Light strings open Ahch-To Island, and after a few seconds the Ahch-To theme from the finale of the The Force Awakens gets a dramatic reprise, initially by strings and then rumbling brass as the music builds both in mystery and intensity. Overall, as both standard and Star Wars score openings go, this is a very enjoyable, thematic and action-packed piece, and so for me Main Title And Escape gets the standout cue award of the album. There is a bit of a desperate feel to this track, and I feel that Williams rather expertly gets across the high stakes of the film’s opening scene – particularly towards the end, where frantic yet sombre strings pair with the Force theme for a particularly poignant ending to the cue. Before long it enters rather villainous-sounding territory with Kylo Ren’s theme on brass, and then segues rather seamlessly into action with several short bursts of the Rebellion and Resistance motifs, with the latter then getting a fuller performance a bit later on. After it finishes up the score then really begins, starting softly with a light and rather mysterious-sounding woodwind instrument before the music dives straight into dramatic with loud and imposing brass accompanied by rapid backing percussion. it hasn’t been rerecorded) which is a bit of a shame as I do like to hear John Williams try different takes on the opening, but oh well. Sadly, this particular version of the theme appears to be exactly the same as the one from The Force Awakens (i.e. The album begins (as most Star Wars scores do) with a loud and bombastic rendition of the main theme, this time housed in the somewhat unimaginatively titled Main Title And Escape.
So without further ado, let’s dive right in. While not quite as masterfully composed as The Force Awakens, John Williams’ score for the eighth entry into the Star Wars franchise still manages to be a highly enjoyable, thematically rich and ultimately Star Wars-y musical experience.Ĭontinuing the Star Wars sequel trilogy score reviews in the lead up to the conclusive The Rise Of Skywalker, this week I’m tackling the score for the somewhat…controversial eighth movie in the franchise – The Last Jedi.
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