{"id":13735,"date":"2022-02-18T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T11:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=13735"},"modified":"2022-02-19T10:28:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T10:28:36","slug":"john-williams-returns-to-star-wars-universe-with-obi-wan-kenobi-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwfan.com\/?p=13735","title":{"rendered":"John Williams Returns to Star Wars Universe with ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More than two years after completing his ninth \u201cStar Wars\u201d movie, composer John Williams is returning to the Jedi fold with a theme for \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi,\u201d Variety has learned.<\/p>\n

Williams has written the musical signature for the continuing adventures of the character played by Ewan McGregor, airing on Disney Plus beginning May 25. He recorded last week with a Los Angeles orchestra under tight security, sources say.<\/p>\n

It is a coup for both Lucasfilm and Disney, considering the five-time Oscar winner rarely composes for television. His last theme for a weekly dramatic series was \u201cAmazing Stories\u201d in 1985, although he has written two for PBS series (\u201cMasterpiece Theatre\u201d in 2000, \u201cGreat Performances\u201d in 2009), and his news and Olympics themes, written decades ago, continue to air on NBC.<\/p>\n

Williams, who turned 90 on Feb. 8, is remarkably busy. He is composing the scores for Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cThe Fabelmans\u201d (due out in November) and for the fifth \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d movie (due next year). He will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic on March 12-13, the Philadelphia Orchestra April 19 and 21, the Pittsburgh Symphony on April 25 and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Sept. 2-4 at the Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n

Williams scored the original Obi-Wan Kenobi, as played by Alec Guinness, with a theme that became better known as that of the Force (\u201cthe spiritual-philosophical belief of the Jedi Knights and the Old Republic,\u201d as the composer explained in 1977), used in the famous Throne Room scene that concluded the first \u201cStar Wars\u201d film.<\/p>\n

It is not known if he has reprised that, or possibly a theme from the George Lucas-directed, Williams-scored prequels that featured McGregor (\u201cThe Phantom Menace,\u201d \u201cAttack of the Clones,\u201d \u201cRevenge of the Sith\u201d from 1999-2005), or written an entirely new piece. The TV stories are said to take place after the events of \u201cSith.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full article at Variety<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n