A Field Guide to the Musical Leitmotifs of ‘Star Wars’

Alex Ross, writing for The New Yorker: Scholars like Lehman are exulting in “The Last Jedi” because the score is full of such echt-leitmotivic moments. Williams manipulates his library of themes with extreme dexterity, often touching on a familiar motif for just a couple of bars. (Spoilers loom ahead.) In early scenes set at a […]

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