Writer and director of
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, revealed that people who purchase the home video release of the movie will have access to a "score only" version. This will be a cut of the film without any other additional noises or sound, like a silent movie except for John Williams' soundtrack.
Johnson revealed the new version of the Star Wars movie at South by Southwest during a Facebook Live Q&A session to promote the movie's release on Amazon Prime Video.
One thing that I'm really excited about with it that I really want to talk up, and this was something that I pushed for a way to do — it's a really special thing — we're going to have a 'music only' version of the movie.
Basically, we did a mix where there is no dialogue, no sound effects, no backgrounds — nothing but the score just playing at regular, perfect level. So you can watch it like a silent film just with John’s score. And I tell you, if you do this, it's incredible because you see the nuance that he rides the emotion of the scenes with. And just being able to just focus of that music…
In order to view the score-only version of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, you have to purchase the film from one of the many digital vendors (Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu) and link their account on Movies Anywhere, and then it will be accessible. It's best to make the most out of Williams' contributions to the films considering that he'll be retiring from the franchise after Star Wars: Episode IX.
Are you going to be purchasing Star Wars: The Last Jedi once it releases on April 9th? Are you interested in this "score-only version" of the film? Here's the Facebook Live Q&A: