We’re straying off topic, but I didn’t say anything about the Yavin Throne Room March relating to the Imperial March. I just said they didn’t use the Imperial March - they used the Yavin Throne Room March which is based on the Force theme.
For clarity, the Binary Sunset cue is the Force theme. That is what the Yavin Throne Room March is based on after the fanfare you referenced.
Williams identifies Luke’s theme as one in the same with the main Star Wars theme. Example: it’s played the first time we see Luke (while ain’t Beru calls for him before the purchase of the droids).
It seems like we both have an appreciation of Williams’ Star Wars score. I highly recommend checking out David W. Collins’ podcast, The Soundtrack Show. He’s done several episodes diving into the scores of ANH and ESB.
Here’s a link to the first ANH episode. I learned a ton from this as David is a huge Star Wars fan and an extremely gifted musician. He also sources tons of interviews with Williams and Lucas to give more depth to the analysis. He did a similar series on another podcast years ago, but this is much more enjoyable.
To bring it back on topic - Williams’ Batuu theme is great. Weren’t there rumors of Michael Giachinno collaborating on additional music for the land, similar to how they worked together for Star Tours?
