I was talking about both, the music from “The Ring” (opera) and the music from “Star Wars”. Leitmotivs, from what I understand, are a melodic passage or phrase, they are like a sung word or words. They are associated with a specific character, situation, or element. I think it’s kind of like when you hear a jingle and you automatically associate that with something. They are a part of pretty much everything, opera, screenplays, movies, etc. that wants to be remembered.

About they pressure of the play, I also read in that letter that was written in NY Times, that at the end of the opera, Wagner did not come out and accept his applause. Like he didn’t care about what people thought, or how his opera was viewed, he just wanted to get his view out there. I also read that Wagner was a racist, sexist, and despicable person, so I believe him not caring is true.