'The Mandalorian' Music Video Featuring Ludwig Göransson Revealed

By: Benjamin Hart

One of the most awe inspiring aspects of The Mandalorian is its music, composed Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson. Last month we were treated to a behind the scenes look at the show in the docu-series Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, one episode of which focused solely on Göransson and his technique for creating the musical score.

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The IPC Podcast LIVE #252 | Our Top Five Film Scores

On this especially long, and exceptionally special episode of IPC, Zac, Jake and Ben present a brand new "Top Five" topic, this time asking the question: What are your top five favorite musical scores from films? They take time to read an assortment of incredible lists submitted by you, the listeners, and discuss them in detail. They also come across some unexpected choices that result in some outrageous tangents. Later on the hosts reveal their own lists, and provide a musical taste of each of their choices as they go. Furthermore, listen as Zac and Jake touch on some of the latest and greatest news topics, including the recent Disney/Sony standoff over Spider-Man, as well as confirmation about exactly how much music is in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. This is an episode you absolutely do not want to miss!

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John Williams' Full Galaxy's Edge Musical Suite Has Been Released

By: Benjamin Hart

One of the many gifts we've received from this new era of Star Wars is much more John Williams music. The legendary composer provided the scores for The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, gave Han Solo his musical theme in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and is still expected to score The Rise Of Skywalker later this year. But Williams is far from done with Star Wars, as it was previously announced that he would also be scoring the music for Galaxy's Edge, the upcoming Star Wars themed expansion to Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

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The IPC Podcast LIVE #232 | Top Five Songs We Always Jam Out To

On this episode Zac and Ben present one of their monthly listener-favorite Top Five episodes. On this one they ask the question; "What are your top five songs that you always jam out to?", and you, the audience, responded loudly. The guys read off everyone's submissions live, then take some time to share their own lists in a completely different format. Ben and Zac go old school with many of their selections, and go on more than a few tangents, discovering new songs, and give a shoutout to a band a curiously familiar name. In addition, they discuss the news that a legendary Star Wars actor is voicing an iconic horror character. Listen for all that and much more!

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Ludwig Göransson To Score 'The Mandalorian'

By: Benjamin Hart

More big news just dropped from The Mandalorian! The upcoming series, which is written and executive produced by Jon Favreau, had its full cast confirmed last week, and today we have learned who will be providing the music for the first ever live-action Star Wars series.

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New Arrangement Of 'Across The Stars' By John Williams Revealed

By: Benjamin Hart

It's really hard to fathom that John Williams has been creating Star Wars music for over 41 years. The legendary composer is slated to begin working on the final(?) chapter of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: Episode IX, anytime now, but it also appears he's been busy doing new takes on his classic scores.

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John Williams Cancels Concert Appearance Due To Illness

By: Benjamin Hart

If you're a Star Wars music fan, or just a aficionado of film scores in general, there is one name that comes to mind before any other: John Williams. The 86 year old composer has scored all eight episodic Star Wars films, and is expected to begin working on the ninth(and final) Star Wars episode very soon. But unfortunately it seems Mr. Williams might need our well wishes right now as new reports have stated that the living legend has fallen ill.

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The IPC Podcast LIVE #207: OUR Top Five John Williams Tracks (feat. Sci-Fi Symphony)

On this spectacular episode, Zac and Ben are once again joined by Dominic Jones to continue the previous Top Five discussion, this time revealing their own favorite John Williams tracks, all while channeling IPC's sister program Sci-Fi Symphony. The guys take to listing off each of their top five picks and giving a listen to every single one. They also reveal the top rated John Williams tune from last week's episode, as chosen by you the listeners, and go on to hear from the man himself for the Quote of the Night. Furthermore, they take some time to discuss the newly released trailer for Captain Marvel and speculate how Carol Danvers, the Kree and the Skrulls will effect the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward. Listen for all that and more!

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The IPC Podcast LIVE #206 | Top Five John Williams Tracks - Part I

On this episode Zac and Ben are joined by longtime friend and IPC patron Jake Damon for another epic Top Five episode. This time around they discuss the "Top Five John Williams Tracks", ranking the works of one of the greatest and most beloved composers of all time. The guys tackle a large assortment of intriguing lists submitted by loyal listeners, featuring tracks from loads of classic films, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park, plus Jake rounds it all out by revealing his list on air. Furthermore they touch on some big superhero news, including Henry Cavill's rumored departure from the Superman role, a new teaser for Daredevil: season three, and Zac & Ben share a brief, spoiler-free review of Iron Fist: season two. Listen for all that and much more!

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John Powell Shares Video From 'Solo' Scoring Session

By: Benjamin Hart

Solo: A Star Wars Story is now out in theaters, and one of the standout aspects of the film is it's unique musical score, created largely by composer John Powell.

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Pablo Hidalgo & John Powell Discuss 'Solo' On 'The Star Wars Show'

By: Benjamin Hart

Today another episode of The Star Wars Show dropped after a week on hiatus. Hosts Andi Gutierrez and Anthony Carboni are back with a bang(and beards) with a very special episode.

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Watch Corey Dee Williams' "Cloud City Funk REMIX" Video From Star Wars Celebration & Dragon Con

By: Dominic Jones

Last year Corey Dee Williams (son of Lando Calrissian actor Billy Dee Williams) and his music project Three Dee Nucleus debuted a new song called Cloud City Funk and shot a video for it at Star Wars Celebration.  The video showed costumed fans dancing to the song and featured appearances from Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Ray Park, and (of course) Billy Dee Williams.  Now Corey and Three Dee Nucleus have released a remixed version of the song and a new video to go with it.  The new video features more footage shot at Star Wars Celebration 2017, as well as Dragon Con 2017.  Check it out below,

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John Powell Reveals Tracklist For 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Soundtrack Album

By: Dominic Jones

Solo: A Star Wars Story composer John Powell has given fans a new little teaser about the film in the form of the track listing for the soundtrack which will be available the day of the film's release.  Powell posted the the listing on his Facebook page, along with a link to pre-order it.  Among the song titles are "Flying With Chewie", "Lando's Closet", "Good Thing You Were Listening," and the final track "Dice and Roll."  The first track on the soundtrack, titled "The Adventures of Han", is the new theme that legendary Star Wars composer John Williams contributed to the film.

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Lucasfilm Releases "Scoring The Last Jedi: a 360 VR Experience" on YouTube

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm has released a new behind the scenes featurette about the making of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the official Star Wars YouTube channel.  The featurette focuses on the creation of the musical score for the film and features interviews with composer John Williams and writer/director Rian Johnson.  What sets this featurette apart from the rest is that it is a 360 VR experience, giving fans a unique look around the recording studio during the scoring sessions and the films sets during production.  The experience can be seen using your computer, your phone, or a VR headset that you load your phone into.  You can check it out for yourself below,

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Video: F-105's "Desert Planet"

By: Dominic Jones

Our friends in the band F-105 have released a new music video for their song "Desert Planet."  The song was inspired by Star Wars as well as the beginning stage of the heroes journey in general.  The video intercuts footage of the band performing with clips from all nine live action Star Wars movies as well as the animated series Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  Check out the video below,

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Remastered Editions Of The Original Six Star Wars Soundtracks To Be Released May 4th

John Williams conducts the London Symphony Orchestra
during the recording of Star Wars(A New Hope)'s musical score.

By: Benjamin Hart

If you love the music of Star Wars (who doesn't?), this year's Star Wars Day will be an extra special one! Today, Lucasfilm and Disney Music Group announced that the soundtracks for the original six Star Wars films will re-released on May the 4th, 2018.

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John Powell Has Begun Scoring 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'

By: Benjamin Hart

We're now just over 70 days away from the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, and the behind the scenes teasers are beginning to reflect our closer proximity to the premiere. John Powell, who will be composing the score for Solo, did a little teasing himself today, along with director Ron Howard.

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Rian Johnson Shares Behind The Scenes Video Of John Williams Conducting 'The Last Jedi' Score

By: Benjamin Hart

Today has been a momentous day for the cast and crew of Star Wars: The Last Jedi after learning that their film has received four Oscar nominations. The Last Jedi was nominated in the categories of Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects, in addition to Best Original Score. Legendary composer John Williams now has a grand total of 51 Academy Award nominations thanks to Episode VIII.

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'A New Hope' 40th Anniversary Vinyl Soundtrack Announced

By: Benjamin Hart

Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Records have announced that the soundtrack for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope will be re-released in a special vinyl box set later this year, in accordance with the film's 40th anniversary.

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Video: F-105's "Rebel Girl"

By: Dominic Jones

Our friends in the band F-105 have released a new music video for their song "Rebel Girl."  The song was inspired by the heroines of Star Wars and the video intercuts footage of the band performing with clips from all eight live action Star Wars movies as well as the animated series Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  Check out the video below,

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