20 Things You Somehow Missed In Star Wars: The Clone Wars

8. "Anakin's Dark Deeds" Returns

Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 7 Darth Vader
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Hopping back to one of the most emotional sequences in Star Wars history, season seven's 'Shattered' episode depicts those early moments which followed Order 66 being given that weren't seen in the prequels.

And one of the most underrated and likely overlooked elements of that heartbreaking scene involving Ahsoka Tano having to turn her lightsabers on the clones is the affecting theme which accompanies the violence.

But why does this particular music hit a nerve?

Well, it's likely because this theme was actually the same one which could be heard as her Master continued his fall to the dark side in Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, with John Williams' 'Anakin's Dark Deeds' playing out as the former Jedi slices through the Separatists on Mustafar and Obi-Wan speaks with Padme about his fall.

It's yet another powerful tune from the iconic composer, and one that neatly ties together the events of the Episode III and the closing stages of The Clone Wars series. And once you remember exactly why this music rings a bell, it's impossible for your mind not to be cast back to some of the prequels' most heart-rending moments.

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