Discussion Music in Future Films

Give Alexandre Desplat another shot.

 

This.

 

I’m too lazy too look it up right now, but I’m sure I read that none of the trailers for the ST were composed by Williams; they were all done by someone else. I thought the trailers were great, although none of the music from them featured in the films. Whoever composed the music for them would get my vote.

 

I want the next SW film to have tons of throat singing in the soundtrack.

 

Throat singing is tired. Slide flutes are wired.

 

Nah, we need to go totally sci-fi retro with Theremin music.

 

A quartet comprised of musicians playing an alboka, a hurdy-gurdy, a theremin, and a Mellotron.

 

Film scores have undergone a fundamental sea-change - for the worse IMO. It's all about "background noise" over musical accompaniment. I really hope the next generation of SW composers don't shy away from strong melodies, leitmotifs and nuanced orchestration.

So far, I think John Powell's score for Solo is the best non-Williams SW score. He would be my pick for the next SW movie composer.

 

Couldn't disagree more. Film scores have gotten a lot better in the past few decades, in my view. More atmospheric and more in synch with the natural sounds of a film, and less bludgeony. Yes, they are less overtly manipulative and less heavy-handed (not as much THIS IS HOW YOU MUST FEEL RIGHT NOW AND THE SCRIPT AND ACTING AREN'T CARRYING THE WATER), but I think that's a good thing. I'm personally glad to be rid of the kind of schmaltzy overwrought scores that are a legacy of old Hollywood. And Powell's was the most like those scores, which is why I find it to be the worst of the Disney era. IMO, of course.

In this context, I'd go with composers like Goransson or Desplat for future SW scores. But really, it mostly depends on the kinds of stories being told, and what's most appropriate for those stories.

 

Yes, but Williams in his prime was an absolute master at infusing orchestral scores with subtly intimate themes that perfectly complement the scenes. When less talented composers try that, they mostly fail. That said, I think there’s a healthy balance. More ambient scores for the smaller stories and more orchestral for the larger, for example (though it need not be that simplistic a formula).

 

I hadn't heard of him until recently, but having heard Bear McCreary's work on the Rings of Power soundtrack, I think he'd be a good choice for a future film.

 

I hope Michael Giacchino gets more SW work. His score for Buzz Lightyear is a good one.

 

Agree 100%. His RO score is by favourite non-JW score for SW. One just needs to compare it against Kenobi or Mando score to notice the difference.

 

For me, Star Wars music means Johnny Williams. He is the master with whom all others compare. Duel of the Fates, and the entire soundtrack of TPM was a masterpiece that set the bar. No one else will ever come close. When JW retires from composing music for Star Wars, his themes will continue in the orchestrations of the soundtracks of many future Star Wars films. There are other excellent composers and orchestrators that have worked on SW projects in film and TV, but none compare to JW. He will always be the master.

 

This morning I read a couple of articles about what Thomas Bangalter, formerly of Daft Punk, has been up to..... he scored an orchestral album, titled Mythologies. I'm curious to see if he'll be doing more of this, particularly in regards to film scoring.
The articles are on Pitchfork's site, as well as NPR.
I pre-ordered the 2-CD set, which is set to release on June 9th.
In the meantime, I've been listening to the album via YouTube, and I like what I hear.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l1Qd_5976pXKv8r9cW-pVV7hkGiSb1kEI
Bonus video:

Spoiler

 

He will almost certainly get at least one of the movies/trilogies.

 

I'd be cool with if he directed a SW movie too. His work on Werewolf By Night was really good.

 

Listening to Thomas Bangalter's "Mythologies", I would love to see music like that in Mangold's "Dawn of the Jedi".

I saw Bangalter for DOTJ, Giacchino for the Rey/Finn movies, and Goransson for the Filoni movie.