Advantages: A historical score on all levels; over 100 minutes of utter splendour Disadvantages: Sound not as full due to age; the Empire is lacking strong accompaniment
...YOUR ENLIGHTENMENT, SIR
When Star Wars premiered in 1977, it was an instant success nobody was expecting. During the 1960's and 70's the movies pretty much concentrated on the real world with the sugar coating of the 1950's being replaced by the grittiness and harder realities of life. But then Star Wars showed up and heralded the great revival of the action fantasy and sci-fi genres, something that was virtually more close to a joke at the time. ... ...could have blasted the entire Star Wars saga down before it even got started. Imagine an electronic score in place of the fully symphonic one and all the excitement would have been watered down to perpetual cheese.
This type of score had not really been written in a long time and therefore Williams decided to look inspiration from farther down the road than even the 1930's. His basic approach was by using Richard Wagner's device known as a leitmotif, ...
berlioz 10.02.2004 (07.03.2005)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Star Wars (Episode IV - A New Hope) [ECD] - Various Artists
Advantages: Soundtrack of a classic. Disadvantages: None.
For a film such as Star Wars, now subtitled 'A New Hope' almost everywhere, there needed to be a a sense of the grandeur of space. John Williams captures this exactly right in a style that is remeniscient of all the old Black & White classics you used to watch as a kid. The main theme is easily recognisable and has been used in more than a few parodys of space films. When you listen to the rest of the soundtrack, you find creative genius at work. ...
stevesm 12.07.2000
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