John Williams Reportedly Returns To 'Star Wars' To Compose 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Theme
After announcing in 2018 that ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ would be his last piece of work for ‘Star Wars.’
John Williams is reportedly back in the Star Wars universe for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
According to sources, the esteemed composer scored the Lucasfilm and Disney series’ theme with a Los Angeles orchestra “under tight security” last week. This will mark Williams’ first piece of Star Wars work since scoring the theme of Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and his first theme for a series since 2009’s Great Performances.
The 90-year-old composer scored all nine Star Wars films as well as 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. Back in 2018, Williams told KUSC radio that The Rise of Skywalker would be the last Star Wars title he will score. “We know (director) J.J. Abrams is preparing one (more Star Wars movie) now, that I will hopefully do next year for him,” he previously said. “And I look forward to it. It will round out a series of nine, that will be quite enough for me.”
Obi-Wan Kenobi will see Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse reprise their roles as Obi-Wan, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker’s uncle Owen Lars and Luke Skywalker’s aunt Beru Whitesun Lars from the prequel trilogy.
Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres May 22 on Disney+.
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