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This latest excerpt fits with what BT said in the interview linked above. Some nice musical Easter eggs embedded in a larger orchestral palette. I think the sound of this score will be quite varied.

I'm eagerly anticipating this score. The bits we've heard so far sound great.

Thank you! That is very insightful.

I knew what to expect when I clicked.

The thread title says it all. I remember listening to the HP3 soundtrack before seeing the film and being struck by how different it sounded. The period instruments, the period sounding music, the almost diagetic sound, the lack of re-use of existing themes, HP3 sounded so different from the first two scores. Of course, the film is quite different from the first two movies as well, but in many ways the HP3 score doesn't just sound different from the first two HP scores, it sounds different than JW's usual full orchestral sound. Do we know anything about how this came to be? Why such different musical decisions were made? I can't find my copy of the La La Land release to read the liner notes, does it reveal anything about the scoring process? Can anyone direct me to any interviews on the matter?

I agree and I actually like TLJ. But it has no singular narrative thrust that JW could write a theme for or an important new relationship to write a theme for. I love the score for TLJ, but its highlights are all set pieces, not new themes. In a way, I feel the same about TPM, but in that case the originality and energy of the music was so much greater.

Wow, this is a pretty great rendition of the Obi Wan theme. The strings suite the theme well.

Very cool.

The latest episode featured more March of the Resistance. Interesting to hear a more direct quote of the theme, less disguised as it was in the festival music.

This piece isn't really clicking with me as much as JW's other recent works. I think it works well with the video, but doesn't stand out on it's own. Will give it more listens.

Will be interesting to hear the score for this. Remaking Hitchcock always seems like a tough assignment and a strange choice. His films are so unique and almost immaculately constructed.

Elrond Half Elven is secretly one of the best themes in the show. The main melody has a quiet dignity to it. And the B part played on horn is just lovely.

Yes! It's the March of the Resistance theme. I loved that little Easter egg. I wanted to post about it here, but couldn't determine the appropriate thread and didn't want to make a new one. It's like a partner to the major mode Imperial March Easter egg in Solo.

I've thought for many years now that the only Oscar JW has a chance of winning is an Honorary Oscar. I half expect that to happen at some point.

He's been losing for a long time.

I love Summon the Heroes. It's an all-time, JW favorite of mine.

That was a nice interview. So often, I feel like JW is about to go deeper into a response but chooses not to. I want a more indepth interview but he seems pretty resistant. Even the longer interviews he's given are not particularly more in-depth. One of the best interviews I've seen of JW actually talking about his music is the interview he did for TPM where he talked about each theme, the overall style, etc.

I've been listening to this soundtrack more lately and I love how small and intimate it is. The score is largely compromised of piano solos and a small string ensemble sound with a few other featured instruments. The only time is goes into a larger orchestral sound is with the end credits and I actually like that music the least. The very quiet, intimate music is the best way to present the two themes and to match the picture. Even the themes have a simplicity and restraint to them. The descending mother's dance theme is so simple, yet so effective.

That was a really good interview. The cosmic time scale is a new line from JW. I predict it will become a regular.

Clearly it isn't or else he wouldn't be doing it. I'm sure no one is forcing him.

TLJ is the best mixed modern JW action score. I hope DOD matches or surpasses it in terms of JW's music being front and center.

The trailers have new music. In particular there is something of a new theme of sorta for when Link is skydiving.

Every time I click this thread I get more and more excited for this score and OST. I am beyond hyped for more JW in Indy music mode.

This sorting hat ceremony track might as well be a JW HP1 b-side track. It is so reminiscent of JW's musical language for HP.

Finally! We got news of this a while ago. Great to see and listen.