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Comparing the main title to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during the third quarter of 2015 (when this interview was conducted), Penn discovered the theme shares many structural characteristics of a mainstream hit.Īnd while the same can be said of a few other movie themes in the post-George Lucas landscape (Williams' film compositions in particular), the Star Wars main title is especially built to "reinforce the theme's primary hook/payoff in the listener's head." According to Penn, the theme is "arguably the most recognizable and iconic theme in cinema history." And that's not simply a function of the film's popularity bolstering the music.
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