Director Shawn Levy (Deadpool vs. Wolverine, Night at the Museum) has revealed in a recent interview on the On Film…With Kevin McCarthy podcast that Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Finding Nemo, 1917, Skyfall, Road to Perdition, Wall-E, Bridge of Spies) is set to compose the music for the upcoming feature Star Wars: Starfighter. The film is directed by Levy and stars Ryan Gosling, Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Simon Bird, Aaron Pierre, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings & Amy Adams. The movie will take place five years after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. No plot details have been announced yet. Jonathan Tropper (Your Friends & Neighbors, Warrior) wrote the screenplay. Levy is also producing the Lucasfilm production with Kathleen Kennedy (Jurassic Park, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial). Star Wars: Starfighter is scheduled to be released on May 28, 2027 by Walt Disney Pictures.
No Christophe Beck this time? Newman is quite an unusual choice for this kind of project. But he handled two James Bond scores quite well, so I wish him all the best! Let´s wait and see…
Fun fact: John Williams let Thomas Newman orchestrate the music for Darth Vader’s death scene during the scoring of Return Of The Jedi, I think as a favor to his father Alfred.
He’s come a long way since 1983.
Amazing hire! Been waiting so long for Thomas Newman to enter this franchise!