Revenge Of The Sith Music4/15/2021
These two scenes alone have literally no equals in any other Star Wars film.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was clearly referencing the iconic binary sunset from the first act of A New Hope but the final scene of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith did this homage first.
![]() In fact, having a dark and depressing third act was pretty much a prerequisite for Revenge of the Sith to make sense. Because Episode III had to end with Anakin Skywalker having turned to the dark side of the Force, most of the Jedi dead, and the Empire ascendant, the upbeat glimmer of hope we associate with most endings of Star Wars films wasnt necessary or welcome. Sure, Revenge of the Sith telegraphed out a hopeful ending look, heres Obi-Wan handing baby Luke Skywalker to Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru but its still a little somber. Which, in some ways, sums up the entirety of Revenge of the Sith. Both of those films are saddled with so much talky exposition that it would actually be fairly tricky to figure out what the hell was going on unless you were told. From complicated plots about shield generators to confusing revelations about who is related to who, Return of the Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker tell much more than they show. This also works if you flip it: Pretend you had no visuals (and still no dialogue) and you could only listen to the John Williams music for Return of the Jedi or The Rise of Skywalker as though you were listening to an opera without language. Again, youd get some great motifs and moments, but Im not sure that music tells a complete and tonally consistent story. Revenge Of The Sith Music Movie Has MusicNo other Star Wars movie has music quite like Palpatines Teachings and Padms Ruminations. These are droning, low numbers that feel closer to what you might expect in Blade Runner 2049 or in an episode of Westworld. Theyre trippy, weird, and dark, and they certainly tell a story. Theres not a dud on the entire Sith soundtrack, and the same cant be said of the generic The Rise of Skywalker or of Return of the Jedi, which features the infamous Ewok Yub Nub song. The rest of the time, the music is fairly specific to this film and this film only. The music that scores Anakin and Obi-Wans big fight Battle of the Heroes is one of the most underrated and also smartly understated pieces of Star Wars music ever. Look, its not Duel of the Fates, and because of that, it will forever live in the shadow of Duel of the Fates, particularly because in the film, Duel of the Fates is unnecessarily spliced in alongside Battle of the Heroes. Because so many Star Wars musical motifs and themes are recycled throughout the saga, its hard to say that about any other piece of Star Wars music. True, its hard to beat Luke Skywalker and Darth Vaders duel in Return of the Jedi, but relative to the classic trilogy, that was simply a rematch. Visually, what youre seeing isnt that different from Empire. On some level, the lightsaber battle that ends Return of the Jedi is fairly forgettable because its just the reverse of the same lightsaber battle in Empire, only this time, youve got a jerk in the background laughing. Ditto for Rise of Skywalker, which cribs from Return of the Jedi so obscenely that some of Palpatines dialogue is the same. George Lucas also collaborated with Steven Spielberg to craft the animatics to help map out the Mustafar lightsaber duel. Spielberg did the same for Obi-Wans ridiculously cool chase sequence against General Grievous, which featured Obi-Wan riding a friendly dragon while Grievous scoots around on a super-complicated circular speeder bike.
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