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TROS 23: Mufasa Is Dead (Minutes 111-115 with Christina Ward)
- 2024/12/09
- 再生時間： 2 時間 45 分
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あらすじ・解説
In minutes 111-115 of The Rise of Skywalker, Rey Force-transfers her lightsaber to Ben, Palpatine sucks the life out of the Dyad, and Lando shows up with a massive Citizens' Fleet ready to join the fight. Christina Ward (from The Band Batch) returns to the show to analyze Palpatine's vocal delivery from an operatic speak-singing perspective. We also discuss Disney villains, Verdi's Macbeth, purposely-ugly music, and more! Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there!11:42 - Orchestration during Sith Whispers.24:53 - Palpatine's misogyny.33:35 - Magical, childlike twinklies.35:15 - Breathing of Rey and Ben.38:10 - Additional details from the novelization. Do they make a difference?46:51 - First Thrawn reference.53:35 - "Really Bad Feeling" motif.59:05 - Coordinated "stab" from the orchestra.1:00:13 - Rey's Chimes theme and types of motion in music.1:09:33 - Emphasized sound of the lightsabers being dragged.1:22:24 - Mystery Motif, ascending minor arpeggios with a flat 6. Bernard Herrmann's influence.1:31:58 - Analyzing Palpatine's vocal delivery: rhythmic structure, pitch, speak-singing (sprechstimme).1:37:59 - Verdi, recitative, characterful singing, Disney songs.1:41:06 - Sprechstimme in the work of Schoenberg, Berg, Schreker, and other early 20th century composers.1:48:46 - Palpatine's line ("The Jedi are dead") almost sounds like singing.1:51:20 - Comparing this scene to Jeremy Irons's performance as Scar in The Lion King.2:01:07 - Notation of "Sith Whispers" according to Frank Lehman.2:05:21 - Verdi's Macbeth and purposely ugly-sounding music (witches chorus).2:19:21 - Critiquing Poe's leadership.2:29:33 - Giving us a victory so we can have a tragedy.2:37:41 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Sprechgesang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SprechgesangTypes of motion: https://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/TypesOfMotion.htmlVerdi "Macbeth" - Che faceste? Dite su! (Witches) - https://youtu.be/PMbxBDIWOFs?si=mAzWmo8OIcv_D1oCScar Becomes King (begin at 0:50): https://youtu.be/f9nAcuRioTc?si=svWk96lTzuFs5LjSLion King Stampede (first 9 seconds): https://youtu.be/x__EVvWUT3A?feature=sharedFootball Crowd Chants 'Defence' into Medium Cheer Take 3 (0:02-0:08 'crowd shouting defense'): https://youtu.be/ASDL034oxS0TROS 10: Dialogue Is the Melody (Minutes 46-50 with Camila Quiñones) - https://www.starwarsmusicminute.com/podcast/tros-10-dialogue-is-the-melodyComplete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: 41b. Kylo Ren 1.5 (Redeemed)45) Sith Whispers61b. Knights of Ren (Slow Form)3. Force110) Really Bad Feeling52a. Tension (Basic Motif) (arguably, perhaps)45a. Rey A (Theme A-Phrase)46a. Rey B (Chimes)34b. Mystery (Form 2)18) Descending Heroic Tetrachords1a. Main Theme (A Section)1b. Main Theme (B Section) Where are we in the soundtrack?: FYC 19. "Coming Together" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New answer: Growing bacteria culture.ESB answer: Heartfelt. Direct. Dramatic.Solo answer: Droids. Hopeful. Dramatic. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New answer: Will there continue to be pop collaborations in Star Wars, like with "Twin Flame" (Victoria Monét) in The Acolyte.ESB answer: What the aural representation of Chiss brainwaves, particularly Sky-walkers, would be.Solo answer: What are the thematic relationships that tie the dark side with Imperialism, musically speaking? Similarly, what musical relationships tie the light side with rebellion and goodness? 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New answer: Bleach (anime series composed by Shirō Sagisu)ESB answer: Ms. Marvel (composed by Laura Karpman) and Moon Knight (composed by Hesham Nazih)Solo answer: Dune (music composed by Hans Zimmer, sound team led by Mark Mangini and Theo Green) --------------- Guest: Christina Ward Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xtverse.studio/ ------------------ ⭐️ Join the Discord server by becoming a patron at any level! 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: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/chrysanthetan.bsky.social and https://bsky.app/profile/starwarsmusmin.bsky.socialTwitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMinSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/652WVfMTLwJpVZ82i8uhFAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-music-minute/id1552988763YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminuteTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute?Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminuteEmail: podcast@starwarsmusicminute.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin