Rogue One Michael Giacchino to score 'Rogue One'

[LucDisfilm19]

Well you can feel it. But MSW has a long standing record of actual inside information and is rarely wrong.

I think you're looking into something that's not there and again they did not just replace him with some dolt for hire but one of the most likely to take over for John Williams .

Agree I do that MSW is rarely wrong.

 

[Drizzle]

I'm really excited about this news. I've liked a few of Desplat's scores but Giacchino is on a whole other level for me. His scores have more of a John Williams feel to them anyway. He probably would have scored The Force Awakens had Williams decided not to come back. He was going to score a Star Wars film eventually, so might as well start now. I'm completely on board with this decision.

 

[Guts]

Loved his Star Trek theme. Can't wait to hear what he has for Rogue One.
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[mclay18]

Giacchino began recording the Rogue One score last week, at Sony Scoring Stage.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMRcx4WAF9a/

 

[darthcoolness3]

Giacchino began recording the Rogue One score last week, at Sony Scoring Stage.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMRcx4WAF9a/

This score will be amazing, since he also did the soundtrack for Marvel's Doctor Strange

 

[Gabe99]

Rogue One composer Michael Giacchino describes music of the Star Wars standalone
'Bravado is a dangerous thing.

What inspirations will we hear in the music?
It does borrow from traditions that both John [Williams] and George Lucas borrowed from when they made the original Star Wars, you know. George was looking at Flash Gordon, the old serials, and John was looking at [Gustav] Holst and different composers along the way to get a baseline for what he wanted to communicate. There is a wonderful musical language that John put together for the original films. I wanted to honor that vernacular but still do something new with it, something that was still me in a way.

Did you incorporate many elements of John Williams’ score?
I think absolutely there are a couple of times when you want to hit upon something that was from the past. For me, even as a fan, it was about going, “Oh, this particular idea would be great if we did it here. I would want to see that if I were watching a Star Wars movie.” As a kid who grew up with John’s music and who was catapulted in this direction because of what he did, I had a very specific idea of what I wanted to use and how I wanted to use it. That being said, I’d say the score is 95 percent original but with little moments [of Williams’ classic score] here or there to accent. If I were sitting in that seat and I heard that, it would totally raise the hairs on my neck.

Can you describe the opening title theme? Do you use elements of his work there?
It’s done slightly differently here because it’s not one of the saga films, it’s not one of the trilogies. It’s sort of its own thing and the whole idea from the very beginning was these should be standalone movies. So it’s going to be a slightly different way to get things kicked off.

 

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[Broseph44]

Love the sound of it. Especially the second one.

 

[Marvolo]

It'd be something if the score for Rogue One ends up being better than William's score for TFA.

 

[PWN3R]

I'm so pumped for Giaachino and Star Wars melding together. That preview video makes me think it will work. It's a match made in heaven. My hope is that Williams has some sort of genetic lottery deal and lives forever, but I can totally see Giaachino taking over in the future.

 

[Lencho01]

I like what I hear.

 

[fancyarcher]

I really like what I'm hearing, and based off what I've heard from people I trust Giacchino's score is epic and really, really good, so I'm optimistic he's delivered.

 

[Solidus]

Yeah I really think he should take over when Williams steps down.

 

[TheVileOne]

Giacchino delivered a very good score here. It's a lot better than his work for Doctor Strange, which was a big letdown for me IMHO.

 

[Kaleb]

Giacchino delivered a very good score here. It's a lot better than his work for Doctor Strange, which was a big letdown for me IMHO.

Glad to hear that (also felt the same about Dr Strange), do you know if the score they played with the Chinese trailer is in the film?

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[TheVileOne]

Glad to hear that (also felt the same about Dr Strange), do you know if the score they played with the Chinese trailer is in the film?

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No that's all trailer muzak.

 

[Kaleb]

No that's all trailer muzak.

ah ok I heard it again while watching the live feed of the premier, and was kinda hoping it was in the film .

 

[Elayis]

It'd be something if the score for Rogue One ends up being better than William's score for TFA.

Different strokes, I guess, but I don't see how it could when in the same year TFA still beat Giacchino's best scores to date (Jupiter Ascending & Tomorrowland).

IMO, Giacchino's at his best when he does his own thing and isn't trying to ape Williams, which is why I was so disappointed when he replaced Desplat. Finally, we were going to get a different sound in a Star Wars picture, but for whatever reason Kennedy & Disney wanted to go a different direction (the scheduling conflict is just PR bull) and instead we get Williams-lite.

Still looking forward to it, but not as excited as I was when Desplat was still onboard.

Hopefully Williams will be able (and willing) to finish the trilogy. He's already working in 8, so we'll see what happens. If he's unable to do it, I'd really be curious to see what Nathan Johnson would do. I really loved his Looper score, and an out-of-the-box choice like him would be something to see. I really liked the modern take on Williams classic themes in the last TFA trailer. I think taking the franchise in a slightly more electronic realm (like Goldsmith or Tron: Legacy) could be interesting.

 

[BatLobster]

Williams' TFA work is severely underrated. Anyone who's into film music needs to check out the Star Wars Oxygen podcast from Rebel Force Radio. They really take a deep dive into the scores from all 7 movies and there are so many layers of brilliance there, including TFA. So many subtle things and connections you definitely haven't noticed before.

I will admit that the score may not be as satisfying as a standalone listen apart from the movie, but imo that has more to do with JJ's more modern directorial and editing style. The other films were carried by music to a greater extent than TFA was imo, which is part of their magic. That said, when Williams is given the floor in TFA he still crushes it. The Jedi Steps is sublime.

 

[The Chris]

I actually loved the fact that the score in Force Awakens the way it does in the prequels. I felt like it had to dominate in a way in those because of everything else being so lackluster where as here he can go quieter at times, like Rey's theme. But man he can still go for it like the resistance themes and like you said Bat the Jedi steps. Plus he still knows how to use his old themes to perfection.

 

[Octoberist]

I know that he's wearing himself thin and has his critics, but to be fair..he was only given four weeks to score this thing.

 

[Dark_Lord]

The score, most of the time, didn't feel like Star Wars to me. Whenever it did, it was mostly because of the use of the John Williams score. He's done some great stuff though, so I'd like to see what he could do with another Star Wars movie. One he'd be on board with from the beginning.

 

[LucDisfilm19]

I've decided not to listen to any of his score until I see the movie, so, I'll judge for my self when i see it in 22 hours and 8 minutes.

 

[LucDisfilm19]

Different strokes, I guess, but I don't see how it could when in the same year TFA still beat Giacchino's best scores to date (Jupiter Ascending & Tomorrowland).

IMO, Giacchino's at his best when he does his own thing and isn't trying to ape Williams, which is why I was so disappointed when he replaced Desplat. Finally, we were going to get a different sound in a Star Wars picture, but for whatever reason Kennedy & Disney wanted to go a different direction (the scheduling conflict is just PR bull) and instead we get Williams-lite.

Still looking forward to it, but not as excited as I was when Desplat was still onboard.

Hopefully Williams will be able (and willing) to finish the trilogy. He's already working in 8, so we'll see what happens. If he's unable to do it, I'd really be curious to see what Nathan Johnson would do. I really loved his Looper score, and an out-of-the-box choice like him would be something to see. I really liked the modern take on Williams classic themes in the last TFA trailer. I think taking the franchise in a slightly more electronic realm (like Goldsmith or Tron: Legacy) could be interesting.

Respectfully disagree with you that it was PR bull. Maybe it was scheduling since Desplat had to do Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and the schedule of the reshoots wouldn't give him enough time to do the score. And, it was maybe also because Desplat's original score wouldn't have been giving emotional development or emotion being pulled by regular viewers for the characters, according to Anthony Breznican of EW on Steele Wars Podcast, so maybe they hired Giacchino to give emotion in the music. Say what you will, but, when u want music that gives emotion, you gotta cut your old composer loose and let him go and give the movie a new one.

 

[Roose Bolton]

This probably had the worst score of any Star Wars film. I got strong Don Davis JP3 vibes with how the Williams themes were used.