Obi-Wan Theme released as a single!

[King Mark 3,411]

Harrison ford almost looks older than JW

[Holko 8,626]

Liking this piece more and more. Starting to grasp the theme better, love the diverse variations and the bits to tie them together - it's very well-structured.

[karelm 2,735]

11 minutes ago, King Mark said:

Harrison ford almost looks older than JW

 

That's because Johnny has looked the same for the past sixty years.  This shocked me...Sir Patrick Stewart is about the same age as Harrison Ford who I think looks way younger.

[Bespin 7,566]

13 hours ago, sulky said:

It's up now on 7digital Canada too.

 

https://ca.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/obi-wan-from-obi-wan-kenobi-21807886

 

Purchased!

 

31 minutes ago, King Mark said:

Harrison ford almost looks older than JW

 

So I'm not the only one who found Ford looking weak and tired at SWCelebraton?

[Alan 655]

Absolutely love this theme. Might be my favourite of his Disney era Star Wars themes.

[Dr. Know 281]

how great is it that we have the end credits version AND the concert version?  Now if Disney would just release the rest of the score...

[Bespin 7,566]

I think they will, like they did for the others SW series.

 

With the new theme and music by John Williams, it's just more expensive for them do to it, but they'll eventually do.

[King Mark 3,411]

hey the "ostinato" part in the ending is different in the single and the live version

 

so there's already a "revised" version with alternate ending

[Jay 33,700]

2 minutes ago, King Mark said:

hey the "ostinato" part in the ending is different in the single and the live version

 

18 hours ago, Tydirium said:

Is nobody going to mention the obvious fact that the ending of this is completely different from the ending of the live performance yesterday? I'm a bit let-down; imo, the live version's ending is better, with the recap of the ostinato figure from the middle... Overall I love the theme, though.

 

[BrotherSound 2,078]

18 minutes ago, King Mark said:

so there's already a "revised" version with alternate ending

The beginning of the live version is slightly different too, with added vibraphone, possibly celeste, too, and the violins begin with an accent rather than quietly.

[crumbs 13,547]

It's rather amusing that JW performed the theme from Obi-Wan live before performing anything from Rise of Skywalker, despite that film being 2.5 years old.

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,223]

The healing process is long (actually just 5:13 lol)

 

[Bespin 7,566]

@crumbs JW recorded "The Adventures of Han" for his Berlin album, then "The Rebellion is reborn" for his Vienna one...

 

Give him one more chance to record a live concert, and we'll probably get the chance to have a live version of "The Rise of Skywalker"!

[Not Mr. Big 4,486]

Just now, Bespin said:

JW recorded "The Adventures of Han" for his Berlin album, then "The Rebellion is reborn" for his Vienna one.

 

Give him one more chance to record a live concert, and we'll probably get the chance to have a live version of "The Rise of Skywalker"!

JW still hasn't forgiven JJ 

[Bespin 7,566]

Forgiven what? To mix his music at a so low volume in his movies?

[Not Mr. Big 4,486]

1 minute ago, Bespin said:

Forgiven what? To mix his music at a so low volume in his movies?

For making him write 200 minutes of music and then treating it like toilet paper in film

[Bespin 7,566]

With expansions, JW always gets his revenge!

 

[Bayesian 1,168]

14 hours ago, MikeH said:

And not to open a can of worms, but re: Holt’s interview where she said the director pushed her to go more modern and away from being “old-fashioned”, this “old-fashioned” piece by JW is obviously now the showpiece for the entire show. If you’re making a show that sits squarely between Episode III and Episode IV, why significantly change the musical direction? If you’re keeping continuity visually and storytelling-wise, why not keep the music in the same language?

To have the Disney suits countermand the director-slash-executive producer of the show on something as important as the music soundscape suggests either that JW has more pull over the musical identity of the Star Wars IP than almost anyone else or that Disney actually grasps and cares about the nuance of the continuity situation. My money’s on the former.

[Ali Rahmjoo 3]

22 hours ago, Falstaft said:

Some more transcribing done -- now in you all convinced me is the proper compound (12/8) meter. Here's roughly the first third of the piece:

 

 

[EDIT: Fixed the first ostinato in light of @Docteur Qui and @Michael G.'s corrections.

 

Not catching a *direct* Battle of the Heroes reference, @karelm, but the main tune itself has more in common with that theme than I realized at first.

 

@Falstaft, I believe there should be an anticipation duplet A-flat at the end of m. 15.

[Falstaft 1,998]

14 hours ago, Ali Rahmjoo said:

@Falstaft, I believe there should be an anticipation duplet A-flat at the end of m. 15.

 

Right you are!

[Dr. Know 281]

I have the end credits and concert versions playing back-to-back on a continuous loop.

[Andy 3,220]

Made it to #38. 

[Docteur Qui 1,499]

4 hours ago, Dr. Know said:

I have the end credits and concert versions playing back-to-back on a continuous loop.

 

Has the end credits version been released anywhere or are you just listening to an audio rip?

[Dr. Know 281]

1 minute ago, Docteur Qui said:

 

Has the end credits version been released anywhere or are you just listening to an audio rip?

Audio rip.  Hoping it gets officially released soon!

[BLUMENKOHL 1,067]

Great theme! 

[BB-8 2,612]

Can we expect a proper hard-copy album with the single JW track plus selected tracks by Holt? Like the Solo album?

[Drew 571]

[Fabulin 3,465]

In retrospect it's amazing how different are the themes for the master and the apprentice. Qui-Gon sure must have seemed like an oddball to Williams 

 

 

I like the thought that the Kenobi theme describes Obi-wan the way he is once we take away his social roles (warrior, mentor).

 

@Falstaft your catalogue refers to the Force Theme as such, without mentioning it initially also being a Ben Kenobi theme. Could it be that Williams read the catalogue and noticed that Obi-Wan is the only one who doesn't have a theme? I don't know how likely that is, but the mere thought is entertaining 

[Jay 33,700]

I still don't hear how that "Inside the Bubble" bit is supposed to be Qui-Gon's theme

[BB-8 2,612]

1 hour ago, Fabulin said:

In retrospect it's amazing how different are the themes for the master and the apprentice. Qui-Gon sure must have seemed like an oddball to Williams 

 

 

I never had thought of that being a specific Qui-Gon theme. I always took it as a kind of swash-buckling Errol Flynn type of Korngoldian action piece.

 

Qui-Gon Flynn :-)

[BLUMENKOHL 1,067]

I was confused at first by the surprisingly tense portion of the theme from ~1:05 to ~2:00.  

 

Then I realized it’s all about that “passage of time” quality that fits a man in exile and hiding. 

[SilverTrumpet 610]

2 hours ago, Jay said:

I still don't hear how that "Inside the Bubble" bit is supposed to be Qui-Gon's theme

 

This was my first thought seeing that as an example. I guess I can KINDA hear it but it's a stretch. 

[Falstaft 1,998]

3 hours ago, Fabulin said:

@Falstaft your catalogue refers to the Force Theme as such, without mentioning it initially also being a Ben Kenobi theme. Could it be that Williams read the catalogue and noticed that Obi-Wan is the only one who doesn't have a theme? I don't know how likely that is, but the mere thought is entertaining 

 

Hah! Only if he doesn't read the footnotes.

[artus_grayboot 75]

- I was under the impression that the Force theme was originally meant to be Obi-Wan's theme, but it was retconned to be the Force theme for Episode V. Other than that, Ewan McGregor's got some great stuff to say here.

[Pando 140]

On 27/05/2022 at 6:12 PM, Falstaft said:

Some more transcribing done -- now in you all convinced me is the proper compound (12/8) meter. Here's roughly the first third of the piece:

 

 

[EDIT: Fixed the first ostinato in light of @Docteur Qui and @Michael G.'s corrections.

 

Not catching a *direct* Battle of the Heroes reference, @karelm, but the main tune itself has more in common with that theme than I realized at first.

 

 

Measures 28 and 29 should be octave lower (along with the A at the end of 27).

[artguy360 1,776]

Does anyone else find it weird that the piece is simply titled 'Obi-Wan'? Not Obi-Wan's Theme or The Return of Obi-Wan or anything else more similar to past JW themes? It's like the title itself is kind of an afterthought? It seems very unlike JW. I was expecting something more like The Adventures of Han or Rey's theme.

[Marian Schedenig 7,214]

9 hours ago, artguy360 said:

Does anyone else find it weird that the piece is simply titled 'Obi-Wan'? Not Obi-Wan's Theme or The Return of Obi-Wan or anything else more similar to past JW themes? It's like the title itself is kind of an afterthought? It seems very unlike JW. I was expecting something more like The Adventures of Han or Rey's theme.

 

Obi-Wan and Theme

[BB-8 2,612]

Obi-Fanfare and Theme

[GerateWohl 3,306]

10 hours ago, artguy360 said:

Does anyone else find it weird that the piece is simply titled 'Obi-Wan'? Not Obi-Wan's Theme or The Return of Obi-Wan or anything else more similar to past JW themes? It's like the title itself is kind of an afterthought? It seems very unlike JW. I was expecting something more like The Adventures of Han or Rey's theme.

Maybe this is a hint, that this piece is actually about the resurrection of Obi-Wan, transformation from Ben back to Obi-Wan. Something like that. 

Or maybe it is because of the missing B-section in the theme. Not worth the effort having two words then in the title.

 

[igger6 827]

The Obi-Wan Scene and Finale

[BB-8 2,612]

Outer Rim & The Ben Kenobi Fugue

[toothless 959]

Scherzo for hello there and orchestra.

[DangerMotif 902]

On 28/5/2022 at 11:24 AM, Bespin said:

With expansions, JW always gets his revenge!

 

They gotta release these soon 

[BB-8 2,612]

Selected Ben Themes

[bollemanneke 3,070]

Finally listened to this. I hear a lot of Order 66 and Rogue One vibes. The recording sadly also sounds like a Giacchino one.

[Tom 4,003]

I think I like the descending 4 note motif that ends the offical recording more than ostinato version that ends the revised llive performance.  I am sure the latter will be the "official" end to the signature edition, and it does tie the piece together nicely, but the descending notes strike me as more dramatic.  

[Joni Wiljami 1,201]

20 hours ago, Tom said:

I think I like the descending 4 note motif that ends the offical recording more than ostinato version that ends the revised llive performance.  I am sure the latter will be the "official" end to the signature edition, and it does tie the piece together nicely, but the descending notes strike me as more dramatic.  

 

Indeed it is better. Could be Holt/Ross' writing.

[Dr. Know 281]

Getting nervous -- are we going to get an OBI WAN album this week or not?

[Jurassic Shark 10,683]

The master elements "could not be found".

[TownerFan 4,978]

On 11/06/2022 at 12:42 AM, Sergeant said:

 

Indeed it is better. Could be Holt/Ross' writing.

 

It's 100% John's writing.