Darth Mixolydian

Love the new theme. Always wonderful to have new JW music. I do have to ask a question that I feel others in this forum must have wondered too. When introducing the new piece, Kennedy says something along the lines of "can you believe there's never been an Obi-wan theme before? How can this be!?" Of course we know that The Force theme used to be Kenobi's theme in the first movie, but as the series evolved, that theme became connected to the force in general rather than just Kenobi. Same thing for Luke's theme becoming the Main Theme when utilized in the prequels and beyond. So I can't be the only one who finds it demeaning to JW's work over the years when people in high positions at Lucasfilm say this. It almost comes off as a "hey John! You forgot a theme for Obi-wan, duh!!" Has no one explained this to Kennedy? Is she scratching her head about where Luke's theme is too? Or does she know and is simply trying to find the lowest common denominator message for the masses in a speech like this? If the latter is the case, why not use the opportunity to introduce the fans that don't know to this very cool story about the music? Simply say, "In the first Star Wars, John wrote an extraordinary theme for Obi-Wan. Over the years that theme grew into a broader theme for the series, representing The Force, and it remains one of the most recognizable pieces of music in cinema history. For this new series we wanted a fresh theme for Obi-Wan, connected to the unique challenges this beloved character faces in this thrilling tale." I know, I know, we're in the minority of the public here, but I feel like fans would appreciate the added knowledge instead of this messaging that JW "forgot" to give Obi-Wan a theme for 45 years until he was asked.

But how would you know that in the alternate universe you wouldn't have said, "thank the heavens Goldsmith didn't score Alien, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten Williams's Alien."? I would have loved to see Williams score more animated films. I enjoy his score to Tintin very much and wonder what he would have done with Disney, Pixar, etc. From my limited knowledge about production, I understand that less is done in the editing room for animation since it's so costly, which leads me to assume that they'd hack up the score less than say a modern Star Wars flick. I'll also echo the obvious with Harry Potter. I actually enjoy Hooper's take in 5 and 6 quite a bit. However, I've revisited the first three scores a lot after the MM Box Set. There's so much depth in Williams' writing and so many themes that were completely dropped after film 3 that would have been beautiful woven into the later films.