The original soundtrack of the films were composed by John Williams and the music is famous all over the world. Talking about music, it is important that students learn the best original soundtracks of the films of all the times with their respective authors. This is an opportunity to introduce the topic and show the learners the songs. This is the general song of the films:
Then, we have the term leitmotif, which is a phrase or melodic cell that signifies a character, place, plot
element, mood, idea, relationship or other specific part of the film. It
commonly is used in modern film scoring as a device for mentally
anchoring certain parts of a film to the soundtrack. Of chief importance
for a leitmotif is that it must be strong enough for a listener to
latch onto while being flexible enough to undergo variation and
development.
Darth Vader, one of the most influential characters of the films, has a well-know leitmotif, called The Imperial March. It is based on the well known Funeral March from Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor and on Mars, the Bringer of War by Gustav Holst. Compare both of them is a great idea to amplify the musical knowledge of your students.This theme is so famous that the best orchrestras performed it. This is an example of it; the Prague Orchrestra playing the Imperial March. Students can watch the video and identify the different instruments which appear and classify them:
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