Monday, March 3, 2008

Star Wars meets Saul Bass

I was recently chatting with a childhood chum of mine about Star Wars, and we agreed that one of the things that makes the film timeless is the orchestral score, composed and conducted by the brilliant John Williams. Just for a moment, imagine Star Wars with a cheesy 70s synth soundtrack - it could have just as easily gone that way, especially with the budget pressure George Lucas was under from the studio.

This, however is just plain brilliant -



If you're unfamiliar with the work of Saul Bass, he's got a wiki here. And if you're looking for some of these groovy fonts, they can be found here.

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1 comment:

James Diggs said...

lol, yes your right- that was brilliant!