Our Star Wars Day celebration will include performances of John Williams conducting music from both Star Wars: A New Hope as well as the final film in the main series, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As a complement, we'll also hear music of the 19th Century musical trailblazer, Richard Wagner, whose innovations in musical dramatization represented by his epic Ring Cycle of operas (which we will hear in a "symphonic synthesis" made by conductor Lorin Maazel), would lay the foundation for the cinematic style perfected by Williams in his music for the Star Wars films.
In the meantime, enjoy these documentary features from over the years on Williams and the music of Star Wars.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.
