Popular Post Holko 10,830 Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Nice Yoda quote. That recorder piece at the end... I want it. NOW. blondheim, Tydirium and Tiburon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ren 1,130 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Ahsoka's theme, hell yes!!! I want that epic rendition of the theme at the end And that Yoda's theme was subtle but really nice I guess this means this season (and the following ones) are gonna include more references to previous material (williams, but also kiner's). I sense The Force theme playing sometime before the end of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondheim 1,183 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 The moment when her theme kicked in like that was everything I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 339 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Cant wait to not get half of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 9,601 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just finished watching season 1. Meh, it would've been cool if Gorannsson made a reference to the Imperial March when the stormtroopers from Moff Gideon arrive. Also, it would be nice a Force theme reference when that Mandalorian woman name-dropped the Jedi. One season of music, and not a single reference to Williams' scores. This is slightly disappoiting, although I quite like Gorannson's style on hiw own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Knight of Ren 1,130 Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 I think that approach worked great in the first season beacuse it allowed him to do his own thing without having to worry about quoting Williams. He allowed his themes to be established and developed properly, and as well as the show itself, have a voice of its own, not trying to rely on nostalgia and references to the Skywalker saga. And then the second season (kind of spoiler from now if you don't want to know anything about season 2) feels like an earned development when he actually uses previously established themes. I think he is keeping the force theme to be used in a really big moment, maybe at the end of this season Docteur Qui, Bilbo, DarthDementous and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,755 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I’ve purposely stayed out of this thread since early S1. I though that the scoring was too much ‘western’ and not enough ‘space opera’, and I thought the score overall was ‘serviceable’. Man, do I have to eat my words! Ludwig’s main theme is quite possibly the most iconic and accessible piece of a film score to come out of Hollywood since The Imperial March! Me and my wife are humming it constantly... not a day goes by! My only lamentation is that the rest of the score seems to build of off pieces of the main piece, limiting how varied the score sounds. It’s a bit like eating the same chocolate bonbon but just covered in different toppings. That said, the score still rocks, the main theme is made up by so many individual parts that - combined with different arrangements - it multiplies nicely. Tiburon and igger6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 60 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Is this the first time that Göransson aknowledges somehow any previous material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,150 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, ymenard said: Is this the first time that Göransson aknowledges somehow any previous material? SE2 E2, March of the Resistance. Ahsoka is the first quote of Non-Williams material (not counting Goransson's material obviously) Yoda is the first quote of Original Trilogy material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, rough cut said: My only lamentation is that the rest of the score seems to build of off pieces of the main piece, limiting how varied the score sounds. It’s a bit like eating the same chocolate bonbon but just covered in different toppings. Hmm, I don't think I agree with that. Have you listened to all the individual Season 1 OST albums, or are you just going off what you remember from watching the episodes? Because I think there's a ton of different ideas throughout the first season, it's definitely not all just variants on pieces from the main theme suite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,755 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I could definitely be wrong, I haven't dug in to the material at any depth, so I have full respect for any opinion that differs from mine in this respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,830 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 And even the main piece has 4-6 separate parts to be played with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 24 minutes ago, rough cut said: I could definitely be wrong, I haven't dug in to the material at any depth, so I have full respect for any opinion that differs from mine in this respect. Check out these 4 tracks right now! DrTenma and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,755 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Thanks! I'll get on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 3,357 Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Due to the nature of this season's score release, I have concluded that while it is not exactly ideal to continue the thematic analysis precisely as I did last year, it would still be good to dissect the album and the music therein using a format that combines the timestamping and writing that I have done in the past. Getting to know Goransson's score for this season has been a very interesting experience, it being very different in circumstance compared to last year. I recall hearing the odd update in the months leading up to October; how he had begun work shortly after finishing Tenet, recorded with strings for the first 7 episodes and larger orchestra for the finale thereafter, and wrapped up in good time. I was quite surprised at the turn around, and also intrigued by the news of the orchestra size. At the end of the day I was thankful they were able to record anything, but I was still anxious about the almost inevitable new:tracked material ratio when it came to the premier. With each episode I have gained appreciation for the execution of the music this season, a worthy achievement when you take a step back. I appreciate hearing Goransson strengthen his writing for strings, tweak pre-existing cues and effectively integrate them in with fresh music, and pull out all the stops in his studio to continue the sound he established without a noticeable drop-off. And it works! Even under these circumstances I'd still very much like to have had all the music for this season available, tracked and all, yet I remain extremely grateful for the excellent release that is Volume 1, as it is quite a smashing album. Without further ado, let's dive right in! 01. Mando Is Back (4:05) You can already hear the studio work pulling its weight from the beginning, with this kicker of an opening that features an array of guitars, synths and wild recorders, all under a tough beat as Mando walks through the graffiti town. We hear statements of the familiar recorder theme in different settings, the second of which plays out like a beefed up version of the guitar rendition in Ch. 8's A Thousand Tears, percussion and synth being the key additions. The confident western motif returns, and we hear brass stabs of the recorder outline (likely backtracked from the final episode, as it certainly doesn't appear anywhere else before). A tracked but altered statement of the Razor Crest theme closes the cue. 0:11 Recorder Riff (guitar version) 1:15 Recorder Riff (guitar version) 1:26 Western Motif (downbeat) 1:32 Western Motif (downbeat) 1:38 Western Motif (downbeat) 1:44 Western Motif (downbeat) 1:50 Western Motif (downbeat) 1:56 Western Motif (downbeat) Recorder Riff (skeletal/outline) 2:00 Western Motif (downbeat) 2:55 Western Motif (downbeat) 3:07 Razor Crest 3:32 Recorder Riff Western Motif (interlude) 3:37 Western Motif (downbeat w/ interlude) 3:43 Western Motif (downbeat) 3:49 Rhodes Motif 02. Enjoy the Fights (2:56) It's hard to really describe what this cue is, beyond wacky goodness. The self-contained piece is extremely unique, even for this show, the full percussion, vocal effects and wailing horn sound (almost like a bagpipe?) really walk the line between score and source music. Brooding strings enter as Mando sits down beside Gor Korresh, the one-eyed informant, and watches the pigs fight. At 2:03, the drop and ripple synth present in Ch. 3's Second Thoughts is reprised purely for effect. No thematic material is present here. 03. The Marshal's Tale (6:06) With that we move to Tatooine, getting our first taste of many one-off set pieces in double form, first with a cool speederbiking melody and then into Cobb Vanth's flashback, which features a dramatic string idea that is briefly alluded to later in the episode in an unreleased cue. This is a very apt combination that works extremely well, despite there being two unreleased sections totaling just under 3 minutes that technically separate the pair in episode. The first is Cobb Vanth's introduction cue, which itself is essentially reprised in a more fleshed out form starting at 4:44, and the second is an upbeat 20 second travelling insert that leads into the the story. Another item of interest is the the flashback appears to hint at the Tusken Raider theme for the episode, but more on that later. Note that for all intensive purposes the one-off melody is notated below alongside proper themes. 0:07 Speederbiking to Mos Pelgo 0:12 Recorder Riff (weaving in & out) 0:44 Speederbiking to Mos Pelgo 0:50 Recorder Riff (weaving in & out) 1:03 Recorder Riff 1:21 Speederbiking to Mos Pelgo (acoustic guitar version) 1:58 Recorder Riff 2:38 Dramatic Flashback String Idea 3:28 Tusken Raiders (?) 3:57 Jawa Motif 4:12 Recorder Riff (skeletal/outline) 4:16 Jawa Motif 4:26 Jawa Motif 5:23 Dramatic Flashback String Idea 04. Tusken Raiders (3:19) I must admit that I was disappointed when I first heard this on album, as I was almost certain going in that this would include the big Tusken statement when the banthas enter town, paired with the Arabian recorder riff for the journey to the dragon cave. Unfortunately these two cues remain unreleased, much to my surprise, but this track is still a nice one to have, considering the others are well-mixed in episode and fairly salvageable. Goransson touches up sections of a number of cues here, including Ch. 5's Raiders, Ch. 1's Face to Face, and Ch. 7's The Standoff. I'll repeat my initial comments about the former, in that the muted trumpets give off a sort of Star Trek vibe, as in, the original series. The middle section lays the groundwork for the two-parted Tusken Raider motif. 0:02 Fanfare (ascending closing figure) [Raiders] 0:12 Fanfare (ascending closing figure) [Raiders] 0:43 Tusken Raiders A 0:55 Tusken Raiders B 1:07 Tusken Raiders A 1:19 Tusken Raiders B 1:38 Fanfare (ascending closing figure) (guitar version) 1:50 Fanfare (ascending closing figure) (guitar version) 05. Get the Child (2:07) The latter half of Ch. 5's Raiders is referenced here, featuring filtered percussion and recorder textures. The second part of the track, after a snappy title card, features a dynamic guitar idea that has a similar shape to elements of the show's main theme without any striking similarities. 0:55 Western Motif (downbeat) 1:01 Western Motif (downbeat) 06. Beneath the Ice (5:26) This track has really grown on me. I remembered little of this sequence after viewing the episode, so hearing this music in particular was a revelation. Once again it is quite unlike anything else in the show's repertoire, focusing on a chilly atmosphere and taking the form of an eerie sound collage. It's a real treat, with brief glances at the new material for Baby Yoda, as well as the recorder riff in slick guitar mode, fitting in perfectly with the mood of the cue. I dig it! 4:34 Recorder Riff 07. Snacks (2:47) Snacks is actually one of two sequences with fuller displays of the new music for Baby Yoda (and the all that he consumes, apparently). An earlier unreleased cue is a bit longer in its presentation, and isn't cut off by a hard synth takeover in the final minute as happens here, fully equipped for a spider attack with aleatoric pizzicato. Decidedly cute zings and plucks form an idea that seems mostly connected to that which Baby Yoda eats, but is still rather fluid, as the next track indicates. Goransson touches upon Ch. 5's Bright Eyes and essentially reverts to it as the theme of Baby Yoda and his antics this season, shedding the mysterious motif that the child once took claim to last year. 0:19 Bright Eyes (underneath) Snacks/Eggs 08. Reunited (1:41) A lovely expansion on Snacks underscores the reunion between the frog lady and her husband. Strings take up the sweet melody, intermixed with hints of Bright Eyes and glimmering synths. Without a doubt one of the standout cues on the album. 0:08 Snacks/Eggs Bright Eyes (underneath) 0:46 Bright Eyes (string rendition) 0:55 Snacks/Eggs 1:16 Snacks/Eggs (high-pitched synth interjections of Bright Eyes) 09. Ship o hoj, Mandalorians! (8:00) Cute title aside, this is a real stunner of a set piece, spanning nearly five cues and successfully covering the new theme for Bo Katan and company in several different settings, ultimately posing as a suite for Chapter 13. A staticky accordion idea for the creatures of the harbour planet appears at the beginning of the track, as well as in an unreleased cue. From there Bo Katan's theme pumps and pounds, fully at home in its Tenet-esque surroundings (on that note, I've begun a fun project to "rescore" Tenet with Mando excerpts). It's quick and punchy, and works so well amongst the fun beats and sound that Goransson paints in and around it, even going as far into the realm of pop music to include a beat drop in the final minute. Low-key pizzicato renditions find zings of Baby Yoda creeping in ever so briefly before the second half of the track enters into full action mode for the transport heist. There's no question in my mind- this is yet another season highlight, and superbly edited for the album too! 0:39 Bo-Katan and Co. 0:46 Bo-Katan and Co. 1:00 Bo-Katan and Co. 1:07 Bo-Katan and Co. 1:10 Drama B 1:13 Bo-Katan and Co. 1:34 Bo-Katan and Co. 2:16 Bo-Katan and Co. 2:26 Bo-Katan and Co. 2:30 Drama B 2:35 Bo-Katan and Co. 2:57 Fanfare 3:06 Western Motif (downbeat) 3:33 Bo-Katan and Co. 3:40 Bo-Katan and Co. (pizzicato) 3:47 Bo-Katan and Co. (pizzicato) 3:54 Bo-Katan and Co. (pizzicato) 4:02 Bo-Katan and Co. (pizzicato) 4:06 Bright Eyes 4:44 Bo-Katan and Co. 4:50 Bo-Katan and Co. 5:16 Bo-Katan and Co. (underneath) 5:23 Bo-Katan and Co. (off-kilter variation) 5:43 Drama B 6:54 Bo-Katan and Co. 6:56 Bo-Katan and Co. 6:58 Bo-Katan and Co. 7:04 Bo-Katan and Co. (partial expansion) 10. Long Live the Empire (4:06) It was only a matter of time before Moff Gideon's theme made it's season debut, and this next track nearly reaches the heights of Ch. 8's The Ewebb in terms of hyper-focused development for the big baddie of the show. A standard introduction gives way to those warning signals that are the swirling strings, pushed to the limit all throughout this 4 minute cue. Interesting to note that statements of the Moff's A section are hardly ever completed in their fullest form at this point, as if to save up for bigger things later in the season. All in all, his theme is put through the grinder here, and is unrelenting in it's fight against Mando and company, who only get a small shred of heroism in the middle of the track, courtesy of the recently discovered utility motif. The end of the track borrows from portions of Ch. 1's Back for Beskar, before fluttering synth takes off. 0:13 Moff Gideon A 0:36 Moff's Frenetic Strings 0:39 Moff Gideon A 0:59 Moff's Frenetic Strings (variation) 1:11 Moff Gideon A 1:27 Moff Gideon A 1:45 Utility Motif (heroic variation) 2:03 Moff's Frenetic Strings 2:27 Moff Gideon A 3:04 Western Motif (downbeat) 3:11 Western Motif (downbeat) 3:19 Western Motif (downbeat) 3:27 Western Motif (downbeat) Drama B 3:40 Drama A Drama B 11. Back Together (2:20) Back Together is a fun little arrival cue to introduce the Chapter 14 content of the album. Familiar themes make appearances in new iterations, and Baby Yoda's appetite is expanded, so to speak, with even more shimmer and shine to it than before. 0:00 Rhodes Motif 0:02 Utility Motif (string variation) 0:24 Fanfare (guitar variation) 1:09 Rhodes Motif 1:21 Bright Eyes 1:33 Snacks/Eggs (first half) 12. Experiment (5:17) This track is similar to Long Live the Empire in it's intensity and focus on the villain material. A deep choral effect opens, as if to echo the Snoke/Palpatine throat singing of the Williams Star Wars canon. A surprise cameo appearance from the Client's cello theme is made, before Moff Gideon takes over the cue with some particularly Kylo Ren sounding strands of his theme's A section. At one point, Goransson's Tenet sensibilities come to the fore once again; you can clearly hear a point where time is running out, so to speak. The recorder riff plays out on strings, reminiscent of sections in Ch. 6. The drama motifs appear, and a hybrid string melody that appears to cross Kylo Ren with Moff Gideon, and then some, enters the conversation at 4:01. 0:17 The Client 0:47 Moff Gideon A (partial variation) 1:14 Moff Gideon A (brief variation) 1:31 Moff's Frenetic Strings 2:02 Recorder Riff (string variation) 2:28 Recorder Riff (string variation) 2:59 Drama A Drama B 4:24 Drama A 13. Quite a Soldier (2:47) While it's not the most satisfying conclusion, and perhaps isn't even the most wanted reference to this particular heme, Goransson's solemn March of the Resistance quote is a great inclusion for the album. Between this and the "trap" version, he really highlights his ability to tinker, pushing the theme in completely new directions, which is a promising indication as to how keen Goransson is on ensuring his stamp is always present (think Powell's Solo rather than Giacchino's Rogue One). Moff Gideon makes a cliffhanger return and, as far as my personal playlist is concerned, the credits roll. 0:17 March of the Resistance 2:02 Moff Gideon A 2:17 Moff's Frenetic Strings 2:20 Moff Gideon A ... Thank you for reading! I have been very busy lately, but I assure you that this album has been getting no shortage of plays on my end. I have not been able to dissect episode-by-episode for the last two weeks, whether it be writing or extracting audio, as I'm starting to realize that it doesn't really make sense to do that at this point, but I was confident that I'd be able to timestamp and briefly share a few thoughts on each track released thus far, and so I did. I have next to no gripes with this album, save some key missing music (more is more with Mando!). Cannot wait for Volume 2! Other ongoing things in the way of Mando music includes isolated score videos for Ch. 8, available to view in this Drive folder (check it out if you haven't yet- they're fun!), as well as an exciting development for the "all-in-one-place" catalogue of write-ups/themes/etc. More on that later! Cheers and keep on listening! Obi, SteveMc, Cerebral Cortex and 7 others 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,675 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I'm only a casual listener of the Mando scores, but I've got to admire your digging deep into this them @The Illustrious Jerry. The Illustrious Jerry and greenturnedblue 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,162 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Disappointed some of the standout variations of the main theme are missing on the season 2 OST - especially from 'The Marshal', and instead replaced by some truly bizarre pieces like 'Enjoy the Fights'. On 11/30/2020 at 9:36 AM, Edmilson said: Meh, it would've been cool if Gorannsson made a reference to the Imperial March when the stormtroopers from Moff Gideon arrive. Also, it would be nice a Force theme reference when that Mandalorian woman name-dropped the Jedi. Don't expect any huge thematic developments, there's a chase scene in season two that cries out for something interesting and dynamic musically, but it's scored with some inscrutable beats that don't add anything to the scene. The Empire has no musical theme, either, it's all very anti-thematic music. Looking back, I admire season one's scores for their originality and the range of variations Gorannsson weaves with the Mando theme, not to mention some interesting electronic accompaniment, whereas season two really does seem like the pandemic has restricted the palette with which he used to color the first series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTenma 117 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I feel quite disappointed with this first CD of the second season... But to be fair I'm not a huge fan of Göransson's score for the series, there're some good moments as @Jay showed but overall the heavy electronic style doesn't fit with my taste specially in the majority of the action music. igger6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Knight of Ren 1,130 Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 @The Illustrious Jerry That's a great breakdown of the album! There's something I noticed in the track Long Live The Empire. There are parts of what you call Gideon's Theme that I think correspond to variations on the theme for Season 1 that resembled Kylo Ren's theme and was a sort of Mando and Baby Yoda's Theme. Here are some examples: This segment, which is the one that resembles kylo's theme the most, I think is a direct connection to that theme from Season 1, as the scene is related to some events of that season This is a similar variation on Season 1 And then, when the action starts, there's a segment that I think is like a B section of that theme That same melody is what plays after the big statement of Mando and Baby Yoda's theme on Chapter 8, which is what leads me to believe they are the same theme The Illustrious Jerry, DrTenma and Tiburon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,920 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 When did they release season 2 volume 1? Genuinely didn’t notice it had been released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 15,146 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 So that was definitely an allusion to Kylo Ren's theme at the end, right? I noticed it much more prominently this time (can't remember who pointed out the more subtle previous reference). Tiburon and Smaug The Iron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee_oh 32 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 @crumbsIt has a similar structure but it's definitely its own distinct theme. I'm not sure if it's just coincidental or if it's actually meant to resemble Kylo's theme. It only really sounds like Kylo's theme to me in certain statements. Other times it has a similar structure of melody but has a completely different feel. It's been woven though all of season 1 and 2's score in various forms. As @The Illustrious Jerry mentioned, Grogu already has his own theme in "Bright Eyes" (confirmed by Gorannson himself). This could be a second them for Grogu, bright eyes being the more playful one for his antics and this one a more noble/heroic one. Or as @Knight of Ren speculated, it could be a theme for the relationship between Mando/The Child Here a big statement of it from season 1: Hearing it in that moment at the end of the latest episode to me definitely cements it as representing (at least in part) the child. Knight of Ren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,357 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 8 hours ago, crumbs said: So that was definitely an allusion to Kylo Ren's theme at the end, right? I noticed it much more prominently this time (can't remember who pointed out the more subtle previous reference). The theme at the end was the Mando & Child motif, albeit a sinister variation with a darker ending. It was also the first music heard in the episode, before the mysterious theme for the baby played as the arrived at Tython. Last season it developed over the course of the pair’s relationship, with darker renditions foreshadowing various trials and particularly hopeful iterations appearing in the finale. It can be heard in the following tracks: Face to Face (Ch. 1), Jawas Attack (Ch. 2), A New Day (Ch. 3), Man of Honour (Ch. 7), A Warrior's Death (Ch. 8) and The Baby (Ch. 8). There was a melody that appeared to be much closer to Kylo's theme in Ch. 12, but it is very likely that it is a discreet version of the second half of Moff Gideon's theme, as it grows into that. EDIT: Forgot to mention that there is a part in Experiment that is also the second half of the full version of the Mando & Child motif, as noted by @Knight of Ren a few posts above. Knight of Ren and Falstaft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12-Mile Reef 135 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 If like me you prefer individual covers for each episode I found some great ones here: https://www.facebook.com/blackinkcovers/photos/?tab=album&ref= Multiple versions per episode with different concept art. The Illustrious Jerry and DrTenma 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chewy 2,619 Posted December 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2020 So, thanks to Shazam once again, here are the titles for the 16 tracks of the next release: Spoiler Capture the Flag Ahsoka Lives Activated A Mandalorian and a Jedi The Sword A Friend Open the Door The Seeing Stone Rest in Peace The Sorcerer Brown Eyes The Story Troopers Come with Me The Armor Invaders on Their Land Dr. Rick, The Illustrious Jerry, Holko and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,357 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Here's my speculation in terms of what chapter each of these tracks belong to (and their rough order in-episode): Spoiler Chapter 13: The Jedi The Sorcerer - opening Ahsoka's theme and main title (possibly paired with cool arrival music) The Story - Ahsoka talks to Mando about Grogu's past: soulful recorder, cute strings (possibly Yoda's theme quote) A Mandalorian and a Jedi - Ahsoka and Mando raid the evil lady's village: wild sounds and percussion, kinda cool Ahsoka Lives - end of episode recorder fugue Chapter 14 - The Tragedy The Seeing Stone - arrival at Tython string-y idea, main title and magical music for Grogu on stone The Armor - possibly Boba Fett's arrival? Capture the Flag - Fennec, Boba and Mando fight the troopers and try to "capture" Baby Yoda first: cool idea for Boba Fett, strains of Gideon's theme, percussion Troopers - Gideon's dark troopers land from the sky: hard electronics a la Mando Flies (Ch. 8) Chapter 15 - The Believer Come With Me - gang picks up Mayfeld at scrapyard: very different main title with prominent strings Invaders on Their Land - percussion, cool idea and celebratory strings for rhydonium transport set piece Brown Eyes - atmosphere for Mando and Mayfeld in cafeteria, picks up with action Chapter 16 / miscellaneous The Sword A Friend Rest In Peace Activated (possibly The Armor if it's not referring to Chapter 14) Whereas with Volume 1 there was still some wiggle room, these track titles are pretty easy to decipher. I'd wager most of these are open-shut surefire bets for being correct. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 I really liked that different main title music last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tydirium 1,425 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Still no Vol. 2…? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Not yet. Just keep refreshing the usual places until all of a sudden it's there. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ludwig-göransson/391832320 https://tidal.com/browse/artist/6117728 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpLOH5uXtBzwc7LKOr0y-Q https://smile.amazon.com/Ludwig-Göransson/e/B01IAPGF0A/digital/ etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,357 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Waiting for Volume 2 to release like... Here's the new credits piece to make the wait a little easier: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GzDN51owVhDub6HN3V84uxMNqltgOKT1/view?usp=sharing Also looks like that Bart Oss fellow has confirmed the tracklist: The Chapter 13 cues were exactly as we thought. The Chapter 14 ones look like they include The Armor, which may cover some Boba Fett stuff. Rest in Peace is quite clearly now a cute joke title for when they leave Bill Burr. And then the rest of the album is full out Chapter 16 stuff, and with good reason! EDIT: It's up!!!! CGCJ and Tydirium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Just got done watching the season finale. Certainly the best score of the season, and if I'm not mistaken also the score of the season with the most new material and least tracked season 1 material. All the cues were great, but man, that end credits cue was >chef's kiss<. It better be on the OST album! Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannick 41 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Oh my god, 'Open the Door' is such lovely and nostalgic cue!! I'm in tears. Do we know the name of the motif we hear from 1:20 to end? I'm sure its linked to Grogu but don't know if we can say that's his theme. What an amazing use of The Force theme. Goransson did an incredible job this season including older themes, but this was the cherry on the top, the best way to finish a great soundtrack. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I think I just heard Yoda's Theme in The Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,830 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Some of the selections and omissions are puzzling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tydirium 1,425 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jay said: I think I just heard Yoda's Theme in The Story Yep, that’s when Ahsoka mentions Yoda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannick 41 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jay said: I think I just heard Yoda's Theme in The Story Yes! IIRC, we've heard that while Ahsoka is telling Din the story of Grogu and names Yoda Here it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 The recorder cue everyone wanted is at the start of "Ahsoka Lives" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,357 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I must say that Chapter 16 is perhaps the best-scored episode of the series, featuring some of Goransson's finest work to date. I think it's safe to say that A Friend, Open the Door, and Come With Me are three of the best cues of his career. Anyways, I have some writing to do! Holko and Tiburon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: I must say that Chapter 16 is perhaps the best-scored episode of the series, featuring some of Goransson's finest work to date Definitely agree! ~ Open The Door has The Force Theme Come With Me is the cool end credits cue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 339 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Yannick said: Oh my god, 'Open the Door' is such lovely and nostalgic cue!! I'm in tears. Do we know the name of the motif we hear from 1:20 to end? I'm sure its linked to Grogu but don't know if we can say that's his theme. I remember that motif mostly from when Grogu uses the force against the Flame Trooper And at least with this release I feel like got everything important with what they could cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ren 1,130 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 OMG, I just finished the episode and I'm speechless. Such a beautiful use of the Force theme. The whole episode had a fantastic score and I cannot wait to listen to the album on a loop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,357 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Yannick said: Oh my god, 'Open the Door' is such lovely and nostalgic cue!! I'm in tears. Do we know the name of the motif we hear from 1:20 to end? I'm sure its linked to Grogu but don't know if we can say that's his theme. You're on the right track! That is, as far as we've been able to tell, the theme for Mando & child, as it has essentially charted their relationship from early on in Season One. See my earliest explanation here: On 5/11/2020 at 4:42 PM, The Illustrious Jerry said: I had also considered, like yourself, if it could represent the development of Mando's relationship with the child, and from a certain point of view (hehe) this could still hold up. The first time we hear it is in an unreleased cue in full menacing mode as Mando takes his quarry to Navarro, where he'll eventually receive his next job (wink, wink). Then again in, if I recall correctly, Face to Face, when the client discusses the asset with Mando. While these both occur before we've met our beloved baby Yoda, they could, in a thematic sense, foreshadow the reveal of his character and, more specifically, his yet-to-be relationship with Mando. We then hear it in Jawas Attack as a synth and brass blast while Mando and baby Yoda walk through the desert. The next time it appears is in A New Day, where it again appears in a darker form, possibly signifying the forthcoming trials born out of Mando delivering the asset to the client. This is where my memory goes a tad off, but if I recall correctly, the next time we hear it is in those two emotional climaxes that you've cited, which are rather self-explanatory. When viewed in this light, I'd wager that it could work as, say, a Mando & Child motif. For context, we had originally shot for "travelling" after the first three episodes because that was the best connection we could make between the above dots. Now with the knowledge of the final two statements and the character development in the show, a more apt notation can be assigned. There have been a few more allusions to it this season as well, such as in Vol. 1's Experiment as well as in Vol. 2's The Seeing Stone. I'll be sure to provide a full breakdown for this album in the same format I did for Volume 1. CGCJ and Yannick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_A_R_T_H 26 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 the Mandalorian Season 2 Vol2 Ep13 tracks 1-4 ??? EP14 tracks 5-7 ??? EP15 track 8-10 ??? EP16 tracks 11-16 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 339 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Track 9-10 definitely belong to episode 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGCJ 497 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, D_A_R_T_H said: the Mandalorian Season 2 Vol2 Ep13 tracks 1-4 ??? EP14 tracks 5-7 ??? EP15 track 8 ??? EP16 tracks 9-16 ??? My spreadsheet on the score has the episodes listed. Whill and Pieter Boelen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,576 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Wow, big ET vibes in that last scene, both score and visuals. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,953 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 The music in Luke's big Rogue One hallway scene was really bad. It was completely lacking in JW's badass quality or even a consistent sense of mystery which is what it seemed to be going for. Both visually and musically, Rogue One did it better. Gia 1, Ludwig 0. I'm gonna listen to it again to see if it grows on me or sounds better without the visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,605 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Isn't the theme that opens "The Seeing Stones" a theme for Grogu and Mando's relationship? If it's not what it is, just a theme for Grogru himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenturnedblue 375 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I think I remember someone on here asking why didnt they use the force theme when Grogu used the force on the flame trooper? and someone else commented saying how they are probably saving the force theme for a big climactic moment later on and it would dilute the importance if they used it willy-nilly. Well boys, it sure payed off that was one satisfying Force theme when Spoiler Luke took off his hood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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