It was announced back in July that composer John Powell would be providing the score for 2018’s Han Solo standalone film. An article posted on Variety reveals that Powell won’t be going at it alone on the film as legendary composer John Williams will be writing the theme for the titular character.
Williams revealed his involvement in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” during in an interview with Variety about his current “Star Wars” opus, “The Last Jedi.” “The present plan is that I’m writing a theme for Han Solo, and John Powell is going to write the score, which he’ll do brilliantly,” Williams says.
Powell was announced as the primary composer for “Solo” back in July. “His assignment is something I’m very happy about,” Williams adds. “What I will do is offer this to John, and to [director] Ron Howard, and if all parties are happy with it, then I will be happy. … John [Powell] will complete the score. He will write all the rest of the themes and all of the other material, which I’m going to be very anxious to hear.”
Solo: A Star Wars Story directed by Ron Howard and starring Alden Ehrenreich in the lead role arrives in theaters May 25, 2018.
