John Williams, Natalie Holt, William Ross - Obi-Wan Kenobi (Original Soundtrack) (2022)
BAND/ARTIST: John Williams, Natalie Holt, William Ross
- Title: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Original Soundtrack)
- Year Of Release: 2022
- Label: Walt Disney Records
- Genre: Soundtrack
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:22:50
- Total Size: 426 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Obi-Wan Kenobi is an American television miniseries created for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and stars Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the series follows Kenobi as he sets out to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) from the Galactic Empire, leading to a confrontation with his former apprentice, Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen).
The first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered on May 27, 2022. The subsequent four episodes were released weekly until June 22. The series has received positive reviews from critics, with praise for McGregor and Christensen's performances and Chow's direction, but some criticism of the writing.
Natalie Holt was hired to compose the series' score, making her the first woman to score a live-action Star Wars project. Recording for her music was reported to have been taking place for several months by mid-February 2022, when John Williams recorded the main theme for the series with an orchestra in Los Angeles. Williams previously composed the scores for the main Star Wars films, and originally wrote a theme for Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars (1977) which later became associated with the Force in general. Williams approached Kennedy about composing a new theme for the series because Kenobi was the only major character from the original film that he had not written a standalone theme for, and Holt said the new theme was reflective, wistful, and had an "element of hope" which "embodies the spirit of the show entirely". This was the second time Williams had written a theme for a Star Wars project for which he was not the main composer, following Solo, and was the first weekly television series for which he composed the theme since Amazing Stories in 1985.
Chow flew to London to meet with Holt and do a "two day intensive immersion" into the unfinished footage for the series. Holt then developed themes for the new characters and wrote an original score that she said had its "roots in the Star Wars tradition" more than Ludwig Göransson's Mandalorian music did. As with previous Star Wars scores, Holt took influence from real-world cultural music to represent different planets in the series, including using Latin music for one planet and more "Eastern" sounds from Thailand and Hong Kong for another. Holt used a hunting horn and some unusual percussion instruments played by Brian Kilgore to create the sound of the Inquisitors, which she said "stirs your guts. It's so haunting... It's that jarring, rhythmic texture". Göransson's recording engineer, Chris Fogel, worked with Holt on engineering the score for Obi-Wan Kenobi at Göransson's studio. Holt completed her work for the series by late April 2022. Williams' "The Imperial March", "Force Theme", and "Princess Leia's Theme" are quoted in the score for "Part VI".
Tracklist:
1 01. John Williams - Obi-Wan (04:06)
1 02. Natalie Holt - Order 66 (01:40)
1 03. Natalie Holt - Inquisitors' Hunt (03:09)
1 04. Natalie Holt - Young Leia (01:04)
1 05. Natalie Holt - Days of Alderaan (01:38)
1 06. William Ross - The Journey Begins (02:57)
1 07. Natalie Holt - Bail and Leia (02:19)
1 08. Natalie Holt - Nari's Shadow (01:14)
1 09. Natalie Holt - Ready to Go (02:26)
1 10. Natalie Holt - Daiyu (02:25)
1 11. Natalie Holt - Cat and Mouse (03:10)
1 12. Natalie Holt - Spice Den (01:10)
1 13. William Ross - First Rescue (03:10)
1 14. Natalie Holt - Mapuzo (01:17)
1 15. Natalie Holt - The Path (01:35)
1 16. Natalie Holt - Sensing Vader (02:49)
1 17. Natalie Holt - Parallel Lines (02:12)
1 18. William Ross - Some Things Can't Be Forgotten (04:47)
1 19. Natalie Holt - Stormtrooper Patrol (02:34)
1 20. Natalie Holt - Hangar Escape (02:33)
1 21. Natalie Holt - Hold Hands (01:39)
1 22. Natalie Holt - Empire Arrival (02:04)
1 23. Natalie Holt - Dark Side Assault (02:37)
1 24. William Ross - I Will Do What I Must (02:48)
1 25. Natalie Holt - Sacrifice (01:41)
1 26. Natalie Holt - No Further Use (03:39)
1 27. William Ross - Overcoming the Past (04:28)
1 28. Natalie Holt - Tatooine Desert Chase (02:19)
1 29. Natalie Holt - Who You Become (03:36)
1 30. William Ross - Saying Goodbye (05:26)
1 31. William Ross - End Credit (04:02)
The first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered on May 27, 2022. The subsequent four episodes were released weekly until June 22. The series has received positive reviews from critics, with praise for McGregor and Christensen's performances and Chow's direction, but some criticism of the writing.
Natalie Holt was hired to compose the series' score, making her the first woman to score a live-action Star Wars project. Recording for her music was reported to have been taking place for several months by mid-February 2022, when John Williams recorded the main theme for the series with an orchestra in Los Angeles. Williams previously composed the scores for the main Star Wars films, and originally wrote a theme for Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars (1977) which later became associated with the Force in general. Williams approached Kennedy about composing a new theme for the series because Kenobi was the only major character from the original film that he had not written a standalone theme for, and Holt said the new theme was reflective, wistful, and had an "element of hope" which "embodies the spirit of the show entirely". This was the second time Williams had written a theme for a Star Wars project for which he was not the main composer, following Solo, and was the first weekly television series for which he composed the theme since Amazing Stories in 1985.
Chow flew to London to meet with Holt and do a "two day intensive immersion" into the unfinished footage for the series. Holt then developed themes for the new characters and wrote an original score that she said had its "roots in the Star Wars tradition" more than Ludwig Göransson's Mandalorian music did. As with previous Star Wars scores, Holt took influence from real-world cultural music to represent different planets in the series, including using Latin music for one planet and more "Eastern" sounds from Thailand and Hong Kong for another. Holt used a hunting horn and some unusual percussion instruments played by Brian Kilgore to create the sound of the Inquisitors, which she said "stirs your guts. It's so haunting... It's that jarring, rhythmic texture". Göransson's recording engineer, Chris Fogel, worked with Holt on engineering the score for Obi-Wan Kenobi at Göransson's studio. Holt completed her work for the series by late April 2022. Williams' "The Imperial March", "Force Theme", and "Princess Leia's Theme" are quoted in the score for "Part VI".
Tracklist:
1 01. John Williams - Obi-Wan (04:06)
1 02. Natalie Holt - Order 66 (01:40)
1 03. Natalie Holt - Inquisitors' Hunt (03:09)
1 04. Natalie Holt - Young Leia (01:04)
1 05. Natalie Holt - Days of Alderaan (01:38)
1 06. William Ross - The Journey Begins (02:57)
1 07. Natalie Holt - Bail and Leia (02:19)
1 08. Natalie Holt - Nari's Shadow (01:14)
1 09. Natalie Holt - Ready to Go (02:26)
1 10. Natalie Holt - Daiyu (02:25)
1 11. Natalie Holt - Cat and Mouse (03:10)
1 12. Natalie Holt - Spice Den (01:10)
1 13. William Ross - First Rescue (03:10)
1 14. Natalie Holt - Mapuzo (01:17)
1 15. Natalie Holt - The Path (01:35)
1 16. Natalie Holt - Sensing Vader (02:49)
1 17. Natalie Holt - Parallel Lines (02:12)
1 18. William Ross - Some Things Can't Be Forgotten (04:47)
1 19. Natalie Holt - Stormtrooper Patrol (02:34)
1 20. Natalie Holt - Hangar Escape (02:33)
1 21. Natalie Holt - Hold Hands (01:39)
1 22. Natalie Holt - Empire Arrival (02:04)
1 23. Natalie Holt - Dark Side Assault (02:37)
1 24. William Ross - I Will Do What I Must (02:48)
1 25. Natalie Holt - Sacrifice (01:41)
1 26. Natalie Holt - No Further Use (03:39)
1 27. William Ross - Overcoming the Past (04:28)
1 28. Natalie Holt - Tatooine Desert Chase (02:19)
1 29. Natalie Holt - Who You Become (03:36)
1 30. William Ross - Saying Goodbye (05:26)
1 31. William Ross - End Credit (04:02)
Year 2022 | Classical | Soundtracks | FLAC / APE
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