ESB 16: Attack of the Envelope (Minutes 76-80 with Jeremy Sawruk)

Opulent violins and sci-fi vocals can only mean one thing: We're approaching Cloud City! Composer/music technologist Jeremy Sawruk returns to the show to discuss minutes 76-80 of The Empire Strikes Back.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Hello there!
5:49 - Voice removal.
12:38 - Background "Morse code" sound.
16:34 - Errant horn entrance or sound design?
19:08 - Envelopes! (ADSR.)
26:25 - Open chord sound.
33:54 - Tense Han & Leia theme.
39:25 - A sharp cut in the music (visible on a spectogram).
46:34 - Methodical, meditative Force climb.
57:58 - Shroud of artificial harmonics.
1:02:03 - List of magic-evoking instruments.
1:06:53 - Another abrupt transition/cut.
1:21:00 - The best part of these minutes! (Soaring violin soli approaching Cloud City.)
1:29:08 - Sci-fi vocals.
1:35:41 - Comparing the Cloud City melody to the Sibelius Violin Concerto.
1:48:41 - Spectogram view of a busy section and R2's chirping.
2:04:02 - SWMM Questionnaire

Things to Check Out:

envelope (music): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envelope_(music)
Sibelius Violin Concerto (Maxim Vengerov performance): https://youtu.be/YsbrRAgv1b4
Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/.

Cues:

8M2 "City In The Clouds"

Musical Themes:

11a. Han & Leia (A Section)
14. Boba Fett
12a. Yoda (A Section)
3. Force
something like 35) Cascading Trumpet Lines?
15b. Cloud City 2 (Trouble in Bespin)

Where are we in the soundtrack?:

"Imperial Starfleet Deployed/City in the Clouds"

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STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE:

1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like?

New answer: Space. Brass. Droids.
Solo season answer: Big octatonic brass
ANH season answer: Opera without words

2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about?

New answer: The creation of the sound effects/sound design. Can I recreate some of these sounds on my ARP 2600?
Solo season answer: The score for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
ANH season answer: Musical / orchestrational “filler” and sound effects/foley

3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars?

New answer: The Matrix by Don Davis, Bob's Burgers (series) composed by Loren Bouchard
New answer: Star Trek by Jerry Goldsmith, Wall-E by Thomas Newman
Previous answers: North by Northwest by Bernard Herrmann, Loki by Natalie Holt, Catch Me If You Can by John Williams

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Guest: Jeremy Sawruk

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jsawruk
Instagram: https://instagram.com/composer314
Solo 18: Powered By Thirds (Minutes 86-90 with Jeremy Sawruk) - https://youtu.be/LsNQj3D7DM0
ANH 16: Orchestration Wars (Minutes 76-80 with Jeremy Sawruk) - https://youtu.be/1owmn96ALVY

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