Tom 4,633 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Yes, one is Star Wars. Yes, we like them both. Yes, they can be compared, even though they are different. As there are 58 threads on Obi-Wan, I know it wins. I really like Benny's theme and suite--a strong theme on its own (though no masterpiece) and even better as part of the tapesty of SW music. However, my vote is for the overture. I love this style of Williams and have not heard it in a long, long time. Celebratory, fun (yet not relying on whimsy, like an adventures of Mutt), complex, inventive, and the best ending of any Williams' piece (IMO)--it has it all. Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 So I guess I have to listen to this "Centennial Overture", do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,633 Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 Bespin and Obi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Well, it's an Overture! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I need better sound quality to fully judge Overture but ObiWan sounds more like a classic Williams theme I won't get tired of hearing Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I agree, we can't judge this piece with this bootleg video. Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 326 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Apples and oranges, and anyway, impossible to judge the Centennial theme without a proper studio recording. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Surely the Centennial Overture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,326 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 The overture sounds like John Williams really had fun writing this as I had fun listening to it. I would say, I like it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,943 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Its a very difficult comparison to make. The Obi-Wan piece benefits from being part of a much, much larger construction of themes, so that hearing it in 2022, we hear a lot of other things in it and it reminds us of a myriad things from the Star Wars films. It has an accumulative associative power that the overture does not (indeed, cannot) have. blondheim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2022 Makes zero sense to compare them head-to-head. I abstain. Bespin, Bryant Burnette and BrotherSound 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I don't know the whole history of the Hollywood Bowl, but I think JW's Overture tries to capture all the important music that was played there, the different style of music played in 100 years of history, the famous conductors who conducted there, etc. I'm sure it's plenty of references unfortunately I can't get because of my lack of culture regarding the main subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,633 Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 A better quality upload (but, yes, with a bit of some background talking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I don't like the Obi theme and I'm not interested in a theme song for a theater in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 4,633 Posted June 7, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2022 I have always disliked Beethoven's ninth for the same sort of reason--I'm not interested in joy. Bryant Burnette, Omen II, Andy and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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