ESB 22: An Editor’s Film (Minutes 106-110 with Dan Golding)

Dan Golding is here to discuss minutes 106-110 of The Empire Strikes Back! We talk about Ben Burtt's frustrations, intense pedal points, a nasal brass canon, free fanfares, Empire being an "editor's film," and how the music is "meanwhile" (sounds strange, but it'll make sense when you listen to the episode). 😅 Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 7:05 - Ben Burtt's frustrations, Irvin Kershner's on-set mic, David Prowse's fitness book, and other delights from Alan Arnold's Journal of the Making of Empire Strikes Back. 17:51 - Cool tunnel. Gareth Edwards's "indie hour." 22:42 - Misty, foggy, smoky. 29:13 - Empire is an editor's film. 30:39 - Meanwhile... 43:14 - Dark Side motif and a high, strained tuba. 50:04 - Force buzz. 1:10:09 - Luke's little chaos clarinet. 1:17:59 - Ben Burtt on creating the wind sounds. 1:29:26 - Canon with nasal, muted brass, stressed, compressed Yoda's theme. 1:38:39 - Lando, from cad to hero. 1:50:29 - Harmonic fudge? 2:00:32 - Han and Leia theme sounds different here, for many reasons. 2:09:47 - Willrow Hood sighting. 2:11:00 - A fanfare for free. 2:21:39 - "Wonderful!" Rhythm restored. Earnest strings. G pedal point. 2:30:45 - Use of Han and Leia's theme in The Force Awakens trailer. 2:37:52 - Pseudo Dies Irae. 2:40:00 - Return of the pedal. Jazzy voicings. 2:49:18 - Shoutout to Dennis Hamm. 3:00:39 - 15 Second Rule. 3:07:26 - A surprise in the very final frame of these minutes. 3:16:02 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (by Alan Arnold) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1960717.Once_Upon_a_Galaxy Dan's article about George Lucas as a director (Sense of Cinema): http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2021/great-directors/lucas-george/ Untitled Goose Game soundtrack (by Dan Golding) Art of the Score: The Empire Strikes Back – Part 1: http://www.artofthescore.com.au/podcast/2019/5/23/episode-27-the-empire-strikes-back-part-1 Art of the Score: The Empire Strikes Back – Part 2: http://www.artofthescore.com.au/podcast/2019/8/31/episode-28-the-empire-strikes-back-part-2 Hollywood Harmony: Musical Wonder and the Sound of Cinema (by Frank Lehman) - https://franklehman.com/hollywood-harmony/ The Planets - VI. Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst https://youtube.com/watch?v=fUyVFKA1MaU Partita for 8 Voices (by Caroline Shaw) - https://youtu.be/ab4zTQEsnBk Solo 13: Millennium Pop Anthem (Minutes 61-65 with Dan Golding) - https://youtu.be/lJeA6qqXqng ANH 18: The Swashbucklers (Minutes 86-90 with Dan Golding) - https://youtu.be/5xFFLXruO0Y Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Cues: 11M1 "Through The Window" Musical Themes: Imperial March (Theme) Dark Side (Motif) Chromatic Knell Yoda (A Section) Cloud City (Lando's Palace) Han & Leia (A) Where are we in the soundtrack?: "The Clash of Lightsabers" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New answer: Elegant musical storytelling. Previous answers: Nimble orchestral nostalgia. Mythic orchestral memory. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New answer: The unreleased music (and alternate cues, etc). Previous answers: What will Natalie Holt's soundtrack for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series sound like? Given all the new directions that various Star Wars scores have gone since John Williams was at the helm (ex. Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, etc), will we ever return to the original sort of orchestral sound? 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New answer: Fleishman Is in Trouble (composed by Caroline Shaw) Previous answers: Watership Down (composed by Angela Morley) and Vertigo (composed by Bernard Herrmann). --------------- Guest: Dan Golding Website: https://dangolding.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dangolding Art o