Here are some other things you might not know about the Star Wars opening song.
Which do you prefer, the new or the old Opening for Star Wars? This sounds like a minor change, but it's a pretty big deal. Here's what you'll hear in the digital version and, presumably, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens. Then there's the familiar silence and the John Williams score. The music isn't as grand and the sound isn't as thundering. So, they took it out and replaced it with an updated Lucasfilm title. First, here's the classic opening for all six movies Since Disney bought Star Wars, there's no reason to keep promoting a rival studio like Fox. First, there is silence and then there's the triumphant fanfare of the 20th Century Fox titles followed by more silence and the thundering John Williams score. What is it, and does it make a difference? The opening to the Star Wars films used to have an iconic booming quality.
There have been a bunch of changes to the Star Wars movies going all the way back to the 1970s, but this change is making fans as mad as if Han shot first.
You've heard the opening to Star Wars a million times, but here are some things you probably didn't know about the opening theme song.
