I still don’t understand what the hell the editors were trying to do with that awkward “Darth Vader’s Death” remix.
They could have just left that whole scene completely unscored until Kylo showed up and it would have worked better. Better silence than dragging out the Return of the Jedi 2CD set and chopping it up.
THIS.
I know I’ve said it multiple times, but JJ splicing in pre-existing music is horribly lazy.
Well, if it is the right music for the scene, why not? It’s not like Williams reserves each motif for the exact circumstance. Each one has multiple uses. And it isn’t the first time music has been reused. For the OT they recorded the opening titles for each film. They recorded it for TPM and TFA, but reused that recording for the other movies. They recycled some music for Jabba for ANH SE. They only recorded Dual of the fates once and then used pieces of it here and there. I think that particular choice is perfect for that location. Most of the scenes in there in ROTJ featured Darth Vader’s theme. That has a nice haunting quality fitting for a deserted and ruined location.
And I wonder if you feel the same about Stanley Kubrick?