The Acolyte: Episode 5 - Review and Music Breakdown
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Breaking down the music in Star Wars: The Acolyte, Episode 5, "Night" by composer Michael Abels.
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Very interesting and much needed focus for a Star Wars channel. I’ll go ahead and age myself…. I’m OG Star Wars. I was in line as a seven-year-old boy in 1977. I’m not even remotely proficient in music on a level to do what you’ve done, but I find it fascinating. Keep up the good work, my friend.
Thank you so much. Honored to have you here. I only got to see them for their 20th anniversary release along with the prequels. But still incredible to me as a child.
7:24 that motif also appeared in some The Old Republic trailers (even in the ending of the newest one, titled "Disorder"), which is pretty cool considering that the show is also placed a long time before the skywalker saga
Interesting. I never got too into the online game. My guess would be that it’s coincidental but who knows?
The way you say Qimir is throwing me. 😂😂
I’ve been waiting for someone to say something. Surprised it took this long. 🤣
What an episode. Abels really lets loose here playing with all his toys, and I'm really digging Qimir's "not a Sith" theme. Still, I can't believe they disabled plot armor and killed off half the cast in this episode. I was shook.
I’ve been really impressed with Abels so far. I didn’t know his work super well before but he’s really doing a great job of blending what he already did well with the Star Wars cinematic sound.
Great breakdown, thanks so much!
I think Qimir was simply lying when he suggested he kept his helmet on so Sol couldn't read his thoughts. I think it's pretty clear the real reason for the helmet was to hide his identity - not just from the Jedi, but also from Mae. Of course, the fact that it was also armor that let him defeat multiple Jedi didn't hurt either.
Anyway, the big difference between the "we have to go back" moments is that Leia was being called by Luke, but here it's not actually Mae calling for Osha. I think it's Qimir, but maybe it is The Force itself calling Osha toward her destiny.
My guess for Qimir's connection to the coven, for now, is that he is Koril or Aniseya ... maybe a shapeshifter, maybe able to transfer his spirit to another body. Perhaps he is even Darth Plagueis himself? These are pretty crazy theories, but I feel like Qimir has personal beef with Sol and the other three Brendok Jedi. If he's got personal beef with those four, he's got to be connected to the coven, right? And I really don't think male Qimir would have just been hanging out with the coven. The coven just doesn't strike me as that sort of organization.
As for possible twin sister confusion at the end ...
No question Qimir knows Osha is Osha. There was no attempt to make Osha look like Mae. Mae simply took her outer grey civilian robes, leaving Osha dressed like herself. Also, Osha's arm tattoo is very visible, and he presumably knows everything about Mae so he knows Mae doesn't have such a tattoo. Anyway, I'm really surprised anyone has any question whether or not Qimir knows this is Osha. It's too obvious.
It's more uncertain whether or not Sol knows Mae is Mae, but I think he knew it pretty much instantly. The sheer vitriol with which he asked/accused her, "Where is she?" and "Your sister!" ... I feel like not only does he know it's Mae, he's offended that Mae would pretend to be Osha. He doesn't know what her game is, though, so his priority is to get Mae safely away from Qimir. (He fought her before, so he knows she's not really a threat by herself.)
I think Sol has two priorities - get Mae to the ship, and get himself to the ship so he can call for backup. I'm guessing that means Venestra, but she has already stated her reasons for not reporting this stuff to the high council. Remember that the point of this mission was to get a lead on Mae's master - capturing Mae was only a means to this end. So, when Venestra finds out the master is actually present on Khofar, she's going to come along with whatever backup she can, while avoiding/delaying the attention of the high council.
And yes, I'm letting outside info inform this - there's a trailer shot of her whipping out her light whip, on what looks like Khofar.
Good call on the light whip. Very curious to see her fight Qimir. I bet she does fighting him though.
You don’t think that was Mae, calling to Osha through the force?
So this is my Qimir theory. He’s from the same planet as Mae and Osha. There’s a moment in ep. 3 where they say they’re the only children and the two attendants share a glance, meaning there are other children. I think boys/men are separated, just like the nights sisters on Dathomir did. Qimir was taught that Jedi can read your thoughts. But he was also there the night that the Coven burnt down. I think he Sol that night or sometime around then as a child. I’m still unsure if he’s Sith. But Sith would know that Jedi can’t read thoughts. I think he’s messing with Sol when he says he is, stoking fear.
@@starwarsmusicanalysis The previous times we hear or see Force Mae calling to or leading Osha, Mae thought Osha was dead. Those times, it couldn't have been Mae. There's no indication this time is any different.
I don't think the attendants sharing a glance means there are other children in the fortress. I think it just means they feel sorry for them, but they don't want to say anything aloud about it. That's just me reading between the lines, though.
I really don't think there are any boys or men separated in the coven. If so, then why would they need a miracle to have children? What purpose is having the boys/men around, as they obviously don't participate in any of the decision making?
Anyway, if Qimir's age is near Manny Jacinto's (38), then he would have been around 22 years old 16 years ago. Of course, Qimir could be younger than Manny Jacinto, or age at a different rate than Earth humans. But if he was ~22 years old, 16 years ago, then it would be a stretch to call him a child.
"But Sith would know that Jedi can't read thoughts."
Well ... Sol can definitely read thoughts. If he wasn't reading Mae's thoughts in episode 2, then ... ??? "You couldn't tell me who your master is even if you wanted to." "Your thoughts go to your sister."
@@starwarsmusicanalysis The more I read about Star Wars lore ... especially The Tenebrous Way ... the more I like the Essence Transfer theory more than the shapeshifter theory.
I mean, I just thought of the shapeshifter theory because of the assassin in AotC.
But reading about Tenebrous and Plagueis ... they not only knew about Essence Transfer, Tenebrous actually used it and Plagueis was planning to use it (until his plans got cancelled by a little bit of Palpatine murdering him).
Oh yeah, it's freaking funny how Palpatine asked Anakin, "Have you heard the tragedy of Plagueis the Wise?" and then he's like "It's not a story you would hear from a Jedi." Yeah no kidding! It's not a story anyone would hear from anyone because you're the only witness.
Like, "Have you heard the story of the club sandwich I ate last night?" "It's not a story you would hear from the Jedi."
All solid points. I do still think Qimir has a connection to the Coven though. I just can’t explain it. Haha
I’ll be surprised if they go this route only because it would be so bizarre to many viewers. But it would be really cool if they opened that door.
On a side note, I’d like to hear more about this club sandwich. Haha
That’s not Mae’s theme sorry but it’s definitely Kylo’s and definitely means something
I had exactly the same thought when I first heard it too. Curious if that was deliberate on their part and if they're trying to make a connection with knights of ren perhaps?
It’s possible that it will mean something and I’ll be wrong. For now, I think Abels was trying to create a version of Mae’s theme that was just a little off since it isn’t actually Mae and inadvertently made Kylo REN’s theme.
Do you think there’s a connection to the Knights of REN though?
That's definitely Kylo's theme. Qimir is probably a knight of Ren or will build the clan. That's why he said that the Jedi might call him a sith but he isn't and that it will not interfere with episode 1 saying that siths are extinguished for a while.
@maxitay94 I like the theory. I’m interested to see if it pans out that way. For now, I’m still of the belief that it’s a coincidental oversight. But I’d love to be proven wrong.
@@starwarsmusicanalysis I think you're prob right simply because from the very beginning of the show, the theme you call Mae's theme has always sounded like Kylo's theme especially whenever "The Acolyte" logo/title card comes on screen. When I watched the pilot I immediately thought "sounds like Kylo's theme". It's just slightly altered. So I think Abels was playing with the theme as he often does - it's not always the same intervals every time - and accidentally landed on Kylo's exactly lol
Unless... unless a Kylo connection was always planned in which case the similarity and subsequent exact recitation to Kylo's theme is intentional
#notmaestheme 😂 haha, ok, lets leave that! Our jacked little baddie/darth xenomorph/smilo ren hasn't declared his pronouns yet. They may be apprentice/Sith or knight/Ren, or something else altogether (snarky/gymrat?) So the similarities can't be discarded as 100% coincidental at this point? (And now a horde of rabid fanboys will attack me over some piece of LORE that I've missed...,)
Imho an intentional musical misdirect would also be COOL, underlining the importance of Musical Storytelling (as opposed to "film music").
If they want us to know that our eyes can deceive us, Rashomon-style this time, why not our ears as well?
You could absolutely be right. Look, it definitely IS Kylo REN’s theme that we hear. But it could also be Abels demonstrating that it looks like Mae but isn’t her by slightly altering her theme. I think the result, truly was an accident. But you can roast me for a lifetime if it turns out that the Master is actually part of or the leader of the Knights of REN. It certainly would be a cool twist.
@@starwarsmusicanalysisValid point on your part too. The first time I heard I immediately thought it was kylo's theme, but I wasn't exactly sure why it would be playing since sequels take place way later given that this show is already 100 years before the prequels. I'm willing to believe that it was likely accidental and wasn't deliberately done.
@Droids_ it would also be a really strange place in the plot to just throw that in. Totally ready to be proven wrong though. Haha
@Droids_ it would also be a really strange place in the plot to just throw that in. Totally ready to be proven wrong though. Haha