John Williams – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

John Williams – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:17:38 minutes | 2,96 GB | Genre: Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Walt Disney Records

The soundtrack to the most anticipated movie of the year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Benicio Del Toro, Mark Hamill and the late Carrie Fisher, the movie is the official Episode VIII in the universe-conquering film franchise. Once again composed by the legendary John Williams.

When the first Star Wars film came out 40 years ago, film-maker George Lucas showed real nerve when he chose a strongly symphonic colour for the soundtrack, and picked out a composer who knew his classics (and his Wagner in particular). At the time, early electronic music was almost compulsory in science-fiction films. In 2017, the presence of John Williams in the opening credits of a Star Wars film doesn’t have quite the same audacious feeling, and the thrill the audience feels when the prologue starts to roll derives mostly from the legendary status of both the music and its octogenarian writer. It has been asserted that in fact the real “last Jedi” in the film is John Williams! All the same, upon the release of this eighth episode, some voices have been raised (critic Michel Ciment’s in particular) to insist that John Williams has served his time and that he should give way to a younger composer. But rather than getting bogged down in the question of “the age of the captain”, we should look at the important thing: the score for this eighth work is very interesting. In particular, it shows up a fascinating dichotomy between the archetypal nature of the musical themes (very clearly illustrating a character or concept) and Williams’s extremely subtle way of developing them, to say nothing of his indisputable skill with orchestration. Beyond the many epic pieces on this soundtrack, (The Battle of Crait, The Fathiers, etc.), special mention must go to the majestic Ahch-To Island, which sees a “retired” Luke Skywalker who wants to live out the rest of his days in peace and serenity. Moreover, listeners will be pleasantly surprised to find, nestled away within this remarkably written and well-controlled score, Canto Bight, a jazzy theme with a South American flavour (which at points pastiches Brazil), with a steel drum section! This is a piece which proves that John Williams is fully at ease with all musical genres and all orchestral colours.

Tracklist:

1-01. John Williams – Main Title and Escape (07:25)
1-02. John Williams – Ahch-To Island (04:22)
1-03. John Williams – Revisiting Snoke (03:28)
1-04. John Williams – The Supremacy (04:00)
1-05. John Williams – Fun With Finn and Rose (02:33)
1-06. John Williams – Old Friends (04:28)
1-07. John Williams – The Rebellion Is Reborn (03:59)
1-08. John Williams – Lesson One (02:09)
1-09. John Williams – Canto Bight (02:37)
1-10. John Williams – Who Are You? (03:04)
1-11. John Williams – The Fathiers (02:42)
1-12. John Williams – The Cave (02:59)
1-13. John Williams – The Sacred Jedi Texts (03:32)
1-14. John Williams – A New Alliance (03:13)
1-15. John Williams – “Chrome Dome” (02:01)
1-16. John Williams – The Battle of Crait (06:47)
1-17. John Williams – The Spark (03:35)
1-18. John Williams – The Last Jedi (03:03)
1-19. John Williams – Peace and Purpose (03:06)
1-20. John Williams – Finale (08:28)

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