AcclaimedStar Warscomposer John Williams is returning to the beloved franchise. The man responsible for the franchise’s memorable music is returning to compose the theme for Ewan McGregor’sObi-Wan Kenobiseries.
Star Warsfans don’t need to be reminded that Williams composed the score for each chapter of the Skywalker saga, starting withA New Hopeand ending withThe Rise of Skywalker. While Williams had also composed to theme forSolo: A Star Wars Story, John Powell took responsibility for the rest of the score while Michael Giacchino wrote the music forRogue One.
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By his own account,Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkermarked Williams' final bow as a composer for theStar Warsfranchise, but it appears the maestro still had at least more tune in him. Variety reports that Williams recorded his theme for theObi-Wan Kenobiseries last week, as of February 18, with an orchestra based in Los Angeles under tight security. The outlet also notes that it’s currently unclear if Williams wrote a brand-new theme forObi-Wan Kenobior if he reprised one of his themes from pastStar Warsfilms. At this time, a full-time composer for the six episodes ofObi-Wan Kenobihas not been announced, but recording is said to be taking place in London.
Williams' return forObi-Wan Kenobimarks a rare contribution to television for the composer. While he has a tremendous amount of experience composing for TV, his last score for a weekly series wasAmazing Storiesin 1985. As far as feature films go, Williams is currently hard a work on the score forSteven Spielberg’sThe Fabelmans, a semi-autobiographical film about the filmmaker’s childhood. Although Spielberg and Williams have worked together on nearly all the director’s films,The Fabelmansmarks their first collaboration in a few years, as Williams opted to recommend composer David Newman and conductor Gustavo Dudamel to adapt the score for Spielberg’s most recent feature, a remake ofWest Side Story.
Fans areexcited about theObi-Wan Kenobiseries, even thoughThe Book of Boba Fettleft even admirers of the show a little underwhelmed. McGregor’s performance as the Jedi is generally regarded as one of the few strength of theStar Warsprequels, so having his return to the role be accompanied by a score composed by Williams himself should only increase the hype for the series.
Obi-Wan Kenobipremieres on Disney Plus on Jun 25, 2025.
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