Rian Johnson On The Music Of Star Wars & Other Movies

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

It's hard to think of a more iconic set of musical themes than those so thrillingly imagined by John Williams for Star Wars: A New Hope. 40 years on and that score still sounds as exhilarating as ever.

Much then to discuss with Rian Johnson, the man who has written and directed the latest installment of the space opera, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Up until this point, Rian has employed the services of his cousin Nathan to score his movies. And as we'll hear, he's done a fine job, from the DIY noir of Brick to the rich orchestration in The Brothers Bloom and layered synths of Looper.

But when it came to the Star Wars: Last Jedi it could only be John, who delivered a suite retaining all the classic themes that we so associate with the saga while having very much its own identity ...

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0:00.0	It's hard to think of a more iconic set of musical themes than those so thrillingly imagined by John Williams for Star Wars A New Hope.
0:26.7	40 years on and that score still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
0:44.6	I'm Edith Bowman and you're listening to Soundtracking, the podcast about the sounds of the screen.
0:51.5	Much then to discuss with Ryan Johnson, the man who has written and directed the latest instalment of the space opera.
0:58.0	Now up until this point, Ryan has employed the services of his cousin Nathan to score his movies. And as we'll hear, he's done a fine job from the DIY noir of Brick to the rich orchestration
1:04.0	in the Brothers Bloom and layered sense of Lupper.
1:07.0	But when it came to Star Wars The Last Jedi, it could only be John, who delivered a suite
1:12.5	retaining all the classic themes that
1:14.7	we so associate with the saga, whilst
1:16.7	having very much its own identity.
1:34.3	Music Ryan, welcome to soundtracking. Congratulations first of all on Star Wars, the Last Jedi.
1:37.3	Oh, thank you very much.
1:39.3	Before we dive into your experience on this film,
1:42.3	can you remember the first time you heard that iconic music
1:45.8	and the impact that had on you?
1:48.2	Honestly, I don't have like a, oh my God, this is the music moment.
1:52.3	It's just always been there for me.
1:54.0	It's kind of, yeah, it's funny.
1:55.6	Thinking about it now, I can't remember before I knew that opening music.
1:59.5	Because it's so part of it.
2:01.1	It's such a huge part of...
2:02.2	It's impossible to separate, yeah, from the emotional impact.
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