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I agree that Williams' scores for this last trilogy were more on the serviceable side than the memorable side, aside from a few marvelous new themes. But I wonder how much much of that can be laid at his feet, or if it speaks more to the material and finished product he had to work with. It makes me wonder that if the last film had been of the same caliber as, say, A New Hope or Empire, where there were bigger "set pieces" or the scenes were way less frenetic and allowed to breathe a little more, would it have resulted in a much better score.
With exceptions, of course, I think that while many films owe much of their success to the score, the scores also are only as good as the film allows.
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I see the JW's cultists are out in full force. The last three scores are serviceable but hardly memorable or classics. The well has run dry and the spark is no longer there.
Powell could've done a bang up job. So could Joel McNeely, Jame Newton Howard, probably ten other composers.
Sure, they could all have done a great job. And you could say the same thing about every other score in existence. There are always plenty of talented contemporaries who could theoretically produce greatness. Nobody exclusively owns lightning in a bottle. Such conjecture is especially persuasive if you are underwhelmed by what was actually produced. But comparing something that exists with a hypothetical seems a bit silly. Much like comparing apples with something that doesn't exist but seems enticing.
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Movie itself is now available digitally, if you want to enrage/comfort yourself in quarantine.
https://amzn.to/39RXZia
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Let's face it: even their staunchest defenders (publicly, anyway) want to forget these films ever happened.
That's total nonsense. My life is richer (not financially) because the films exist, not only because of the three Williams scores, but for the films themselves.
Though your mileage may vary and I have no problem with that. Feel free to hate them, but not everyone does.
I too enjoyed the movie and score. Saw the movie three times in the theater. Been listening to the score ever since. Not my favorite of williams of Star Wars movie, but I’m glad it exists! Will probably wait for the 4K Blu-ray though.
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I am enjoying listening to JW's score for the film.The movie itself may be a dumpster fire like the rest of the trilogy but tracks like The Rise Of Skywalker are quite nice.
But in an age where many fan films are made with more love and respect for the property than the greedy studio that now owns the rights,its very sad indeed.
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