TROS 10: Dialogue Is the Melody (Minutes 46-50 with Camila Quiñones)
Star Wars Music Minute - A podcast by Chrysanthe Tan - Mondays
John Williams has a cameo in this set of minutes! Also in minutes 46-50 of The Rise of Skywalker, the gang lands on Kijimi, we meet Zorii Bliss and Babu Frik, and we learn more about the droid hacking thing that'll get C-3PO to translate the Sith inscription. Camila Quiñones returns to the show to talk about the sound-forward worldbuilding of Kijimi, musicality in Star Wars dialogue, anchoring and more! Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 9:06 - Friendship theme into Rey's theme. Compassion and selflessness. 16:56 - Lack of music and emphasis on sound does a lot of world-building for Kijimi. Sanitizing effect of music. 22:40 - Music wants to be anchored to what (and who) is important in the story. 27:26 - Fast banter, musicality in the dialogue. 33:50 - Different dialects and speaking trends/styles in different decades of Star Wars. Polystylism. 42:41 - Thoughts on Poe as a character. Musical punctuation. 50:20 - Heroines of Star Wars (Rey, Padme, Leia) and their relationship to hope/idealism. 56:03 - Diegetic music in Oma Tres's bar. Cantina music in Star Wars. 1:02:26 - John Williams's cameo, behind-the-scenes, set decoration. 1:09:12 - C-3PO drives Camila nuts every single movie. 1:19:30 - Camila's final thoughts on TROS. 1:23:52 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: John Williams Cameo - Behind the Scenes - The Rise of Skywalker: https://youtu.be/vGc47-ncN70?si=YMsD6z0i09R0y3GU Alfred Schnittke's Concerto Grosso No. 1 (example of polystylism) - https://youtu.be/4RrLWema4tU?si=zbtTtQDUhVEhfgI- Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Musical Themes: 57. Friendship 45a. Rey A (Theme A-Phrase) 52a. Tension (Basic Motif) 59a. Psalm of the Sith (A Section) Diegetic Music: Kijimi Bar ("Oma's Place") Where are we in the soundtrack?: FYC 6. "To Kijimi" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New: Resilience. Youth. Legacy. Previous: Tragedy. Adventure. Wisdom. Majesty. Hope. Tragedy. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New: How do composers choose the instruments they use for their scores? Previous: How do the sound design and score elements come together? The difference between sound editing and sound mixing. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New: Pride and Prejudice (composed by Dario Marianelli) Previous: Succession (composed by Nicholas Britell) The Batman (composed by Michael Giacchino) --------------- Guest: Camila Quiñones Beings of the Galaxy podcast: https://beingsofthegalaxypod.buzzsprout.com/ ------------------ ⭐️ Join the Discord server by becoming a patron at any level! https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan Leave a voice message, and I might play it on the show... https://starwarsmusicminute.com/comlink Where else to find SWMM: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/652WVfMTLwJpVZ82i8uhFA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-music-minute/id1552988763 YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: [email protected] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin