What new can I say?

Rating: 1/10 (12 August 2016)

I guess I'll focus in this review on something I've always held as one of the best things about the Star Wars franchise: The soundtracks.
Every soundtrack through episode 1 to 6 have been super awesome. There have always been lots of recognizable melodies and harmonies in the tracks, something new and exciting. John Williams and George Lucas have been a really great combo when these pieces have become a reality. I believe really strongly this same kind of connection was not possible with Abrams and Williams. And maybe this fact contributed to this soundtrack being certainly the weakest of all the Star Wars soundtracks.
When I was watching the movie I felt the music was always pushed to the background, it had never enough room to carry the scene. And that was a shame because that has been the beauty of Star Wars: the music has played a big part carrying some big scenes, best of examples being the Binary Sunset.
What is the new super recognizable musical piece of this movie? There is no new "Duel of Fates" or "Across the Stars" in this movie. The most identifiable track is Rey's theme. I like to listen to it since there's something new there. But lots of other tracks miss that feeling of recognizability and originality. And I think that the lack of new things in the movie have contributed to this. When you have a new thing, you get inspired with experimenting what kind of music would suit this new world or new setting and have a good excuse to create an identifiable piece of music.
Overall the soundtrack is a bit boring and suffers from lack of inspiration. A good plot and new settings would have probably made the soundtrack more exciting. And of course it could have used a lot more room in the final mix.
And to conclude other things than the soundtrack, most of the nay guys out there have already said things I'd like to say about this film: It is unoriginal and uninspired and it's sad it was taken into this direction instead of creating something new.