In this reel Matt chats with film composer Ryan Rapsys about John Williams' score for The Empire Strikes Back. The second film of the original Star Wars trilogy. John Williams introduced the iconic Imperial March for the first time in this film score. Ryan explains the importance of collaboration with the director early in the filmmaking process and why a strong melody is vital in tapping into the emotions of an audience.

This reel contains excerpts of the score intended for analysis purposes only under the US code for fair use of copyright material.