Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Quickly, without thinking too much! My list: 1. The Force Theme 2. Star Wars Main Title (Luke Skywalker's Theme) 3. Imperial March 4. Duel of the Fates 5. Rey's Theme 6. The Forest Battle 7. Across the Stars 8. Yoda's Theme 9. Princess Leia's Theme 10. Here They Come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Well here is my quickly without thinking to much list. The Main Theme The Imperial March The Force Theme The Resistance Theme Duel of the Fates Rey's Theme Here They Come Yodas Theme Battle of the Heroes Kylo Ren and the First Order Theme I also like Jabba the Hutt Parade of the Ewoks Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1. - Luke's Theme 2. - Princess Leia's Theme 3. - Imperial March 4. - Rey's Theme 5. - Rebel Fanfare (If one major appearance, it's either TIE Fighter Attack or The Death Star) 6. - The Rebellion is Reborn 7. - The Asteroid Chase 8. - I hate the concert arrangement of March of the Resistance, but the way the theme itself is handled in TFA and TLJ puts it up here. 9. - Parade of the Ewoks 10. - Jabba the Hutt I'm also really growing to love Rose's Theme. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Jabba the Hutt is awesome! I also like the hidden reference of it in The Phantom Menace. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Not necessarily my all-time favorites, but these are the first pieces that come to mind: Main Title (Luke's Theme) Rey's Theme The Rebellion is Reborn The Battle of Hoth Luke and Leia Han Solo and the Princess Parade of the Ewoks Anakin's Theme Duel of the Fates Across the Stars Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Oh quick like this... 1 - The Force Theme 2 - Han Solo and the Princess Theme 3 - Yoda's Theme 4 - Bespin's Theme (HA!) 5 - Throne Room Theme 6 - Rey's Theme 7- The Flag Parade Theme 8 - March of Resistance 9 - Luke and Leia 10 - Cantina Band ... and a special mention to Jabba the Hutt theme... Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Bespin's theme? What's that again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviazn 273 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Off the top of my head? Holdo/desperation theme Rey's theme Anakin's Betrayal The Force theme Into the Trap Flag Parade The Asteroid Field The Jedi Steps Funeral Theme Jyn Erso's theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, Josh500 said: Bespin's theme? What's that again? That's my theme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaug The Iron 516 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Luke’s theme Ray’s theme Force theme Leia’s theme Yoda’ theme Imperial March The Rebellion is Reborn Han Solo and the princess Luke and Leia Duel of the Fates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviazn 273 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Josh500 said: Bespin's theme? What's that again? Hi George! Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1. Rey’s Theme 2. Everything else 3. The fucking Ewoks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I don't really have a favourite, but...the encore of CANTINA BAND, at last Summer's BBC Promenade concert, was great. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Oh, I forgot to include the Throne Room and Finale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It's funny people chose the Ewoks Themes (Parade or Forest), as they are the two themes of Star Wars I HATE THE MOST. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, Bespin said: It's funny people chose the Ewoks Themes (Parade or Forest), as they are the two themes of Star Wars I HATE THE MOST. Seriously. That’s what I was suggesting with my comment. It’s really the only bad Star Wars thematic material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, Bespin said: It's funny people chose the Ewoks Themes (Parade or Forest), as they are the two themes of Star Wars I HATE THE MOST. I don't hate any themes. I love some themes more than others, that's all. How exactly can you start hating themes, I wonder. Just don't listen to them! Jeez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 10 minutes ago, Josh500 said: How exactly can you start hating themes, I wonder. Just don't listen to them! Jeez. I admit... I already skiped them while listening to the score In the movie, well... generally, I start to sleep when the first Ewok appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,720 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Let me think about it a bit and get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 The little people The throne room The jedi steps Princess Leia’s theme Luke & Leia Han Solo & the princess Rey’s theme Binary sunset Into the trap Hyperspace Across the stars Sorry, that’s eleven, but now I can’t cut one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I forgot the Jedi steps in my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 34 minutes ago, Josh500 said: Bespin's theme? What's that again? I believe it has something to do with Landos Palace from ESB OST. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Now when I think about it, also included in my top 10 faves are Padme’s ruminations, Lando’s palace and of course The cantina band. It’s a long top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I like that theme that uses a lot of brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I'm going to make like Star Wars soundtracks and release an extended edition right after my first condensed release. So on top of... On 3/18/2018 at 2:53 PM, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Main Theme The Imperial March The Force Theme The Resistance Theme Duel of the Fates Rey's Theme Here They Come Yodas Theme Battle of the Heroes Kylo Ren and the First Order Theme I have... The Rebellion is Reborn Holdo's Resolve Theme Parade of the Ewoks Landos Palace The Emperors Theme Theme from Qui Gons and Padmes Funerals The Great Jedi Purge Music Jawa Theme Cantina Band Ahch To Theme (The Jedi Steps) Han Solo and the Princess Princess Leia's Thëmë Bespin and Josh500 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Emperor's Theme... 2 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Great Jedi Purge Music 2 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Princess Leia's Thëmë Please don't use Ontarian accents here please. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 4:22 PM, Bespin said: Please don't use Ontarian accents here please. Sorry but that what happens when you hold e's on my iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Oh hell, how could I forget The immolation scene!!?? That’s one of my absolute faves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Well I think that thread will end... listing... ALL SW themes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 4:27 PM, Bespin said: Well I think that thread will end... listing... ALL SW themes But seriously folks.... Didn't we expect this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, Bespin said: Well I think that thread will end... listing... ALL SW themes Yes. There's a reason I said Top 10! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 At least, no one mentioned Jar Jar's Theme and Anakin's Theme so far, there's hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SF1_freeze 131 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1. The Force Theme 2. Main Theme / Lukes Theme 3. Imperial March 4. Luke and Leia 5. Duel of the Fates 6. The Emperors Theme 7. Reys Theme 8. Han and the Princess 9. Across the Stars 10. Shmis Theme Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Actually, Anakin’s theme came up in one of the first posts, courtesy of @John. I don’t mind it. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 The difficulty is not coming up with any Star Wars theme you can think of. The difficulty is coming up with JUST the best 10... 3 minutes ago, SF1_freeze said: 10. Shmis Theme Good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, Bespin said: At least, no one mentioned Jar Jar's Theme and Anakin's Theme so far, there's hope. Haven't we run out of Jar Jar wisecracks by now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I spake. The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGCJ 394 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1. Ahsoka Tano's theme (Clone Wars) (Kevin Kiner) 2. Sabine Wren's theme (Rebels) (Kevin Kiner) 3. Ezra Bridger's theme (Rebels) (Kevin Kiner) 4. Clones theme (Clone Wars) (Kevin Kiner) 5. Freemaker family theme (The Freemaker Adventures) (Michael Kramer) 6. The Swashbucklers (Star Wars) 7. Qui-Gon's theme (Phantom Menace) 8. Ewok theme (Return of the Jedi) 9. Lando's theme (Empire Strikes Back) 10. Thrawn's theme (Rebels) (Sean Kiner) These are just my personal top 10, so please no one get offended at the inclusion of non-Williams themes. (It was never specified to be limited to just Williams' film themes...) Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, rough cut said: Actually, Anakin’s theme came up in one of the first posts, courtesy of @John. I don’t mind it. Anakin's Theme is not bad, not bad at all. I like it a lot, and it certainly fits the character it was written for. But it's just not in my Top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1. Main Theme/Luke’s Theme 2. The Force Theme/Ben’s Theme 3. The Imperial March/Darth Vader’s Theme 4. The Rebel Fanfare 5. Rey’s Theme 6. Across The Stars/Love Theme 7. Duel Of The Fates 8. Han Solo And The Princess 9. Princess Leia’s Theme 10. Battle Of The Heroes Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 50 minutes ago, Sandor said: 4. The Rebel Fanfare Damn! I forgot about this one as well. Though, I'm not sure whether it's in my Top 10.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Do JW Fans not highly love The Resistance Theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 11 hours ago, Holko said: 8. - I hate the concert arrangement of March of the Resistance, but the way the theme itself is handled in TFA and TLJ puts it up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 8 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Do JW Fans not highly love The Resistance Theme? Most JW fans probably love most Star Wars themes! The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I like “The Resistance” (track 14 on the TFA FYC), especially the bit towards the end, which I believe is Poe’s theme and probably not part of the Resistance motif proper. Still, it wouldn’t be in my top ten. Of the Sequel music, only “The Jedi Steps” (or some version of “Ahch-To Island”?) would potentially qualify, for me, or maybe Rey’s theme, but I’d have to make sure it isn’t bumping out any beloved OT material. Similarly, of the Prequel music, Anakin’s theme and “Across the Stars” stand out, but not sure they’d bump out anything from the OT. Let’s see. 1. Luke 2. Leia 3. Luke & Leia 4. The Force 5. Han & Leia 6. Cantina Band #1 7. TIE Fighter Attack 8. The Asteroid Field 9. The Emperor 10. Inner City Tough one! Sorry, “Imperial March,” you were overused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Too sleepy to make a list, but The Flag Parade would probably be on it, but choosing ten from 8 scores isn't easy. I'm still hoping one day Williams will record his concert arrangement of that piece. Also, I am hoping that the new Han Solo and The Princess arrangement is a sign he's revisiting some earlier themes. Please make a concert arrangement of The Force Theme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Its too hard to choose! I will say, The Force theme (Ben Kenobi's theme) is my favorite of the whole catalogue. Its possibly my favorite Williams theme overall. Especially the variations in Binary Sunset and in The Throne Room, and some of the "darker" variations in the prequels. That it doesn't have its own concert presentation is a crime. After that, things get confusing for me in terms of rating, so I'll just point out to a couple in no particular order. Again, I want to preface that I'm coming to this from the point of view that the unabridged theme is one leitmotivic unit, rather than a string of several leitmotives. Lament for Anakin: While it only appears around the midpoint of Revenge of the Sith, it is derived from the B-phrase of Across the Stars, so it feels like we heard it before, and comes to define - to my mind - that score. It recieves beautiful statments in Anakin's Betrayal and the Immolation scene. One of my very favorite themes. Leia's theme: Originally, it was concieved as yet another love theme, for Leia and Luke. Nevertheless, or perhaps because of that, it is a beautifull theme. While I take an issue with the lifting of material from the concert suite in The Last Jedi, I have to admit it was very emotionally resonant as Leia flew across space! Leia's love theme: Well, its so closely sewn with Leia's main theme that I really couldn't not put it here, could I? Luke and Leia: Criminally underused by Williams' standards, but that makes its statements all the more precious and resonant. The Imperial March: By far the most popular of the list, this is actually one of my lesser favorite themes. The way it evokes 1930's germany is too on-the-nose for me. It really sounds like something the Hitlerjugend would march to! Duel of the Fates: I have passion for choral, operatic passages, and Duel of the Fates is some of the best in the buisness. It is thematically dodgy: Its just a "climactic duel" theme, used regardless of the identity of the combatants, but still. Rebel fanfare: It doesn't seem to be getting as much love in this thread, but if you want to think about a short, concise motive which is emblematic of the "Star Wars sound" - that's the one. You hear it - and you know what you're listening to. Yoda's theme: I love that theme. The playful "bridge" I could do without, though. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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