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Hello and welcome to this week's installment of Cue by Cue.

Today we're going to be listening to 9m6-10m1 Insert Bar 57.

This insert is 18 bars long and was orchestrated by Angela Morley. As we briefly discussed last time, this insert was written after the atonal part of the original cue was rejected by the filmmakers.

Here are the tops of the sketch and orchestrated score:

Now let's listen to the insert together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHJUubKieKA

At 0:00 the insert begins with some brass rerecorded from the original cue, followed by some harp and the start of a sad rendition of the love theme at 0:06, which continues throughout the entire insert.

The theme is played such that phrase end at certain sync points, such as:

- the two brass bits for the zoom into Leia at 0:10,

- the next phrase for the continued machinery at 0:13

- the crash for the wide shot at 0:19

- the next phrase at 0:26 when the slab falls and Leia reacts to it

The love theme finally ends at 0:44 when the sorrowful brass kicks in for Lando inspecting the carbonite block up close. This section is again rerecorded from the original cue.

The sorrowful brass fades out as the Imperial officer walks up to Vader. Thus, the cue ends...

This insert is mostly used as intended in the final cut. No picture edits appear to have been made after scoring, although the entire insert wasn't used. Notably the first 13 seconds were dialed out and replaced with silence. The ending segues back into the original cue as intended. No other music edits were made for this insert.

Since I don't have a recording log I'm unsure what day this insert was recorded, but based on the take numbers it was likely recorded in late January. I'm also unsure how many takes were recorded, but according to the sketch the performance edit uses take 261.

This cue has been officially released on two different albums:

2) In 1993 on Arista Records' 4-CD Anthology box set

3) In 1997 on RCA Victor's 2-CD Special Edition set

More specifically, 9m6-10m1 Insert Bar 57 can be heard:

From 2:34-3:36 of disc 4 track 17 "Carbon Freeze/Luke Pursues the Captives/Departure of Boba Fett" on the 1993 album

From 3:21-4:17 of disc 2 track 7 "Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett" on the 1997 album.

Neither release has a clean opening or clean ending, but both releases have the correct film mix. I was able to rip the clean opening from the Crimson Empire audio drama (part 2, 16:18-16:21), and I was able to rip the clean ending from the ESB radio drama (episode 2, 21:50-21:59). The ESB radio drama played this cue at the wrong pitch/speed, and I had to speed it up by 9.35%. Additionally it had narration over it, which I removed with MVSep.

The album sources also both play at wrong speeds:

• The 1993 set needs to be sped up by 0.300

• The 1997 set needs to be sped up by 0.300

For the video above I used a speed corrected copy of the 1993 set with the clean transitions from the Radio Drama and Crimson Empire. I used the 1993 set for this insert because it actually contains more of it.

Because the 1997 set plays the original bit first, it skips over the opening brass when it fades to the insert, using the original cue's brass earlier instead. Since the 1993 set fades to the insert at the correct time, it uses the insert's brass instead of the original cue's. This meant it was easier to splice the clean opening from Crimson Empire into the 1993 set rather than the 1997 set. They both fade back to the original cue at the same time.

One last interesting thing with the album edits - for whatever reason they both splice away from this insert back to the original cue about a second earlier than the film does, as a result it's not actually possible to recreate the film edit using the album unless you supplement with the unreleased ending from the radio drama. I remember years ago when I tried to make an isolated score edit for Empire Strikes Back I really struggled with this transition because I didn't realize that the insert splice points were different.

Actually, there was some misinformation for a while on JWFan about what this insert even was. Back in 2009 when John Takis first posted the ESB cue list (https://jwfan.com/?p=4092), he posited that the 1993 set had the unedited cue and that the 1997 set used the insert as an extension, meaning that the love theme was part of the original cue and that the atonal bit was the insert. This was incorrect, but a lot of people on JWFan understood this to be the case as recently as a couple years ago when I first worked on my isolated score edit. It was only upon reviewing the sheet music myself and discovering the clean transitions in the Tom Voegeli audio dramas that I realized this assumption was wrong.

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) – Complete Cue List – JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFan.comjwfan.com

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Hello and welcome to this week's installment of Cue by Cue.

I deeply apologize for the 1-month delay, my personal life suddenly became very busy recently. Things seem to have just about settled down now, hopefully I can get back into a regular posting schedule soon.

Today we're going to be listening to 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze.

This cue is 87 bars long and was orchestrated by Herbert Spencer. It's quite interesting that the score appears to skip over 9m5 - the last cue we looked at was 9m4 Trouble in Prison.

I'm not entirely sure why this gap occurred - often this might lead to speculation of an unrecorded cue between them, but this seems unlikely given how short of a gap there is between the two cues. There's only 38 seconds between them, even less if you count the optional addenda for 9m4 Trouble in Prison. There's no deleted dialogue here either, the scene is the same length in the shooting script.

My best guess is that it was either a handwritten typo (along the lines of "Vadar" and "Yodal"), or as John Takis speculated back when the ESB cue list was first revealed, that it might be that Carbon Freeze was written earlier in the process and a higher cue number was picked for it than was necessary after an earlier cue was dropped. If this were the case though, I'm unsure why it wouldn't have been renumbered later on like most of the ANH cues were.

Whatever the case, here are the tops of the sketch and the orchestrated score:

Now let's listen to the cue together:

https://youtu.be/-1k9h9sHMRk

9m6 10m1 Carbon Freeze - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)YouTube

At 0:00 the cue begins with a short horn solo intro leading into a beautiful rendition of Luke's theme at 0:04 as he flies through the clouds.

This bleeds into some slightly sinister sounding transition material at 0:20, leading to an Imperial March statement at 0:23 as the prisoners are literally marched into the carbon freezing chamber.

Some hesitant woodwinds at 0:52 as Lando explains what's going on, followed by a partial statement of the Love theme at 0:57, which is interrupted by Vader's "Put him in!" at 1:01.

Some brief action music at 1:02 as Chewie tries to defend him, but it quickly fades to sorrowful strings as Han stops him and the stormtroopers handcuff him.

The Imperial March briefly returns at 1:18 as Leia looks at Vader. This transitions into the briefest hint of the main title theme as Han speaks to Chewie at 1:26, we basically just hear the opening interval.

A brief sad string intro, and then we get what might be the most powerful rendition of the Love theme in the entire score at 1:34 as Leia and Han have one final kiss before Han is ripped away from her and placed into the Carbon Freezing chamber.

Instead of leading to the final verse, the Love theme statement leads to some dark and final sounding brass at 1:57 as Han is lowered into the chamber.

At 2:13 this fades away into some rhythmic brass and percussion for C-3PO's panic and the quick cuts that help provide a feeling of disorientation.

At 2:26 we hear an ultimate rendition of the Imperial March as the grabber equipment lowers.

One final bit of brass at 2:34, before the music fades to quiet strings and woodwinds as Han is lifted out of the chamber in frozen form.

Some atonal woodwinds play as all the characters look upon him, with some brief brass from the closeup at 3:01 and the profile at 3:12.

Sorrowful brass plays at 3:20 as Lando inspects the Carbonite block and determines that he is still alive.

At 3:39 we get our first appearance of what Frank Lehman calls the "Bespin Dirge 1", a sad funeral procession melody for Han. This appearance of it is actually relatively upbeat and militaristic as Vader dishes out commands. This bleeds seamlessly into a final Imperial March statement at 3:50 as Vader says he's altering the deal, before returning to the dirge at 4:04, which ends with one final crash for the scene transition at 4:14. Thus, the cue ends...

Multiple picture edits appear to have been made after scoring:

• 1 second of footage appears to have been cut at 0:16. Based on the sync note this seems to have been more cloud footage? Nothing in the storyboards indicates there was an extra shot here but it's the only way to get the music to sync

• 1 second of footage of Vader leaving appears to have been trimmed at 4:00. I have no idea why this edit was made - again this shot's existence is indicated by the sync notes as well as Vader's large jump in position between the two shots of him leaving

On top of these edits, the filmmakers rejected the emotionally empty atonal section for the reveal of Han in carbonite, leading to an insert recorded to replace that section.

As a result of the above, several music edits were made in the final theatrical cut:

0:00-0:15 = 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze 0:00-0:15

0:15-2:11 = 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze 0:18-2:14

2:11-2:14 = 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze 2:15-2:18

2:14-2:29 = 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze 2:19-2:34

2:29-2:41 = silence

2:41-3:33 = 9m6-10m1 Insert Bar 57 0:13-1:04

3:33-end = 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze 3:39-end

The percussion snips around 2:11 were not made to accommodate picture edits, rather it seems that those were made in order to change the sync point of the ultimate Imperial March statement so that the hard cut to silence would occur when the grabber equipment stops moving.

Since I don't have a recording log I'm unsure what day this cue was recorded, but based on the take numbers it was likely recorded in early January. I'm also unsure how many takes were recorded, nor which takes were selected for the performance edit. Unfortunately, for whatever reason the sketch doesn't provide any take numbers for this cue.

Luckily for us, there is actually a second source of take numbers for this cue. A Boston Globe reporter, the late Richard Dyer, started reporting on John Williams in early January 1980 due to his recent appointment as conductor of the Boston Pops. For his January 10th article "Williams closeted in a sci-fi setting as Pops secret unfolds", he actually traveled to London and was present for the session where they recorded this cue. This article is a fascinating read and provides a detailed description of what the session was like:

Dyer specifically mentions Take 145, and seems to indicate at least one or two further takes were recorded for this cue. Curiously though the article makes several factual errors. It claims multiple times that the cue is nearly seven minutes long (or more specifically, 394 seconds). It claims that there are 148 minute of music to record for the score (far more than was actually recorded), It makes typos like "George Lukas". It claims that the only line of dialogue in the entire scene is "I love you".

Then again it also mentions several things that are corroborated by other sources, such as the 24-channel recording system, and the description given of the scene - it's actually really funny that this article was allowed to spoil one of the major climaxes of the film so many months before it came out.

It's too bad that Dyer wasn't present for the rest of the sessions, it would've been really interesting to read daily updates like this. Unfortunately. Alan Arnold's making of Journal ends in November 1979, well before the score was recorded.

This cue has been officially released on two different albums:

2) In 1993 on Arista Records' 4-CD Anthology box set

3) In 1997 on RCA Victor's 2-CD Special Edition set

More specifically, 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze can be heard:

From 0:00-2:34 and 3:36-4:12 of disc 4 track 17 "Carbon Freeze/Luke Pursues the Captives/Departure of Boba Fett" on the 1993 album

From 0:00-3:21 and 4:17-4:52 of disc 2 track 7 "Carbon Freeze/Darth Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett" on the 1997 album.

Both releases have a clean opening but no clean ending, and both have the correct mix. Both releases have 9m6-10m1 Insert Bar 57 spliced in - the 1993 set replaces the atonal section of this cue with the insert, while the 1997 set retains most of the atonal section and uses the insert more like an extension. Unfortunately, even the 1997 set is still missing 14 seconds of the original cue recording.

Fortunately, the original unedited cue was used quite extensively in multiple productions worked on by Tom Voegeli, including the 1983 ESB radio drama as well as the 1999 Crimson Empire audio drama. These uses are all buried under dialogue and SFX, but thanks to AI extraction tools I was able to rip the clean ending and the unreleased section totally clean. The unreleased section can be heard in the above video from 3:21-3:35. Presumably this section was snipped out of the 1997 set because a similar passage is contained in the insert.

More specifically, I ripped the unreleased section from episode 8 of the radio drama (16:25-16:39), and I ripped the clean ending from Crimson Empire part 1 (8:32-8:38). The latter didn't seem to sound the same as the album source, it seemed to have a slightly different EQ, but I managed to get it to sound seamless using mvsep's new "matchering" tool.

The album sources also both play at wrong speeds:

• The 1993 set needs to be sped up by 0.300

• The 1997 set needs to be sped up by 0.300

For my edit above I used a speed corrected copy of the 1997 set along with the AI cleaned extractions from the Radio Drama and Crimson Empire. Surprisingly the 1993 set was actually more brickwalled for this cue than the 1997, so there was no need to use the 1993 set at all.

That's all I have for today, thanks for reading! Feel free to leave any comments or questions.

Next week we'll be listening to 9m6-10m1 Insert Bar 57. See you then!

Hello and welcome to this week's installment of Cue by Cue.

Today we're going to be listening to 9m4 Trouble in Prison.

This cue is 52 bars long and was orchestrated by Al Woodbury. The sheet music also contains a 5 bar "Optional Addenda", which may not have been recorded.

Here's the tops of the sketch and the orchestrated score:

Now let's listen to the cue together. I've uploaded two versions, one with the optional addenda as a mockup and one without (thanks to Faleel and ThePenitantMan1 on jwfan for figuring out the mockup):

https://youtu.be/8Il9U9MSoyY

9m4 Trouble in Prison - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)YouTube

https://youtu.be/tHFrGj0SuJs

9m4 Trouble in Prison (with Opt. Addenda) - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)YouTube

At 0:00 the cue begins with a quiet rendition of the Imperial March to underscore the last of Lando's conversation with Vader.

Some brief transitional material at 0:08 as Boba Fett and Lando walk off, and then a soft woodwinds rendition of the Droids motif as Chewie continues to work on fixing C-3PO at 0:14.

The stormtroopers drop off Han at 0:36, accompanied with some transitional brass. Soft strings and woodwinds accompany Chewie walking with him over to the bed so he can lay down.

A woodwind rendition of the Love theme plays at 1:04 as Leia enters and comforts him.

More transitional brass at 1:17 as Lando enters. Some tense music as he speaks at 1:24 builds into full fight music for a few brief seconds at 1:48 as Han attempts to get a punch off.

Some strings at 1:52 as Lando composes himself, followed by another brass transition for his exit at 2:04, and more Love theme as Han struggles to get up at 2:08.

In the original cue this leads to some final dark ominous strings for the wipe to the carbon freeze chamber at 2:21.

In the optional addenda, this is instead replaced with a full fledged Imperial March statement after the wipe, reminiscent of some of the Imperial fleet transitions earlier in the score. Thus, the cue ends...

No picture edits appear to have been made between scoring and recording, and no music edits were made either.

Since I don't have a recording log I'm unsure what day this cue was recorded, but based on the take numbers written in the sketch it was likely recorded in late January. I'm also unsure how many takes were recorded, but according to the sketch the performance edit uses take 272. There's also a take 274 written on the first page but it's crossed out.

There is no take number written for the optional addenda, which indicates to me it probably wasn't recorded; although it is possible that it was recorded as an alternate take that simply wasn't used, and since it's not in the performance edit that would explain why we've never heard it. That explanation is not entirely satisfactory to me, as there is another cue in this score with an alternate ending (12m3 Finale) which we know was recorded, and two alternate take numbers are listed in that sketch.

This cue has been officially released on one album:

3) In 1997 on RCA Victor's 2-CD Special Edition set

More specifically, 9m4 Trouble in Prison can be heard:

From 0:00-end of disc 2 track 8 "Deal with the Dark Lord" on the 1997 album.

The 1997 release is complete with a clean opening and ending (though without the optional addenda), and thankfully is the correct mix.

Unfortunately, it does play at the wrong speed, but this can easily be corrected in an audio editor:

• 1997 set needs to be sped up by 0.600

For my edit above I used a speed corrected copy of the 1997 set.

For the optional addenda I used a mockup made by Faleel on JWFan, though ThePenitentMan1 also assisted with mockup creation.

That's all I have for today, thanks for reading! Feel free to leave any comments or questions.

Next week we'll be listening to 9m6-10m1 Carbon Freeze. See you then!

Hello and welcome to this week's installment of Cue by Cue.

I deeply apologize for the large delay between entries, I've had a very busy couple of weeks.

Today we're going to be listening to 9m3 Putting ThreePio Together.

This cue is just 16 bars long and was orchestrated by Al Woodbury.

Here's the tops of the sketch and the orchestrated score:

Now let's listen to the cue together:

https://youtu.be/N6ogic6GzeY

9m3 Putting Threepio Together - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)YouTube

At 0:00 the cue begins with some sad woodwinds as Chewbacca looks at the broken pieces of C-3PO.

Some strings take over at 0:14 as he begins to assemble the pieces, and are joined by some playful percussion as C-3PO's eye lights flicker.

A sad rendition of the droid motif appears briefly at 0:29, fading away as C-3PO comes back online and begins speaking.

Some ascending transition notes, and then a harsh statement of the Imperial March for the transition to Vader's torture room for Han at 0:41. Thus, the cue ends...

No picture edits appear to have been made between scoring and recording, and no music edits were made either.

Since I don't have a recording log I'm unsure what day this cue was recorded, but based on the take numbers written in the sketch it was likely recorded in mid-late January. I'm also unsure how many takes were recorded, but according to the sketch the performance edit uses takes 226 and 227.

This cue has been officially released on one album:

1) In 1980 on RSO Records' OST album

3) In 1997 on RCA Victor's 2-CD Special Edition set

4) In 2018 on Walt Disney Records' Remastered album (remastered OST rebuilt from scratch from the session masters)

More specifically, 9m3 Putting ThreePio Together can be heard:

From 3:17-end of track 6 "Departure of Boba Fett" on the 1980/2018 albums

From 2:43-end of disc 2 track 7 "Betrayal at Bespin" on the 1997 album.

The 1980 release is missing basically the entire cue, it only uses the very ending to replace the ending of a different cue. Thankfully, the 1997 release is complete, has a clean opening and ending, and has the film mix.

Unfortunately, it does play at the wrong speed, but this can easily be corrected in an audio editor:

• 1997 set needs to be sped up by 0.800

For my edit above I used a speed corrected copy of the 1997 set.

That's all I have for today, thanks for reading! Feel free to leave any comments or questions.

Next week we'll be listening to 9m4 Trouble in Prison. See you then!

Hello and welcome to this week's installment of Cue by Cue.

Today we're going to be listening to 9m2 Vader Shows Up.

This cue is 42 bars long and was orchestrated by Al Woodbury.

Here's the tops of the sketch and the orchestrated score:

Note the "Vadar" spelling error again.

Now let's listen to the cue together:

https://youtu.be/ggdkhotphW4

9m2 Vader Shows Up - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)YouTube

At 0:00 the cue begins with a short dark cello intro as Lando stares at the broken C-3PO pieces, before leading into another stately rendition of the Cloud City March at 0:07 as Lando continues giving the heroes a tour.

This fizzles out at 0:35, leading to a short rest, which is followed by dark brass at 0:41 for the sudden reveal of Vader.

At 0:43, a modified brass hint of the first part of the Imperial March. This is followed by a flute whoosh for Vader pulling Han's blaster to him with the Force.

Some more brass at 0:48, which leads into a couple short statements of Boba Fett's theme at 0:52.

A brass sting as the stormtroopers are revealed at 0:57, leading to some sad strings at 1:03.

Some transitional percussion plays as the door closes at 1:17. One heroic statement of Luke's theme appears at 1:20, which ends with repeating hesitant brass figures as his X-Wing flies off at 1:28.

The final string and woodwind notes are held as the scene fades back to Chewbacca in prison. Thus, the cue ends...

No picture edits appear to have been made between scoring and recording, and no music edits were made either. The sting for the appearance of the stormtroopers at 0:57 does appear to be slightly out of sync, but given that the music before and after that is synced up correctly it doesn't seem to be evidence of a footage change.

Since I don't have a recording log I'm unsure what day this cue was recorded, but based on the take numbers written in the sketch it was likely recorded in early January. I'm also unsure how many takes were recorded, but according to the sketch the performance edit uses takes 126 and 127.

This cue has been officially released on one album:

3) In 1997 on RCA Victor's 2-CD Special Edition set

More specifically, 9m2 Vader Shows Up can be heard:

From 1:00-2:43 of disc 2 track 7 "Betrayal at Bespin" on the 1997 album.

Thankfully this release is complete, has a clean opening and ending, and has the film mix.

Unfortunately, it does play at the wrong speed, but this can easily be corrected in an audio editor:

• 1997 set needs to be sped up by 0.600

For my edit above I used a speed corrected copy of the 1997 set.

That's all I have for today, thanks for reading! Feel free to leave any comments or questions.

Next week we'll be listening to 9m3 Putting ThreePio Together. See you then!

Greetings, exalted ones, and welcome to another edition of Wookieepedia Interviews! For those who don't know, this is a series where we interview and shine a spotlight on various members of the Wookieepedia community! In this very special edition, I had the honor of interviewing the interviewer, himself, @ArtooD2! I will let Artoo’s replies to my prompts paint his own picture, but allow me to preface it by saying that Artoo is something of a legend of the community to me, having gone out of his way and basic responsibility to improve discussions for those around him, if not through his dedications in The Origin Tree project or handbooks, then through his quiet and joyful personality in his conversations with us. In the coming moments, as you sit in on Artoo and I’s conversation, I hope you will be able see those things about Artoo, and I hope you enjoy learning more about him as much as I did. Enjoy!

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When did you join Wookieepedia and why, m'boy?

I had known of Wookieepedia's existence for a while, but always thought of it as some obscure, disorganized fan site. I had checked it out a couple of times over the years, but always found it kind of intimidating and complicated. That is, until the pandemic, when I was forced to find new sources of entertainment. This was during the peak of my Star Wars obsession. Until this point, my only access to Star Wars news or media was through the official app and website, both of which I absolutely loved, but I still felt I was only scratching the surface. One day, out of sheer boredom, I looked up Wookieepedia on my iPad and my mind was blown. I was completely entranced by how deep the Star Wars lore went and how many people were just as into it as I was. I was a hardcore lurker for a while, editing a handful of articles and scrolling through the Discussions feed. I didn't have any social media so creating an account felt like a huge leap forward that I wasn't sure I was prepared for. However, there were so many instances where I wanted to join a conversation or answer a question that it wasn't long before I was seriously considering creating an account.

This all came to a head in the August of 2020, when the OG Meme of the Week thread was made. I finally gave in and made my first post, a self-made meme that I'm honestly pretty embarrassed of in hindsight. Luckily, everybody was so kind and welcoming that I knew I had finally found my people. The rest, as they say, is history!

What is your Star Wars journey? Have you always been a fan?

Heck yeah I've always been a fan! My dad grew up with the original trilogy so it's always been present in my life in some form. From playing with my dad's old action figures at my grandparent's house, to getting the OG Death Star LEGO set for Christmas, to watching The Clone Wars on Netflix back in the day, Star Wars is something I have always loved and have been a fan of.

However, my true "obsession," where I began to take the lore more seriously, didn't fully begin until 2019, around when the first teaser trailer for The Rise of Skywalker dropped. This was also around the same time when I first discovered the official Star Wars app and website. I began learning about the niche characters in the background, the symbolism at play in every scene, and the magnificent worldbuilding embedded in the franchise. My eyes were opened to the larger galaxy and they could never be closed again.

After that came seeing TROS on opening night, reading the books and comics, discovering the Wook, and (finally!) going to Galaxy's Edge in 2022. My excitement for new projects may have waned in recent years, but I don't think I will ever give up loving Star Wars. It's such a big part of my life and there's still so much more for me to discover. The Expanded Universe alone is an untapped treasure trove of stories! So while that's my "Star Wars journey" thus far, I would consider it a work in progress.

What is the story behind your username? What makes R2-D2 so special to you?

I've always had a fondness for R2. I liked him growing up, but it was only when I got older when I realized how based he actually was. He's essentially an adorable garbage can who saved countless lives throughout the years he was in service, and yet he received little to no credit for any of it. He's also genuinely hilarious. I laugh out loud every time I watch the scene in ANH when Leia's message is first shown, and Luke asks to play back the whole message and R2's like, "what message?" Comedy gold.

Needless to say, something about that stuck with me, and was the first thing that came to mind when I had to choose a username for Fandom. And now, "Artoo" has sort of become my online persona, which is pretty cool!

Ya man, R2 just kind of hangs out with his friends who are always in dangerous situations and does not hesitate to put himself on the line for them. A really admirable and wholesome character, and I think something about him represents you well.

What are a few of your favorite posts/projects that you have come across here on the Wook?

Oh man, where to start! I could list off so many, but I'll do my best to narrow them down.

The first and possibly biggest project is Operation Skyhook, run by @Spooder-Man777. For those unfamiliar, this is a forum-wide project dedicated to creating open discussions for all Star Wars media. When it first launched, I was completely entranced by it, probably due to my knack for organization. It was a daunting task, but it was really fun and seeing the community come together to achieve a common goal was super rewarding. Spooder and @Givinname did an amazing job running it, and I hope more people will take up the job!

Another project that really stuck out to me is @Jo282ey's Rebels Rewind series. One of the most impressive and thorough projects I've ever had the pleasure of reading on this forum. Every entry was so genuine and complex. Jo282ey's love for Star Wars shined through every word and made reading each entry an absolute blast. The series was unfortunately left unfinished, but I highly recommend checking it out.

The third project is @Master Coleman Fisto's community ranking of the Star Wars films. Great example of polls done right. A carefully crafted, fine-tuned analysis, presented in an easy-to-understood format. Lots of interesting results as well!

The fourth and final project that I just couldn't help myself from mentioning is your very own Drawing Wookieepedian's Profile Pics series! I cannot tell you how honored I was to see my picture in that first entry. The following drawings were really well done too and filled with personality! @Aragorn Skywalker Of House Stark's entry has always been one of my favorites. Such a simple idea for a series, but it brought the community together in some awesome ways, which should be the goal of any Wook project. Great work dude!

Lastly, I have to mention a singular post that has stuck in my mind ever since I read it, and that was @Ajjviolin96's The Rise of A.I. This was one of the first posts I read as a new user on Wookieepedia, I vividly remember seeing it pop up in the feed. I don't know what I was expecting, but this thing absolutely blew my mind. The epic potential of the Wook was clear to me for the first time as I scrolled through one of the best essays I've ever read. Not only is it carefully researched and endlessly thought-provoking, but it's also more prevalent today than when it was written. Passion is what drives people to create art on this website and Ajj's passion for the subject matter was clear as day in that essay. Ajj, if you read this interview one day, I just want to say thank you. Your work continues to inspire me.

I love your choices, and I'm honored that you enjoyed the pfp series so much, man! As you know, it was inspired by your fantastic Wookieepedian interviews that I enjoyed reading so much, and, kind of come full circle, I'm glad I get to do yours.

Segwaying into my next question somewhat nicely, of your many contributions to the discussions side of the wook (handbooks, origami creations, essays, etc), which are you the most proud of and why?

The handbooks, open discussions, and permanent threads took up most of my time in my Wook heyday I'm afraid. While I am proud of those projects, in the long run I feel like my best ideas were pushed to the side and left unfinished in favor of Skyhook. It's hard for me to sit down and write for long periods of time, so while it was easy to whip out a handbook in a few minutes, a well-crafted, thought-provoking essay was always just out of my reach.

However, I have come close to that goal a few times. In my experience, my best posts have always been the ones with the most passion behind them. One of the most prevalent examples in my eyes is my Galaxy's Edge review, which I had in mind before we had even left for the airport. Everything I learned or observed about Galaxy's Edge during the trip, I put in that review. Effort backed by passion. I didn't worry about it being structured perfectly or written in the most elegant way, I just... wrote. And it's now probably become my favorite post I've ever made!

In a similar vein, another one of my favorites is the one about Rio Durant, simply because of how innocent and simple it is. I watched Solo. I noticed that I really enjoyed Rio as a character. I made a lil' appreciation post about him. That's it! Whenever I hear people mention how they can't think of anything to write on these forums, I always tell them to watch a Star Wars movie and write about something new that stuck out to them. No matter how many times I've seen those movies, I'm always finding new things!

Lastly, I have to mention my first, but longest-running, series: The New Holocron. This was a passion project of mine where I kept a running list of everything included in the Star Wars Canon universe, from movies, to books, to comics, to games. Making lists is one of my favorite activities (I have over 350 in my Notes app!), so it was an absolute blast doing research for this series back in the day. It even inspired a Legends version! Unfortunately, as time went on and my activity on here decreased, I quietly discontinued the 'Cron. Its usefulness had worn thin and it had become much too taxing, but I'm glad I kept it going when I did-- it kept me coming back to the Wook every month!

There are a few more that I'm fond of, but I've gloated long enough lol. Check out the bottom of my personal archive if you're interested.

What is your all time favorite Star Wars lego set and why?

There's a room in my house solely dedicated to Legos (yes I call them Legos, not LEGO), so this is a tough decision for me! With that being said, it's gotta be the original Death Star from 2008. I vividly remember when my brother and I got it for Christmas one year. We were both super young at the time, and yet we built the whole thing in just a couple of days and absolutely loved it. That set remained relevant throughout my entire childhood and acted as a cornerstone for tons of Lego stories and battles for me and my friends. It's been broken, dropped, and torn apart, yet it always finds a way to get rebuilt.

Nostalgia aside, it's just an extremely well-designed set. Insane character roster, amazing attention to detail, and an absolute blast to build (which is rarer than you think). Few sets invite the builder in the way Death Star does due to its size and sheer number of unique sections. There also hadn't really been a Star Wars set at Death Star's level of scale and playability when it released, so it holds an important role in ushering in a new, ambitious era for Lego as a company.

There are bigger and more impressive Star Wars Lego sets out there, but the OG Death Star is a classic and my undisputed favorite.

How has Star Wars in particular fostered your passion for creating stories?

Star Wars is partially responsible for my love of filmmaking. I've always loved watching movies, but Star Wars was definitely a huge factor in my decision to pursue moviemaking as a career. It was a constant inspiration for what I was capable of. As the Sequels were releasing, I saw firsthand the process in which movies were made, promoted, and written. I fell in love with the world of filmmaking and knew that this was something I wanted to pursue. Even as a kid, I found myself blown away watching behind-the-scenes featurettes and reading articles about the original trilogy. George Lucas was just a man with a story he wanted to tell, and that spark was what spawned STAR WARS, how cool is that! The artistry at play in his films continues to inspire me, and as an aspiring filmmaker, I have him to thank for paving my journey forward.

Oh, and also the insanely-detailed Lego Star Wars stories my friends and I made growing up. Those also helped lol.

I think that’s super cool how you love and enjoy film so much; I bet you’re great at it! Do you have anything in the works currently? How can your loyal subjects follow your projects? (Definitely not just asking for myself ;)

I'm currently studying film at a university, so most of the projects I'm working on, especially short films, are connected to that. I don't post any of it to social media and, to be frank, I'm not sure if I'm ready to link my film work to my Fandom persona. Digital footprints are very real and anything I share could lead to personal information about myself that I would rather keep hidden for now. Maybe if I make it big enough I'll reveal more about my life IRL, but we'll see lol.

I totally understand, man! No worries at all. If you ever do decide to share your masterpieces, though, I would of course love to know. Dare I say, you're one of the most bombad dudes I have met on the internet, and I would love to support your work in any way I can. So, put me on the list!

Continuing with my next question to thou art, why do you think people love stories (in general) so much?

There's an interesting two-sided coin when it comes to stories. On one hand, it's probably the strongest form of escapism. People love to take their mind off of the real world by getting swept up in fantastical worlds with unique characters. On the other hand, people love stories because oftentimes they see a part of themselves in them. There's a sense of empathy and relatability that makes for some of the best stories out there, because at their core, stories are a reflection of the human experience. They're a fundamental human trait that have shaped our world for thousands of years. Even among the very first people on Earth, stories were being told.

I guess what I'm getting at is, storytelling is intrinsically connected to humanity. It allows us to escape the real world while also being a reflection of the real world.

What is your favorite story (Star Wars or not) and why?

Besides the Bible? Haha!

In the realm of fiction, one of my absolute favorite stories of all time is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. I read it for the first time in high school and was instantly hooked, not only by the narrative, but by how vastly different it was to the green monster that has been immortalized in pop culture. Shelley's story is a lot more grounded and tragic, not to mention beautifully written and dripping with imagery. The themes about playing God and what it means to be human have remained in my mind ever since I closed the book, and the fact that she was only 18 when she wrote it has been a major source of inspiration for me as I've pursued my creative dreams. I highly recommend it!

As for stories specifically in Star Wars... this might be a basic answer, but I just can't get enough of the fall of the Jedi/rise of the Empire dynamic found in Revenge of the Sith and its supplemental material. George Lucas is so good at rich storytelling, i.e. stories that can be endlessly dissected and studied. Although I've seen it many times, to this day I still discover new details in the ROTS era. So many incredible themes at play; the silent but dangerous corruption of the Jedi, the birth of a dictatorship with the Empire, the tragic character of Anakin Skywalker, the list goes on. Not to mention the hundreds of visual parallels between the prequel and original trilogies (the way Anakin's turn to the dark side in ROTS mirrors his redemption in ROTJ is one of my favorite details in all of fiction). It's an iconic era for a reason, and while ROTS itself may not be perfect, the story it tells is dang near close to perfection.

Funny you mention that! I was just telling the Lord the other day how incredible it is that the greatest story ever told just so happens to be the most real out of any! Anyways, I'll have to keep Frankenstein in mind if I'm ever in the mood for a book; it sounds awesome! And you can imagine the proud tears in my eyes when you said Revenge of the Sith!

What is your advice to future generations of Wookieepedians?

Engage in the community. I've seen the Wook go through many changes; some good, some bad. But what's been consistently true is that the community is the strongest when people interact with it, actively striving to make it the best that it can be. People like Spooder, Ajj, Giv, Jade, and many others took the next step to turn this silly Star Wars discussion forum into something truly special. I know it can seem like a big commitment (trust me, I've been there lol), but not every act of community engagement needs to be Operation Skyhook-level! Even a well-written comment can go a long way in building a solid conversation.

Be passionate. Be an example. Be the change you want to see. Because whether you realize it or not (or whether you believe it or not), you have the power.

And finally, do you foresee leaving the Wook in the future? Regardless, what would you like to be remembered here for/as?

It's no secret that my time on the Wook has dwindled since around 2023. This is for many reasons, but mainly, I've just grown up since then and have different priorities in life. But, as a wise Jedi once said, "no one's ever really gone." I'm always lurking, and will retain some sort of presence on these forums for the foreseeable future.

As for the second question... I guess I would want to be remembered as a solid guy who loves R2 and impacted Discussions in a positive way. At the end of the day though, it's not really about me. As long as Wookieepedia continues to be a welcoming place for fans to gather and express their shared love for Star Wars, then I'm happy.

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As is tradtion at the end of these interviews, we request that you not ask to be interviewed. That is for Artoo to decide as he finds the inspiration, so please do not pressure him. As for me, this was a one-time step in. After talk in the comments of interview #14, I really felt like it was time for Artoo to have an interview of his own, and I decided that I wanted to be the one to do it. It was a joy, so thank you once more for letting me, Artoo, and thank you all for reading! MTFBWYA.

Hello and welcome to this week's installment of Cue by Cue.

Today we're going to be listening to 9m1 Luke to the Rescue.

This cue is just 22 bars long and was orchestrated by Al Woodbury.

Here's the tops of the sketch and the orchestrated score. I actually have two scans of the orchestrated score, one with and one without the additional notes in marker:

Now let's listen to the cue together:

https://youtu.be/RWsA3fBB4J8

9m1 Luke to the Rescue - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)YouTube

At 0:00 the cue begins with some magical sounding woodwinds, followed by a rousing horn statement of Luke's theme as he flies away from Dagobah.

This continues as the scene wipes to Bespin and we see an establishing shot of Cloud City, with a cloud car flying toward the camera.

The music goes quiet at 0:13. Based on the sketch note and the music here I think this shot might've been changed after scoring - perhaps due to unfinished vfx the version Williams scored seens to have just been the live action plate of Leia, because the sketch describes this shot as an interior and the music goes quiet despite still technically being an establishing shot. Unfortunately the storyboard I have for this shot doesn't have an "added" date on it so it's impossible to know for certain whether this was a vfx shot added after Williams scored the scene, or if it was always intended to be there but the live action plate was used as a placeholder.

Some quiet strings are joined with a couple harp flourishes as Leia paces back and forth, cello intro as Leia approaches Han at 0:24, which leads to a deep cello rendition of the love theme just after the kiss at 0:30.

This statement continues on the oboe at 0:46, but doesn't resolve, instead trailing off on a high pitched note as Chewbacca collects the broken pieces of C-3PO. Thus, the cue ends...

No picture edits appear to have been made between scoring and recording, and no music edits were made either - at least, in the theatrical cut.

The Special Edition makes some music edits due to added CGI footage.

In the Special Edition:

0:00-0:12 = 9m1 Luke to the Rescue 0:00-0:12

0:12-0:27 = 9m2 Vader Shows Up 1:17-1:32

0:27-end = 9m1 Luke to the Rescue 0:18-end

Despite not having a recording log, we know that this cue was recorded on the third day of the recording sessions, December 29, 1979, thanks to the note that says so on the orchestrated sheet. Unfortunately, I'm unsure how many takes were recorded, but according to the sketch the performance edit uses takes 64 and 67.

This cue has been officially released on one album:

3) In 1997 on RCA Victor's 2-CD Special Edition set

More specifically, 9m1 Luke to the Rescue can be heard:

From 0:00-1:00 of disc 2 track 7 "Betrayal at Bespin" on the 1997 album.

Thankfully this release is complete, has a clean opening and ending, and has the film mix.

Unfortunately, it does play at the wrong speed, but this can easily be corrected in an audio editor:

• 1997 set needs to be sped up by 0.600

For my edit above I used a speed corrected copy of the 1997 set.

That's all I have for today, thanks for reading! Feel free to leave any comments or questions.

Next week we'll be listening to 9m2 Vader Shows Up. See you then!