Is anyone else bothered by the overuse of The Force Theme and other familiar pieces of music in Rebels? I've only just started getting into it and overall I'm impressed and surprised at how close it comes to evoking the atmosphere and appeal of the OT. A big part of that is the music of course. But it seems that themes that would be used for pivotal or poignant moments in the films are thrown into every episode to punctuate just about anything that could use a nice bit of music. It seems like the Force Theme pops up just about every time someone uses the force. In and of itself I don't hate it, but I worry that in the run up to TFA it might be diluting the effect and poignancy of the moments these pieces of music make their grand returns.
I must agree with how I feel it can be overused. In the saga itself, it's really only used in key moments regarding the Force that advance the story either literally or thematically, and that's what makes it special. To fling it out every time someone so much as lifts a pebble with the Force makes it meaningless
I wouldn't mind it if they used familar pieces for scenes related to the music, like in TCW. Eg. the walker music from ESB in the walker scene in Rebel's Resolve. I don't like it when they put random music wherever they feel like it. Eg. the music from when Rune and Nute are arrested in TPM plays at the end of Fighter Flight. There's no linking there whatsoever!
I love the use of the themes it's the timing of usage that is sometimes jarring. Rebels feels nothing like the OT for all their heavy-handedness. It's a shame.
It seems like the Star Wars animated shows have yet to hit their groove when it comes to musical continuity. The Clone Wars didn't reference the previous themes nearly enough and Rebels referenced them to the point of nausea. It doesn't help that Kiner's original material is completely forgettable, especially when compared with the robust memorability of the previous themes. It's too bad they couldn't bring in a composer with a better track record like Mark Griskey for the series.
