Episode 13 with Lisa Neher: “Luke and Leia”
03/19/23 • 118 min
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
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
Previous Episode
Episode 12 with Aaron Lee: “Seit Gesunderhait” (“Farewell My Dear Parents”)
Composer Aaron Lee joins podcast host Arthur Breur to explore the Jewish Folk Song “Seit Gesunderhait” (“Farewell My Dear Parents”) and two of his own compositions, one of which uses “Seit Gesunderhait” as a component in the composition.
Melody: “Farewell My Dear Parents” (“Seit Gesunterhait Meine Liebe Eltern”)
- https://youtu.be/sbGSFE76tXg
- https://youtu.be/Jihe7hK_8Ro?t=166
- https://youtu.be/ShA9dYbl0vs
- https://loc.getarchive.net/media/farewell-my-dear-parents-jewish-folk-song-dab681
Composer / Songwriter: Traditional (?) Jewish Folk Tune
Duration: 1:08:24
- Intro and guest questions – 0:00
- Pre-discussion about “Farewell My Dear Parents” – 06:27
- Review of the melody – 17:15
- Aaron shares – 50:01
Guest Composer: Aaron Lee
- Website: https://www.musicoflee.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MusicOfLee
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-lee-a53a67191
Recorded: August 19, 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
Next Episode
Episode 14 with Tamsin Jones: “Innsbruck, Ich muss dich lassen”
Award-winning British composer Tamsin Jones joins the podcast to discuss the Renaissance choral work “Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen” by Heinrich Isaac, and shares two choral works of her own--one of which is inspired by and includes the melody from “Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen”.
Melody:“Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen”
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innsbruck,_ich_muss_dich_lassen
- https://youtu.be/rI712ZGflAQ
Heinrich Isaac (ca. 1450–1517)
Duration:
1:28:25
- Intro and guest questions – 0:00
- Pre-discussion about “Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen” – 13:46
- Review of the melody – 18:15
- Lisa shares – 1:03:28
Tamsin Jones
- Website: https://tamsinjones.co.uk/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamsinJones17
- Tamsin Jones: Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est (Chamber Choir Ireland, 2020): https://youtu.be/jwbwanPnT2g
- Melody from the Theme from Bagpuss: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxMXIVDkbqYQDLnQpLr1a1GwBwGbACmjoK
- Bagpuss (Playlist of Episodes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki_FGayUGDY&list=PLLhOnau-tupR9j5yizKawnOF7fLkDKL4e
- Arvo Pärt – Tintinnabuli: https://youtu.be/m6xEktSFhe0
- Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel: https://youtu.be/JxYZu9piR64
- Arvo Pärt – Für Alina: https://youtu.be/auD7AlDrHgI
- Arvo Pärt – Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten: https://youtu.be/TVZZgfXNFW8
- Arvo Pärt – Magnificat: https://youtu.be/TJ0cd15DZWg
- John Tavener – The Lamb: https://youtu.be/Jp1Eq4nfnKc
- John Tavener – Song for Athene: https://youtu.be/tK3bIQxMMEg
- Eric Whitacre conducts “Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine”: https://youtu.be/nsLiivVgxmM
- Mixolydian Mode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixolydian_mode
- Half Cadence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence#Half_cadence
- Wabi-sabi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi
- Tritone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone
October 21, 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:If you like this episode you’ll love
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