Strong Songs

The Music of Star Wars: Andor

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Dec 16, 2022
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ANECDOTE

First Reaction To The Motif

  • Kirk Hamilton recounts first hearing the five-note motif and feeling his heart quicken upon rewatching Andor.
  • He realized early that Britell's music would be an evolving thread through the show's emotional arcs.
INSIGHT

A Different Star Wars Sound

  • Andor departs from the John Williams orchestral template by favoring strings and synths over fanfare brass.
  • Britell emphasizes evolving textures and a unified theme rather than Williams-style multiple leitmotifs.
INSIGHT

One Theme, Many Transformations

  • Nicholas Britell centers Andor on a single evolving four-chord, five-note theme rather than many fixed character leitmotifs.
  • That shifting theme unifies the season while allowing textures and keys to change with story and place.
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