Tom 4,640 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Two SW marches in a similar vein. Heroic but focused more on determination than optimism. For my part, I love both, but I have always loved the celebratory, yet menacing vibe to the Flag Parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 They really arent similar at all IMO. The Flag Parade is a Rozsa' like Roman epic "celebratory" march. While March Of The Resistance is a far more grim WWII- movie style Ron Goodwin type affair. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 13 minutes ago, Stefancos said: They really arent similar at all IMO. The Flag Parade is a Rozsa' like Roman epic "celebratory" march. While March Of The Resistance is a far more grim WWII- movie style Ron Goodwin type affair. Agreed. I voted for 'March of the Resistance' because I love its down and dirty, "in the trenches" feel. That's a real war of attrition march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Are you the Disco Stu from FSM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Are you the Disco Stu from FSM? I am not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Thank God, I intensely dislike him. Carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oboejdub 22 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I currently find March of Resistance to be more compelling. but I am fond of the flag parade because when I first got the ep 1 soundtrack, flag parade is the one track that I played on loop non-stop continuously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I feel like they are too different to judge in comparison with each other. The Flag Parade has a sporting quality to it and it's much lighter in fitting with the general texture of TPM. The Resistance March is another beast entirely. On the other hand. some SW themes seem to invite comparison like Leia's theme, Han and Leia's theme, and Luke and Leia's theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I voted for MotR before listening to both again. I think I might have voted for Flag Parade instead if I had listened to them afresh. Pardon my not having instant recollection of the Flag Parade as I am not as thoroughly familiar with TPM score as I should be. But damn that's a great piece of music. Simply musically speaking, flag parade is the superior piece. Just so much pomp and grandeur, you can literally picture an enormous arena with tens of thousands of flags or people marching in a procession. MotR gives more the feel of a covert military operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Oh, I definitely prefer the Flag Parade cue. Just love the chromaticism there - lends the piece some ambiguity not unusual for Williams. And of course, you have characteristics such as the usual celebratory planing major chords and woodwind runs and trills that define most of the Prequel Trilogy's fanfare type underscore. The Resistance march cue is a bit too over the top for me to enjoy it as much as I enjoy the other, but that might have more to do with the dynamic compression on the OST. I like the more classy statement upon the heroes' arrival at the Resistance base, though, and I like the various playful high woodwind statements sprinkled throughout the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzPeti42 49 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I’ve listened to both just now and voted for MotR because I prefer the more militaristic tone it represents. And as I see others share this view too But honestly, I love them both, Flag Parade is still one of my favourites, I love all kinds of fanfares and marches, loved them since I was a little boy. So it was a close call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 On 4/2/2016 at 3:00 PM, Stefancos said: They really arent similar at all IMO. The Flag Parade is a Rozsa' like Roman epic "celebratory" march. While March Of The Resistance is a far more grim WWII- movie style Ron Goodwin type affair. Totally agree here, March of the Resistance is not an heroic march as the Flag Parade is, having both pieces basically different character and purpose.. I greatly enjoy both marches, and really coudn't pick one of them over the other. Interesting poll anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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