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What Makes the 'Star Wars' Theme So Epic? A Technical Breakdown

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Ever since Star Wars: A New Hope scrolled onto screens in 1977, the series' epic main title has been playing on repeat in the brains of nerds around the globe.

Seriously, it's impossible to think about Star Wars without the theme music bursting into your head, and a sense of victory-against-the-odds swelling through your chest.So why is that?

We spoke with David Penn, founder and editor-in-chief of Hit Songs Deconstructed (an essential source for hit songwriting trends and analysis), for an expert musicologist's look into why John Williams' main title for Star Wars is one of the most successful (a disco version actually topped the Hot 100 for two weeks in 1977), identifiable and enduring movie themes of all-time.According to Penn, the theme.

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