Darth Vader’s ‘Imperial March’ Played as a Bach Fugue

Lori Dorn
April 13, 2026

Guitarist Lucas Brar, who previously filmed himself holding his guitar in 16 of the most stereotypical positions, performed “The Imperial March”, Darth Vader‘s ominous theme from Star Wars, in the classical style of a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach. This worked very well because they both have the same time signature of four beats per measure (4/4).

I Turned Darth Vader’s Theme into a Bach Fugue

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Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.