Also, the Dack & Luke theme from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Bloody Brilliant.
Poor Dack, like any good gunner never had a chance. I never understood why the Snow Speeder required a two man crew. Facing opposite directions besides. Surely a droid in the back seat could've shot the harpoon. Would've been cool seeing an R2 unit on snow skies.
I feel like Joe Hisaishi is the king of this trick. For instance, in his latest (hugely disappointing) score for SOUL SNATCHER, a gorgeous melody kicks in around 1:27 in this track, never to be heard from again:
The thing is, of course, that sometimes a great melody doesn't belong anywhere else. Goldsmith famously bemoaned the fact that, having written "If We Could Remember" for The Sum Of All Fears, he couldn't find anywhere else in the score where its use would be appropriate (he does use it briefly in the film's closing scene). It can be irritating for everyone, but sometimes the film demands the most amazing theme, and doesn't demand it any more.
One that comes to mind is that brief music that comes around in THE PHANTOM MENACE (Williams) when Qui Gon Jin and Darth Maul have an impromptu light Sabre duel on Tatooine. Williams unleashes a noble warm melody that ought to have been developed into a whole concert like theme to represent the Golden Age of the Jedi Nights. I think it's slightly hinted again the in the film when it comes [SPOILER ALERT] Qui Gon Dies.
Another piece in the same film score is the sweet theme used between Anakin and his Mother in a tender moment using penny whistle in the orchestration. (Can't remember the exact cue just right now. Sorry)
Both these melodic phrases / ideas would have made great concert pieces and probably helped the film.
One that comes to mind is that brief music that comes around in THE PHANTOM MENACE (Williams) when Qui Gon Jin and Darth Maul have an impromptu light Sabre duel on Tatooine. Williams unleashes a noble warm melody that ought to have been developed into a whole concert like theme to represent the Golden Age of the Jedi Nights. I think it's slightly hinted again the in the film when it comes [SPOILER ALERT] Qui Gon Dies.
I think this illustrates the weakest point of the movie. And the score. This tune obviously is 'Qui Gon's theme'. And though Qui Gon is the main character of the movie, his theme is very, very underused. A more prominent presence would have helped the film a lot.
