Star Wars: 9 Things All Original And Prequel Trilogy Fans Agree On

9. John Williams’ Score Is Instrumental In All Six Films

John Williams is one of the greatest composers of our time. In some cases, his music supersedes the movie itself and is critical to dictating the tone of specific scenes as well as the movie as a whole. The importance of music in film and Williams’ ability to convey emotion is never more evident than in both Star Wars trilogies.

From The Force Theme in the original to Across the Stars from the prequel - and of course The Main Theme throughout - one could argue music is paramount in the emotional response to the films, starting with the first. Consider how the original Star Wars movie would have been received without Williams’ score to remind us that this extremely bizarre movie actually had meaningful, archetypal themes. In fact, the actors have all said they had no idea what they were creating before they themselves watched their own performances with the backdrop of an epic score.

The manner in which music provides depth for the story of Star Wars is actually best illustrated when the music is removed, as seen above. (Albeit, the Chewbacca dub is a little unfair.) Regardless of age or trilogy affiliation, Williams’ music transcends the generation gap as only music can. It brings balance to an otherwise inconsistent tone between the movies. This is one area that is undisputedly awesome in every movie from 1-6.