Day 345: Star Wars Piano

Star Wars Piano Medley

Star Wars Piano Medley

Although I’m now posting all of my Star Wars content to Lando’s ‘Stache, I couldn’t resist sharing the Ultimate Star Wars Medley here. It’s a brilliantly produced video featuring a supremely talented pianist covering five of the most popular Star Wars songs. The pianos themselves are also stars, as you’ll see in the video.

After watching this I was reminded of one thing: not everything in the prequels was awful, thanks to magic of John Williams’ music. Duel of the Fates is a classic Star Wars song and as arranged by Sonya Belousova, it fits perfectly into her medley below.

Day 71: Star Wars Music, Words

Reading and Listening to Star Wars

Reading and Listening to Star Wars

For lunch today I read The Last Command, the final book in the Thrawn Trilogy, and listened to a Star Wars playlist on Spotify. I struggled to get into this book when I first started it; I felt that I’d waited too long after reading the first two. I even thought that it might join the list of books that I start but don’t finish.

Thankfully, things picked up around the 100-page mark and I can see why this trilogy by Timothy Zahn is so well-regarded by Star Wars fans. He captured a lot of the spirit from the original trilogy while introducing new and exciting characters; so much so that sometimes the original characters (Luke, Han, Leia, Lando, Chewie, Threepio, and Artoo) seem stale in comparison. Thrawn, in particular, is a stellar bad guy in the Star Wars universe. I’m nearly done with the book and I’m curious to see how it all ends.

One thing that’s been consistently good throughout the Star Wars series? John Williams. I listened to the music from the films (yes, even the prequels) as I read each book in this trilogy. Reading and listening to Star Wars might not be as mind-blowing as the films, but it’s the best we can do for now … at least until December.