Popular Post artguy360 1,843 Posted May 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 I just discovered this on YouTube...and it's surprisingly good! Rey's Theme totally works as a jazz piece and the arrangement is very nice. I'm surprised! https://youtu.be/-Z3FmAxpQZ0 What do you all think? Madmartigan JC, Marian Schedenig, Raiders of the SoundtrArk and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Well that is indeed surprisingly good. I wonder what Williams thinks of this performance, it could provid him ideas to revisit his scores with jazz arrangement after the violin's one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuartalHarmony 543 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I hate to say it, but I'm enjoying it more than most of the Trotter Trio Star Wars arrangements from the mid-90s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Very modern, but I definitely liked it. It's very creative and doesn't feel like a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmartigan JC 85 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Loving it! Nice and very original arrangement. I love it when the translation to other genres isn't so 'literal', but more of a freer interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJosh 892 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Very nice, really enjoyable arrangement, great sax solo too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I like. It's amazing how many non-jazz tunes can work so well as jazz. I especially dig the false ending...nice homage to one of Williams's proclivities, whether intentional or not. MrJosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Huh. I was expecting to like this based on the comments, but I didn't. It's kind of meandering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 It's certainly a very relaxed take on Rey's Theme and doesn't convey the same heroism as the original. But as a loungey jazz piece, I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,198 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 46 minutes ago, Jay said: Huh. I was expecting to like this based on the comments, but I didn't. It's kind of meandering It's jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I can hear the creativity behind it, but my reaction is similar to Jay's - it has the meandering qualities that generally turn me away from jazz. I'd lost interest after the first 30 seconds or so. I occasionally like 'big band' sort of jazz when there's a clearly defined melody (Someone In The Crowd from LLL), but very rarely this sort of more relaxed type, like in Whiplash which is a great film, but its actual musical performances bore the crap out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I do like the idea of it rather better than the execution. I think a different approach to the arrangement could be more to my tastes. Maybe a little jazz quartet with some spicier harmonies? (But also still maintaining a bit more of a recognizable connection to the original during the solos?) But I did still enjoy this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Great interpretation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,317 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I like it, but it does feel unfocused. My attention started to wane after a few minutes. But I guess that's kinda the point of jazz, being unfocused. Maybe I'm just accustomed to JW's style of jazz, which generally retain the steadfast focus of his film scores. Happy to see people take his music and reinterpret it, though! Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 4,660 Posted May 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, crumbs said: I like it, but it does feel unfocused. My attention started to wane after a few minutes. So you are saying this version captures Rey's character arc pretty well then? j/k--I don't really care. Madmartigan JC, Datameister, crumbs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,317 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tom said: So you are saying this version captures Rey's character arc pretty well then? j/k--I don't really care. Heh... Rey does have an arc across the trilogy, but it's certainly unfocused, yeah. Within TROS itself it's like whiplash from one scene to the next. Yeesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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