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As an adult, I’ve not been a big re-watcher of movies, or re-reader of books for that matter. Once is usually enough. Sometimes, if I really like a movie, I’ll see it twice in a movie theater. As an adult, I saw both Good Will Hunting and Barbie twice on the big screen.
As a kid, I watched a few movies five or more times. Other than Star Wars, they were all musicals:
Sound of Music (1965)
Stars Wars (the original 1977 film)
Grease (1978)
Hair (1979)
For the musicals, I also bought the soundtrack albums, so I could listen to them over and over, and act them out with my neighborhood friends. I remember fights over whose turn it was to be Liesl (from Sound of Music) and whose brother could be roped into playing her Nazi boyfriend Rolf. Unfortunately, nobody in the neighborhood had a gazebo, so we had to act that one out by jumping on and off living room sofas. (I am 16… going on 17…thud)
For Star Wars, I bought the sheet music for the main theme by the great John Williams and learned to play it on the piano. I still have it.
Has a more perfect movie theme ever been composed? Are you really even GenX if this piece of music doesn’t give you at least a couple of goosebumps?
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
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John Williams is brilliant. I have seen Star Wars more than 5 times. Also The Fellowship of the Ring. Fun story about The Sound of Music.
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So true, he’s a living legend, now 92! Thanks for reading and commenting Laurie. 😄
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Star Wars… I remember watching it in the theater as a kid and just being gobsmacked…
We grew up on the sound of music. I felt bad for my buddy when we backpacked through Europe. We were in Salzburg and I dragged him in the sound of music tour. Hey, how many time will I ever be in Salzburg? Had to go.
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You had to! Totally. (At least you didn’t make him spin you around Salzburg as Rolf.) Star Wars really changed movies, didn’t it?
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He kind of questioned my manhood when I suggested we go on the tour, but I didn’t care. And yes… Star Wars did change movies. That was more of an experience than a movie.
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The main theme is an absolute classic, but I love “the imperial march” as well!
The crowd is cheering at the first few notes!
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Agree! That one is goosebump-inducing too. Good vs Evil
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