Star Wars: The Force Awakensdebuted during special previews last night, and its reception has been through the roof. For the most part, the movie didn’t disappoint. And one of the key factors in selling this nostalgia train home was the new score from composerJohn Williams, who has created the music for all 7 movies. Plenty of fans are still charged up, queuing back into line to watch it again. To help the wait that second time around, we have the full soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens for you to listen to right here.
John Williamshas created 23 new tracks for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Things kick off with Main Titles and The Attack on Jakku. There are several mildSPOILERSlittered throughout this track list so be mindful if you’re waiting until later in the weekend to watch this rousing sequel. Other tracks include The Scavenger, Rey Meets BB-8, Rey’s Theme, The Rathtars, The Starkiller and Han & Leia. Everything comes to an end with the track titled The Jedi Steps and Finale.
Earlier in the week, we got to see a 7 minute video aboutJohn Williamsand his new musical creation, which was part of an extended segment from60 Minutes' piece onStar Wars: The Force Awakens. The featurette includes directorJ.J. Abrams, who says that this music will surely be studied by fans long after the movie hits theaters. Here, we also get to watchJohn Williamscompose some of the score. Abrams says that having a composer likeJohn Williamsis almost like “cheating” because he “writes feelings.” We get to see a few snippets of footage from the movie, but it’s all scenes we’ve been given before, except for one new one. This video offers a tiny glimpse at a never-before-seen moment featuring Rey and the ball droidBB-8. J.J. goes onto adds that this part of the entire process may be the most “surreal,” since he grew up listening toJohn Williams. you’re able to watch the sneak peek below.
Star Wars: The Force Awakenswill introduce three new heroes into theStar Warsuniverse,John Boyega’s Finn,Daisy Ridley’s Rey andOscar Isaac’sPoe Dameron, along withAdam Driver’s villainous Kylo Ren.Mark Hamill(Luke Skywalker),Harrison Ford(Han Solo) andCarrie Fisherare also reprising their iconic roles from the original trilogy, although very little is known about their characters. TheStar Wars: The Force Awakenssupporting cast includesDomhnall Gleesonas General Hux,Lupita Nyong’oas Maz Kanata,Gwendoline Christieas Captain Phasma, andAndy Serkisas Supreme Leader Snoke.
J.J. Abramsis directing from a screenplay he co-wrote withLawrence KasdanandMichael Arndt.Kathleen Kennedy,J.J. Abramsand Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason D. McGatlin serving as executive producers.Star Wars: The Force Awakenswill be followed by the first spinoff,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, arriving on June 13, 2025.Star Wars: Episode VIIIis slated for release on June 13, 2025, withStar Wars Anthology: Han Solo Moviearriving on August 01, 2025 andStar Wars: Episode IXpremiering sometime in 2019. Take a listen to the full soundtrack. And then watch asJohn Williamscomposes some of this exciting new music.
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