TLJ 31: Listener Roundtable (Minutes 151-153 with Jay Cooper and John Bellizzi)

We've reached the end of The Last Jedi! Today's episode is a fun roundtable discussion with Jay Cooper and John Bellizzi, in which we listen to the rest of the end credits music and do a play-by-play commentary together. We also reflect on the season and film as a whole, share our personal music and sound effects highlights from The Last Jedi, and speculate on the future of Star Wars music. Guests: John Bellizzi and Jay Cooper Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 02:00 - End credits music + play by play commentary 17:37 - What were our first impressions of the music in The Last Jedi? 27:13 - Open-ended question: What makes some musical themes more memorable than others? 42:28 - Things we've learned, SWMM season highlights, shoutouts to specific Star Wars Music Minute guests, episodes, and concepts that stretched us as TLJ music and sound fans. 51:45 - Topics about Star Wars music we still don't understand or would like more context around 54:40 - Our thoughts and speculation on the future of Star Wars music 56:53 - What is the "John Williams soundtrack" style? 1:09:06 - Our favorite sound effects in The Last Jedi 1:09:45 - Our favorite music things in The Last Jedi 1:15:35 - If you could encourage people to revisit one particular spot in The Last Jedi, where the music and sound design are working in "perfect symbiosis," where would that be and what should they pay attention to? References: Steele Saunders/Steele Wars: https://www.youtube.com/c/SteeleWars Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/ Luke Skywalker vs. Kylo Ren 16 Bit Scenes (Mr Sunday Movies) - https://youtu.be/oFfMN6lPnlA SWMM Episodes Mentioned: SWMM - TLJ #10: Colors of the Wind (with Justin Leo Kennedy): https://youtu.be/joH88DBjFFY SWMM - TLJ #11: Steel Pans of Canto Bight (with Tyler Hunt): https://youtu.be/JWTWFCUw5pc SWMM - TLJ #1: From a Cellist's POV (with Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick): https://youtu.be/nHrblao5iWk SWMM - TLJ #14: Chromatic Fathiers (with Matt Burkey): https://youtu.be/rBcMV_RYqWc SWMM.- TLJ #20: Palpatine's Musical Legacy (with Justin Scheid): https://youtu.be/AeSB3oNtbo8 SWMM - TLJ #23: Holdo's Resolve: https://youtu.be/qmJDyfQrQjM SWMM - TLJ #5: Luke's Music Video: https://youtu.be/H-up7wksfDY Star Wars Music Minute: YouTube: /starwarsmusicminute Twitter: @StarWarsMusMin Instagram: @starwarsmusicminute TikTok: @StarWarsMusicMinute Email: [email protected] Xanthe: Twitter: @chrysanthetan Instagram: @chrysanthetan Spotify Artist Page: Chrysanthe Tan Website: chrysanthetan.com Patreon: patreon.com/chrysanthetan