ESB 16: Attack of the Envelope (Minutes 76-80 with Jeremy Sawruk)

Opulent violins and sci-fi vocals can only mean one thing: We're approaching Cloud City! Composer/music technologist Jeremy Sawruk returns to the show to discuss minutes 76-80 of The Empire Strikes Back. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 5:49 - Voice removal. 12:38 - Background "Morse code" sound. 16:34 - Errant horn entrance or sound design? 19:08 - Envelopes! (ADSR.) 26:25 - Open chord sound. 33:54 - Tense Han & Leia theme. 39:25 - A sharp cut in the music (visible on a spectogram). 46:34 - Methodical, meditative Force climb. 57:58 - Shroud of artificial harmonics. 1:02:03 - List of magic-evoking instruments. 1:06:53 - Another abrupt transition/cut. 1:21:00 - The best part of these minutes! (Soaring violin soli approaching Cloud City.) 1:29:08 - Sci-fi vocals. 1:35:41 - Comparing the Cloud City melody to the Sibelius Violin Concerto. 1:48:41 - Spectogram view of a busy section and R2's chirping. 2:04:02 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: envelope (music): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envelope_(music) Sibelius Violin Concerto (Maxim Vengerov performance): https://youtu.be/YsbrRAgv1b4 Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Cues: 8M2 "City In The Clouds" Musical Themes: 11a. Han & Leia (A Section) 14. Boba Fett 12a. Yoda (A Section) 3. Force something like 35) Cascading Trumpet Lines? 15b. Cloud City 2 (Trouble in Bespin) Where are we in the soundtrack?: "Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City in the Clouds" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New answer: Space. Brass. Droids. Solo season answer: Big octatonic brass ANH season answer: Opera without words 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New answer: The creation of the sound effects/sound design. Can I recreate some of these sounds on my ARP 2600? Solo season answer: The score for Obi-Wan Kenobi. ANH season answer: Musical / orchestrational “filler” and sound effects/foley 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New answer: The Matrix by Don Davis, Bob's Burgers (series) composed by Loren Bouchard New answer: Star Trek by Jerry Goldsmith, Wall-E by Thomas Newman Previous answers: North by Northwest by Bernard Herrmann, Loki by Natalie Holt, Catch Me If You Can by John Williams --------------- Guest: Jeremy Sawruk Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jsawruk Instagram: https://instagram.com/composer314 Solo 18: Powered By Thirds (Minutes 86-90 with Jeremy Sawruk) - https://youtu.be/LsNQj3D7DM0 ANH 16: Orchestration Wars (Minutes 76-80 with Jeremy Sawruk) - https://youtu.be/1owmn96ALVY ------------------ If you want to support the show and join the Discord server, consider becoming a patron!  https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan Leave a voice message, and I might play it on the show...   https://starwarsmusicminute.com/comlink Where else to find SWMM: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: [email protected] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin