(I misread your post the first time)
Valid point, but I would like to hear what people think. I think the silence works better when Vader is actually hunting him later on.See for yourself how you feel (clip below this post)
I agree, I’m currently attempting to completely cut out the music in this scene. I think removing much of the soundtrack (similarly to how Luke vs. Vader in ESB was absent of a score) in their scuffle here will increase the tension and drive home the horror vibe they’re already leaning into.
I’m experimenting with moving some of the dialogue around between them as well and think there is potential there. For example, Obi doesn’t ask “What have you become?” until closer to the second time we cut back to them. I also synced up Vader’s reply with his one-handed strikes (“I…Am…What you made me”) and I’m really liking how it turned out but will need to sit on it a bit longer to know for sure.