The Music of Star Wars: The Acolyte

August 06, 2024 - 06:00 PM

Pulitzer Prize-winning and Emmy- and Grammy-nominated composer Michael Abels joins our guest host, music journalist Jon Burlingame, to discuss the music of “Star Wars: The Acolyte.” The music for the series was a massive undertaking, made even more formidable by the knowledge that every cue would be compared to the work of legendary composer John Williams. But as a longtime fan of “Star Wars,” Abels jumped into the project eagerly.

MOVIE STUDIO

Lucasfilm

DIRECTOR

Leslye Headland

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Michael Abels

Synopsis

An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems…

Sound Credits

Angela Ang ... Dialogue and ADR Editor

Chelsea Body ... foley mixer

David Chrastka ... Sound Effects Editor

Brian Chumney ... Supervising Sound Editor

Ryan Cota ... Dialogue and ADR Editor

Jessey Drake ... Sound Effects Editor

Jessica Engel ... post production sound accountant

Sandra Fox ... foley artist

Chris Frazier ... Sound Effects Editor

Jack Heeren ... foley mixer

Kevin Jung ... Foley Recordist

Goro Koyama ... foley artist

Dorothy Hyunjung Lee ... Assistant Re-Recording Mixer

Colton Maddigan ... Foley Recordist

Larry Oatfield ... Foley Editor

Kimberly Patrick ... Sound Designer

David Peifer ... Digital Editorial Support

Kevin Schultz ... foley mixer

Dee Selby ... Foley Editor

Sarah Shaw ... Assistant Supervising Sound Editor

Aiden Smith ... Engineering Services

Kelly Stewart ... 1st Assistant Sound / boom operator

Doug M. Thomas ... apprentice sound editor

Stephen Urata ... Re-Recording Mixer

Bonnie Wild ... Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew Wood ... loop group mixer

Diaz Henry-Salmon ... sound trainee

Judi Lee-Headman ... production sound mixer

Andrew Simmons ... first assistant sound: second unit

Adrienne Taylor ... boom operator

Alec Taylor ... second assistant sound

David Traill ... 2nd Assistant Sound

Fernanda Domene ... adr mixer

Louis Chaleyer-Gray ... sound trainee

Liam Cotter ... boom operator

Russell Edwards ... sound mixer 2nd unit dailies

Phil Hartley ... music playback operator

Alan MacFeely ... production sound mixer 2nd Unit: additional

Tom Pallant ... First Assistant Sound: Second Unit Dailies

Scott Theakston ... Digital Editorial Support

Francisco Frial ... adr mixer

Jenna Dalla Riva ... foley recordist

Brian Magrum ... adr mixer

John Raffaele III ... adr recordist

Kaitlin Whiteman ... adr studio manager: Soundtrack Boston

Original Soundtracks