Star Wars IV

The music in Star Wars IV has many of the characteristics of the Classic Hollywood Film Score. There are leitmotifs for several characters and places, such as a light romantic theme for Princess Leia, a daunting theme for the evil side of the force, and the memorable theme for Luke, which is actually the melody that eventually becomes the theme for the Star Wars films in general. Also music supports the action and emotional impact of the scenes in the film, for example a lot of sequencing complements the fight scenes. Also, the film features almost wall to wall music. The main time that no music is featured is when the light sabers are being used and only their sound can be heard. The majority of the music in the film is also underscoring, which uses the full extent of orchestral instruments.