- "When we were developing the soundtrack to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, we knew the incomparable John Williams was the only composer for the job."
- ―Matt Walker, head of the Walt Disney Imagineering Music Studio
The Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite was composed by John Williams for the theme park Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. A performance of the symphonic suite by the London Symphony Orchestra with William Ross as conductor was recorded in 2018 at Abbey Road Studios.[1] The musical suite was released in 2019, and received a Grammy award in the "Best Instrumental Composition" category.[3]
Sources[]
John Williams Creating New and Original Star Wars Themes Exclusively for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on the Disney Parks YouTube channel (backup link)- John Williams - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite (Audio Only) on the DisneyMusicVEVO YouTube channel (backup link)
Hear the New John Williams Suite from Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on StarWars.com (backup link) (as Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Overture Suite)- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 John Williams Creating New and Original Star Wars Themes Exclusively for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on the Disney Parks YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ John Williams - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite (Audio Only) on the DisneyMusicVEVO YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
And the Grammy Goes To… Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite (Smith, Thomas) on the Disney Parks Blog (January 28, 2020) (backup link)
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