There is also a B-Theme of sorts, but ironically it's the first part of the track you hear in the song.
At 7:16 we transition back into some action-y music and we hear a nice big variation of the theme at 7:43 and then a doomy boomy variation at 7:51. At around 5:05 in the track we transition into a nice little dirge, where we hear a much more subtle variation of the track's main idea at 5:37. The main musical idea shows up again here in a much more bombastic context to make for some nice action music. At around 3:25 we transition into what I like to call the ROTS part, mostly because it reminds me of the steady war march that happens at the beginning of the track of the same name. When we first hear the theme, it's quiet, oozing in a sense. It's a three/four figure motif that moves from a D# down to a G, then jumps back up to a F# (roughly).
Right here is where we can hear the first instance of the overall theme for this planet. Next, we move onto Sorosuub Skirmish, the next track that features all original music by Gordy Haab (we'll cover the Original Trilogy B-Sides later). To me, it almost reminds me in it's use for how the Force Theme is used in the films, especially when it pops up in tertiary tracks. Walker Assault is this theme's main showcase track, and the track weaves this theme throughout accompanied by some bombastic Williams-esque action music, but we also hear it on this soundtrack in the tracks The Battle in the Clouds (2:31), Jundland Wastes (6:16), Rebel Resistance (2:57, 4:01, 4:48) The Graveyard of Giants (8:17, 8:31) and Jedi on the Battlefront (0:17). The track's main melodic idea is as follows: Battlefront Series Main Theme (0:39-0:52) Contrary to the title, the thematic material on this track permeates both of Gordy's Battlefront soundtrack and can be considered the series' main theme. The thematic material presented on this album is pretty straightforward, and due to the format Haab doesn't get too much of a chance here to weave in subtle motifs here and there. Let's start with our first track, Walker Assault. For Haab's first canon soundtrack release, we don't have to go too in-depth with our analysis, anyways. I'm no so I won't go as deep as he could go on a work like this. The layout of the soundtrack itself makes its themes easily identifiable and listenable, but for those who only have a surface idea of this soundtrack's potential, this topic is for you. I'm doing a series on the canon Star Wars soundtracks, and I figure I'd start at the beginning with Gordy Haab's Star Wars Battlefront.
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