John Williams Says He's Finally Done Composing For The STAR WARS Saga

John Williams Says He's Finally Done Composing For The STAR WARS Saga

After 41 years of composing for the franchise, legendary composer, John Williams has disclosed that Star Wars: Episode IX will be his final foray into the saga.

By Nebula - Mar 04, 2018 02:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: KUSC
John Williams is one of, if not the most famous composers in the world thanks to his creating such iconic movie scores as Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Jaws, ET: The Extra Terrestrial, Superman: The Movie. The list could go on and on, but perhaps his most well-known compositions were that of the Star Wars saga.

In a recent interview with Los Angeles radio station KUSC, Williams revealed that he may be finally retiring from the Star Wars saga, after Episode IX:

J.J. Abrams is preparing one now that I will hopefully do next year for him. It will round up the series of nine that will be quite enough for me. Disney will take it further and they will probably continue on to do Star Wars for decades. So I think it’s all good.


Williams has been attached to this franchise for 41 years, starting all the way back in 1977 with Star Wars: A New Hope, and has composed for every single movie in the saga, with the exception of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which was composed by Michael Giacchino. The upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story will also be scored by John Powell and not Williams, though he will be writing its theme, as he revealed in late 2017:

The present plan is that I’m writing a theme for Han Solo, and John Powell is going to write the score, which he’ll do brilliantly. What I will do is offer this to John, and to [director] Ron Howard, and if all parties are happy with it, then I will be happy. John [Powell] will complete the score. He will write all the rest of the themes and all of the other material, which I’m going to be very anxious to hear.

At 86 years old, having won multiple Academy Awards as well as currently being nominated for his work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Williams departure from the franchise will be the end of an era.

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Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 3/4/2018, 2:43 PM
I suppose it makes sense for Williams to stop Star Wars films at some point. It may as well be at the end of the saga.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 3/4/2018, 2:44 PM
But knowing Disney they won't leave well enough alone. They'll try and drag the main saga out for another 3 films.
Saga
Saga - 3/4/2018, 3:16 PM
No one can replace him



NO ONE
dracula
dracula - 3/4/2018, 5:21 PM
@Saga - perfect replacement
Saga
Saga - 3/4/2018, 5:26 PM
@dracula - compared to williams??? MEDIOCRE!
dracula
dracula - 3/4/2018, 6:16 PM
@Saga - Well the only composer I can think of that comes to William's level is Danny Elfman, and his style would not fit Star Wars, and Han Zimmer has a pretty great resume, Lion King, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Sherlock Holmes, most of nolan's movies. He has done some pretty great scores
StormXmen123
StormXmen123 - 3/4/2018, 8:34 PM
@Saga - other composer for Star Wars Rebels (and I believe he worked on clone wars) would be great for the films.

The latest season 4 episodes have had great orginal music. Then there is Sabines and Thrawns theme. He mixes the classic John Williamson feel but brings in other influences/instruments; the Sabine has an Eastern quality while Thrawns has an organ.
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 3/4/2018, 3:52 PM
His Superman score is still my favorite out of all movie scores.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 3/4/2018, 4:07 PM
@blitzkreg - I’d have to go with either the Imperial March or Jurassic Park Theme but Superman is close behind
TomSolo
TomSolo - 3/4/2018, 6:07 PM
@Ha1frican - Great choices. I also really enjoy the love theme in Empire. Painful and beautiful. Williams at his best.

Also, the Emperor's theme in Jedi.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 3/4/2018, 4:06 PM
Just please do Indiana Jones 5... I’d love for him to keep doing Star Wars but there’s more than enough material to base a dozen more film scores on for whoever comes along next the style is set enough that it doesn’t really need to be him for it to still be Star Wars
DaHyro
DaHyro - 3/4/2018, 4:18 PM
Half the SW fanbase to Johnson

My Uncle sent that to me lmao. Hope they use Giacchino after Williams retires from the franchise
Fogs
Fogs - 3/5/2018, 8:10 AM
What a coincidence, some folks are done watching it as well!
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 3/6/2018, 9:38 AM
First this:

Then this:

And also this:
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