Who else has noticed this? Here's the OG one: (1:40) Here's the ESB one that every movie after copied: (1:55) It's like the first couple of notes are played way too abruptly. Thoughts? Am I the only one annoyed by the change? I thought it was especially bad in Rogue One where the end credits started way abrupt.
Good catch. There definitely is a difference, especially with Rogue One, but it doesn't really bother me.
Considering that John Williams conducted everything after ANH through TFA, I don't think it's wrong. He clearly wanted to tweak it from how it was in the first film and as the original artist, that's his prerogative.
I have always had a slight problem with the transition from the Jedi Steps into the end title on TFA.
I've always thought it was supposed to be abrupt, yet still a transition, regardless of the mood and atmosphere of the final scene. The one in "Rogue One" clearly matched the pace of the stunning reveal.
If it was jarring, it was simply because "Rogue One" doesn't end with two minutes of no dialogue like the others. Also, it may have seemed jarring because we've seen the movie open differently and might not be expecting the traditional Star Wars closing credits pop up.
I've always felt the score cut at the iris out to the credits was jarring, and frankly kind of ruins the mood for me. IMO the only ones that work are ANH and AOTC (which I actually think works great). The worst IMO is ESB, and the mood at the end of ROTS is perfect, as is the score-but then it's cut without a break immediately to the credits theme, which is in an entirely different key which really just...takes me out of it. Even if they would've just ended that particular cue, had a split second break while irising out, and then starting anew after the pause with the end credits score, that would've been so much better IMO. But I suppose the sheer awesomeness of the rest of the score as a whole completely makes up for it in my mind!!
