Filmland - A Musical History of Star Wars

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So, Star Wars is in the news again as we barrel towards The Last Jedi- the middle film of the new trilogy.  Given that Star Wars is suddenly a trending topic worth capitalizing on I thought I’d take on one of the strangest corners of the Star Wars universe: the musical history of Star Wars.  I’m not talking about the film soundtracks, though there is a soundtrack on this list but we’ll get there.  

I’m instead talking about the way Star Wars has come up in geeky and popular music throughout the past 40 years since its inception.  The truth of the matter is that Star Wars is THE multi-media nerd juggernaut and always has been, eclipsing all others in its field and that includes spreading into the world of hit songs, nerd rap, parody music, and viral musical phenomena.   I’m sure we’ll see more of this as the new trilogy continues on but for now let’s dig into the bizarre musical history of Star Wars.

Week of Review - Bat Bits

Edited by Robert Beach

Day 2 of our first Week of Review, folks, celebrate my continued dedication to a self-appointed task transcending the bounds of reasonability and self-preservation. If you missed the first installment and are thus literally adrift, here’s the deal: Week of Review is retrospective series where I spend 5-7 installments going over a bunch of entries in a given subject. This opening week’s topic is Batman on TV, building up to the Gotham season 2 premiere a week from yesterday. The first installment dealt with the massively popular Adam West Batman show from the ‘60s (the first major introduction to Batman that most people had).

Today, I’m covering the awkward 30-year gap between Batman ’66 and Batman the animated series.  There were animated Batman shows during this period, but none of them are really worth a full in-depth analysis. Additionally, I’ll be using this sequence to touch on Batman’s role in a few other DC series where he was prominently featured, yet the show wasn’t part of his mythos. Also, this article will be in list format because I refuse to limit Week of Review to a set format or structure for each installment.