Music and Sound Effects go hand in hand...

In the Star Wars saga, one of the things that has always impressed me is how well the music and sound effects go with each other, and with the events on screen for that matter.

In fact it's not just their fitting together that is good. I actually found an instance in ESB where a cue of music resembles a sound effect from another scene.

Cast your mind to when Luke flies to Dagobah. We hear this very fast rising and descending note and then it mellows out.
Then, in another scene (I think it's where Han and co are trying to leave Hoth), Han starts the Falcon's engine, and it makes a noise similar to that cue (and of course stops working), after which Chewie makes a roar.

That is a very eerie coincidence.

Anyway, this thread is also for sound effects and music working together. I think the duel between Luke and 'Vader' in the Dagobah cave is very good because the saber sounds complement the music.

Also, in Jabba's palace, during Luke's struggle with the Rancor, there is a very pompous music phrase, backed by some kind of laugh from Jabba, and a roar from the Rancor.

I think what I've just posted is quite odd. But try and make of it what you will and see if you can think of any other good music/sound moments.

 

I was just thinking of this sort of thing when I watched ANH the other day.
I know there's this one part with Ben that's like that.

 

Do you remember where/when/what it was?

 

You must remember that by '77 Classical scores had gone out the door in general. It wasn't until Jaws and SW that the classical score, and a well written score could add so much to the movie...

So the fact that the SW scores are well written is no surprise to the skill of John Williams

 

No, I'm not sure.

 

Watch Episode 1 and how the sound effects go with the music while they are fighting on the cat walk.

 

Yeah. For instance when Duel of the Fates goes into its pseudo-ending, the saber effects and red laser gates provide background sound in the silence.

 

This is an interesting topic that is also discussed here.