Arpy 4,145 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 What's your favourite Sequel Trilogy action setpiece? There were more for each score, I Can Fly Anything, The Battle of Crait, Battle of the Resistance etc. However these are three I've chosen for this poll - one from each film. The Speeder Chase is my new favourite of the trilogy, it's energetic and vibrant, has a punch to it that makes it at once fresh and yet harkens back to the Williams of yore, not to mention the main motif which evokes memories of RotJ's escape from Jabba's barge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 The second half of The Spark. iamleyeti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tydirium 1,166 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 "The Fathiers", primarily for having the best rendition of Rose's theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Of the ones in the poll, Follow Me and The Falcon. It's light, fun, fast, and based in a good motif. But my actual favorite is I Can Fly Anything. It's a badass action piece with great highlights. A very punchy piece. I am not a big fan of speeder chase. The motif reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull music in terms of trying to capture something energetic but not quite doing it. It sounds like it is deliberately trying to recall an older JW approach to action music. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 I Can Fly Anything was awesome to hear when the OST came out and then on the FYC (for which I prefer, it's such a strong piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Arpy said: I Can Fly Anything was awesome to hear when the OST came out and then on the FYC (for which I prefer, it's such a strong piece. I agree the FYC version is best. Musically, it is a real "now this is Star Wars!" action piece even though it also sounds fresh and new. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,387 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 The Speeder Chase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,392 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I'm a big fan of The Battle of Crait. I love the swashbuckling performance of Rey's Theme on 3:04 and then on 3:34 how one of the motifs from Escape (the Resistance in danger?) is followed by ANH's Here They Come: I also like the complete version of A New Alliance, which reminds me a little of The Lost World, and the badass Chrome Dome. Taikomochi and Arpy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 The Speeder Chase! Best action cue I've heard from Williams in years Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,387 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 26 minutes ago, Jay said: The Speeder Chase! Best action cue I've heard from Williams in years It's my favorite action cue of his since 'No Man's Land' from War Horse. iamleyeti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 @Edmilson Ah yes! A New Alliance is another, and once again better on the FYC! I've noticed the ST has Williams give us some great drums in the percussion - Chrome Dome - and Journey to Exogol and Fleeing Kijimi in this score. RotS had the Taiko Drums IIRC. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,639 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Probably the Speeder Chase, but I really like I can Fly Anything. I am also very fond of Battle of the Resistance at the moment. The latter would make an excellent concert piece a la The Forest Battle, but I doubt that will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Fathiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 A New Alliance on FYC has too many musical cutaways for my taste. Williams was very wise to snip them out. artguy360 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Fathiers. But these are all great, brilliant stuff. 10 hours ago, Bellosh said: It's my favorite action cue of his since 'No Man's Land' from War Horse. No Mans Land is too zimmerish. These three are great examples of John's action cues, he is the real master of those. The Speeder Chase has some Jaws One Barrel Chase wibe in trumpets, the other ones are more complex and more for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,387 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 No love for 'The Battle of Crait'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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