THE ADVENTURES OF HAN - 2018 John Williams theme for Solo: A Star Wars Story

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

Hey, I'm not crusty, I'm salty!

[Bryant Burnette 654]

Salt, when baked at a sufficient temperature, forms a crust of sorts.  (I think; I'm bluffing about that, to be honest.)

[Will 2,215]

5 hours ago, Loert said:

 

Perhaps Williams could compose a major version of the Force theme for lighter, more family-friendly moments. Something like this:

 

https://picosong.com/weNH3/

 

That actually sounds very nice! Particularly the beginning, which has echoes of Rose's theme. 

[mstrox 6,651]

I think that the Force Theme in the binary sunset setting was used perfectly in those two wrap-up scenes.  Luke looking at the twin suns and crapping out, and the next generation looking to the sky and dreaming.  Perfect implementation.

 

My problem was that it was two times quickly in succession, which seemed kind of repetitive.  That eased on the second viewing.  My other problem, more from a soundtrack listener standpoint, is that I would have loved to hear something else for the finale, as the two Williams Star Wars scores before that ended in exactly the same way.

[mrbellamy 6,278]

And most likely will finish 9 with it as well. 

[artguy360 1,843]

44 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:

And most likely will finish 9 with it as well. 

Yep, and that makes me kind of sad. I miss the OT and PT approach of having original music for each ending cue. It made sense to reprise the Binary Sunset music to end ROTS given the visuals. I am ok with using it to end TFA because of the little string variation right before the end credits is new and interesting. But the rendition to end TLJ is just boring. We can pretty safely assume Ep 9 will end with some rendition of the Binary Sunset again so that's 3 straight uses of the same music to end SW films and that makes me sad.

[Chen G. 3,949]

1 hour ago, mrbellamy said:

And most likely will finish 9 with it as well. 

 

Almost certainly, I’m afraid.

[Docteur Qui 1,544]

TFA should have ended with a giant, heartbreaking statement of Rey's theme. That would've been perfect. 

[artguy360 1,843]

^That would have been great. TLJ should have ended with the final shot of Rey and Leia and the rest of the Resistance on the Falcon with that big statement of the rebel fanfare. That shot seemed like an intentional callback to the end of ROTJ and would have worked better as a final scene and final cue than how the movie actually ends.

[Oswin Pond 58]

8 hours ago, artguy360 said:

Yep, and that makes me kind of sad. I miss the OT and PT approach of having original music for each ending cue. It made sense to reprise the Binary Sunset music to end ROTS given the visuals. I am ok with using it to end TFA because of the little string variation right before the end credits is new and interesting. But the rendition to end TLJ is just boring. We can pretty safely assume Ep 9 will end with some rendition of the Binary Sunset again so that's 3 straight uses of the same music to end SW films and that makes me sad.

 

 

It's even worse if you count Rogue One which also ends with the Force theme !

[John 2,032]

Every Star Wars movie since ROTS has ended with a statement of the Force theme. Hopefully Solo will break that tradition.

[Chen G. 3,949]

Yeah, the film doesn't seem like it would lend itself to the heft that The Force theme denotes.

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

Well, the films begin with the same theme, so it's just fitting that they also end with the same theme.

 

[Chen G. 3,949]

Speaking of which, seeing as IX is supposed to be more than just any other episode, I'd mark that by breaking the mould of the opening credits music!

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

Yes, play the Force theme at the end and at the opening!

[Kasey Kockroach 2,344]

Play Jar Jar Binks' theme! With kazoos! 

[Chen G. 3,949]

I've said it before: have Jar-Jar Binks make an appearance in the film (with his theme for all I care) only to be brutally killed.

 

You could write it to be the "James Bond opening" of the film; So right after the crawl with the new music! 

[1977 1,743]

9 hours ago, Docteur Qui said:

TFA should have ended with a giant, heartbreaking statement of Rey's theme. That would've been perfect. 

 

TFA should have ended with the Falcon leaving for Ahch-To. Jedi Steps and meeting Luke should have been the start of TLJ, and said film should have been set 1-3 years after the end of TFA.

 

19 minutes ago, Chen G. said:

I've said it before: have Jar-Jar Binks make an appearance in the film (with his theme for all I care) only to be brutally killed.

 

You could write it to be the "James Bond opening" of the film; So right after the crawl with the new music! 

 

Poe could hook him on his (new) X-Wing and drop him down a smoke stack (on Coruscant)!

[Kasey Kockroach 2,344]

TFA should've ended with Rey making out with Finn.

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

^Also keep the scene in with Rose kissing Finn... that way we get this bizarre love-triangle dynamic.

[leeallen01 2,136]

Episode 9 will end with a hologram of Walt Disney singing "we're in the money."

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

So we have these love pairs here:

Reyinn (Rey and Finn)

Foe (Finn and Poe)

Fose (Finn and Rose)

Reylo (Kylo and Rey)

Pey (Poe and Rey)

Chey (Chewie and Rey)

Hylo (Hux and Kylo)

Chorgie (Chewie and a porg)

 

Gosh, no wonder they're making more movies after IX.

 

[Omen II 1,235]

You forgot R2PO.  Get a room, funbots!

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

I had considered that, but I think 3PO would take BB8 over R2. R2 is old. BB is young and versatile. Maybe Yoda and Luke will have a force ghost romance???

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

.

[mrbellamy 6,278]

5 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said:

So we have these love pairs here:

Reyinn (Rey and Finn)

Foe (Finn and Poe)

Fose (Finn and Rose)

Reylo (Kylo and Rey)

Pey (Poe and Rey)

Chey (Chewie and Rey)

Hylo (Hux and Kylo)

Chorgie (Chewie and a porg)

 

Gosh, no wonder they're making more movies after IX.

 

 

Porn (Porg and Finn)

[Pellaeon 593]

Are we sure Rey doesn’t have some Skywalker in her?

[Wojo 2,453]

Kinky... 

[Arpy 4,145]

1 hour ago, Pellaeon said:

Are we sure Rey doesn’t have some Skywalker in her?

Only when he isn't a force ghost...

[mrbellamy 6,278]

On 4/12/2018 at 10:08 PM, Pellaeon said:

Are we sure Rey doesn’t have some Skywalker in her?

 

[Pellaeon 593]

On 4/9/2018 at 3:14 AM, DominicCobb said:

Yeah, I had thought beforehand that Rogue One wouldn't have much of the Force theme either... I think the worst actually is when its used as intro music for Jimmy Smits.

 

Maybe it’s payback for when they used Leia’s theme for

Spoiler

Ben’s death

 

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

Nah, it's played after Ben's death, when we see Leia and her gang.

[James 119]

On 12/04/2018 at 6:50 PM, The Illustrious Jerry said:

So we have these love pairs here:

Reyinn (Rey and Finn)

Foe (Finn and Poe)

Fose (Finn and Rose)

Reylo (Kylo and Rey)

Pey (Poe and Rey)

Chey (Chewie and Rey)

Hylo (Hux and Kylo)

Chorgie (Chewie and a porg)

 

Gosh, no wonder they're making more movies after IX.

 

 

Ships are things for teenagers! I do not have the ability to save all these "codes". 

 

On 13/04/2018 at 1:08 AM, Pellaeon said:

Are we sure Rey doesn’t have some Skywalker in her?

 

So far she's still "no one."

[Tom 4,651]

There is a certain bliss in innocence. 

[Kasey Kockroach 2,344]

Wouldn't it be adorable if Powell composed a "Friendship theme" for Han and Chewie?

I don't know, just popped in my head. 

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

Han Solo (and the Wookie)

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

Han Solo and the Cookie. I like that.

[Kasey Kockroach 2,344]

Tis the season! Another reason! For making wookie!

[Holko 9,517]

I have the recipe for Chewie Wookie cookies: stir, whip, stir, whip, whip, whip, stir, WAAAAH!

[Kasey Kockroach 2,344]

https://goo.gl/images/eCVfu1

Me when I get a new John Powell CD.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

44 minutes ago, Holko said:

I have the recipe for Chewie Wookie cookies: stir, whip, stir, whip, whip, whip, stir, WAAAAH!

Too many instructions!

[Sandor 797]

https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2018/05/brief-new-dialogue-and-a-possible-introduction-to-the-musical-score-of-solo-in-new-norton-ad.html

[Tom 4,651]

1 hour ago, Sandor said:

https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2018/05/brief-new-dialogue-and-a-possible-introduction-to-the-musical-score-of-solo-in-new-norton-ad.html

Great, now we have to guess both if the music is from the score and if the theme is by Williams or Powell.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Alternately, you could not do that and just wait for the OST to come out.

[Bilbo 3,709]

5 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

Alternately, you could not do that and just wait for the OST to come out.

 

Dont talk sense you idiot!

[Disco Stu 15,495]

I will never forget how gd insufferable this place was last November/December.  Never again.

[Bilbo 3,709]

Is this Williams?

 

Could this be Williams?

 

Do you think this hot dog commercial contains Williams? 

 

Will this random award show/concert/supermarket opening contain new Williams?

 

Just wait for the release ffs!

[Tom 4,651]

44 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

Alternately, you could not do that and just wait for the OST to come out.

Is the irony not clear in my original post? 

[Smeltington 1,438]

Now that we're closer to the release date, I hope we do get some interviews or other info detailing Williams' contribution, and how Powell incorporated it into the score. I think we're all assuming/hoping Williams wrote a concert presentation of the theme which will end up on the album, and Powell took the theme from that and used it in the context of the score. But I'd like to hear from Williams, Powell, Howard, etc about whether that's the case, and how it all played out.

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

17 minutes ago, Tom said:

Is the irony not clear in my original post? 

 

Strangely, after Disco Stu took a timeout the forum became sufferable again.