In the latest installment of Star Wars Month on The Glenn Butler Podcast Spectacular, Glenn & Scott take a whirlwind tour of the musical landscape of the Star Wars franchise outside of the first two trilogies, starting with the Disney era as John Williams returns for the sequel trilogy and other composers start to make their mark on the film franchise. Then they move on to other media from the breadth and depth of the Star Wars musical legacy, including television projects from the Caravan of Courage to Rebels, and even the original score to a book. How much do different tie-in scores feel the gravitational pull of Williams’ original film scores? And which of them are any good?
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Musical Selections:
- “End Credits” from The Force Awakens by John Williams
- “Follow Me” from The Force Awakens by John Williams
- “The Resistance” from The Force Awakens by John Williams
- “The Starkiller” from The Force Awakens by John Williams
- “The Fathiers" from The Last Jedi by John Williams
- “Captured” from The Last Jedi by John Williams
- “He’s Here for Us” from Rogue One by Michael Giacchino
- “When Has Become Now” from Rogue One by Michael Giacchino
- “Krennic’s Aspirations” from Rogue One by Michael Giacchino
- “Guardians of the Whills Suite” from Rogue One by Michael Giacchino
- “A Long Road Ahead” from Rogue One by Michael Giacchino
- “Hope” from Rogue One by Michael Giacchino
- “L3 & Millennium Falcon” from Solo by John Powell
- “The Adventures of Han” by John Williams, from Solo
- “Mine Mission” from Solo by John Powell
- “Reminiscence Therapy” from Solo by John Powell
- “Lando’s Closet” from Solo by John Powell
- “Flying with Chewie” from Solo by John Powell
- “Marauders Arrive” from Solo by John Powell
- “Jabba Flow” from The Force Awakens by Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.J. Abrams
- “Trek” from Caravan of Courage by Peter Bernstein
- “Prelude” from The Ten Commandments by Elmer Bernstein
- “Noa’s Ark” from The Battle for Endor by Peter Bernstein
- “Intro-Main Title” from Caravan of Courage by Peter Bernstein
- “Main Title” from Star Trek by Alexander Courage
- “Xizor’s Theme” from Shadows of the Empire by Joel McNeely
- “The Destruction of Xizor’s Palace” from Shadows of the Empire by Joel McNeely
- “The Seduction of Princess Leia” from Shadows of the Empire by Joel McNeely
- “Battle of Christophsis” from The Clone Wars by Kevin Kiner
- “Anakin Sees His Future” from The Clone Wars (TV) by Kevin Kiner
- “Jedi Eulogy” from The Clone Wars (TV) by Kevin Kiner
- “Rebels Theme” from Rebels (season 1) by Kevin Kiner
- “Best Pilot in the Galaxy” from Rebels (season 2) by Kevin Kiner
- “TIE Fighter Pursuit” from Rebels (season 1) by Kevin Kiner
- “Inquisitor Duel” from Rebels (season 1) by Kevin Kiner
Buy the music excerpted in this episode:
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens original score by John Williams
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi original score by John Williams
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story original score by Michael Giacchino
- Solo: A Star Wars Story, original score by John Powell
- Caravan of Courage and The Battle for Endor scores by Peter Bernstein
- The Ten Commandments original by Elmer Bernstein
- Star Trek Main Title by Alexander Courage
- Shadows of the Empire original score by Joel McNeely
- Star Wars: Rebels Season One score by Kevin Kiner
- Star Wars: Rebels Season Two score by Kevin Kiner
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film score by Kevin Kiner
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Seasons One Through Six score by Kevin Kiner