Publication Date
10-24-2023
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Star Wars, Wagner, leitmotif, soundtrack, opera, movies, Luke, Leia, Force, theme
Abstract
What does music add to drama, or more specifically, movies? Without music, movies today would not be the same. When it comes to creating a film, the soundtrack is arguably just as important as videography or acting. Exploring the roots that soundtracks have in opera and investigating Wagner’s leitmotif will help discover how it influenced modern-day movie scoring. Furthermore, a deeper understanding of filmmaking can be obtained by examining the role music has to play in modern movies. The soundtracks from the original Star Wars trilogy films can be used to demonstrate the application of these things by looking deeply into how each theme is formed and how each one shapes the characters it represents as well as the story that is portrayed in a film.
Volume
14
Issue
2
Article Number
2
First Page
67
Last Page
77
DOI
10.15385/jmo.2023.14.2.2
Recommended Citation
Camillone, Elise J.
(2023)
"How Wagner Landed in a Far Away Galaxy: Examining Film from a Musical Perspective,"
Musical Offerings: Vol. 14:
No.
2, Article 2.
DOI: 10.15385/jmo.2023.14.2.2
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/musicalofferings/vol14/iss2/2
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