Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
It ’s been nearly two full yr since we last see John Williams expand his canyon in a galaxy far , far away . Star Wars : The Force Awakenswelcomed the maestro back in grand fashion a decade after his work onRevenge of the Sith .
As the Skywalker saga continues , so too does Williams ’ magnum opus . Last December , Rogue One : A Star Wars Storybenched the American composer to add in serial starter Michael Giacchino . With their one - off story and first anthology film , Kathleen Kennedy & Co. broaden their euphony clue and had theStar TrekandUp!composer emergency - hit for the Mozart of space opera house .
Now Williams is at last back in the orchestra endocarp , and while we ’ll have to wait another couple months to hear the soundtrack in its entirety , the most recentThe Last Jeditrailer almost certainlyfeatured fresh cuesfrom John Williams ’ latest score - although possibly not any one specific track . Wecanconfirm that the laggard make use of the final track heard inThe Force Awakens,“The Jedi Steps . “While the much - anticipated trailer bring host to a wad of sounds ( often dead synced up with the images ) , there are several cues that bear Williams ’ signature brand .
First up is the harp glissando that features in every singleStar Wars(often as medicine during ‘ wipe ’ transitions).As if Williams himself is blink away to the hearing , that mystical chord plays before the first image seem . While Snoke ( Andy Serkis ) bellows out his monologue , we take heed a flickering of Williams ’ piano , which may very well be taken from one of his existing themes .
A choral cacophony lead into the Lucasfilm titles and a brand new theme . It ’s baleful and even darker than the famed “ Imperial March . ” The music brings in a minor - key line as Kylo Ren ( Adam Driver ) appears to take aim at his female parent .
remind the brass instrument . Once Poe Dameron ( Oscar Isaac ) hold over , the melodic theme brightens into something more optimistic:“We are the sparkle that ’ll light the attack that ’ll burn the First Order down . ” That exuberance does n’t last long , however , as Luke Skywalker ’s prefiguration - “ this is n’t going to go the direction you think”- muster the most fateful cue yet .
It ’s the laggard ’s only callback to a preexisting theme , and it rearranges the euphony first heard afterObi - Wan Kenobi ’s death . The tune has since become synonymous with the Force itself . As the red and black claim seem on covert , that seven - note air that framed Ben ’s death inA New Hopeblares out with more saturation than ever . It ’s an minatory and meet remnant to a trailer that teases the fate and likely treason of multiple type .
John Williams is back .
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