Star Wars Music Minute Podcast
1) Hearing Death at the Movies: Dies Irae Deep Dive (with Alex Ludwig)
This episode is a deep dive into the Dies Irae musical motif and its evolution through film music. Here to talk about it is Dies Irae guru Alex Ludwig, who has just written a book about it! Hearing De...Show More
2) TROS 29: Rise of Skywalker Music and Sound Crew (Minutes 141-142)
We've reached the end of the The Rise of Skywalker (minutes 141-142)! In this season finale, Xanthe goes through the music and sound credits and explains how each role contributed to the production. W...Show More
3) TROS 28: Harmonic Secret Sauce (Minutes 136-140 with Dennis Hamm)
4) TROS 27: The Poetic Ending (Minutes 131-135 with Frank Lehman)
Music theorist and film musicologist Dr. Frank Lehman returns to the show to discuss the final scene of the film (minutes 131-135)--which includes his favorite cue from The Rise of Skywalker score! We...Show More
5) TROS 26: Nine-Part Symphony (Minutes 126-130 with Nathan Fontyn)
In minutes 126-130 of The Rise of Skywalker, Ben and Leia become one with the Force and beings across the galaxy celebrate their victory against the Sith Eternal. Joining me today is Nathan Fontyn (fr...Show More
6) TROS 25: Inverse Immolation Scene (Minutes 121-125 with Ender Smith)
The good guys win! Reylo kiss! Ben Solo dies! Minutes 121-125 of The Rise of Skywalker are packed with action, romance, and melty āsplody faces. Joining me today is Ender Smith (AKA AurekFonts), who t...Show More
7) TROS 24: Dubstep Lightning (Minutes 116-120 with James Waterman and Justin Scheid)
In minutes 116-120 of The Rise of Skywalker, Palpatine unleashes Force lightning on the Resistance fleet, Rey gets a boost from the voices of Jedi past, Sidious declares that he is all the Sith, and R...Show More
TROS 24: Dubstep Lightning (Minutes 116-120 with James Waterman and Justin Scheid)
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8) TROS 23: Mufasa Is Dead (Minutes 111-115 with Christina Ward)
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 Citizensā Fleet ready to join the fi...Show More
9) TROS 22: Good Boy Ben Theme (Minutes 106-110 with Samantha Tripp)
In minutes 106-110 of The Rise of Skywalker, Ben Solo arrives on the scene, bringing with him a new, redeemed musical theme! As J.J. Abrams puts it, we āmake the trip from Ren to Ben.ā Iām pleased to ...Show More
10) TROS 21: Palpatine's Home Turf (Minutes 101-105 with John Hoey)
In minutes 101-105 of The Rise of Skywalker, Finn has a Force feeling, Finn and Jannah ride obraks toward the Steadfast's navigation tower, and Rey approaches her grandfather on the Sith throne. John ...Show More