The Star Wars Imperial March in a major key sounds bizarre and awful
4 May 2020, 10:46
![Star Wars in a major key](https://assets.classicfm.com/2019/34/star-wars-in-a-major-key-1566769469-large-article-0.jpg)
The most formidable and dark John Williams score of them all… but y’know, happy.
What’s the one guaranteed way to make one of the scariest forces in the whole universe a little less scary? Transpose John Williams' terrifying march into a major key, obviously.
So, as the world celebrates Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you), that’s what someone has done:
And if you want an in-depth analysis of the motifs of the Star Wars series, look no further >
As the user explains in the YouTube blurb, they have no music theory experience, and just fiddled about with the notes until they sounded happier.
We all feel a lot better about Darth Vader and the threat he presents to the universe now :)