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A New Hope medal ceremony without music is a tough watch

By Mark Newbold

January 2, 2023

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You’ve seen it a thousand times, felt your heart swell as our heroes receive their hard-earned medals and bask in the warmth of the adulation of their fellow Rebel warriors. Well, this might just make you look at that legendary moment slightly differently, as without the iconic music of John Williams, the Throne Room scene from A New Hope is….well, watch and judge for yourselves.

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Star Wars: A New Hope: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

Star Wars: A New Hope: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

Collector's Edition
Audio CD – Audiobook
Bmg/RCA Victor (Publisher)

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Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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You’ve seen it a thousand times, felt your heart swell as our heroes receive their hard-earned medals and bask in the warmth of the adulation of their fellow Rebel warriors. Well, this might just make you look at that legendary moment slightly differently, as without the iconic music of John Williams, the Throne Room scene from A New Hope is….well, watch and judge for yourselves.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmbcIxysL_M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Star Wars: A New Hope: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

Star Wars: A New Hope: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

Collector's Edition
Audio CD – Audiobook
Bmg/RCA Victor (Publisher)

Tags
A New Hope

ViaSarah Queenan

SourceStarWarssl

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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