ANH 13: Fantasy Pet

A NEW HOPE

Jan 17

In this episode, we discuss the Dejarik pieces (voiced Ben Burtt himself), TIE fighters (elephants + cars), Chewbacca (whose vocalizations match with the costume), and more from minutes 61-65 of Star Wars! Nani, Gus, and Moe from Triad Of The Force podcast join me.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Hello there!
0:03:22 - Listening to the opening clip
0:07:25 - Interactions with non-humans (wookiee, droid)
0:13:51 - Generic sci fi synth sounds vs. Star Wars
0:16:05 - Dejarik sound design (it's Ben Burtt making noises)
0:23:10 - Chewbacca love fest, how to interpret his language, subtitles vs no subtitles, Chewie sound design
0:29:27 - Foreshadowing human vs. computer chess fascination
0:35:45 - Artoo's dome rotation, underrated sound
0:41:03 - Lack of music brings a gravitas to the scene
0:51:35 - Analyzing Threepio's character
1:03:03 - Han Solo as a useful foil, vocalizes the audience's skepticism
1:12:16 - Listening to the Death Star conference room
1:16:20 - Darth Vader is a human with machine qualities; droids are machines with human qualities.
1:19:02 - The Empire is all about control, living in space, manufactured environments, ration bars, etc. Remember those dorm room designs from that made the news?
1:24:20 - Hilarious asteroid sounds (are they corny?)
1:33:37 - TIE fighter sound design
1:39:02 - "That's no moon..." dum dum duuum
1:46:01 - SWMM Questionnaire

Things Mentioned:

Suzy Rice designed the original Star Wars logo, but it went through a couple changes.
Anatomy of a Logo: STAR WARS - https://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2013/05/anatomy-of-logo-star-wars.html
Meaning & Music in Star Wars || Galactic Melodies (ft. Xanthe from Star Wars Music Minute) • S2|E24 - https://youtu.be/fLvG7-s6K64

Soundtrack: "Inner City"

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STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE:

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

Moe: Analog but magical
Gus: Beepbeep! (R2). Kshh-Paaa (Vader breathing). Grrrrrwwwwwrr! (Chewie)
Nani: James Earl Jones

2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about?

Moe: Max Rebo's Band
Gus: How all the sounds (especially from the original trilogy) were created.
Nani: The thought process, methods, and approaches to scoring new Star Wars media in the post-John Williams era.

3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars?

Moe: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (composed by Yugo Kanno)
Gus: Hook (composed by John Williams) and Fellowship of the Rings (composed by Howard Shore)
Nani: Atonement (composed Dario Marianelli)

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Triad of the Force: