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episode 9: ESB 9: Dagobah Piccolo Workout (Minutes 41-45 with Samantha Tripp)
Flutist & Star Wars music researcher Samantha Tripp returns to the show to talk about the rich sonic environment of Dagobah! This is EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Minutes 41-45. Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello there! 4:27 - How do you feel about the Asteroid Fiel...
episode 8: ESB 8: Asteroid Feelings (Minutes 36-40 with Dennis Hamm)
We're getting into the Asteroid Field with Thundercat pianist Dennis Hamm! In this episode, we explore the complex harmony, emotion, and triumph in this cue that John Williams once called "a ballet of flying spaceships and asteroids colliding." Denni...
episode 7: ESB 7: Musical Referee (Minutes 31-35 with Conor Power)
Film music PhD researcher Conor Power joins me for a discussion about The Empire Strikes Back minutes 31-35. We're finishing up the Battle of Hoth along with some shrill piccolos, rollicking pianos, an "extra minor" Luke theme, and a brass line that ...
episode 6: ESB 6: Battle of Hoth Set Theory (Minutes 26-30 with Dominic Sewell)
We're getting deep into the Battle of Hoth today! This is minutes 26-30 of The Empire Strikes Back with composer/orchestrator Dominic Sewell. The quickie topic is a primer on the anatomy and function of a score. To follow along with the visuals in t...
episode 5: ESB 5: Weeds of the Reeds (Minutes 21-25 with Stephanie Manning)
In minutes 21-25 of The Empire Strikes Back, Vader sets course for the Hoth system while the Rebels prepare to defend their base. Joining me today is Stephanie Manning, a bassoonist, writer, and 2022 Fellow of the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism....
episode 4: ESB 4: Snowspeeder Macroharmony (Minutes 16-20 with Jenn Harding)
Music theorist Dr. Jenn Harding joins Xanthe for an analysis of minutes 16-20 of The Empire Strikes Back. We talk about textural shifts, snowspeeder sound design, macroharmony, musical structure, spectrograms, math, intonation, the Leia-Han-Luke love...
episode 3: ESB 3: Snowy Spectralism (Minutes 11-15 with Jacob Jahiel)
This episode is about minutes 11-15 of The Empire Strikes Back with my guest Jake Jahiel -- a musicologist, Baroque music specialist, and 2022 Fellow of the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism. Today, we're talking about the Spectralist-adjacent musi...
episode 2: ESB 2: Wampa Vision (Minutes 6-10 with Christina Ward)
This episode is about minutes 6-10 of The Empire Strikes Back, and composer-artist Christina Ward returns to the show to discuss! The YouTube version of this episode is here: https://youtu.be/xHuhO51iYuc Timestamps: 00:00 - Hello there! 02:15 - List...
episode 1: 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...
episode 29: Solo 29: Interview with Baraka May (Singer on ”Chicken in the Pot”)
Baraka May has recording vocals on over 500 films, TV shows, video games, commercials, and albums. Today, we're discussing her work on "Chicken In the Pot" in Solo: A Star Wars Story! ???? Baraka reflects on the recording process, talks about how she ap...