darth vader's motif
Of the many leitmotifs John Williams gave us in Star Wars, the most dastardly is the famous Darth Vader theme. You know, the low brass figure that everyone can sing: bomm bomm bomm, bomm ba-bomm, bomm ba-bomm.
You remember in the first movie, now called Episode Four, when Darth first appears, and the trombones and tubas and tympani pound away at that music? Hoo-hoo-hoo-ha-haaaaa, sends a shiver up your spine. Right? Except that theme doesn't play there.
Ah yes, it doesn't come in till the scene when he strangles that guy. Right? Nope. Well, it's one of the dominant themes in the movie, right? Nope.
Well it is in the movie at some point. Right? Um, nope.
Nope, not in there.
Is this true? Am I going crazy? Does the evil empire music not show up till the second movie? Interesting. Maybe Lucas should have had Williams go back and put it in the first one when he was revamping the effects. That low brass line is one of the four best special effects in the whole series.
You remember in the first movie, now called Episode Four, when Darth first appears, and the trombones and tubas and tympani pound away at that music? Hoo-hoo-hoo-ha-haaaaa, sends a shiver up your spine. Right? Except that theme doesn't play there.
Ah yes, it doesn't come in till the scene when he strangles that guy. Right? Nope. Well, it's one of the dominant themes in the movie, right? Nope.
Well it is in the movie at some point. Right? Um, nope.
Nope, not in there.
Is this true? Am I going crazy? Does the evil empire music not show up till the second movie? Interesting. Maybe Lucas should have had Williams go back and put it in the first one when he was revamping the effects. That low brass line is one of the four best special effects in the whole series.
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