The Phantom Menace - A Musical Introduction

The Soundtrack Show

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Film History, Music, Music History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In 1999, Star Wars and its music were about to change forever. In this introductory episode to the Phantom Menace and prequel trilogy, we discuss how George Lucas and composer John Williams had changed the entertainment industry with their genius, and how their work between trilogies is represented by what we see and hear on screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Sherlock Holmes.
0:02.0	It's an unusual name.
0:03.0	Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series.
0:07.0	What game are we playing today?
0:09.0	Discover the origins.
0:10.0	It's cleaving. Those days are surely behind me.
0:12.0	Of crime's most iconic mind.
0:14.0	There has been a break-in.
0:17.0	Astoned. You should be a detective.
0:19.0	Starring Hero finds Tiffin, Donald Finn and Colin Firth.
0:22.6	If you start wearing a hat like that, I will no longer be friends with you.
0:25.6	Young Sherlock, new original series, watch now only on Prime Video.
0:34.6	Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
0:39.2	Our show is about to begin.
0:44.8	After a 16-year break from that galaxy far, far away,
0:47.9	composer John Williams came roaring back with one of the boldest, most memorable Star Wars scores of all time.
0:53.1	This is the soundtrack show. The
1:13.6	The June 11, 1993, Jurassic Park opens in theaters in the U.S. with jaw-dropping visual effects from George Lucas' company, Industrial Light and Magic.
1:45.6	October 6, 1993, Industrial Light and Magic. October 6th, 1993.
1:47.6	In Variety Magazine, Lucas officially announces that a new Star Wars trilogy is planned,
1:51.6	citing years of advances in visual effects, including computer graphic images.
1:57.4	November 1, 1994, the first day Lucas spent writing the script for episode one, titled simply The Beginning.
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