Who do you think will score the new Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, using Williams' theme?

[Jay 37,323]

Who do you think is mostly likely to end up with the gig to score the individual episodes of the new Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, using Williams' theme?

 

And, who would be your personal preference to do so?

[MrJosh 892]

I would actually really love to hear what William Ross would do, speaking in John's style but bringing his own to it. 

[eitam 364]

I have no idea who will score this, it could be Howard Shore and I wouldn't be much more surprised. 

 

As for who would be my prefered choice... I'd be curious to hear Bear McCreary's take on JW's material. 

[michael_grig 470]

Why exactly is Powell so favored? Has he ever scored a series at all? (I picked 1st Kevin K. and 2nd someone not listed above).

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

1 minute ago, Michael G. said:

Why exactly is Powell so favored? 

Because he's really good

[Jay 37,323]

Just because JW worked with him on a SW project before I guess

 

There's no other reason to think it's him I don't think

[michael_grig 470]

Is it possible that Shirley worked on BOBF because Göransson was busy with Kenobi? Ok, wait, I'll change my answer

 

[WampaRat 1,105]

Would Williams “approve” of a Gorasson/Shirley approach with his theme? Didn’t Gia get into some hot water for using the Williams material in Rogue One?And that was a MUCH more conservative take than what Goransson and Shirley have done in their Star Wars efforts. 

[Alex 2,833]

Surely it would have to be someone JW approves of? Did he not specifically suggest Powell for Solo?

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

35 minutes ago, eitam said:

I'd be curious to hear Bear McCreary's take on JW's material. 

 

Pretty sure he did a Star Wars VR game a couple years ago iirc.

[Edmilson 7,398]

Voted Powell for both questions. Imagine how cool would be to get brand new 5 hours of John Powell Star Wars music?

[Alex 2,833]

Powell on Instagram one hour ago. Perhaps the “one surprise track” could be JW’s Kenobi theme. I’m on my knees!

 

EDIT: Sorry, just saw Jerry already posted this in the other thread.

 

[p0llux 392]

Howard Shore will jump ship from Lord of the Rings and become the composer for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[Tom 4,640]

1 hour ago, Alex said:

Surely it would have to be someone JW approves of? 

So your vote is for Shirley?  

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

Joseph Shirley you can't be serious.

[mrbellamy 6,272]

That Powell post is actually just carefully worded enough to be Kenobi lol. 

 

Another Powell/Williams would be exciting. It's bound to have more attention on it and goodwill than Solo. And it'd say a lot about how much they enjoyed working together, whether it was pitched to them both, or Williams was offered the theme and requested Powell, or Powell was offered the score and requested Williams. 

 

But I have no idea. I voted that it will be somebody else but I really don't know. At this point I wouldn't be surprised anymore if it came out Williams just gave up and scored the whole thing.

[Tom 4,640]

8 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:

But I have no idea. I voted that it will be somebody else but I really don't know. At this point I wouldn't be surprised anymore if it came out Williams just gave up and scored the whole thing.

Sort of like when George Constanza was fired but decided to just keep coming to work anyway.  

[Smeltington 1,436]

4 hours ago, Alex said:

 

It sounds like Powell is saying he (Powell) has three new CDs and 1 surprise track coming, all written by himself. Not that he has three new CDs coming, and John Williams has 1 surprise track on a Powell album. Sounds like Powell contributed a track to an album featuring other artists as well.

[crumbs 14,305]

6 minutes ago, Smeltington said:

 

It sounds like Powell is saying he (Powell) has three new CDs and 1 surprise track coming, all written by himself. Not that he has three new CDs coming, and John Williams has 1 surprise track on a Powell album. Sounds like Powell contributed a track to an album featuring other artists as well.

 

The plot thickens? From Batu Sener's Instagram:

[Smeltington 1,436]

Well, there it is.

[Toillion 213]

I love Göransson‘s work but I really don’t think his style would fit with this show or a JW theme. 

[WampaRat 1,105]

39 minutes ago, crypto said:

 

The plot thickens? From Batu Sener's Instagram:

After hearing Sener’s work on his most recent Ice Age and knowing he helped on the “Corellia Chase” cue on Solo, I would be 100% ok with him scoring this series☺️

[Manakin Skywalker 4,891]

But in that context it seems that JP would be referring to himself then. So maybe it's not Kenobi. 

[GerateWohl 4,343]

They really seem to invest into this series. So, I expect a top composer who already worked successfully for Disney. Could be Powel. But why is James Newton Howard not on the list? I would vote for him.

[igger6 894]

Yes, please! I could easily imagine Williams approving Howard, who is one of the few left who can make an orchestra sing like the Maestro. He’s also gone down some kooky paths when directors have asked him to, but he absolutely has the goods. Staying in the Williams mold would bring out the best in him. 
 

I wouldn’t mind seeing Debney get a shot, either, or Don Davis, or David Arnold, or even Joseph Trapanese, who did some great work on the live-action Lady and the Tramp and showed some love in a podcast interview for the lavish, old-school arrangements he got to record on “Bella Notte.”

 

Remember, we don’t know how many other composers secretly have a Williams side they’re dying to indulge but haven’t yet for lack of an opportunity from blinkered directors and producers…

[eitam 364]

Why is Hans Zimmer not an option in the poll ? 

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429]

1 hour ago, eitam said:

Why is Hans Zimmer not an option in the poll ? 

 

I would love William Ross to write the rest of the score as he will be closest to Williams' style than Powell or Sener

[Luke Skywalker 1,793]

Ross is my choice too.

 

Oh by the way, the ammount of powells votes makes me vomit.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Literally?

[Thor 7,478]

 I'm one of those boring people who prefer to wait untill a composer is announced, and then react accordingly then.

[BB-8 3,461]

14 hours ago, Michael G. said:

Why exactly is Powell so favored? Has he ever scored a series at all? (I picked 1st Kevin K. and 2nd someone not listed above).

I was just about to ask the same question. Didn't he mess-up Solo with synth moods?

 

Giacchino came far closer to the idiom of Star Wars in Rogue One, including some own original themes.

[Remco 685]

Last time I checked Powell got near universal praise for Solo.

[Jurassic Shark 12,033]

It's about time William Ross gets a JW-related scoring assignment.

[Marian Schedenig 8,178]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

 I'm one of those boring people who prefer to wait untill a composer is announced, and then react accordingly then.

 

[Once 604]

I think I'd prefer William Ross, but I actually don't particularly care who it is.

What I care about is whether Williams got an input in the choice of composer and wether they've collaborated in any way to protect the 'sound' of the series.

[Muad'Dib 1,801]

John Powell and Batu Sener.

 

I highly doubt Powell would tackle the task, well.... solo... because of the amount of music the show will probably require. 

[crumbs 14,305]

Powell/Sener makes perfect sense, honestly. It requires too much music for Powell alone.

 

I'm not sure William Ross could write that much music by himself, even adapting Williams' themes. Does he have a writing partner?

 

All things considered, I suspect the series will lean heavily on existing Williams material. We could have any combination of the Force Theme, Imperial March, Anakin's Theme, Emperor's Theme, Luke's Theme, Leia's Theme, Yoda's Theme, Qui-Gon's Theme, even Battle of the Heroes making appearances throughout. All rampant speculation, as I don't know a thing about this series except its place in the timeline.

 

If it climaxes with another Mustafar duel, they'll need a composer with serious musical prowess.

[Thor 7,478]

6 minutes ago, crypto said:

I'm not sure William Ross could write that much music by himself, even adapting Williams' themes. Does he have a writing partner?

 

He could always team up with Conrad Pope!

[GerateWohl 4,343]

7 minutes ago, Thor said:

 

He could always team up with Conrad Pope!

I must confess, I know exactly one score of William Ross (Tin Cup) and one score of Conrad Pope (Pavillon of Women) and if you ask me, which score I prefer, I have to say, I definitely prefer the Pope one. So, I would probably prefer Pope writing the score.

 

[Jay 37,323]

Here's an example of William Ross's composing chops

 

 

[BB-8 3,461]

2 hours ago, Remco said:

Last time I checked Powell got near universal praise for Solo.

John Powell sound like Hans Zimmer, even when using a Williams theme. 

 

[Thor 7,478]

9 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

I must confess, I know exactly one score of William Ross (Tin Cup) and one score of Conrad Pope (Pavillon of Women) and if you ask me, which score I prefer, I have to say, I definitely prefer the Pope one. So, I would probably prefer Pope writing the score.

 

 

They're both good, but also very Williams in their sound. Favourite Ross scores include STEEL MAGNOLIAS and IN MY DREAMS (never really got into TIN CUP for some reason) and favourite Pope scores include MY WEEK WITH MARILYN and TIM'S VERMEER.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

7 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

John Powell sound like Hans Zimmer, even when using a Williams theme. 

 

Psh, I wish Zimmer could sound like this!

[Remco 685]

5 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

John Powell sound like Hans Zimmer, even when using a Williams theme. 

 

 

You're all entitled to your opinion and you don't have to like JP, but this claim is such nonsense. Regardless of the electronics he's using, he's written so much orchestral music of high quality for Solo and other movies. 

[BB-8 3,461]

It's not about taste. It's just a fact that Giacchino came closer to the idiom of previous Star Wars scores by Williams than Powell did.

[Jurassic Shark 12,033]

Hanz' influence on Powell is quite noticeable in Solo. Anyway, 

 

Chicken Run > Solo

 

(both score and film)

 

[Remco 685]

15 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

It's not about taste. It's just a fact that Giacchino came closer to the idiom of previous Star Wars scores by Williams than Powell did.

 

Just because he didn't use electronics doesn't make his work closer to the idiom of Star Wars. His Rogue One score to my ears is badly written and orchestrated, it just sounds like a poor man's Williams through and through.

 

I'll rather have Powell being mostly himself and not trying to mimic JW.

[Luke Skywalker 1,793]

You're all entitled to your opinion and you don't have to like MG, but this claim is such nonsense. Regardless of the orchestrations he's using, he's written so much orchestral music of high quality for Rogue One and other movies. 

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

Saying a composer is bad for using electronics is like saying a cinematographer is bad for using digital instead of film.

[Luke Skywalker 1,793]

Just now, Not Mr. Big said:

Saying a composer is bad for using electronics is like saying a cinematographer is bad for using digital instead of film.

Lucas was crucifixed for it, IRRC.