The Phantom Menace - A Musical Introduction

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of George Lucas and John Williams on the Star Wars franchise and the entertainment industry.

In 1999, Star Wars and its music were about to change forever. In this introductory episode to the Phantom Menace and prequel trilogy, we discuss how George Lucas and composer John Williams had changed the entertainment industry with their genius, and how their work between trilogies is represented by what we see and hear on screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Star Wars
• film music
• George Lucas
• John Williams
• entertainment industry
• prequel trilogy

Keywords

• Star Wars
• The Phantom Menace
• George Lucas
• John Williams
• film music
• prequel trilogy
• 1999

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars

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