Jay 37,352 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I wish we were getting the first volume this Friday, instead of next Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 So how was the score in episode 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,284 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 37 minutes ago, Jay said: So how was the score in episode 3? The choral section midway through was terrific. The rest was fine if not especially outstanding, some of the chase music at the end felt a little hokey, but that whole sequence was pretty hokey which might have coloured my impression of the score somewhat. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2022 I wasn't as impressed with most of the music in this episode, but that choral cue is indeed one of the highlights of the score thus far. I think the flashbacks have easily been the most interesting part of the show up to this point and Shirley's work absolutely reflects that. Most of the stuff in the present timeline has been lacking inspiration, at least to my ears. I'm really looking forward to hearing the first album next week though. The ratio of stuff I want to hear compared to the stuff I've already forgotten is certainly a lot different than it's ever been with Mando, but I trust that the release will include all of the more obvious standout cues we've pointed out. Looking forward! Here's what I heard in this latest chapter... Boba's Domain - A very low-key cue opens the episode under a dialogue scene. Strings, electronics, and short pizzicato passages are present. Mos Espa at Night - The brass excerpt from the post-credits scene teaser returns over a wide shot of the city, with the S2 Boba theme bumping beneath. The cue dies out beneath some source music. New Recruits - Some slight tension dies down before light pizzicato takes over. The S2 Boba theme appears with the horn bit again, before transitioning into the main title shanty (with more pronounced tambourine this time, I think). Back to Bacta / Kamino / Raided Camp - Maybe I wasn't listening close enough but I don't think there were any breaks in the music for this lengthy flashback sequence. There are some emotional strings and noble horns that play for the glimpses of Kamino, with the main section of Ludwig's piece finally being integrated into the score proper. It's a really cool moment! There's some quiet atmosphere as Boba visits the Pykes, and then the ending features that excellent choral lament that I had mentioned. This had better be on the first volume! Wookiee Attack - Aleatoric strings and some of the organic noises that followed Boba around in Mando S2. The Twins' Gift - Cautious strains of Boba's S2 theme, followed by some pizzicato. There's some percussion that accompanies the rancor in its den. Bonding with the Rancor - Mostly atmospheric with some synths and processed winds. Back to the Mayor's - Boba's S2 theme and the horn bit appear again in this very brief transition cue. Majordomo's Escape - A mish-mash of electronics with some horns and strings. Not at all notable, sorry to say. Pykes Arrive - Some distorted vocals, strings, and foreboding thumping. Not a very interesting tease at what's to come by any means. Tom Guernsey, CGCJ, enderdrag64 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Interesting, I liked that Spoiler escape cue, on its own, it reminded me of like Arnold's Bond scores or something similar, though admittedly Drum N' Bass does feel weird/wrong for Star Wars. I liked the dark fanfare for Spoiler the cut to the city at night as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,385 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 This was the first episode where I said "Ok. I need this score now." Ok, last week had some great stuff too, but I still felt more patient. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Yeah I really want this soundtrack already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,385 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 If you had told me that I would be excited about a show 1) led by Boba Fett 2) on Tatooine 3) where I got very sad about dead sandpeople I would have had you tied to a mast and shipped off for fear you'd gone mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 52 minutes ago, Tallguy said: I would have had you tied to a mast and shipped off for fear you'd gone mad. I understood that reference Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 My wife kept remarking how beautiful that choral/lament piece was in episode 3 when we watched it last night. And she rarely notices music in the middle of a film. There’s been a lot of great choir/vocal work in this score for this show so far. Also, it seems, fewer harsher electronic elements in this one. (Either that or I’m just used to the soundscape for these shows now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 324 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 It better be one of the undoubtedly few tracks this episode gets for the soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Count me among those that liked that choir cue in ep 3! I honestly didn't notice any other interesting music in ep 3, though that often happens the first time I watch something and am just taking in the thing itself for the first time. I'm sure the OST album will be illuminating. Just a few more days to go! Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,714 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 8:23 PM, Tallguy said: That was awesome. On 9/1/2022 at 10:37 PM, Jay said: That was OK That was overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 How can something be overrated if barely anyone talked about it at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 This show is losing my interest very quickly and I think the score for the most part has been fine, nothing more and nothing less. There are certainly a number of highlights that I'm looking forward to hearing on Friday, and I'd be really surprised if any of these major standouts are left off the album. At the very least, I'm hoping to be able to put together a really solid 50-60 minute playlist by the end of this, and I think it's on pace for that. Here's what I heard in the latest chapter... Bacta Tank / Scouting Jabba's Palace - Organic noises transition into the flashback where the title card theme plays very softly. Mostly blends into the background. Finding Fennec - A brief reference to Chapter 5's Night Riders complete with the little Mando stinger. Some cellos segue into another reference to a mysterious bit from Chapter 5 (I think it's from the track The Hangar) and eventually lead into the title card. Chop Shop - Grungy electronic source music. Drink Up - Some atmospheric touches play under Boba and Fennec by the campfire. To Jabba's Palace - Some percussion and string accents, with another reference to The Hangar. There's some pizzicato for the little spy droid. Breaking In / The Kitchen - Low-key electronics and pizzicato with hints at Boba's S2 theme. Firespray - The vocals combine with Boba's S2 theme briefly, before electronics and strings take over for the shootout. The "not Secrets" theme plays victoriously as the ship leaves the hangar. Scores to Settle - Boba's S2 theme is in full force, with the angular fanfare playing as he takes out the speeder gang. Sarlacc Pit - A strange soundscape of choir, strings and trumpet runs. Loyalty / Bacta Flashback - Starts with some quiet Boba sounds and eventually becomes what sounds exactly like the cue from the Mando post-credits scene. May even be tracked in. Completely Healed - Very short cue. Another Cantina Source - Self-explanatory. Bar Fight - Brief electronics. Another Cantina Source (Again) - More of the same. Recruiting Krsantan / Dinner Table - A mix of percussion, Boba sounds, and strings. Mando Tease - The only major spoiler here, which is the very clear allusion to the recorder riff and the "western" title card theme at the end of the episode. CGCJ and enderdrag64 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,714 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Jay said: How can something be overrated if barely anyone talked about it at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 You know, it's really kinda crazy that we didn't actually know the composer of a Star Wars series until the first episode aired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 That's not true. This article was released 3 months before the first episode aired - bolding is mine Quote Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Tenet, Venom, Community) is returning as composer for the upcoming Disney+ original series The Book of Boba Fett. The show stars Temuera Morrison in the title role and Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand, both of which are reprising their roles from Lucasfilm’s first Star Wars live-action series The Mandalorian. Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book, Elf), Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Alita: Battle Angel) and Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Bad Batch) are executive producing the Lucasfilm production. Scoring sessions for the project have already started in recent weeks. Göransson has previously scored the first two seasons of Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian, for which he received two Emmy Awards. Joseph Shirley (The Mysterious Benedict Society, Bad Trip, Fairfax) who has provided additional music to The Mandalorian and collaborated with Göransson on several other projects is also involved in scoring the project and is expected to receive full composer credit, but no final credits have been confirmed yet. The Book of Boba Fett will premiere this December on Disney+. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/09/22/ludwig-goransson-scoring-disneys-the-book-of-boba-fett/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, Jay said: That's not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I think we all just ignored that part, and focused on the Goransson part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2022 A number of track titles for the upcoming album release have been identified via AHA Song Finder. Here's what the extension was able to pick up on so far: CHAPTER 1 Rebirth - The flashback prologue, up until Boba escapes from the sarlacc. The Stranger - Boba is picked up by the sand people and the first title card appears. Normal Day at the Office - Boba suits up for the first time and visitors pay tribute to him. Fear Is a Sure Bet - Assassins ambush Boba and Fennec. Desert Walk - Boba and another prisoner are taken into the desert to search for those sand melons. CHAPTER 2 The Twins - The two hutts confront Boba in the town square. Stop That Train - The train attacks the Tuskens and they burn their dead. Like a Bantha - Boba trains the sand people to ride speeders. The Ultimate Boon - Boba gets his new clothes and makes his staff. CHAPTER 3 Aliit Ori'shya Tal'din - Boba journeys across the desert on a bantha, visits the Pykes, and returns to find the tribe massacred. Road Rage – The major-domo attempts to escape and the Pykes arrive on Tatooine. CHAPTER 4 The Mod Parlour - A weird techno source/score cue for the chop shop where Fennec is healed. Fennec and Boba - The pair travel to Jabba's palace. That little spy droid locates Boba's ship. You Fly, I’ll Shoot - Boba and Fennec get his ship back from Jabba's palace. The Families of Mos Espa - I don't know what the rest of this cue could be but this is the title I got for the big hint at the end of this episode. The only thing I'm worried about is the train heist cue from Chapter 2. I haven't been getting any results for it, although there are a lot of SFX in the way. Otherwise everything of note seems to be covered here. I haven't had any luck with Shazam thus far but if it does pick up anything we might be able to see if there's more based on the track IDs. I'm not really sure how that works but I think that's what we did last year. artus_grayboot, Holko, Jay and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Yup that's how we figured out the TROS track list! Someone shazammed the FYC album and got a Shazam URL that had an ID# in it, and then we just added and subtracted 1 from that number until we found every track. There was a track about legalizing weed from some other album with an ID # in between two of the TROS tracks The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I believe Jerry did the same thing last year for the Mando season 2 releases as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, Jay said: Yup that's how we figured out the ROTS track list! Someone shazammed the FYC album Pretty sure it would have been impossible to figure out the tracklist for Revenge of the Sith that way Tiburon and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 He was unconsciously correcting for the grammatical absurdity of the actual TROS title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 So... Rise of the Skywalker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Typo fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Power Windows said: So... Rise of the Skywalker? You're right, there's no saving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Music was fun in Episode 4. The “bouncy theme” gets a nice showcase. “Bouncy Hunter (TM)” Seems to be used when Boba is doing cool stuff. It contrasts nicely with the new Title theme for this which seems to reflect the “honorable warrior” part of Boba Fett that they’ve created in this show. Jay and Cerebral Cortex 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,388 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Listed on Apple Music NZ: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/the-book-of-boba-fett-vol-1-chapters-1-4-original-soundtrack/1606018530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,525 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 13 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: The only thing I'm worried about is the train heist cue from Chapter 2. I haven't been getting any results for it Not in the final tracklist, either. Excuse me, what the fuck you clueless baboons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,959 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Chewy said: Listed on Apple Music NZ: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/the-book-of-boba-fett-vol-1-chapters-1-4-original-soundtrack/1606018530 I believe the most important parts on the album. I think track 10 is the train sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,525 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 minute ago, JNHFan2000 said: I think track 10 is the train sequence. 13 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Ultimate Boon - Boba gets his new clothes and makes his staff. Now we demand a "great action pieces not previously released from Mando and TBOBF because fuck you" album with these chases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I find it interesting they put the theme track at the end of the album instead of it being the first track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,310 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 It's all on YT now, presumably dependent on your region: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That "Ultimate Boon" sample Can't wait to listen to the whole release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedigoScan 324 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Holko said: Now we demand a "great action pieces not previously released from Mando and TBOBF because fuck you" album with these chases! There is always one action cue per disc isnt there. (3 if you count Mando season 2 disc 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enderdrag64 624 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Jay said: I find it interesting they put the theme track at the end of the album instead of it being the first track Technically it is the end credits theme right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Of course. Still not how I would have programmed it, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I listened to the OST album this afternoon. I liked it! It's clearly not as good as any of the Mandalorian albums, but it's still good music, especially in consideration against all current scores made these days I wouldn't know what music goes with what, and what highlights may be missing, but I look forward to reading someone else's breakdown of all that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 I finally got around to listening to it... WHERE THE FUCK IS THE TRAIN CUE?! Who's the moron that decided not to include it? And what about Boba's hallucination? It's like they purposely left off half of the highlights... but yet they just had to include the Mod Parlour source. michael_grig, Tydirium, Raiders of the SoundtrArk and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_A_R_T_H 24 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Stop that Train ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,310 Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Manakin Skywalker said: I finally got around to listening to it... WHERE THE FUCK IS THE TRAIN CUE?! Who's the moron that decided not to include it? And what about Boba's hallucination? It's like they purposely left off half of the highlights... but yet they just had to include the Mod Parlour source. It's their tribute to JW's Star Wars OSTs, which always leave off a handful of highlights. michael_grig, Manakin Skywalker and Tiburon 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Tradition is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGCJ 394 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, D_A_R_T_H said: Stop that Train ? 00:00-02:18 is the train drive-by and the burning of the bodies. 02:18-End is Boba bringing the speeders back to the Tuskens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Finished my first listen of the album. Great fun. And It’s a more consistent listening experience Id say than Göransson’s scores for Mando season 1 and 2. Maybe because each episode of that show essentially took you to a different planet or a different genre twist was going on (Compare Chapter 5 “The Gun Slinger” episode music to the prison break/heist in Chapter 6 for example. The Mando theme/motifs are consistent. But musically, it’s apparent he’s in a completely different adventure.) Because BoBF all takes place in the same location, the music doesn’t feel like it needs to change it up a bunch. Which makes for a smoother experience for me - minus the Mod Parlour cue;) Despite wanting an album per episode, a single album for this batch now makes sense to me. I feel like the crazy beats and electronic enhancements have melded better in this score too. Not like there’s less of them.They’re definitely still there. Maybe this take on the Star Wars universe doesn’t sound so foreign to me anymore and I’m use to it. Either way, it was great. Now if only we could get a couple of those missing highlights …This would make a stellar 70 min album with an already great narrative arc. Looking forward to the next volume **** michael_grig and artus_grayboot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,525 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Overall very eh. Will probably edit together a good 10-20 min suite from the 2 volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Listening to the album a second time today on Spotify, I am less impressed. There's a lot of generic music they chose to put on this album, and I absolutely know I heard some very good and interesting music in the show that is not here at all. Whoever was in charge of assembling this album did a poor job, both in choosing the right highlights, and in making an album that is consistently good from top to bottom regardless of what wasn't included. I also think it was a mistake to include the source music cue. There's been so many source music cues across both seasons of Mando and this, a future album of just source cues from both shows probably would have been pretty cool and sold fairly well - people love that stuff. Then maybe we could have gotten Cantina Latina Of course, if they had simply done individual episode albums like Mando season 1, all these issues would have been easily avoided (and the mouse probably would have made more money, too) enderdrag64 and Manakin Skywalker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 At least there are highlights. More than I can say for 90% of contemporary soundtracks I listen to. Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Oh, absolutely! I love a ton of the music on this album! I just am already over enjoying the album as a whole after 2 listens. A shorter playlist will be enjoyed by me very much And I am still very much looking forward to hearing the score in the final 3 episodes, and then its OST album! Also: The main theme is a total earworm, I have it running through my head right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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