Category: Score Analyses

Analysis: New Themes in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

With The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams has brought his scoring of the nine-film Star Wars saga to a conclusion. As with each sequel in the saga, Williams added several new themes to the musical collection while recalling and building on…

Thesis on John Williams’ Composition and Orchestration

Characteristic principles of orchestration and composition of John Williams, by Tomáš Chren This thesis is mostly an analytical work of the composition of John Williams. Through analysis of mostly film music, I try to discover symptomatic and characteristic principles of…