If I’m being honest, I think it’s one of Williams’ best pieces of work, so hearing a new take is wonderful. I’m immediately aching for a studio version so I can endless compare the two.
You can feel the pain of the pair’s forbidden love, it almost hurts to hear it. If the original sounded sweet and beautiful, this new piece sounds more bittersweet. The new composition sees the violin having more time to lament over the darkness coming for the star-crossed pair. RELATED: Indigenerd Wire: Preserving Navajo Language Through STAR WARS How can you top perfection? Well if you’re John Williams, you create a new arrangement of the piece, giving it new life.
It’s a completely gorgeous piece with sweeping themes of ultimate romance and darkness lingering beneath it all. Regardless of your feelings on the Star Wars prequel trilogy, one of the best aspects of the films was the love theme between Padmé and Anakin, “Across the Stars”. On November 6th, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performed with Lang Lang and the Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Manfred Honeck and together they debuted a work of beauty. What is Star Wars without John Williams and his incredible music? Unfortunately fans will soon find out after Williams retirement from the franchise following the release of Star Wars: Episode IX.
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