John Williams is the heart and soul of Star Wars. Without his music, it is questionable if the films would have been so successful- it is definite that the films would not feel the same.
When Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.J. Abrams released "Jabba Flow" on May 4th, I started thinking about John Williams' epic classical pieces and also the more strange and alien pieces that have entered the saga. I wondered whether I could make a medley that included all the major themes in the Star Wars franchise. So I started working on it. This was the result.
https://soundcloud.com/broctorwho/star-wars-mega-medley
Star Wars Main Theme (0:00 – 1:22)
Jedi Rocks (1:23 – 2:24)
Rey’s Theme (2:25 – 5:01)
The Imperial March (5:02 – 5:48)
Jabba Flow (5:49 – 7:25)
Binary Sunset (7:26 – 8:08)
Battle of the Heroes (8:09 – 11:14)
Yub Nub (11:15 – 13:08)
The Throne Room (13:09 – 14:54)
The Asteroid Field (14:55 – 16:18)
Augie's Great Municipal Band (16:19 – 17:41)
Cantina Band (17:42 – 18:40)
Yoda’s Theme (18:41 – 20:13)
Across the Stars (20:14 – 21:10)
Kylo Ren’s Theme (21:11 – 21:47)
Duel of Fates (21:48 – 23:13)
Victory Celebration (23:14 – 25:18)
Finale (25:19 – 26:13)
Jedi Rocks (1:23 – 2:24)
Rey’s Theme (2:25 – 5:01)
The Imperial March (5:02 – 5:48)
Jabba Flow (5:49 – 7:25)
Binary Sunset (7:26 – 8:08)
Battle of the Heroes (8:09 – 11:14)
Yub Nub (11:15 – 13:08)
The Throne Room (13:09 – 14:54)
The Asteroid Field (14:55 – 16:18)
Augie's Great Municipal Band (16:19 – 17:41)
Cantina Band (17:42 – 18:40)
Yoda’s Theme (18:41 – 20:13)
Across the Stars (20:14 – 21:10)
Kylo Ren’s Theme (21:11 – 21:47)
Duel of Fates (21:48 – 23:13)
Victory Celebration (23:14 – 25:18)
Finale (25:19 – 26:13)
Well this is the end result anyway. It contains some of the most memorable Star Wars themes (such as the Main Theme and The Imperial March) and it also contains some of the stranger stuff (such as Jedi Rocks and Augie's Great Municipal Band).
The problem is that I had to cut out a lot. This is because I wanted the medley to function as something I could listen to on my drive to work. Since my drive to work is an average of 25 minutes, I have to keep the headphones on during the walk to my classroom to complete the entire track.
Because I had to cut a lot out, I am already working on a supplemental medley that I can listen to on my drive home from work. I was only able to use samples of 18 themes and there are a bunch of themes that I missed.
Here is my medley organized by film:
The Phantom Menace
-Duel of the Fates
-Augie's Great Municipal Band
Attack of the Clones
-Across the Stars
Revenge of the Sith
-Battle of the Heroes
A New Hope
-Star Wars Main Theme
-Binary Sunset
-Cantina Band
-The Throne Room
The Empire Strikes Back
-The Imperial March
-The Asteroid Field
-Yoda’s Theme
Return of the Jedi
-Jedi Rocks*
-Yub Nub
-Victory Celebration*
The Force Awakens
-Rey’s Theme
-Kylo Ren’s Theme
-Jabba Flow
-Finale
*20th Anniversary themes (1997)
Even though I do not watch much of the prequels, I have always maintained that the best thing about them is the John William's music. It has still not been officially announced that Williams will score episode VIII, but fingers crossed everybody!
I think I will have to follow this up in a few months with another supplement track that will collect themes that I missed. For now, enjoy this if you have time to listen to it. It may be a good way to spend some time in the months between now, Rouge One and Episode VIII.
