Category: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

‘The Force Awakens’ Soundtrack Images

Universal Music has released high-res images of the two versions of the soundtrack album for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The CD will be available on Friday, December 18, in Standard Packaging and Deluxe Packaging, as well as a Deluxe CD…

J.J. Abrams on Working with John Williams

J.J. Abrams talked about working with John Williams in an interview for WIRED that will be part of the magazine’s next issue. Here’s the full Williams-related excerpt: “Oh my god! First of all, forget his talent and his achievement. As…

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Japanese Trailer

A new, Japanese trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted on Friday, including plenty of new footage that hadn’t been shown in earlier trailers and teasers. Although the trailer features new renditions of the Force Theme, none of the…

‘The Force Awakens’ Trailers – Musical Analysis

Long-time JWFan contributor Frank Lehman writes about the music in the three trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a special article for the American Musicology Society: “While the manipulation (and manipulativeness) of themes in these trailers tugs the listeners…