Podcasts about The Imperial March

In the third episode of Season 21 of Star Wars: In a Galaxy, Eli and Jacob discuss the sixth, seventh, and eighth episodes of Season 1: "Out of Darkness", "Empire Day", and "Gathering Forces". Among their discussion:– A comparison of Hera Syndulla and Luthen Rael as Rebel leaders. – One of the weaker episodes of STAR WARS: REBELS in our opinion.– The creepy fyrnocks!– A first peek into the characterization of Sabine Wren.– The hallmarks of fascism in the Empire Day celebrations.– Imperial speciesism in both Canon and Legends.– Ezra Bridger's birthday, one that actually matters.– Everything with Tseebo.– "Empire Day – Part 2" – wait, why didn't they just call it that?– The Inquisitor as temptor for real this time.– The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be... unnatural. Ezra learns that the hard way.– Intense action sequences all around.The next episode of Star Wars: In a Galaxy will release on June 13, 2025.Follow next episode's guests on BlueSky, Twitter, and Instagram: @FatherSonGalaxy Follow us on BlueSky, Instagram, and Threads: @InaGalaxyPod/@inagalaxypod.bsky.appFollow our spinoff trivia show on BlueSky: @inagalaxytrivia.bsky.socialFollow Eli everywhere:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/_ochifan327⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple and Spotify! It really helps!You can email us at swinagalaxy@gmail.com

“The Imperial March” arranged by John Williams. Presented as the postlude to worship at First UMC - Gainesville, FL by Maggie Tran on the organ on 4 May2025 (Star Wars Day - May the Fourth).

Star Wars Celebration Japan gave us Loth Kittens, Shadow Lords, Grogu and Gosling, and so much more. We are still processing all the big announcements and surprises, so we brought on a special guest. Our good friend B.J. Priester (Hyperspace Theories/Fangirl Blog) shares his experiences at the Main Stage, the merchandise store, and he helps us break down and analyze all the Star Wars reveals. What were you most excited about?  Topics discussed: MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Why wasn't there a Lucasfilm Showcase panel? Footage described in detail STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER Is this the DEADPOOL of Star Wars with director Shawn Levy?? AHSOKA Season 2 Lothballs! (Loth Kittens) Baylan Scoll recasting Thrawn vs. Admiral Ackbar Updates to SMUGGLER'S RUN: Mandalorian and Grogu version Let's flip this switch! They are testing this version right now in Disneyland!! ANDOR Season 2 It's here! LFL 20th Anniversary Animation Panel - MAUL: SHADOW LORD Footage discussed in detail Highlights Merchandise Cosplay   Today in Star Wars History 4/29/1980   John Williams debuts as conductor of the Boston Pops at a Symphony Hall performance in Boston, MA. R2-D2 and Anthony Daniels as C-3PO make guest appearances and conduct the “Main Title” from Star Wars.  Williams conducts two brand new never-heard before themes from The Empire Strikes Back soundtrack - “Yoda's Theme” and “The Imperial March.” The performance airs live on PBS.    SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!

Star Wars Celebration Japan gave us Loth Kittens, Shadow Lords, Grogu and Gosling, and so much more. We are still processing all the big announcements and surprises, so we brought on a special guest. Our good friend B.J. Priester (Hyperspace Theories/Fangirl Blog) shares his experiences at the Main Stage, the merchandise store, and he helps us break down and analyze all the Star Wars reveals. What were you most excited about?  Topics discussed: MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Why wasn't there a Lucasfilm Showcase panel? Footage described in detail STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER Is this the DEADPOOL of Star Wars with director Shawn Levy?? AHSOKA Season 2 Lothballs! (Loth Kittens) Baylan Scoll recasting Thrawn vs. Admiral Ackbar Updates to SMUGGLER'S RUN: Mandalorian and Grogu version Let's flip this switch! They are testing this version right now in Disneyland!! ANDOR Season 2 It's here! LFL 20th Anniversary Animation Panel - MAUL: SHADOW LORD Footage discussed in detail Highlights Merchandise Cosplay   Today in Star Wars History 4/29/1980   John Williams debuts as conductor of the Boston Pops at a Symphony Hall performance in Boston, MA. R2-D2 and Anthony Daniels as C-3PO make guest appearances and conduct the “Main Title” from Star Wars.  Williams conducts two brand new never-heard before themes from The Empire Strikes Back soundtrack - “Yoda's Theme” and “The Imperial March.” The performance airs live on PBS.    SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!

Brian is back this week with Scott to break down the latest in Buffalo's craft beer scene:Southern Tier Brewing's Overpack'd IPA Pack: The latest Overpack'd 15-pack includes Lake Shore Fog, Smooth Rider (exclusive), IPA, Citra Fog, and 2XIPA, ranging from 4.8% to 8.2% ABV. Available now wherever great craft beer is sold.Buffalo Bisons Craft Beer Ticket Pack: Includes 2 undated game tickets & 4 craft beer vouchers for $60. Features beers from Resurgence, Southern Tier, Hamburg, Big Ditch, and more. The Bisons open their season March 28 vs. Rochester Red Wings. More info: Bisons.com.Imperial March of Stouts at Pizza Plant Transit: On March 9, enjoy rare stouts from Founders, Goose Island, Mortalis, Other Half, Old First Ward, and more. Star Wars-themed event with North Ridge Fanforce in costume—$5 off a flight for wearing Star Wars gear!Windy Brew 8th Anniversary Party: March 8 in Strykersville with live music, drink specials, and the 8 Weeks to 8 Years prize drawings, including gift cards, mug club memberships, and more. Free event!Smoldered Society Tasting at Nickel City Brewz: March 8 (6-8pm), featuring samples of Illusion of Society Imperial NEIPA, Simulated Reality Sour, Strike Anywhere Czech Pilsner, and more. Meier's Creek Brewing will also host a tasting on Friday.OP Shamrock Bar Crawl: March 8 (2-8pm) in Orchard Park with stops at Wayland Brewing, First Line Brewing, Fattey Beer OP, and more. Free to participate, with giveaways, prizes, and green-themed fun!Falls Brewery Grand Opening – March 14: Located in Military Square Plaza, Falls Brewery will feature a five-tank brewing system, taproom, banquet space, restaurant, and games like mini bowling and golf simulators. Soft opening March 13 (5-9pm). More info: FallsBreweryUSA.com.For more Buffalo beer news, visit BuffaloBeerLeague.com.

Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about the trend where people are inviting celebrities to weddings, man working at cemetery sees turkeys circling a gravestone, guy trained his gator named Darth Gator to come to the Imperial March, crocs being banned from schools for safety concerns, husband got uncomfortable massage from a man during couples’ massage, plane crashed and flipped upside down during landing, Luigi Mangione website with statement, neighborhood flooded after water main break, metal flies through bus window and hits driver, bees take over side of house, live snake found in grocery store bananas, Telemundo sports reporter’s deadly encounter with hooker, Ravens lineman arrested for DUI, kid wins $100K in free throw contest, Guy Pierce talks about how handsy Kevin Spacey was with him, when celebs running their mouths backfired on them, Selena Gomez Nacho valentine, new Captain America movie, TV criminologist talks about creepy true crime fans, Kendrick Lamar, woman on safari was chomped in half by hippo, kayaker gets swallowed by a whale then spit out, guy jerks in a dollar store, guys used air cannon to smuggle contraband into prison, woman accused of attacking man with garden hoe, world’s tallest man’s custom made shoes, man stole cleaning supplies and Goldfish crackers, woman lost both hands trying to get selfie with shark, woman recovering after shark attack, grenades donated to Goodwill, judge sentences to make law against cruising in left lane, woman returned rental car and company claims she did not, coffee for toast, Nutella, 200 people sick on cruise, woman says she was charged $63 to take water bottle on board a flight, bill to limit items in self checkout lanes, cooler recall due to fingertip injuries, missing dog found with drone, dog TV shows, man’s party invite lists the event time as 4pm and cops show up, suspected spy arrested while lying in bed naked with girlfriend, and more!

In this episode of Challenge Accepted, Thomas and Frank take on The Empire Strikes Back, widely considered the greatest Star Wars film ever made. They discuss the film's lasting impact, John Williams' legendary score, and the way it expanded the lore of the Force. They also break down iconic moments, including the Hoth battle, Han and Leia's relationship, and that legendary twist. Plus, they explore the film's bold choice of ending on a downbeat note, setting the stage for Return of the Jedi. Join the conversation as they geek out over one of cinema's most defining sequels! Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to The Empire Strikes Back discussion 00:27 Childhood memories of watching Star Wars 01:36 Why Empire still holds up today 02:06 The Battle of Hoth – one of the greatest sci-fi battles 03:22 Luke's journey to Dagobah and training with Yoda 03:43 Han, Leia, and the Millennium Falcon escape into an asteroid field 04:22 The introduction of Lando Calrissian 04:47 Boba Fett's first major appearance 05:21 Han Solo's fate – the carbonite freezing scene 06:10 The epic duel: Luke vs. Vader 06:37 I am your father – The biggest twist in Star Wars history 07:20 The dark and uncertain ending of the film 08:10 Why Empire is considered the best Star Wars film 09:38 Fun facts and behind-the-scenes trivia 10:50 Next week's challenge: Christopher Reeve's Superman Key Takeaways: The Empire Strikes Back took a bold narrative risk by allowing the villains to win, setting up an emotional and engaging third act in Return of the Jedi. The film introduced deeper concepts of the Force, expanding the mythology of the Star Wars universe. John Williams' score played a crucial role in the film's storytelling, with the introduction of The Imperial March becoming an iconic piece of music. Luke's training on Dagobah emphasized the spiritual and philosophical aspects of the Force, making Yoda one of the franchise's most beloved characters. Han and Leia's dynamic flourished in this film, leading to one of cinema's most legendary love lines: Leia: "I love you." Han: "I know." The duel between Luke and Vader is one of the most emotionally charged and well-executed fight scenes in film history. The film's ending left audiences stunned, proving that not all sequels need a happy ending to be effective. Memorable Quotes: “Darth Vader standing in that pastel Cloud City room is like a black hole pulling in all the light—it's just cold as hell.” – Frank “Luke's reaction to the ‘I am your father' reveal is so raw—it's not cool, it's real, and that's why it works.” – Thomas “We saw Yoda as this tiny, odd creature, but his wisdom and philosophy on the Force changed how we saw Jedi forever.” – Frank “The Empire winning in this movie was unheard of—it left audiences stunned and eager for more.” – Thomas Call to Action: Love The Empire Strikes Back? Want to challenge us to a movie or show? Email us at ChallengeAcceptedgfx@gmail.com or DM us at @ChallengeAcceptedLive on Instagram and TikTok! Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify—it helps us out a ton! Links: News Source: GeekFreaksPodcast.com Follow us on social media: Instagram: @ChallengeAcceptedLive Twitter: @CAPodcastLive TikTok: @ChallengeAcceptedLive Apple Podcast Tags: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, movie review, film analysis, geek culture, sci-fi movies, John Williams, George Lucas, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Leia Organa, Boba Fett, Yoda, classic movies, movie podcast, Challenge Accepted

Bobby and Alex discuss Bryce Harper's frankly concerning latte TikTok video before being joined by Mets fan and 'Blowback' host Noah Kulwin. They discuss, among other things, Noah's personal experience with Alex Rodriguez, the meta narratives that bog down sports discourse, baseball as a tool for empire building, and more. Finally, Bobby and Alex do a little fan therapy for listeners about the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 12, 2025 is: leitmotif • LYTE-moh-teef • noun A leitmotif is a dominant recurring theme—something (such as a melody, an idea, or a phrase) repeated many times throughout a book, story, opera, etc. // The overcoming of obstacles and a love of theater are the two leitmotifs of her autobiography. See the entry > Examples: “[F. Scott] Fitzgerald considered his year and a half spent on The Vegetable a complete waste, but I disagree, for he followed it with a new novel written with all the economy and tight structure of a successful play—The Great Gatsby. Both The Vegetable and Gatsby shared the theme of the American Dream (first as a spoof for a comedy, finally as the leitmotif of a lyric novel). I don't think there has ever been a more elusive, mysterious, intriguing character than Gatsby. He's pure fiction—and pure Fitzgerald: the hopeful, romantic outsider looking in.” — Charles Scribner III, Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing, 2023 Did you know? The English word leitmotif (or leitmotiv, as it is also spelled) comes from the German Leitmotiv, meaning “leading motive,” and is formed from the verb leiten (“to lead”) and the noun Motiv (“motive”). In its original sense, the word applies to opera music; it was first used by writers interpreting the works of composer Richard Wagner, who was famous for associating a melody with a character or important dramatic element. Leitmotif is still commonly used with reference to music and musical drama but it is now also used more broadly to refer to any recurring theme in the arts—“The Imperial March,” heard in the Star Wars film franchise whenever Darth Vader appears on screen, for example—or in everyday life.

Debatemos e analisamos o universo do Batman de Matt Reeves e discutimos sobre o futuro do morcegão no Universo DC Cinematográfico. Ouçam nossos programas anteriores sobre o assunto: Filmes do SnyderVerso: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PtkvPlTk1xfr8WLIMSsZ1?si=xwB6VQoEQ-CL8q7Lme6vqw Liga da Justiça do Zack Snyder: https://open.spotify.com/episode/39PxnJ37qpiggC1VaREHfU?si=S5eLHzeyQyelcqshu9JSZA Mulher-Maravilha 1984: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tvxeBkgfZNBsoOUIttpWw?si=p-XwTYiWQRWunxoruPgqXQ Jogos do Batman Arkham: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HhVJcAHD0krTuAbjTmIKp?si=tP2TZhY1Q8C2LAW39rMnIg Filmes do Batman: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xTaAEMLkNhjIZtcbZg7lU?si=znfw62A8THSf_M7TXXwlOg Músicas usadas nesse episódio: The Batman Theme | EPIC VERSION (feat. Mask of The Phantasm Theme x Imperial March) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-AnLl9Vyb8 The Batman Theme | EPIC VERSION (feat. 1989 x The Dark Knight Theme) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rDgwmyy4zg The Batman x The Dark Knight (Epic Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-JDLI_TLMg The Batman: Main Theme (2022) | SYNTHWAVE REMIX (Remastered V2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beztmEHK_E8 THE BATMAN: Something In The Way | EPIC VERSION (REMASTERED) [The Batman Theme Song] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PlSTjgcpa8 The Penguin Theme | CINEMATIC VERSION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXl6_UKgNiU The Batman Theme - Synthwave Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0nREfDwMNQ The Batman - Main Theme (Piano Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0atbuQFNhA The Riddler Theme | Epic Version (The Batman) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa64w70hLv0 The Penguin: Scherzo for a Flightless Bird | The Penguin Theme | Piano Cover with Visualizer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnX1c9Ot7Ys The Batman - Catwoman Theme (Piano/Violin Cover) feat. ‪@MidnightCityMusic‬ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB24_zXUgHI The Batman | 2004 & 2022 Theme Mashup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r97xPL0R9o Batman 60's Theme | EPIC Version (The Batman Tribute) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oALYwlL3vEw The Batman Themes | Epic Version (EPIC MIX) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZnut-EVps

Walking the plank with SKELETON CREW Subscribe to Thank the Maker on YouTube Support Thank the Maker on Patreon: patreon.com/thankthemakerpod Find the finest garments and accessories in the galaxy at rsvlts.com"! Donate to "WHAT CHOICE? - Star Wars Fans For Abortion Access" at gofundme. Get Thank the Maker merch: thankthemakermerch.com Thank The Maker on social media: instagram.com/thankthemakerpod instagram.com/armorpartyshow Follow the hosts on social media: instagram.com/adamtheskull instagram.com/nickbayside instagram.com/williamryankey instagram.com/hondosupply twitter.com/nickbayside twitter.com/williamryankey twitter.com/hondosupply Movie scores, composers, classical music, Daisy Ridley, Steven Spielberg, Coldplay, The Imperial March, The Force Awakens, The Mandalorian, Ludwig Göransson, Princess Leia, Ahsoka, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, The Book of Boba Fett, The Bad Batch, The High Republic, Galaxy's Edge, Disney+ Day, Hondo Supply, Armor Party, Kathleen Kennedy, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars Black Series, Temuera Morrison, Black Krrsantan, Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker, Cad Bane, Princess Leia, Vivien Lyra Blair, Carrie Fisher, Tales of the Jedi, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thankthemaker/support

RYAN KEY RETURNS to talk about the life and works of the greatest living musician! Subscribe to Thank the Maker on YouTube Support Thank the Maker on Patreon: patreon.com/thankthemakerpod Find the finest garments and accessories in the galaxy at rsvlts.com"! Donate to "WHAT CHOICE? - Star Wars Fans For Abortion Access" at gofundme. Get Thank the Maker merch: thankthemakermerch.com Thank The Maker on social media: instagram.com/thankthemakerpod instagram.com/armorpartyshow Follow the hosts on social media: instagram.com/adamtheskull instagram.com/nickbayside instagram.com/williamryankey instagram.com/hondosupply twitter.com/nickbayside twitter.com/williamryankey twitter.com/hondosupply Movie scores, composers, classical music, Daisy Ridley, Steven Spielberg, Coldplay, The Imperial March, The Force Awakens, The Mandalorian, Ludwig Göransson, Princess Leia, Ahsoka, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, The Book of Boba Fett, The Bad Batch, The High Republic, Galaxy's Edge, Disney+ Day, Hondo Supply, Armor Party, Kathleen Kennedy, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars Black Series, Temuera Morrison, Black Krrsantan, Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker, Cad Bane, Princess Leia, Vivien Lyra Blair, Carrie Fisher, Tales of the Jedi, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thankthemaker/support

"Snacks ready?" "Check!" "Heb je al wat te drinken?" "Dubbel check!" Je kent het wel: je neemt een comfortabele positie in je stoel, je ziet het licht langzaam dimmen en op het filmdoek zie je een magische tekst voorbijkomen dat zegt: "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far way..." Gevolgd door het overweldigende koperwerk van het London Symphony Orchestra, klinkt daar het legendarische thema lied die één van de meest populaire filmfranchises aller tijden inluidde: 'Star Wars (Main Theme)' In deze aflevering van de Star Wars Podcast gaan we het hebben over de nieuwe documentaire over John Williams: Music by John Williams en nemen we je mee in de persoonlijke band die we hebben met het werk van de maestro zelf. Want of je nou het duistere van The Imperial March ervaart, een magisch gevoel krijgt van Hedwig's Theme of wordt meegesleept door de ontroerende muziek van Schindler's List, John Williams heeft een rol gespeeld in ieder zijn jeugd. Luister mee naar de soundtrack van je leven! Niets meer missen? Volg ons dan via je favoriete podcast app en abonneer je hier: Website: https://starwarspodcast.nl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starwarspodcastnl/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starwarspodcastnl/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@starwarspodcastnl X: https://x.com/swpodcastnl Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/starwarspodcastnl

This week our ongoing deep dive into Night Demon's spring 2024 tour opening for German heavyweights Blind Guardian continues with tour stops in Denver, Colorado and Minneapolis, Minnesota. You will hear what the band did in Colorado to commemorate May 4, including equipping Rocky with a light saber and playing a special Star Wars themed outro at the end of the set. After that, the tour rolled on to a historic venue in Minneapolis, MN whose claim to fame is the most exceptional bathrooms in North America. Listen in for live audio from the gigs and commentary from band and crew.Become a subscriber today at nightdemon.net/subscriber. This week, subscribers have access to the bonus content below:Streaming Audio: Full show - Live in Denver, CO - May 4, 2024Streaming Audio: Full show - Live in Minneapolis, MN - May 6, 2024Streaming Video: "Star Wars Chalice" from DenverStreaming Video: "Snowblind" from Soundcheck in Minneapolis Listen at nightdemon.net/podcast or anywhere you listen to podcasts! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook

 In Other News with Ethan: Deadpool & Wolverine hits $600 million, Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayahi face off again, Ahsoka season 2 wont land until 2026, German Navy plays the Imperial March, and Well Fargo employee dies and no one finds her for 4 days.

In the 2nd hour of the Marc Cox Morning Show: Elon Musk to sue Media Matters New Poll shows Trump can win in November by eeking out swing states Former MO Sen. John Lamping talks with Marc & Kim about the upcoming vote for Amendment 3 on abortion and how he thinks it may shake out.  Sen. Lamping also talks about Trump saying he's vote for more than 6 weeks on an abortions, but then walking those comments back. In Other News with Ethan: Deadpool & Wolverine hits $600 million, Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayahi face off again, Ahsoka season 2 wont land until 2026, German Navy plays the Imperial March, and Well Fargo employee dies and no one finds her for 4 days. Coming Up: Todd Piro, Former MO Rep Jered Taylor, and Kim on a Whim, too!

Title IX revisions suspended for some states, San Francisco offers bus tickets to the homeless, and teaching boys to be men. Plus, “The Imperial March” on the Thames, Samuel James looks at online dating, and the Tuesday morning news Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from the International ALERT Academy. ALERT's purpose is to forge extraordinary men who influence their world for Christ. ALERT utilizes a military-style structure, intentional discipleship, unique experiences, and professional skills training to create an environment that facilitates the forging process. Our goal is to create men who are spiritually sound, physically fit, and ready to serve. More at alertacademy.com/world.And from Covenant College in Georgia, providing an uncompromising biblical education where students explore calling and career. More at covenant.edu/WORLD.

Donald Trump is considering pulling out of the September 10 debate after the Harris campaign makes more rule-change requests. Donald Trump visited a wreath-laying ceremony yesterday in honor of the 13 service members who lost their lives during the Afghanistan withdrawal three years ago. The media immediately began shouting the “suckers and losers” lie again. NASA shares DEI training. A battleship enters port blasting the "Imperial March." Tulsi Gabbard announces support for Donald Trump. Elizabeth Warren tries to justify Kamala Harris' proposal for price controls. Kamala tries to teach us why DEI is important. Kamala also threatens executive action to confiscate guns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to another exciting episode of Remy's Round-Table! On this week's show, Remy recounts his adventurous Fourth of July weekend, including a visit to Epcot where Jen had a memorable encounter with Crush the turtle! But the highlight of the episode is Remy's exclusive interview with the legendary voice actor, Mark Silverman, known for his iconic portrayal of Rod Serling in the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We've got all the latest theme park updates to keep you in the loop, courtesy of Remy himself. Then, join Mike as he tantalizes our taste buds with a journey to the enchanting Beauty and the Beast restaurant at Magic Kingdom in this week's edition of Mike's Munchies. Nicole delves deep into the music of the Star Wars universe with her segment on the iconic Imperial March. And as always, we wrap up the show by traveling back in time with This Day in Disney History, reminiscing on the magical moments that shaped the Disney we know and love today. Tune in for a jam-packed episode filled with adventure, nostalgia, and all things Disney magic!

Further Reading:Grow Up! College students are behaving like students. The adults are behaving horribly. - LINKStriking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments - LINKStudents sing “Imperial March” and shout "Beetlejuice" at Boebert during “liberation camp” visit - LINKMeta and Lavender - LINK Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com!Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/8aaf8876-cbe9-4118-82e6-e8588dfb0d4f

China expert Michael Sobolik returns to the podcast to discuss America's new cold war with the Chinese Communist Party. Michael outlines the CCP's strategies – imperialism, the Belt and Road Initiative, and weaponizing America's own free speech – to displace the U.S. as the leading global superpower. Michael shares a strategic vision for how America can defeat the CCP by exploiting their own vulnerabilities and building upon our alliances with friendly East Asian neighbors like Japan and Australia. Michael Sobolik is the author of the just-released book “Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance.” He is a Senior Fellow in Indo-Pacific Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council. He previously served as a legislative assistant for Senator Ted Cruz, drafting legislation on China, Russia, India, Taiwan, North Korea, and Cambodia, as well as strategic systems and missile defense. Find him on X at @michaelsobolik and listen to him on Great Power Podcast.

This week the Smugglers Three start off the podcast with a look at the collectibles coming out for the last week of “Imperial March”, and then dive into the the debrief of the latest episode of The Bad Batch.

It was a great couple of weeks of announcements and streams. The Transformer's team showed off a bunch of stuff we already knew about, but seeing the new Cybertronian Wheeljack was amazing. The Master's team showed off an impressive New Eternia Horde Trooper. Star Wars came in strong with their Imperial March. Probably my favorite thing was finally getting Captain Enoch and his Night Troopers. While there were no official reveals for Joe, Lenny and Emily still name-dropped one of my favorite Joe for the Classified line. None other than the Barbecue, uh, I mean, Blowtorch.

The Smugglers Three are back. This week, we finally have a trailer and release date for “The Acolyte”. But before we explore the next chapter in the Star Wars galaxy we look at this week's reveals for Imperial March and look at episode 8 of the “Bad Batch”

 Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week's show by talking about “Imperial March.” They then discuss why “Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny” wound up being such a disappointment Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about: Who threw the switch at the Empire State Building to start a celebration of Star Wars villainy Which UK Prime Minister played a part in the launching of “May the Fourth Be With You” as a popular phrase among Star Wars fans Who's writing that “Star Wars ICONS Darth Vader” book that Insight Editions will be publishing later this Fall Which “Rebel Moon” star auditioned to play the role of Anakin Skywalker in “Attack of the Clones” When did Captain Rex, Captain Gregor & Commander Wolffe first appear on “Star Wars: Rebels” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week's show by talking about “Imperial March.” They then discuss why “Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny” wound up being such a disappointment Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about: Who threw the switch at the Empire State Building to start a celebration of Star Wars villainy Which UK Prime Minister played a part in the launching of “May the Fourth Be With You” as a popular phrase among Star Wars fans Who's writing that “Star Wars ICONS Darth Vader” book that Insight Editions will be publishing later this Fall Which “Rebel Moon” star auditioned to play the role of Anakin Skywalker in “Attack of the Clones” When did Captain Rex, Captain Gregor & Commander Wolffe first appear on “Star Wars: Rebels” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disney's Imperial March campaign concluded this morning with more reveals from Hasbro's Black Series and Vintage Collection action figure lines! Let's talk about and please don't forget to hit the 5 star in your app and rate the podcast! THANK YOU! Galactic Figures Amazon Store Front Imperial March Final Day Reveals And PreOrders Black Series 2013 - Fall 2020 Black Series 2020 - Now The Vintage Collection 2010 - Now GalacticFigures.com Facebook Community (GFC) GalacticFigures.com Facebook Page GalacticFigures.com on Instagram GalacticFigures.com on YouTube The Black Series @ Entertainment Earth! (sponsored) The Vintage Collection @ Entertainment Earth! (sponsored) The Retro Collection @ Entertainment Earth! (sponsored)

  Eric took part in the Imperial March to May the 4th at the Empire State Building and he recaps how it went. Sydney Sweeney might be a young actress, but she understands the game.  The guys discuss her comments about why she took Madame Web, plus... trailers for Furiosa, Penguin, Aliens: Romulus, and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice... X-Men '97, Winter and Chase are taking a stab at horror, and we have a little more insight on just what to expect from Joker 2.

We put off a week because Mike got sick. But it worked out because we made just in time for the Imperial March livestream! So this episode we're joined by friend of the show Ken Plume to discuss all the latest Hasbro, and see if we can figure out this Master of Evil pack that makes no sense. Check out Ken Plume's Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@KenPlume   Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live and interact with us as it's recording, consider joining us on Patreon. We also host give aways. Or if you just want to support the podcast and see a video version, you can do that there too. The video version is already up! Right now our Patreon is going towards getting us to Star Wars Celebration Tokyo in 2025! https://www.patreon.com/blackseriescantina Check out our Merch! https://black-series-cantina-podcast.creator-spring.com Follow us on twitter: @tbscantina Email us with any questions or comments blackseriescantina@gmail.com Check out Zach on Instagram @blackseriescantina Zach on TikTok @thestarwarsblackseries Check out Mike on YouTube www.youtube.com/c/mikekaess And on IG @Trustysidekick And on Twitter @mikekaess

We open with a remembrance by Jeff of singer/songwriter Michael Knott, an artist who had an outsized influence on him. It's a touching tribute and worth your time.Then we break down the latest Star Wars comics news (8:45) and dive into Thrawn Alliances #3, Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1, The High Republic Phase III #5 and last, but not least, Jango Fett #1, which marks writer Ethan J. Sacks' return to a galaxy far, far away.Comics Discussed This Week:Thrawn Alliances #3 (of 4) (15:00)Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1 (20:36)The High Republic Phase III #5 (27:07)Jango Fett #1 (of 4) (48:06)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Bounty Hunters #41The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #3 (of 4)News: Marvel's Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) won outstanding comic series at the 35th annual GLAAD awards. Congratulations to the book's entire creative team for the achievement.Ario Anindito says The High Republic Phase III #5 is his last issue. That makes us sad.Cavan Scott, in his newsletter, reveals the title and artist for The High Republic Phase III #9 in reponse to a question by Matt. So we know it's at least 10 issues.Dark Horse Comics will collect all the IDW Vader's Castle comics in a deluxe, oversized libray edition hardcover, including the "Droid Hunters" story from 2019's Free Comic Book Day issue. It's due out Sept. 24Phil Noto released a series of Nihil character portraits as part of Star Wars' first "Imperial March." The images are on the Facebook page.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:March 26 _ Dark Droids TPB (Collects 1-5)March 27 _ Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #6 (of 6), The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing One-ShotApril 3 _ Star Wars #45April 9 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 8 TPB (Collects 37-41), The Mandalorian Season 2, Part II TPB (Collects 5-8)April 10 _ Darth Vader #45, Thrawn: Alliances #4 (of 4), The High Republic Phase III #6April 16 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand 0-6, Shadows of the Empire - Evolution 1-5, The Jabba Tape, Boba Fett - Twin Engines of Destruction and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14-15, 20 and 22); Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 TPB “Dark Droids” (Collects 35-42)April 17 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #5, Mace Windu #3 (of 4), Saber for Hire #1 (of 4)April 23 _ Star Wars by Gillen & Pak Omnibus (Collects Star Wars (2015) 38-75, Star Wars Annual 4, Star Wars: Empire Ascendant 1); Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 7 “Dark Droids” TPB (Collects 32-40)April 24 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Jango Fett #2 (of 4) April 30 _ Shadows of Starlight TPB (Collecting 1-4)May 1 _ The Phantom Menace Special #1 One-Shot, The High Republic Phase III #7May 4 _ Young Jedi Adventures (FCBD), Star Wars #1 (FCBD)May 8 _ Darth Vader #46May 14 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion, Vol. 2 Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: River of Chaos (1995) 1-4; Star Wars: Empire (2002) 28-40; Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) 1-16; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Overkill (2006) 1; Star Wars: Boba Fett (1997) 1/2; Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1995) 1-4; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0; Star Wars Tales (1999) 3, 15, 17, 21)May 15 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #6, Saber for Hire #2 (of 4), Mace Windu #4 (of 4) May 21 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Knights of the Old Republic 1-18 and material from Kings of the Old Republic/Rebellion 0) May 22 _ Star Wars #46May 29 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2 (of 4), Jango Fett #3 (of 4)June 4 _ The High Republic Phase III TPB (Collects 1-4)June 11 _ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: The Jabba Tape; Heir to the Empire 1-6, Dark Force Rising 1-6, The Last Command 1-6. Dark Empire 1-6, Dark Empire II 1-6), Empire's End 1-2, Boba Fett -- Twin Engines of Destruction, Bounty on Bar-Kooda, When the Fat Lady Swings, Murder Most Foul and Agent of Doom, Star Wars Handbook 3 and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14, 20 and 22); Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-6); ; Hyperspace Stories Vol. 3 TPB "Light and Shadow" (Collects 9-12)June 12 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #7June 18 _ The High Republic Phase III TPB, Vol. 1 (Collects 1-4, Star Wars: Revelations One-Shot The High Republic Story)June 19 _ Saber for Hire #3 (of 4)July 16 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection Star Wars, Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars (2015) 1-14, Director's Cut: Star Wars Vader Down 1, Darth Vader (2015) 13-15)July 23 _ Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi omnibus. (Collects Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith 0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Fall of the Sith Empire 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1-2, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales 23 and Dark Horse Comics 7-9)July 30 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Skywalker Strikes (Collects Star Wars (2015) 1-14, 1 Director's Cut, Vader Down 1, Darth Vader 13-15)Aug. 6 _ Mace Windu TPB (Collects 1-4, Story from Revelations (2023)Sept. 3 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion Vol. 6Sept. 17 _ Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances TPB (Collects 1-4)Sept. 24 _ Star Wars: Vader's Castle The Deluxe Library Collection (Collects Tales From Vader's Castle, Return to Vader's Castle, Shadow of Vader's Castle, Ghosts of Vader's Castle and 2019 FCBD Issue story "Droid Hunters")Oct. 22 _ Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon OGNOct. 29 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 8Nov. 12 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years — Droids & Ewoks; Star Wars: The High Republic Phase II — Quest of the Jedi OmnibusNov. 26 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Shadows and Secrets

Recently, Carnegie Hall hosted a John Williams gala. The program was all-Williams and the composer himself conducted most of the concert. In this episode, Jay hosts his own little Williams gala. All by John Williams: “The Mission” Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” Olympic Fanfare and Theme Main Title from “Catch Me If You Can” Raiders March from “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” Flying Theme from “E.T.” The Imperial March, a.k.a. Darth Vader's Theme, from “Star Wars”

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024Today, Former advisers sound the alarm that Trump praises despots in private and on the campaign trail; the VA expands IVF for veterans; Pete Navarro is ordered to report to prison next week; the Trump team slashes staff at the RNC; a Trump supporter has been charged with firing a gun at the Capitol attack; E. Jean Carroll could sue Trump again; Special Counsel Robert Hur will testify as a private citizen; Biden takes aim at Trump on entitlements in a new ad; plus AG and Dana deliver your good news.Trump praises ‘fantastic' Viktor Orbán while hosting Hungarian autocrat at Mar-a-Lago for meeting and concerthttps://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/politics/trump-orban-mar-a-lago/index.htmlFor Trump, a Blizzard of Court Action Is Just Another Mondayhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/nyregion/trump-carroll-bond.htmlRobert Hur will testify as private citizen with help from Trumpworld figureshttps://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/robert-hur-trump-special-counsel-b2510944.htmlVA expands in vitro fertilization for Veteranshttps://news.va.gov/press-room/va-expands-in-vitro-fertilization-for-veteransSubscribe to Lawyers, Guns, And MoneyAd-free premium feed: https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.comSubscribe for free everywhere else:https://lawyersgunsandmoney.simplecast.com/episodes/1-miami-1985Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Follow Mueller, She Wrote on Posthttps://post.news/@/MuellerSheWrote?utm_source=TwitterAG&utm_medium=creator_organic&utm_campaign=muellershewrote&utm_content=FollowMehttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From The Good NewsNewport Aquatic Centerhttps://newportaquaticcenter.comJennycohn@toadsocialhttps://twitter.com/jennycohn1https://x.com/BucksCoBeaconDemocrats Abroadhttps://students.votefromabroad.orghttps://www.democratsabroad.org/ukhttps://www.democratsabroad.orgUpcoming Live Show Dates (Look for the presale ticket link this week)Sunday, June 2nd – Chicago IL – Schubas TavernFriday June 14th – Philadelphia PA – City WinerySaturday June 15th – New York NY – City WinerySunday June 16th – Boston MA – City WineryWednesday July 10th – Portland OR – Polaris HallThursday July 11th – Seattle WA – The Triple Door Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

►► Download the 20 Ways To Start Writing A Song Cheat Sheet here: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ In this episode of the Songwriter Theory Podcast, we're talking about 1 factor that seems to be one of the factors contributing to a song actually being good. We're talking about how every part of the song working together to communicate what the song is about - aka the COHESION of the song. If your lyrics are about something tragic, but the melody sounds playful and the harmony sounds like a grand romantic piece, is that any good? No. The song may be made of different parts and song sections, but it also is a singular song. So let's discuss the COHESION or..... I'll say it, synergy of songs. Transcript: As songwriters who are seeking to constantly improve at the craft of songwriting and write better and better songs, I think we are constantly on this quest where we're asking ourselves, "How do I write a better song? How do I write a better chorus? How do I write better melodies? How do I write a bridge that's more emotionally resonant?" And yet sometimes we don't actually take the time to think about, "Well, wait a second. When I say better chorus, when I say a better song, what does that even mean? What are the things that we're looking at? What are some of the factors that lead into this idea of something being better in any piece of art?" This is a difficult thing for us to tackle, but as I mentioned in last week's episode, we're going to try. And I realized very quickly that this probably would take more than one episode to even begin to do this justice and not have it be multiple hours long. So this is going to be part one in our Who Knows How Long series about trying to tackle what actually makes a song great or what are some of the common factors to what sort of leads to a good song. Let's talk about it. Hello, friend. Welcome to another episode of the Songwriter Theory Podcast. I'm your host as always, Joseph Vidal. I know that you would take some time out of your busy day, your busy week to talk songwriting with me. If you're listening to anything and instead you're listening to something that you're hoping is going to help you and hopefully me talking about it will also help me become better songwriters so that we can all become better songwriters together, at least be striving in that direction so that hopefully both you and I are better songwriters next year than we were this year and much better five years from now than now and etc. So on, so forth. Don't want to bore you. It's just going through random numbers. I think you understand. So that's the goal. But in today's episode, we're tackling something heavy. Not heavy, maybe emotionally, but something that I feel like most people aren't even willing to start to discuss. But I think it's important to discuss because if we can't define or talk about here are some factors that seem to lead to a song being better or more good or great, then, you know, how can we possibly talk about here's how to make your lyrics better? Like we'll define better if we can't have some idea of some of the factors that go into an element of the song or the song as a whole being better, then we can't actually answer the question what would make this better. So I think it's an important thing to discuss. I think it's something that artists in general don't talk about enough. And it's just one of those things that I think it's a net negative for all of us. Yes, it's a hard discussion, but that doesn't mean it's not one worth having. Most important discussions are difficult and don't have clear answers, but that doesn't make them not important to have. So we're going to do that. It's going to be part one because I realized there's no shot that I could even begin to do justice to this in one part. So we're breaking it up. Let me know in the comments down below if you're on YouTube what some of your ideas are and please back them up. Don't just be like, "I think a great song is X and you have no reasoning as to Y." I mean, you can, but it's kind of hard to... it's not really making a point if you just list a thing and don't justify why it's a thing. But that being said, I am very curious what other people think is meant to be a discussion. I again do not pretend to have the answers. I have spent a lot of time thinking about this pretty much throughout my life, but that doesn't mean that I'm right. It doesn't mean that I'm right. But hopefully it's at least well thought out and has some merit to talking about, hopefully. But I guess that's up to you to decide. So if you haven't already, be sure to grab my free guide. 20 different ways to start writing a song, especially if you're like, "All right, we're talking philosophy and getting real deep into what makes something good today." But where's my hard just go do this songwriting advice? There it is, songwritertheory.com slash free guide. It gives you 20 different ways to start writing a song because I'm personally of the opinion, at least for me, it has been very helpful to have a bunch of different ways that I know I can start a song because sometimes if you start a song the same way every time, sometimes the results in the song start to sound the same. And whether or not that's a problem, certainly a problem that comes up, I think, is writer's block. I've done too many piano riffs for weeks or months. I'll sit at the keyboard or piano and be like, "I just don't have anything." But it's not that I'm out of creative ideas, it's that I'm out of piano-based creative ideas. So just going over to my guitar, or writing a bass line with the keyboard, or starting with lyrics, or starting with what I think is a compelling symbol, or going to find artwork on Google Images or an art museum that I find inspiring that I'm like, "Ooh, that can make a good song." All those sorts of things can be really helpful to jump-start your creativity even when you think it's gone or currently the muse isn't visiting you or however you want to look at it. But again, songwritingtheory.com slash free guide. The first factor that I think we're going to talk about is cohesion or unity or, if we want to use the word, if you're in the corporate world I'm sorry, you're probably about to get triggered, but synergy of parts. Every element of our song should be in agreement on what is being communicated. Your melody, or for a great song or a good song, the melody shouldn't be communicating or sounding like it's communicating love. It's like a love song in the melody. Well the chord progression sounds like you're angry. The song is angry. And then the lyrics are actually telling a tragic and sad story of losing a close relative. Right? Because those three, those don't go together. They're not all on the same page communicating something. Even if the chord progression is great and the music is great and then the melody is great and the lyrics are great on their own, but when we put them together they're a mess because they don't actually work together. It's one of the classic, you know, the whole is not a sum of its parts. The idea that a team is not just how good each of the individual players are. It's how well they work together is a part of it. This is why more talented teams often lose because they just don't have the cohesion or synergy that a team that technically is less talented has. And I think the same thing is true for, well, anything. We could talk about how this is true for movies, right? You can have the greatest actor of all time. Missed cast in a movie might tank a movie. But you think like, oh, we got the greatest actor of all time, whoever you think that is, in a movie and most of the things about the movie are fantastic, but yet that actor is so wrong for the role that it just ruins the movie. It's a real thing that can happen, right? Because it's not just a sum of its parts. No piece of art is simply a sum of its parts. There's more to it than that. The parts all need to be on the same page. Think about something ridiculous. This would work in comedy to comedic effect. But generally in a movie if the soundtrack is communicating something wildly different than what's going on on screen and it's not giving the quote unquote right emotional cues, that would ruin the whole movie. There's a way to know this. You can look it up. There's tons on YouTube and they're hilarious, right? But if you think of it as being in the real movie, it would ruin it. So there's one that I think is like Seinfeld music to The Shining. And it makes it hilarious. But of course it would have ruined the actual movie. And this applies. They do things like adding a laugh track or taking away a laugh track from something. It totally changes how the scene feels by having a soundtrack where it did or having a laugh track where it didn't before or not having a laugh track where it used to. Soundtrack, same idea. Obviously different because laugh versus not laugh. It's a little binary and soundtrack really hits at all the different emotions. But you know you couldn't just take the Star Wars soundtrack and then put it on, I don't know, Dune and it'd just be like oh it's perfect because the Star Wars soundtrack is great and the Dune movie's fantastic. So like no, no. Because they might not fit together. They might not work together. In fact I think they wouldn't. I think the Dune soundtrack's fantastic. It's perfect for that movie. And Star Wars soundtrack is perfect for Star Wars. And the Dune soundtrack of course is Hans Zimmer and the Star Wars one of course is John Williams. And those two are both all time great film composers according to most people and I would tend to agree that they certainly have the longevity and the peaks that you want to look for in greatness. But I would never want to trade those two. I would never want to trade those two. I would never want anybody but John Williams for Star Wars and I would never want anybody but Hans Zimmer and his styles for the Dune soundtrack. Because things including art are not just a sum of their parts. It's how they all work together. Are they working together well? So an easy way and practical way in my opinion to sort of test this with our own songs. Because even though we're talking sort of we're getting very philosophical today. But I think it's important that we be able to connect it with okay but what do I do with this? And one of the things I think we can do is we can test this by isolating each of our parts and then testing to see do they all evoke the same emotion? They all seem to be on the same page for what's being communicated. Now obviously lyrics are always going to be more precise than music and what they communicate. We're probably going to at best we're going to get into specific emotions when it comes to music. You're not going to be able to listen to a piece of music with no context and be like this sounds like my parents just passed away due to cancer and I live in X country and my income is X amount of dollars. Lyrics of course can communicate more factual information than music can. But we're looking for something like the lyrics elicit this idea of wistfulness. And the melody sounds wistful so that even if I just listened to the melody, if I were just hum the melody to someone or to myself, I think it sounds wistful. It sounds deeply connected to what the lyric is communicating. Such that if I just read the lyric alone as poetry with no melody to help it out, no background music, no chord progression, nothing, does it still elicit the same emotion that the song is going for? Does it still communicate the same thing that the song is going for? The lyrics alone. And then the same thing with the melody. Sometimes I'll call this the theme test, which is a nod to themes in movie soundtracks. And there are a bunch of different great examples of this. But take something like the Jaws theme. The Jaws theme is a great example of this. Like two notes, John Williams, very well conveys the idea of something's coming for you and it's a scary thing. You wouldn't have to watch Jaws to hear that Jaws theme and it elicits some sort of look over your shoulder like what's coming for me emotion. Which fits perfectly with what it's trying to communicate in the movie. And that's just, you know, we could talk about the orchestration, but just the "melody" of that part alone communicates that. It doesn't need all the orchestration and all that in order to very well communicate what it's trying to communicate. And so anyway, so I call it the theme test for that reason. It's the idea that is your melody approaching, communicating so clearly the central emotion of the thing. That if it were just a theme or a motif in a movie where there were no lyrics and it just was this melody, does that still carry that same emotion that your lyrics and then your chord progression or just general harmony are going for? There's a lot of examples of this, right? Imperial March, which is Darth Vader's theme, is another example of this. You know, the depth to that one I think is even more because it also is a theme that depending on the arrangement can be sort of adjusted to lean into different elements of the theme. Meaning like in its full orchestration it very well evokes this idea of this relentless unstoppable army coming for you and this unstoppable force in the form of Vader and very sort of just powerful, nobody can touch this. But then in different orchestrations with the same melody it evokes this tragedy of the character as well, which you see in episode six when Vader is, spoiler alert, dying, but dying as Anakin Skywalker. And it has a tragic element to it and not just because of that scene but just the music alone does. It has this element of a broken former fallen hero. And a part of that is masterful orchestration and a part of that is writing a melody that well fits with both of those things. And just one last example because some of you are probably like, "Yes, we get it, you like Star Wars." But the ring theme in Lord of the Rings is maybe even the best example of this in a way given that that ring theme, if you just think about the melody, if you've ever heard it, and if you haven't after this podcast go listen to it. But that melody and the whole sound of that ring theme evokes this wonder and sort of the seduction of this mysterious item. Like it has a sort of like, "Ooh, what is that? I want to swim closer. I want to touch it. I'm just drawn to it. I feel like it's ee ee." Like if you told me it was a siren song, it feels like it matches the same sort of, it appears beautiful. It's something that you want. But deep down you know it's bad for you because the ring of course, I'm not going to explain Lord of the Rings. I don't know how you can be alive on the planet and not know the basic premise of Lord of the Rings and what the ring is and represents. So I will spare you telling you what you almost certainly already know. But it's perfect for what the ring is. Absolutely perfect. And to a degree because what those melodies have in their favor versus ours is they don't have to be "singable" because they're played by instruments. So you less have to worry about singability which limits their melodies less. So probably most of our melodies aren't going to be able to reach the heights that a theme that's played with an organ or with a flute or you know with a violin can reach. But I think the closer we get to that the better it is. And the same thing is going to be true for the harmony or chord progression or arrangement, however you want to look at it. All sort of sides of the, not exactly the same coin, but basically all of the music that isn't the melody. Is that something where if you played your song for someone and it had no vocals in it, so none of the melody and none of the lyrics, would somebody still gather from that song? Roughly what the core emotion of it is. And I think I implied this when I used the word "wistful" earlier, but we're looking for more than like "oh it sounds sad." I mean that's the baseline that we should go for, right? But we want to be more precise than sad. Because sad is basically 50% of all emotions roughly fit into sad. That's not very precise. We mentioned this in last week's episode, maybe you weren't here, but "wistful" is something like sadness for because of no longer having something that was a happy thing. So sort of this combination of you're glad that you had this happy thing, but you're sad you don't have it anymore. It's way more specific than just sad. Because bitter is sad, it's sort of a hybrid of sad and angry. Especially if you had a Venn diagram of angry and sad, the part in the middle where they meet is bitter. There's maybe a little bit more to it, right? But at a high level it's something like that. So that shows those words are more precise. Because bitter is a form of sadness. And so is wistful. But wistful and bitter could hardly be more different. They're very very different. They have similarities, right? They both kind of share the idea that you're probably looking back at something. Bitter is more like I'm just ticked about how it ended or something. Whereas wistful is more like, but I'm glad it happened. And maybe I'm not mad about any element of it. There's no anger in wistful usually. There's a lot of anger in bitter. But anyway, the emotion that we're talking about here should be something more like the words bitter or wistful. And less like the words like, oh it's like kind of happy or sad. I mean, you might be able to do something as simple as major versus minor key. We'll accomplish happy versus sad. That's the baseline requirement. Which although let me point out that it's not true that you put something in major key and it's automatically happy in minor and it's automatically sad. There's plenty of poppy, happy, catchy songs that are in minor and plenty of super depressing songs that are in major. But we should be going for something with our chords, our background music that elicits a more specific emotion than just sad versus happy. So this is one of those things where like perfect is unattainable, right? But I think philosophically speaking, a perfect song would be one where if a thousand people all listened to the melody alone, no lyrics, just the melody. Maybe it's hummed, maybe it's played by a violin. I don't know. And a thousand different people just read the lyrics as if it were poetry. And then another thousand people just listened to all the background music. And then they were pulled after and they were asked what was that song about. They all would have the exact same answer and it would be correct. To me that would be like one, this first factor we're talking about, that would be perfection. Again, obviously that's unattainable, right? So we're trying to just get as close to that as we can, which is still going to be pretty far from that, right? But to me that's the goal. Perfection is something you can never actually achieve. It's a direction to be pointed in. I think that's the direction that this factor is pointing in. And by the way, this is also something that should apply across each song section, right? So it's more than just the three parts of melody, harmony, and lyrics. It's also the synergy or the cohesion of your verses with your choruses and all of that. We could even dive way deeper into sort of the specifics of like what does musical cohesion across song sections talk about. And of course there's going to be a lot of variety there, right? But like one obvious example would be if between each of your song sections there was a crazy key change that made no sense, was super disjointed, not intentionally, it didn't like fit with the lyric or like it makes sense that the lyric would have the disjointed. But like just in a song that is pretty straightforward, it has this disjointed key change between every song. That would be an obvious, like that's not as bad as weird for no reason. It doesn't fit with the lyric of the song, right? So moving in the opposite direction of that to me would be the key there. But again, we could probably spend this entire year's worth of podcasts just diving into different ways. We could apply this one factor to songs, but I don't want to put you through that. So we're not going to do it. But I'm just throwing out there that there's way more to this factor than just the cohesion of those three parts. We could talk about song sections. We could talk about viewing the song as a whole versus viewing the song as a sum of parts, which is not, I think both can be helpful. Ultimately, the whole is the most important. But but obviously it is made up of parts, right? So if your song has a terrible chorus, but the rest is great, probably the song is going to be sunk. So there's a lot to this factor. But I think we I think we have established the central idea that across all things, I think, certainly all artistic things, and certainly for songs, I think this cohesion of all the parts is all moving in the same direction, just like you would expect the soundtrack and the script and the cinematography and the acting of the actors to all point to the same thing. Now before somebody comments this, I'm going to just throw out there that let me take an example that I think is pretty commonly done. And I personally think is fine and great. And on the surface, it may seem like it's in conflict with this, but I don't think it is. And that's when you have a song that sounds happy. But when you listen to it, it's actually kind of bitter and sarcastic. So it sounds like it's a nice, oh, happy song. But if you really listen or pay attention or read the lyrics, you realize, oh, no, this is like, you're just slamming this person with sarcasm. You might say, wait a second. So shouldn't it sound angry? Shouldn't the melody sounded because that's the core emotion? No. Well, I think it can. I think it can in that work, because that is true. But it also is true and makes sense that it would sound happy because what is sarcasm? Sarcasm literally is verbal irony. So then what is irony? Irony is saying something that is the opposite of what you mean. So if you say to somebody like, you know, no, I care about your opinion so much. If you're using sarcasm, what you mean is I don't care about your opinion at all. Right? I couldn't possibly care less about your opinion. Something like that. So it makes sense that if it's the opposite, that sarcasm is essentially your words, if you read it like a script, what they actually say versus what you actually mean, insert it with the tone, are actually opposites. So it makes sense the music would follow that, right? Where the music sounds like it's happy. Yeah, go you. But really, it's no, screw you, you suck. That makes sense that it would have that. So your lyrics are where you're communicating the you suck part. And then the music is what's adding to the irony by sounding happy. So that's actually an example of on the surface, maybe it seems like it breaks this rule, but actually it's a perfect example of this rule applied in some ways where the song is actually essentially utilizing music to double down on the sarcasm. And there are other examples like that, right? And of course, there's multiple ways to do this factor. Again, this is a thing where we could talk about this for the rest of the year. And some of you are probably thinking, it seems like we're gonna, because you're still talking about it. But no, we're down. We're down with this point. So that being said, I now realize that I thought that this episode would have time for two factors. But we had time for one. So we're gonna have another episode where we're gonna tackle what I think is another factor that is something to consider, something to look at, that I think is common to certainly all art at least, and certainly songs where this is just a factor to something being more good or better versus another thing that has less of this factor. But hopefully this was helpful to you. Hopefully it gave you something to think about whether it be in the form of, huh, maybe I should run my songs through some of those tests of does this melody communicate without the lyrics and without the background music? The same thing that the lyrics are trying to communicate or the music or to the last sarcastic song point. You know, is there a way that I can have my melody and my, let's say, lyrics intentionally conflict but in that conflict it actually sort of elevates the main idea in the way that like angry lyrics plus happy music sort of adds to the, like that sarcasm in the combination of things. You know, it's not just sarcasm that can be used that way. There are many emotions where we could toy with, let's take wistful. I said earlier that wistful is something like a combination of happy and sad, right? You're sad that you don't have the thing anymore but you're happy that you had it. It's a fond memory. So in that case, you could communicate that maybe by the music and the lyrics both being wistful or perhaps you could communicate that in a different way where the music just sounds sort of happy but the lyrics have this sad sort of I miss you element to it or maybe the opposite would be the way to go but there's many different ways to break this down and apply this I think. And you know, getting creative with it I think can be a good idea for whatever that's worth. But let me know what you think. Does this seem like something that like yeah, okay, that seems like a good starting place at least for that factor generally seems to be a factor to whether a song or really any piece of art is good or not or more good, right? Basically if you have two songs that are exactly the same but one is more obviously cohesive in all of the different parts communicating in one direction the same thing versus another one where it's like yeah, but the melody kind of has a different emotion to it that doesn't really fit with the lyrics. To me, I think yes, yes, obviously, it would always be better for all of the parts to be working together rather than one kind of going rogue communicating something that really the song isn't trying to communicate so it just kind of feels out of place. But next week, factor number two. Hopefully this was helpful. Hopefully that will be helpful. If you haven't already, be sure to grab the free guide songartatheory.com slash free guide. 20 different ways to start writing a song. These episodes are admittedly philosophical. Don't worry, we'll get back to hard teaching. But in the meantime, this hard teaching or maybe not hard teaching but hard go do this uber practical in that guide, which hopefully compensates for the fact that these podcasts are admittedly at least during this series where we're getting away from that a little bit. I think ultimately this is in some ways the most practical thing we could talk about because what else is there even to talk about if we can't begin to discuss what makes a song great or what makes this song great, right Rick Beato? But yeah, Rick Beato is great. I love Rick Beato. I'm just throwing that out there. If you don't know who Rick Beato is, first of all, how? Second of all, check him out. I certainly don't agree on some things. But to his credit, he admits that he doesn't consider lyrics when he's talking about what makes a song great. My pushback to him is how could you possibly claim a song to be great if you don't even think about the lyrics? Like, that's such an important part of whether a song is great. To talk about the music production as a reason that the song is great to me also doesn't really make sense. It's like, well, it makes the production great. So the track, that specific arrangement of the song might be great. But that doesn't make the song itself great, which is basically just the combination of lyrics, chords, and melody. But alas, I still love Rick Beato. He's the grandfather slash godfather of music YouTube as far as I'm concerned. And he's just super awesome. Also he's done great things for the world because I feel like I was the only person on the planet that was like, guys, of course music theory is helpful as musicians and songwriters. You know, I wasn't on YouTube at the time, but just as a human, I felt like half the time was like, how do these people... does everybody like pretend like it's worthless? That knowledge? Rick Beato came on the scene and everybody was like, oh yeah, how about that? It's actually deeply practical. And for that, he will always be a legend. He'll always be a legend. Rick Beato's the best. Anyway, have a great week. I'll talk to you in the next one.

Step into Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney's Hollywood Studios and relive the cherished memories of a galaxy far, far away! Every sound in this space resonates with the adventures and dreams of our childhoods, bringing to life the saga that continues to inspire generations. May the Force of this enduring Soundscape be with you, always. --------- Want More Here With The Magic? Choose Your Own Adventure! Watch Our Show: Here With The Magic More Videos: YouTube Visit The Website: https://herewiththemagic.com Join the Café: Become a Member Connect on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/herewiththemagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herewiththemagic/

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Not all that long ago in a galaxy not all that far away… A band the likes of which the universe had never seen was formed for one purpose — to create an unstoppable musical “force” known as GALACTIC EMPIRE. By reinterpreting classic selections from legendary composer JOHN WILLIAMS' iconic scores from the STAR WARS SAGA into guitar-driven heavy metal, GALACTIC EMPIRE has created a musical juggernaut feared in many systems. Comprised of some of the most infamous and feared villains in the galaxy — lead guitarist Dark Vader, drummer Boba Sett, guitarists Red Guard and Shadow Ranger, and bassist Bass Commander — GALACTIC EMPIRE's commitment to their mission is unparalleled. From a foreboding rendition of ‘The Imperial March' to the sweeping guitars of ‘Duel of the Fates', the band's faithful translations of WILLIAMS' classic scores has created a new “force” where fandom and music overlap. If this is exciting for you, check them out, and check out our interview with them. @galacticempireofficial https://galacticempireband.com/ https://www.facebook.com/galacticempireofficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brig Brig Brig…Brig Brig Brig, Brig Brig Brig (In the style of the Imperial March). It's The Brig's first story! He may not be The Brig yet, but he's wormed his way into our hears immediately. It's The Web Of Fear!

Mastering engineer and film music restoration expert Chris Malone joins Xanthe for the season finale to talk about all things Empire Strikes Back soundtrack. We cover a ton of ground, from analog recording technology and methodology to the unique issues affecting The Empire Strikes Back releases. This episode contains many visuals, including spectogram displays that allow us to see tangible differences between various mixes. This episode is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DVwqsZ9Wv60  Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 5:08 - Do you have one of these Empire Strikes Back soundtrack albums? 12:25 - Film music is recorded to part of the film. There wasn't always an expectation to produce a separate soundtrack album. 18:04 - When, where, and how the Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back scores were recorded. Terminology: 35mm magnetic film, magnetic tape, sprockets, tape machine, magnetic oxide particles, 50Hz tone, reproducer. 24:09 - Using magnetic film for synchronization. Limitations of the tape technology. 33:51 - John Williams editing together multiple takes with Ken Wannberg. 46:05 - What is a 24-track tape? Why does the width of tape matter? 49:58 - What is a live mix, and why is it an important reference for the ESB soundtrack albums? 1:02:53 - Listening to minutes 126-128 (end of the End Title music) while looking at the spectral frequency display. 1:10:27 - Diagonal splices. 1:23:07 - Different version of the Imperial March in the End Credits. 1:37:39 - Differences between the original ESB soundtrack and the Special Edition release. 1:57:37 - Comparison example: "Hyperspace" track on the 4CD and Special Edition releases. Listening for the violin presence and spatial movement of the horns and trombones. 2:09:17 - More spectogram comparisons: "City in the Clouds" and last note of the "Main Title." 2:21:21 - Applying the Hippocratic Oath to score restoration. 2:30:00 - If something was recorded in mono, should it stay mono? 2:40:31 - When it comes to restoring a film score, which sorts of recording artifacts is the engineer trying to correct? 2:42:21 - Example of "wow." 2:48:02 - Flutter. 2:53:13 - Why Chris champions the CD as an audio format. 3:01:21 - What type of gear does Chris use when listening to/analyzing music? (Question from Alex Cunningham) 3:12:06 - Was the ARP 2600 synthesizer overdubbed or recorded with the orchestra for the Empire Strikes Back soundtrack? (Question from Ender Smith) 3:13:58 - What has the transition to digital production done for Star Wars? (Question from Fr. David Mowry) 3:18:14 - Differences between the original 1954 20th Century Fox Fanfare and the one John Williams re-recorded for ESB. 3:20:28 - Eric Tomlinson's technique for recording punchy-sounding brass. 3:25:02 - The original trilogy scores (especially The Empire Strikes Back) could sound 1000x better than they sound on any of the current releases. What might prevent it from happening? 3:28:49 - The 2018 Disney releases of the Original Trilogy (the albums that are on Spotify). 3:39:03 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: Cinematic Sound Radio's 2-part interview with Chris Malone: http://www.cinematicsound.net/interview-with-chris-malone/ The Goldsmith Odyssey's interview with Chris Malone: https://goldsmithodyssey.buzzsprout.com/159614/4802774-odyssey-interviews-chris-malone Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Cues: 12M3 "Finale" Musical Themes: Imperial March (Theme) Imperial March (Vamp) Han & Leia (A) Han & Leia (B) - Theme Form 1 (1980) Where are we in the soundtrack?: "The Rebel Fleet/End Title" --------------- Star Wars Music Minute Questionnaire: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Simply the best. Thematic orchestral richness. Well of richness. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? Everything there is to learn about the first three scores (1977, 1980, 1983). How did they get to where they got? What were the spotting sessions like? What were the internal memos like? 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Goldfinger (John Barry). The Lion in Winter (John Barry). Out of Africa (John Barry). Early James Bond scores by John Barry. 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Jesse Starcher, Robert Cooper and Mark Radulich present their Galactic Empire Special Edition 2023 Album Review as part of the MHOD Jukebox!Not all that long ago in a galaxy not all that far away… A band the likes of which the universe had never seen was formed for one purpose — to create an unstoppable musical “force” known as GALACTIC EMPIRE.By reinterpreting classic selections from legendary composer JOHN WILLIAMS' iconic scores from the STAR WARS SAGA into guitar driven heavy metal, GALACTIC EMPIRE has created a musical juggernaut feared in many systems.Comprised of some of the most infamous and feared villains in the galaxy — lead guitarist Dark Vader, drummer Boba Sett, guitarists Red Guard and Shadow Ranger, and bassist Bass Commander — GALACTIC EMPIRE's commitment to their mission is unparalleled.From a foreboding rendition of ‘The Imperial March' to the sweeping guitars of ‘Duel of the Fates', the band's faithful translations of WILLIAMS' classic scores has created a new “force” where fandom and music overlap.We also discuss GameSpot.com's Every Star Wars Movie and TV Show Ranked, From A New Hope to Andor.All of that plus video reviews of A Star Wars Is Born – “Shallow” Parody (Nerdist Presents), SCAR SYMMETRY - Scorched Quadrant and The Black Satans - The Satan Of Hell.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsosnapchat: markkind76FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulich

Join the discussion on this one and help answer the hardest question posed to guests Blake and Mike. What one piece of Star Wars music represents the entire saga and why? What do you think? John Williams has given us some amazing music to go with a saga set far away and long ago. To select just one doesn't do anyone any favors, but we've got some takes on offering up some thoughts on this. From the Imperial March, Duel of the Fates or Lei's theme, Star Wars dare I say, depends on it's music for emotional connection. Listen to EP155 and see if you agree on our takes. Wookiee Radio and Dork Wars Podcast are both members of the Red5 Network. Follow and subscribe. #weAreRed5

Get your Princess Leia buns tied tight, and cue up The Imperial March as we jump into the world of Star Wars this May the 4th (from the perspective of a fan and a not-so much Star Wars fan). Consider some tips about how to model mindful behavior for memory making moments with your family. Discuss what constitutes having the perfect “go to guy” for “that,” and ponder your life having made alternate choices. Show notes:         Connect with us on Instagram @thevictorycouch, Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or www.thevictorycouch.com Reviews welcome https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-victory-couch/id1628820081   Q and A episode input survey: https://forms.gle/Yc3o96upoxz7aPgt7 About Disney future episode input survey: https://forms.gle/6T1mejApUeUEBL9eA SUBSCRIBE to The Victory Couch e-mail list by visiting https://www.thevictorycouch.com/ and click SUBSCRIBE at the top of your screen.   What's your earliest memory of Star Wars? In your opinion what's the best part about the Star Wars franchise? https://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars: Episode 5 – The Empire Strikes Back https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080684/ The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0969647/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_1_q_ariels%2520beg Rogue One: A Star Wars Story https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3748528/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_q_rogue%2520one The Mandalorian https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8111088/   What are some tips to give the modern family to be little more present (in the moment) especially as our kids get older? Click (Adam Sandler movie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389860/ If we had planted our roots closer to the DMV versus Western Maryland how do you think our life would be different? Olive Garden https://www.olivegarden.com/ Chipotle https://www.chipotle.com/ Top Golf https://topgolf.com/us/ (MCCA) Mountain City Center for the Arts https://www.mymcca.com/ Friends “cappy” reference The Mr. Beaumont https://www.google.com/search?q=friends+cappy&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS927US927&oq=friends+cappy&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i10i22i30i625j0i390i650l4.3697j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b506b82b,vid:kIraDqpZr5M What constitutes having a “guy for that” (someone that is your go-to, for services)? Who is your go-to? Couch crumbs: still haven't made the lemon meringue pie, daughter looking miserable at her softball game Prop your feet up: son tested for 3rd degree junior black belt, The Victory Couch is being featured on the You Do You segment on Doing the Best We Can with Eddie Kaufholz podcast The Snack Show with Jami Fallon https://open.spotify.com/show/6HX8duxqSHsnq0SJAqSBoO Doing the Best We Can with Eddie Kaufholz https://open.spotify.com/show/1wYxEPOizxTf4McFco3k7P That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs https://open.spotify.com/show/6W24Yt5oA8G4U44LIgfVGb That Sounds Fun Network https://thatsoundsfunnetwork.com/             --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevictorycouch/message

Dr. Frank Lehman, film music scholar and professor at Tufts University, returns to chat with David Lane about a score that is often lauded as the greatest of all time, The Empire Strikes Back composed by John Williams.  This episode is a discussion along with musical examples of the themes, harmonies, and orchestration choices that make this a masterpiece, along with a comparison to the 1st Star Wars series, and a little on the legendary performance from the London Symphony Orchestra.  May the force be with you as you join us as we tackle this ultimate Jedi of scores! If you missed it, be sure to catch the 1st episode with Dr. Lehman, where we discussed John Williams more generally as well as some other scores here: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit/episode/7d49eeaa/episode-8-the-craft-of-john-williams-with-frank-lehman Frank's marvelous catalog of Star Wars themes and analysis is located here: https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Do you have something to add to our discussion?  Let me know by telling me directly at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit or you can send me a written message at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/contact  Musical Excerpts.  All tracks by John Williams and from The Empire Strikes Back except where noted. 18:39 King's Row Main Title (Erich W Korngold) 19:30 Theme from Ivanhoe (Miklos Rozsa) 27:14 Darth Vader Motif from Star Wars 29:02 The Imperial March (2 clips) 34:16 Yoda's Theme 34:47 Yoda's Death (Return of the Jedi) 37:10 Yoda and the Force 39:58 Han Solo and the Princess 40:51 Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars) 42:20 Rescue from Cloud City 43:55 The Rebel Fleet/Finale 45:12 End Credits 46:36 Droids Theme 47:25 The Wampa's Lair 48:28 Main Title (Luke's Theme) 48:53 Force Theme 49:50 Rebel Fanfare 51:25 Lando's Theme 52:41 Boba Fett's Theme/Attack Position 53:18 Darth Vader's Trap 54:17 Dark Side Motif/Magic Cave 54:46 Yoda and the Force 56:04 The Asteroid Field (2 clips) 59:54 City in the Clouds 1:01:11 Mynock Cave 1:02:16 End Credits (Raiders of the Lost Ark) 1:02:30 End Credits (Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade) 1:04:48 Mynock Cave 1:08:22 The Battle of Hoth (5 clips) 1:15:08 Carbon Freeze (2 clips) 1:18:48 Hyperspace 1:22:37 End Credits   You can find this episode and links to this show on all podcast apps from https://musiciantoolkit.podbean.com/ . If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice.  You can also now find the podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit You can follow David Lane AND the Musician Toolkit podcast on Facebook @DavidMLaneMusic, on Instagram and TikTok @DavidLaneMusic, and on YouTube @davidlanemusic1 This episode is sponsored by Fons, an online platform that helps private teachers of all types (music, yoga, martial arts, academic tutoring, coaches, etc) with smooth, automated assistance such as securing timely automatic payments and scheduling.  Click here for more information or to begin your free trial.

Pete the Retailer and Alex Robinson from Star Wars Minute join me to discuss the music and sound in minutes 96-100 of The Empire Strikes Back. Han gets frozen in carbonite! John Williams's dramatic, emotional score moves us through the action. In this episode, we also listen to the original footage from the carbonite freezing scene before music was added. This episode is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4MoDKl4ej-0  Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 3:13 - The many actors of Boba Fett. 6:50 - Is this the first time someone says "buddy" in Star Wars? (No.) 13:14 - Threepio = superego, Chewie = id. 17:22 - A subtle Han & Leia moment that's easy to miss (visually and musically). Pan and scan technology. 20:15 - Does the first bar of the Imperial March loop an extra time here? 31:02 - Footage of the carbonite freezing scene before music was added + footage from the original spotting session (!) 41:58 - Breakdown of the music from pre-kiss to post-freeze. (Han & Leia in B => Han & Leia in E => Neapolitan Emergency with Chewie's moans => Dramatic dotted triplets => Wailing Imperial March => Funereal themes). 50:29 - Memorable rhythmic feel of the Neapolitan Emergency (with visuals). 56:14 - Dom, filigree check? 1:02:06 - Cool whistle sound. Ben Burtt's sound design secret. 1:08:53 - Meter discrepancy between the soundtrack and film (2 beats cut out). 1:14:10 - Is this the Imperial February? (No.) 1:19:00 - Night on Bald Mountain-esque chromatic violin line. 1:27:07 - Is this the Imperial February? (Yes. Bespin Dirge theme 1.) 1:34:41 - Bespin Dirge part 2. Delicious chords over C pedal. 1:40:22 - "It's a trap!" with Yoda's theme. What's the significance of that? 1:45:30 - Strings/piano call & response. 1:52:01 - Yoda's theme harmony goes D => Db (instead of D => E). 1:55:38 - Speculating on how the carbon freeze calipers were sound-designed. 2:00:59 - SWMM Questionnaire Things to Check Out: John Williams BBC Documentary (1980) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBCF465B155E38603 Dominic Sewell's analysis of cue 9M6/10M1 Carbon Freeze -  https://youtu.be/COioN-dY0NM   Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Cues: 9M6/10M1 "Carbon Freeze" 9M6/10M1 "Insert Bar 57" 10M2 "Luke Pursues The Captives" Musical Themes: Imperial March (Theme) Han & Leia (A) Neapolitan Emergency Bespin Dirge 1 Bespin Dirge 2 12a. Yoda (A Section) Where are we in the soundtrack?: "Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett" ----------------- Star Wars Music Minute Questionnaire: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Pete: Pneumatic machinery sounds. (Previously: Aunt Beru's kitchen. Short wave radio.) Alex: Imperial walker clanking. Elephant on blacktop. (Previously: Majestic French horns. Tchew tchew tchew.) 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? Pete: "What is That? with Ben Burtt" (a TV show proposal) Alex: Ugnaught noises. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Pete: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Previously: The Black Hole and Fight Club) Alex: The Royal Tenenbaums (Previously: Superman and Magnolia) --------------- Star Wars Minute: Website: https://www.starwarsminute.com/ Patreon: https://starwarsminute.com/patreon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStarWarsMinute Pete the Retailer: Website: https://petetheretailer.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeteTheRetailer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterbonavita/ ABCD:TOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/abcd-tos/id1531020539 Alex Robinson: Website: https://alexrobinson.fun Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arobtwit/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ARobTwit Godfather Minute: https://godfatherminute.tumblr.com/ ---------------- Join the Discord server by becoming a patron at any level: https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan  Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute  Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: podcast@starwarsmusicminute.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin

In this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:CollaBEERation 3.0CollaBEERation 3.0 will take place March 25 (1pm) at the Powerhouse. General admission tickets are $65 and are on sale here.Brickyard Brewing To Hold 6th Annual 1812 Night, Release New IPABrickyard Brewing will host their sixth annual 1812 Night on March 10 (5pm), a candlelit night full of old world beer, food, music, and merrymaking. The Lewiston brewery is also releasing Under the Bridge West Coast IPA on March 10 on draft and in 16oz. cans. Click here for moreBuffalo Bisons Offering New Craft Beer Game Ticket PackLike craft beer? Planning to catch a Bisons game this season? If you answered yes, then the Southern Tier Craft Beer Pack is for you. This ticket pack features 2 undated game tickets and 4 craft beer vouchers, for $53. Click here for morePizza Plant Transit To Host Imperial March Of StoutsOn Sunday, March 12 (12pm), Pizza Plant Transit will host a number of heavy-hitting stouts for their inaugural Imperial March of Stouts. Click here for moreBig Ditch Brewing Introduces Innovation ThursdaysThis week, Big Ditch Brewing is launching Innovation Thursdays at the taproom, where they will debut a new chicken wing flavor and small batch beer each week. Click here for moreRationAles Now Open On Main Street In WilliamsvilleThe craft beer scene in Williamsville continues to grow as RationAles, a new restaurant and craft beer bar, is now open at 5444 Main Street. Click here for moreScott also talks about why WingNutz may not be the right type of wing for him (but the lagers at Froth were fantastic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Genesis 22) If there's one thing we have learned working on this podcast, it's that the Bible is very deliberate in the way it draws attention to certain elements in order to show something to the reader. But, it is possible to read too much into the text; especially when it comes to identifying when the text is foreshadowing Jesus! So how can we be sure when the Old Testament contains Jesus? We discuss this on this week's episode.

It's finally time to meet Yoda! Joining me today is writer, producer, and Muppet aficionado Ken Plume. We break down Frank Oz's fantastic performance, including his speech syntax and the vocal qualities that define Yoda vs. Miss Piggy vs. Grover vs. Fozzie vs. Bert and Frank Oz's other classic characters. The music takes a backseat in this scene, giving the audience a chance to really meet and hear Yoda for the first time. This is THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK minutes 46-50. Check out the video version of this episode if you want to see Ken's puppet demonstrations: https://youtu.be/RCqDQ6XCBc4 Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 1:26 - How Ken's tweets made Xanthe appreciate the Muppets more. 7:25 - Listening to the start of these minutes. 13:07 - Piccolo/bassoon line when Luke lights the furnace. 17:04 - Artoo sitting back and watching everything unfold. 18:03 - Is the cue announcing the "magic has entered the room?" Kite metaphor. 27:02 - The Force theme tapping Luke on the shoulder rather than announcing when Luke has entered the room. 32:49 - This scene has Yoda's most extreme, comical vocal performance. 38:37 - Frank Oz voice comparisons. Noise-to-pitch ratio. What do Yoda, Grover, Miss Piggy, Animal, Bert, Cookie Monster, Sam Eagle, and Fozzie have in common? What is different? Grit, cleanliness, gravel, rumble, nasality, rasp, phlegm. 53:42 - Yoda syntax, pedagogy, younglings, Mr. Rogers, action words. 59:17 - Listener question: Do you think Yoda is an accent? 1:05:11 - Things in puppetry that separate amateurs from professionals. 1:10:27 - Puppet sound sync, mouth shapes. 1:17:28 - Listener question: What do you think it does for a puppet performer to portray both speech and action for a single character? 1:20:00 - Xanthe's disturbing Yoda puppetry attempt. 1:25:23 - Listener question: How do puppet designers prioritize movement and durability? 1:36:59 - Luke being tested in this scene, failing. Parable within a parable. 1:46:12 - A closer look at the shot with Yoda reaching across to grab the cane. "Live hands" situation. 1:53:09 - Frank Oz's little beats. The exhalation is all in the performance; the puppet has no lungs. 1:59:09 - Comparing Frank Oz's Yoda to other Yoda's (from The Clone Wars, etc). 2:08:52 - The music (5M3 Yoda's Entrance) gives us the tiniest little tease of who Yoda is. 2:17:31 - Tips on getting into the Muppets oeuvre. 2:23:30 - Is there an instrument that represents Yoda to you? (open to listener answers!) 2:30:00 - SWMM Questionnaire 2:40:11 - Ken's very disturbing Yoda mask. Things to Check Out: Dominic Sewell's analysis of cue 5M2 Yoda Appears - https://youtu.be/p10aBm6juXM  Playlist of Frank Oz's Muppet Character Voices - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSnlOAEE_D0&list=PLw4AP6SyWCYxCHJ1eLHHj9JXbkLyYCM5k Yoda (Star Wars) | Evolution In Movies & TV (1980 - 2018) - https://youtu.be/ReZTZS7eIlw Yoda Comparison - The Phantom Menace - https://youtu.be/4DsYoc1CsUQ Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas - https://youtu.be/nZqYHS4uzWE Singing Fish ("The Little Fishies" from The Muppet Show)- https://youtu.be/3lFOh2vzJzk Gremlins Suite (composed by Jerry Goldsmith) - https://youtu.be/jsE-Hr73Imw Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Cues: 5M2 "Yoda Appears" 5M3 "Yoda's Entrance" Musical Themes: 3. Force 12a. Yoda (A Section) Where are we in the soundtrack?: "Arrival on Dagobah" "Luke's Nocturnal Visitor" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Longing. Grace. Adventure. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? Major/big themes aside (like the Force theme and Imperial March), which of the more minor musical themes recur the most across the films? 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? 1941 (composed by John Williams) The Italian Job (composed and arranged by Quincy Jones) Gremlins (composed by Jerry Goldsmith) The Last Starfighter (composed by Craig Safan) --------------- Guest: Ken Plume Linktree: https://linktr.ee/kenplume Twitter: https://twitter.com/kenplume Muppets/Jim Henson commentary thread: https://twitter.com/KenPlume/status/1351023387003518976 ------------------ If you want to support the show and join the Discord server, consider becoming a patron!  https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan Leave a voice message, and I might play it on the show...   https://starwarsmusicminute.com/comlink Where else to find SWMM: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin Spotify: https://smarturl.it/swmm-spotify Apple Podcasts: https://smarturl.it/swmm-apple YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: podcast@starwarsmusicminute.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin

Flutist & Star Wars music researcher Samantha Tripp returns to the show to talk about the rich sonic environment of Dagobah! This is EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Minutes 41-45. Discussion Guide: 0:00 - Hello there! 4:27 - How do you feel about the Asteroid Field concert arrangement? 16:15 - Violin articial harmonics at the end of the Asteroid Field. 20:12 - Flute harmonics. 29:20 - Semitonal Slip. 36:22 - Muted trombones. 43:07 - Two layers of glissando. 48:03 - The can-can? 50:45 - Dagobah reverb. The rich sonic environment of Dagobah. 54:21 - The music telling us not to be worried about Artoo. 59:35 - Ridiculously high piccolo tutti that would be hard to do in tune. Smart orchestration choice that brings in the Eb clarinet. 1:07:30 - Sinewy, slurred string line that makes the 16th notes sound like syncopated 8th notes. 1:13:18 - An added rest in the Droids theme. 1:27:12 - Tritone at the end of the Dagobah music foreshadowing/leading into the Imperial March. 1:35:20 - Music demarcating the status difference between Vader and Piett. 1:41:48 - Imperial March and the flat submediant. 1:48:48 - The Imperial March's invariance. 2:00:50 - Listener question about potential bias toward British composers. 2:14:10 - Ben Burtt's Dagobah sound design. 2:19:54 - Recap of the 4 sections in these minutes. 2:21:36 - SWMM Questionnaire. Things to Check Out: John Williams Conference - https://johnwilliams.sciencesconf.org/ Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for violin) - https://youtu.be/MVt85w21MoQ?t=108 (queued up to the artificial harmonics section) Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld (Can-Can starts at 6:58) - https://youtu.be/vEnW5_GTooI Score: A Film Music Documentary - https://www.score-movie.com/ "Essay for Strings" (John Williams) - https://youtu.be/L3Jd9ysG314 "Essay for Orchestra No. 1" (Samuel Barber) - https://youtu.be/8ZkB-hHGqWw Edward Elgar "Symphony No.1 " (2. Mov.) https://youtu.be/y4TI8yxKhRE Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Cues: End of 4M3 "The Asteroid Field" 5M1 "Crash Landing" Musical Themes: 11a. Han & Leia (A Section) 28) Semitonal Slip 1a. Main Theme (A Section) 13. Droids 10a. Imperial March (Theme) Where are we in the soundtrack(s)?: "The Asteroid Field" "Arrival on Dagobah" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? New answer: Texture. Motion. Thematic. Solo season answer: Powerful, evocative, grandiose ANH season answer: Powerful, evocative, grandiose 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? New answer: More about the behind-the-scenes people: recording engineers, music editors, orchestra librarians, contractors, etc. Solo season answer: Musician stories from recording the sequel films, particularly The Rise of Skywalker. ANH season answer: What was it like for the musicians recording the original trilogy, particularly the first film? Did they realize that they were playing something so iconic? 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? New answer: The Shape of Water (Alexandre Desplat)  Solo season answer: The Shape of Water (composed by Alexandre Desplat) ANH season answer: Spider-Man: No Way Home (composed by Michael Giacchino) --------------- Guest: Samantha Tripp Recursive References and In-Universe Instances of the Imperial March (MaMI conference presentation by Samantha Tripp and Frank Lehman) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYV7O3uSZn0  YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3hiwYy5oTsb50N-kxRhonA ANH 23: Trench Run Tension (Minutes 111-115 with Samantha Tripp) - https://youtu.be/7VgkV0f5GwE Solo 3: Imperial March Diegesis (Minutes 11-15 with Samantha Tripp) - https://youtu.be/Kj9EAuzCY68 ------------------ If you want to support the show and join the Discord server, consider becoming a patron!  https://patreon.com/chrysanthetan Leave a voice message, and I might play it on the show...   https://starwarsmusicminute.com/comlink Where else to find SWMM: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsMusMin Spotify: https://smarturl.it/swmm-spotify Apple Podcasts: https://smarturl.it/swmm-apple YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: podcast@starwarsmusicminute.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin

In minutes 21-25 of The Empire Strikes Back, Vader sets course for the Hoth system while the Rebels prepare to defend their base. Joining me today is Stephanie Manning, a bassoonist, writer, and 2022 Fellow of the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism. We talk about the Imperial March, the contrast between Rebel and Empire music, and the bassoon's role in the orchestra. Sidenote: Stephanie is the first bassoonist I've had on the show, so it was high time for a thorough introduction to this often-overlooked but very present instrument that's part of the Star Wars scores. Check out the video version of this episode if you want to see the bassoon visuals. Once Disney accepts my copyright dispute, it will be right here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2abkoRqBMwQ (Maddeningly, the video is currently blocked at the time of initial release.