I'm not going to post a recording, but feel free to follow along at home with your own copy, or search one up on YouTube, iTunes, the Classical Music Library, or Nexus Music Library! As usual, I suggest the Chicago/Solti recording... the trumpets are amazing, Herseth is so incredibly on the ball in that one!
Part I - Langsam. Schleppend.
Scene opens in the vast, deep emptiness of space. A beat-up looking pod soars by the camera, which follows it. Resistance spacecraft can be seen in the background, in orbit around the planet Liepzooine. The pod soars towards the planet, landing in the desert near a small farm.
[5th bar after rehearsal 4] Out of the farm comes Gustav Skywalker, a strapping young lad full of ambition, but too poor to make a name for himself in the galaxy. His dream is to join the Star Resistance and fight against the evil Empire. As he goes out into the farm to work, he begins to daydream about flying, fighting Imperial ships, and saving maidens. He phases in and out of being able to pay attention to his work, and glorious visions of space battles.
[Rehearsal 12] Gustav discovers the pod, which opens to reveal a small robot. The robot reveals to him that he has a message to deliver to Anti-Non Brucknobi. Gustav wonders if this will lead him on to an adventure, and travels with the robot through the early morning mist to meet Old Ant Brucknobi.
[Rehearsal 15] The robot tells Anti-Non that the Resistance is in dire trouble of losing the Viennescant system to the Empire. The Resistance representative, Princess Alma, asks if Anti-Non can return to them the power of Titan. Gustav asks what this is, and Anti-Non explains that Titan was the nickname of a famous fighter pilot that used to fight against the Empire before it was established, but hasn't been seen in years.
[Rehearsal 26] After much discouragement and warning about the evils of the Empire, Anti-Non finally decides to take Gustav with him and teach him the ways of the Composers' Guild, an ancient order that uses the craft of Muzyk as a source of power.
Part II - Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell.
Anti-Non and Gustav enter the main city of Mos Liepzig, where a Resistance outpost is taking recruits. Gustav is at first turned away, but Anti-Non vouches for him, and manages to persuade the recruiters to take him, using the mystical powers of Muzyk.
[Rehearsal 5] Anti-Non and Gustav board a Resistance ship, flying to the capital planet of Viennescant. Gustav is overwhelmed by all the people, the procedure, and the amount of stuff he's expected to know and do. He's also rather clumsy, and makes a fool of himself often.
[Rehearsal 16] Gustav, while trying to find the briefing room that will explain what he should do when they reach their destination, accidentally stumbles upon Princess Alma's quarters. Though she is timid at first, the two take to each other well, though they are both rather awkward and shy.
[Rehearsal 26] Gustav finally makes it to his briefing, and is taught some basic things about flying his own spaceship, since the Resistance is quite strapped for pilots. He then decides to seek out Anti-Non learn about Muzyk, and Anti-Non tells him they will begin his training when they touch down.
Part III - Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen.
When they arrive on Viennescant, Anti-Non takes ill, and passes away in his sleep that night. A funeral is held the next day, and while most people believe it was Brucknobi's old age that did him in, Gustav doesn't think someone that wise in the ways of Muzyk could die of natural causes.
[Rehearsal 5] Gustav notices some shady characters leaving the funeral, and decides to tail them through the city. They end up in a dingy pub, called Bernstein's. He orders a drink to look less conspicuous, but after taking a sip, passes out.
[Rehearsal 10] Anti-Non comes in a vision to Gustav, saying that the power of Titan belongs to anyone strong in the ways of Muzyk, and that by releasing his spirit, he is allowing Gustav to absorb the powers of the Titan into himself. He then tells Gustav to seek out Master Yogner as soon as he can, who will be able to oversee Gustav's training.
[Rehearsal 13] Gustav comes to his senses, and finds himself tied to a chair in the pub, with the shady characters all around. Through the powers of Muzyk, he manages to improvise a story to explain his being there, get them to untie him, and make a sneaky escape.
Part IV - Stürmisch bewegt
Gustav makes it back to base just in time, an Imperial Planet Render has come out of hyperspace accidentally and stumbled across the secret base at Viennescant. The Resistance decides to scramble as many fighters as they can spare, and take it down before it can make communications with the Emperor's flagship. Gustav, being a new trainee, is still given a small, cheap ship, because the Resistance simply doesn't have the numbers to deny even the newest recruits to take part in the battle.
[Rehearsal 15] Princess Alma seeks out Gustav before he lifts off, and tells him that she has taken a liking to him, and to be careful. Gustav cannot believe his luck, and is momentarily dumfounded, before realizing that there is a battle going on, and the fighters must be scrambled.
[Rehearsal 21] Gustav's squad takes off, flying into space. They arrive at the site of the battle, and are immediately intercepted by Wie-Fighters. Though Gustav has never flown before, he finds that with the power of Muzyk, outflying the Imperials is much easier than he expected.
[4 before Rehearsal 34] As Gustav is neck and neck with an enemy Wie-Fighter, he hears Anti-Non's voice in his head, telling him "Yes, Gustav Skywalker... you are the Titan they so seek." Gustav channels this power, and uses it to take out the Wie-Fighter. He then turns his focus on the Planet Render.
[Rehearsal 38] Gustav flies underneath the Planet Render's shield, and though it looks like he is lost in a firefight, he manages to neutralize the ship's generator with a well-placed torpedo, allowing the Resistance flagship to enter and dispose of the larger ship. Gustav's ship has undergone heavy damage, though, and is brought back to the surface, though no one has heard any correspondance from him. Fearing the worst, they open the helm.
[Rehearsal 45] Gustav is found in critical condition, and brought to the hospital. It is discovered that there is some shrapnel close to his heart, so the surgeons immediately get to work. It looks like he is alright, but one piece has lodged in too close to remove. As the surgeon tries as hard as he can, the barely conscious Gustav reaches out with Muzyk to give him the power he needs.
[Rehearsal 52] Gustav has recovered, and is awarded a medal for bravery by Princess Alma. The scene pans back up to space, and shows fireworks and Resistance ships flying past in jubilation. Cue the end credits.
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