Ahsoka in the Jedi Temple - How to write convincing Star Wars music

Probably the beginning of a new series. I've tried doing bite sized clips but there's just too much to talk about! Here's the original clip    • Clone Wars Scene Jedi Temple SE02 E01 mock up   Progressive Movement / Energy / Progression getting louder, faster, short note values, wide leaps, upwards movement, forward momentum, tension chords etc Recessive Movement / Recession getting quieter, slower, long note values, less wide leaps and downwards movement, receding momentum, non tension chords, space etc The Musical Experience is Sound - Ideas - Time and Technique (Paynter) -CONTENTS- 00:00 New Intro 01:00 How I approach melody (applies to all melody) 01:30 Progressive vs Recessive movement 03:10 John Paynter - Sound and Structure 04:30 Wide leap or significant interval melody composition 05:30 macro and micro levels of energy flow (prog vs recess) 10:30 comparing wide interval technique with E.T. 10:50 progressive movement is followed by recessive but there is symmetry and repetition (and three different note values) 11:30 Why Rogue One is less satisfying. 12:30 Interval widening technique 13:50 Kevin Kiner Melody and adapting it - you need balance, prog vs recess, 3 note values and repetition 14:50 the 'problem' with dotted rhythms 16:30 my Anakin Theme treatment - reharmonised and off-beat splosh (pizz) 17:30 pedal tones in melody and augmented intervals, 18:40 judgement calls with progression vs recession 19:15 Chronology of cue and underscoring the drama/pic 20:50 pre-composition a) Listening b) Get into the scene c) Experiment with common JW chord types 21:42 augmented harmony and/or Hungarian minor - choose voicing 22:40 Blended technique - violas with synth; harp with vibes, synth w/ strgs 23:15 4-18 chord type 23:30 the problem with the join 25:50 4-20 chord minor chord with b6 as accompaniment to Ahsoka theme (Hungarian Minor) 26:45 High Pedal b6 - 5 and sense of space 27:50 mM7 chord and other harmonic considerations 29:20 Differentiated orchestration - unison strings ( a device), harmony in brass, bass is the bass! 30:32 Harmony in brass - dyads lead to sus 5 note chord 32:00 The problem with Anakin's theme in this era 33:30 minor triads planing followed repeated lower minor triads planing w/ pedals (another device) 34:00 Anakin's theme and changed chord inversion 34:50 a gesture saying Mace is a bit scary! 35:30 how to write the right sort of music - by using your FEELINGS 36:00 ramp up using unison strings, harmonic tensions in brass, woodwinds play what trumpets might have had 38:50 harmony in Horns - rubs (alpha chord, m chord with b6) over V pedal 41:20 I meant 8ve too low! Was this helpful? Am never quite sure! If you would like to support my work please do by clicking subscribe and or joining my patreon at   / dominicsewellmusic