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The press release seems to imply that Disney now owns the STAR WARS franchise to do with what they want, period, meaning that perhaps a release of the "original" original films, pre-Lucas tinkering, could one day happen. That's how I read it, anyways. I couldn't care less though about the STAR WARS franchise at this point. I'm just shocked that Lucas actually sold it all off....
Has John Williams ever recorded any original music for a STAR WARS project that didn't involve George Lucas directly?
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It doesn't seem to be a joke.
I'm less interested in a new movie and more interested (now that Lucas is finally no longer in control) in a proper release of the original trilogy on a contemporary home format in HD quality rather than a dated, letterboxed 4:3 LaserDisc transfer.
Although without Lucas at the helm, I am interested to see where Star Wars can no go. No more inane space politics, I hope!
If this is true it's a ray of hope for the original trilogy. As much as I dislike Disney politics, I give them credit for preserving their films without tinkering with them.
However, how are they going to but out Fox???
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If Williams doesn't score the next Star Wars film score the obvious choice is Michael Giacchino.
-Erik-
It is, but Joel McNeely has found quite a lot of employment with the Disney company in the last few years...
And Giacchino isn't scoring Disney films? 
Giacchino also worked closely with Williams on Star Tours for both Lucasfilm and Disney.
-Erik-
I guess Giacchino had nothing to do with the DISNEY films like THE INCREDIBLES, SKY HIGH, RATATOUILLE, UP, CARS 2 OR JOHN CARTER?
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Oct 30, 2012 - 3:07 PM
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Jon Broxton
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As I posted on my Facebook page, I would love it if this would open up the possibility of turning some of the Expanded Universe novels into films. Timothy Zahn's THRAWN trilogy is absolutely magnificent IMHO, and would make a great series of films.
If they can't re-cast it (as the novels feature Luke, Leia, Han Solo etc. just five years after Jedi, so actually having Hamill, Ford, Fisher etc appear would be impractical), I like the suggestion I read of them making a serious, realistic motion-capture animated film, and have the original cast come back and do the voices.
As for the music: Giacchino and Joel McNeely would appear to be front-runners based on their pedigree and history with the franchise, but I'd love for a young, hungry composer to be given a shot with this. Someone who actually grew up with Star Wars the same way many of us did, who were inspired by and love the scores, and who has the orchestral and thematic chops to cope.
Abel Korzeniowski? Douglas Pipes? James Peterson? Andrew Lockington? Jane Antonia Cornish? Maybe one of the spectacular young Spanish guys who have emerged over the last few years, like Oscar Araujo or Arnau Bataller. There's nothing written that says the composer has to be male, or American!
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