rebekahnoelleparker 9 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I pre-ordered the album from Amazon and it was released tonight. I'm currently on track 17 (Snoke). For some reason, Amazon released it without track names but I've almost completed a full listen-through and it's legit. It's still not out on iTunes yet. There's a few great throwbacks so far and I'm even more anxious to see the film now that I've got some connection to the score! First new JW since 2013, so I'm beside myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 whaaaaat? rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 whaaaaat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebekahnoelleparker 9 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I seem to be the only person who is listening, and am wondering why it was released in this way. Could this be a fluke on Amazon's part? Why else would they release it without track names? Here is a screen shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 It was a fluke. rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 they took it down apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebekahnoelleparker 9 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Wow. Well I downloaded it to my device immediately when it showed up on my Amazon Prime Music app, and am almost through the whole album. Wish I could share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 is it any good? rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 is it any good?Why would you even ask? Of course it isn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 If I was going by the discussion in this thread, specifically by people who hadn't heard the score, I'd think it was the worst fucking score of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 If I was going by the discussion in this thread, specifically by people who hadn't heard the score, I'd think it was the worst fucking score of the year.No, that spot is reserved for John Williams' own rejected score from Bridge of Spies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Wow. Well I downloaded it to my device immediately when it showed up on my Amazon Prime Music app, and am almost through the whole album. Wish I could share!Be ready for a storm of PMs. rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rebekahnoelleparker 9 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2015 is it any good?I've only listened once, and I usually reserve my judgment for the 3rd listen-through. Overall, I felt more engaged in the 2nd half of the album. I feel confident that this isn't JW's greatest score by any stretch of the imagination, but it has many brilliant moments. How could it not? I keep trying to picture J.J. Abrams-esque moments with this JW score. It's certainly fun to hear fresh imaginings of old themes.From the inaugural first listen, the tracks that I enjoyed the most are: 2 The Scavenger- This track has a nice, but short, flute solo, and some really wonderful low woodwind stuff. I also believe it introduces us to Rey's theme for the first time, which is exciting.9 The Rathtars!- A thrilling action-sequence track.11 Maz's Counsel- I don't yet know what Maz or Maz's Counsel is, but this track was gorgeous and surprises us with a throwback around 2:15.16 March of the Resistance23 The Jedi Steps and Finale- this is a wrap-up track that revisits many of the themes. There's a classically excellent JW French Horn line that is particularly delicious around 4:45.I hope none of that was too spoiler-y! I'm so excited! Incanus, anironwaffle and Taikomochi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 On a scale of 1-10, how does it compare to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 You are quite possibly the luckiest person ever ☺ rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebekahnoelleparker 9 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Wow. Well I downloaded it to my device immediately when it showed up on my Amazon Prime Music app, and am almost through the whole album. Wish I could share! Be ready for a storm of PMs.Bring 'em on! There's nothing I love more than discussing JW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 What track has the Cellar song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 is it any good?I've only listened once, and I usually reserve my judgment for the 3rd listen-through. Overall, I felt more engaged in the 2nd half of the album. I feel confident that this isn't JW's greatest score by any stretch of the imagination, but it has many brilliant moments. How could it not? I keep trying to picture J.J. Abrams-esque moments with this JW score. It's certainly fun to hear fresh imaginings of old themes.From the inaugural first listen, the tracks that I enjoyed the most are:2 The Scavenger- This track has a nice, but short, flute solo, and some really wonderful low woodwind stuff. I also believe it introduces us to Rey's theme for the first time, which is exciting.9 The Rathtars!- A thrilling action-sequence track.11 Maz's Counsel- I don't yet know what Maz or Maz's Counsel is, but this track was gorgeous and surprises us with a throwback around 2:15.16 March of the Resistance23 The Jedi Steps and Finale- this is a wrap-up track that revisits many of the themes. There's a classically excellent JW French Horn line that is particularly delicious around 4:45.I hope none of that was too spoiler-y! I'm so excited!what track is the "cantina song"?..or it's not on there at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebekahnoelleparker 9 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 There is NO Cantina song in the 23 tracks on my album. I went back through and am checking and can't find anything like what the Cantina song might be like. AND, I'm a huge Lin-Manuel Miranda fan, so I know I'd be able to spot it if it existed. What track has the Cellar song? Can you clarify what you mean by "Cellar Song"? Not Mr. Big and Taikomochi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Sorry it is the cantina song. rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Does Thuep's theme make any appearances on the album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 well, we have 77 minutes of pure Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Are there many quotes of the Resistence March on the OST, in addition to track 16.If you can, I'd love more track breakdowns like the ones above. Spoiler free of course. rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Crazy little thought though: what if Williams wrote themes for the concepts of Episodes VIII and IX, just so the themes will be ready when the time comes, even if he can't personally score those films himself? Am I only one who can see this happening, possibly even at the behest of Disney/Lucasfilm?Nah. He's gonna live to write the music last two films. He's too invested in the franchise (read: too stubborn) to not write the music for them.But you're right. It's never too early to write thematic material for future films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,097 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 The cd listen should be fun! Cant wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 The cd listen should be fun! Cant wait!Now if somebody can upload the leaked manuscripts from the recording sessions. It'll give me something to read while I listen to the soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rebekahnoelleparker 9 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2015 Are there many quotes of the Resistence March on the OST, in addition to track 16.If you can, I'd love more track breakdowns like the ones above. Spoiler free of course.I will start on it and try to do as much as I can tonight. Thanks for listening to my excited, but jumbled ideas.1. Main Title and Attack on the Jakku Village- Obviously the first 1:30 is the classic opening sequence. It never fails to excite! It moves into a march-like segment with some classic brass flares. Much of the middle section is classic JW underscoring before picking back up at about 3:10. There is a nice, sinister theme at about 5:40 that kind of comes out of nowhere, and then a beautiful full-orchestral swell at about 6:05. Nothing overly great about this track- very introductory.2. The Scavenger- This opens with a wonderfully ominous pedal tone in the bass underneath an English Horn solo. At :38 there is a lovely flute solo, perfectly executed. This is immediately followed by a brief piano solo (Rey's theme, I believe). The piano feels unexpected and might possibly be doubled with celesta. The theme finally blossoms into full fruition around 1:30 and there is a really lovely new harmonic structure that feels very modern compared to older JW. At 2:21 there is a wonderful French horn solo that fades into some harp and pizzicato sounds, with possible synth pad sounds underneath for a moment. The flute solo returns at 2:55 for the remainder of the track. It's melancholy, and we get that lovely harmony again from Minor I to Major IV.3. I Can Fly Anything- Great tremolo strings that build into another action sequence. At :22 there's a great, but very subtle JW Star Wars throwback. YES! It only lasts for about 2 seconds so listen carefully here! At about :55 we lead back into that great harmony from The Scavenger. This returns a couple of times throughout the track. There's some transitional music around 1:55, and the trumpets come back with epicness around 2:10. anironwaffle, Incanus and mrbellamy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 what track is the "cantina song"?..or it's not on there at allThere is NO Cantina song in the 23 tracks on my album. I went back through and am checking and can't find anything like what the Cantina song might be like. AND, I'm a huge Lin-Manuel Miranda fan, so I know I'd be able to spot it if it existed. Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 LOLAfter all that, the damn Cellar Song isn't even on the OST. Williams must have cracked the shits. Scarpia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 LOLAfter all that, the damn Cellar Song isn't even on the OST. Williams must have cracked the shits.More like mass hysteria caused by an innocent badly worded blurb on the Italian Amazon site. But look how happy such small thing has made us. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 No Cellar Song? Goddamnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,278 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 What a roller coaster this day has been. Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I wanted the Cellar Song goddamnit! With Dex's Diner as a downloadable bonus track! rebekahnoelleparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 What a roller coaster this day has been.Be still my beating heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 No Cellar Song? Goddamnit! That comment combined with your avatar is hysterical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Now that the score is out, please discuss the MUSIC here, and keep any shipping notices, finding the physical copy in stores, packages arriving, differences between the standard and deluxe packaging, etc discussion over in the original thread:The Force Awakens Disney Records OSTThanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 The piece of music from that ABC TV spot is the beginning of The Jedi Steps and Finale but it doesn't appear to be Rey's theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 So far, the Rebel Fanfare popping up seems awkward, not organically integrated.Haven't heard a strong new theme yet at all.... Jilal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_vader 534 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Is the Imperial March in the OST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 So far, the Rebel Fanfare popping up seems awkward, not organically integrated.Haven't heard a strong new theme yet at all....1: Yeah that is what I was thinking.2: While it may not be strong, Rey's theme gets in your head by the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 To be fair I'm only like 25 minutes in.I guess what I'm saying is that JW chose not to put concert arrangements of big new themes early on the OST program like he's done often in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Is the Imperial March in the OST?No. Only OT themes are:Rebel FanfareLuke's ThemeThe Force ThemeLeia's ThemeHan and Leia's theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I love Rey's theme. Sounds... War Horse-y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_vader 534 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Is the Imperial March in the OST?No. Only OT themes are:Rebel FanfareLuke's ThemeThe Force ThemeLeia's ThemeHan and Leia's theme.That's disappointing. Thank you though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Finn's Confession seems to have the Talk of Podracing/High Council Meeting music from TPM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I love Rey's theme. Sounds... War Horse-y.Yeah, it is the stand-out new theme for me. It is like a combination of War Horse and Azkaban.March of the Resistance isn't doing much for me, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I love Rey's theme. Sounds... War Horse-y.There a is a lot of that flavor in this score.It also reminds me of this cue from The Desolation of Smaug at 1:14: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 12 posts until a Tolkien reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 and Azkaban.And The Mummy Returns for some reason.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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