Michael Giacchino (born October 10, 1967)[1] is an Oscar-winning film composer who composed the score for the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He replaced Alexandre Desplat in scoring duties for the film, following Desplat's departure due to a scheduling conflict resulting from post-production delays.[2]
Giacchino also composed the music for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, played FN-3181 in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and a Sith trooper in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker[3] and provided additional voices in Rogue One. His son is Mick Giacchino who is the composer of the 2024 live-action television series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.[4]
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- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In Advance of His 50th Birthday Concert, Rogue One Composer Michael Giacchino Looks Back on StarWars.com (backup link)- Composer Mick Giacchino Joins Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
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This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars Reads Month, A Crash of Fate, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
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‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Replaces Its Composer (Exclusive) by Borys Kit on The Hollywood Reporter (September 15, 2016) (backup link archived on June 25, 2020)
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Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) on Twitter (post): "Happy Birthday to my pal JJ!" (backup link)
- ↑ Composer Mick Giacchino Joins Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
Official website (backup link)
- Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) on Twitter (backup link)
- Michael Giacchino on Wikipedia
- Michael Giacchino at the Internet Movie Database
