Show Notes
Endings are tough. But they tell us a lot about what a storyteller, or a company, values.
Guest Starring: Alexei Toliopoulos as George Lucas Patrick Tomasso as J.J. Abrams Josh Boerman as Bob Iger Andrew Levins as Adam Driver Christian Byers as Chris Terrio
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CLIPS Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker The Skywalker Legacy Charlie Rose’s 2015 Interview with George Lucas I will not be linking it on account of the foghorn. The Art of the Cut Episode 28: “Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker” Editor Maryann Brandon, ACE Happy Sad Confused: Oscar Isaac Vol. II
MUSIC Fanfare and Prologue from Star Wars Episode IX, Farewell & The Jedi Steps from Star Wars Episode VII - John Williams The Mandalorian - Ludwig Goransson
“Cut Trance”, “Screen Saver”, “Space Jazz”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Groove Grove”, “Clean Soul”, “Crypto”, “Monkey Spinning Monkeys”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Thunder Dreams”, “Magic Forest”, “Leaving Home”, “Martian Cowboy”, “The Chamber”, & “On The Shore” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) “Suspended Animation” & “It Ain’t Over Til The Bossa Nova” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com “Sneaky Snooper”, “Atlantis”, “Deep Space” & “Act Three” by Jason Shaw - Audionautix.com "In Somniloquy" by James Richardson (kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) “Mars” from Holst’s The Planets, as performed by USAF Heritage of America Band Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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