Understanding The Imperial March

There's a new Star Wars movie coming out soon, so we're looking at my favorite piece from the original trilogy: Darth Vader's theme, also known as the Imperial March. It's iconic, dramatic, and stunningly complex, blending urgent rhythms with powerful, stately melodies and some pretty fascinating chord choices to create a piece of music that tells you everything you need to know about who Darth Vader is without a single word.

Music by John Williams

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Last: https://youtu.be/zRlqkXkMM_Q
The Imperial March: https://youtu.be/4pwcsn0TU0Q
Chromatic Mediants video: https://youtu.be/BuQrGxyTeok
Periods (And Melodies) video: https://youtu.be/OEIk3bJtTNw

Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D7_G2FCRUk0bwHTmBajaw15PzAAdqwd0EBoolUYFh0c/edit?usp=sharing

SOURCES:
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars/dp/0793582083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512743275&sr=8-1&keywords=0793582083
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf2roj0D3WM&t=1s

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