What is the definition of “Star Wars music”? Maybe, to paraphrase Jimmy Carter, you just know it when you hear it. Most people would answer by pointing to the man who invented and canonized this unique subgenre: John Williams, composer of nine Star ...

Over the decades, “Star Wars” fans have become familiar with the iconic “Imperial March,” which debuted in 1980 in “The Empire Strikes Back” (as Darth Vader stood on the bridge of his ship, contemplating his obsessive and unceasing search for ...