A lot of thoughts RL, and it seems we’re on a similar wavelength about the Leia scene. I actually helped Sherlock with his version of this scene a while back. My version is quite a bit lighter on the Leia dialogue, and a big difference is that Kylo’s wounding is what brings her into the scene, which I think is important as a way to emphasize that Rey’s actions have led to Leia’s death.
https://mega.nz/folder/aQcRgLrR#YHPDi5zV2VSgLIqTr0SFjg
Here’s the folder link again, I’ve updated it with a V9 of the scene, re-editing the shot progression slightly. I took another look at the music in particular in order to clean it up. Now the silence when Kylo is stabbed leads directly into the Leia theme, and then smoothly into the sad theme when Rey realizes that Leia is going to die. This then leads directly into the Force healing theme and the rest. For all of this I really didn’t need to rebuild audio, which is nice, it all really plays like that in the theatrical version.
I also cut the brief medallion closeup, since it feels genuinely distracting to me. It’s still visible when Leia lies down, but at least now I can focus on the drama of the scene.