![]() ![]() The first Star Wars film was released more than 38 years ago – a long time ago in a culture far, far away. It is, you see, much, much bigger.ĭistributor Buena Vista International (UK)Īnd, yes, The Force Awakens is much, much bigger than A New Hope. There is even a new planet-smashing Death Star called the Starkiller Base, though the film makes some effort to establish that it is different from the old Death Star. As the film ends, Rey sets off to train with a reclusive Jedi master – Skywalker himself, who we’ve seen enter into much the same student-mentor relationship with Yoda. Here it’s Rey ( Daisy Ridley), who like Luke Skywalker before her happens into the company of Han Solo ( Harrison Ford, among many stars returning to their roles), discovers that she is strong with the Force and has to face off against a masked warrior of the Dark Side, Kylo Ren ( Adam Driver), the son of Solo and Princess – now General – Leia ( Carrie Fisher) and grandson of Darth Vader. Once again the key character is an orphaned youth living on a backwater desert planet who is suddenly thrust into the heart of an intergalactic conflict after stumbling across an adorable droid carrying contraband information. Abrams-directed seventh entry in the franchise, the first part of a new sequel trilogy, contains a great deal that is familiar from George Lucas’s foundational 1977 text A New Hope. Star Wars: The Force Awakens gives the legions of fans of the franchise what they want – exactly what they want, in so far as anyone can be certain, and a lot of it. But with five episodes to go, including a season finale scheduled to drop just before Thanksgiving, there’s plenty of time for Britell to blow the roof off with another EDM ditty - and for “Niamos! (Morlana Club Mix)” to rule all our Spotify Wrappeds before the end of the year.Spoiler alert: this review outlines plot points including the last scene of the film. And not everyone is watching Andor yet, even though they should be. Renaissance came out this year, of course “Niamos!” will have stiff competition at the Grammys, should that awards body finally put some actual respect on Beyoncé’s name and give the artist her due. We may have a hard time selling mass culture on this. The New Year’s Eve ball drop should be meticulously timed to the Morlana Club Mix. No doubt Mariah Carey’s Christmas bop will be fighting for airtime with Britell’s track on radio stations come December. I suspect many a Thanksgiving dinner will be soundtracked by Britell’s thumping synths and piercing, discordant melodies, once the internet obliges by making a four-hour loop of this for families to play in the background. (This is the sort of care and consideration one would expect from the man who’s crafted some incredible scores in his time, including Succession, Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, and The Underground Railroad.)Īpologies to “Monster Mash” and “ Werewolf Bar Mitzvah,” but this is the song of the season, and maybe the rest of the year. The song is an instant hit, the sort of club mix that Star Wars hasn’t mustered in a minute, capturing the deep, moody unease and ambiguity of Cassian’s current situation in Space Florida beachfront while still flowing into the grander story. Britell’s song debuted in episode 7 of Andor as Cassian - undercover with the instantly iconic moniker of Keef Girgo - wanders a boardwalk on the new beachy planet Niamos. “Niamos! (Morlana Club Mix)” is a barn-burner, if barn could burn in a tight one minute and 41 seconds. Despite industry forecasts, the track didn’t come from noted pop girlies Carly Rae Jepsen or Taylor Swift instead, the absolute banger of a club track came from one Nicholas Britell, on the soundtrack for Disney Plus’ Star Wars prequel Andor. 21, 2022, the song of the year finally dropped. ![]()
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