Star Wars Music Minute

ESB 12: Horror With a Punchline (Minutes 56-60 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska)


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Suzen Tekla Kruglnska returns to the show to discuss the humorous horror and philosophical twists in The Empire Strikes Back minutes 56-60! We talk about Kubrick musical connections, Yoda's necklace/instrument, mynock sound design, and the visceral extended techniques used to elicit fear.

Timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Hello there!
  • 5:36 - Connections to The Shining and The Muppet Show.
  • 10:00 - Zigzagging between different themes.
  • 13:35 - Yoda's scored monologue.
  • 19:07 - Dotted rhythm in Yoda's B section.
  • 23:10 - Philosophical twist.
  • 25:48 - Dovetailing.
  • 30:04 - Injection of dark side.
  • 33:43 - Yoda's musical necklace.
  • 38:13 - Eek! Mynock jump scare!
  • 45:12 - Start of cue 6M3 This Is Not a Cave.
  • 51:21 - Visceral horror music techniques.
  • 58:09 - End of The Shining.
  • 1:06:58 - Ben Burtt's Mynock sound design.
  • 1:18:03 - SWMM Questionnaire
  • Things to Check Out:

    • Dominic Sewell Music's analysis of cue 6M3 This Is Not A Cave is excellent! - https://youtu.be/AhKNHh9icxQ
  • Dotted note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotted_note
  • The Shining soundtrack cued to Jack in the maze scene - https://youtube.com/watch?v=DbtGtE5DssY&t=3379
  • Yoda's necklace - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Blissl
  • Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/.
  • Solo 22: Herrmann Over Jaws (Minutes 106-110 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska) https://youtu.be/AMKgA3L7Psw 
  • Cues:

    • 6M2 "Yoda's Teaching"
  • 6M3 "This Is Not A Cave"
  • Musical Themes:

    • 3. Force
  • 1a. Main Theme (A Section)
  • 12b. Yoda (B Section)
  • 12a. Yoda (A Section)
  • Where are we in the soundtrack?:

    • "Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave"

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    STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE:

    1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like?

    • New answer: Triumph. Threat. Enchantment.
  • Solo season answer: Droids. Flight. Pew.
  • 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about?

    • New answer: What did John Williams find most difficult to write?
  • Solo season answer: How do they come up with the sound of alien languages?
  • 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars?

    • New answer: Andor, Don't Look Up, and Moonlight (composed by Nicholas Britell)
  • Solo season answer: Rosemary's Baby (composed by Krzysztof Komeda)
  • ---------------

    Guest: Suzen Tekla Kruglnska

    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/skruglnska
  • The Comedy Film Funnel (podcast with Joe Dator) - https://www.podash.com/podcast/5346477/
  • The Shining 2:37 (podcast) - https://theshining237.com
  • Rosemary's Baby 6:66 (podcast) - https://theshining237.com/rosemarys-baby-666-episode-list/
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