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It's just the boys this week and what a wild week it has been. Matt wants to fight Mark Cuban, Dustin has a conspiracy theory about the Sandman Hotel explosion, Miami has gone nuts, an Imperial Probe Droid is flying around battlefields, and then there is the eclipse in April. It's only the first week […] The post Show 557 – Baby It's Cold In Here appeared first on The Jerry Jonestown Massacre.
Music theorist Dr. Jenn Harding joins Xanthe for an analysis of minutes 16-20 of The Empire Strikes Back. We talk about textural shifts, snowspeeder sound design, macroharmony, musical structure, spectrograms, math, intonation, the Leia-Han-Luke love triangle (and what the music has to say about it), and more! This episode is also on YouTube (with spectogram visuals): https://youtu.be/nnflnU9iecM Discussion Guide: 00:00 - Hello there! 04:15 - Interaction between music and sound design. 06:54 - How Ben Burtt crafted the snowspeeder and snow sounds. 14:07 - Mechanical-sounding perpetual motion with triumphant trumpet flourishes on top. 22:58 - Weird, angular oboe melody and a massive texture shift. 27:54 - No music during the impassionate kiss. 32:10 - Fuzzball, nerfherder. 35:10 - How Ben Burtt made the Imperial Probe Droid explosion sound. 37:38 - Using math to analyze harmony, intro to macroharmony. 45:16 - How would you define harmony? Harmony (abstract) and sonority 48:15 - Spectograms and discrete Fourier transform (DFT). (Visual demonstration of these Star Wars minutes viewed through the spectogram) 1:02:38 - Quick Tip: Orchestral listening challenge. 1:06:54 - Why does knowing the harmonic landscape of something matter? 1:12:45 - 12-tone scale, interval ratios, imperfect reality of intonation. 1:21:20 - Dialogue causing changes in the structure of the speeder music. 1:27:40 - Imperial March sounds steady but doesn't have the same motor. Accents. Why does the Imperial March sound almost... human? 1:45:59 - SWMM Questionnaire Things Mentioned: Jenn's Visual Pitch Class Vector Calculator: https://www.jenndharding.com/vectorcalculator Jenn's DFT Panorama Generator: http://www.jenndharding.com/panorama Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. Check out Dominic Sewell's analysis of these cues! 2M2 Ben's Instructions - https://youtu.be/Dh9W98GykGs 2M3 Luke's Rescue - https://youtu.be/UTFX2QjGqzQ 2M4 The Imperial March - The Probe Scanner - https://youtu.be/UZaQDrN7YZU Musical Themes: 16b. Dark Side (Ostinato) 24) Imperial March Vamp 10a. Imperial March (Theme) Cues: Very end of 2M2 "Ben's Instructions" 2M3 "Luke's Rescue" 2M4 "The Probe Scanner" Where are we in the soundtrack(s)?: "The Wampa's Lair/Vision of Obi-Wan/Snowspeeders Take Flight" "Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace" "The Imperial Probe/Aboard the Executor" --------------- STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like? Adventure. Nostalgia. Romance. 2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about? The sound design and its coordination with the score. 3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars? Lord of the Rings (by Howard Shore) --------------- Guest: Dr. Jenn Harding https://jenndharding.com https://twitter.com/dizzyfingers42 ----------------- 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
Today we build the Imperial Probe Droid with the Behringer 2600 Synth - a remake of the ARP 2600 that Ben Burtt used to create so many sounds for Star Wars. We also explore the sounds that went into the Droid's launch and destruction. Patreon.com/PodcastImmersed Check out my other shows! Books Immersed: https://tinyurl.com/2398w8cj Middle-Earth: Sound Design https://tinyurl.com/2p9bxrzs Music of Middle-Earth https://tinyurl.com/2s4yv6hc
Episode Notes Extra Pieces Shownotes: Episode One This podcast is not an April Fool's joke. Follow us on social Instagram: @extrapiecespod Twitter: @extrapiecespod Facebook: Extra Pieces Podcast The Rambling Brick: https://ramblingbrick.com/ Jay's Brick Blog: https://jaysbrickblog.com/ Brickset's 18+ Duplo Design: https://brickset.com/article/58636/introducing-18-duplo-design Bricksfanz's Leeks: http://bricksfanz.com/new-lego-botanical-collection-set-leaks/ Ashnflash's LEGO Batman Classic TV Series Bat-Copter 2021 Spring Set Reveal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2APCrWGmvTY&t=3s LEGO April Fool's 2021 Roundup: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-april-fools-2021-news-roundup/ Reviews: Darth Vader Helmet https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/03/26/building-the-dark-side-75304-darth-vader-helmet-hands-on-review/ Scout Trooper Helmet https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/03/27/keeping-it-simple-with-the-troops-75305-scout-trooper-helmet-hands-on-review/ Imperial Probe Droid https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/04/07/hunt-the-rebellion-on-hoth-with-the-imperial-probe-droid-75306-hands-on-review/ Darth Vader & Scout Trooper Helmet https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-75304-darth-vader-75305-scout-trooper-helmets/ VIP Points Ulysses Probe VIP: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/heres-a-look-at-the-lego-nasa-ulysses-space-probe-vip-reward/ Sets discussed: https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/carnage-76199 https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/venom-76187 https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/batman-cowl-76182 https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/batman-classic-tv-series-batmobile-76188s go here
Hosts Peter & Iain break down all the latest Star Wars news including Sebastian Stan as a young Luke Skywalker? Lego’s new sets including Vader and Scout Trooper helmets and an Imperial Probe Droid plus the announcement of a tie in novel for the upcoming Star Wars Visions series coming to Disney plus.
Ok, so what’s it going to take? Many of us (like Sean) still can’t beat the Imperial Probe Droid mission in Dark Side Territory Battles, [...]
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Ok, so what’s it going to take? Many of us (like Sean) still can’t beat the Imperial Probe Droid mission in Dark Side Territory Battles, [...]
This weekend was like Black Friday for Star Wars fans. Force Friday II -- the weekend where Hasbro, Sideshow, Hot Toys, and every other company unleashes their new products for the first time! New figures were found in 6-inch and 3.75-inch...plus some super-articulated figures that weren't supposed to be out yet! On this episode of Star Wars Action News the team comes together to report on Force Friday not just across the US but across the globe! Hear reports of store finds from California, Illinois, Florida, Nebraska, and even the UK! What were everyone's favorite finds? Join the crew to find out! Plus on this episode Marjorie and Arnie review some new Hasbro 3.75-inch items, including the new C-3PO, Hux, and First Order Stormtrooper figures, the Rey and Praetorian Guard 2-pack, and the new deluxe Rathtar and Imperial Probe Droid! All this and more on the new Star Wars Action News podcast!
This weekend was like Black Friday for Star Wars fans. Force Friday II -- the weekend where Hasbro, Sideshow, Hot Toys, and every other company unleashes their new products for the first time! New figures were found in 6-inch and 3.75-inch...plus some super-articulated figures that weren't supposed to be out yet! On this episode of Star Wars Action News the team comes together to report on Force Friday not just across the US but across the globe! Hear reports of store finds from California, Illinois, Florida, Nebraska, and even the UK! What were everyone's favorite finds? Join the crew to find out! Plus on this episode Marjorie and Arnie review some new Hasbro 3.75-inch items, including the new C-3PO, Hux, and First Order Stormtrooper figures, the Rey and Praetorian Guard 2-pack, and the new deluxe Rathtar and Imperial Probe Droid! All this and more on the new Star Wars Action News podcast!
We take a crack at reading the Star Wars script that John received. MAJOR SPOILER WARNING. If you don't want to know what happens in the upcoming movie, do not listen. It seems obvious but it had to be said.