one of my favorite exchanges is the full battle of hoth snowspeeder comlinks. "Ive got no approach vector, I'm not set." hobbie ya still with me.... then later "steady rogue two" ... " Good Shot janson" ugh seeing that whole scene play out at like 10 years old was the greatest moment in my life.
All wings report in! Red 10 standing by! Red 7 standing by! Red 3 standing by! Red 4 Standing By! Red 2 standing by! Red 6 standing by! Red 11, Standing by! Red 5 Standing by! Lock s-foils in attack position! Look at the size of that thing! Cut the chatter, Red 2!
+Emperor Palpatine Red 3 standing by red to standing by red 6 standing by red 9 standing by BIG RED standing by red octuber standing by simply red standing by xD
7:23 is where the magic starts for me. The rebel base is now in the Death Star's firing range, one single strike, and the galaxy's hope for freedom dies. Our only hope is riding on a farm boy on the battlefield, and now he's the only remaining fighter, but in hot pursuit by our big bad. Vader's target computer locks on, "I have you now!" That's it, Luke's done, Vader has-, Wait? What? The scoundrel smuggler came back! He actually came back to help us! Vader is out of the way now, but the big threat is still present. Luke fires, the blast goes down the shaft! Direct hit! But can the blast make it? The Death Star is seconds away from firing, something is about to explode, but what? The Death Star, or the rebel base? BOOM! The Empire's ultimate weapon is destroyed! The Rebels are saved! Confidence against the empire is now in the hearts in the Galaxy, and it's all thanks to a farm boy, a smuggler, a wookie, two droids, a crazy old man, and a beautiful princess.
You take your best shot with everything on the line and don’t know if it was good enough for 25 seconds of agonizing suspense. BOOM! Makes everything worthwhile.
I like to imagine seeing it from Vaders perspective, you're kicking ass, then all of a sudden your fighter is hit hard by another ship and spins out; the death star, Tarkin, and everyone you were just with are now spinning violently, the emergency lights are going off in your cockpit and you hear your squad burn to death over the comms. It dawns on you that you've just lost. Then all at once - everything becomes blinding white and explodes into oblivion with a nuclear rumble, and you're left adrift in space with nothing but your own thoughts, the sole survivor.
@@SithisShapedHole Vader spent the entire flight of shame wondering how he lost his focus on the overall situation using the force, perhaps because he was annoyed about Luke persistently evading his target lock and was distracted by taking that a bit personally or sensing another force adept.
Probably my favorite moment in all of Star Wars is when everyone tenses up, not knowing what to expect, even the arrogant Grand Moff Tarkin looking worried.
@@nathaniel04 Even when the other officers suggested that he should prepare to evacuate just in case, Tarkin stood by his station to the last. He probably knew it would be better to die serving the Empire instead of fleeing and making himself look like a coward while also losing favor with the Emperor.
8:07 I've watched this scene more times than I count, but every time those horns start blasting I always tense up with anxiety, and I think that speaks to master of music John Williams is
Actually, the plan was for the Y-wings to make the trench run first, as they're bombers and more suited to that role, while the X-wings kept the turbolasers and fighters busy, as their greater speed made them more suitable for that purpose. Remember, Red Leader says "I'm gonna cut across their axis and try and draw their fire." Of course, all but one of the Y-wings were destroyed, so the X-wings took over the bombing runs.
I had this soundtrack when I was ten or so, and I remember listening to this theme a whole bunch. In fact, I listened to it so much that I know how the *entire thing* goes from beginning to end by memory. Nearly a decade later and I still am not tired of this piece. It's pretty much nine minutes of John Williams at his best. There's not a single part of this that doesn't get me pumped. Easily my favorite battle music across the entire series.
Basically it takes inspiration from Mars and all the Holst planet themes and improves on it. It's a musical masterpiece. Best battle theme in any movie.
easily my favourite decade for music in general... and second place isn't even close lmao. 60s and 90s next in line. Then 40s and back. Honourable mention to 80s.@@jazzx251
My favorite part of that is 7:03, the part right after Obiwan tells Luke to use the Force. That is where Like's theme comes in determinated and with anticipation. Later, the same theme develops with climatic tension all through.
I know why the title crawl had to keep its music, but it does make me sad realizing that Luke has kind of lost his theme that used to be unique to him.
Greatest scene in any of the films. And mostly because of this track. Simply iconic. For me, nothing has ever been as brilliant as The Trench Run. It's so basic, so simple, yet so original at the same time. And with the perfect suspenseful score to cover it too. John Williams deserves all the respect in the world for his legendary scores on Star Wars 1-6 and Jaws. Just perfection.
0:53 perfectly captured the absolute dread those pilots must have felt when approaching the death star. The thing is so unbelievably daunting, it's almost like throwing rocks at an unstoppable tank hoping to maybe slow it down.
Yeah well there’s two versions, the canon, which was to save Vader and the other to kill him, like how the Death Star canon operator purposly herald off from firing, so that the rebels could destroy the Death Star.
seriously 8:05 has to be the best fucking climax of any musical score in any film ive ever seen. the way it builds up to it with the main star wars theme but at full intensity just kind of puts this feeling of uncertainty there, like the rebels might not even make this mission
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Star Wars would still be enjoyable without the music, but IMO the music is what sells it. The timing and tone really sets the mood and draws you in to the story. Take this piece for example, you can hear the building desperation, the fear and determination of the pilots as they face a near impossible task. Then when it is over the seer relief not necessarily at victory, but simply at having survived.
Lucas once said Star Wars is 50% Williams, and I think he's right on. There's moments in the franchise where it seems like the movie is serving the soundtrack than the other way around (in a good way, that is).
@@SnatchBandegrip I appreciate that Lucas chose orchestral soundtracks rather than the electronic rock music that was popular with movies at the time. If you like John Williams' stuff, Gustav Holst is a good composer to listen to. Williams got a lot of inspiration from Holst's the Planets suite.
Max Scheibenpflug Kinda odd to think that SOTE was first released on a console, when normally it works best when ported from a computer platform. I happen to have the PC version, but two problems for it exist: installing, and configurating it to avoid crashing as best as possible, not counting the FMVs glitching about.
Is it physically possible to pack this much epicness into 9 minutes? No - it's impossible, I'm just dreaming listening to this - it never really happened.
@@andyjames1959 I always feel bad for Dack Ralter when he died in the Battle of Hoth. In the Expanded Universe/Legends he had it real bad as a child of political prisoners on Kessel locked up but he managed to escape with the help of a rebel friend. The kid had so much potential, but that's the price of war.
6:49 to 8:30 was probably one of the greatest moments of my entire childhood. When I first saw this movie in '97 on VHS when I was five years old, my mind melted. The Star Wars series has continued to be one of my favorites and Episode IV as a standalone movie has remained in my top three favorite movies I've ever watched period.
Love how Williams incorporates both the empire score and the tattooine score into one great piece of music. It shows Luke's journey, from a simple farmer boy in the beginning accompanied by the easy carefree "binary suns" score, to the brave warrior who destroys the Death Star, accompanied by a more intense score.
I am a school music teacher and this piece is one of the finest examples available of popular 'high' music for teaching myriad aspects of musical theory and aesthetics, particularly the last 5 minutes, which are a lesson in how variations on and the multiple interplay of leitmotifs bring transcendence to this scene (and the film as a whole). My students hate me because I make them watch the scene with just images and score (no sound effects or dialogue), but I think they begrudgingly get my point when they finally realize how much of the emotional and spiritual energy of the scene is carried by the music. Of course, a million hats off to George, Marcia, Richard, Paul, Ben (Burtt, that is) and John (yes, Dykstra) among the several others who created this cinematic moment, but without this music...well, I'll let you fill in the blanks. I have never understood the ignorance of some critics (esp. during he mid to late 80s when Star Wars was - believe it or not - somewhat out of style!) who dismissed this genre of composition as 'Romantic' and 'Wagnerian' - well, friggin' duh!!!!! That's the whole point: Williams knew exactly what he was doing when he composed this (consider the markedly different style of his 'Close Encounters' score from the same year) and has said as much (his musical knowledge is vast, whether or not you care for his style; he deliberately references Elgar in the throne room procession music [the original liner notes from the 1977 release have him saying he was aiming for a 'Land of Hope and Glory' sound] as he cannily - but tenderly - references Vaughn-Williams in 'War Horse' and 'Copland' in 'Lincoln'). People forget that way back in the day he also composed for Robert Altman's "Images" - a weird mix of of Baroque classicism and avant garden percussion, and for Altman's "The Long Goodbye" in which a single jazz standard melody is used over and over again in multiple genres (and is even referenced sarcastically in the dialogue of one scene). Ah, well, I've pontificated enough - thanks for the detailed outline accompanying the post. For others who are interested in older J.W. stuff and its intelligence, check out the 'Fortress of Solitude' music for "Superman" (1978), another masterclass in the interweaving of motifs - only this time it is three different motives representing a single person that collide and mix as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman fuse into one...or do they?
How long can Williams hold out the highest tension of the most dramatic musical cue of the film? Twenty full seconds -- 8:08 to 8:28. Twenty seconds when the whole audience is waiting to die with the Rebels. Then ... we live.
Many moments in life are like this, we take our best shot when all the chips are down, with all of our courage, but we hang in suspense, it’s effect doesn’t happen immediately, then our enemies suddenly implode before our eyes. It can take minutes, hours, months or years. Always have the guts to use the force and fire your torpedoes.
1:10 This scene gives me goosebumps everytime! I love the way the X-Wings make a roll and approach the surface! Also, am I the only one who hears the shots of the turbolasers when listening to this? :D
If you play this while driving on Interstate or some busy highway with cars to your right and left, the claustrophobic driving conditions and high speeds really taps into this piece.
6:17 to 9:06: When you're just under three minutes from meeting the submission deadline for a big essay... and you just, only just, manage to sink that bucket, :).
Williams represents the TIE fighter trying to get a lock by swerving side to side in the music - it's just brilliant, as he uses a cross-rhythm in lower strings to show it trying to lock on from behind .... It makes you want to get a fly-swatter ... "go away!" Brilliant music.
Everybody else is saying how 6:50 is their favorite part of the music, but mine is between 5:36 and 6:19. You can clearly see in your mind Vader and his TIE fighters chasing Red Squadron down in the trench at full throttle. The whole scene smells of desperation, and I absolutely love it.
![Ludwig Göransson: The Mandalorian Theme [Extended by Gilles Nuytens]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9qoDjHTc_Q8/mqdefault.jpg)
"Luke, you've switched off your targeting computer, what's wrong?" "Nothing, I'm alright"
+Matthew Pierson Luke misses, cue starwars infinities ep. 4 alternate ending'
look up starwars infinities ep 4
+Cat "Luke you've switched off your targeting computer, what's wrong?"
"Its running on Windows 10."
+Cat "this shit it's updating again !!!!"
+_Undertale Trash_ more like windows bloody 8
one of my favorite exchanges is the full battle of hoth snowspeeder comlinks. "Ive got no approach vector, I'm not set." hobbie ya still with me.... then later "steady rogue two" ... " Good Shot janson" ugh seeing that whole scene play out at like 10 years old was the greatest moment in my life.
R.I.P Porkins
Not all heroes wear capes.
+Princess Adalicia Kaiser and members of KKK
KKK= Kool kids klub
#prayforporkins
Even Dutch Vander and Biggs Darklighter
***** boo
All wings report in!
Red 10 standing by!
Red 7 standing by!
Red 3 standing by!
Red 4 Standing By!
Red 2 standing by!
Red 6 standing by!
Red 11, Standing by!
Red 5 Standing by!
Lock s-foils in attack position!
Look at the size of that thing!
Cut the chatter, Red 2!
John Cena standing by
Damian Howard It's S foils.
+Damian Howard They're called S-foils
Chuck Norris standing by
Red October
Shout out to that lone Y-Wing fighter who survived the Death Star assault.
Keyan Farlander!!!
@@stoneyboyd or Evaan Verlaine in the new canon.
@First Name Bloc agreed fuck the new canon
@@ruminatingreptilian5907ha ha no
Wasn't easy to escape alive in one of those
"Tactical battle imminent"
haha
I'm playing through that with the Absolute Corruption Mod. Every two minutes they keep trying to take Sluis Van back from me.
I've been hearing this basically every 3-5 mins in my Raw campaign.
These vagrants stand in our way. Eliminate them to secure orbit for the empire.
Yes
You know you can recite all the lines with just the music. You know you can.
:) :) :) :)
Use the Force.
Yeah We can
@@t65bx25
Let go
I can recite all lines nad puts time and description what keep happening on that moment xd
"Look at the size of that thing!"
"Cut the chatter Red-2!"
+Emperor Palpatine Can you imagine this joke told by a woman pilot?
+Emperor Palpatine That's what she said
"Look at the size of that thing!"
"Shut the fuck up Red 2!"
+Emperor Palpatine
Red 3 standing by red to standing by red 6 standing by red 9 standing by BIG RED standing by red octuber standing by simply red standing by xD
+Emperor Palpatine wait... Emperor Palpatine was behind the rebellion to? MIND GAMES
When you accidentaly hit someone in the Mos Eisley Cantina
When you play the last LEGO level of the new hope
5:09
"You'll be dead"
7:45 when the memes destroys EA empire
"accidently"
7:23 is where the magic starts for me. The rebel base is now in the Death Star's firing range, one single strike, and the galaxy's hope for freedom dies. Our only hope is riding on a farm boy on the battlefield, and now he's the only remaining fighter, but in hot pursuit by our big bad. Vader's target computer locks on, "I have you now!" That's it, Luke's done, Vader has-,
Wait? What?
The scoundrel smuggler came back! He actually came back to help us! Vader is out of the way now, but the big threat is still present. Luke fires, the blast goes down the shaft! Direct hit!
But can the blast make it? The Death Star is seconds away from firing, something is about to explode, but what? The Death Star, or the rebel base?
BOOM!
The Empire's ultimate weapon is destroyed! The Rebels are saved! Confidence against the empire is now in the hearts in the Galaxy, and it's all thanks to a farm boy, a smuggler, a wookie, two droids, a crazy old man, and a beautiful princess.
You put every last word perfectly! Well done!
Star Wars RPG
Gottdam that was beautifully written.
GOD I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
I teared up at this as I remembered the first time I saw this as boy! Thank you! 😢
8:06 Has got to be one of the most masterful dramatic crescendos…ever. In anything. I get shivers every time.
You take your best shot with everything on the line and don’t know if it was good enough for 25 seconds of agonizing suspense.
BOOM!
Makes everything worthwhile.
I can hear everything happening. "You may fire when ready" and especially the death star shields powering down.
I like to imagine seeing it from Vaders perspective, you're kicking ass, then all of a sudden your fighter is hit hard by another ship and spins out; the death star, Tarkin, and everyone you were just with are now spinning violently, the emergency lights are going off in your cockpit and you hear your squad burn to death over the comms. It dawns on you that you've just lost. Then all at once - everything becomes blinding white and explodes into oblivion with a nuclear rumble, and you're left adrift in space with nothing but your own thoughts, the sole survivor.
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow
@@SithisShapedHole Vader spent the entire flight of shame wondering how he lost his focus on the overall situation using the force, perhaps because he was annoyed about Luke persistently evading his target lock and was distracted by taking that a bit personally or sensing another force adept.
EVACUATE????? IN OUR MOMENT OF TRIUMPH?? I think you overestimate their chances!!!
KNGKAK BOOM
I think u UNDERESTIMATED their chances
Naw, I just read the script. See ya!
*curb your enthusiasm plays*
A few moments later Boom 💥
Probably my favorite moment in all of Star Wars is when everyone tenses up, not knowing what to expect, even the arrogant Grand Moff Tarkin looking worried.
Tarkin's face looks like he's constipated
Tarkin was a legend.
Tarkin was the most loyal to the Empire.
@@nathaniel04 Even when the other officers suggested that he should prepare to evacuate just in case, Tarkin stood by his station to the last. He probably knew it would be better to die serving the Empire instead of fleeing and making himself look like a coward while also losing favor with the Emperor.
THat´s true Tarkin was locking his hole
8:38 "Remember... the Force wil be with you. Always".
The best triumphant music ever.
6:48 Use the Force, Luke!
Chokes me up
+Max Eisenhardt lego star wars
No... Darth Vader does that. :)
It's just struck me - that's the bit in the old Atari Star Wars arcade game when you blow up the Death Star.
+LTR airsoft team Not at all. It makes me emotional every time. One of the two or three most beautiful moments in film
"Negative, negative. It didn't go in. Just impacted on the surface."
That's what she said.
Rhsims haha
"I'm going for another run." lol
“You’re all clear kid. Now let’s Blow this thing and go home.”
Use the force, Luke!
Does anyone else make a low pitch noise at 8:17 when the Death Star gunner pulls that lever, or is it just me?
Flash007b Don't worry, I do it too when I listen to the soundtrack haha.
EV-ERY-TIME
Flash007b Thoooooooom...
All the time!!
DBG - DaBrazilianGamer i though i was the only one
Can John Williams just get like 100 awards for simply waking up in the morning? He deserves every achievement of his!
Heck yeah
Yes!
also for brushing his teeth and eating his cereal, although I guess that’s a separate category
John Williams is WHY I'm a professional musician (music teacher, and media composer) today ...
As the RUclipsr, Retroblasting, just recently stated, "He is the modern Mozart."
08:07 When there's a minute left in the exam
exactly that hahahahaha
TopBunkProductions "almost there..."
More like 20 seconds...
1 minute and 3 questions left.
The last 10 seconds before school lets out
If the drums at 7:37 don't make you pumped, you're not a human being.
If 6:40 doesnt make you smile you're not human either
7:37 best timpani solo ever
8:07 if your not frightened your not a pussy
Darth Kratos The wise are you saying if you were frightened you are a p*ssy
@@TheRawyan sure wat ever
8:07 I've watched this scene more times than I count, but every time those horns start blasting I always tense up with anxiety, and I think that speaks to master of music John Williams is
SAME!!! It’s honestly a pretty underrated part of the ost
STAND BY! STAND BY! Death Star then explodes
7:02 "Luke. You've switched off your targeting computer. Whats wrong?"
*"Nothing. I'm alright."*
_(Vader fires on the Red Five X-Wing; R2 is shot!)_
*LUKE:* I've lost Artoo!
The DEATH STAR has cleared the Planet, Death Star has cleared the planet
"Gold Five to Red Leader, we lost Tiree! We lost Dutch!"
"i copy Gold Leader!"
"It came from behin-" *y-wing explodes*
Actually, the plan was for the Y-wings to make the trench run first, as they're bombers and more suited to that role, while the X-wings kept the turbolasers and fighters busy, as their greater speed made them more suitable for that purpose. Remember, Red Leader says "I'm gonna cut across their axis and try and draw their fire." Of course, all but one of the Y-wings were destroyed, so the X-wings took over the bombing runs.
class87fan Exactly, the y-wings were more intended for bombing runs, and that's why they went in the trench first. The X-wings were only backup.
kill all of the rebels
lol that's funny, Wow look at the size of that thing!
cut the cheddar red 7?
Klaus Schreyer "Cut the chatter Red Two! Accelerate to attack speed" - Red Leader Garven Dreis
0:17 "Tactical battle imminent"
+Dramus the Ice Dragon "System Lost"
Galactic Overdrive Gaming
My game always crashes after shooting from the death star ;-;
+Dramus the Ice Dragon If it's a ground battle, you auto-resolve, because those were trash. Empire FTW.
fucking antilles
+Dramus the Ice Dragon When I hear that and it wasn’t my choice to attack:
“Ah shit."
"Squad leaders, we've picked up a new group of signals. Enemy fighters coming your way."
class87fan my scope negative, I don't see anything
"Pick up your visual scanning. Here they come!"
*TIE Fighter swarm descend upon the Rebels* "Watch it you've got one on your tail!!"
"I'm hit!
"You've picked one up, watch it!"
I had this soundtrack when I was ten or so, and I remember listening to this theme a whole bunch. In fact, I listened to it so much that I know how the *entire thing* goes from beginning to end by memory. Nearly a decade later and I still am not tired of this piece. It's pretty much nine minutes of John Williams at his best. There's not a single part of this that doesn't get me pumped. Easily my favorite battle music across the entire series.
Mr. Eight-Three-One I love it too
Basically it takes inspiration from Mars and all the Holst planet themes and improves on it. It's a musical masterpiece. Best battle theme in any movie.
6:19 is my favourite part, the silence and then the (trombone?) followed by such a tense moment.
Empire at war anyone?
Greylon Brady
Shadows of the Empire for me...
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and Force Unleashed
Rebel Fleet Approaching.
That would be me.
6:48 - Goosebumps every time!
Oh my god! Same, I'm not even sure how. It's just beyond beautiful!!!!
+XxSpiKeDxX it's called frisson. :)
Watch the despecialized edition................major goosebumps. That is how they saw it on opening day.
This theme stressed me out when I played Rouge Squadron 2 on the GameCube
U think this is bad anybody whos heard the ark scorched theme u know what that does and this is beautiful
Good god 1:11 - 1:26 defines Star Wars for me. Williams is a genius.
For me it’s 1:27 - 1:50.
1:11 - 1:50
Me to
Same
3:40
Luke: Biggs! Wedge! Let's close it up!
Wedge: Right with you, Luke.
Biggs: We'll stay back far enough to cover you.
Oh the memories of Rogue Squadron.
Just recently bought an old Gamecube just to play Rogue Leader again, totally worth it.
We're going in full throttle. That ought to keep those fighters off our tails.
davincent98 Luke at that speed will we be able to pull out in time?
@@Lyoko012345 It'll be just like Beggar's Canyon back home.
@@davincent98 We'll stay back far enough to cover you.
how can John Williams sound so 70's and so timeless at the same time?
Because older music is far superior
because the 70s were timeless
easily my favourite decade for music in general... and second place isn't even close lmao. 60s and 90s next in line. Then 40s and back. Honourable mention to 80s.@@jazzx251
All wings report in.
Edit: Holy. Fucking. Shit.
"Red Ten standing by" - Theron Nett
"Red Seven standing by" - Elyhek Rue
"Red Three standing by" - Biggs Darklighter
Red Six standing by - Porkins
casartherandom You skipped a few
My favorite part of that is 7:03, the part right after Obiwan tells Luke to use the Force. That is where Like's theme comes in determinated and with anticipation. Later, the same theme develops with climatic tension all through.
+Joseph Su That's my favourite too, you can feel the sense of adventure, it's like you are flying with the rebels too! Ah, the movies!
I know why the title crawl had to keep its music, but it does make me sad realizing that Luke has kind of lost his theme that used to be unique to him.
@@samgilley3160 the title theme will always be Luke’s theme.
I want an edit of this in the new Lucasfilm title treatment at the beginning of their shows.
"We got a problem here..."
"Eject!"
"I can hold it!"
"PULL UP!"
"No I'm alri- DAAAAAAAUGH AAAAAAAAUGH!"
How the fuck was he going to survive in space?
How do I find you in like every comment section
@@jayive34 I don’t think he says eject. I think he says Jek. Which was the pilot who explodes first name. Jek Porkins
@@kidofsteel0362 uh that’s jet not jek
@@ZeliusXYT No, he's saying "eject", like I guess the X-Wings have ejector seats... fat lot of good that would do him in space.
"You may fire when ready"- Grand Moff Tarkin's last words.
Stand by... stand by
Commence primary ignition!
5:09 when you start a fight at the bar in Lego Star Wars
I remember that 😃
8:15
*_You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!_*
Michael: ...
THATSwhatshesaid!
*_Great shot kid, that was one in a million!_*
yes!
Remember: the force will be with you. Always.
Stand by.
Stand by.
6:40 for that moment where a young teenage kid bets it all then fires twin proton torpedos with his fucking eyes closed.
TACTICAL BATTLE IMMINENT
"Mon Calamari Cruiser Ready"
Y-Wings, standing by.
Nebulon-B Escort Frigate Here
Torpedo launcher mobile, sir.
"Star Destroyer, reporting in!"
Greatest scene in any of the films. And mostly because of this track. Simply iconic.
For me, nothing has ever been as brilliant as The Trench Run. It's so basic, so simple, yet so original at the same time.
And with the perfect suspenseful score to cover it too.
John Williams deserves all the respect in the world for his legendary scores on Star Wars 1-6 and Jaws. Just perfection.
Don’t leave out Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones or even E.T.
he also did the main theme for the original Battlestar.
0:53 perfectly captured the absolute dread those pilots must have felt when approaching the death star. The thing is so unbelievably daunting, it's almost like throwing rocks at an unstoppable tank hoping to maybe slow it down.
"Look at the size of that thing"
Wedge Antilles
"WAT!?" "Look out!" *Vaders hand picked wingman crashes into him like a boob*
In the canon(not sure if this is canon anymore), the TIE pilot rammed Vader to save him
NYG5 You're all clear kid, now let's blow this thing and go home!
When Vader yells “WHAT?!” Watch his eyescreens, you can see Dave Prowse’s eyes for a split second
Hahahahaha
Yeah well there’s two versions, the canon, which was to save Vader and the other to kill him, like how the Death Star canon operator purposly herald off from firing, so that the rebels could destroy the Death Star.
7:46-8:06 I love this bit! All I can say is "Yahoo!"
Same
“You’re all clear, kid! Now let’s blow this thing and go home!”
6:18 RIP Biggs :(
5:37 - You suddenly realize someone's gonna die.
5:56 - *BIGGS (worried):* Luke, they're coming on much faster this time! I can't hold them!
seriously 8:05 has to be the best fucking climax of any musical score in any film ive ever seen. the way it builds up to it with the main star wars theme but at full intensity just kind of puts this feeling of uncertainty there, like the rebels might not even make this mission
6:23 if you're wearing headphones, you can hear someone flipping sheet paper over in the right speaker
Madman Morton I can’t hear it on my R speaker, because it’s broken. I hate it when it happens.
My headphones are in Bluetooth, so now I can hear the R speaker.
Is it a thing with my headphones or is this a glitch? Like, I hear music from one side, and hear the 2nd part from the other side
Sorry, this track sounds clean on the right channel on my headphones.
(Returns to base)
Leia: LUKE!
Luke: CARRIE!
(all three of them hug)
yeh :-)
Rebel life!!!!!
well this is a tie fighter but rebellion for the win
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8:06 chills! 8:13 CHILLS INTENSIFY!!
*HAN SOLO:* You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!
@@lancecurry7538 Stand by! Stand by!
*Death Star blows up*
Stand clear, everyone!! IT’S GONNA BLOW!!!!!!
SO TRUE
"We will have to destroy them ship to ship."
*****
Classic dialogue 8-^).
"I Have you now!"
"Several fighters have broken off from the main group, com with me."
"Stay in a attack formation"
"The Force is strong with this one."
Star Wars would still be enjoyable without the music, but IMO the music is what sells it. The timing and tone really sets the mood and draws you in to the story. Take this piece for example, you can hear the building desperation, the fear and determination of the pilots as they face a near impossible task. Then when it is over the seer relief not necessarily at victory, but simply at having survived.
Under appreciated comment.
Lucas once said Star Wars is 50% Williams, and I think he's right on. There's moments in the franchise where it seems like the movie is serving the soundtrack than the other way around (in a good way, that is).
@@SnatchBandegrip I appreciate that Lucas chose orchestral soundtracks rather than the electronic rock music that was popular with movies at the time. If you like John Williams' stuff, Gustav Holst is a good composer to listen to. Williams got a lot of inspiration from Holst's the Planets suite.
If I had a time machine, I would go back to opening night of Star Wars just to see what it was like the first time this movie was screened.
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Star Wars has the *best* OST of any film(s) ever.
Any films music composed by john williams is a masterpiece
Its really weird listening to this with out all the pew pew pewing
I know right, even then it's all still playing out in my head.
Dee-dee-dedededededeeeeee!
that’s some crazy stuff right here in a galaxy far, far away.
"Lock S-foils in attack position"
Let him go stay on the leader
This is Gold leader, we are starting are attack run.
Stay on target! Stay on target!
There's too many it came from behindBOOOM
I will.
At 6: 48, wow, that's just FANTASTIC. The work of a genius. Simply unforgettable!!!
The memories from Rogue Leader are strong with this one! By far one of my favorite Star Wars games of all time!
I can almost hear the beeps and boops of the targeting computer
7:45
it's so weird how I can picture this whole scene and know what's happening just from the music. I love it!!!
That's how great the music is.
The first minute or so sends me back to playing Shadows of the Empire on my N64...
Max Scheibenpflug Kinda odd to think that SOTE was first released on a console, when normally it works best when ported from a computer platform. I happen to have the PC version, but two problems for it exist: installing, and configurating it to avoid crashing as best as possible, not counting the FMVs glitching about.
It was the Boba Fett level wasnt it?
@@SkywalkerFoe no, this soundtrack was from the second level, Escape from Echo Base.
After that, it was the intro of the first level of Rogue Leader on GameCube.
7:07 The build up is badass
The base on 7:39…gives me the chills when activating the laser on the Death Star!
Porkins!! Pull up!
+vanguardduelist r.i.p Porkins.. :(
+vanguardduelist "No, I'll be alright"
"I can hold it"
Lel pull out Porkins
+vanguardduelist What did I tell you about calling me Porkins?
Is it physically possible to pack this much epicness into 9 minutes?
No - it's impossible, I'm just dreaming listening to this - it never really happened.
Best Epic Scene of all the Star Wars "Your'e all Clear Kid lets blow this thing and Go Home"
5:36 - 6:18
This is like the definition of building suspense.
It’s my favorite part of the whole track actually!
John Williams really elevated Star Wars with his legendary soundtracks.
8:46 Lego Star Wars anyone?
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manny mayo THANK YOU!
Yes it pays when you unlock something after you beat a level I think
+Awesome22pp YEP!
And when there's a fight outside the cantina 2:33-3:00 3:09-3:37 4:56-5:35 plays
"Luke at that speed will you be able to pull out in time?".....That's what she said ;)
Give that man a cookie
xavierprotocols "Use the force Luke, let go"
"It'll be just like Beggar's Canyon back home!"
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Yeah, there was that one awesome moment within the music that I just couldn't stop listening to... 0:00 - 9:07
6:45 This "subito" gives me chills
8:37 Tears me up every single time…
I love the drum sequence that starts at 7:37.
Erika Butler timpani
@@davidkippy101 darn, you beat me to it!
@@tailsfan11westandwithukraine by 4 years lol
6:44 The moment when I realize why I love great movies so much. :)
John Williams really did an epic job with the soundtracks of this series
Daniel Brown CGI "Let go, Luke"
ricarleite "The Force is strong with this one..."
"Use the Force, Luke." When Obi-Wan's voice comes in, I still tear up. What a phenomenal score.
SNES themes:
2:46 Desert Journey
6:48 Urgent News
7:03 Courage
2:48
"We've picked up a new group of signals, enemy fighters coming your way."
"My scopes negative I don't see anything!"
Three marks at two ten. ;).
3:40 Best sound ever
"several fighters have broken off from the main group, come with me"
Tie pilot 1- ok mr vader.
Tie pilot 2- I'll help, but can u wait like 10 minutes? I gotta go take a sh*t
Any time I need someone’s help at work, I say that to them in my best Darth Vader voice.
I've seen this film more times than I can count, and I'm still always on the edge of my seat during the climax. Bravo to John Williams.
Porkins hero of the battle of the taco bell. "PORKINS PULL OUT WE HAVE KETCHUP AT HOME" "Almost there!"
Malcolm MacInnis Dear god, my sides! 😂
Porkins: No I'm going for the Dorito shell, AGH!
Who tf puts ketchup on a taco
*Porkins running to the bathroom after eating at Taco Bell:*
"No! I can hold it, I can- AGH!"
Porkins would have survived if he just pulled up :/
There's no question any more.
This is the greatest score in the history of cinema.
6:47 That's what it's all about
Bro, 7:03 is kick ass
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_"Use the Force, Luke...!"_
Those minor key horns are getting louder, Luke! I can't hold them off much longer!
5:56 this part is pure suspense imagine people in the theater probably bitting there fingernails and on the edge of there seats.
Biggs man always felt bad for him
As a guy that played rogue squadron, this part of music was so anxiety inducing when you have to go through the Death Star trench
@@andyjames1959
I always feel bad for Dack Ralter when he died in the Battle of Hoth. In the Expanded Universe/Legends he had it real bad as a child of political prisoners on Kessel locked up but he managed to escape with the help of a rebel friend. The kid had so much potential, but that's the price of war.
I can only image that tension being released when the Death Star blew in 1977, the roof lifting off of the theater.
7:47
How can a happy melody become a desperate and nervous one?
6:49 to 8:30 was probably one of the greatest moments of my entire childhood. When I first saw this movie in '97 on VHS when I was five years old, my mind melted. The Star Wars series has continued to be one of my favorites and Episode IV as a standalone movie has remained in my top three favorite movies I've ever watched period.
Love how Williams incorporates both the empire score and the tattooine score into one great piece of music. It shows Luke's journey, from a simple farmer boy in the beginning accompanied by the easy carefree "binary suns" score, to the brave warrior who destroys the Death Star, accompanied by a more intense score.
Han Solo: GREAT SHOT KID THAT WAS ONE AND IN A MILLION!!!!
Obi-Wan: Remember the Force will be with you always.
I am a school music teacher and this piece is one of the finest examples available of popular 'high' music for teaching myriad aspects of musical theory and aesthetics, particularly the last 5 minutes, which are a lesson in how variations on and the multiple interplay of leitmotifs bring transcendence to this scene (and the film as a whole). My students hate me because I make them watch the scene with just images and score (no sound effects or dialogue), but I think they begrudgingly get my point when they finally realize how much of the emotional and spiritual energy of the scene is carried by the music. Of course, a million hats off to George, Marcia, Richard, Paul, Ben (Burtt, that is) and John (yes, Dykstra) among the several others who created this cinematic moment, but without this music...well, I'll let you fill in the blanks.
I have never understood the ignorance of some critics (esp. during he mid to late 80s when Star Wars was - believe it or not - somewhat out of style!) who dismissed this genre of composition as 'Romantic' and 'Wagnerian' - well, friggin' duh!!!!! That's the whole point: Williams knew exactly what he was doing when he composed this (consider the markedly different style of his 'Close Encounters' score from the same year) and has said as much (his musical knowledge is vast, whether or not you care for his style; he deliberately references Elgar in the throne room procession music [the original liner notes from the 1977 release have him saying he was aiming for a 'Land of Hope and Glory' sound] as he cannily - but tenderly - references Vaughn-Williams in 'War Horse' and 'Copland' in 'Lincoln'). People forget that way back in the day he also composed for Robert Altman's "Images" - a weird mix of of Baroque classicism and avant garden percussion, and for Altman's "The Long Goodbye" in which a single jazz standard melody is used over and over again in multiple genres (and is even referenced sarcastically in the dialogue of one scene).
Ah, well, I've pontificated enough - thanks for the detailed outline accompanying the post. For others who are interested in older J.W. stuff and its intelligence, check out the 'Fortress of Solitude' music for "Superman" (1978), another masterclass in the interweaving of motifs - only this time it is three different motives representing a single person that collide and mix as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman fuse into one...or do they?
How long can Williams hold out the highest tension of the most dramatic musical cue of the film? Twenty full seconds -- 8:08 to 8:28. Twenty seconds when the whole audience is waiting to die with the Rebels. Then ... we live.
Many moments in life are like this, we take our best shot when all the chips are down, with all of our courage, but we hang in suspense, it’s effect doesn’t happen immediately, then our enemies suddenly implode before our eyes. It can take minutes, hours, months or years.
Always have the guts to use the force and fire your torpedoes.
5:45 feel the tension build
1:10 This scene gives me goosebumps everytime! I love the way the X-Wings make a roll and approach the surface! Also, am I the only one who hears the shots of the turbolasers when listening to this? :D
"Red October shtanding by"
"simply red standing by"
marko simunic Red fox standin by
Andrew Stewart Red Ronin standing by
Red Herring standing by!
dhindsjr
Red Foreman standing by.... Dumbass...
This is my Star Wars and it will never die.
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I have you now!
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Brilliant!
If you play this while driving on Interstate or some busy highway with cars to your right and left, the claustrophobic driving conditions and high speeds really taps into this piece.
I could watch just these 9 minutes and call it a successful movie night
6:17 to 9:06: When you're just under three minutes from meeting the submission deadline for a big essay... and you just, only just, manage to sink that bucket, :).
Nick Vannan HaHaHa ,you are right 🤣🤣
5:35 is one of the most tense songs i've heard in star wars
Williams represents the TIE fighter trying to get a lock by swerving side to side in the music - it's just brilliant, as he uses a cross-rhythm in lower strings to show it trying to lock on from behind ....
It makes you want to get a fly-swatter ... "go away!"
Brilliant music.
Everybody else is saying how 6:50 is their favorite part of the music, but mine is between 5:36 and 6:19. You can clearly see in your mind Vader and his TIE fighters chasing Red Squadron down in the trench at full throttle. The whole scene smells of desperation, and I absolutely love it.
I've narrowed it down to between 0:00 and 9:06
7:37 Freaking chills❤️