I’d love to talk about music. That’s one thing I’m quite good at. I’ve composed a couple Bach-style Inventions (in Baroque style), as well as some other stuff, and I’ve arranged some music as well. Piano’s my main instrument, but I also play violin, euphonium, tuba, organ, and accordion. And I even play the radio.

So the good news is: I’m going to record a couple all-new music cues which will wind up in my edit. The biggest is a tuba cue I have written, which takes the 7-note motif recurring throughout the film, and develops it a bit. So I’ve written it, I’m going to record it, and it will go in the arena scene, when Count Dooku is first seen in that scene. I think that marks the first time that this has been done in a fan edit.

The Death Star motif during the appropriate discussion in the war room is a go.

So is the Imperial March when Obi-Wan surveys the clones.

Lapti-Nek, though, I’m not going to use because:

1. I don’t like the song
2. I don’t want to repeat material from ROTJ, because I’m making my edit specifically to be compatible with the OT.

I also don’t want really bouncy, light music in the nightclub; I want it to be reminiscent of Episode IV, but in the opposite style. Kind of dark and moody, slow swing music. I’m considering using Les Brown’s recording of “Moonlight in Vermont” for this.

However, there’s some kind of tense music by John Williams for a short period before Obi-Wan severs Zam’s limb, and I want that to remain intact, so as not to lose this tension. So, much to my surprise, there’s a point in the nightclub when several of the patrons clap (for no reason). Perfect! I’ll end the song a couple seconds before; therefore, they’re clapping because the song has finished! Then, enter dramatic music (the band is taking a temporary break).

Another option (but probably not one I’ll follow up on) is to record a nightclub-style version of “Across the Stars” on accordion, and put that in, as if it’s a popular song at the time. There are many, many options.