TLJ 15: Brechtian Ben Swolo (Minutes 71-75 with Takeo Rivera)

Uh oh, is that a "Dies Irae"? In minutes 71-75 of The Last Jedi, Luke makes an incipient Force connection, Rey faces her infinite reflection, and Kylo Ren definitely does not put a cowl on. Joining me today is my favorite playwright-professor, Takeo Rivera, here to suffuse my musical observations with his literary insights! We talk magical realism, postmodernism, Brecht, musical recalls, and much more. Discussion topics/Highlights: "Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath) melody/Gregorian chant Magical realism in The Last Jedi Brecht, Sophocles, postmodernism, and other literary references John Williams didn't have spotting sessions for this film Structures of Feeling (Raymond Williams): https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100538488 Sound details in Rey's cave reflection scene Themes Referenced (in order of appearance): Force theme Takeo Rivera: Faculty page (Boston University): https://www.bu.edu/english/profile/takeo-rivera/ Academia.edu page: https://bu.academia.edu/TakeoRivera New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/20558/takeo-rivera Look out for his forthcoming book Model Minority Masochism published by Oxford University Press (edit: It’s out now! https://global.oup.com/academic/product/model-minority-masochism-9780197557495?) Connect with Star Wars Music Minute: Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute Twitter: @StarWarsMusMin and @chrysanthetan Instagram: @starwarsmusicminute and @chrysanthetan Email [email protected] Want more? Check out Chrysanthe's Patreon for weekly practice/composing/music analysis livestreams.