New music powerhouse Lisa Neher joins Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the underappreciated “Luke and Leia” by John Williams, and she shares two of her own works — including one of her own performances.
Melody: “Luke and Leia” from “Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”
- YouTube (Original Motion Picture Score, Remastered): https://youtu.be/oSXeOY_Ad4U
- YouTube (Utah Symphony Orchestra): https://youtu.be/Qh-fZVImd8Q
- Score Reduction and Analysis (by NMK Music): https://youtu.be/esfcF8W9bRI
Composer / Songwriter: John Williams
Duration: 1:58:26
- Intro and guest questions – 0:00
- Pre-discussion about “Luke and Leia” – 12:14
- Review of the melody – 20:47
- Lisa shares – 1:22:18
Guest Composer: Lisa Neher
- Website: https://www.lisanehermusic.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaNeher
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisanehermezzo/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaNeherMusic
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-neher/
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lisa-neher
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LisaNeher/videos
Mentioned in this Episode:
- Schenkerian Analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenkerian_analysis
- ComposerInResidence.org (https://www.composerinresidence.org/)
Recorded: November 4, 2022 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM
Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org
Video of musical score for reference created using Musescore Online: https://www.musescore.com
Melodology Podcast on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast
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