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John Williams and The Rise of Skywalker up for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media at the Grammys

By Mark Newbold

November 25, 2020

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It might be almost a year since the film arrived in our galaxy, but The Rise of Skywalker is up for what is likely to be its final award, and consequently the last time the maestro John Williams is nominated for an award for his magnificent 9 film, 42 year long series of Star Wars soundtracks as the film is nominated for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media at the Grammy Awards.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
John Williams

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Thomas Newman

The Grammy Awards take place on 31st January 2021, and we can only wish Williams and Episode IX the best of luck.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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It might be almost a year since the film arrived in our galaxy, but The Rise of Skywalker is up for what is likely to be its final award, and consequently the last time the maestro John Williams is nominated for an award for his magnificent 9 film, 42 year long series of Star Wars soundtracks as the film is nominated for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media at the Grammy Awards.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
John Williams

Ad Astra
Max Richter

Becoming
Kamasi Washington
Joker
Hildur Guðnadóttir

1917
Thomas Newman

The Grammy Awards take place on 31st January 2021, and we can only wish Williams and Episode IX the best of luck.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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