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General Kenobi
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Registered: Dec '98

Date Posted: 6/5/05 9:09am Subject: What is your favorite Force Theme cue? - Date Edited: 7/3/08 4:59pm (3 edits total) Edited By: General Kenobi

From the films. Any new voters?

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General Kenobi
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Registered: Dec '98

Date Posted: 6/5/05 9:12am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue? - Date Edited: 12/31/05 3:08pm (3 edits total) Edited By: General Kenobi

Here's a new poll that covers the entire saga. Apologies if your favorite pre-ROTS cue is no longer on the poll. I dropped the four choices from the old poll that only got one or two votes. I was surprised that some of those amazing cues didn't get more votes.

Anyhow, I've added the cues from the opening scene of ROTS (militaristic statement as Obi-Wan and Anakin fly into battle), "The Tide Turns" (which is tracked into ROTS as Anakin is landing the Invisible Hand in addition to its TPM use), "Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan" (the dual force-push), and the "funeral" rendition in "Padme's Destiny" (similar to "The Funeral Of Qui-Gon"). I left off "A New Hope" because that beautiful french horn basically reprises "Binary Sunset".

For the many other wonderful choices...

The Force Theme Archive

A New Hope (SE)
Leia programs R2 [Imperial Attack, 2:21]
Binary Sunset [Binary Sunset, 2:21]
"He's nowhere in sight." [Binary Sunset, 3:27]
"Come here my little friend." [Attack Of The Sand People, 2:47]
"Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time." [Tales Of A Jedi Knight, 0:09]
"The Force is what gives a Jedi his power." [Learn About The Force, 2:11]
"Learn about the Force, Luke." [Learn About The Force, 3:53]
"Wait, Luke, it's too dangerous!" [Burning Homestead, 0:58]
Luke finds Owen & Beru's bodies [Burning Homestead, 1:30]
"I want to come with you to Alderaan." [Mos Eisley Spaceport, 0:31]
"Move along, move along." [Mos Eisley Spaceport, 1:53]
"Chewie, get us outta here!"[The Millennium Falcon, 1:54]
"Looks like an Imperial cruiser." [Imperial Cruiser Pursuit, 2:16]
"This is ridiculous." [The Death Star/The Stormtroopers, 1:46]
Obi-Wan's death [Ben Kenobi's Death, 0:00]
"I can't believe he's gone." [TIE Fighter Attack, 1:01]
"I'm gonna cut across the axis and try and draw their fire."[The Battle Of Yavin: X-wings Draw Fire, 1:11]
"This is Red Five, I'm going in." [The Battle Of Yavin: X-wings Draw Fire, 1:31]
"Watch your back Luke, watch your back." [The Battle Of Yavin: X-wings Draw Fire, 3:40]
"I can't shake him." [The Battle Of Yavin: X-wings Draw Fire, 4:02]
"Use the Force, Luke." [The Battle Of Yavin: Use The Force, 6:49]
Medal Ceremony [The Throne Room, 0:17]

The Empire Strikes Back (SE)
Luke gets his lightsaber [The Wampa's Lair, 1:07]
"You will go to the Dagobah system." [Vision of Obi-Wan, 4:52]
"Begin retreat. Fall Back." [The Battle Of Hoth: Beneath The AT-AT, 10:21]
"Much anger in him. Like his father." [Jedi Master Revealed, 0:09]
"He is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training." [Jedi Master Revealed, 1:27]
"I'm not afraid." [Jedi Master Revealed, 1:52]
*not used in film [The Training Of A Jedi Knight, 1:06]
"For my ally is the Force." [Yoda And The Force, 0:58]
"Through the Force, things you will see..." [City In The Clouds, 2:23]
"Even Yoda cannot see their fate." [Lando's Palace, 1:42]
"And I'll return. I promise." [Lando's Palace, 3:17]
*not used in film [Departure Of Boba Fett, 10:58]
"Leia, hear me... Leia." [Rescue From Cloud City, 3:21]
"I'll meet you at the rendezvous point on Tatooine." [The Rebel Fleet, 0:03]

Return Of The Jedi
The rancor picks up Luke [The Den Of The Rancor, 5:18]
"Strong am I with the Force, but not that strong." [The Death Of Yoda, 2:52]
"Your father he is." [The Death Of Yoda, 4:33]
"Luke, the Force runs strong in your family." [The Death Of Yoda, 6:15]
*not used in film [Obi-Wan's Revelation, 8:57]
*not used in film [Obi-Wan's Revelation, 9:45]
"Vader's on that ship." [Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor, 2:03]
"I'm endagering the mission." [Shuttle Tydirium Approaches Endor, 2:41]
Luke levitates C3PO [The Levitation, 0:19]
3PO tells of Obi-Wan/Vader duel [Threepio's Bedtime Story, 1:56]
"Leia, do you remember your mother--your real mother?" [Brother And Sister, 0:29]
"You're wrong, Leia. You have that power too." [Brother And Sister, 4:50]
"Obi-Wan has taught you well." [Battle Of Endor II: The Duel Begins, 1:20]
"There is no conflict." [Battle Of Endor II: The Duel Begins, 2:16]
"I am a Jedi." [Battle Of Endor II: The Dark Side Beckons, 6:31]
Vader lifts the Emperor [Battle Of Endor II: The Emperor's Death, 9:09]
*not used in film [Light Of The Force, 1:19]
Luke lights Vader's funeral pyre [Light Of The Force, 2:13]

The Phantom Menace (UE)
Qui-Gon melts the blast doors [Fighting The Destroyer Doids, 1:03]
"The Force in unusually strong with him." [Shmi And Qui-Gon Talk, 1:38]
"Feel, don't think." [Qui-Gon's Pep Talk, 0:35]
"Don't look back." [Anakin Is Free, 4:48]
"Fear is the path to the dark side." [Anakin's Test, 1:16]
"May the Force be with you." [Qui-Gon's Mission, 1:35]
"Now this is pod-racing." [The Tide Turns, 0:57]
Obi-Wan senses Qui-Gon's lightsaber [The Death Of Darth Maul, 1:51]
"What will happen to me now?" [Funeral Of Qui-Gon, 0:26]

Attack Of The Clones
Anakin and Padme depart for Naboo [Departing Coruscant, 0:49]
"Dangerous and disturbing this puzzle is." [Yoda And The Younglings, 3:10]
Anakin and Padme decide to go to Tatooine to help Shmi [unreleased]
"Anakin." "I won't be long." [Return To Tatooine, 3:10]
Anakin battles Geonosians on the conveyor belt [Confrontation With Count Dooku And Finale, 0:09]
Anakin Force-throws droid parts at Geonosians [unreleased]
"She would do her duty." [Love Pledge And The Arena, 7:40]

Revenge Of The Sith
Obi-Wan and Anakin fly into space battle [Star Wars And The Revenge Of The Sith, 1:38]
* not used in film [Grievous and the Droids, 3:13]
Anakin pilots the Invisible Hand through the Coruscant atmosphere [tracked from The Tide Turns, 0:57]
"Mourn them, do not" [Anakin's Dream, 3:31]
"Good relations with the Wookiees, I have." [Palpatine's Teachings, 2:59]
Obi-Wan leaves for Utapau [unreleased]
Obi-Wan arrives at Utapau [unreleased]
Obi-Wan riding Boga [General Grievous, 0:38]
Anakin jumps in an airspeeder [unreleased]
Anakin pleads with Mace to spare Palpatine [unreleased]
Yoda finishes killing clone troopers [Enter Lord Vader, 3:44]
Obi-Wan/Anakin force push [Anakin vs. Obi-Wan, 3:21]
"I have failed you, Anakin." [Battle Of The Heroes, 1:56]
Obi-Wan arrives at Polis Massa [unreleased]
Padmé dies [The Birth Of The Twins And Padmé's Destiny, 1:54]
Vader's rage [The Birth Of The Twins And Padmé's Destiny, 2:53]
"To Tatooine, to his family send him." [unreleased]
"Training I have for you." [unreleased]
Star Destroyer bridge [unreleased]
Arrival at Alderaan [unreleased]
Obi-Wan gives Luke to Beru [A New Hope and End Credits, 0:51]
* not used in film [A New Hope and End Credits, 6:43]

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The-Tennis-Ball-Kid
Registered: Sep '04

Date Posted: 6/5/05 9:20am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

Had you already posted this?

Losing A Hand(Rescue From Cloud City) for me. Though Anakin Is Free is a very close second....

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General Kenobi
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Date Posted: 6/5/05 9:26am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

Yes, I did, but I realized that I had left out "Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan" from the choices. tongue

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Indiana_Fett
Registered: Dec '04

Date Posted: 6/5/05 9:46am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

I like the militaristic Force theme in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith.

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Cerrabore
Registered: Jan '04

Date Posted: 6/5/05 10:46am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue? - Date Edited: 6/5/05 10:59am (1 edits total) Edited By: Cerrabore

Where's "Goodbye Old Friend"?

EDIT: I finally realized how great "Binary Sunset" is. Voted.

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Strilo
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Registered: Aug '01

Date Posted: 6/5/05 11:15am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

Binary Sunset and Light of the Force are the same too...

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Sithman
Registered: Jul '99

Date Posted: 6/5/05 12:53pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

For me, it is The Throne Room. It's one of the best statements of any Star Wars theme, in my opinion.

Nothing tops that upbeat, militaristic, bombastic, brassy Force Theme with those pounding, offbeat string notes! grin

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General Kenobi
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Date Posted: 6/5/05 4:31pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue? - Date Edited: 6/5/05 4:37pm (1 edits total) Edited By: General Kenobi

Well, "Binary Sunset" and "Light Of The Force" are musically very similar, but very different in the context of their place heard in the saga. The new cue in "A New Hope" has Luke in the same setting as eighteen years later...

And enough people distinguished between these two cues in the last poll that I felt it was worth keeping both on the new poll.

And even though I probably listen to "The Throne Room" more than "Binary Sunset", I put it second. Probably because I love the sentimental quality of the Force Theme. But there are so many great Force Theme cues, it would be almost impossible for me to make a top ten list. The opening of "Revenge Of The Sith" is right up there.

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TheBoogieMan
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Registered: Nov '01

Date Posted: 6/5/05 5:45pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

"Binary Sunset".

But I still love Attack of the sandpeople, as I said in the other thread... c'mon, it's the first time we meet Obi-Wan. Didn't it give you shivers when used in the ROTS teaser?

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General Kenobi
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Date Posted: 6/5/05 5:54pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

It gave me even bigger goosebumps when it was used in the TPM teaser!

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GreenWrinklyYoda
Registered: Jun '02

Date Posted: 6/5/05 8:40pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

I love Binary Sunset and militaristic Revenge of the Sith, but I chose Padme's Destiny. I guess it just resonated more with me

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outrider462004
Registered: Oct '04

Date Posted: 6/5/05 8:42pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

I don't know if I can vote. This is a hard one.

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Boba_Phat
Registered: Dec '00

Date Posted: 6/5/05 10:26pm Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

It has to be the binary sunset scene. Whenever I think about this theme that scene is what comes to mind.

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MatthewZ
Registered: Sep '03

Date Posted: 6/6/05 8:02am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

I voted for Throne Room.

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jadailyTCU
Registered: Apr '05

Date Posted: 6/6/05 9:46am Subject: RE: What is your favorite Force Theme cue?

I love the action Force Theme cues from The Tide Turns, The Arena ("She would do her duty") and The Revenge of the Sith. And for me, there are few things as stirring as the three times (AotC, RotS, ANH) that we hear Binary Sunset. But Light of the Force carries the most power, in my opinion.

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