![]() ![]() ![]() Having not seen the film I can only speculate as to what this new theme may represent, but what I can say is that it is an absolute joy to listen to. Light and rather uplifting strings open the piece, introducing the new motif in a graceful and very elegant manner. Ren’s motif then briefly appears again in a slightly more subdued state before the album moves on into The Rise Of Skywalker, where the first of the score’s new themes makes its debut. Intense drums then take over at about the halfway mark to give a reprise of Kylo Ren’s theme a particularly imposing entrance, before curiously the Imperial March then arrives to (in a similar manner to Fanfare) completely cement this particular cue in Sith territory. The pace is then kicked up considerably for Journey To Exegol, with frantic brass and loud percussion taking the forefront for much of the track’s opening minute. Darkness then fully envelopes the track with deep, threatening brass and almost horror-like rapid strings, and just when you think the music couldn’t get any more villainous the Emperor’s theme from the original trilogy then arrives in typically (for him) malevolent form, playing through fairly briefly to then close out the cue. It doesn’t take long though before themes then start to make appearances, with a curiously pensive Kylo Ren’s motif then playing through quite lightly on brass. As the iconic theme fades away we’re then greeted with a touch of ominousity as loud brass accompanied by some very in-your-face backing drums arrive. It’s curious that Williams opted to record a new version of this for the final film rather than simply use The Force Awakens’ one for the third time, but Rise’s sounds absolutely stunning so I’m definitely not complaining. The album begins with Fanfare And Prologue, opening the score with a brand new and rather fantastic-sounding rendition of the main Star Wars theme. So, with that out of the way, let’s dive right in. ![]() There will be no direct film spoilers in this review, though of course the score itself may present some through its use of themes or tone, so please bear this in mind before reading on. The wait has been insufferable, the anticipation positively stratospheric, but finally the ninth entry in John Williams’ Star Wars soundtrack saga is here. John Williams’ score for The Rise Of Skywalker is quite simply the perfect musical conclusion to the Star Wars saga. ![]()
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