h/t Docking Bay 94
That trailer is interesting, but it doesn’t get me hyped. As a historical piece, it’s interesting. But it’s at a disadvantage for a handful of reasons. C3PO’s voice needs a little auto tune. Seriously wonky narration. Darth Vader and Obi Wan are using neutral-colored light sabers. The Star Wars logo is in blue.
There is one aspect of the trailer that stands out above the rest: the generic B-track music. A couple of chords gaining in volume and intensity. That’s it. In context, it’s not a big deal. This was the first trailer for the film, after all. But it’s still strange to watch without the iconic Star Wars music.
Last night I had the chance to experience that iconic music in a whole new way. My in-laws got me tickets to Star Wars: In Concert, and it was incredible. The Royal Philharmonic presented music from all six films. Synchronized montages from the films accompanied the music on what looked to be HD on a gigantic LED screen. I was blown away by the picture quality to the point where I really want a Blue-Ray player specifically to watch Star Wars. The icing on the cake had to be the lasers and choreographed lighting. For a dude who wore out a few VHS cassettes watching the films over the years, it was a multi-sensory joy. Oh, and it was narrated live by Anthony Daniels (C3PO).
I literally got chills on five separate occasions: when the show started off with the THX theme, at the first brass blast of the main theme, during Duel of the Fates, and both times the Imperial Death March was played.
The whole experience was just really well done, which it had to be considering how ridiculous attentive to detail we Star Wars faithful can be. But the buzz on Twitter last night was mostly positive in spite of all our expectations heading into the night.
Random Thoughts:
- My one criticism: not enough Chewbacca. I could be wrong, but I only remember a single Wookie howl in the whole show. Wookies are like cow bell…you can always use more.
- There were so many kids at the show. Good to know the legacy is being passed down to a new generation.
- I can’t imagine the logistics of setting up a show like this. It was in an arena, so the sound had to be big. I noticed that every single instrument had a small mic on it. Can you imagine being in charge of that sound board?
- Not as many concert attendees in concert as I anticipated.
- The show exceeded my wife’s expectations. She’s not into the Star Wars thing, so that’s a win.
- Darth Vader is the best villan ever.
- The Imperial Death March LOOKS really cool when it’s being played. So much precision from the strings.
If the show comes to your town, go see it.
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