Duel of the Fates

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Duel of the Fates is the climactic lightsaber battle from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, featuring Jedi against the Sith and underscored by John Williams’ iconic choral score.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score cue
musical composition
associatedMedium film
soundtrack album
associatedWithCharacter Anakin Skywalker (symbolic association)
linked to: Anakin Skywalker

Darth Maul
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Qui-Gon Jinn
associatedWithFaction Jedi Order
Sith
composer John Williams
composerRole John Williams – composer and conductor
linked to: John Williams
countryOfOrigin United States
createdFor Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
criticalReception widely acclaimed by film music critics
fanReception considered one of the most iconic Star Wars themes
featuredIn Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
firstAppearance 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
franchise Star Wars
genre choral music
film score
orchestral music
hasChoralTextSource adapted from a Celtic poem translated into Sanskrit-like phonetics
hasMotifType battle theme
hasTitleLanguage English
influenced subsequent Star Wars action cues
inUniverseContext conflict between Jedi and Sith
keyCharacteristic minor mode emphasis
label Sony Classical (soundtrack release)
linked to: Sony Classical
languageOfLyrics Sanskrit-inspired pseudo-language
medium motion picture soundtrack
notableFor association with Darth Maul
intense choral writing
use in climactic battle sequence
partOf Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack)
partOfSeries Star Wars prequel trilogy score
recordedForDistributor 20th Century Fox
recordedForStudio Lucasfilm
recursIn Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (score motifs)
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (score motifs)
releaseYear 1999
sceneFunction underscores the climactic three-way duel
tempoCharacteristic fast and driving
textureCharacteristic dense orchestral and choral texture
usedInLocation Theed power generator complex
linked to: Theed power complex
usedInMarketing trailers for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
usedInSceneType lightsaber duel
usesInstrument choir
orchestra

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Qui-Gon Jinn participatesIn Duel of the Fates
podrace on Tatooine musicCue Duel of the Fates (partially used in surrounding sequences)
linked to: Duel of the Fates
Johnny Williams notableWork Duel of the Fates
Theed power generator complex featuredIn Duel of the Fates sequence
linked to: Duel of the Fates