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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Score Recording is Finally Complete
According to a tweet by one of the technicians working at the scoring sessions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the final day of recording of the score took place on Saturday, November 14. Director J.J. Abrams had mentioned in…
‘The Force Awakens’ Soundtrack Album: Official Artwork
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J.J. Abrams on Working with John Williams
J.J. Abrams talked about working with John Williams in an interview for WIRED that will be part of the magazine’s next issue. Here’s the full Williams-related excerpt: “Oh my god! First of all, forget his talent and his achievement. As…
Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 1: The Force Theme
As a way of celebrating the Star Wars saga in honor of the upcoming Episode VII, JWFan member Mark Richards has begun a series of six posts on his blog that will analyze one prominent theme from each of the…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ – Official TV Spot #1
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Japanese Trailer
A new, Japanese trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted on Friday, including plenty of new footage that hadn’t been shown in earlier trailers and teasers. Although the trailer features new renditions of the Force Theme, none of the…
‘E.T.’ Screenwriter Melissa Mathison Dead at 65
Melissa Mathison, who was Oscar-nominated for original screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and The BFG, died Wednesday at UCLA Medical Center of neuroendrocrine cancer, her brother Dirk Mathison said. She was 65. – Full article at Variety Discuss…
‘The Force Awakens’ Trailers – Musical Analysis
Long-time JWFan contributor Frank Lehman writes about the music in the three trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a special article for the American Musicology Society: “While the manipulation (and manipulativeness) of themes in these trailers tugs the listeners…
Complete Cue Lists Page Update
New Cue Lists for The Poseidon Adventure, Family Plot, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman – The Movie, The Accidental Tourist, Far and Away, Seven Years in Tibet, The Patriot, and Munich have been added to our Score Analyses…
‘Star Wars Musical’ Sequel – Crowdfunding Campaign
For Immediate Release DISNEY BECOMES ONE WITH THE FORCE Disney Musical Parody of Star Wars Excites Fans Imagine going on a magic carpet ride with Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi – or fighting Stormtroopers alongside Mulan. The Star Wars Musical…
Actor Confirms Character Theme in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Actor John Boyega, who attended the last recording session for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, confirmed in a recent interview that John Williams has composed a theme for his character in the film. Watch the video below: Discuss this topic…