- "I just want to write Benny a theme."
- ―John Williams
Obi-Wan Kenobi's theme was composed by Star Wars maestro John Williams for the 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi television series.[1] It premiered on May 26 of that year at Celebration Anaheim, conducted by Williams himself.[2]
Williams had expressed his interest to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in writing a theme for the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, since while Kenobi first appeared in the 1977 original trilogy film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and while Williams' film score does feature a leitmotif for Kenobi, that leitmotif ultimately became "The Force Theme."
The rest of Obi-Wan Kenobi's soundtrack was scored by Natalie Holt, whose music was inspired by her initial attempt to write a theme for Kenobi as well as Williams' theme for Kenobi.[3]
Sources[]
SWCA 2022: 20 Highlights from Lucasfilm's Studio Showcase on StarWars.com (backup link)
Lucasfilm Studio Showcase Recap | Star Wars Celebration 2022 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
SWCA 2022: Fans React to Lucasfilm's Studio Showcase on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
- 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Composer Natalie Holt Reveals "Haunting" Approach by Breznican, Anthony on Vanity Fair (April 22, 2022) (archived from the original on April 22, 2022)
Obi-Wan (From "Obi-Wan Kenobi") on the John Williams - Topic YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part I"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter: "The #ObiWanKenobi theme is being played live for the first time, conducted by John Williams himself. #StarWarsCelebration" (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Composer Natalie Holt Reveals "Haunting" Approach by Breznican, Anthony on Vanity Fair (April 22, 2022) (archived from the original on April 22, 2022)