The single best musical moment from the Prequel Trilogy

[Sandor 459]

What is your favorite musical moment from the Star Wars Prequels? Don't mention album tracks, but a moment from one of the films where the music truly makes a scene shine.

For me: Anakin and Padme being "driven" inside the Arena (Episode II) and the love theme plays in an incredible, forceful mode. That is my favorite musical moment from the entire trilogy.

[SturgisPodmore 0]

Excellent moment, I agree.

~Sturgis

[JMan 0]

Anakin vs. Obi Wan has to be the best moment!

[SturgisPodmore 0]

Plus also, the emperor's theme being manipulated into "Augie's Great Municipal Band."

~Sturgis

[Trumpeteer 243]

If you're talking about the music that can be heard in the film, I like the opening two minutes of Revenge of the Sith.

If you're talking about the music that can't be heard very well over the sound effects, I like the Escape from Naboo in The Phantom Menace.

[deimos 0]

Even if it was not Williams intention, I have to admit that the appearance of Darth Maul is great. Also the clones farewell and the wedding in AotC is awesome.

[tony69 0]

for me, the end of attack of the clones where amidst the fanfare the sounds of IMPERIAL MARCH are heard for the first time. MWAHAHAHA.

[SturgisPodmore 0]

Oh yes.

Okay mine are (kinda-officially):

-The love theme part from "The Arena"

-The beginning of "Anikan vs. Obi-Wan"

-The emperor's theme in "Augie's Great Municipal Band"

-The imperial march from the last track of AotC

~Sturgis

[Henry B 49]

The end of "Padme's Funeral" with Darth Vader at the Venator bridge.

[Morn 7]

That version of the force theme during the space battle in TPM.

[King Mark 2,924]

TPM:

"Are you an angel?"

The Pod Racer Roars to Life.

Anakin wins the pod race fanfare

Anakin is Free(leaves his mother,big version of the Force theme

Arrival at Coruscant fanfare

Anakin Destroys the Federation ship

Lots of great moments are in rotS

Goodbye old Friend/Obi Wan jumps to hyperspace

Yoda's Departure

Lament

It Can't Be extended as heard in the film

Padme and ObiWan confront Anakin on Mustafar

Battle of the Heroes

Padme's Funeral

K.M.

[TheRuleOfThirds 0]

I'd say the part in TPM when Obi's hanging onto that pipe, staring at Maul, French horn's got the Force theme. Then you hear harp as the lightsaber flies to Obi Wan in mid-air and SLICE!

[Trent B 317]

Hmmm....single favorite piece of music for the Prequels....hard one...

I'd probably have to say either Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan... OR the full cue for Anakin's Betrayal.

[robthehand 3]

The Droid Invasion.

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

It's difficult. For now, I'd say Anakin Destroys the Federation Battleship from TPM, but there are many great moments.

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

Anakin's betrayal.

I think it is the Dark Side Deckons of the prequels...

But there are many things there.

Escape from naboo, many battle of nabbbo unused parts, love pledge and the arena, boys into battle , Padmes funeral and finale from ROTS(original)...

[GoodMusician 53]

OOOh...that's a toughy...

-I love the actual funeral music from Padme's funeral.

-I love that minor third of the violins when in Episode 3, near the end, when Leah is brought to Alderan as we see the outside of the tower and then the wife... I actually could feel and smell the cool, crisp air of Alderan everytime I saw that.

-Anakins Betrayal

-Lapti Nek/Jedi Rocks lol

-The Theed palace music. It seemed whenever that was in shot, The music was gorgous... espicially the moment when Amidala was in the red dress and drooped her head as she stared out the window.

-Any battle music from Episode 1... that score is still my ultimate favourite.

And lost but not least:

-Jabba the Hutt's Baroque recital hehehe!

[MSM 85]

I think the ones King Mark mentioned.

Clearly the worst moment is the first love scene in AotC. Ugh.

[gkgyver 1,638]

The Droid Invasion.

You mean "The Belly Of The Steel Beast" ...

With Lucas in control, you can never be quite sure if the music (even original music) is in the right place, but I love the music during the pre- duel dialogue between Anakin and Obi- Wan in ROTS (even if the dialogue itself is despicable).

The first half of the Anakin Vs Obi Wan duel is among my favourites too, whereas Battle Of The Heroes in film context is among my least favourite cues. Feels like a music video.

[Todd 30]

I pretty much have to go with "Anakin's Betrayal" or "The Immolation Scene"...great stuff.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

The 20th Century Fox Fanfare.

[robthehand 3]

But not the version in ANH.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Obviously, since that verson is not used for the prequels. :roll:

[GoodMusician 53]

I forgot a scene:

The shot in Episode III when Obi- Wan and Anakin were dueling, and the lava bursts up behind them and the music swells... goosebumps everytime!

[Orson 1]

I'd say the part in TPM when Obi's hanging onto that pipe, staring at Maul, French horn's got the Force theme.  Then you hear harp as the lightsaber flies to Obi Wan in mid-air and SLICE!

I was soooo disappointed when that was not on the first cd release of Menace.

Second, the use of Yoda's theme as he saves Obi-Wan and Anakin and as it continues into fanfare as Dooku escapes. This is the sole reason I want an expanded Clones release.

Third, The Coruscant fanfare played as Obi-Wan boards the Blockade Runner. Great use of symbolism showing what represented the "Old Republic".

[Henry B 49]

Third, The Coruscant fanfare played as Obi-Wan boards the Blockade Runner. Very great use of symbolism showing what represented the "Old Republic".

It's very symbolic of incompetent music editors. :roll:

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

[MaximusDecimusMeridius 0]

Episode 1 The Phantom Menace

The moment Darth Sidious appears as a hologram on the Trade Federation Ship and we hear the Emperor's theme

Episode 2 Attack of the Clone

The Imperial March as heard as the Clone Army departs from Coruscant

Epispde 3 Revenge of the Sith

Padme's funeral and the Imperial March merge as Vader walks to join the Emperor watching the Death Star being built

Having said that of course it goes without saying all 3 prequel scores are great

JW is the man !!!

[Lurker 5]

Episode 2 Attack of the Clone

The Imperial March as heard as the Clone Army departs from Coruscant

That moment is wrong in every way. You can read why here.

Neil

[Trumpeteer 243]

Episode 1 The Phantom Menace

The moment Darth Sidious appears as a hologram on the Trade Federation Ship and we hear the Emperor's theme  

We actually hear "Korah" and "Rahtahmah" being whispered. The Emperor's theme plays before Maul appears.

Jeff -- being slightly anal

[JoeinAR 1,759]

the real star wars music in ROTS,

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

Episode 1 The Phantom Menace

The moment Darth Sidious appears as a hologram on the Trade Federation Ship and we hear the Emperor's theme  

We actually hear "Korah" and "Rahtahmah" being whispered. The Emperor's theme plays before Maul appears.

Jeff -- being slightly anal

I think he means his first appearance...

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

Episode 2 Attack of the Clone

The Imperial March as heard as the Clone Army departs from Coruscant

That moment is wrong in every way. You can read why here.

Neil

:roll: That ended in a little 'mexican standoff'... I would't resurface it too much...

The matter is still unclear. (and just to comtinue, the mask of vader is more prominent than tarkin in the ol' SW posters...)

[Elmo Lewis 6]

Episode 2 Attack of the Clone

The Imperial March as heard as the Clone Army departs from Coruscant

That moment is wrong in every way. You can read why here.

Neil

Now now. Williams is a musician, he thinks in more abstract terms than "this March will represent only the more powerful Empire since we didn't see much of it in the last movie, but not the old Empire". I think he just sees an evil army that's central to the movie and writes a theme for it, since that's what it needs. He sees the leader of the said army and uses the theme for him, too, since the two basically represent the same in essence.

So, when talking about that same Empire being forged, what is Williams supposed to do? Anally study the score he wrote so long ago so that it all makes sense, from a merely technical point of view? Where's the spine-tingling factor in that? I thought film music was meant to hint or directly express something to the audience. How do you hint the Galactic Empire without the Imperial March? With a short motif that nobody remembers by now (outside this board)?

That moment woulnd't have worked without the march.

[Erik Woods 384]

How do you hint the Galactic Empire without the Imperial March?  

It should have been the Emperor's theme playing in the background not The Imperial March. A grand, choral/orchestral version... the likes of which we have never heard before. That would have worked much better than The Imperial March.

-Erik-

[robthehand 3]

That moment woulnd't have worked without the march.

What about the Force theme? I think I saw that in a trailer with the music from the end of "Anakin is Free". It worked pretty well.

[Trumpeteer 243]

Episode 1 The Phantom Menace

The moment Darth Sidious appears as a hologram on the Trade Federation Ship and we hear the Emperor's theme  

We actually hear "Korah" and "Rahtahmah" being whispered. The Emperor's theme plays before Maul appears.

Jeff -- being slightly anal

I think he means his first appearance...

Oops. :oops:

[Henry B 49]

It should have been the Emperor's theme playing in the background not The Imperial March. A grand, choral/orchestral version... the likes of which we have never heard before. That would have worked much better than The Imperial March.

Hrm... would have given away Sidious. I have little doubt that Williams's original finale music would have done the trick. Now, WHEN will that surface in some videogame?

[robthehand 3]

Star Wars: Galaxies - The Clone Wars

[Melange 446]

I only have the first score (Phantom Menace) from the prequels. In that one, i adore the part where Jabba the Hutt enters the viewing area of the arena before the race starts. The music has fanfare, and underneath there is this wavering heaving low brass that i would guess is signifying Jabba heaving his mass of body weight forward. It's so descriptive LOL Also love the choir moments when Qui Gonn and Obi enter the water. Overall i think it's too much "In yer face" as a score interms of volume, and it's not so subtle. But for me it's a score that has little gem moments of a few seconds long.

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

That low brass is actually Jabba's theme from RotJ.

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

well, at least he heard 'the brass', unlike KM .

[Trumpeteer 243]

It should have been the Emperor's theme playing in the background not The Imperial March. A grand, choral/orchestral version... the likes of which we have never heard before. That would have worked much better than The Imperial March.

Hrm... would have given away Sidious. I have little doubt that Williams's original finale music would have done the trick. Now, WHEN will that surface in some videogame?

Seeing as Sidious was already given away in the first five minutes of "The Phantom Menace," and that we see him conversing with Tyranus and saying "War has begun," I don't think it'd be giving it away that he's behind the launching of the ships.

I, too, think a grand rendition of Sidious'/Emperor's theme would have been great. His first real triumph.

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

Star Wars: Galaxies - The Clone Wars

It is SW: Galaxies - Trials of Obi Wan

[robthehand 3]

...low brass that i would guess is signifying Jabba heaving his mass of body weight forward...

I've always like this quote from the FilmTracks review of Return of the Jedi:

Among the new thematic ideas are Jabba the Hutt's cute tuba piece (playing along the politically incorrect lines of tubas representing fatness)

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

Seeing as Sidious was already given away in the first five minutes of "The Phantom Menace," and that we see him conversing with Tyranus and saying "War has begun," I don't think it'd be giving it away that he's behind the launching of the ships.

.

Many people discovered it in ROTS... so it worked...

[King Mark 2,924]

well, at least he heard 'the brass', unlike KM .

I can hear it now!

K.M.

[robthehand 3]

It should have been the Emperor's theme playing in the background not The Imperial March. A grand, choral/orchestral version... the likes of which we have never heard before. That would have worked much better than The Imperial March.

What about the Trade Federation theme? Wasn't that used earlier in the film?

[Luke Skywalker 1,285]

well, at least he heard 'the brass', unlike KM .

I can hear it now!

K.M.

Took you 6 years...

Fed march worse that Imp, even if it was used for the clones (possibly tracked)

[King Mark 2,924]

The Trade federation march represents the droid army,which is the one the clones are fighting against

I'm sure the short Federation March statement in AotC was meant for when ObiWan sees the federation ships on Geonosis.

K.M.