Show Notes
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that any criticism of J.J. Abrams’ work must discuss the Mystery Box. Check out Jon McCoy’s Episode IX Visual Sketchbook - it’s really fuckin cool! Also while you’re at it, Phil Saunders has also shared a heap of his work on the film with explanations of the process AND exact dates that really helped me piece together the timeline on this one.
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Guest Starring: Patrick Tomaso as J.J. Abrams Christian Byers as Chris Terrio Angus Truskett as Rian Johnson Josh Boerman as Bob Iger Abigail Nussbaum as Kathleen Kennedy Asher Elbein as Phil Saunders Grace Koh as Maryann Brandon Kobi Omenaka as Vincent Canby Jackson Ryan as Brian Hiatt Andrew Levins as Fredrick S Clarke (the Cinefantastique reviewer who hated Empire) The Great Jamie Tram as Kelly Marie Tran
CLIPS Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker The Mystery Box: JJ Abrams TED Talk The Skywalker Legacy David Fincher Interview Special: The Empire Podcast JJ Abrams Explains Why He Brought Back the Emperor in Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker - Geek Culture Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Audio Commentary James Earl Jones Recalls Luke I Am Your Father Guest Host Josh Gad Interviews Daisy Ridley - Jimmy Kimmel Live Daisy Ridley on Fan Theories - 2016 MTV Movie Awards J.J. Abrams Post Screening Panel Irvin Kershner & Gary Kurtz for The Empire Strikes Back
MUSIC Harper Rey: Gamechanger Theme Michael Giacchino: Alias Theme “Deadly Roulette”, “Enter the Maze”, “Rising Tide”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Hall of the Mountain King”, “Rollin At 5”, “Deep Haze”, “Divertissement”, “Floating Cities”, “Morgana Rides”, “Leaving Home”, “Halls of the Undead”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “SCP-x6x”, “Thunder Dreams”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Sauropod Spotting”, “The Chamber”, “Gymnopedie No 1.”, “Wisps of Whorls”, “Constance”, “Lost Frontier”, “Myst on the Moors” & “Clean Soul” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
“Suspended Animation” & “VHS Dreams” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
“Atlantis”, “The Great Unknown”, “Night Runner” & “Dark Mystery” by Jason Shaw - Audionautix.com
"Gravity" by James Richardson (kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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