#Imperial March

[sea-owl]

Modern day Francesca would 100% play the Imperial March on the piano whenever an angry Anthony entered the room to scold one of his siblings.

[sayruq]

[grissomesque]

I made this for my kid to show her why soundtracks are a Big Deal but uh if anyone has any requests I will happily cut your unhinged song into a Trek clip.

Music Matters: 1/?

[and-loth-cat]

oh my GOD (PART THREE)

ANAKIN

ANAKIN FUCKING SKYWALKER

OH MY GOD

DID AHSOKA DIE?? IS THIS THE FORCE AFTERLIFE OR THE WORLD BETWEEN WORLDS I GENUINELY CANNOT TELL

ALSO JACEN MY FORCE SENSITIVE BABY

IM SCREAMING AND CRYING FROM THIS EPISODE ITS TOO MUCH

FILONI IS GIVING US EVERYTHING BUT KALLUS AND ZEB RIGHT NOW ISTG

ANYWAYS BREAKING DOWN AND SOBBING OVER THIS!!!

also THE WAY IT CLOSED WITH THE IMPERIAL MARCH I CANNOT

[gijak3]

the use of the imperial march in the prequels is actually something that can be so special to me like the way it first plays when anakin kills the tuskens and never plays to its end until anakin has completely become darth vader? cinematic perfection right there

[viejospellejos]

Trombonistas trolleando a la orquesta tocando la marcha Imperial de Star Wars 🤣

[jewishcissiekj]

Phil Noto - The High Republic downloadable poster set for "Imperial March"

[tlmtwelve]

11/3/2024: Darth Vader

[I was going to include some Death Star type patterns & lightsabers but I ended up vibing to Imperial March remixes & forgetting everything I planned (which is great because I wanted these to help me unwind so mission: accomplished)]

[daydreamerwonderkid]

The attorney's office I'm speaking with put me on hold and I've been getting blasted with the Imperial March at full volume for the past 5 minutes.

[whatsername26-3]

It’s been almost a full week and that little Imperial March sting at the end of Ahsoka Episode 4 still has me on edge. I’m equal parts excited and not even remotely prepared for what Filoni has in store for us this week.

[todays-xkcd]

My bracket has 76 trombones led by John Philip Sousa facing off against thousands of emperor penguins led by Morgan Freeman.

March Madness [Explained]

[nerdycreationsstudio]

Here’s a sneak peek at how I make a Darth Vader sprite! If you’d like one, you can find him on my Etsy store NerdyCreationsStudio!

[twinsunstars]

made a playlist where you imagine yourself at an imperial gathering! i felt like the empire does these fancy parties, sipping their wine. mainly classical and scores so it can also be something you can listen to while studying!

my other star wars playlists: https://linktr.ee/twinsunstars

[fallingblueroses]

This is total boss music as far as I'm concerned. Imagine staring down an enemy with this playing in the background.

[idroolinmysleep]

German Navy ship blasts Darth Vader theme on the Thames River. 🤣

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[melhekhelmurkun]

I love love love love the music of Star Wars. I know I’ve said this before (mainly with specific songs) but holy shit I adore it I really do. I could spend literal hours talking about it.

I love how perfectly each character’s theme fits them, I love how every scene has exactly what music it needs to set the tone, I love the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) motifs that call back to all sorts of different stories. There’s a quick analysis under the cut if anyone’s interested 👉👈🥺

I love how Vader’s theme (aka the Imperial March) is slow and steady and intense, it feels confident and powerful just like the character. Vader knows who he is, he knows what he’s capable of and what his job is, he knows what he has to do to get that job done, and he’s more than willing to do said things. In contrast, Kylo’s theme (Kylo Ren Arrives at the Battle) is sort of all over the place. You can’t really tell what it’s going to do next - one second it’s fast and quiet, the next it’s slow and very loud; it’s intense in a totally different way. I think that fits his character very well too (he doesn’t have the confidence and surety in his role that Vader had, so his music is a mix of calmer moments that suddenly become very harsh). I also love the very subtle motifs in Ren’s theme that actually seem to reference the Imperial March (there are a few points where the notes seem to follow the same format of the lead-up, only to dip off into something else. This happens particularly at the beginning of the song)

Then there’s Anakin and Padme’s love theme (Across the Stars), which I have already waxed poetic about so many times. I think it perfectly encompasses their relationship (at least at the start) - the song feels very hopeful and peaceful, but also very naive. I don’t know how to explain that lol it just feels like that to me. It’s quick but even, with mainly light strings and few intense sections. There’s a point towards the middle of the song (2:07 ish on Spotify) where it gets a little melancholy before then switching to a more brassy style, and it feels to me like that’s the realization that the war will interfere with their pictured life, but then it goes back into the strings (with the brass in the back) and that feels like they’re trying to push through and ignore the war’s effect. And it gets a little more melancholy and intense towards the end, before switching to what sounds like a harp (don’t quote me on that?) and my personal headcanon is that harps are a big thing on Naboo :) idk that part specifically feels very important since it’s different from the rest of the song.

And don’t get me started on Jyn Erso & Hope Suite holy shiiiiiit I LOVE THIS FUCKING SONG!!!!! I will die on the hill that Rogue One had THE best music in the whole of Star Wars. Hope Suite really manages to encompass the feelings of hope that are simultaneously uplifting and terrifying. It makes my chest go all hdhdhdhshs. It’s delicate while also managing to be very powerful and emotional, and the strength of the melody feels perfect for Jyn’s character. Listening to this, it (obviously) feels very hopeful and eager, but there’s that sort of soft and sweet undertone that makes you wonder if everything will work out the way you want it to. There’s some ominous notes towards the end, where it all slows down and it feels like you’re standing on the edge of something, and then the ending notes trail off. Absolutely crazy. One of my favorite songs fr.

Idk sorry for the rant, I’ve been thinking about this all day and needed to get it out SOMEWHERE bc otherwise it was gonna bounce around in my head and drive me insane