Star Wars has a selected kind of music that runs all through most of its media. Following on from John Williams, composers like Kevin Kiner, John Powell, and Michael Giacchinno have evoked the rating of his movies by way of the assorted spinoffs like Rogue One and Clone Wars. It’s solely been lately that Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Andor have cut up off to do their very own musical factor, and the space has now grown even additional due to The Acolyte.
On Friday, Disney launched a single for the brand new present titled “The Energy of Two” and sung by Grammy-winning R&B artist Victoria Monét. Co-written by Monét, sequence composer Michael Abels (finest identified for his work on Jordan Peele movies like Us and Nope), and producer D’Mile (Judas & the Black Messiah), the tune speaks to its two protagonists—twins Mae and Osha, each performed as adults by Amandla Stenberg—and the present’s sluggish burn nature.
It’s additionally not like anything in Star Wars music up to now. Regardless of being owned by Disney for a decade, the franchise has managed to keep away from common musicians showing in any reveals or films, one thing you possibly can’t say for the MCU or Avatar. Monét’s the largest, most mainstream get for the franchise alongside Mandalorian composer Ludwig Göransson, and referred to as it an “honor” so as to add to the franchise’s musical historical past.
“The Energy of Two” will be streamed or purchased within the typical locations, and it’s set to play over the credit over an episode of The Acolyte later within the season. Presumably it’ll be after a very heavy episode whereby Osha and Mae hash issues out, both by way of phrases or violence.
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