John Williams hints at retirement from composing for 'Star Wars' films

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Mar 08 2018 | 10:10 AM IST
Veteran music composer John Williams has sent out a feeler that he will retire from giving background score to the "Star Wars" franchise after the episode nine.
Williams, who has composed the music for all eight films of the franchise, is scheduled to provide music to J J Abrams next "Star Wars IX". He was also recently roped in to score the main theme for the upcoming spin-off "Solo: A Star Wars Story".
The 86-year-old composer told radio station KUSC that he is looking forward to composing for Abrams film, but after its completion "that will be quite enough for me".
"We know J J Abrams is preparing one now for next year that I will hopefully do for him, and I look forward to it. It will round out a series of nine and be quite enough for me," Williams said.
The five-time Oscar winner has been a part of the series since the 1977 original "A New Hope" and has landed an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe for his work in the popular sci-fi franchise.

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First Published: Mar 08 2018 | 10:10 AM IST

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