The Music that Made Star Wars

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May the 4th is today and May the force be with you! While Star Wars is certainly a film series, a book series, multiple tv shows, and many other things, the Star Wars experience certainly is very different without its amazing music. Everyone can hum the "Duuh Duuh da da da Duuh Duuh da da da Duuh Duuh dun-dun-dun-duuuuh..." and it's been stuck in everyone's heads forever. Well, that's thanks to Star Wars' music composer, John Williams.
John Williams is a seasoned veteran when it comes to making music for films. Even if you're not a huge fan of Star Wars he may have scored the music for your favorite film. His catalogue includes films like Jaws, Harry Potter, E.T., and at least one hundred more films. He did the music for the 9 Star Wars saga movies although he claims he's never actually seen one in its entirety. It seems that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is also the last Star Wars entity to actually have the music composed by him although it is unlikely that the iconic music will be dropped.
While John Williams may have composed the music for the original trilogy and the whole saga, he did not compose the music for any of the stand alone films. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) was composed by Michael Giacchino and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) was composed by John Powell which shows what's in store for Star Wars' future. Now that the saga is over, they're not sticking to one composer. The future for Star Wars is uncertain. Although The Mandelorian (2019) is an ongoing series, both the saga has ended and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) has ended today.

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