The official site posted 3 updates last week on the recording of the 'Revenge of the Sith' score in London. These updates include info on the scenes being scored, and those avoiding spoilers are advised NOT to read on.

Here are a few excerpts from the first article Con Anima posted last Tuesday, February 8th, which includes info on which character has the last line in the movie:

I'm a sucker for combat music. The complexity, adrenaline, and flurry of movements are the hallmark of my favorite John Williams compositions. I'm always partial to the busy strings that add the urgency to the music. In this case, they're portraying Obi-Wan's urgency, his decidedly unJedi-like panic at the maliciously manic buzz droids crawling over his vessel. When Anakin improvises a solution -- and Artoo-Detoo has a moment to shine -- the iconic "Rebel starship fanfare" plays on the brass.

For Episode III, the music appears for the baby Skywalker, played tenderly, fittingly for an early moment in Luke's life. And not far behind is the warm and inspirational sound of the Force theme, the music most associated with the guiding influence of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Anthony Daniels stopped by at the scoring session today. He pointed out to me a worthy point of trivia: the character with the last line of dialogue in Episode III is the very same that has the first line of dialogue in Episode IV. Yes, it's C-3PO... in the same set, nonetheless. How's that for bridging?

Excerpts from the second article An Energetic Start posted last Wednesday, February 9th, include more info on the duel between Anakin & Obi-Wan, and Grievous & Obi-Wan:

... as Lucas predicted, it was an energetic start, with music from the heart of the duel. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi swipe at each other with single-minded determination in their heated struggle. So focused are they that they ignore the volatile landscape surrounding them. The Mustafar refinery that they clamber and leap through serves only as an obstacle to their combat. They seem oblivious to the setting, except when one can use a steam pipe or gantry as an escape route or an advantage.

A very different flavor of combat is scored later in the day -- the knuckle-dusting brawl between General Grievous and Obi-Wan Kenobi. To keep the orchestra in tempo with the music, a click track of quavers -- eighth notes -- ticks away relentlessly in the musicians' headsets. Grievous has the mass and speed to be dangerous -- it's like brawling a dexterous freight train. Obi-Wan barely holds his own, but when he lands his best punch, he has the weight of the orchestra behind him.

Aside from these standout combat pieces, there were other, more atmospheric cues heard as well. Including a quiet refrain that accompanies what is probably Darth Sidious' only moment of compassion ever recorded, played on chimes. "Think of it as church bells gone wrong," describes Williams.

The third article Finale posted last Thursday, February 10th, includes info on the music that will accompany the end credits:

With the end of Episode III serving double-duty as a finale to the entire saga, but also the end of the first trilogy, the end credits are slightly different this time around. They contain a major piece of music that otherwise has no place in Episode III.

After the fanfare of the main theme dies down, the glide of a harp segues into Princess Leia's theme, now indelibly associated with peacefulness of Alderaan, one of the closing worlds of Revenge of the Sith.

As the end credits are always a montage of multiple themes, this cue is not recorded as one piece. Rather, Williams isolates the sections. He picks up the piece around measure 58, where the new "Revenge of the Sith" dueling theme appears. This then segues into a surprise, and not an unwelcome one.

The article also has news of how a lucky fan got to see some of the recording of the score by simply asking Rick McCallum in his online chat last week.

Click on the links above to check out the full articles.