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Earl

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#967268
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Ranking the Star Wars Soundtracks
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My list:

  1. Tie between ESB+ROTJ
  2. ROTS
  3. ANH
  4. Shadows of the Empire (Not a movie score, but whatever)
  5. TPM
  6. TFA
  7. AOTC

ESB/ROTJ:
I watched ESB and Jedi the most as a kid, so I picked up more favourite pieces this way and they stuck with me the best. My favourites from ESB are Battle of Hoth, Attacking a Star Destroyer, Yoda and the Force, Leia/Han’s theme, Boba Fett’s Theme, that-one-choir-bit-as-they-enter-Cloud-City and Clash of The Lightsabers. ROTJ mostly reused older pieces but I do enjoy Den of The Rancor, Sail Barge Assault (and it’s alt version), Emperor’s theme, Farther and Son, Battle of Endor 1-3 (specifically A Jedi’s Fury) and Victory Celebration.

ROTS:
What do I need to say? It’s an all around amazing soundtrack, not as memorable as ESB or ROTJ but still damn good. Favouite piece is Battle of the Heroes (who would’ve guessed) but Goodbye Old Friend is a close second (Battlefront 2 feels).

ANH:
No need for explanation really, it’s the daddy of them all, it stands the test of time. Has some atmospheric, emotional, fast paced and all around exciting pieces. But once you really start to get into classical music and listen to composers like Holst, Tchailkovsky and Korngold then some of the original magic is lost. Favourite pieces are Imperial Attack, Leia’s theme, the Stormtrooper motif, Detention Block Ambush, Shootout in the Cellbay (so underrated) and Battle of Yavin.

Shadows:
A soundtrack for a book, I guess they really didn’t have anything better to do until TPM came out. Mcneely nails the John Williams feel, his version of the main theme is easily my favourite. However, while the pieces themselves are good, they simply aren’t as memorable as the ones we’re most familiar with. Often in these tracks there are long, quiet, barely audible periods of score with nothing interesting about them. But even then, these are almost forgivable since The Destruction of Xizor’s Palace just might be my favourite SW composition ever, everything else in this soundtrack just sorta pales in comparison.

TPM:
I honestly find this soundtrack kinda overrated, sure Duel of Fates is a great piece but now it’s become incredibly overplayed like Imperial March. Battle of the Heroes was just an all around better piece in my opinion. There also wasn’t that much I liked in this soundtrack anyway, besides the Trade Federation March, Flag Parade, The Tide Turns and Augie’s Municipal Band.

TFA:
I’m mixed on this movie as a whole, but I ultimately found the soundtrack the most disappointing aspect of the movie. Rey’s Theme, Kylo’s theme, March of the Resistance and Jedi Steps all stuck with me after I left the theater, everything else was just… there.

AOTC:
Across the Stars.
That’s literally it.

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#966557
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Dat_SW_Guy said:

One thing that bugs me in ROTJ is that, before the shot of Han and Lando talking about the Falcon, we get a clear view of the rebel hangar. And the matte painting during this specific shot shows the falcon on a raised floor while the shuttle clearly does not block the walkway between raised floor and the now lowered floor, Notice that the the Falcon is too close to the edge and a metal fence (or framework) is seen between the Falcon and the said lowered floor, no light is seen outside the right side of the ship. But the following shots does not show any raised floor or metal framework that exists and the floor is completely flat, Plus there are light sources, and the shuttle? It is now blocking the imaginary floor, but then, Poof! A bunch of boxes (objects) appear next to the shuttle. that was not previously seen in the pandown. So its just the rebel hangar changes between shots, But its just a matte painting, but since Adywan is a continuity Nazi, I think this can be his ultimate challenge.

Wrong thread. But on the topic of matte paintings, there actually was an alternate take of the hanger scene with the blue screen/painting that everyone hates. In the alternate take, there is only one short shot of Lando and Han infront of the obvious blue screen. In the final film however, there are more shots and they go on for far too long making the blue screen/matte painting stick out more obviously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=651zrArouT0

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#964794
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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ray_afraid said:

Isn’t the hole bigger because Luke just crashed through it? I guess you’re saying it’s suddenly that big before he goes out…
It would be cool to see Luke smash through!

That’s about it, the hole becomes bigger even before he gets flung out. I guess adjusting the window would’ve been easier than training Mark’s stunt double to smash through it.

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#964618
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Earl said:

Curious, has Ady fixed the problem with the window Luke gets sucked out of? The window suddenly changed the size of it’s hole in between shots without a reason. Sorry for the difference in quality, these were the only pics I could find on short notice.


@Ray

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#964543
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Curious, has Ady fixed the problem with the window Luke gets sucked out of? The window suddenly changed the size of it’s hole in between shots without a reason. Sorry for the difference in quality, these were the only pics I could find on short notice.


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#964074
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Random Thoughts
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This thread went from Catwoman’s boobs to representation of women and shit and then to grapes.

grape
ɡreɪp/
noun

a berry (typically green, purple, or black) growing in clusters on a grapevine, eaten as fruit and used in making wine.
synonyms: berry, vine fruit
“a bunch of grapes”

short for grapeshot.

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