ESB 1: The First Five Minutes of Empire (Minutes 1-5)

This episode is an introduction to the music of The Empire Strikes Back, with a special emphasis on minutes 1-5. Welcome to THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK SEASON of Star Wars Music Minute! 🎉 (No guest today; just Xanthe.) Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 01:06 - References & resources 03:31 - Intro to THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 04:46 - Scoring process 08:52 - Recording process 22:50 - Soundtrack hullabaloo 30:14 - New musical themes 36:25 - ESB Minutes 1-5 1:07:47 - Season gameplan References: Recording the Star Wars Saga - Analysis by Chris Malone (2005-2012): https://www.malonedigital.com/starwars.pdf John Williams BBC Documentary (1980) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBCF465B155E38603 The Soundtrack Show: The Empire Strikes Back: the Music Part I: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-soundtrack-show-29021108/episode/the-empire-strikes-back-the-music-30719133/ Art of the Score: The Empire Strikes Back -- Part 1: http://www.artofthescore.com.au/podcast/2019/5/23/episode-27-the-empire-strikes-back-part-1 Art of the Score Episode 34: Studio Fanfares Part 1 - http://www.artofthescore.com.au/podcast/2021/7/25/episode-34-studio-fanfares-part-1 The Empire Strikes Back Sound Design Explained by Ben Burtt (INDEPTH Sound Design) - https://youtu.be/VUeWJKwQwsE Photocopy of John Williams' Handwritten Sketch for the ESB "Finale" (Julien's Auctions page) - https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/353/lot/141570 Dominic Sewell's analysis of The Empire Strikes Back - 1m1 Fanfare and Main Title - https://youtu.be/0OHkY5wUJI8 Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/. 50 Hz Pilot Test Tone: https://youtu.be/bslHKEh7oZk Musical Themes: 1a. Main Theme (A Section) 1b. Main Theme (B Section) 1) Starry Night Arpeggios 10a. Imperial March (Theme) 11a. Han & Leia (A Section) Where are we in the soundtrack?: "20th Century Fox Fanfare" "Star Wars (Main Theme)" "Main Title/The Ice Planet Hoth" "The Imperial Probe/Aboard the Executor" "Arrival on Dagobah" Cues: 1M1-1M2A "Main Title - The Imperial Probe - Part 1" ------------------ 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 YouTube: https://youtube.com/starwarsmusicminute TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starwarsmusicminute? Instagram: https://instagram.com/starwarsmusicminute Email: [email protected] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/starwarsmusmin