Sidious/Palpatine Theme & Parade Music

[Pea Hicks]

Hello all...

i haven't personally noticed any other comments about this, so i'm sorry
if it's been debated already...

anyone have any comments or thoughts on Williams' use of a major-mode
version of the "Palpatine/Sidious/Dark Side" theme in the final parade
music? This is the melody sung by the children's choir. I don't
*dislike* it per se- i just thought it was an interesting/odd choice.
you'd think it would be a more obvious choice if, say, they actually
defeated the dark side and this was their victory music. (of course,
that would be much too cliche as well!)

anyway- thoughts?

pea hicks

[Justin Liew]

But of course nobody in the movie knew that they hadn't really won...

[Bill Svitavsky]

In article <374C18C4...@adnc.com>,

Pea Hicks <ph...@adnc.com> wrote:
> Hello all...
>
> i haven't personally noticed any other comments about this, so i'm
sorry
> if it's been debated already...
>
> anyone have any comments or thoughts on Williams' use of a major-mode
> version of the "Palpatine/Sidious/Dark Side" theme in the final parade
> music? This is the melody sung by the children's choir. I don't
> *dislike* it per se- i just thought it was an interesting/odd choice.
> you'd think it would be a more obvious choice if, say, they actually
> defeated the dark side and this was their victory music. (of course,
> that would be much too cliche as well!)
>

Wow - I hadn't noticed that. It seems rather appropriate to me, since
the seeming triumph of the innocents was really was a victory for the
Emperor-to-be. And, of course, it fits in with Anakin's Theme/the
Imperial March quite well.

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[Lord Taco]

Pea Hicks wrote:

> Hello all...
>
> i haven't personally noticed any other comments about this, so i'm sorry
> if it's been debated already...
>
> anyone have any comments or thoughts on Williams' use of a major-mode
> version of the "Palpatine/Sidious/Dark Side" theme in the final parade
> music? This is the melody sung by the children's choir. I don't
> *dislike* it per se- i just thought it was an interesting/odd choice.
> you'd think it would be a more obvious choice if, say, they actually
> defeated the dark side and this was their victory music. (of course,
> that would be much too cliche as well!)
>

> anyway- thoughts?
>
> pea hicks

But you see, that is the best part! They think they have won, and peace has
returned! But it is the dark side that has truly won! MUhahahahaha!

I think it is an excellent, and subtle effect I might ad.

[jedibear]

Excellent observation...I think that it adds another layer to the
foreshadowing of what Palpitine's up to.
Also, I like the way Anakin's theme is basically a re-working of the
Imperail March. Once again we hear great examples of John Williams' work
adding to the storytelling...

jedibear