Lin-Manual Miranda Composed Cantina Music for Star Wars: the Force Awakens

When composer John Williams opted out of writing the cantina music for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams enlisted Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda for the job. “And I was afraid if I did Star Wars and I got close to it, it would be a horror show”, adds Abrams.

If you’re a fan of Star Wars and also happen to be a Verizon subscriber, then you’re in for a pretty awesome treat starting today.

Harrison also revealed he has already seen the eagerly-anticipated movie and was impressed with director JJ Abrams’ work. Abrams explains, “That’s something I remember loving about the original trilogy: not having seen these people before.”. The final result written by both Abrams and Miranda is in the film.

One of the young actor’s most magnetic draw, is that he is so fun to listen to, and that he genuinely loves Star Wars, as is evidenced by just about everything he does.

“I saw Hamilton, the play, which is awesome”, the 49-year-old told Fallon.

“When you look at Star Wars and Empire, they are very different lightsaber battles, but for me they felt more powerful because they were not quite as slick [as the prequels]”. I’m nervous beyond words, I’m showing this movie that is so far from finished, there’s not an effect in it…

“It’s really exciting. The way I think about it is, if I had a little sister I would be so pleased for her to see the film”, said Ridley.

As we noted last week, the headsets are launching alongside a VR-based teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which is being released in snippets right up until the film’s premiere on December 18th. In the official trailer, viewers got a glimpse of original characters Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), but the there was no sign of Mark Hamill as the iconic character.