I know Star Wars is *waves hand an arc and shrugs* and the fandom is *big sigh* and [whatever applicable criticism of anything Star Wars related depending on your opinion] but my god sometimes you hear that musical fanfare and everything about it feels like the best thing in the world. - ThreadSky

madeley.bsky.social • 180 days ago

I know Star Wars is *waves hand an arc and shrugs* and the fandom is *big sigh* and [whatever applicable criticism of anything Star Wars related depending on your opinion] but my god sometimes you hear that musical fanfare and everything about it feels like the best thing in the world.

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boogiefan87.bsky.social•180 days ago

Rewatching Rebels right now and it's absolutely perfect.

simonpblake.bsky.social•180 days ago

So true. No amount of shit product or toxic "fandom" criticism thereof can change what it meant to me for the first... 20 years?

lotarous.bsky.social•180 days ago

"Musical fanfare" 🩵

Agree.

andrewaltenburg.bsky.social•180 days ago

yes. After all the blather, there is something magnificent about the whole thing that is wrapped up in that fanfare. For all its faults (and there are many) the good outweighs the bad.

robotclaw.info•180 days ago

I insist that the music has never been the bad part of anything Star Wars. At its worst it is unremarkable. At its best we get The Imperial March, The Force Theme, Duel of the Fates, The Mandalorian Theme, Unto Stone We Are, and much more.

andrewaltenburg.bsky.social•180 days ago

The Luke and Leia theme, the Han and Leia theme and the Rise of Skywalker theme (which I think is a Rey and Ben theme) are in my top ten favorites of all music. I don't know why, they just hit me the right way. And that Imperial March is one of the greatest orchestral pieces ever written.

thellamagod.bsky.social•180 days ago

Absolutely and always this. Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve watched the films (and it’s a few) when that fanfare kicks in it is indeed something else.

iamshuppie.bsky.social•180 days ago

Still enjoy just about everything Star Wars (except that toxic but of the "fandom"). New stuff, re-watches, audiobooks, podcasts. It's a great universe to explore

theyqueenprince.bsky.social•180 days ago

Engaging in Star Wars media and toys - usually a good time

Engaging in Star Wars Fandom, News, Corporate Stuff, etc. - always a bad time

diagonal.fish•180 days ago

John Williams remains the GOAT regardless of what Star Wars is or will be.

kerthulhu75.bsky.social•179 days ago

I suspect before too long we're going to have a term like 'honne and tatamae' but for the content we enjoy but never acknowledge lest the fandom notice us.. or others lump us in with the fandom.

'Guilty pleasure' doesn't do it for me.. close but not quite there.

pbp1366.bsky.social•178 days ago

Star Wars has become a business for outrage farmers.

transmorpherdds.bsky.social•180 days ago

I remember that most sci-fi at the time was given sound tracks meant to sound "futuristic", which ultimately just made them feel dated.

budsen.bsky.social•179 days ago

Yeah, but today its too often the imperial March

jamesotron.bsky.social•180 days ago

Even the ones that aren't good get you hyped at the start, John Williams can't be beaten.

tainkirrahe.bsky.social•180 days ago

equaloppdork.bsky.social•179 days ago

i used to be critical of the prequels but I really have come around to the idea that "all star wars is good star wars" and really don't have much interest in talking to people who don't share that sentiment. My reaction to people who want to bitch about Star Wars can be summarized as...

joshuabhoe.bsky.social•180 days ago

You really can't overestimate how much John Williams has influenced our musical journey through the movies from the 70s to now

midwestern.bsky.social•180 days ago

The Despecialized films are a cultural treasure.

special-collections.miskatonic.cymru•180 days ago

It's up there with the timeless John Williams Superman theme.

csandberg.bsky.social•180 days ago

And Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park, and....

madeley.bsky.social•180 days ago

Beethoven wishes he could have written something as good as the Superman march.

rhydsnewi.bsky.social•180 days ago

What's even more amazing is John Williams also did the music for NBC news. Their "newsflash" music sounds like something out of Star Wars... https://youtu.be/LviYtRXX51E?si=YPqvK13RqJZoJvq_

lucidus-dfc.bsky.social•180 days ago

If you love that, have a listen to this genius mashup of M83 into the Star Wars main theme. Let it run all the way through and play it loud or on good headphones 😀
https://youtu.be/7InNr-i915E?si=o2iTfMfUFyAfXfNp

csandberg.bsky.social•180 days ago

Pretty sure John Williams' music is objectively one of the best things in the world.

inflatabledalek.bsky.social•180 days ago

Did you ever Dave Prowse sing the theme tune?

"Star Wars, made me a fortune! Paid of my mortgage! Bought me a car"

renzelen.bsky.social•180 days ago

Something we take with us from childhood

zxdunny.bsky.social•180 days ago

I watched it first when I was 5, back in '78. My dad wanted to see it and had to take me with him. It made one hell of an impression, let me tell you.

Even now, I hear the 20th Century Fox intro music and my heart leaps.

celsius1414.bsky.social•179 days ago

Precisely. It’s like I’m not mad, just disappointed.

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