The Imperial March

"The Imperial March"
Τραγούδι από Τζον Γουίλιαμς
από το άλμπουμ The Empire Strikes Back
Κυκλοφόρησε	29 Απριλίου 1980
Format	LP
Είδος	Soundtrack
Δισκογραφική	RSO Records
Συνθέτης	Τζον Γουίλιαμς

Το "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)"^[1] είναι ένα ορχηστρικό μουσικό θέμα των ταινιών Star Wars, που γράφτηκε από τον Τζον Γουίλιαμς, για την δεύτερη ταινία της πρώτης τριλογίας, Η Αυτοκρατορία Αντεπιτίθεται (1980). Η πρεμιέρα της σύνθεσης έγινε στις 29 Απριλίου του 1980, μόλις λίγες εβδομάδες πριν την πρεμιέρα της ταινίας, από την Boston Pops Orchestra.^[2] Έως και σήμερα θεωρείται ένα από τα δημοφιλέστερα συμφωνικά κομμάτια μουσικής ταινιών, ενώ είναι ένα κλασικό παράδειγμα του λαϊτμοτίφ ύφους. Το Τhe Imperial March είναι το μουσικό θέμα του Νταρθ Βέιντερ. Mία οπερατική, στρατιωτική μουσική, θυμίζοντας το ύφος του Ρίχαρντ Βάγκνερ, το Τhe Imperial March λαμπρά εμπεριέχει την ανηλεή μηχανική πολέμου της Γαλαξιακής Αυτοκρατορίας και υπενθυμίζει την ψυχρή, μεταλλική καρδιά του Άρχοντα Βέιντερ.^[3]

Παραπομπές

↑ Michael Matessino, booklet for original soundtrack recording for Empire Strikes Back, Special Edition, page 17. RCA ASIN B000003G8G. "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) is the now famous signature theme for Darth Vader."
↑ Michael Matessino, booklet for original soundtrack recording for Empire Strikes Back, Special Edition, page 6. RCA ASIN B000003G8G.
↑ Irena Paulus, "Williams versus Wagner or an Attempt at Linking Musical Epics" International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music 31 2 (2000): 153. "John Williams used leitmotifs in the genuine sense of the word. He has come very close to the practice of Wagner in the various procedures in which he varies and transforms his themes, and in using the idea of the thematic image (the arch-theme that is the unifying element of the musical material). However, the similarity of Williams's and Wagner's leitmotifs is greatest in the area of kinship of themes (a series of new themes or motifs derive from a single motif or theme) on the basis of which both of them create a web of mutually related leitmotifs. The closeness of the procedures of the two can also be found in the area of melody, rhythm, form, harmony, instrumentation, and even in the domain of the ratio of the old and the new in their music. The ultimate objective of Richard Wagner was to create the music drama, music for the stage based on the old roots of opera, in which all the musical elements were subordinated to the drama. The ultimate aim of John Williams was to take part in the creation of a film in which his music would serve to define the film's substance and help all the other elements of it to function property."

[1] Michael Matessino, booklet for original soundtrack recording for Empire Strikes Back, Special Edition, page 17. RCA ASIN B000003G8G. "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) is the now famous signature theme for Darth Vader."

[2] Michael Matessino, booklet for original soundtrack recording for Empire Strikes Back, Special Edition, page 6. RCA ASIN B000003G8G.

[3] Irena Paulus, "Williams versus Wagner or an Attempt at Linking Musical Epics" International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music 31 2 (2000): 153. "John Williams used leitmotifs in the genuine sense of the word. He has come very close to the practice of Wagner in the various procedures in which he varies and transforms his themes, and in using the idea of the thematic image (the arch-theme that is the unifying element of the musical material). However, the similarity of Williams's and Wagner's leitmotifs is greatest in the area of kinship of themes (a series of new themes or motifs derive from a single motif or theme) on the basis of which both of them create a web of mutually related leitmotifs. The closeness of the procedures of the two can also be found in the area of melody, rhythm, form, harmony, instrumentation, and even in the domain of the ratio of the old and the new in their music. The ultimate objective of Richard Wagner was to create the music drama, music for the stage based on the old roots of opera, in which all the musical elements were subordinated to the drama. The ultimate aim of John Williams was to take part in the creation of a film in which his music would serve to define the film's substance and help all the other elements of it to function property."

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