Art of the Score
Episode 15: The Force Awakens - Part 1
In Episode 15, we return to the galaxy far, far away...
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Apr 3 2018 1h 30m
Chapter 1 5 mins
A disclaimer (and possibly an apology!)Chapter 2 2 mins
Dan is writing a book about Star WarsChapter 3 2 mins
The weight of expectation for The Force AwakensChapter 4 6 mins
The legacy filmChapter 5 1 min
The return of little-known composer John WilliamsChapter 6 5 mins
Rey’s themeChapter 7 3 mins
Rey’s riffChapter 8 4 mins
Rey eats her lunch, on solo fluteChapter 9 2 mins
Rey’s abductionChapter 10 3 mins
Rey’s impassioned bridgeChapter 11 8 mins
Comparison to other John Williams work: Potter and The TerminalChapter 12 2 mins
Williams bringing Rey and The Force together in the end creditsChapter 13 2 mins
Rey’s theme the dance remixChapter 14 1 min
Musically, Rey is a JawaChapter 15 5 mins
Kylo Ren’s themeChapter 16 4 mins
The Kylo Ren B motif the call of the dark sideChapter 17 1 min
Ren and the Imperial MarchChapter 18 3 mins
The March of the ResistanceChapter 19 5 mins
The March or the Fugue?Chapter 20 6 mins
Poe’s themeChapter 21 2 mins
Finn’s rhythmic motifChapter 22 9 mins
The mixed-meter Falcon themeChapter 23 1 min
John Williams as the bloodline of Star WarsChapter 24 58 sec
…and more to come in Part Two!