Part one of this three-part podcast miniseries features a (very) brief history of our host's introduction to both Star Wars and John Williams, the way Star Wars has traditionally been scored (and how that approach was changed for the Last Jedi), the difference between a motif and a theme, the series' prior callbacks to its own legacy, and how John Williams' tends to interpret emotion through his music for the saga.

Episode I tracklisting: Yoda's Theme (Empire Strikes Back) Christmastime is Here (A Charlie Brown Christmas) - Vince Guaraldi Trio Inner City (Star Wars) Do They Know it's Christmas - Band Aid Into the Trap (Return of the Jedi) Ewok Celebration (Return of the Jedi) What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers The Throne Room and End Titles (Star Wars) Theme to Superman Main Title Main Title and Escape Beethoven's 5th Symphony Imperial Attack Krennic's Aspirations The Return Home/Burning Homestead The Ways of the Force The Ways of the Force (Film Version) Ben Kenobi's Death and TIE Fighter Attack/Here They Come The Battle of Crait Enter Lord Vader Finale 

Includes excerpts from Star Wars Oxygen w/ David W. Collins, Rian Johnson's appearance on Soundtracking with Edith Bowman, and from the BBC Documentary Star Wars: Music by John Williams 

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