John Williams on Composing for Star Wars, Potential for Future Scores, and More

In a sweeping piece from Variety, Chris William breaks down all the highlights of John Williams' illustrious career in celebration of his Academy Award nomination for best original score for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. This is Williams' 54th Oscar nomination making him the most nominated living person and nonproducer to date.







In the piece, Williams speak fondly and frequently of his work on Star Wars, including back to the origins of the score for A New Hope:

Of course, the score went on to become a rousing success along with the rest of the film and would heavily influence future film scoring. Despite the success, Williams still speaks humbly of a now small bump in the road for the legacy of that score:

Naturally, this isn't news for us Star Wars fans. You roll with the punches on some of those early creative decisions. Regarding why he committed so fully to the franchise, Williams commented:

In terms of future scores, never count him out. Williams provided some detail on his upcoming schedule availability:

Perhaps one more for Rey's upcoming New Jedi Order film? You never know! Williams had said a couple of years ago that Dial of Destiny would be his last score, but walked those comments back a year ago during The Fabelmans' Oscar push. Amblin TV was reported last year to be working on a John Williams documentary, of which we still don't know much.



If you're looking for more Star Wars reading, check out our review from today's episode of the The Bad Batch. 



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