New Willow The series on Disney+ has been an interesting experience to say the least. While the original film certainly fell short Star Wars or Indiana Jones when it comes to its fan base, it definitely qualifies as a Lucasfilm cult classic. For years, there has been an interest in seeing a Willow continuation. This meant that many people were still excited about the new show, but there is no denying that many could have gotten something very different from what they expected. And one of the biggest changes the show has brought has come in the music.
While the show’s music is very well composed by Xander Rodzinski and uses the classic James Newton Howard movie theme, the show also contains a significant amount of modern rock music. Most of it is in the credits of each episode, but occasionally pop music finds its way into the show.
I had the opportunity to speak with the writer, executive producer and noted Willow fan Jon Kasdan after the show ended and asked him about the decision to use these needle drops. Kasdan said he knew the election would be divisive, but he sensed the tone Willow it lent itself to a little rock ‘n’ roll. He said…
We knew it was going to be divisive. One of Willow’s gifts as this non-Star Wars thing is that we felt there was the freedom to experiment. And it was an experience that we were really looking forward to because so much of the spirit of the show that we wanted had this old-fashioned, youthful, rock n’ roll energy.
Jon Kasdan has already written Halo: A Star Wars Story and in our conversation he explained that this film was perhaps a little more restrictive, precisely because there was so much Star Wars story to manage Willow Because it’s only one movie, it just gave him, as a writer, the freedom to do more for the Disney+ sequel series, because less was set in stone.
the music inside Willow goes many places. We get covers of popular songs like ‘Enter Sandman’ and ‘Black Hole Sun’, as well as original covers of classics like the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ and Dire Straits’ ‘Money For Nothing’. The mood of rock music goes beyond the music itself. Warwick Davis’ Willow looks like an old metalhead with long hair.
while the original Willow The film certainly doesn’t include pop music like the show does, so perhaps it’s not that hard to figure out where the idea came from. Kasdan explained that while he’s not on the show, it was Val Kilmer’s performance in the film that set the tone. for the show. Kilmer is clearly enjoying himself as Madmartigan and the show wanted to maintain that vibe. Kasdan continues…
Valley [Kilmer] it really set the tone for all of us. Madmartigan’s performance and this character set a precedent because, yes, there is a certain looseness in this particular fantasy universe, which can allow you to spice up a moment with some contemporary music. It was something we wanted to try, and were excited about, and I think it worked for just as many people as it didn’t.
As Kasdan says here, not everyone liked the decision to add modern music. While reviews were mostly positive about her new show, fans were lukewarm at best. For fans looking for a purer sword and sorcery show, the new Willow the series was absolutely not that. But for others, the music made the show even more fun. I guess we’ll see which side he was right when we find out Willow gets a season 2.
Source: Cinemablend
