Natalie Holt confirmed to be scoring Obi-Wan Kenobi! It was known for some time that John Williams was returning to Star Wars briefly for Kenobi. However we knew that was not to score the entire show. It now seems that Williams developed a new theme for Obi-Wan Kenobi, but the rest of the score was handled by Natalie Holt. Holt is the first female composer to score for Star Wars and she recently opened up about her involvement in an interview with Vanity Fair.
“Obviously, I’m just thrilled to be mentioned in the same breath as John Williams,” Holt says. “It’s been exciting and overwhelming at times, because I’m such a fan. I want to pay respect to the history of it, and do it justice as well.”
Holt then went on to discuss her approach coming into this project.
“Well, I think I’ve just always been a huge Star Wars fan. I watched the original trilogy with my dad when I was five years old. So the music from John Williams basically narrated my childhood: E.T., Raiders, Jurassic Park. So yeah, my starting point was just being a huge fan of the music for the show already. I’m a violinist and I come from an orchestral background, so I’ve been able to do something on an epic scale with these big forces.”
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As for working with Williams, here is what Holt had to say, and why we know what Williams composed for the show.
“Obi-Wan is a legacy character that John hadn’t written a theme for because he died quite early on in A New Hope. It’s the only legacy character that he hadn’t done. So he spoke to [Lucasfilm president] Kathleen Kennedy and said, “I just want to write Benny a theme.” So who can deny him that? And he did, he wrote the Obi theme, and it just embodies the spirit of the show entirely.”
Holt doesn’t go into too much detail about her own compositions, though did reveal she also performs on certain tracks, as for Williams Obi-Wan theme Holt had this to say.
“It’s reflective, and it’s just entirely appropriate. And it distills what the show is about in just the perfect way that John Williams can. It’s wistful, but there’s an element of hope to it. It’s doing something new and I think people are going to be really blown away by it.”
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Sounds cool. As a big film score fan that loves Williams wholeheartedly, I can’t wait to hear this new theme. I have not come across Holt’s work yet, so I am intrigued by what we will find come May 27th. There was a lot more in the source article from Holt, which was a little too much to cover here. However if you want to hear all Holt had to say, feel free to check the source link above for Vanity Fair.
What are your opinions as Natalie Holt confirmed to be scoring Obi-Wan Kenobi? Are you excited to hear Williams Obi-Wan theme also? Thoughts below as always.
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