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* [[https://youtu.be/8RCp_VD-Abc "Finale"]] comes off as a greatest hits compilation for all of ''Star Wars''. Beginning with the iconic Force theme, it goes through Rey's Theme, the Imperial March, Rise of Skywalker, and Anthem of Evil before ending with one last reprise of the main ''Star Wars'' theme - Luke's theme, the theme of the original Skywalker from 42 years before. One last bow from John Williams, and from the Skywalker Saga itself. When the [[https://youtu.be/8RCp_VD-Abc?t=453 opening version of the Star Wars theme]] is played in the credits, you know this is the final film in the ''Skywalker Saga''.

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* [[https://youtu.be/8RCp_VD-Abc "Finale"]] comes off as a greatest hits compilation for all of ''Star Wars''. Beginning with the iconic Force theme, it goes through Rey's Theme, the Imperial March, Rise of Skywalker, and Anthem of Evil before ending with one last reprise of the main ''Star Wars'' theme - Luke's theme, the theme of the original Skywalker from 42 years before.before (and the music primarily used to conclude the credits of both ''Return of the Jedi'' and ''Revenge of the Sith'' before it). One last bow from John Williams, and from the Skywalker Saga itself. When the [[https://youtu.be/8RCp_VD-Abc?t=453 opening version of the Star Wars theme]] is played in the credits, you know this is the final film in the ''Skywalker Saga''.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMWVW4xtwI This performance by the Vienna Philharmonic.]] You know it's good when Creator/JohnWilliams himself says "Wow" at the end.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMWVW4xtwI This performance by the Vienna Philharmonic.]] You know it's good when Creator/JohnWilliams Music/JohnWilliams himself says "Wow" at the end.
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* [[https://youtu.be/_7hj6qP167k "Augie's Great Municipal Band"]], the celebratory music from the end of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. More so when you realize that the vocals have the exact same melody as those in [[https://youtu.be/FvMtMfIr-sU the Emperor's]] [[{{Leitmotif}} theme]], just in a major key, faster, and sung by laughing children... which leads us to mention "The Emperor's Theme", the perfect conveyance of the deep, dark evil that is [[BigBad the Emperor]].

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* [[https://youtu.be/_7hj6qP167k "Augie's Great Municipal Band"]], the celebratory music from the end of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. More so when you realize that the vocals have the exact same melody as those in [[https://youtu.be/FvMtMfIr-sU the Emperor's]] [[{{Leitmotif}} theme]], just in a major key, [[{{Scales}} key]], faster, and sung by laughing children... which leads us to mention "The Emperor's Theme", the perfect conveyance of the deep, dark evil that is [[BigBad the Emperor]].
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* [[https://youtu.be/sHD-knhS6es "Cantina Band"]], referred to in ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'' as "Mad About Me". You know it, even if you haven't seen ''Star Wars''. It's become that iconic, and its catchiness proved that even background alien tunes could be huge hits. Even if the genre is called "jizz".

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* [[https://youtu.be/sHD-knhS6es [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsvfptdFXf4 "Cantina Band"]], referred to in ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'' as "Mad About Me". You know it, even if you haven't seen ''Star Wars''. It's become that iconic, and its catchiness proved that even background alien tunes could be huge hits. Even if the genre is called "jizz".
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMWVW4xtwI This performance by the Vienna Philharmonic.]] You know it's good when Creator/JohnWilliams himself says "Wow" at the end.
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* [[ The Battle of Coruscant]] is bombastic, powerful and captures the essence that a war has been going on in the galaxy for years. Combining elements of the Force theme with occasional riffs, it's crammed with sheer tension, tactical fighting, valour and majesty to encapsulate the chaotic introductory battle in Coruscant's space area.

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* [[ The "The Battle of Coruscant]] Coruscant" is bombastic, powerful and captures the essence that a war has been going on in the galaxy for years. Combining elements of the Force theme with occasional riffs, it's crammed with sheer tension, tactical fighting, valour and majesty to encapsulate the chaotic introductory battle in Coruscant's space area.
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* [[https://youtu.be/WxqqiUh1lec The Battle of Coruscant]] is bombastic, powerful and captures the essence that a war has been going on in the galaxy for years. Combining elements of the Force theme with occasional riffs, it's crammed with sheer tension, tactical fighting, valour and majesty to encapsulate the chaotic introductory battle in Coruscant's space area.

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* [[https://youtu.be/WxqqiUh1lec [[ The Battle of Coruscant]] is bombastic, powerful and captures the essence that a war has been going on in the galaxy for years. Combining elements of the Force theme with occasional riffs, it's crammed with sheer tension, tactical fighting, valour and majesty to encapsulate the chaotic introductory battle in Coruscant's space area.
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* [[https://youtu.be/RRMa33_zmBc "The Clash of Lightsabers"]], where the crew escapes to the Falcon loads up with tension and action while Vader and Luke duke it out with one another. The segment that played during Luke and Vader's duel was even brought back for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', for the confrontation between Palpatine and Yoda in the former's office.

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* [[https://youtu.be/RRMa33_zmBc "The Clash of Lightsabers"]], where the crew escapes to the Falcon loads up with tension and action while Vader and Luke duke it out with one another.another, with an intense version of the Imperial March. The segment that played during Luke and Vader's duel was even brought back for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', for the confrontation between Palpatine and Yoda in the former's office.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pykumg2nKtI "Enter Lord Vader"]] captures the sense of dread and decisiveness of Palpatine's new Sith apprentice as he travels to Mustafar to kill the Separatist leaders and end the Clone Wars once and for all. Combined with Obi-Wan and Yoda making their return to Coruscant, it sets the stage for the final act of this film.
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* [[https://youtu.be/HcZ9kQ1h-ZY The main theme, aka Luke's Theme]] is packed with majesty, melancholy and hope on this unassuming little lad who will one day grow up to become the galaxy's new hope against the Empire and the Dark Side of the Force.

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* [[https://youtu.be/HcZ9kQ1h-ZY The main Force's theme, aka Luke's Theme]] is packed with majesty, melancholy and hope on this unassuming little lad who will one day grow up to become the galaxy's new hope against the Empire and the Dark Side of the Force.
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* The famous Romeo & Juliet-inspired love theme, [[https://youtu.be/9nk_WHHTQtY "Across the stars"]], is an immersive auditory theme to encapsulate the growing romance between Anakin and Padme from its swelling dynamics to its warming, mysterious melodies.

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* The famous Romeo & Juliet-inspired love theme, [[https://youtu.be/9nk_WHHTQtY "Across the stars"]], The Stars"]], is an immersive auditory theme to encapsulate the growing romance between Anakin and Padme from its swelling dynamics to its warming, mysterious melodies.
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* Yub Nub may be cute, but [[https://youtu.be/II04E2GEJG8 "Victory Celebration"]] is just... amazing. A song with no language that embodies the feeling of knowing that the galaxy is finally free. For fans that have grown up with ''Star Wars'', hearing the triumphant chorus after watching everything unfold could be considered a bittersweet tearjerker. Even those that despise the Special Editions admit that Victory Celebration is awesome. Some even say that it's the only change they like to the Original Trilogy!

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* Yub Nub may be cute, but [[https://youtu.be/II04E2GEJG8 "Victory Celebration"]] is just... amazing. A song with no language that embodies the feeling of knowing that the galaxy is finally free. For fans that have grown up with ''Star Wars'', hearing the triumphant chorus after watching everything unfold could be considered a bittersweet tearjerker. Even those that despise the Special Editions admit that Victory Celebration is awesome. Some even say that it's the only change they like to the Original Trilogy!

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwshWAd7dj8 "Anakin's Theme"]] is a sweet and heartwarming theme that carries a hint of the Imperial March near the end.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0b3jtCOho dramatic music]] that plays during the droid invasion of Naboo nails how powerful this robot army is and the mounting desperation of the attacked victims of their siege.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlYCxbBZUCY "Duel of the Fates"]] also qualifies as an example of OminousLatinChanting, even though it's a Welsh poem sung in Sanskrit. Even people who ''loathe'' the prequels admit that "Duel of the Fates" was awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7hj6qP167k "Augie's Great Municipal Band"]], the celebratory music from the end of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. More so when you realize that the vocals have the exact same melody as those in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvMtMfIr-sU the Emperor's]] [[{{Leitmotif}} theme]], just in a major key, faster, and sung by laughing children... which leads us to mention "The Emperor's Theme", the perfect conveyance of the deep, dark evil that is [[BigBad the Emperor]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtwBI3BowaM The Tide Turns]] a triumphant use of the Force theme for when Anakin destroys the Trade Federation ship.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ozodr6lFlE Flag Parade]], the music that plays when Anakin gets ready for his first podrace, is a fantastic, bombastic march that wouldn't feel out of place in ''Literature/BenHur''. No wonder the ''Battlefront'' games used an extended version of it for when the player gets [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Zjf8s36hI General Greivous.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mML59afbpjo "The Racer Roars to Life"]]. A brief, but brilliant cue during the [[{{Narm}} IT'S WORKING! IT'S WORKINGGGGGG!!!!!]] scene in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBeliSzcXqY Anakin is Free,]] a beautiful yet heartbreaking piece where Anakin says goodbye to his mother. The ending to the song also has a very powerful rendition of the Force theme when he leaves to join the Jedi.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MiwS_buf2w sorrowful and haunting]] music during Qui-Gon's funeral, which was later re-used in ''Revenge of the Sith'' during Vader's birth and Padme's death.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl732tpmZ8I Anakin Defeats Sebulba]] from the complete soundtrack. Though played initially during the escape from Naboo, the high intensity of the music fits the scene where Anakin repairs his pod mid-flight in the final lap, catching up to Sebulba, getting stuck side by side with him and then finally overtaking the Dug for a very close finish. It's a thrill to listen to throughout.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwshWAd7dj8 [[https://youtu.be/HwshWAd7dj8 "Anakin's Theme"]] is a sweet and heartwarming theme that carries a hint of the Imperial March near the end.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0b3jtCOho [[https://youtu.be/Ts0b3jtCOho dramatic music]] that plays during the droid invasion of Naboo nails how powerful this robot army is and the mounting desperation of the attacked victims of their siege.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlYCxbBZUCY [[https://youtu.be/xlYCxbBZUCY "Duel of the Fates"]] also qualifies as an example of OminousLatinChanting, even though it's a Welsh poem sung in Sanskrit. Even people who ''loathe'' the prequels admit that "Duel of the Fates" was awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7hj6qP167k [[https://youtu.be/_7hj6qP167k "Augie's Great Municipal Band"]], the celebratory music from the end of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. More so when you realize that the vocals have the exact same melody as those in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvMtMfIr-sU [[https://youtu.be/FvMtMfIr-sU the Emperor's]] [[{{Leitmotif}} theme]], just in a major key, faster, and sung by laughing children... which leads us to mention "The Emperor's Theme", the perfect conveyance of the deep, dark evil that is [[BigBad the Emperor]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtwBI3BowaM [[https://youtu.be/gtwBI3BowaM The Tide Turns]] a triumphant use of the Force theme for when Anakin destroys the Trade Federation ship.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ozodr6lFlE [[https://youtu.be/-Ozodr6lFlE Flag Parade]], the music that plays when Anakin gets ready for his first podrace, is a fantastic, bombastic march that wouldn't feel out of place in ''Literature/BenHur''. No wonder the ''Battlefront'' games used an extended version of it for when the player gets [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Zjf8s36hI [[https://youtu.be/M7Zjf8s36hI General Greivous.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mML59afbpjo [[https://youtu.be/mML59afbpjo "The Racer Roars to Life"]]. A brief, but brilliant cue during the [[{{Narm}} IT'S WORKING! IT'S WORKINGGGGGG!!!!!]] scene in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBeliSzcXqY [[https://youtu.be/mBeliSzcXqY Anakin is Free,]] a beautiful yet heartbreaking piece where Anakin says goodbye to his mother. The ending to the song also has a very powerful rendition of the Force theme when he leaves to join the Jedi.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MiwS_buf2w [[https://youtu.be/0MiwS_buf2w sorrowful and haunting]] music during Qui-Gon's funeral, which was later re-used in ''Revenge of the Sith'' during Vader's birth and Padme's death.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl732tpmZ8I [[https://youtu.be/Jl732tpmZ8I Anakin Defeats Sebulba]] from the complete soundtrack. Though played initially during the escape from Naboo, the high intensity of the music fits the scene where Anakin repairs his pod mid-flight in the final lap, catching up to Sebulba, getting stuck side by side with him and then finally overtaking the Dug for a very close finish. It's a thrill to listen to throughout.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj5rWxLjOxY Episode II has the first prolific use of the Imperial March]] as a major foreshadowing, dovetailing into an awesome rendition of "Across the Stars". It shows up again in the final scene, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylqDO4uEXc played as Palpatine looks at a Clonetroopers military parade]] to [[WhamLine have the viewers realize]] they were RootingForTheEmpire all along. As the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNlqfSbb27Q credits soar]], we are again treated to "Across the Stars" which ends with Anakin's theme playing and an ominous rendition of the Imperial March once again. Really sets the feeling of dread as you realize that doom awaits this romance.
* The famous Romeo & Juliet-inspired love theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nk_WHHTQtY "Across the stars"]], is an immersive auditory theme to encapsulate the growing romance between Anakin and Padme from its swelling dynamics to its warming, mysterious melodies.
* The ''very'' avant-garde [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJ_cbA6Hfg "Chase"]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUgkV8AjLbY "Through Coruscant"]] from Episode II. It's like a nightly news theme [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs on speed]], combined with ''[[ThePowerOfRock electric guitar]]'' and percussion that can be charitably described as ''insane''.
* The aptly-named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-TOXoIaWQ "Jango's Escape"]] plays during Jango's Escape from Kamino. It's a very intense tune, befitting both the frantic battle between Obi-Wan and Jango, and just how menacing of an opponent Jango Fett is... The dude isn't even Force sensitive, yet he very nearly bested Obi-Wan in combat!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwJs1-U4Cbg&t=88s Bounty Hunter's Pursuit,]] which plays as the missile from Slave 1 chases Obi-Wan through the asteroid field above Geonosis, is a fantastic track that starts with intensity, builds to slow tension and then finally peaks with the music that plays as the Clone Army is displayed to Obi-Wan on Kamino. Magnificent indeed.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj5rWxLjOxY [[https://youtu.be/lj5rWxLjOxY Episode II has the first prolific use of the Imperial March]] as a major foreshadowing, dovetailing into an awesome rendition of "Across the Stars". It shows up again in the final scene, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylqDO4uEXc [[https://youtu.be/dylqDO4uEXc played as Palpatine looks at a Clonetroopers military parade]] to [[WhamLine have the viewers realize]] they were RootingForTheEmpire all along. As the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNlqfSbb27Q [[https://youtu.be/RNlqfSbb27Q credits soar]], we are again treated to "Across the Stars" which ends with Anakin's theme playing and an ominous rendition of the Imperial March once again. Really sets the feeling of dread as you realize that doom awaits this romance.
* The famous Romeo & Juliet-inspired love theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nk_WHHTQtY [[https://youtu.be/9nk_WHHTQtY "Across the stars"]], is an immersive auditory theme to encapsulate the growing romance between Anakin and Padme from its swelling dynamics to its warming, mysterious melodies.
* The ''very'' avant-garde [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJ_cbA6Hfg "Chase"]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUgkV8AjLbY [[https://youtu.be/5YJ_cbA6Hfg "Chase"]][[https://youtu.be/FUgkV8AjLbY "Through Coruscant"]] from Episode II. It's like a nightly news theme [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs on speed]], combined with ''[[ThePowerOfRock electric guitar]]'' and percussion that can be charitably described as ''insane''.
* The aptly-named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-TOXoIaWQ [[https://youtu.be/fD-TOXoIaWQ "Jango's Escape"]] plays during Jango's Escape from Kamino. It's a very intense tune, befitting both the frantic battle between Obi-Wan and Jango, and just how menacing of an opponent Jango Fett is... The dude isn't even Force sensitive, yet he very nearly bested Obi-Wan in combat!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwJs1-U4Cbg&t=88s [[https://youtu.be/NwJs1-U4Cbg&t=88s Bounty Hunter's Pursuit,]] which plays as the missile from Slave 1 chases Obi-Wan through the asteroid field above Geonosis, is a fantastic track that starts with intensity, builds to slow tension and then finally peaks with the music that plays as the Clone Army is displayed to Obi-Wan on Kamino. Magnificent indeed.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxqqiUh1lec The Battle of Coruscant]] is bombastic, powerful and captures the essence that a war has been going on in the galaxy for years. Combining elements of the Force theme with occasional riffs, it's crammed with sheer tension, tactical fighting, valour and majesty to encapsulate the chaotic introductory battle in Coruscant's space area.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxqqiUh1lec [[https://youtu.be/WxqqiUh1lec The Battle of Coruscant]] is bombastic, powerful and captures the essence that a war has been going on in the galaxy for years. Combining elements of the Force theme with occasional riffs, it's crammed with sheer tension, tactical fighting, valour and majesty to encapsulate the chaotic introductory battle in Coruscant's space area.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eYZJxMDKXE "Anakin's Dark Deeds"]] is an epic and emotional song that illustrates Anakin's fall to the Dark Side along with the rise of the Empire. The fact that it was also used in ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder'' and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E11Shattered Shattered]]" speaks volumes about how great it is.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1T9-wxjm0U "Padmé's Ruminations"]] where Padmé looks across Coruscant at the Jedi Temple from her apartment and Anakin in the Temple seems to look back. Featuring the only use of the OneWomanWail in ''Star Wars'' music.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anvVbsmZqw4 dramatic and badass]] track when General Grievous arrives on Utapau. In contrast, the music where Obi-Wan leaves for Utapau is both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg76O5lMZOc heroic]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DITknhZIgQc inspiring.]]
* The chilling and sad [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=letZnkZG5Vo "Anakin's Betrayal"]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eim3Fnvpays "The Immolation Scene"]] was another amazing, tear-inducing piece of music. "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!!!" The ''Revenge of the Sith'' soundtrack was one whole emotionally charged Crowning Score of Awesome. The opening credits where Anakin and Obi-Wan are flying together as friends and triumphant heroes, Grievous' choral theme, the eerie, guttural music playing during the Mon Calamari ballet as Palpatine begins to ensnare Anakin with whispers of the power of the Dark Side...all wonderful.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYAOJB2P8ec The music that plays]] as the newly-christened Darth Vader marches on the Jedi Temple. Sadly, it is absent from the soundtrack (although the theme appears in part in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAps9RWNSs8 "Love Pledge and the Arena"]]).
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic; there's even a brief segment that does not appear on the official soundtrack that samples "Duel of the Fates"'s string section. The preceding track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg Anakin vs Obi Wan]] is also epic as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK52tEenER8 Episode III]] has three minutes of no dialogue which lets John Williams flex his arms like he wants to, cycling from Padme's funeral theme to Leia's theme, then to a small snippet of Harry Potter-esque music before launching into the Force Theme over a binary sunset to create one of the most awesome bookends ever. No mention of the ending theme is complete without the extended end credits on the soundtrack, which includes an amazingly bittersweet rendition of the Throne Room theme from ''A New Hope'' that perfectly captures the mix of despair and hope that the end of the movie conveyed.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eYZJxMDKXE [[https://youtu.be/-eYZJxMDKXE "Anakin's Dark Deeds"]] is an epic and emotional song that illustrates Anakin's fall to the Dark Side along with the rise of the Empire. The fact that it was also used in ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder'' and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E11Shattered Shattered]]" speaks volumes about how great it is.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1T9-wxjm0U [[https://youtu.be/r1T9-wxjm0U "Padmé's Ruminations"]] where Padmé looks across Coruscant at the Jedi Temple from her apartment and Anakin in the Temple seems to look back. Featuring the only use of the OneWomanWail in ''Star Wars'' music.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anvVbsmZqw4 [[https://youtu.be/anvVbsmZqw4 dramatic and badass]] track when General Grievous arrives on Utapau. In contrast, the music where Obi-Wan leaves for Utapau is both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg76O5lMZOc [[https://youtu.be/gg76O5lMZOc heroic]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DITknhZIgQc [[https://youtu.be/DITknhZIgQc inspiring.]]
* The chilling and sad [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=letZnkZG5Vo [[https://youtu.be/letZnkZG5Vo "Anakin's Betrayal"]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eim3Fnvpays [[https://youtu.be/eim3Fnvpays "The Immolation Scene"]] was another amazing, tear-inducing piece of music. "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!!!" The ''Revenge of the Sith'' soundtrack was one whole emotionally charged Crowning Score of Awesome. The opening credits where Anakin and Obi-Wan are flying together as friends and triumphant heroes, Grievous' choral theme, the eerie, guttural music playing during the Mon Calamari ballet as Palpatine begins to ensnare Anakin with whispers of the power of the Dark Side...all wonderful.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYAOJB2P8ec [[https://youtu.be/TYAOJB2P8ec The music that plays]] as the newly-christened Darth Vader marches on the Jedi Temple. Sadly, it is absent from the soundtrack (although the theme appears in part in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAps9RWNSs8 [[https://youtu.be/nAps9RWNSs8 "Love Pledge and the Arena"]]).
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 "[[https://youtu.be/FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic; there's even a brief segment that does not appear on the official soundtrack that samples "Duel of the Fates"'s string section. The preceding track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg [[https://youtu.be/Tl-dmo9_VCg Anakin vs Obi Wan]] is also epic as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK52tEenER8 [[https://youtu.be/ZK52tEenER8 Episode III]] has three minutes of no dialogue which lets John Williams flex his arms like he wants to, cycling from Padme's funeral theme to Leia's theme, then to a small snippet of Harry Potter-esque music before launching into the Force Theme over a binary sunset to create one of the most awesome bookends ever. No mention of the ending theme is complete without the extended end credits on the soundtrack, which includes an amazingly bittersweet rendition of the Throne Room theme from ''A New Hope'' that perfectly captures the mix of despair and hope that the end of the movie conveyed.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZ9kQ1h-ZY The main theme, aka Luke's Theme]] is packed with majesty, melancholy and hope on this unassuming little lad who will one day grow up to become the galaxy's new hope against the Empire and the Dark Side of the Force.
* The romantic theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exu4QC2sqbY Princess Leia]] brings in sadness, hope and beauty all in a single orchestral piece to introduce this Rebel princess trying to fight against the Galactic Empire.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PWvzU2JUU "Binary Sunset"]] proves that even contemplative interludes are awesome when placed in the hands of John Williams. Just amazing.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHD-knhS6es "Cantina Band"]], referred to in ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'' as "Mad About Me". You know it, even if you haven't seen ''Star Wars''. It's become that iconic, and its catchiness proved that even background alien tunes could be huge hits. Even if the genre is called "jizz".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHQrcyerVQQ "The Battle of Yavin"]]. Swirly, LockAndLoadMontage style strings at the beginning, total non-stop badassery for the rest of the track. ''Then'' there's the ending. Only Music/JohnWilliams can pack so much JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient into so small a time. Like a lot of Star Wars music, "The Battle of Yavin" takes cues from Holst's ''Planets'' suite, specifically "Mars, The Bringer of War". The "'''DUN DUN DUN DUNN...DUN DUN DUN...DUN DUN DUN DA DA DUN DUN DUN!'''" as the Death Star is preparing to fire immediately before going kablooie is taken right out of Holst.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZ9kQ1h-ZY [[https://youtu.be/HcZ9kQ1h-ZY The main theme, aka Luke's Theme]] is packed with majesty, melancholy and hope on this unassuming little lad who will one day grow up to become the galaxy's new hope against the Empire and the Dark Side of the Force.
* The romantic theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exu4QC2sqbY [[https://youtu.be/Exu4QC2sqbY Princess Leia]] brings in sadness, hope and beauty all in a single orchestral piece to introduce this Rebel princess trying to fight against the Galactic Empire.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PWvzU2JUU [[https://youtu.be/I2PWvzU2JUU "Binary Sunset"]] proves that even contemplative interludes are awesome when placed in the hands of John Williams. Just amazing.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHD-knhS6es [[https://youtu.be/sHD-knhS6es "Cantina Band"]], referred to in ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'' as "Mad About Me". You know it, even if you haven't seen ''Star Wars''. It's become that iconic, and its catchiness proved that even background alien tunes could be huge hits. Even if the genre is called "jizz".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHQrcyerVQQ [[https://youtu.be/aHQrcyerVQQ "The Battle of Yavin"]]. Swirly, LockAndLoadMontage style strings at the beginning, total non-stop badassery for the rest of the track. ''Then'' there's the ending. Only Music/JohnWilliams can pack so much JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient into so small a time. Like a lot of Star Wars music, "The Battle of Yavin" takes cues from Holst's ''Planets'' suite, specifically "Mars, The Bringer of War". The "'''DUN DUN DUN DUNN...DUN DUN DUN...DUN DUN DUN DA DA DUN DUN DUN!'''" as the Death Star is preparing to fire immediately before going kablooie is taken right out of Holst.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXA-YMJs54 "The Tractor Beam/Chasm Crossfire"]], but especially the second part. Starts out with some cool spooky music, then eventually translates into an amazingly uplifting version of the main fanfare, intermingled with Leia's theme and some other great stuff. Combined with the bottomless pit, aka the "I think we took a wrong turn" scene, it's just pure awesome.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo9GN--eoGk That's no moon...]]" Especially brilliant since it's the DarkestHour of ''A New Hope'', and Williams could have scored it with something soul-crushingly hopeless. Instead, we hear an incredibly rousing version of the Rebel Fanfare to remind us that our heroes aren't licked yet...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqs4M3G1SpA "TIE Fighter Attack"]], aka "Here They Come!" It ''earns'' that exclamation mark.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMOhsvhF4Jw "Cantina Band", aka "Mad About Me"]] is a jaunty number with saxophones and other brass instruments to make a catchy tune.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXA-YMJs54 [[https://youtu.be/NrXA-YMJs54 "The Tractor Beam/Chasm Crossfire"]], but especially the second part. Starts out with some cool spooky music, then eventually translates into an amazingly uplifting version of the main fanfare, intermingled with Leia's theme and some other great stuff. Combined with the bottomless pit, aka the "I think we took a wrong turn" scene, it's just pure awesome.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo9GN--eoGk "[[https://youtu.be/Oo9GN--eoGk That's no moon...]]" Especially brilliant since it's the DarkestHour of ''A New Hope'', and Williams could have scored it with something soul-crushingly hopeless. Instead, we hear an incredibly rousing version of the Rebel Fanfare to remind us that our heroes aren't licked yet...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqs4M3G1SpA [[https://youtu.be/aqs4M3G1SpA "TIE Fighter Attack"]], aka "Here They Come!" It ''earns'' that exclamation mark.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMOhsvhF4Jw [[https://youtu.be/VMOhsvhF4Jw "Cantina Band", aka "Mad About Me"]] is a jaunty number with saxophones and other brass instruments to make a catchy tune.



* Darth Vader's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4lEr5eFlLI original theme]], which was replaced by the Imperial March for Episode V, gets forgotten about due to how awesome the Imperial March is, but it fits the low-key brooding evil and mystery of Vader much better. It even appeared briefly in ''Film/RogueOne'' alongside the Imperial March.
* The dramatic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcLza84QIAY "Destruction of Alderaan"]] embodies tension, sadness and unadulterated horror as the Empire's Death Star reduces Alderaan to smithereens.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySbQ0SRAn8Q The Throne Room]]" ending theme from ''A New Hope''. You will rarely find another closing score that embodies pure triumph and happiness (and the cute fluttery riff from the main theme when [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments we find out R2's okay after all]]). Another theme plucked in its entirety by ''Family Guy'' (before their own parody trilogy in fact).

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* Darth Vader's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4lEr5eFlLI [[https://youtu.be/O4lEr5eFlLI original theme]], which was replaced by the Imperial March for Episode V, gets forgotten about due to how awesome the Imperial March is, but it fits the low-key brooding evil and mystery of Vader much better. It even appeared briefly in ''Film/RogueOne'' alongside the Imperial March.
* The dramatic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcLza84QIAY [[https://youtu.be/CcLza84QIAY "Destruction of Alderaan"]] embodies tension, sadness and unadulterated horror as the Empire's Death Star reduces Alderaan to smithereens.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySbQ0SRAn8Q "[[https://youtu.be/ySbQ0SRAn8Q The Throne Room]]" ending theme from ''A New Hope''. You will rarely find another closing score that embodies pure triumph and happiness (and the cute fluttery riff from the main theme when [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments we find out R2's okay after all]]). Another theme plucked in its entirety by ''Family Guy'' (before their own parody trilogy in fact).



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 The Imperial March]]. ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_march hints]] that the Imperial March really is the martial theme of the Imperial Navy; ''Solo'' and ''Rebels'' present it as an anthem for the Canon regime as well.
** Taken further with the pants-wettingly terrifying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0YPqNwAdp8 "The Emperor Arrives"]]. And wonderfully spoofed by ''Family Guy'' when used as background elevator music in "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side".
** Transformed into a haunting funeral dirge in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ZmyEKPIvs "Darth Vader's Death"]].
* The saga's ''original'' great love theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hg-sWWmIVY Han Solo and the Princess]]".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g34H1vwnB4g "The City in the Clouds"]]. Less bombastic, but utterly magnificent.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWMsMulVuM Hyperspace]] is a very exciting track for where the Falcon narrowly escapes Cloud City.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVulaCFNL4A The friggin' Asteroid Field]] carries a Star Destroyer's load of desperation as Han and his friends aboard the ''Millennium Falcon'' try to evade the Empire through an asteroid field before ending on uncertainty to signify a false sense of safety there.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9K3RepZ__I The Battle of Hoth]] is almost 15 minutes of sheer awesome. Highlights include ''the'' anthem for HumongousMecha (part 1, 4:02-7:40), some preposterously heroic music when Luke pwns the AT-AT with the grenade (part 2, 2:45-3:40), and what can only be described as a gleefully malicious version of the Imperial March (3:40-4:10). Good times.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lMJ06GXdeU Yoda's theme]] is simply lovely, old and wise-sounding to describe the old Jedi Master Yoda.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMa33_zmBc "The Clash of Lightsabers"]], where the crew escapes to the Falcon loads up with tension and action while Vader and Luke duke it out with one another. The segment that played during Luke and Vader's duel was even brought back for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', for the confrontation between Palpatine and Yoda in the former's office.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfWMvaRXa7E "The Rebel Fleet/End Titles"]]. For a film that ends on quite a downer, the beginning of this piece focuses purely on the hope for the future with a stirring rendition of the "Han Solo and the Princess" theme which ascends into the standard End Titles music. Cutting this theme a bit shorter than the other films, it segues into reprises of "Yoda's Theme" and "The Imperial March" that are anything but unnecessary repetition. After that, the most soaring rendition of "Han Solo and the Princess" builds and builds until we are presented with what is possibly the greatest climax to a score in film history.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 [[https://youtu.be/-bzWSJG93P8 The Imperial March]]. ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_march hints]] that the Imperial March really is the martial theme of the Imperial Navy; ''Solo'' and ''Rebels'' present it as an anthem for the Canon regime as well.
** Taken further with the pants-wettingly terrifying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0YPqNwAdp8 [[https://youtu.be/G0YPqNwAdp8 "The Emperor Arrives"]]. And wonderfully spoofed by ''Family Guy'' when used as background elevator music in "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side".
** Transformed into a haunting funeral dirge in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ZmyEKPIvs [[https://youtu.be/I_ZmyEKPIvs "Darth Vader's Death"]].
* The saga's ''original'' great love theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hg-sWWmIVY "[[https://youtu.be/1Hg-sWWmIVY Han Solo and the Princess]]".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g34H1vwnB4g [[https://youtu.be/g34H1vwnB4g "The City in the Clouds"]]. Less bombastic, but utterly magnificent.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWMsMulVuM [[https://youtu.be/IEWMsMulVuM Hyperspace]] is a very exciting track for where the Falcon narrowly escapes Cloud City.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVulaCFNL4A [[https://youtu.be/vVulaCFNL4A The friggin' Asteroid Field]] carries a Star Destroyer's load of desperation as Han and his friends aboard the ''Millennium Falcon'' try to evade the Empire through an asteroid field before ending on uncertainty to signify a false sense of safety there.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9K3RepZ__I [[https://youtu.be/b9K3RepZ__I The Battle of Hoth]] is almost 15 minutes of sheer awesome. Highlights include ''the'' anthem for HumongousMecha (part 1, 4:02-7:40), some preposterously heroic music when Luke pwns the AT-AT with the grenade (part 2, 2:45-3:40), and what can only be described as a gleefully malicious version of the Imperial March (3:40-4:10). Good times.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lMJ06GXdeU [[https://youtu.be/9lMJ06GXdeU Yoda's theme]] is simply lovely, old and wise-sounding to describe the old Jedi Master Yoda.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMa33_zmBc [[https://youtu.be/RRMa33_zmBc "The Clash of Lightsabers"]], where the crew escapes to the Falcon loads up with tension and action while Vader and Luke duke it out with one another. The segment that played during Luke and Vader's duel was even brought back for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', for the confrontation between Palpatine and Yoda in the former's office.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfWMvaRXa7E [[https://youtu.be/qfWMvaRXa7E "The Rebel Fleet/End Titles"]]. For a film that ends on quite a downer, the beginning of this piece focuses purely on the hope for the future with a stirring rendition of the "Han Solo and the Princess" theme which ascends into the standard End Titles music. Cutting this theme a bit shorter than the other films, it segues into reprises of "Yoda's Theme" and "The Imperial March" that are anything but unnecessary repetition. After that, the most soaring rendition of "Han Solo and the Princess" builds and builds until we are presented with what is possibly the greatest climax to a score in film history.



* The adventurous theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDBvOtRaSo Ewoks.]] and the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi23tmzuBo Forest Battle]]" conveys the courage and resourcefulness of those little, not-so-harmless teddy bears.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yPDm-VbMxU Emperor's sinister motif]] is the perfect theme for any villain.
* ''Jedi'' has all the best themes of the original trilogy, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iMT-2Fze-A "Leia's News/Light of the Force"]]. Starts off with Luke and Leia's theme, rolls into the love theme, and then the EPIC force theme at the cremation. But the whole of the second half of ''Jedi'' has awesome music.
* When Vader breaks free of the Dark Side in ''Return of the Jedi'' the music switches from an "evil victory is imminent" rendition of the Emperor's Theme to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oziz8lT35DE kick-in-the-gut minor chord version of the "Force Theme"]].
* The tragically underused "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXwju2UXio Luke and Leia]]" in ''Return of the Jedi'' may very well be the best music in the saga.
* The first half of the track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJzvyzbqGI "The Final Duel/Into the Death Star"]], the part of the film when Luke snaps and goes all-out against his father. The mournful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFjtxyvT0E male vocals]] combined with the tragic strings nearly make the music a {{tearjerker}} without any context whatsoever. The tune was tweaked into the song for the opening screen of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
* During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOBNjz1lPBQ Vader's death]], the main triad of the Imperial March {{leitmotif}} is looped over and over, eventually ascending up a 5th from its normal 1-6-3 location to a 5-3-7. At the very end, it is plucked out one last time by a lonesome harp -- signaling not only the defeat of the EvilEmpire, but the passing of Anakin Skywalker.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpj1DYK4fCs "Into the Trap"]]. That repeating motif when Lando, Wedge, and the other group leaders check in '''perfectly''' captures the determination of the Rebellion at that moment.
* Yub Nub may be cute, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II04E2GEJG8 "Victory Celebration"]] is just... amazing. A song with no language that embodies the feeling of knowing that the galaxy is finally free. For fans that have grown up with ''Star Wars'', hearing the triumphant chorus after watching everything unfold could be considered a bittersweet tearjerker. Even those that despise the Special Editions admit that Victory Celebration is awesome. Some even say that it's the only change they like to the Original Trilogy!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po549KE5esE Lapti Nek]], the song that originally played in Jabba's palace before the GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion, is awesomely catchy, even if you don’t understand the lyrics. Even fans who don't mind the edits often state they wish this song was left in.

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* The adventurous theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDBvOtRaSo [[https://youtu.be/1dDBvOtRaSo Ewoks.]] and the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi23tmzuBo "[[https://youtu.be/QXi23tmzuBo Forest Battle]]" conveys the courage and resourcefulness of those little, not-so-harmless teddy bears.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yPDm-VbMxU [[https://youtu.be/-yPDm-VbMxU Emperor's sinister motif]] is the perfect theme for any villain.
* ''Jedi'' has all the best themes of the original trilogy, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iMT-2Fze-A [[https://youtu.be/8iMT-2Fze-A "Leia's News/Light of the Force"]]. Starts off with Luke and Leia's theme, rolls into the love theme, and then the EPIC force theme at the cremation. But the whole of the second half of ''Jedi'' has awesome music.
* When Vader breaks free of the Dark Side in ''Return of the Jedi'' the music switches from an "evil victory is imminent" rendition of the Emperor's Theme to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oziz8lT35DE [[https://youtu.be/oziz8lT35DE kick-in-the-gut minor chord version of the "Force Theme"]].
* The tragically underused "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXwju2UXio "[[https://youtu.be/9HXwju2UXio Luke and Leia]]" in ''Return of the Jedi'' may very well be the best music in the saga.
* The first half of the track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJzvyzbqGI [[https://youtu.be/7MJzvyzbqGI "The Final Duel/Into the Death Star"]], the part of the film when Luke snaps and goes all-out against his father. The mournful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFjtxyvT0E [[https://youtu.be/zrFjtxyvT0E male vocals]] combined with the tragic strings nearly make the music a {{tearjerker}} without any context whatsoever. The tune was tweaked into the song for the opening screen of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
* During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOBNjz1lPBQ [[https://youtu.be/gOBNjz1lPBQ Vader's death]], the main triad of the Imperial March {{leitmotif}} is looped over and over, eventually ascending up a 5th from its normal 1-6-3 location to a 5-3-7. At the very end, it is plucked out one last time by a lonesome harp -- signaling not only the defeat of the EvilEmpire, but the passing of Anakin Skywalker.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpj1DYK4fCs [[https://youtu.be/vpj1DYK4fCs "Into the Trap"]]. That repeating motif when Lando, Wedge, and the other group leaders check in '''perfectly''' captures the determination of the Rebellion at that moment.
* Yub Nub may be cute, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II04E2GEJG8 [[https://youtu.be/II04E2GEJG8 "Victory Celebration"]] is just... amazing. A song with no language that embodies the feeling of knowing that the galaxy is finally free. For fans that have grown up with ''Star Wars'', hearing the triumphant chorus after watching everything unfold could be considered a bittersweet tearjerker. Even those that despise the Special Editions admit that Victory Celebration is awesome. Some even say that it's the only change they like to the Original Trilogy!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po549KE5esE [[https://youtu.be/po549KE5esE Lapti Nek]], the song that originally played in Jabba's palace before the GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion, is awesomely catchy, even if you don’t understand the lyrics. Even fans who don't mind the edits often state they wish this song was left in.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65As1V0vQDM "Rey's Theme"]], which is an instant classic. There's also a [[https://youtu.be/IUs88IY1A00?t=1m15s tragic rendition of her theme]], when she gets captured by Kylo Ren. Along with a [[https://youtu.be/kShrb-zSWMI?t=38s graceful variant]] when the ''Falcon'' arrives on the peaceful world of Takadona.
* Also from ''The Force Awakens'' we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueqKtype7Kk "March of the Resistance"]] which is the ThemeSongPowerUp for the Resistance during an aerial battle at the film's midpoint. Ever wondered what the Rebellion version of the Imperial March would sound like? Now you know, and it's exactly awesome as that description implies, combining the militaristic snare and propulsive beat of the Empire's leitmotif with an upbeat, punchy and appropriately courageous Resistance tinge to match the heroics of Poe Dameron and his X-Wing cavalry.
* The epic battle music continues with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzuanMUuS4 "Scherzo for X-Wings"]] which plays over the film's climactic dogfight and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itzm8-kcOAg "Farewell and The Trip"]] which plays during the denouement and it really conveys the feeling that the darkness has passed and that good has triumphed once more although at a great cost. "Scherzo" is particularly notable for how it re-uses the main Star Wars theme. Sure, the main couple of notes have been used here and there throughout the movies to add weight to a triumphant moment for the heroes, but this is the first time since the franchise's beginning that John Williams finally turned the main theme into a full blown ThemeMusicPowerUp!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBUlKgsNK8 "The Jedi Steps and Finale"]], an enchanting theme that grows more dramatic when Rey discovers Luke Skywalker. The end credits contain a lovely medley of Rey's theme, Kylo Ren's theme, The Resistance theme, and finally ending in a graceful combination of Rey's and The Force theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRPCjr1Ito Kylo Ren enters the Battle,]] the sinister and badass piece that plays during the Imperial invasion of Takodana.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwNpmpBC-t0 "Torn Apart"]] perfectly captures Kylo Ren's dilemma, patricide, and Chewbacca's grief and rage.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65As1V0vQDM [[https://youtu.be/65As1V0vQDM "Rey's Theme"]], which is an instant classic. There's also a [[https://youtu.be/IUs88IY1A00?t=1m15s tragic rendition of her theme]], when she gets captured by Kylo Ren. Along with a [[https://youtu.be/kShrb-zSWMI?t=38s graceful variant]] when the ''Falcon'' arrives on the peaceful world of Takadona.
* Also from ''The Force Awakens'' we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueqKtype7Kk [[https://youtu.be/ueqKtype7Kk "March of the Resistance"]] which is the ThemeSongPowerUp for the Resistance during an aerial battle at the film's midpoint. Ever wondered what the Rebellion version of the Imperial March would sound like? Now you know, and it's exactly awesome as that description implies, combining the militaristic snare and propulsive beat of the Empire's leitmotif with an upbeat, punchy and appropriately courageous Resistance tinge to match the heroics of Poe Dameron and his X-Wing cavalry.
* The epic battle music continues with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzuanMUuS4 [[https://youtu.be/xJzuanMUuS4 "Scherzo for X-Wings"]] which plays over the film's climactic dogfight and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itzm8-kcOAg [[https://youtu.be/Itzm8-kcOAg "Farewell and The Trip"]] which plays during the denouement and it really conveys the feeling that the darkness has passed and that good has triumphed once more although at a great cost. "Scherzo" is particularly notable for how it re-uses the main Star Wars theme. Sure, the main couple of notes have been used here and there throughout the movies to add weight to a triumphant moment for the heroes, but this is the first time since the franchise's beginning that John Williams finally turned the main theme into a full blown ThemeMusicPowerUp!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBUlKgsNK8 [[https://youtu.be/cUBUlKgsNK8 "The Jedi Steps and Finale"]], an enchanting theme that grows more dramatic when Rey discovers Luke Skywalker. The end credits contain a lovely medley of Rey's theme, Kylo Ren's theme, The Resistance theme, and finally ending in a graceful combination of Rey's and The Force theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRPCjr1Ito [[https://youtu.be/NRRPCjr1Ito Kylo Ren enters the Battle,]] the sinister and badass piece that plays during the Imperial invasion of Takodana.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwNpmpBC-t0 [[https://youtu.be/VwNpmpBC-t0 "Torn Apart"]] perfectly captures Kylo Ren's dilemma, patricide, and Chewbacca's grief and rage.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_OO9taOvG8 "Main Title and Escape."]] It's always wonderful to hear the main theme again, complete with the fluttery flute riff during the transition between the two parts of the piece that had been absent since ''Film/ANewHope.'' The "Escape" section of the opening number is pretty awesome too, with the action music growing less heroic and more frantic and perilous with every second during the attack on the Dreadnaught, reaching its tragic climax when Paige dies to save the Resistance.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVowa3xEbY "Ahch-To Island"]] picks up right where ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' left off with "The Jedi Steps," which is interrupted with an appropriately gut-wrenching phrase when Luke simply tosses the saber over his shoulder. Then we get a brief snippet of the lovely "Binary Sunset," and a longer reprise of "Rey's Theme" as Rey follows Luke around the island as he goes about his daily routine, establishing that Luke is at a similar place at the beginning of this film to Rey at the beginning of the previous one.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_OO9taOvG8 [[https://youtu.be/u_OO9taOvG8 "Main Title and Escape."]] It's always wonderful to hear the main theme again, complete with the fluttery flute riff during the transition between the two parts of the piece that had been absent since ''Film/ANewHope.'' The "Escape" section of the opening number is pretty awesome too, with the action music growing less heroic and more frantic and perilous with every second during the attack on the Dreadnaught, reaching its tragic climax when Paige dies to save the Resistance.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVowa3xEbY [[https://youtu.be/rLVowa3xEbY "Ahch-To Island"]] picks up right where ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' left off with "The Jedi Steps," which is interrupted with an appropriately gut-wrenching phrase when Luke simply tosses the saber over his shoulder. Then we get a brief snippet of the lovely "Binary Sunset," and a longer reprise of "Rey's Theme" as Rey follows Luke around the island as he goes about his daily routine, establishing that Luke is at a similar place at the beginning of this film to Rey at the beginning of the previous one.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0nEO6q8iI "The Rebellion is Reborn"]] combines the theme from "Ach-To Island" with the theme for Rose Tico. Rose's theme in particular is simply lovely, and evokes the sweeping and dramatic beauty of Princess Leia's theme from "Empire" while simultaneously being its own distinctive theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLBaE5QWUQ "Revisiting Snoke"]] might sound low-key compared to Emperor Palpatine's theme, but it's still deliciously ominous through and through, especially with Darth Vader's leitmotif returning and Kylo Ren's leitmotif to cap it off.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnQ779i3fDg "The Supremacy"]] mixes some of the saga's best themes, combining Kylo Ren's theme, the always-welcome Resistance March, "Binary Sunset", and finally a truly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme, to represent one of the most powerful moments in the saga, as Leia uses the Force to [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome pull herself back to the ship after being blown out into space]]. If you're not in tears by the end, you ''weren't listening.''
* The extremely disorienting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFzuvgyqyCE "The Cave"]] may not be the flashiest, but it very effectively sets the mood for Rey's surreal experience on Ahch-To, and conveys her disappointment about not getting any meaningful answers.
* What's not to love about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIvAoHIsPQ The Battle Of Crait]]? The "damn the torpedoes" rendition of the Resistance theme near the beginning is cool enough, but the triumphant reprise of Rey's theme and "Here They Come!" from ''A New Hope'' when the Falcon makes its dramatic re-entry then lures the TIE fighters into a chase in the crystal caves of Crait drive the awesomeness into the stratosphere. "They really hate that ship!", indeed.
* The [[TitleDrop titular]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9e5JcKxHaA The Last Jedi]] plays during Luke's "duel" with Kylo Ren, and is essentially a musical retelling of the events in the film. You can hear Kylo's rage in the second half as he charges at Luke, and his VillainousBreakdown as he realizes Luke had completely duped him.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHb9T6WvvW0 "The Spark"]] unites Luke's theme and Leia's theme with both characters interacting for the last time. Doubly heart wrenching given Carrie Fisher's death. And ending it with an altered version of the Imperial March, only Luke is doing the marching in context of the scene.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk6YaL9wg0E "The Fathiers"]] is bouncy, exciting, and dramatic in a "Western horseback chase" sense that serves as an appropriate back-up for one of the most purely entertaining action sequences in the movie.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEIp2mmU0c "A New Alliance,"]] aka the scene where Rey and Kylo lay waste to Snoke's guards features potentially the most bombastic version of the "Force Theme" in the history of the saga, underscoring Kylo's decision to turn on Snoke and kill him, before dropping us straight into heart-pounding badassery right up until the end.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ue_5T4fMk "Canto Bight"]] is simply a delight, with jazzy ''samba'' rhythms on piano, trumpet, and steel drums that call to mind a "rich man's version" of the classic Cantina Band sound, appropriate for one of the galaxy's most opulent hot spots.
* From the complete score, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rIBFn3oU7c "Holdo's Resolve"]] is a short but intense piece that plays when the movie alternates between three powerful scenes, namely Kylo and Ren fighting over Anakin's lightsaber, Phasma ordering Finn and Rose's executions, and most importantly, Holdo preparing to ram her ship against the ''Supremacy'', with the song's crescendo reaching its climax with a deafening silence as the First Order's fleet is laid to waste by an incredible hyperspace ramming maneuver.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXXNLKVA90 "Chrome Dome"]] feebly continues from "Holdo's Resolve" following the devastation caused by Holdo's sacrifice, but then switches over to heavy war drums as Phasma walks through the inferno and gets on a one-on-one fight with Finn.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FviFi42Y4c "Peace and Purpose".]] "Binary Sunset" plays as Luke watches a twin sunset, as he fades away, most likely passing on as a force ghost. The other half is a bittersweet yet hopeful tune that shows that hope is still alive in the galaxy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOqgtnrPAw "Finale"]] plays over the coda on Canto Bight, with a whimsical version of the main theme played on chimes, before segueing into "Binary Sunset" when the stable boy demonstrates his Force abilities and stares out at the night sky, suggesting that hope is reborn in the galaxy. Then, following the tradition set by the closing credits of the previous films in the saga, we get reprises of several pieces, including Rose's theme, a piano version of Leia's theme over the tribute to Carrie Fisher, the Resistance march, the Rebel fanfare, Rey's theme, Yoda's theme, the Battle of Crait, and "Here They Come," and the piece is bookended with Rey's theme played on the chimes we heard at the beginning, signifying who the title character is. And listen carefully to the reprise of Rey's theme right at the end: it's shifted from a minor key to a major key, to match Luke's.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0nEO6q8iI [[https://youtu.be/vP0nEO6q8iI "The Rebellion is Reborn"]] combines the theme from "Ach-To Island" with the theme for Rose Tico. Rose's theme in particular is simply lovely, and evokes the sweeping and dramatic beauty of Princess Leia's theme from "Empire" while simultaneously being its own distinctive theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLBaE5QWUQ [[https://youtu.be/xrLBaE5QWUQ "Revisiting Snoke"]] might sound low-key compared to Emperor Palpatine's theme, but it's still deliciously ominous through and through, especially with Darth Vader's leitmotif returning and Kylo Ren's leitmotif to cap it off.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnQ779i3fDg [[https://youtu.be/qnQ779i3fDg "The Supremacy"]] mixes some of the saga's best themes, combining Kylo Ren's theme, the always-welcome Resistance March, "Binary Sunset", and finally a truly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme, to represent one of the most powerful moments in the saga, as Leia uses the Force to [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome pull herself back to the ship after being blown out into space]]. If you're not in tears by the end, you ''weren't listening.''
* The extremely disorienting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFzuvgyqyCE [[https://youtu.be/nFzuvgyqyCE "The Cave"]] may not be the flashiest, but it very effectively sets the mood for Rey's surreal experience on Ahch-To, and conveys her disappointment about not getting any meaningful answers.
* What's not to love about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIvAoHIsPQ [[https://youtu.be/YIIvAoHIsPQ The Battle Of Crait]]? The "damn the torpedoes" rendition of the Resistance theme near the beginning is cool enough, but the triumphant reprise of Rey's theme and "Here They Come!" from ''A New Hope'' when the Falcon makes its dramatic re-entry then lures the TIE fighters into a chase in the crystal caves of Crait drive the awesomeness into the stratosphere. "They really hate that ship!", indeed.
* The [[TitleDrop titular]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9e5JcKxHaA [[https://youtu.be/U9e5JcKxHaA The Last Jedi]] plays during Luke's "duel" with Kylo Ren, and is essentially a musical retelling of the events in the film. You can hear Kylo's rage in the second half as he charges at Luke, and his VillainousBreakdown as he realizes Luke had completely duped him.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHb9T6WvvW0 [[https://youtu.be/ZHb9T6WvvW0 "The Spark"]] unites Luke's theme and Leia's theme with both characters interacting for the last time. Doubly heart wrenching given Carrie Fisher's death. And ending it with an altered version of the Imperial March, only Luke is doing the marching in context of the scene.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk6YaL9wg0E [[https://youtu.be/lk6YaL9wg0E "The Fathiers"]] is bouncy, exciting, and dramatic in a "Western horseback chase" sense that serves as an appropriate back-up for one of the most purely entertaining action sequences in the movie.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEIp2mmU0c [[https://youtu.be/ibEIp2mmU0c "A New Alliance,"]] aka the scene where Rey and Kylo lay waste to Snoke's guards features potentially the most bombastic version of the "Force Theme" in the history of the saga, underscoring Kylo's decision to turn on Snoke and kill him, before dropping us straight into heart-pounding badassery right up until the end.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ue_5T4fMk [[https://youtu.be/N8ue_5T4fMk "Canto Bight"]] is simply a delight, with jazzy ''samba'' rhythms on piano, trumpet, and steel drums that call to mind a "rich man's version" of the classic Cantina Band sound, appropriate for one of the galaxy's most opulent hot spots.
* From the complete score, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rIBFn3oU7c [[https://youtu.be/3rIBFn3oU7c "Holdo's Resolve"]] is a short but intense piece that plays when the movie alternates between three powerful scenes, namely Kylo and Ren fighting over Anakin's lightsaber, Phasma ordering Finn and Rose's executions, and most importantly, Holdo preparing to ram her ship against the ''Supremacy'', with the song's crescendo reaching its climax with a deafening silence as the First Order's fleet is laid to waste by an incredible hyperspace ramming maneuver.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXXNLKVA90 [[https://youtu.be/lOXXNLKVA90 "Chrome Dome"]] feebly continues from "Holdo's Resolve" following the devastation caused by Holdo's sacrifice, but then switches over to heavy war drums as Phasma walks through the inferno and gets on a one-on-one fight with Finn.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FviFi42Y4c [[https://youtu.be/8FviFi42Y4c "Peace and Purpose".]] "Binary Sunset" plays as Luke watches a twin sunset, as he fades away, most likely passing on as a force ghost. The other half is a bittersweet yet hopeful tune that shows that hope is still alive in the galaxy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOqgtnrPAw [[https://youtu.be/dvOqgtnrPAw "Finale"]] plays over the coda on Canto Bight, with a whimsical version of the main theme played on chimes, before segueing into "Binary Sunset" when the stable boy demonstrates his Force abilities and stares out at the night sky, suggesting that hope is reborn in the galaxy. Then, following the tradition set by the closing credits of the previous films in the saga, we get reprises of several pieces, including Rose's theme, a piano version of Leia's theme over the tribute to Carrie Fisher, the Resistance march, the Rebel fanfare, Rey's theme, Yoda's theme, the Battle of Crait, and "Here They Come," and the piece is bookended with Rey's theme played on the chimes we heard at the beginning, signifying who the title character is. And listen carefully to the reprise of Rey's theme right at the end: it's shifted from a minor key to a major key, to match Luke's.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqtn4DZerA "Fanfare and Prologue"]] which plays during the opening crawl and when Kylo meets the resurrected Emperor. The final chapter in the Skywalker Saga begins.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkHVhZWJSfk "Journey to Exegol".]] A powerful statement of Kylo's theme that plays during the opening scene, showing his... hands-on role as Supreme Leader.
* The title track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9reMkxTjw "Rise of Skywalker"]]. John Williams said he would bring together all of his themes from the Skywalker Saga, and while it appears he didn't quite do that... he was successful in creating the new theme for the last movie. The tune twists and turns, seemingly combining and blending the themes to ''every single Light-side character'' into one new, beautiful, uplifting melody to wrap up the entire saga.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi9kKyPJ_00 "Anthem of Evil"]] is a haunting, sinister-sounding track that fits the newly returned Darth Sidious like a glove.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdwliaC-R0 "The Final Saber Duel"]] is a downright ''frantic'' piece that perfectly conveys the equally matched desperation of Rey and Kylo as they cross blades on the Second Death Star, before shifting from intense to solemn and culminating in one final, utterly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme as she calls out to her son through the Force [[HeroicSacrifice one last time]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EIJcVD1sY "Destiny of a Jedi"]] is one classic theme after another as Rey struggles with her heritage. Cycling through Luke's, Leia's, Rey's, Yoda's, and the Force theme, if "Rise of Skywalker" is THE light side, then this is the journey to it.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXACbiZIl4M "Reunion"]]. You can feel the joy come from the music as this sequel's trio reunite.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68jxhJYmo7o "A New Home"]] is an auditory respite from the trials our heroes have endured while Rey buries the twins' lightsabers on where it all began, Tatooine, to pay her last respects to the now-extinguished Skywalker bloodline.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RCp_VD-Abc "Finale"]] comes off as a greatest hits compilation for all of ''Star Wars''. Beginning with the iconic Force theme, it goes through Rey's Theme, the Imperial March, Rise of Skywalker, and Anthem of Evil before ending with one last reprise of the main ''Star Wars'' theme - Luke's theme, the theme of the original Skywalker from 42 years before. One last bow from John Williams, and from the Skywalker Saga itself. When the [[https://youtu.be/8RCp_VD-Abc?t=453 opening version of the Star Wars theme]] is played in the credits, you know this is the final film in the ''Skywalker Saga''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqtn4DZerA [[https://youtu.be/UOqtn4DZerA "Fanfare and Prologue"]] which plays during the opening crawl and when Kylo meets the resurrected Emperor. The final chapter in the Skywalker Saga begins.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkHVhZWJSfk [[https://youtu.be/TkHVhZWJSfk "Journey to Exegol".]] A powerful statement of Kylo's theme that plays during the opening scene, showing his... hands-on role as Supreme Leader.
* The title track, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9reMkxTjw [[https://youtu.be/l-9reMkxTjw "Rise of Skywalker"]]. John Williams said he would bring together all of his themes from the Skywalker Saga, and while it appears he didn't quite do that... he was successful in creating the new theme for the last movie. The tune twists and turns, seemingly combining and blending the themes to ''every single Light-side character'' into one new, beautiful, uplifting melody to wrap up the entire saga.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi9kKyPJ_00 [[https://youtu.be/oi9kKyPJ_00 "Anthem of Evil"]] is a haunting, sinister-sounding track that fits the newly returned Darth Sidious like a glove.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdwliaC-R0 [[https://youtu.be/XTdwliaC-R0 "The Final Saber Duel"]] is a downright ''frantic'' piece that perfectly conveys the equally matched desperation of Rey and Kylo as they cross blades on the Second Death Star, before shifting from intense to solemn and culminating in one final, utterly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme as she calls out to her son through the Force [[HeroicSacrifice one last time]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EIJcVD1sY [[https://youtu.be/x7EIJcVD1sY "Destiny of a Jedi"]] is one classic theme after another as Rey struggles with her heritage. Cycling through Luke's, Leia's, Rey's, Yoda's, and the Force theme, if "Rise of Skywalker" is THE light side, then this is the journey to it.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXACbiZIl4M [[https://youtu.be/lXACbiZIl4M "Reunion"]]. You can feel the joy come from the music as this sequel's trio reunite.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68jxhJYmo7o [[https://youtu.be/68jxhJYmo7o "A New Home"]] is an auditory respite from the trials our heroes have endured while Rey buries the twins' lightsabers on where it all began, Tatooine, to pay her last respects to the now-extinguished Skywalker bloodline.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RCp_VD-Abc [[https://youtu.be/8RCp_VD-Abc "Finale"]] comes off as a greatest hits compilation for all of ''Star Wars''. Beginning with the iconic Force theme, it goes through Rey's Theme, the Imperial March, Rise of Skywalker, and Anthem of Evil before ending with one last reprise of the main ''Star Wars'' theme - Luke's theme, the theme of the original Skywalker from 42 years before. One last bow from John Williams, and from the Skywalker Saga itself. When the [[https://youtu.be/8RCp_VD-Abc?t=453 opening version of the Star Wars theme]] is played in the credits, you know this is the final film in the ''Skywalker Saga''.



* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaEzKRngCyY Hope]]". The title is a NonIndicativeName at first, with the beginning playing over Darth Vader's CurbStompBattle against the Rebel troops and the end showing us the hope as Princess Leia gets the Death Star plans, setting up the plot of the ''original'' Star Wars film, ''Film/ANewHope''.
* Jyn Erso's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w42CTq5QZtI lovely and graceful theme]]. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qemb3iBlp1o piece]] when Jyn and Cassian die is soul-crushingly powerful.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C2wCcuKmLI "Imperial Suite"]] almost rivals the iconic Imperial March in awesomeness.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBRI93pizlo Chirrut Imwe's]] theme is both tranquil and epic. The choirs used are lovely as well.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHz1i6CPGHM Jedha City Ambush]] carries sheer wit, tension and valour as the rag-tag Rogue One crew defend themselves against the vicious assault of the fearsome Imperial forces.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFR50v7d-k AT-ACT Attack]] is a huge track taking all the battle music in ''Star Wars'' to astronomical levels, from the sheer dread and full power of the Imperial army and their military cargo walkers to the unwavering, unfaltering bravery of the arriving Rebel fleet sent to hold the enemy off for as long as they can.
* Throw in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkWMj8QQt8 "Star-Dust"]], the LonelyPianoPiece which plays when the Death Star is fired for the first time. It's hauntingly beautiful, and perfectly underscores the tragedy, as well as the hologram message Jyn receives from her father. ''Rogue One''[='=]s score may not have been John Williams material, but it could be epic and powerful at all the right beats in its own way.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kznw7K80uUY "Good Luck Little Sister"]], particularly the two renditions of Krennic's theme that bookend the track. One frantic, one bombastic, but both deliciously evil.

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaEzKRngCyY "[[https://youtu.be/RaEzKRngCyY Hope]]". The title is a NonIndicativeName at first, with the beginning playing over Darth Vader's CurbStompBattle against the Rebel troops and the end showing us the hope as Princess Leia gets the Death Star plans, setting up the plot of the ''original'' Star Wars film, ''Film/ANewHope''.
* Jyn Erso's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w42CTq5QZtI [[https://youtu.be/w42CTq5QZtI lovely and graceful theme]]. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qemb3iBlp1o [[https://youtu.be/Qemb3iBlp1o piece]] when Jyn and Cassian die is soul-crushingly powerful.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C2wCcuKmLI [[https://youtu.be/-C2wCcuKmLI "Imperial Suite"]] almost rivals the iconic Imperial March in awesomeness.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBRI93pizlo [[https://youtu.be/dBRI93pizlo Chirrut Imwe's]] theme is both tranquil and epic. The choirs used are lovely as well.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHz1i6CPGHM [[https://youtu.be/gHz1i6CPGHM Jedha City Ambush]] carries sheer wit, tension and valour as the rag-tag Rogue One crew defend themselves against the vicious assault of the fearsome Imperial forces.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFR50v7d-k [[https://youtu.be/hGFR50v7d-k AT-ACT Attack]] is a huge track taking all the battle music in ''Star Wars'' to astronomical levels, from the sheer dread and full power of the Imperial army and their military cargo walkers to the unwavering, unfaltering bravery of the arriving Rebel fleet sent to hold the enemy off for as long as they can.
* Throw in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkWMj8QQt8 [[https://youtu.be/RKkWMj8QQt8 "Star-Dust"]], the LonelyPianoPiece which plays when the Death Star is fired for the first time. It's hauntingly beautiful, and perfectly underscores the tragedy, as well as the hologram message Jyn receives from her father. ''Rogue One''[='=]s score may not have been John Williams material, but it could be epic and powerful at all the right beats in its own way.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kznw7K80uUY [[https://youtu.be/kznw7K80uUY "Good Luck Little Sister"]], particularly the two renditions of Krennic's theme that bookend the track. One frantic, one bombastic, but both deliciously evil.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfjzACrzFo "The Adventures of Han"]], Han's {{leitmotif}} for the movie. Its style is instantly recognizable, as it was composed by none other than Music/JohnWilliams himself. It's both a nostalgic and energetic piece, as if it was merging the sounds of the original and prequel trilogies.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWCl_JWfmw4 "Reminiscence Therapy"]], the music that plays during the ''Millennium Falcon'' vs TIE fighters chase through the nebula, is absolutely stunning, with a blend of new themes such as Han's and Chewie's leitmotifs and classics such as "The Asteroid Field", "TIE Fighter Attack", and the ''Star Wars'' theme itself.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5Lzq-F0qk Enfys Nest's]] {{Leitmotif}}, with a heavy choir section reminiscent of "Duel of the Fates." It works even better after the reveal that she's actually fighting for a good cause.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfjzACrzFo [[https://youtu.be/MVfjzACrzFo "The Adventures of Han"]], Han's {{leitmotif}} for the movie. Its style is instantly recognizable, as it was composed by none other than Music/JohnWilliams himself. It's both a nostalgic and energetic piece, as if it was merging the sounds of the original and prequel trilogies.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWCl_JWfmw4 [[https://youtu.be/gWCl_JWfmw4 "Reminiscence Therapy"]], the music that plays during the ''Millennium Falcon'' vs TIE fighters chase through the nebula, is absolutely stunning, with a blend of new themes such as Han's and Chewie's leitmotifs and classics such as "The Asteroid Field", "TIE Fighter Attack", and the ''Star Wars'' theme itself.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5Lzq-F0qk [[https://youtu.be/8N5Lzq-F0qk Enfys Nest's]] {{Leitmotif}}, with a heavy choir section reminiscent of "Duel of the Fates." It works even better after the reveal that she's actually fighting for a good cause.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifoX0O3GC_8 Flying with Chewie]] rolls in tension and relief and beauty into one track to show Chewie and Han's relation as they go flying in the ''Falcon''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnU1Qs-CYT4 Break Out]] reeks of freedom, valour and derring-do as Han and his crew break out thanks to Lando and go on the attack.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9o2jttC5g Train Heist]] is a chaotic number starting off calmly before getting faster to capture the tension and danger as Han gets the odds stacked against him while performing a train heist.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifoX0O3GC_8 [[https://youtu.be/ifoX0O3GC_8 Flying with Chewie]] rolls in tension and relief and beauty into one track to show Chewie and Han's relation as they go flying in the ''Falcon''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnU1Qs-CYT4 [[https://youtu.be/lnU1Qs-CYT4 Break Out]] reeks of freedom, valour and derring-do as Han and his crew break out thanks to Lando and go on the attack.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9o2jttC5g [[https://youtu.be/oJ9o2jttC5g Train Heist]] is a chaotic number starting off calmly before getting faster to capture the tension and danger as Han gets the odds stacked against him while performing a train heist.
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* The song that plays during Jango's Escape from Kamino, aptly named... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-TOXoIaWQ "Jango's Escape"]] is a very intense tune, that is very befitting of both the frantic battle between Obi-Wan and Jango, and for just how menacing of an opponent Jango Fett is... The dude isn't even Force sensitive, yet he very nearly bested Obi-Wan in combat!
* The song that plays as the missile from Slave 1 chases Obi-Wan through the asteroid field above Geonosis, titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwJs1-U4Cbg&t=88s Bounty Hunter's Pursuit]] is a fantastic music track that starts with intensity, builds to slow tension and then finally peaks with the music that plays as the Clone Army is displayed to Obi-Wan on Kamino. Magnificent indeed.

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* The song that plays during Jango's Escape from Kamino, aptly named... aptly-named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-TOXoIaWQ "Jango's Escape"]] is plays during Jango's Escape from Kamino. It's a very intense tune, that is very befitting of both the frantic battle between Obi-Wan and Jango, and for just how menacing of an opponent Jango Fett is... The dude isn't even Force sensitive, yet he very nearly bested Obi-Wan in combat!
* The song that plays as the missile from Slave 1 chases Obi-Wan through the asteroid field above Geonosis, titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwJs1-U4Cbg&t=88s Bounty Hunter's Pursuit]] Pursuit,]] which plays as the missile from Slave 1 chases Obi-Wan through the asteroid field above Geonosis, is a fantastic music track that starts with intensity, builds to slow tension and then finally peaks with the music that plays as the Clone Army is displayed to Obi-Wan on Kamino. Magnificent indeed.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po549KE5esE Lapti Nek]], the song that originally played in Jabba’s palace before the GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion, is awesomely catchy, even if you don’t understand the lyrics. Even fans who don't mind the edits often state they wish this song was left in.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po549KE5esE Lapti Nek]], the song that originally played in Jabba’s Jabba's palace before the GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion, is awesomely catchy, even if you don’t understand the lyrics. Even fans who don't mind the edits often state they wish this song was left in.
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* The song that plays as the missile from Slave 1 chases Obi-Wan through the asteroid field above Geonosis, titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwJs1-U4Cbg&t=88s Bounty Hunter's Pursuit]] is a fantastic music track that starts with intensity, builds to slow tension and then finally peaks with the music that plays as the Clone Army is displayed to Obi-Wan on Kamino. Magnificent indeed.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMa33_zmBc "The Clash of Lightsabers"]], where the crew escapes to the Falcon loads up with tension and action while Vader and Luke duke it out with one another.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMa33_zmBc "The Clash of Lightsabers"]], where the crew escapes to the Falcon loads up with tension and action while Vader and Luke duke it out with one another. The segment that played during Luke and Vader's duel was even brought back for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', for the confrontation between Palpatine and Yoda in the former's office.

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* ''Film/TheForceAwakens''[='=] main title theme is a joy to hear after ten years, the second part [[http://youtu.be/y8ac1Qg-r-8?t=1m24s "The Attack on the Jakku Village"]] prepares you for yet another adventure in a galaxy far, far away. It is atmospheric and tense at the beginning and it builds up to the crescendo when [[spoiler: Poe Dameron is captured by Kylo Ren's troops]].

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* ''Film/TheForceAwakens''[='=] main title theme is a joy to hear after ten years, the second part [[http://youtu.be/y8ac1Qg-r-8?t=1m24s "The Attack on the Jakku Village"]] prepares you for yet another adventure in a galaxy far, far away. It is atmospheric and tense at the beginning and it builds up to the crescendo when [[spoiler: Poe Dameron is captured by Kylo Ren's troops]].troops.



* The epic battle music continues with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzuanMUuS4 "Scherzo for X-Wings"]] which plays over the film's climactic dogfight and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itzm8-kcOAg "Farewell and The Trip"]] which plays during the denouement and it really conveys the feeling that the darkness has passed and that good has triumphed once more [[spoiler: although at a great cost]]. "Scherzo" is particularly notable for how it re-uses the main Star Wars theme. Sure, the main couple of notes have been used here and there throughout the movies to add weight to a triumphant moment for the heroes, but this is the first time since the franchise's beginning that John Williams finally turned the main theme into a full blown ThemeMusicPowerUp!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBUlKgsNK8 "The Jedi Steps and Finale"]], an enchanting theme that grows more dramatic when [[spoiler:Rey discovers Luke Skywalker]]. The end credits contain a lovely medley of Rey's theme, Kylo Ren's theme, The Resistance theme, and finally ending in a graceful combination of Rey's and The Force theme.

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* The epic battle music continues with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzuanMUuS4 "Scherzo for X-Wings"]] which plays over the film's climactic dogfight and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itzm8-kcOAg "Farewell and The Trip"]] which plays during the denouement and it really conveys the feeling that the darkness has passed and that good has triumphed once more [[spoiler: although at a great cost]].cost. "Scherzo" is particularly notable for how it re-uses the main Star Wars theme. Sure, the main couple of notes have been used here and there throughout the movies to add weight to a triumphant moment for the heroes, but this is the first time since the franchise's beginning that John Williams finally turned the main theme into a full blown ThemeMusicPowerUp!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBUlKgsNK8 "The Jedi Steps and Finale"]], an enchanting theme that grows more dramatic when [[spoiler:Rey Rey discovers Luke Skywalker]].Skywalker. The end credits contain a lovely medley of Rey's theme, Kylo Ren's theme, The Resistance theme, and finally ending in a graceful combination of Rey's and The Force theme.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwNpmpBC-t0 "Torn Apart"]] perfectly captures Kylo Ren's dilemma, [[spoiler:patricide, and Chewbacca's grief and rage]].

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwNpmpBC-t0 "Torn Apart"]] perfectly captures Kylo Ren's dilemma, [[spoiler:patricide, patricide, and Chewbacca's grief and rage]].rage.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_OO9taOvG8 "Main Title and Escape."]] It's always wonderful to hear the main theme again, complete with the fluttery flute riff during the transition between the two parts of the piece that had been absent since ''Film/ANewHope.'' The "Escape" section of the opening number is pretty awesome too, with the action music growing less heroic and more frantic and perilous with every second during the [[spoiler: attack on the Dreadnaught]], reaching its tragic climax when [[spoiler: Paige dies to save the Resistance.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVowa3xEbY "Ahch-To Island"]] picks up right where ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' left off with "The Jedi Steps," which is interrupted with [[spoiler: an appropriately gut-wrenching phrase when Luke simply tosses the saber over his shoulder]]. Then we get a brief snippet of the lovely "Binary Sunset," and a longer reprise of "Rey's Theme" as [[spoiler: Rey follows Luke around the island as he goes about his daily routine, establishing that Luke is at a similar place at the beginning of this film to Rey at the beginning of the previous one]].
* [[https://youtu.be/m_8_DPH0hDM "The Sacred Jedi Texts"]] starts off with a powerfully bombastic rendition of the Force theme before finally settling into a mellow rendition of [[spoiler: Yoda's theme]] to underscore the nostalgia and peace behind [[spoiler: Yoda's brief return]].

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_OO9taOvG8 "Main Title and Escape."]] It's always wonderful to hear the main theme again, complete with the fluttery flute riff during the transition between the two parts of the piece that had been absent since ''Film/ANewHope.'' The "Escape" section of the opening number is pretty awesome too, with the action music growing less heroic and more frantic and perilous with every second during the [[spoiler: attack on the Dreadnaught]], Dreadnaught, reaching its tragic climax when [[spoiler: Paige dies to save the Resistance.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVowa3xEbY "Ahch-To Island"]] picks up right where ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' left off with "The Jedi Steps," which is interrupted with [[spoiler: an appropriately gut-wrenching phrase when Luke simply tosses the saber over his shoulder]]. shoulder. Then we get a brief snippet of the lovely "Binary Sunset," and a longer reprise of "Rey's Theme" as [[spoiler: Rey follows Luke around the island as he goes about his daily routine, establishing that Luke is at a similar place at the beginning of this film to Rey at the beginning of the previous one]].
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* [[https://youtu.be/m_8_DPH0hDM "The Sacred Jedi Texts"]] starts off with a powerfully bombastic rendition of the Force theme before finally settling into a mellow rendition of [[spoiler: Yoda's theme]] theme to underscore the nostalgia and peace behind [[spoiler: Yoda's brief return]].return.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnQ779i3fDg "The Supremacy"]] mixes some of the saga's best themes, combining Kylo Ren's theme, the always-welcome Resistance March, "Binary Sunset", and finally a truly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme, to represent one of the most powerful moments in the saga, as [[spoiler: Leia uses the Force to [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome pull herself back to the ship after being blown out into space]]]]. If you're not in tears by the end, you ''weren't listening.''
* The extremely disorienting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFzuvgyqyCE "The Cave"]] may not be the flashiest, but it very effectively sets the mood for Rey's surreal experience on Ahch-To, and conveys her disappointment about [[spoiler: not getting any meaningful answers]].
* What's not to love about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIvAoHIsPQ The Battle Of Crait]]? The "damn the torpedoes" rendition of the Resistance theme near the beginning is cool enough, but the triumphant reprise of Rey's theme and "Here They Come!" from ''A New Hope'' when [[spoiler: the Falcon makes its dramatic re-entry then lures the TIE fighters into a chase in the crystal caves of Crait]] drive the awesomeness into the stratosphere. [[spoiler: "They really hate that ship!"]], indeed.
* The [[TitleDrop titular]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9e5JcKxHaA The Last Jedi]] plays during [[spoiler: Luke's "duel" with Kylo Ren]], and is essentially a musical retelling of the events in the film. You can hear Kylo's rage in the second half as he [[spoiler: charges at Luke]], and his VillainousBreakdown as he realizes [[spoiler: Luke had completely duped him]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHb9T6WvvW0 "The Spark"]] unites Luke's theme and Leia's theme [[spoiler: with both characters interacting for the last time. Doubly heart wrenching given Carrie Fisher's death. And ending it with an altered version of the Imperial March, only Luke is doing the marching in context of the scene]].

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnQ779i3fDg "The Supremacy"]] mixes some of the saga's best themes, combining Kylo Ren's theme, the always-welcome Resistance March, "Binary Sunset", and finally a truly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme, to represent one of the most powerful moments in the saga, as [[spoiler: Leia uses the Force to [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome pull herself back to the ship after being blown out into space]]]].space]]. If you're not in tears by the end, you ''weren't listening.''
* The extremely disorienting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFzuvgyqyCE "The Cave"]] may not be the flashiest, but it very effectively sets the mood for Rey's surreal experience on Ahch-To, and conveys her disappointment about [[spoiler: not getting any meaningful answers]].
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* What's not to love about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIvAoHIsPQ The Battle Of Crait]]? The "damn the torpedoes" rendition of the Resistance theme near the beginning is cool enough, but the triumphant reprise of Rey's theme and "Here They Come!" from ''A New Hope'' when [[spoiler: the Falcon makes its dramatic re-entry then lures the TIE fighters into a chase in the crystal caves of Crait]] Crait drive the awesomeness into the stratosphere. [[spoiler: "They really hate that ship!"]], ship!", indeed.
* The [[TitleDrop titular]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9e5JcKxHaA The Last Jedi]] plays during [[spoiler: Luke's "duel" with Kylo Ren]], Ren, and is essentially a musical retelling of the events in the film. You can hear Kylo's rage in the second half as he [[spoiler: charges at Luke]], Luke, and his VillainousBreakdown as he realizes [[spoiler: Luke had completely duped him]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHb9T6WvvW0 "The Spark"]] unites Luke's theme and Leia's theme [[spoiler: with both characters interacting for the last time. Doubly heart wrenching given Carrie Fisher's death. And ending it with an altered version of the Imperial March, only Luke is doing the marching in context of the scene]].scene.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEIp2mmU0c "A New Alliance,"]] aka [[spoiler: the scene where Rey and Kylo lay waste to Snoke's guards]] features potentially the most bombastic version of the "Force Theme" in the history of the saga, underscoring [[spoiler: Kylo's decision to turn on Snoke and kill him]], before dropping us straight into heart-pounding badassery right up until the end.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEIp2mmU0c "A New Alliance,"]] aka [[spoiler: the scene where Rey and Kylo lay waste to Snoke's guards]] guards features potentially the most bombastic version of the "Force Theme" in the history of the saga, underscoring [[spoiler: Kylo's decision to turn on Snoke and kill him]], him, before dropping us straight into heart-pounding badassery right up until the end.



* From the complete score, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rIBFn3oU7c "Holdo's Resolve"]] is a short but intense piece that plays when the movie alternates between three powerful scenes, namely [[spoiler:Kylo and Ren fighting over Anakin's lightsaber, Phasma ordering Finn and Rose's executions, and most importantly, Holdo preparing to ram her ship against the ''Supremacy'']], with the song's crescendo reaching its climax with a deafening silence as [[spoiler:the First Order's fleet is laid to waste by an incredible hyperspace ramming maneuver]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXXNLKVA90 "Chrome Dome"]] feebly continues from "Holdo's Resolve" following [[spoiler:the devastation caused by Holdo's sacrifice,]] but then switches over to heavy war drums as Phasma walks through the inferno and gets on a one-on-one fight with Finn.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FviFi42Y4c "Peace and Purpose".]] [[spoiler:"Binary Sunset" plays as Luke watches a twin sunset, as he fades away, most likely passing on as a force ghost.]] The other half is a bittersweet yet hopeful tune that shows that hope is still alive in the galaxy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOqgtnrPAw "Finale"]] plays over the coda on Canto Bight, with a whimsical version of the main theme played on chimes, before segueing into "Binary Sunset" when [[spoiler: the stable boy demonstrates his Force abilities and stares out at the night sky, suggesting that hope is reborn in the galaxy]]. Then, following the tradition set by the closing credits of the previous films in the saga, we get reprises of several pieces, including Rose's theme, a piano version of Leia's theme over the tribute to Carrie Fisher, the Resistance march, the Rebel fanfare, Rey's theme, [[spoiler: Yoda's theme]], the Battle of Crait, and "Here They Come," and the piece is bookended with Rey's theme played on the chimes we heard at the beginning, signifying who [[spoiler: the title character is]]. And listen carefully to the reprise of Rey's theme right at the end: it's shifted from a minor key to a major key, to match Luke's.

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* From the complete score, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rIBFn3oU7c "Holdo's Resolve"]] is a short but intense piece that plays when the movie alternates between three powerful scenes, namely [[spoiler:Kylo Kylo and Ren fighting over Anakin's lightsaber, Phasma ordering Finn and Rose's executions, and most importantly, Holdo preparing to ram her ship against the ''Supremacy'']], ''Supremacy'', with the song's crescendo reaching its climax with a deafening silence as [[spoiler:the the First Order's fleet is laid to waste by an incredible hyperspace ramming maneuver]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXXNLKVA90 "Chrome Dome"]] feebly continues from "Holdo's Resolve" following [[spoiler:the the devastation caused by Holdo's sacrifice,]] sacrifice, but then switches over to heavy war drums as Phasma walks through the inferno and gets on a one-on-one fight with Finn.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FviFi42Y4c "Peace and Purpose".]] [[spoiler:"Binary "Binary Sunset" plays as Luke watches a twin sunset, as he fades away, most likely passing on as a force ghost.]] ghost. The other half is a bittersweet yet hopeful tune that shows that hope is still alive in the galaxy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOqgtnrPAw "Finale"]] plays over the coda on Canto Bight, with a whimsical version of the main theme played on chimes, before segueing into "Binary Sunset" when [[spoiler: the stable boy demonstrates his Force abilities and stares out at the night sky, suggesting that hope is reborn in the galaxy]]. galaxy. Then, following the tradition set by the closing credits of the previous films in the saga, we get reprises of several pieces, including Rose's theme, a piano version of Leia's theme over the tribute to Carrie Fisher, the Resistance march, the Rebel fanfare, Rey's theme, [[spoiler: Yoda's theme]], theme, the Battle of Crait, and "Here They Come," and the piece is bookended with Rey's theme played on the chimes we heard at the beginning, signifying who [[spoiler: the title character is]].is. And listen carefully to the reprise of Rey's theme right at the end: it's shifted from a minor key to a major key, to match Luke's.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdwliaC-R0 "The Final Saber Duel"]] is a downright ''frantic'' piece that perfectly conveys the equally matched desperation of Rey and Kylo as they cross blades on the Second Death Star, before shifting from intense to solemn and culminating in one final, utterly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme as she [[spoiler:calls out to her son through the Force [[HeroicSacrifice one last time]]]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EIJcVD1sY "Destiny of a Jedi"]] is one classic theme after another as [[spoiler: Rey struggles with her heritage.]] Cycling through Luke's, Leia's, Rey's, Yoda's, and the Force theme, if "Rise of Skywalker" is THE light side, then this is the journey to it.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdwliaC-R0 "The Final Saber Duel"]] is a downright ''frantic'' piece that perfectly conveys the equally matched desperation of Rey and Kylo as they cross blades on the Second Death Star, before shifting from intense to solemn and culminating in one final, utterly heartbreaking version of Leia's Theme as she [[spoiler:calls calls out to her son through the Force [[HeroicSacrifice one last time]]]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EIJcVD1sY "Destiny of a Jedi"]] is one classic theme after another as [[spoiler: Rey struggles with her heritage.]] heritage. Cycling through Luke's, Leia's, Rey's, Yoda's, and the Force theme, if "Rise of Skywalker" is THE light side, then this is the journey to it.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68jxhJYmo7o "A New Home"]] is an auditory respite from the trials our heroes have endured while [[spoiler: Rey buries the twins' lightsabers on where it all began, Tatooine, to pay her last respects to the now-extinguished Skywalker bloodline.]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68jxhJYmo7o "A New Home"]] is an auditory respite from the trials our heroes have endured while [[spoiler: Rey buries the twins' lightsabers on where it all began, Tatooine, to pay her last respects to the now-extinguished Skywalker bloodline.]]



* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaEzKRngCyY Hope]]". The title is a NonIndicativeName at first, with the beginning playing over [[spoiler: Darth Vader's CurbStompBattle against the Rebel troops]] and the end showing us the hope as [[spoiler: Princess Leia gets the Death Star plans, setting up the plot of the ''original'' Star Wars film, ''Film/ANewHope'']].
* Jyn Erso's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w42CTq5QZtI lovely and graceful theme]]. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qemb3iBlp1o piece]] when [[spoiler:Jyn and Cassian die]] is soul-crushingly powerful.

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaEzKRngCyY Hope]]". The title is a NonIndicativeName at first, with the beginning playing over [[spoiler: Darth Vader's CurbStompBattle against the Rebel troops]] troops and the end showing us the hope as [[spoiler: Princess Leia gets the Death Star plans, setting up the plot of the ''original'' Star Wars film, ''Film/ANewHope'']].
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* Jyn Erso's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w42CTq5QZtI lovely and graceful theme]]. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qemb3iBlp1o piece]] when [[spoiler:Jyn Jyn and Cassian die]] die is soul-crushingly powerful.



* Throw in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkWMj8QQt8 "Star-Dust"]], the LonelyPianoPiece which plays when [[spoiler: the Death Star is fired for the first time]]. It's hauntingly beautiful, and perfectly underscores the [[spoiler: tragedy, as well as the hologram message Jyn receives from her father]]. ''Rogue One''[='=]s score may not have been John Williams material, but it could be epic and powerful at all the right beats in its own way.

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* Throw in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkWMj8QQt8 "Star-Dust"]], the LonelyPianoPiece which plays when [[spoiler: the Death Star is fired for the first time]]. time. It's hauntingly beautiful, and perfectly underscores the [[spoiler: tragedy, as well as the hologram message Jyn receives from her father]].father. ''Rogue One''[='=]s score may not have been John Williams material, but it could be epic and powerful at all the right beats in its own way.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5Lzq-F0qk Enfys Nest's]] {{Leitmotif}}, with a heavy choir section reminiscent of "Duel of the Fates." [[spoiler:It works even better after the reveal that she's actually fighting for a good cause.]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5Lzq-F0qk Enfys Nest's]] {{Leitmotif}}, with a heavy choir section reminiscent of "Duel of the Fates." [[spoiler:It It works even better after the reveal that she's actually fighting for a good cause.]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eYZJxMDKXE "Anakin's Dark Deeds"]] is an epic and emotional song that illustrates Anakin's fall to the Dark Side along with the rise of the Empire.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eYZJxMDKXE "Anakin's Dark Deeds"]] is an epic and emotional song that illustrates Anakin's fall to the Dark Side along with the rise of the Empire. The fact that it was also used in ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder'' and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E11Shattered Shattered]]" speaks volumes about how great it is.
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* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=3gqnXj5RngA Palpatine's Teachings]], a rare case of diegetic music seguing back into the OST. All of it (both the aural ''OM'' chanting and the dark, subtle tones after) [[{{Foreshadowing}} imply]] what exactly is Palpatine teaching Anakin. This is the exact moment Anakin fell to the Dark Side.

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* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=3gqnXj5RngA Palpatine's Teachings]], a rare case of diegetic music seguing back into the OST. All of it (both the aural ''OM'' "OM" chanting and the dark, subtle tones after) [[{{Foreshadowing}} imply]] what exactly is Palpatine teaching Anakin. This is the exact moment Anakin fell to the Dark Side.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic. The preceding track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg Anakin vs Obi Wan]] is also epic as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic.epic; there's even a brief segment that does not appear on the official soundtrack that samples "Duel of the Fates"'s string section. The preceding track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg Anakin vs Obi Wan]] is also epic as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic. The preceding track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg Anakin vs Obi Wan]] is also pretty epic in its own right as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic. The preceding track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg Anakin vs Obi Wan]] is also pretty epic in its own right as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic. The preceding track [[ https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg "Anakin Anakin vs Obi Wan"]] Wan]] is also pretty epic in its own right as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuD5y-PZM0 Battle of the Heroes]]", for the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. It's described as a SadBattleMusic counterpart to "Duel of the Fates", and it's every bit as epic. The preceding track [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl-dmo9_VCg "Anakin vs Obi Wan"]] is also pretty epic in its own right as it sets the stage for the climactic battle between Master and Apprentice.
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* The adventurous theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDBvOtRaSo Ewoks.]] and the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi23tmzuBo Forest Battle]]" recites the derring-do and cunning of those little, not-so-harmless teddy bears.

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* The adventurous theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDBvOtRaSo Ewoks.]] and the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi23tmzuBo Forest Battle]]" recites conveys the derring-do courage and cunning resourcefulness of those little, not-so-harmless teddy bears.
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* The adventurous theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDBvOtRaSo Ewoks.]] and the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi23tmzuBo Forest Battle]]".

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* The adventurous theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDBvOtRaSo Ewoks.]] and the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi23tmzuBo Forest Battle]]".Battle]]" recites the derring-do and cunning of those little, not-so-harmless teddy bears.

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* ''The Force Awakens''[='=] main title theme is a joy to hear after ten years, the second part [[http://youtu.be/y8ac1Qg-r-8?t=1m24s "The Attack on the Jakku Village"]] prepares you for yet another adventure in a galaxy far, far away. It is atmospheric and tense at the beginning and it builds up to the crescendo when [[spoiler: Poe Dameron is captured by Kylo Ren's troops]].
* From ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65As1V0vQDM "Rey's Theme"]], which is an instant classic. There's also a [[https://youtu.be/IUs88IY1A00?t=1m15s tragic rendition of her theme]], when she gets captured by Kylo Ren. Along with a [[https://youtu.be/kShrb-zSWMI?t=38s graceful variant]] when the ''Falcon'' arrives on the peaceful world of Takadona.

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* ''The Force Awakens''[='=] ''Film/TheForceAwakens''[='=] main title theme is a joy to hear after ten years, the second part [[http://youtu.be/y8ac1Qg-r-8?t=1m24s "The Attack on the Jakku Village"]] prepares you for yet another adventure in a galaxy far, far away. It is atmospheric and tense at the beginning and it builds up to the crescendo when [[spoiler: Poe Dameron is captured by Kylo Ren's troops]].
* From ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65As1V0vQDM "Rey's Theme"]], which is an instant classic. There's also a [[https://youtu.be/IUs88IY1A00?t=1m15s tragic rendition of her theme]], when she gets captured by Kylo Ren. Along with a [[https://youtu.be/kShrb-zSWMI?t=38s graceful variant]] when the ''Falcon'' arrives on the peaceful world of Takadona.


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* The theatrical trailer eventually breaks into an ''[[https://youtu.be/7zciCXEcXog?t=73 epically]]'' orchestral version of "Binary Sunset".
* The tear-jerkingly awesome version of Han and Leia's "Love Theme" is almost an auditory love letter to the fans and the series.
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* Finally, whenever the movie gives us hard connections with the classic films (like Han and Chewie sitting at the controls together as pilot and co-pilot), it brings up the classic score.

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