ANH 12: So Long, Alderaan (Minutes 56-60)

This chunk of A NEW HOPE (Minutes 56-60) begins with the Millennium Falcon blasting off at lightspeed and ends with Obi-Wan sensing the destruction of Alderaan. Ralph Attanasia joins me, and together, we tackle Tarkin's malicious trills, Leia's British accent, Han's Imperial Slugs advertisement, the sweet chaotic Force theme, and more. Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 01:30 - Peter Cushing in Star Wars is like Michael Caine in The Muppet Christmas Carol. Malicious trills 05:09 - Garindan's voice is John Wayne sped up 07:45 - Bumbling stormtrooper music 09:32 - Peter and the Wolf-ness? 13:25 - "Baby's first mono-myth" 15:00 - Imperial Troops Ostinato (incidental motif) and "Imperials (motif)" 18:44 - Docking Bay 94 escape music is loud, chaotic elements competing, Force theme ratcheting up 20:08 - Force theme maneuvering on the fly 22:58 - Alternate Binary Sunset thoughts 29:37 - Inside the Millennium Falcon 31:58 - "Our passengers must be hotter than I thought." Han, what? 33:07 - Imperial Cruiser Pursuit (incidental motif described by Frank Lehman as "nervous minor horn chords succeeded by chromatic figure in strings" 33:52 - Were you obsessed with lightspeed? 38:35 - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (if you know, you know) 38:47 - Brass sextuplets, instruments that are hard to multitask with 45:28 - Han says "Go strap yourselves in" and it sounds funny in the mix? 46:09 - Death Star motif 49:03 - Bond chord (minor major 9th) 56:00 - Metaphor fail, not shadowboxing 58:02 - Leia's British accent 1:02:07 - One of the biggest mistakes of the prequels 1:03:35 - Dies Irae? Maybe? (Paging Alex Ludwig) 1:07:33 - Pronouncing "Dantooine" 1:09:07 - Rolling R's in "Rebel friends" 1:12:37 - Death Star power up sound 1:13:24 - Disturbance in the Force 1:15:54 - No music with lightsabers...except? 1:22:21 - "Forget your troubles with those Imperials slugs" 1:23:37 - Dejarik 1:27:05 - Asking Ralph to clarify something he said on Star Wars Minute podcast 1:33:33 - SWMM Questionnaire 1:40:11 - Dunning Kruger 1:45:41 - Ukulele Force Things Mentioned: Prokofiev:Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67 - David Bowie, narration; Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra - https://youtu.be/9vr4JRbz8Yg Jedi Junior High (documentary) - http://www.heidiburkey.com/jjh Frankenstein (1931 film) directed by James Whale Ukulele Force Star Wars Best Covers - VA (2005) - https://youtu.be/__la4gKCQ9s Binary Sunset Breakdown (SWMM episode with Frank Lehman)- https://youtu.be/JrCg4KLk054 Diagnosing Dies Irae (SWMM episode with Alex Ludwig) - https://youtu.be/7obBOHgh0aQ Star Wars Minute - Last Jedi Minute 51: The Seaweed Hole: https://youtu.be/6ldi6wHl0VI Star Wars Minute - Last Jedi Minute 60: John Wayne's Will: https://youtu.be/RuDNhBfAN3Q Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Themes: 5) Imperial Troops Ostinato 6a. Imperials (Motif) 14) Imperial Cruiser Pursuit 3. Force 13) Dies Irae - possible 5. Death Star Note: I use the theme names and numbers established in Frank Lehman's Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars. You can download it free at his website: https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Soundtrack: "The Millennium Falcon/Imperial Cruiser Pursuit," "Destruction of Alderaan," "Mouse Robot/Blasting Off" -------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Sweeping expressive proclamations 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? Ralph wants to know what he doesn't know about the music, then learn that which he doesn't know. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Beetlejuice (composed by Danny Elfman) The Addams Family (composed by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Marc Shaiman and Saxie Dowell). -------------- Ralph Attanasia: Buddy vs. Duff (show on Food Network) - https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/buddy-vs-duff TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/