ImperialFighter, your idea works very well and feels very natural. I’m cutting from Finn and Rey turning to start running from the exploding building to the dogfight in space. Cutting back from the shot of the distant oscillator explosion to Finn and Rey again works very well!
I think it’s still better to cut from the saber duel to the X-wings descending toward the trench; cutting back to them in space still talking about the oscillator doesn’t feel right to me.
Thanks for the input!

I’ve gone in and removed the shot of the red planet-destroying beam passing the Star Destroyer, and the music feels much less cut-up as a result. If you’re already familiar with the score, the current version shouldn’t feel like it has been tampered with, just that you don’t hear the whole thing.

The technical hurdles to finishing this are diminishing rapidly. We can discuss whether this project really works all that well, but I do want to finish it and put it out there. Just need a few FX shots (TIEs coming toward Maz’s castle, and demasking Ren), and I think we’re just about there.