ESB 12: Horror With a Punchline (Minutes 56-60 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska)

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Suzen Tekla Kruglnska returns to the show to discuss the humorous horror and philosophical twists in The Empire Strikes Back minutes 56-60! We talk about Kubrick musical connections, Yoda's necklace/instrument, mynock sound design, and the visceral extended techniques used to elicit fear.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Hello there!
5:36 - Connections to The Shining and The Muppet Show.
10:00 - Zigzagging between different themes.
13:35 - Yoda's scored monologue.
19:07 - Dotted rhythm in Yoda's B section.
23:10 - Philosophical twist.
25:48 - Dovetailing.
30:04 - Injection of dark side.
33:43 - Yoda's musical necklace.
38:13 - Eek! Mynock jump scare!
45:12 - Start of cue 6M3 This Is Not a Cave.
51:21 - Visceral horror music techniques.
58:09 - End of The Shining.
1:06:58 - Ben Burtt's Mynock sound design.
1:18:03 - SWMM Questionnaire

Things to Check Out:

Dominic Sewell Music's analysis of cue 6M3 This Is Not A Cave is excellent! - https://youtu.be/AhKNHh9icxQ
Dotted note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotted_note
The Shining soundtrack cued to Jack in the maze scene - https://youtube.com/watch?v=DbtGtE5DssY&t=3379
Yoda's necklace - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Blissl
Complete Catalogue of the Musical Themes of Star Wars (by Frank Lehman): https://franklehman.com/starwars/.
Solo 22: Herrmann Over Jaws (Minutes 106-110 with Suzen Tekla Kruglnska) https://youtu.be/AMKgA3L7Psw

Cues:

6M2 "Yoda's Teaching"
6M3 "This Is Not A Cave"

Musical Themes:

3. Force
1a. Main Theme (A Section)
12b. Yoda (B Section)
12a. Yoda (A Section)

Where are we in the soundtrack?:

"Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave"

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STAR WARS MUSIC MINUTE QUESTIONNAIRE:

1. In exactly 3 words, what does Star Wars sound like?

New answer: Triumph. Threat. Enchantment.
Solo season answer: Droids. Flight. Pew.

2. What's something related to Star Wars music or sound that you want to learn more about?

New answer: What did John Williams find most difficult to write?
Solo season answer: How do they come up with the sound of alien languages?

3. What's a score or soundtrack you're fond of besides anything Star Wars?

New answer: Andor, Don't Look Up, and Moonlight (composed by Nicholas Britell)
Solo season answer: Rosemary's Baby (composed by Krzysztof Komeda)

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Guest: Suzen Tekla Kruglnska

Twitter: https://twitter.com/skruglnska
The Comedy Film Funnel (podcast with Joe Dator) - https://www.podash.com/podcast/5346477/
The Shining 2:37 (podcast) - https://theshining237.com
Rosemary's Baby 6:66 (podcast) - https://theshining237.com/rosemarys-baby-666-episode-list/

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