube link here https://youtu.be/REUusj4nxh4

Interesting that Indy 5 was almost a HP2 situation.

I would think so. It's the Star Wars signature. I couldn't imagine any other music accompanying an opening Star Wars crawl.

I saw the movie yesterday and have been listening to the OST since Friday. The score works well in the film, but I don't care much for the original music aside from the main original Mario theme which fits very well along side the existing Mario music. Hearing the video game themes integrated into the score is the best part of the music. The licensed songs are not interesting to me at all. Overall, a very fun soundtrack where the video game themes far outshine the original score.

Listening to it now. Just ok so far.

I'm going on Saturday with my family. The movie looks like a joyous celebration of all things Mario, and that's all I want from a Mario movie.