Letter to Mr. Williams

Dear Mr. John Williams:

I am writing this letter under the speculation that takes place in my mind after a long day filled with decongestants. As with many other fans of your work I am eagerly awaiting your work that will be released this coming May with the final chapter of the Star Wars Trilogy. As my friends and I have discussed you need to include the following things:

1) We know Vader is coming so first of all, let's tone down on his theme, keep it subtle, (think the end titles to Episode I). But when Anakin ceases to be, and rises anew as Vader with or without the armor give me that Dum Dum Dum Dum Dah Dum Dum Dah Dum as loud and bombastically as you possibly can (think the Emperor's arrival at the begging of the second act of Jedi).

2)Let's tone down on recycling the music from the previous installments. We all know you did it in Episode II. That was a great action scene that could have had awesome music, but instead you put in those running mallets from Episode I again.

3)And this one is most important of all. When it comes to that moment that every Star Wars fan has been waiting for, the one that has been speculated since 1977 (need I really say more as to which moment we're talking about?). I want you to give it all you got. I want you to come out of that scoring session feeling like Obi-Wan does on the screen. I want everything you've put into these scores and put it together in the best way you can. Don't leave out the Duel of the Fates, don't leave out the Force Theme, and please please please don't leave out the Emperor's Theme.

I wish to leave you with one final note. You've been doing these movies for almost 30 years now. You made this movie for me. My Original Trilogy CD have been listened too so much that they're starting to wear thin (no joking here folks, they actually are the thinnest CDs in my collection). It seems you've always had a Star Wars movie to look forward to so don't let this one slip by. This is is man, the big one, the final one. Make it count.

Sincerely,

-Ken Carden