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Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Episode 46 - Star Wars
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
This episode of "The Baton" is all about "Star Wars" and its monumental score by John Williams. Settle in as host Jeff Commings talks with Sir Clive Gillinson, who played cello on the original 1977 soundtrack. He relives some memories of playing the music and why Williams made such an impression on the London Symphony Orchestra that he returned to conduct multiple scores with the group. Also on the show is a discussion of the effectiveness of the main theme by Chris Hatt, who talks about the musical notes that make the score sound familiar and yet a bit unpredictable. Commings and Hatt also discuss their favorite scenes in the movie and resurrect the once-popular "Star Wars Disco" hit from 1977.
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Hello Jeff! I took a little break from listening to your podcast so I could finish watching all of Alfred Hitchcock’s films in order before I listened to the Family Plot episode. This Star Wars episode did not disappoint! How amazing to have Sir Clive on and to have Chris back. I so enjoyed listening to everything they had to say about the Maestro and the music. I’d also like to mention one of my favorite parts of the soundtrack: when Luke is about to destroy the Death Star and Obi-Wan tells him to use the Force and the Force Theme goes into the strings so beautifully. Also, after seeing Rise of Skywalker, I ranked all of the End Titles of the films and ranked A New Hope number one. You just can’t beat that ending in the Throne Room. I know you’ve mentioned that you’ve been able to see John Williams conduct and I’m hoping to fly to Cleveland to see him in April! It would be a dream come true!
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
Hi. Star wars has similarities to prokofiev's piano concerto 3, especially Tatooine scenes with threepio and r2d2
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
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